EDGECRUSHER 

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Artist:  Fear Factory
Song:  "Edgecrusher"
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.

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I have had far more requests for this song than any other song off 
Obsolete.  It is a memorable tune, and pretty catchy.  The main riff 
(Riff A) reminds me of "Replica" in a weird way; if you look at it 
without playing it, it doesn't look like it will sound very good.  But 
if you play it, it actually does sound pretty good.  

Technically, this is a typical Fear Factory song, but I would try very 
hard to make Riff A mold well with the drums (if you play this live or 
in rehearsals).  Make sure your timing is sharp.  Have fun!

Tune all strings down a perfect fifth (A, D, G, C, E, A)

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 to slow speed

Intro:  "Due to the graphic nature of this program, listener discretion 
is advised" followed by some sampled mixing sounds, and then into Riff A

Riff A

This riff is a little hard to hear

                           H   H                           H   H
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-3\2-----3\2-----3\2-------------4/5-----4/5-----4/5--------------|
|-3\2-----3\2-----3\2-------------2/5-----2/5-----2/5--------------|
|-1\0-0-0-1\0-0-0-1\0-0-0-1-2-1-2-2/3-0-0-2/3-0-0-2/3-0-0-2-3-2-3--|
      * *     * *     * *             * *     * *     * *

Riff B

Only slight palm muting here

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--------3-(3)-3---------7-7----------|
|-2---2--1-(1)-1--6---6--5-5----------|
|-0---0-----------4---4------(2)-(1)--|
                              *   *

Riff C

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|--------3-(3)-3---------7-7----------|
|-2---2--1-(1)-1--6------5-5----------|
|-0---0-----------4----------(2)-(1)--|
                              *   *

Riff D

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-2---------2-----2---------2-------|
|-0----0-0--0-----0----0-0--0-------|
  *    * *  *     *    * *  *

Riff E

|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----2---------2-----2---------2-------|
|-(0)-0----0-0--0-----0----0-0--0-------|
   *  *    * *  *     *    * *  *

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-----2---------2-----2---------2--------|
|-(0)-0----0-0--0-----0----0-0--0-0-0-0--|
   *  *    * *  *     *    * *  * * * *

Riff F

So that you don't have to move your hand around, play the D (5th 
fret on the A string) with your little finger and the C# (4th fret 
on the A string) with your ring finger.  That way, your index and
middle fingers are free so they can play the chords at the end.

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------1/2\1--|
|----------------------------------------------2/3\2--|
|-5-4-5-4--5-4-5-4-5-4--5-4-5-4-5-4--5-4-5-4-5-4/5\4--|

Riff G

|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-/3---------(4)-----/2---------(3)------|
|----5-4-(3)-----(3)----4-3-(2)-----(2)--|
          *   *   *          *   *   *

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-1---------(2)-----0---------(1)------|
|---3-2-(1)-----(1)---2-1-(0)-----(0)--|
         *   *   *         *   *   *

Riff H

|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-3\2-------4-4-----5-5-----4-4--3\2--|
|-3\2-------2-2-----3-3-----2-2--3\2--|
|-1\0-(0)-0-----0-0-----0-0------1\0--|
       *  *     * *     * *

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-4/5-------5-5-----4-4------5---5--|
|-2/5-------3-3-----2-2------3---3--|
|-2/3-(0)-0-----0-0-----0-0---------|
       *  *     * *     * *

Riff I

This chord is very blunt

|----|
|----|
|----|
|----|
|-2--|
|-0--|
  *

Song Structure

Riff A 2 times

Guitar silence while Burton does verse backed by bass

Riff B 3 times
Riff C 1 time
Riff A 2 times

Guitar silence while Burton does verse backed by bass

Riff B 4 times
Riff A 2 times
Riff D 2 times
Riff E 1 time
Riff F 2 times
Riff G 2 times
Riff B 3 times
Riff C 1 time
Riff A 2 times
Riff H 2 times
Riff I 1 time and end abruptly


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