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	     SONG: Descent
	     BAND: Fear Factory
	    ALBUM: Obsolete
   TRANSCRIBED BY: Dimitrije Kostic (martyr@fearfactory.com)
	     DATE: Unknown

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        Used with permission from www.fearfactory.com.

	TUNING: top string down a perfect fifth and all other strings down a 
                perfect fourth (A-E-A-D-F#-B)


    This song sounded a little strange the first time I heard it.  The intro 
    sounds a little like something Machine Head might have written.  
    Although that's definitely not a bad thing, it seems a little out of 
    style for Fear Factory.

    The opening guitar riff is rather tricky to play (although it does not 
    sound so difficult) and much practice may be required to get it.  You 
    should bar your first finger on the second fret and use your middle 
    finger to play the third fret on the F# string.  Use your ring finger to 
    play the fourth fret on the low A string.  Use your pinkie to play the 
    fifth fret on the low A string.  Then, play the open E string and keep 
    your hand in position.  With practice, you will be able to hold your 
    middle finger down on that F# string.  It is tricky, but keep 
    practicing.

    Another unfamiliar chord to you may be this...

    |-----|
    |-----|
    |-----|
    |--7--|
    |--5--|
    |--7--|

    ...which occurs in Riffs F and G.  Remember that since your lowest 
    string is down to A, this is just a root-fourth chord.  To play it, I 
    recommend this fingering...

    |-----|
    |-----|
    |-----|
    |--7--| <-- pinkie
    |--5--| <-- index finger
    |--7--| <-- ring finger

    Have fun!


     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 speed

     INTRO:

     Song kicks right into Riff A

     RIFF A:

     Let high-pitched notes ring out.  Let the final low A note sustain at 
     the end of the first measure

    |---2-----2-----2-------2---------2-----2--------------|
    |-----3-----3-----3---3---3---------3-----3------------|
    |------------------------------------------------------|
    |------------------------------------------------------|
    |-------------------0----------------------------------|
    |-2-----4-----5-------------(0)-2-----4-----0----------|
                                 *

    |---2-----2-----2-------2---------2-----2-----------------------|
    |-----3-----3-----3---3---3---------3-----3---------------------|
    |---------------------------------------------------------------|
    |---------------------------------------------------------------|
    |-------------------0-------------------------0--0-0--0-2--2-2--|
    |-2-----4-----5-------------(0)-2-----4-----0-0--0-0--0-2--2-2--|
                                 *              *    *    * 

     RIFF B:

    |---2-----2-----2-------2---------2-----2-----2-------2----|
    |-----3-----3-----3---3---3---------3-----3-----3---3---3--|
    |----------------------------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------------------------|
    |-------------------0--------------------------------------|
    |-2-----4-----5-------------(0)-2-----4-----0-----2--------|
                             *

     RIFF C:

     Play chord and let it fade into the chorus

    |-------------|
    |-------------|
    |-------------|
    |--2----------|
    |--2----------|
    |--2----------|

     RIFF D:

    |------------------------------------|
    |------------------------------------|
    |------------------------------------|
    |-2---(4)-4-4-4-4---4-5---(5)/7-7-7--|
    |-2---(4)-4-4-4-4---4-5---(5)/7-7-7--|
    |-2---(4)-4-4-4-4---4-5---(5)/7-7-7--|
           *

    |----------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------|
    |-----2---(4)-4-4-4-4-------(2)---2-2-2--|
    |-----2---(4)-4-4-4-4--------0----2-2-2--|
    |-(0)-2---(4)-4-4-4-4---(0)--0----2-2-2--|
       *                     *

    |----------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------|
    |-----2---(4)-4-4-4-4---4-5---(5)/7-7-7--|
    |-----2---(4)-4-4-4-4---4-5---(5)/7-7-7--|
    |-(0)-2---(4)-4-4-4-4---4-5---(5)/7-7-7--|
       *

    |-------------------------------------------|
    |-------------------------------------------|
    |-------------------------------------------|
    |-----2---(4)-4-4-4-4-----------------------|
    |-----2---(4)-4-4-4-4-----0--0-0--0-2--2-2--|
    |-(0)-2---(4)-4-4-4-4---0-0--0-0--0-2--2-2--|
       *                    *    *    *

     RIFF E:

     Play chord and then mute it (no sustain)

    |-------------|
    |-------------|
    |-------------|
    |--2----------|
    |--2----------|
    |--2----------|

     RIFF F:

    |-------------------------------------------------|
    |-------------------------------------------------|
    |-------------------------------------------------|
    |-2--2-2/4-(4)-4-4-4---(4)-5--5--(5)/7-(7)-7-7-7--|
    |-2--2-2/4-(4)-4-4-4---(4)-5--5--(5)/7-(7)-7-7-7--|
    |-2--2-2/4-(4)-4-4-4---(4)-5--5--(5)/7-(7)-7-7-7--|

    |----------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------|
    |-2-----(2)-(2)-----7-7------2-2------2--|
    |-2------0---0------5-5------2-2------2--|
    |-2------0---0------7-7------2-2------2--|

     RIFF G:

     Riff under "I am nothing..." etc.

    |---------------------------------------------------|
    |---------------------------------------------------|
    |---------------------------------------------------|
    |-2---2-----(2)---(2)-----7---7------2-2-----(0)-2--|
    |-2---2------0-----0------5---5------2-2-----(0)-2--|
    |-2---2------0-----0------7---7------2-2-----(0)-2--|

     SONG STRUCTURE:

    Riff A 1 time
    Riff B 2 times
    Riff C 1 time

    guitar silence while Burton sings first verse backed 
    by the bass

    Riff D 1 time
    Riff B 2 times
    Riff E 1 time

    guitar silence while Burton sings second verse again
    backed by the bass

    Riff D 1 time
    Riff B 2 times
    Riff F 2 times
    Riff G 8 times
    Riff A 1 time
    Riff B 4 times
    Riff C and fade out