Artist: Fear Factory 
Transcribed By: Mitchell Sirie 
 
Tuning: B E A D F# B 
 
Amazing song with great atmosphere. Easy to play. These are the only riffs in the 
whole song. Also, there are some flanger type effects in the Main Riff when it's 
being played clean. Just listen to the song to get the right timing, and have fun! 
 
 
Main Riff (Intro/Verse/Bridge) 
|------------------------------------- 
|---------3-3-3-3-3--------4-4-4-4---- 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------5-5-5-5-5----     x3 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---- 
|-3-3-3-3-3----------3-3-3------------ 
|------------------------------------- 
 
|------------------------------------- 
|---------3-3-3-3-3------------------- 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------     x1 
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------8---------- 
|-3-3-3-3-3----------6-6-6-6-6-6-6---- 
|--------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4---- 
 
 
Chorus ("Holding Me Like Your Shield") 
|------------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------- 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---- 
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---- 
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---- 
 
 
Outro 
|------------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------- 
|------------------------------------- 
|-8~-------6~--------3~--------------- 
|-8~-------6~--------3~--------------- 
|-6~-------4~--------1~--------------- 
 
Beautiful song, fun to play. Enjoy! 
 
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