FREEDOM OR FIRE ------------------------------------------------------------- Artist: Fear Factory Song: "Freedom or Fire" 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. ------------------------------------------------------------- "Freedom or Fire" provides a fairly diverse mix of Dino's riffing styles. There are spacey, high-noted melodies (Riff A), loose-stringed sliding (Riffs B and C), the abrasive Demanufacture-esque rhythms (Riffs J through L), and speedy tremolo picking (Riffs Q and R). Riff B should be practiced especially before rehearsal. Use your pinky to slide up to the E (7th fret on the low A string), ring finger to play the C# (4th fret on the A string), index finger to play the B (2nd fret on the A string), and the pinky again to play the D (5th fret on the A string). You are now in position to repeat the riff segment by sliding back up to E. Try to avoid palm-muting this version so as to keep the sliding sound loud. Riff H, however, is this exact riff only palm muted. Riff J is also a trouble spot. Use your index finger to play the C (3rd fret on the A string), and middle and pinky fingers to play the accompanying C#5 chord. Hitting the artificial harmonics right is tricky but possible with practice. 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 fast speed Intro: Bass intro (see corresponding bass tab) with the sounds of a pick scraping the strings of a guitar Riff A Let all notes sustain |---------------------------------------------| |-10-----------------10-12-10-----------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-10-----------------10-12-10----------10-----9---------------| |-----------------------------------------------11-(11)-(11)--| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| Riff B |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-/7--4-2--5-5-5-/7--4-2--5-5-5--| Riff C |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-/7--4-2--5-5-5-/7-5-7--4-/7-5--| Riff D |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |----------------9\7\4/6/7-7/9--| |-/7--4-2--5-5-5-7\5\2/4/5-5/7--| Riff E |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-4---------------------| |-4------/7--6--7--/9\--| |-2------/5--4--5--/7\--| Riff F |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-4-----------------------| |-4-----------------------| |-2------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| * * * * * * * * Riff G |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |----------------9-\-6-\-4-/-7--| |----------------9-\-6-\-4-/-7--| |-/7--4-2--5-5-5-7-\-4-\-2-/-5--| Riff H |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-/7--4-2--5-5-5-/7--4-2--5-5-5--| * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff I Let the chords ring out |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------| |-3------6------4--------------3------6------7---------------| |-3------6------4--------------3------6------7---------------| |-1------4------2------(2)-(4)-1------4------5------(4)-(2)--| Riff J (A.H) |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |------------------------6---------------------------| |----6----6----6----6---------6----6----6----6----6--| |-33-4-33-4-33-4-33-4-33---33-4-33-4-33-4-33-4-33-4--| ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** (A.H) |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----6----6----6----6----5----6----6----6----6----6--| |-33-4-33-4-33-4-33-4-33---33-4-33-4-33-4-33-4-33-4--| ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** ** Riff K |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-3---4--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4--| Riff L |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |-333-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4-3-4-4-4--| *** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Riff M |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |----------------------------| |-5/6-6--6/7--7\(6)-7-----9--| |-5/6-6--6/7--7\(6)-7-----9--| |-3/4-4--4/5--5\(4)-5-(6)-7--| Riff N |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-------------------------2-2-2-2--| |-333-4-4-333-4-4-333-4-5----------| *** * * *** * * *** * * * * * * Riff O |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-5--------5----------------| |-3/4-4-4--3/4-4-5-7-7-7-7--| * * * * * * * * * * Riff P |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-3------6------4--------------3------6------7--------------------| |-3------6------4--------------3------6------7--------------------| |-1------4------2------(2)-(4)-1------4------5------(4)-22222222--| ******** Riff Q |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| |-11111111111144444444444422222222222222224444--| ******************************************** |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-1111111111114444444444445555555555554444222222--| ********************************************** Riff R |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-1111111111114444444444445555555555554444222222--| ********************************************** Riff S Let the chord sustain, feedback, and fade out |---------| |---------| |---------| |-3-------| |-3-------| |-1-------| Song Structure Riff A 2 times Riff B 3 times Riff C 1 time Riff B 3 times Riff D 1 time Riff E 8 times Riff B 3 times Riff D 1 time Riff A 1 time Riff E 3 times Riff F 1 time Riff H 3 times Riff G 1 time Riff I 2 times Riff J 1 time Riff K 4 times Riff L 4 times Riff M 3 times Riff N 1 times Riff L 4 times Riff M 3 times Riff O 1 time Riff P 1 time Riff Q 2 times Riff R 4 times Riff S 1 time, feedback and 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