MARTYR (Bassline)
As recorded by Fear Factory
(From the 1992 Album SOUL OF A NEW MACHINE)
Words by Burton C Bell
Music by Fear Factory
Gtr I (B E A D) - 'Andrew Shives'
Intro
Q=150
4/4
Gtr I
E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-3-----4--------|-3-----4----5---|-3-----4--------|-3-----4----5---|
|----2-----3-0---|----2-----3-----|----2-----3-0---|----2-----3-----|
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
Verse 1
E E Q H W W W
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-0-----------|----------|----------|------|
W W W W
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
Chorus
E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
||o-3-----4--------|-3-----4----5---|-3-----4--------|-3-----4----5---o||
||-----2-----3-0---|----2-----3-----|----2-----3-0---|----2-----3------||
Interlude
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-3-3-3-------4-4-4-4-------------|-3-3-3-------4-4-4-4-----5-5-5-5-o||
||--------2-2-2---------3-3-0-0-0-0-|-------2-2-2---------3-3----------||
E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
||o-3-----4--------|-3-----4----5---|-3-----4--------|-3-----4----5---o||
||-----2-----3-0---|----2-----3-----|----2-----3-0---|----2-----3------||
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-3-3-3-------4-4-4-4-------------|-3-3-3-------4-4-4-4-----5-5-5-5-o||
||--------2-2-2---------3-3-0-0-0-0-|-------2-2-2---------3-3----------||
Guitar Break
PM----| PM----|
E E E E H W E E E E H W 12x
||---------------|----------|--------------|-------||
||o--------------|----------|--------------|------o||
||o--------------|----------|--------------|------o||
||--1-1-1-0------|----------|-1-1-1-0------|-------||
PM----| PM----|
E E E E Q Q +E Q. H E E E E Q Q +E Q. H
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------2--|-(2)------1----|------------2--|-(2)------0----|
|---------------|-----0---------|---------------|-----0---------|
|-1-1-1-0-------|---------------|-1-1-1-0-------|---------------|
E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-3-----4--------|-3-----4----5---|-3-----4--------|-3-----4----5---|
|----2-----3-0---|----2-----3-----|----2-----3-0---|----2-----3-----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fear_factory/martyr_btab_ver_3.html ]
W +W +W +W
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|----------|------------|------------|--------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)----|
Verse 2
E E Q H W W W
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-------------|----------|----------|------|
|-0-----------|----------|----------|------|
W W W W
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||o----------|----------|----------|------o||
||-----------|----------|----------|-------||
W W
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
|----------|------|
Chorus
E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------||
||o----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------o||
||o-3-----4--------|-3-----4----5---|-3-----4--------|-3-----4----5---o||
||-----2-----3-0---|----2-----3-----|----2-----3-0---|----2-----3------||
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-3-3-3-------4-4-4-4-------------|-3-3-3-------4-4-4-4-----5-5-5-5-o||
||--------2-2-2---------3-3-0-0-0-0-|-------2-2-2---------3-3----------||
E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E E. E. Q E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|-3-----4--------|-3-----4----5---|-3-----4--------|
|----2-----3-0---|----2-----3-----|----2-----3-0---|
Outro
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-------4-4-4-4--------------|
|---------------------------------|-------2-2-2---------3-3-0-0-0-0--|
PM--------------------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||----------------------------------|----------------------------------||
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------o||
||o-3-3-3-------4-4-4-4-----5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-------4-4-4-4-------------o||
||--------2-2-2---------3-3---------|-------2-2-2---------3-3-0-0-0-0--||
PM----------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. E. Q E E E
|---------------------------------|----------------*|
|---------------------------------|----------------*|
|-3-3-3-------4-4-4-4-----5-5-5-5-|-3-----4--------*|
|-------2-2-2---------3-3---------|----2-----3-0---*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
