SELF BIAS RESISTOR (guitar)

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Artist:  Fear Factory
Song:  "Self Bias Resistor"
Album:  "Demanufacture"
Label:  Roadrunner Records, copyright 1995, (The All-Blacks B.V.)

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-----7/87--|
|-0---5-3-0-0-0-5/65--|
            * *

Riff J

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|-2-------7---5---2---5---7/87--|
|-0-0-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-3-0-5/65--|
    * * *   *   *   *   *

Riff K

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|-222222-1-2--222222-1-2--222222-1-2--222222-1-2----|
  ****** * *  ****** * *  ****** * *  ****** * *

Riff L

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|-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--|
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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