Author/Artist: Fear Factory 
Title: Messiah 
Album: Demanufacture (Import) 
Notation Key: 
 
	*: palm muted note 
	h: hammer-on 
	p: pull-off 
	b: bend 
	r: release 
	/: slide up 
	: slide down 
	v: vibrato 
	t: right hand tap  
	x: muted note (or rake) 
	n.h.: natural harmonic 
	a.h.: artificial harmonic 
  
Tuning:  7-string guitar on a 6-string with last string  
remaining the same (B E A D G E). 
 
  Riff A 
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-|-2222--3333--2222--3333--2222--3333--22223333333333333--|------------------- 
   ****  ****  ****  ****  ****  ****  *****************  
                      
  Riff B 
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-|-2--3333--2222--3333--2222--3333--22223333333333333--|---------------------- 
   *  ****  ****  ****  ****  ****  *****************     
                      
  Riff C  On this and the next riff there is a delay effect added. 
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  Riff D  These are 10's and 11's and not 0's and 1's but count each number 
  as a pickstroke.  Basically Dino plays it too fast to make room. 
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  Riff E  Put middle finger on the 2nd fret to play E5 chord and hold first  
  finger on the 1st fret of B string. 
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-|-2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------------------|-------------------- 
-|-0--------0--------0--3--0--------0--------------------|-------------------- 
-|----1111-----1111-----1-----1111-----1111111111111111--|-------------------- 
      ****     ****           ****     ****************    
                     
  Riff F  Put first finger on 3rd fret, middle finger on 4th, ring finger  
  on the 5th, and pinkie finger on 6th fret. 
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-|-6--------6--------6-----6--------6--------------------|-------------------- 
-|-4--------4--------4--5--4--------4--------------------|-------------------- 
-|----3333-----3333-----3-----3333-----3333333333333333--|-------------------- 
      ****     ****           ****     ****************    
                     
  Riff G  Same as Riff E. 
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-|-2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2-----|-------------------------- 
-|-0--------0--------0--3--0--------0--------0--3--|-------------------------- 
-|----1111-----1111-----1-----1111-----1111-----1--|-------------------------- 
      ****     ****           ****     ****     *                              
  Riff G (cont.) 
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-|-2--------2--------2-----2--------2--------2--------------------|----------- 
-|-0--------0--------0--3--0--------0--------0--------------------|----------- 
-|----1111-----1111-----1-----1111-----1111-----1111111111111111--|----------- 
      ****     ****           ****     ****     ****************   
             
  Riff H 
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-|-3--|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
-|-1--|----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
   *           
 
Arrangement: 
Riff A (x1) 
Riff B (x12) 
Riff C (x2) 
Riff D (x2) 
Riff B (x8) 
Riff C (x2) 
Riff D (x2) 
Riff E (x4) 
Riff F (x4) 
Riff C (x2) 
Riff D (x2) 
Riff E (x4) 
Riff G (x2) 
Riff H (x1) 
End.