• Song:

    Zero Signal

  • Artist:

    Fear Factory

  • Album:

    Prepare For Salvation: ...

TUNING: B E A D F# B

Intro with wind-like studio noises, and then the guitars crash in with  
this 
 
Riff A: 
 
This rhythm follows the snare hits of the drums 
 
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|---------------------------| 
|---------------------------| 
|--2-------(2)----(2)-(2)---| 
|--2-------(2)----(2)-(2)---| 
|--0-------(0)----(0)-(0)---| 
    
Riff B: 
 
Natural Harmonics throughout, rapid trill picking 
(Note: those are not "22"'s down there, they are "2"'s) 
 
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|------------| 
|------------| 
|------------| 
|------------| 
|--22222222--| 
    
Riff C: 
 
(Note: As before, those are not "11"'s or "10"'s down there; they are  
"1"'s and "0"'s. 
 
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|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------| 
|-11101110-0-0-0-11101110-0-0-0-11101110-0-0-0-11101110--| 
  ******** * * * ******** * * * ******** * * * ******** 
 
Riff D: 
 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------| 
|-55555-55555-55555-55555-55555-55555-55555-55555--| 
  ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** ***** 
 
Riff E: 
 
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|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------------------------| 
|---------------7---------------7---------------7---------------| 
|-0-11111-1-1-1-5-0-11111-1-1-1-5-0-11111-1-1-1-5-0-1111111111--| 
  * ***** * * * * * ***** * * * * * ***** * * * * * ********** 
 
Riff F: 
 
Let all chords ring out clearly 
 
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|---------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------| 
|-9-------------------------------------------| 
|-7----------9--------------------5555555555--| 
|------------7----------5555555555------------| 
                        ******************** 
 
|---------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------------| 
|-9----------7----------6---------7-----------| 
|-7----------5----------4---------5-----------| 
|---------------------------------------------| 
 
Riff G: 
 
The section that is separated in the second line of tablature should be  
replaced with a rest on the second repeat of this riff.  If you don't  
understand, listen to the recording and you'll hear what I'm talking  
about. 
 
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|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|-4-4-77777-4-66666-4-55555-4-4-5-4-4--| 
  * * ***** * ***** * ***** * * * * * 
 
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|-------------------------|------------| 
|-------------------------|------------| 
|-------------------------|------------| 
|-------------------------|------------| 
|-3-66666-3-55555-3-44444-|-3-3-4-3-3--| 
  * ***** * ***** * *****   * * * * * 
 
Riff H 
 
Let chords ring 
 
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|------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------| 
|-6----------5----------6----------2-----4-------| 
|-4----------3----------4----------0-----2-------| 
 
Riff I 
 
Let last two chords ring out 
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----6-----6---6-----6--------------5-----5---5-----5-----------| 
|-----6-----6---6-----6-66666666-----5-----5---5-----5-55555555--| 
|-4-4---4-4---4---4-4------------3-3---3-3---3---3-3-------------| 
  * *   * *   *   * *   ******** * *   * *   *   * *   ******** 
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----6-----6---6-----6--------------2-----2---4-----4-----------| 
|-----6-----6---6-----6-66666666-----2-----2---4-----4-44444444--| 
|-4-4---4-4---4---4-4------------0-0---0-0---2---2-2-------------| 
  * *   * *   *   * *   ******** * *   * *   *   * *   ******** 
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----6-----6---6-----6--------------5-----5---5-----5-----------| 
|-----6-----6---6-----6-66666666-----5-----5---5-----5-55555555--| 
|-4-4---4-4---4---4-4------------3-3---3-3---3---3-3-------------| 
  * *   * *   *   * *   ******** * *   * *   *   * *   ******** 
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-----6-----6---6-----6------------------------------------------| 
|-----6-----6---6-----6-66666666--2----------4-------------------| 
|-4-4---4-4---4---4-4-------------0----------2-------------------| 
  * *   * *   *   * *   ********  
 
Riff J 
 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-9-----------------7-----9-----7-----6-----7--------------------| 
|-9-----9-----7-----7-----9-----7-----6-----7--------------------| 
|-7-----9-----7-----5-----7-----5-----4-----5--------------------| 
|-------7-----5--------------------------------------------------| 
 
Riff K 
 
The first chord in this riff is actually played by the guitar.  The  
other notes are the piano outro transcribed to the guitar (for those of  
you who don't have a keyboard player). 
 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-9------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-9----------------------------------------------------5---7---------| 
|-7------------5---7---5---4---5---7-----------5---7-----------9-----| 
|-0----7---5---------------------------7---5-----------------------0-| 
 
Song Structure: 
 
Intro-about 24 seconds of studio effects 
Riff A 4 times  
Riff B repeat as necessary 
Riff C 4 times 
Riff D 2 times 
Riff E 2 times 
Riff B repeat as necessary 
Riff E 2 times 
Riff F 2 times 
Riff G 6 times (after 2nd repeat, remember to omit the barred off  
section and replace it with a rest) 
Riff H 1 time 
Riff I 1 time 
Riff E 4 times 
Riff F 4 times 
Riff J 4 times 
Riff K 1 time and hold final note and fade out
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