• Song:

    Messiah

  • Artist:

    Fear Factory

  • Album:

    Messiah

*: palm muted note  
	h: hammer-on  
	p: pull-off  
	b: bend  
	r: release  
	/: slide up  
	\: slide down  
	v: vibrato  
	t: right hand tap   
	x: muted note (or rake)  
	n.h.: natural harmonic  
	a.h.: artificial harmonic  
   
Tuning:  7-string guitar on a 6-string with last string   
remaining the same (B E A D G E).  
  
  Riff A  
-|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------  
-|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------  
-|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------  
-|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------  
-|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------------  
-|-2222--3333--2222--3333--2222--3333--22223333333333333--|-------------------  
   ****  ****  ****  ****  ****  ****  *****************   
                       
  Riff B  
-|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------  
-|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------  
-|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------  
-|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------  
-|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------  
-|-2--3333--2222--3333--2222--3333--22223333333333333--|----------------------  
   *  ****  ****  ****  ****  ****  *****************      
                       
  Riff C  On this and the next riff there is a delay effect added.  
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------  
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------  
-|-88888888888888889999999999999999--|----------------------------------------  
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------  
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------  
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------  
                                                                                
  Riff D  These are 10's and 11's and not 0's and 1's but count each number  
  as a pickstroke.  Basically Dino plays it too fast to make room.  
-|-10101010101010101111111111111111--|----------------------------------------  
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------  
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------  
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------  
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------  
-|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------  
                                                                                
  Riff E  Put middle finger on the 2nd fret to play E5 chord and hold first   
  finger on the 1st fret of B string.  
-|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------  
-|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------  
-|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------  
-|-2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------------------|--------------------  
-|-0--------0--------0--3--0--------0--------------------|--------------------  
-|----1111-----1111-----1-----1111-----1111111111111111--|--------------------  
      ****     ****           ****     ****************     
                      
  Riff F  Put first finger on 3rd fret, middle finger on 4th, ring finger   
  on the 5th, and pinkie finger on 6th fret.  
-|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------  
-|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------  
-|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------  
-|-6--------6--------6-----6--------6--------------------|--------------------  
-|-4--------4--------4--5--4--------4--------------------|--------------------  
-|----3333-----3333-----3-----3333-----3333333333333333--|--------------------  
      ****     ****           ****     ****************     
                      
  Riff G  Same as Riff E.  
-|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------  
-|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------  
-|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------  
-|-2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----|--------------------------  
-|-0--------0--------0--3--0--------0--------0--3--|--------------------------  
-|----1111-----1111-----1-----1111-----1111-----1--|--------------------------  
      ****     ****           ****     ****     *                               
  Riff G (cont.)  
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------  
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------  
-|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------  
-|-2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2--------------------|-----------  
-|-0--------0--------0--3--0--------0--------0--------------------|-----------  
-|----1111-----1111-----1-----1111-----1111-----1111111111111111--|-----------  
      ****     ****           ****     ****     ****************    
              
  Riff H  
-|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------  
-|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------  
-|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------  
-|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------  
-|-3--|-----------------------------------------------------------------------  
-|-1--|-----------------------------------------------------------------------  
   *            
  
Arrangement:  
Riff A (x1)  
Riff B (x12)  
Riff C (x2)  
Riff D (x2)  
Riff B (x8)  
Riff C (x2)  
Riff D (x2)  
Riff E (x4)  
Riff F (x4)  
Riff C (x2)  
Riff D (x2)  
Riff E (x4)  
Riff G (x2)  
Riff H (x1)  
End.
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