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Shock Guitar Tablature 
Fear Factory - Shock




Band: Fear Factory
Song: Shock
Tabbed by: Dave "DeMoN" Theriaque
Tuning(Low to high): 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"

Intro:  synthesized drum effects

Riff A
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|-32--2222232--22222323232--2222232--22222323232--|
  **  *******  ***********  *******  ***********

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|-2222232--22222323232--2222232--22233333333--|
  *******  ***********  *******  ***********

Riff B
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|-32--2222232--22222323232--2222232--22222323232--|
  **  *******  ***********  *******  ***********

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|-2222232--22222323232--2222232--2222232--|
  *******  ***********  *******  *******

Riff C
Played under Burton shouting "SHOCK!"
Use very light palm-muting here
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|-2-2---2-2-2-3-2---2---2-3-2-3-2--2-2---2-2-2-3-2---2-2-2-3-2-3-2--|
  * *   * * * * *   *   * * * * *  * *   * * * * *   * * * * * * * 

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|----------------------------------------4-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-2-2---2-2-2-3-2---2---2-3-2-3-2--3-4---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
  * *   * * * * *   *   * * * * *  * *   * *   * * * * * * * * * *

Riff D
Played under Burton shouting "SHOCK!"
Use very light palm-muting here
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|-2-2---2-2-2-3-2---2---2-3-2-3-2--2-2---2-2-2-3-2---2-2-2-3-2-3-2--|
  * *   * * * * *   *   * * * * *  * *   * * * * *   * * * * * * * 

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|----------------------------------------4-4---444-4-4---444-4-4--|
|-2-2---2-2-2-3-2---2---2-3-2-3-2--3-4---5-5---555-5-5---555-5-5--|
  * *   * * * * *   *   * * * * *  * *   * *   *** * *   *** * *

Riff E
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|-2---222-2-2---222-2-333-333--2---222-2-2---222-2-333-333--|
      *** *     *** * *** ***      *** *     *** * *** ***

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|------------------------------4-------444-444-444-444--|
|-2---222-2-2---222-2-333-333--5-5555--555-555-555-555--|
      *** *     *** * *** ***  * ****  *** *** *** ***

Riff F
"I have become a..." etc.
                             P
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|-------------------------------/9----8--|
|-------------------------------/9----8--|
|-4-----5-----7-----4-----------/7----6--|
|-2-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-2-0-3-3-2-0-----------|
    * *   * *   * *   * 

                             P
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|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/7----4--|
|-------------------------------/7----4--|
|-4-----5-----7-----4-----------/5----2--|
|-2-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-2-0-3-3-2-0-----------|
    * *   * *   * *   *

                             P
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|-------------------------------/9----8--|
|-------------------------------/9----8--|
|-4-----5-----7-----4-----------/7----6--|
|-2-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-2-0-3-3-2-0-----------|
    * *   * *   * *   * 

                             P
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------/7---------------4444444444444444--|
|-4-----5-----7-----4-----------/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------|
|-2-0-0-3-0-0-5-0-0-2-0-3-3-2-0------------------------------------|
    * *   * *   * *   *          * * * * * * * * ****************

Riff G
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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

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|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----6-----4--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-----2--|
|-------------------0-0---0-0----|
                    * *   * *

Riff H
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|---------------------7-----6-----4------------------|
|---7-----6-----4-----5-----4-----2---7-----6-----4--|
|-0-5-0-0-4-0-0-2-(0)---0-0---0-0---0-5-0-0-4-0-0-2--|
  *   * *   * *    *    * *   * *   *   * *   * *

Riff I
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|-32--2222232--22222323232--2222232--22233333333--|
  **  *******  ***********  *******  ***********

Riff J
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|------------------|
|---7-----6-----4--|
|-0-5-0-0-4-0-0-2--|
  *   * *   * *

Riff K
Again, only light palm muting
On the last line of this riff at the very end, use your middle finger to 
play the 5th fret on the D string, your index finger to play the 4th 
fret on the D string, your pinkie to play the 7th fret on the A string, 
and you middle finger again to play the fifth fret on the A string.  You 
will be in a good position to continue on into the next riff.
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5---4----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------7---5--|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 

Riff L
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|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)--|
   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)--|
  * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *  *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *

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|----------------|
|----------------|
|-7-----6-----4--|
|-5-----4-----2--|
|---0-0---0-0----|
    * *   * *

Riff M
Use very light palm muting here
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|-(17)--2-2---2-2-2-3-2---2-(2)-/-(17)--|
         * *   * * * * *   *

Riff N
Use the heavy palm muting here (as used in Riffs A and B)
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|-(17)--32--2222232--2222232--|
         **  *******  *******

Song Structure
Riff A 1 time
Riff B 1 time
Riff C 1 time
Riff D 1 time
Riff E 2 times
Riff F 1 time
Riff G 2 times
Riff H 1 time
Riff I 2 times
Riff D 1 time
Riff E 2 times
Riff F 1 time
Riff G 4 times
Riff J 1 time
Riff K 1 time
Riff L 1 time
Riff H 1 time
Riff C 1 time
Riff M 3 times
Riff N 1 time and end abruptly

"DeMoN"
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