Artist: Fear Factory
Song: "Shock"
Album: "Obsolete"
Label: Roadrunner Records, copyright 1998, (The All-Blacks B.V.)
Nihilistic Automaton: Burton C. Bell
Hypercharged Detonator: Dino Cazares
Substatic Intensifier: Christian Olde Wolbers
Automodulated Groove Injector: Raymond Herrera
Thanks a lot to Yani and Ray for giving me the opportunity to do this.
My name is Dimitrije Kostic and any questions about this tab or any
others in the Fear Factory Tablature Archive can be emailed to me at
martyr@fearfactory.com
I will gladly investigate any possible errors in any tablature on this site.
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This is my favorite song off the new album, by far. It's very catchy
and memorable, and also reminds me a lot of the Demanufacture album.
It's also a tremendous strain on your wrist, but practice makes that
easier.
The best way to play this song is with Demanufacture in mind.
Therefore, try to downstroke wherever possible. For example, try Riffs
C and D with downstrokes only (although you could use upstrokes and
downstrokes). It will contribute a lot more to the harsh, rythmic
attitude of the song.
Similar cases are Riffs K and L. Although you must use a little palm
muting, be sure that the notes to resonate a little. Also, you should
try to downstroke those parts. Downstroking and upstroking on riffs
like those are textbook errors of guitar playing. Have fun!
Tune all strings down a perfect fifth (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"
fairly fast speed
Intro: synthesized drum effects
Riff a
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|-32--2222232--22222323232--2222232--22222323232--|
** ******* *********** ******* ***********
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-2222232--22222323232--2222232--22233333333--|
******* *********** ******* ***********
Riff B
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|-32--2222232--22222323232--2222232--22222323232--|
** ******* *********** ******* ***********
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-2222232--22222323232--2222232--2222232--|
******* *********** ******* *******
Riff C
Played under Burton shouting "SHOCK!"
Use very light palm-muting here
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------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
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------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--|
*** * *** * *** *** *** * *** * *** ***
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------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
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/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
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/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
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/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-----------|
* * * * * * *
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fear_factory/shock_tab_ver_2.html ]
P
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------/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
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-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---|
|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-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
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------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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|-------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-32--2222232--22222323232--2222232--22233333333--|
** ******* *********** ******* ***********
Riff J
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
|---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.
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-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--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--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--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-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)--|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
|----------------|
|----------------|
|----------------|
|-7-----6-----4--|
|-5-----4-----2--|
|---0-0---0-0----|
* * * *
Riff M
Use very light palm muting here
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-(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)
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-(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
