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Archetype

Fear Factory
Tab
★3.6(4)

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Song

ARCHETYPE

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 B E) - 'Distorted Guitar I'

Gtr II (B E A D G B E) - 'Distorted Guitar II'

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) - 'Clean Guitar'

Intro

Q=160

E5

4/4

Gtrs I, II, III, IV

S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E

||----------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|

D5

S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E

|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-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--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|

C5

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-|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|

D5

PM------------|

S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S S S S S S S

|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-------------------o||
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||

Verse

N.C.

PM-------------------------------------

S S e H S S e H S S e S S e 3x

||-------------------|-------------------||
||-------------------|-------------------||
||o------------------|------------------o||
||-------------------|-------------------||
||o------------------|------------------o||
||-------------------|-------------------||
||--1-1-1------1-1-1-|------1-1-1-1-1-1--||
 ----------------------------------------|

S S e H 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---|

PM-----------------------------------------------

S S e E S S E E S S e E S S e E S S e S S e 3x

||------------------------|------------------------||
||------------------------|------------------------||
||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

E5

S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E

||----------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|

D5

S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E

|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-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--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----|

C5

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-|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|

D5

PM------------|

S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S S S S S S S

|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-------------------o||
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||

Pre-Verse

N.C.

S S e e S S e E S S e E S S e E S S e S S e 3x

||------------------------|------------------------||
||------------------------|------------------------||
||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 H

|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|---1-1-1--------|

Verse

PM-------------------------------------

S S e H S S e H S S e S S e 3x

||-------------------|-------------------||
||-------------------|-------------------||
||o------------------|------------------o||
||-------------------|-------------------||
||o------------------|------------------o||
||-------------------|-------------------||
||--1-1-1------1-1-1-|------1-1-1-1-1-1--||
 ----------------------------------------|

S S e H 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---|

PM-----------------------------------------------

S S e E S S E E S S e E S S e E S S e S S e 3x

||------------------------|------------------------||
||------------------------|------------------------||
||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

E5

S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E

||----------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|

D5

S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E

|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-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--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----|

C5

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-|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|

D5

PM------------|

S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S S S S S S S

|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-------------------o||
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||

Breakdown

N.C.

Gtrs III, IV, V

E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E +Q 3x

||--------------------|---------------------||
||--------------------|---------------------||
||o-------------------|--------------------o||
||--------------------|---------------------||
||o-------------------|--------------------o||
||--------------------|-------------3-(3)---||
||--5-3-3-5-(5)-5-5-3-|-3-6-(6)-6-6---------||

E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E Q

|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------3-----|
|-5-3-3-5-(5)-5-5-3-|-3-6-(6)-6-6-------|

Bridge

E5D5 E5 D5 F5 G5

Gtrs I, II, III, IV

E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E +Q

|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-7-5-5-7-(7)-7-7-5-|-5-8-(8)-8-8-10-(10)--|
|-7-5-5-7-(7)-7-7-5-|-5-8-(8)-8-8-10-(10)--|
|-5-3-3-5-(5)-5-5-3-|-3-6-(6)-6-6--8--(8)--|

D5E5D5E5 D5E5 D5F5 G5

E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E +Q

|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-5-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-7-|-5-8-(8)-8-8-10-(10)--|
|-5-7-5-7-(7)-7-5-7-|-5-8-(8)-8-8-10-(10)--|
|-3-5-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-|-3-6-(6)-6-6--8--(8)--|

E5D5 E5 D5 F5 G5

E E E E +E E E E E E +E E E E +Q

|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-7-5-5-7-(7)-7-7-5-|-5-8-(8)-8-8-10-(10)--|
|-7-5-5-7-(7)-7-7-5-|-5-8-(8)-8-8-10-(10)--|
|-5-3-3-5-(5)-5-5-3-|-3-6-(6)-6-6--8--(8)--|

D5E5D5E5 D5E5 D5F5 G5

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q

|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-5-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-5-8-8-8-8-10-(10)--|
|-5-7-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-5-8-8-8-8-10-(10)--|
|-3-5-3-5-5-5-3-5-|-3-6-6-6-6--8--(8)--|

Interlude

Q=75

N.C.

