Slave Labor Chords & Tabs
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SLAVE LABOR
As recorded by Fear Factory
(From the 2004 Album ARCHETYPE)
Transcribed by rx aka. iskim86
Words and Music by Fear Factory
Arranged by Fear Factory
Gtr I (B E A D G B E) - 'Guitar'
Gtr II (B E A D G B E) - 'Guitar'
Gtr III (B E A D G B E) - 'Heavy Effect'
Gtr IV (B E A D G B E) - 'Heavy Effect'
Gtr V (B E A D G B E) - 'Synthesizer'
Intro
Q=190
N.C.
4/4
Gtrs I, II, III, IV
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E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E 3x
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E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E 3x
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E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S
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E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E 3x
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E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S
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Pre-Verse
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E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E Q
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E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E
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Verse
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E S S E E S S E Q E S S E E S S E Q
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E S S E E S S E Q E S S E E S S E S S E 4x
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Pre-Chorus
F5 F5 Eb5 Eb5
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Chorus
D5 D5
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
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C5 Eb5
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E
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D5 D5
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
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F5 Eb5
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E
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Pre-Verse
EbD5
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EbD5 Eb5
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E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S
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E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E S S E 3x
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E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S
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Verse
N.C.
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E S S E E S S E Q W W E S S E E S S E S S E
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/f/fear_factory/slave_labor_tab_ver_3.html ]
Pre-Chorus
F5 F5 Eb5 Eb5
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
Chorus
D5 D5
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
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C5 Eb5
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E
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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
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F5 Eb5
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E
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Breakdown
N.C.
Gtrs III, IV
S S E +E E E E Q S S E +E E +E E Q
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S S E +E E E E Q S S E +E E +E E E E
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Bridge
Eb5 D5 Eb5 D5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II, III, IV
S S E +E E E E Q 16x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Eb5 D5 Eb5 D5 N.C.
S S E +E E E E Q 8x E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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D5 Eb5 D5 Eb5 Eb5
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E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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Chorus
D5 D5
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
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C5 Eb5
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E
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D5 D5
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
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F5 Eb5
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S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S S E E
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Outro
EbD5
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EbD5 Eb5
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|-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
EbD5
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EbD5
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E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E S S E Q
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|-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------*|
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
