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Band: Fear Factory
Song: Edgecrusher
Tabbed By: Mit

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" 
 
moderate to slow speed 
 
Intro:  "Due to the graphic nature of this program, listener discretion  
is advised" followed by some sampled mixing sounds, and then into Riff A 
 
Riff A 
 
This riff is a little hard to hear 
 
                           H   H                           H   H 
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|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------------------------------------| 
|-3\2-----3\2-----3\2-------------4/5-----4/5-----4/5--------------| 
|-3\2-----3\2-----3\2-------------2/5-----2/5-----2/5--------------| 
|-1\0-0-0-1\0-0-0-1\0-0-0-1-2-1-2-2/3-0-0-2/3-0-0-2/3-0-0-2-3-2-3--| 
      * *     * *     * *             * *     * *     * * 
 
Riff B 
 
Only slight palm muting here 
 
|-------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------| 
|--------3-(3)-3---------7-7----------| 
|-2---2--1-(1)-1--6---6--5-5----------| 
|-0---0-----------4---4------(2)-(1)--| 
                              *   * 
 
Riff C 
 
|-------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------| 
|--------3-(3)-3---------7-7----------| 
|-2---2--1-(1)-1--6------5-5----------| 
|-0---0-----------4----------(2)-(1)--| 
                              *   * 
 
Riff D 
 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-2---------2-----2---------2-------| 
|-0----0-0--0-----0----0-0--0-------| 
  *    * *  *     *    * *  * 
 
Riff E 
 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------------| 
|-----2---------2-----2---------2-------| 
|-(0)-0----0-0--0-----0----0-0--0-------| 
   *  *    * *  *     *    * *  * 
 
|----------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------| 
|-----2---------2-----2---------2--------| 
|-(0)-0----0-0--0-----0----0-0--0-0-0-0--| 
   *  *    * *  *     *    * *  * * * * 
 
Riff F 
 
So that you don't have to move your hand around, play the D (5th  
fret on the A string) with your little finger and the C# (4th fret  
on the A string) with your ring finger.  That way, your index and 
middle fingers are free so they can play the chords at the end. 
 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------------1/2\1--| 
|----------------------------------------------2/3\2--| 
|-5-4-5-4--5-4-5-4-5-4--5-4-5-4-5-4--5-4-5-4-5-4/5\4--| 
 
Riff G 
 
|----------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------| 
|----------------------------------------| 
|-/3---------(4)-----/2---------(3)------| 
|----5-4-(3)-----(3)----4-3-(2)-----(2)--| 
          *   *   *          *   *   * 
 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|--------------------------------------| 
|-1---------(2)-----0---------(1)------| 
|---3-2-(1)-----(1)---2-1-(0)-----(0)--| 
         *   *   *         *   *   * 
 
Riff H 
 
|-------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------| 
|-------------------------------------| 
|-3\2-------4-4-----5-5-----4-4--3\2--| 
|-3\2-------2-2-----3-3-----2-2--3\2--| 
|-1\0-(0)-0-----0-0-----0-0------1\0--| 
       *  *     * *     * * 
 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-----------------------------------| 
|-4/5-------5-5-----4-4------5---5--| 
|-2/5-------3-3-----2-2------3---3--| 
|-2/3-(0)-0-----0-0-----0-0---------| 
       *  *     * *     * * 
 
Riff I 
 
This chord is very blunt 
 
|----| 
|----| 
|----| 
|----| 
|-2--| 
|-0--| 
  * 
 
Song Structure 
 
Riff A 2 times 
 
Guitar silence while Burton does verse backed by bass 
 
Riff B 3 times 
Riff C 1 time 
Riff A 2 times 
 
Guitar silence while Burton does verse backed by bass 
 
Riff B 4 times 
Riff A 2 times 
Riff D 2 times 
Riff E 1 time 
Riff F 2 times 
Riff G 2 times 
Riff B 3 times 
Riff C 1 time 
Riff A 2 times 
Riff H 2 times 
Riff I 1 time and end abruptly