DESCENT (Bassline) As recorded by Fear Factory (From the 1998 Album OBSOLETE) Words by Burton C. Bell Music by Dino Cazares, Raymond Herrera, Christian Olde Wolbers Gtr I (A E A D) - 'Christian I' Gtr II (A E A D) - 'Christian II' Intro Q=105 4/4 Gtrs I, II > > W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----| Q.. H S +Q.. Q.. E Q.. H +S E. S E. S E. S E E |--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-2-----4----5-|-(5)----7-----5-|-2-----4----(4)-|-0--0-0--0-2--2-2-0-| Chorus $ E Q +S E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. E E E ||-----------------------|---------------------| ||o----------------------|---------------------| ||o----------------------|---------------------| ||--2-2--(2)-4--4--(4)-5-|-(5)-5--(5)-7--7-7-5-| E Q +S E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. E E E |----------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |-2-2--(2)-4--4--(4)-0-|-(0)-0--(0)-2--2-2-0--|| Verse To Coda E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E 4x ||-------------------------|-------------------------|| ||o------------------------|------------------------o|| ||o------------------------|------------------------o|| ||--2-------2-4-4-(4)----4-|-2-------2-4-4-(4)----4--|| Pre-Chorus E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E ||-------------------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------| ||--2-------2-4-4-(4)----4-|-5-------5-7-7-(7)----5-| 1. E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E |------------------------|-------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------o|| |------------------------|-4-------4-0-0-(0)------o|| |-2-------2-0-0-(0)----0-|----------------------5--|| Verse 2. D.S. al Coda & E. S E. S E. S E E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. H Q T |--------------------||------------------------|---------------| |--------------------||------------------------|---------------| |-4--4-4--4-0--0-0---||------------------------|---------------| |------------------5-||-2-------2-4-4-(4)----4-|-2-------------| Pre-Chorus E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E ||-------------------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------| ||o------------------------|------------------------| ||--2-------2-4-4-(4)----4-|-5-------5-7-7-(7)----5-| 1. E.. E.. E S E +T S. E E.. E.. E S E +T S. E |------------------------|-------------------------|| |------------------------|------------------------o|| |------------------------|-4-------4-0-0-(0)------o|| |-2-------2-0-0-(0)----0-|----------------------5--|| Chorus 2. E. S E. S E. S E E E Q +S E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. E E E |--------------------||-----------------------|---------------------| |--------------------||o----------------------|---------------------| |-4--4-4--4-0--0-0---||o----------------------|---------------------| |------------------5-||--2-2--(2)-4--4--(4)-5-|-(5)-5--(5)-7--7-7-5-| E Q +S E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. E E E |----------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |-2-2--(2)-4--4--(4)-0-|-(0)-0--(0)-2--2-2-0--|| Instrumental Part Q +E. E S Q E Q +E. E S Q E ||------------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||o-----------------|-----------------| ||--2--(2)-2-4-4--4-|-5--(5)-5-7-7--5-| Q +E. E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. Q E |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------o|| |------------------4-|-(4)-4--(4)-0--0----o|| |-2--(2)-0--0--(0)---|------------------5--|| Interlude Q E. E S E E. S +S S E E. E S E E E 4x ||-------------------|-----------------------|| ||o------------------|----------------------o|| ||o-7--7--5-5-5-5--4-|-(4)-4-4-4--0-0-0-0---o|| ||-------------------|--------------------5--|| Q E. E S E E. S +S S E E. E S E E E 4x ||-------------------|-----------------------|| ||o------------------|----------------------o|| ||o-------5-5-5-5--4-|-(4)-4-4-4--0-0-0-0---o|| ||--2--2-------------|--------------------5--|| Break (Intro Riff) 4/4 > > W +W W +W |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |----------|------------|----------|--------| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-2--------|-(2)----| Q.. H S +Q.. Q.. E Q.. H +S E. S E. S E. S E E |--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |--------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-2-----4----5-|-(5)----7-----5-|-2-----4----(4)-|-0--0-0--0-2--2-2-0-| Chorus & Outro E Q +S E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. E E E ||-----------------------|---------------------| ||o----------------------|---------------------| ||o----------------------|---------------------| ||--2-2--(2)-4--4--(4)-5-|-(5)-5--(5)-7--7-7-5-| E Q +S E. Q +S S +E Q +S E. E E E 4x |----------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |-2-2--(2)-4--4--(4)-0-|-(0)-0--(0)-2--2-2-0--|| > W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |----------|------------|------------|--------*| |-2--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(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