#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# ZERO SIGNAL (Bassline) As recorded by Fear Factory (From the 1995 Album DEMANUFACTURE) Transcribed by erikthestupid@hotmail.com Words by Burton C Bell Music by Fear Factory Gtr I (B E A D) - 'Christian' Intro Q=180 4/4 Gtr I W H Q Q W W 4x ||-----------|------------|----------|-------|| ||o----------|------------|----------|------o|| ||o----------|------------|----------|------o|| ||--0--------|-0----0--0--|----------|-------|| PM--------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| PM--------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| PM--------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| PM--------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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S S S S S S S ||---------------------------||----------------------------------| ||o-------------------------o||----------------------------------| ||o-------------------------o||----------------------------------| ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-1--||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| PM------------| PM----------------------------| S S S S S S S S E E E E 3x S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||---------------------------||----------------------------------| ||o-------------------------o||----------------------------------| ||o-------------------------o||----------------------------------| ||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-1--||-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--| Chorus PM--------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| 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PM--------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| PM--------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--| PM--------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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|---------------------------------|----------------------------------| Interlude PM----------------------------------------------------- E E S S S S S E S S S E E S S S E S +S E S +S E S ||--------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-------------------------|-----------------------------| ||o-----2-2-2---------------|-----------------------------| ||--4-4-----------4-6-6-6---|-4-5-5-5---4-(4)-4-5-(5)-4-4-| -----------------------------------| E E S S S S S E S S S E E S S S E S H |-------------------------|-------------------|| |-------------------------|------------------o|| |-----2-2-2---------------|------------------o|| |-4-4-----------4-6-6-6---|-4-5-5-5-4---------|| PM--------------------------------------------------------- E E S S S S S E S S S S S E S S S S S S +S E S +S E S ||----------------------------|-------------------------------| ||o---------------------------|-------------------------------| 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PM--------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| PM--------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |---------------------------------|----------------------------------| PM--------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 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|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------| |-7--7-7-7--7-7-|---------------|---------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5--| |---------------|-7--7-7-7--7-7-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|----------------| Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------*| |---------------|-5--5-5-5--5-5-|-7--7-7-7--7-7-|----------------*| |-7--7-7-7--7-7-|---------------|---------------|-9--9-9-9--9-9--*| |---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------*| 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