transcribed by: thomas hassler
song: flashpoint
album: DEMANUFACTURE
Dropped-D tuning (D, A, D, G, B, E)
LEGEND:
* -- palm-mute
H -- hit-on
P -- pull-off
~~~~ -- vibrato
A.H. -- Artificial Harmonic
N.H. -- Natural Harmonic
Upbeat, faster speed
Intro with studio sounds, drums, bass, and then guitar comes in doubled
by sythnthesizers
Riff A:
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|----------6-----------6-6-----------6-----------6-6--|
|--0-0---0-6---0-0---0-6-6---0-0---0-6---0-0---0-6-6--|
* * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff B:
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|----------6-----------6-6-----------6-----------6-6--|
|--0-0---0-6-----------6-6---0-0---0-6---------0-6-6--|
* * * * * * *
Riff C:
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|----------------------6-6-----------------------6-6--|
|----------------------6-6-----------------------6-6--|
* * * *
Riff D:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fear_factory/flashpoint_tab_ver_2.html ]
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|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--111--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--111--|
|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--111--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--111--|
Riff E:
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|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1---3|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1---3|
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|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1---3|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--000--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---1---3|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|--1---3---4--|
|--1---3---4--|
Riff F:
Let chords ring out
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|-6----8-5----8-4----8-3----1----6----8-10----9----(6)--(5)-|
|-6----8-5----8-4----8-3----1----6----8-10----9----(6)--(5)-|
|-6----8-5----8-4----8-3----1----6----8-10----9----(6)--(5)-|
Song Structure:
Riff A 2 times
Riff B 2 times
Riff A 2 times
Riff C 2 times
Riff A 2 times
Riff A 2 times
Riff D 2 times
Riff E 1 time
Riff A 4 times
Riff F 1 time
(bass then plays harmony in Riff F under Burton’s soaring vocals)
Riff F 1 time (doubled by another track of guitar playing the same
harmony only set to the snare drum’s rhythm)
Riff D 2 times
Riff E 1 time
Riff A 2 times, ending on two blunt D5 chord hits
