DESCENT ------------------------------------------------------------- Artist: Fear Factory Song: "Descent" Album: "Obsolete" Label: Roadrunner Records, copyright 1998, (The All-Blacks B.V.) Nihilistic Automaton: Burton C. Bell Hypercharged Detonator: Dino Cazares Substatic Intensifier: Christian Olde Wolbers Automodulated Groove Injector: Raymond Herrera Thanks a lot to Yani and Ray for giving me the opportunity to do this. My name is Dimitrije Kostic and any questions about this tab or any others in the Fear Factory Tablature Archive can be emailed to me at martyr@fearfactory.com I will gladly investigate any possible errors in any tablature on this site. ------------------------------------------------------------- This song sounded a little strange the first time I heard it. The intro sounds a little like something Machine Head might have written. Although that's definitely not a bad thing, it seems a little out of style for Fear Factory. The opening guitar riff is rather tricky to play (although it does not sound so difficult) and much practice may be required to get it. You should bar your first finger on the second fret and use your middle finger to play the third fret on the F# string. Use your ring finger to play the fourth fret on the low A string. Use your pinkie to play the fifth fret on the low A string. Then, play the open E string and keep your hand in position. With practice, you will be able to hold your middle finger down on that F# string. It is tricky, but keep practicing. Another unfamiliar chord to you may be this... |-----| |-----| |-----| |--7--| |--5--| |--7--| ...which occurs in Riffs F and G. Remember that since your lowest string is down to A, this is just a root-fourth chord. To play it, I recommend this fingering... |-----| |-----| |-----| |--7--| <-- pinkie |--5--| ><-- index finger |--7--| ><-- ring finger Have fun! Tune top string down a perfect fifth (to A) and all other strings down a perfect fourth (A, E, A, D, F#, B) LEGEND: * -- palm-mute H -- hit-on P -- pull-off ~~~~ -- vibrato A.H. -- Artificial Harmonic N.H. -- Natural Harmonic / -- slide up \ -- slide down X -- lay fingers on strings to cause a "thud"; a "dead note" moderate speed Intro: Song kicks right into Riff A Riff A Let high-pitched notes ring out. Let the final low A note sustain at the end of the first measure |---2-----2-----2-------2---------2-----2--------------| |-----3-----3-----3---3---3---------3-----3------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------0----------------------------------| |-2-----4-----5-------------(0)-2-----4-----0----------| * |---2-----2-----2-------2---------2-----2-----------------------| |-----3-----3-----3---3---3---------3-----3---------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------0-------------------------0--0-0--0-2--2-2--| |-2-----4-----5-------------(0)-2-----4-----0-0--0-0--0-2--2-2--| * * * * Riff B |---2-----2-----2-------2---------2-----2-----2-------2----| |-----3-----3-----3---3---3---------3-----3-----3---3---3--| |----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------0--------------------------------------| |-2-----4-----5-------------(0)-2-----4-----0-----2--------| * Riff C Play chord and let it fade into the chorus |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |--2----------| |--2----------| |--2----------| Riff D |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-2---(4)-4-4-4-4---4-5---(5)/7-7-7--| |-2---(4)-4-4-4-4---4-5---(5)/7-7-7--| |-2---(4)-4-4-4-4---4-5---(5)/7-7-7--| * |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----2---(4)-4-4-4-4-------(2)---2-2-2--| |-----2---(4)-4-4-4-4--------0----2-2-2--| |-(0)-2---(4)-4-4-4-4---(0)--0----2-2-2--| * * |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----2---(4)-4-4-4-4---4-5---(5)/7-7-7--| |-----2---(4)-4-4-4-4---4-5---(5)/7-7-7--| |-(0)-2---(4)-4-4-4-4---4-5---(5)/7-7-7--| * |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-----2---(4)-4-4-4-4-----------------------| |-----2---(4)-4-4-4-4-----0--0-0--0-2--2-2--| |-(0)-2---(4)-4-4-4-4---0-0--0-0--0-2--2-2--| * * * * Riff E Play chord and then mute it (no sustain) |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |--2----------| |--2----------| |--2----------| Riff F |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-2--2-2/4-(4)-4-4-4---(4)-5--5--(5)/7-(7)-7-7-7--| |-2--2-2/4-(4)-4-4-4---(4)-5--5--(5)/7-(7)-7-7-7--| |-2--2-2/4-(4)-4-4-4---(4)-5--5--(5)/7-(7)-7-7-7--| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-2-----(2)-(2)-----7-7------2-2------2--| |-2------0---0------5-5------2-2------2--| |-2------0---0------7-7------2-2------2--| Riff G Riff under "I am nothing..." etc. |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |-2---2-----(2)---(2)-----7---7------2-2-----(0)-2--| |-2---2------0-----0------5---5------2-2-----(0)-2--| |-2---2------0-----0------7---7------2-2-----(0)-2--| Song Structure Riff A 1 time Riff B 2 times Riff C 1 time guitar silence while Burton sings first verse backed by the bass Riff D 1 time Riff B 2 times Riff E 1 time guitar silence while Burton sings second verse again backed by the bass Riff D 1 time Riff B 2 times Riff F 2 times Riff G 8 times Riff A 1 time Riff B 4 times Riff C and fade out > Discography | Lyrics | Tab | Sides Band | Fans | Media | Music | News | Talk