Gtr V

E E +Q E E +Q E E +Q H E E +Q E E +S E. W

|----------0--------|---------------|---------------------|------|
|------------0-(0)--|----------0----|----------0----------|------|
|-------------------|---------------|------------0-(0)----|------|
|-------------------|-0-------------|---------------------|------|
|-7-7-(7)-----------|---7-(7)-------|---3-(3)-------------|------|
|-------------------|---------------|---------------------|------|
|-------------------|---------------|-1----------------1--|-3----|

Chorus

Q=160

E5

Gtrs I, II, III, IV

S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E

||----------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o---------------------|------------------------|
||----------------------|------------------------|
||o-7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-|-(7)-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-|
||--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|

D5

S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S E S S E

|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5----|
|-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--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3----|

C5

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-|
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1--1-1-1--1-1-1-|-(1)-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|

D5

PM------------|

S S Q S S Q S S E +E S S Q S S S S S S S S

|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|---------------------|-----------------------------o||
|---------------------|------------------------------||
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-------------------o||
|-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
|-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||

Breakdown

E5

         PM   PM           PM--------------|

E Q E Q E E +E Q E S S S S S S S S

||----------------|--------------------------|
||----------------|--------------------------|
||o---------------|--------------------------|
||----------------|--------------------------|
||o-7-7----7----7-|-(7)-7--------------------|
||--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-(7)-7--7-----------------|
||--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-(5)-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

A5/D D5

       PM   PM           PM--------------|

E Q E Q E E +E Q E S S S S S S S S

|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|-7-7----7----7-|-(7)-5--------------------|
|-7-5--5-5--5-5-|-(5)-5--5-----------------|
|-5-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

C5

       PM   PM           PM--------------|

E Q E Q E E +E Q E S S S S S S S S

|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|-3-3----3----3-|-(3)-3--------------------|
|-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-----------------|
|-1-1--1-1--1-1-|-(1)-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

Bm/D D5

       PM   PM           PM--------------|

E Q E Q E E +E Q E S S S S S S S S

|---------------|----------------------------||
|---------------|----------------------------||
|---------------|---------------------------o||
|---------------|----------------------------||
|-3-5----5----5-|-(5)-5--5------------------o||
|-3-7--7-7--7-7-|-(7)-5--5-------------------||
|-1-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||

Outro

E5 A5/D D5

E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q

||----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
||----------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------|
||o--------0------|----------0-----|--------0------|----------0------|
||---------x------|----------x-----|--------x------|----------x------|
||o-7-7--7-7--7-7-|-(7)-7--7-7--7--|-7-7--7-7--7-7-|-(7)-5--5-5--5---|
||--7-7--7-7--7-7-|-(7)-7--7-7--7--|-7-5--5-5--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)-3--3-3--3---|

C5 Bm/D D5

E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q 3x

|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|----------------|---------------|-----------------||
|--------0------|----------0-----|--------0------|----------0-----o||
|--------x------|----------x-----|---------------|-----------------||
|-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3--3--|-3-5--5-5--5-5-|-(5)-5--5-5--5--o||
|-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3--3--|-3-7--7-7--7-7-|-(7)-5--5-5--5---||
|-1-1--1-1--1-1-|-(1)-1--1-1--1--|-1-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3--3---||

E5 A5/D D5

E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q

|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|---------------|----------------|---------------|----------------|
|--------0------|----------0-----|--------0------|----------0-----|
|--------x------|----------x-----|--------x------|----------x-----|
|-7-7--7-7--7-7-|-(7)-7--7-7--7--|-7-7--7-7--7-7-|-(7)-5--5-5--5--|
|-7-7--7-7--7-7-|-(7)-7--7-7--7--|-7-5--5-5--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)-3--3-3--3--|

C5

E Q E Q E E +E Q E Q Q W W

|---------------|----------------|----------|------*|
|---------------|----------------|----------|------*|
|--------0------|----------0-----|----------|------*|
|--------x------|----------x-----|----------|------*|
|-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3--3--|----------|------*|
|-3-3--3-3--3-3-|-(3)-3--3-3--3--|----------|------*|
|-1-1--1-1--1-1-|-(1)-1--1-1--1--|----------|------*|

Duration Legend

---------------

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

----------------

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

<n> - 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

-----------

| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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