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Archetype Bass Tab by Fear Factory,
ARCHETYPE (Bassline)
As recorded by Fear Factory
(From the 2004 Album ARCHETYPE)
Words and Music by Fear Factory
Arranged by Fear Factory
Gtr I (B E A D G) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (B E A D G) - 'Overdrive Effect'
Intro
Q=160
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E
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||o---------------------|------------------------|
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||o---------------------|------------------------|
||--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
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|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
Verse
Gtrs I, II
S S e E S S E E S S e E S S e E S S e S S e 7x
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||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
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||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|---1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1--||
PM
S S e E S S E E S S e E S S e E S S s S S s S S
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|---1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Chorus
Gtr I
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
Pre-Verse
Gtrs I, II
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
S S e E S S E E S S e E S S e E S S e S S e
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|---1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S e E S S E E S S e E S S e E H
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|---1-1-1--------|
Verse
S S e E S S E E S S e E S S e E S S e S S e 7x
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||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
||------------------------|------------------------||
||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||
||--1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|---1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1--||
S S e E S S E E S S e E S S e E S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|---1-1-1---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Chorus
Gtr I
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
Breakdown
W W
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||o----------|------o||
||-----------|-------||
||o----------|------o||
||-----------|-------||
Gtrs I, II
E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E +Q
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-5-3-3-5-(5)-5-5-3-|-3-6-(6)-6-6-8-(8)--|
E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E Q
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|
|-5-3-3-5-(5)-5-5-3-|-3-6-(6)-6-6-8----|
Bridge
E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E +Q
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-5-3-3-5-(5)-5-5-3-|-3-6-(6)-6-6-8-(8)--|
E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E +Q
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-3-5-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-|-3-6-(6)-6-6-8-(8)--|
E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E +Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q
|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|
|-5-3-3-5-(5)-5-5-3-|-3-6-(6)-6-6-8-(8)--|-3-5-3-5-5-5-3-5-|-3-6-6-6-6-8-(8)--|
Interlude
Q=75
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
Chorus
Gtr I
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|---------------------|------------------------|
|-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|
S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------------o||
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
Breakdown
E Q E Q E E +E Q E S S S S S S S S
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||o---------------|--------------------------|
||----------------|--------------------------|
||o---------------|--------------------------|
||--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-(5)-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E Q E Q E E +E Q E S S S S S S S S
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|-5-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E Q E Q E E +E Q E S S S S S S S S
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|-1-1--1-1--1-1-|-(1)-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
E Q E Q E E +E Q E S S S S S S S S
|---------------|----------------------------||
|---------------|---------------------------o||
|---------------|----------------------------||
|---------------|---------------------------o||
|-1-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
Outro
E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q
||----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
||----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
||o---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
||--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-(5)-5--5-5--5--|-5-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3--3---|
E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q 3x
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------o||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------o||
|-1-1--1-1--1-1-|-(1)-1--1-1--1--|-1-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3--3---||
E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|-5-5--5-5--5-5-|-(5)-5--5-5--5--|-5-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3--3--|
E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q W W
|---------------|----------------|----------|------*|
|---------------|----------------|----------|------*|
|---------------|----------------|----------|------*|
|---------------|----------------|----------|------*|
|-1-1--1-1--1-1-|-(1)-1--1-1--1--|----------|------*|
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
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