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Fear Factory - Linchpin
from Digimortal (Roadrunner, 2001 A.D.)

Transcriptor - Callum R. Macdonald
E-mail       - Mnemon@hotmail.co.uk

Guitarist    - Dino Cazares
Tuning       - A D G C F A (D)
Equipment    - Ibanez guitars,
               Marshall amplification,
               EMG pickups

Linchpin is a song that requires
skill in Fear Factory's trademark
techniques. Needed essentially is
a mastery in muting with BOTH hands,
especially for the main riff.
Chorus adds a shimmering effect to
the drone notes chorus and outro'
and works well with how melodic the
riffs are and fits with the cybernetic
sound of Fear Factory.

Key
H   - Hammer on
P   - Pull off
PM  - Palm mute (for duration of _'s)
=   - Sustain (rest at end)
... - Sustain until note fades out


Intro'

D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1=--]


D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=------------]


Main Riff
                                                               (x3)
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1=--]


Pre-Verse Riff

D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[0===1=1=----1=--0===1=1=----1=--0===1=1=----1=--0===1=1=----1=--]


Verse

D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[(=============================BASS=============================)]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]


D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[(=====================BASS====================)-----------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[-----------------------------------------------1111-1---1-1-1---]
                                                 PM______________]

D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[(=============================BASS=============================)]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]


D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[(===BASS===)----------------------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[------------1---0---1-1-----1---0---1-1-----1---0---1-1-----1111]
              PM_________________________________________________]

Pre-Chorus
                               (x3)
D[--------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------]
F[--------------------------------]
C[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[--------------------------------]
A[111111111---11111---1---1-1-1---]
  PM_____________________________]

D[--------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------]
C[--------------------------------]
F[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[--------------------------------]
A[111111111---1---0---1---1-1-1---]
  PM_____________________________]

Chorus A

D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[7=======------7===7===--7===--5=======5=======--5=======5=======]
D[5=======5-5-5-5===5===0-7===--3=======3=======0-2=======2==P0===]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
          PM___]        PM                      PM

D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[7=======------7===7===--7===----------------------------5=======]
D[5=======5-5-5-5===5===0-7===--3=======3=======--5=======3=======]
A[------------------------------1=======1=======0-3=======--------]
          PM___]        PM                      PM

Chorus B (chorus effect)
                                                               (x3)
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[--------0===============--------------------------------0=======]
F[------------0===========----------------0=======------------0===]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[5=======----------------5=7=====8=======--------3=======--------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]


D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[--------0===============----------------------------------------]
F[------------0===========----------------0===--------0===--------]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------6=======----5=======------------]
D[5=======----------------5=7=====--------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------------------------------0---0---]
                                                          PM_____]

Post-Chorus Fill

D[--------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------]
F[--------------------------------]
C[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[6===========5===========3===----]
A[4===========3===========1===----]


Main Riff (with variation in ending fill)

D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1=--]


D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1P0=1P0=1P0=----1P0=1-1-1-1-1-1-1111]
                                                  PM_____________]

(REPEAT VERSE)

(REAPEAT PRE-CHORUS)

(REPEAT CHORUS A)

(REPEAT CHORUS B)


Interlude A
                               (x4)
D[--------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------]
F[--------------------------------]
C[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[6===--------5===--------3===2===]
A[4===4-4-4-4-3===3-3-3-3-1===0===]
      PM_____]    PM_____]

Interlude B
                               (x3)
D[--------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------]
F[--------------------------------]
C[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[6===--------5===--------3===2===]
A[4===44444---3===33333---1===0===]
      PM_____]    PM_____]

D[--------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------]
F[--------------------------------]
C[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[6===--------5===----------------]
A[4===44444---3===3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-]
      PM_____]    PM_____________]

Chorus C (chorus)
                                                               (x3)
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[--------0===============--------------------------------0=======]
F[------------0===========----------------0=======------------0===]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[5=======----------------5=7=====8=======--------3=======--------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]

D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[--------0===============----------------------------------------]
F[------------0===========----------------0=======----------------]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[5=======----------------5=7=====8=======--------10======8=======]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]


Outro' A (chorus)
                                                               (x3)
D[----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]
F[----------------------------------------------------------------]
C[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[5===5=5=5=5=5=5=5===5=5=5=5=5===5===5=5=5=5=5===3===3=3=3=3=3===]
A[----------------------------------------------------------------]


Outro' B (chorus)

D[--------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------]
F[--------------------------------]
C[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[5===5=5=5=5=5=5=5===5=5=5=5=5===]
A[--------------------------------]

                               (x2)
D[--------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------]
F[--------0===--------0===--------]
C[1=======----0=======------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[--------------------------------]
A[------------------------0---0---]
                          PM_____]

D[--------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------]
F[--------------------------------]
C[--------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------]
D[6===========5===========3====...]
A[4===========3===========1====...]


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