#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# OBSOLETE (Bassline) As recorded by Fear Factory (From the 1998 Album OBSOLETE) Transcribed by rx aka. iskim86 Words and Music by Fear Factory Arranged by Fear Factory Gtr I (A D G C F) - 'Bass' Gtr II (A D G C F) - 'Distortion effect' Intro Q=175 N.C. 4/4 Gtrs I, II S E. E E S E S E E S E. E E S S S S S S S S 6x ||---------------------|---------------------------||-| ||o--------------------|--------------------------o||-| ||---------------------|---------------------------||-| ||o--------------------|--------------------------o||-| ||--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2--2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-| S E S E E S S S S S S S S 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||-----------------------------||----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------o||----------------------------------| ||-----------------------------||----------------------------------| ||o---------------------------o||----------------------------------| ||--2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S S S S S S S S 3x ||----------------------|----------------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------------------o|| ||----------------------|----------------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E E Q. |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-3------| Verse Pre-Verse Gtr I S E. S E.. S E T E E 8x S E S E E S E S E E ||------------------------||-||----------------------| ||o----------------------o||-||o---------------------| ||------------------------||-||----------------------| ||o----------------------o||-||o---------------------| ||--0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0--||-||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| S E S E E S S S S S S S S 3x |----------------------------|| |---------------------------o|| |----------------------------|| |---------------------------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| Verse S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S S S S S S S S S E. S E.. S E T E E 8x |---------------------|---------------------------||------------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------------||o----------------------o|| |---------------------|---------------------------||------------------------|| |---------------------|---------------------------||o----------------------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-||--0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0--|| Pre-Chorus S +E S +E S +E E +S E E ||------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------| ||------------------------------| ||o-----------------------------| ||--5-(5)-4-(4)-5-(5)-4-(4)-5-7-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x S E S E S E +S E E E 4x |----------------------------------||-||--------------------------|| |---------------------------------o||-||o------------------------o|| |----------------------------------||-||--------------------------|| |---------------------------------o||-||o------------------------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-||--5-5-4-4-5-5-(5)-4-5-7---|| Chorus E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E S S S S S S S S 4x ||--------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------|---------------------------|| ||o----------5--------|--------5-----------------o|| ||--7--4-4-4----4-4-4-|-7--4-4---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| E E E E E E E E E E E E H 3x |-||------------------|---------------|| |-||o-----------------|--------------o|| |-||------------------|---------------|| |-||o---------5-------|-------5------o|| |-||--7-4-4-4---4-4-4-|-7-4-4---0-----|| E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. |-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------| |-----------------|----------------| |---------5-------|-------5--------| |-7-4-4-4---4-4-4-|-7-4-4---0------| Breakdown Gtrs I, II S S S S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E 3x ||------------------------|----------------------|| ||o-----------------------|---------------------o|| ||------------------------|----------------------|| ||o-----------------------|---------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|| S S S S E E S E S E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---| S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S S S S S S S S 3x ||----------------------|----------------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------------------o|| ||----------------------|----------------------------|| ||o---------------------|---------------------------o|| ||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|| S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E E Q. |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-x------| Verse Chorus Gtr I S E. S E.. S E T E E 8x S +E S +E S +E E +S E E ||------------------------||-||------------------------------| ||o----------------------o||-||o-----------------------------| ||------------------------||-||------------------------------| ||o----------------------o||-||o-----------------------------| ||--0-0--0-0---0-0-0-0-0--||-||--5-(5)-4-(4)-5-(5)-4-(4)-5-7-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x S E S E S E +S E E E 4x |----------------------------------||-||----------------------------|| |---------------------------------o||-||o--------------------------o|| |----------------------------------||-||----------------------------|| |---------------------------------o||-||o--------------------------o|| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-||--5-5-4-4-5-5-(5)-4-5-7-----|| Chorus E. S E E E. S E E E. S E E S S S S S S S S 8x ||--------------------|---------------------------|| ||o-------------------|--------------------------o|| ||--------------------|---------------------------|| ||o----------5--------|--------5-----------------o|| ||--7--4-4-4----4-4-4-|-7--4-4---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|| E E E E E E E E E E E E H 4x |-||------------------|---------------|| |-||o-----------------|--------------o|| |-||------------------|---------------|| |-||o---------5-------|-------5------o|| |-||--7-4-4-4---4-4-4-|-7-4-4---0-----|| Out-Chorus E E E E E E E E E E E E H 3x ||------------------|---------------|| ||o-----------------|--------------o|| ||------------------|---------------|| ||o---------5-------|-------5------o|| ||--7-4-4-4---4-4-4-|-7-4-4---0-----|| E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E E H Q. |-----------------|-------------------|-------------*| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------*| |-----------------|-------------------|-------------*| |---------5-------|-------5-----------|-------------*| |-7-4-4-4---4-4-4-|-7-4-4---3-3-3-3-3-|-2-----------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide- natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths