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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******* *********** ******* ***********
Riff B
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******* *********** ******* *******
Riff C
Played under Burton shouting "SHOCK!"
Use very light palm-muting here
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Riff D
Played under Burton shouting "SHOCK!"
Use very light palm-muting here
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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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|-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--|
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|-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--|
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|-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--|
|-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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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fear_factory/shock_tab.html ]
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----6-----4--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----4-----2--|
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* * * *
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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Riff J
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|---7-----6-----4--|
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* * * * *
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------------------|
|-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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* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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|-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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|-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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|-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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|-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)--|
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|-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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|-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--|
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* * * *
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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** ******* *******
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"