Tune all strings down a perfect fourth (B, E, A, D, F#, B) 
 
LEGEND: 
         
        *    -- palm-mute  
        H    -- hit-on 
        P    -- pull-off 
        ~~~~ -- vibrato 
        A.H. -- Artificial Harmonic 
        N.H. -- Natural Harmonic 
         /   -- slide up 
         \   -- slide down 
 
Upbeat, fairly fast speed 
 
Instruments break in suddenly... 
 
Riff A 
 
The easiest riff Fear Factory have EVER played =) !  Bass, guitar, and  
drums all jump in to begin the song on this note. 
 
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|----| 
|----| 
|----| 
|-4--| 
  * 
 
Riff B 
 
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|-44443-4---44443-4---444434444344443-4---| 
  ***** *   ***** *   *************** * 
 
Riff C 
 
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|-2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2--| 
  **** ** * *  **** ** * *  **** ** * *  **** ** * * 
 
Riff D 
 
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|-2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2--3-444--3-444--| 
  **** ** * *  **** ** * *  **** ** * *  * ***  * *** 
 
Riff E 
 
At the end of this measure (where the space is) Raymond 
hits the high hat four times on the first time  
the riff is played.  On the second time, Burton shouts,  
"machines of hate!" 
 
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|-2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2--2222-22-1-2---------------| 
  **** ** * *  **** ** * *  **** ** * *   
 
 
Riff F 
 
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|-444444-3-4--444444-3-4--444444-3-4--444444-3-4--| 
  ****** * *  ****** * *  ****** * *  ****** * * 
 
Riff G 
 
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|-444444-3-4--444444-3-4--444444-3-4-3-444--3-444--| 
  ****** * *  ****** * *  ****** * * * ***  * *** 
 
Riff H 
 
This is the heavily keyboard-backed riff with Burton singing, 
"All these years.., etc."  
 
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|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7--(7)-(7)---2--(2)-----------| 
|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7--(7)-(7)---2--(2)-----------| 
|-7--(7)-(7)---9---(9)--(9)----5--(5)-(5)---0--(0)-----------| 
|(0)-----------------------------------------------55555330--| 
                                                   ******* 
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|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7--(7)-(7)---2--(2)-----------| 
|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7--(7)-(7)---2--(2)-----------| 
|-7--(7)-(7)---9---(9)--(9)----5--(5)-(5)---0--(0)-----------| 
|(0)-----------------------------------------------55555330--| 
                                                   ******* 
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|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7--(7)-(7)---2--(2)-----------| 
|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7--(7)-(7)---2--(2)-----------| 
|-7--(7)-(7)---9---(9)--(9)----5--(5)-(5)---0--(0)-----------| 
|(0)-----------------------------------------------55555330--| 
                                                   ******* 
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|------------------------------10--(10)-(10)-------------------| 
|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---9---(9)--(9)---9--(9)-----------| 
|-9--(9)-(9)---11--(11)-(11)---7---(7)--(7)---9--(9)-----------| 
|-7--(7)-(7)---9---(9)--(9)-------------------7--(7)-----------| 
|(0)-----------------------------------------(0)-----55555330--| 
                                                     ******* 
 
Riff I 
 
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|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|----------------------| 
|-2---7-5-2-----7/8--| 
|-0---5-3-0-0-0-5/6--| 
            * * 
 
Riff J 
 
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|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------| 
|-2-------7---5---2---5---7/8--| 
|-0-0-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-5/6--| 
    * * *   *   *   *   * 
 
Riff K 
 
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|------------------------------------------------5--| 
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|-222222-1-2--222222-1-2--222222-1-2--222222-1-2----| 
  ****** * *  ****** * *  ****** * *  ****** * * 
 
Riff L 
 
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|------------------------------------------------3333--| 
|-222222-1-2--222222-1-2--222222-1-2--222222-1-2-------| 
  ****** * *  ****** * *  ****** * *  ****** * * **** 
 
Riff M 
 
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|-----------------------7-7-----------------------6-6--| 
|-5555-0-5-3-5555-0-5-3-5-5-5555-0-5-3-5555-0-5-3-4-4--| 
  **** * * * **** * * *     **** * * * **** * * * 
 
Riff N 
 
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|-444444-3-4--444444-3-4--444444-3-4-3-444-3-444-3-444-0-| 
  ****** * *  ****** * *  ****** * * * *** * *** * *** * 
 
Riff 0 
 
This riff is underneath "They have tried to break you..etc." 
 
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|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-----------| 
|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--| 
|-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--| 
|(0)-----------------------------5-5-5-5--| 
                                                    
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|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7------------| 
|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7------------| 
|-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5--875-753---| 
|(0)-----------------------------653-531-0-|  
                                 *** *** 
 
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|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-----------| 
|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--| 
|-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--| 
|(0)-----------------------------5-5-5-5--| 
 
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|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7----------------| 
|-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7--7-7-----------| 
|-7-7-7-7--9--9--9--9---5-5-5-5--7-7-----------| 
|(0)-----------------------------5-5-55555330--| 
                                     ******* 
 
Song Structure 
 
Riff A 1 time 
Riff B 2 times 
Riff C 1 time 
Riff D 1 time 
Riff C 1 time  
Riff E 1 time 
Riff C 2 times 
Riff F 1 time 
Riff G 1 time 
Riff C 1 time  
Riff E 1 time 
Riff H 1 time 
Riff G 2 times 
Riff C 2 times 
Riff H 1 time 
Riff I 4 times 
Riff J 4 times  
Riff K 3 times 
Riff L 1 time 
Riff K 2 times 
Riff M 1 time 
Riff K 2 times 
Riff M 2 times 
Riff G 2 times 
Riff N 1 time 
Riff H 1 time 
Riff O 1 time 
Riff I 4 times 
Riff J 16 times and end abruptly on final note