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Linchpin

Fear Factory
TabTuningDrop A
★4.8(4)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

(Gtr 1)

S S S S E S S S S S S E S S

B |------------------------------|
F#|o-----------------------------|
D |------------------------------|
A |------------------------------|
E |o-----------------------------|
A |--1p0-1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---1p0-|

1. 2.

S S S S E S S S S S S E e S S S S E S S e E Q

B |----------------------------|------------------------|
F#|---------------------------o|------------------------|
D |----------------------------|------------------------|
A |----------------------------|------------------------|
E |---------------------------o|------------------------|
A |-1p0-1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---1--|-1p0-1p0---1p0-1--------|

S S S S E S S S S S S E S S

B |------------------------------|
F#|o-----------------------------|
D |------------------------------|
A |------------------------------|
E |o-----------------------------|
A |--1p0-1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---1p0-|

S S S S E S S S S S S E e (x3) E S S E E E S S E E

B |----------------------------|-|-----------------------|
F#|---------------------------o|-|o---------------------o|
D |----------------------------|-|-----------------------|
A |----------------------------|-|-----------------------|
E |---------------------------o|-|o---------------------o|
A |-1p0-1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---1--|-|--0-0-1---1-0-0-1---1--|

Verse

W x2

B |---------|
F#|o--------|
D |---------|
A |---------|
E |o--------|
A |---------|

(Gtr 1) F

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

|-3-|

W Q E S S S E E S S E

B |----------|----------------------|
F#|----------|----------------------|
D |----------|----------------------|
A |----------|----------------------|
E |----------|----------------------|
A |----------|------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

E F

(Gtr 1)

PM

W +H. E E

B |----------|--------------|
F#|----------|--------------|
D |----------|--------------|
A |----------|--------------|
E |----------|--------------|
A |-0--------|-(0)--------1-|
    PM----------------------------------|

|-3-|

E S S E E E S S E E E S S E S S S E E Q

B |---------------------|----------------------|
F#|---------------------|----------------------|
D |---------------------|----------------------|
A |---------------------|----------------------|
E |---------------------|----------------------|
A |-0-0-1---1-0-0-1---1-|-0-0-1---1-1-1-1------|

Pre-Chorus

(Gtr 1)

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

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

S S S S S S E S S S E E S S E

B |-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
    -------------------------------------------------------------|

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

S S S S S S E S S S E E S S E S S S S S S E S S S E E S S E

B |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|

Chorus

D5 D5 A5/E

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

|-3-| |-3-| |-3-|

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

B |-------------------------------|-------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
D |-------------------------------|-------------------------|
A |-------------------------------|-7--------7-(7)-7---7----|
E |-------------------------------|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-7-0--|
A |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------------------|

C5 G/B D5 A5/E

PM PM--| PM PM

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

B |------------------|------------------------|
F#|------------------|------------------------|
D |------------------|------------------------|
A |-5--5----5--5-5---|-7--7-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7---|
E |-3--3--0-2--2-2p0-|-5--5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-7---|
A |------------------|----------------------0-|

F5 G5 C5

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

B |---------------|----0-------------|------0----0---|
F#|---------------|------0-(0)-------|----0----------|
D |---------------|------------------|---------------|
A |------------5--|-0-----------0-2--|-3-------------|
E |-3--3----5--3--|------------------|--------3----3-|
A |-1--1--0-3-----|------------------|---------------|

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

B |----0-------------|------0----0---|----0-------------|------0----0---|
F#|------0-(0)-------|----0----------|------0-(0)-------|----0----------|
D |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|
A |-0-----------0-2--|-3-------------|-0-----------0-2--|-3-------------|
E |------------------|--------3----3-|------------------|--------3----3-|
A |------------------|---------------|------------------|---------------|

1.

G#5 G5 F5

PM-|

Q E E +Q S E. Q E E +E E E E Q. E +Q q

B |----0-------------|------------------|----------------|
F#|------0-(0)-------|----0-------0-----|----------------|
D |------------------|-1----0-(0)-------|----------------|
A |-0-----------0-2--|------------------|----------------|
E |------------------|------------------|-6----5-(5)--3--|
A |------------------|--------------0-0-|-4----3-(3)--1--|

S S S S E S S S S S S E S S

B |-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|
A |-1p0-1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---1p0-|

S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S

B |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E |-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A |-1p0-1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---1p0-|-1p0-1p0---1p0-1p0-1p0---1p0-|

2.

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

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

B |--------------------------------|------------------|
F#|-------------------------------o|----0-------0-----|
D |--------------------------------|-1----0-(0)-------|
A |--------------------------------|------------------|
E |-------------------------------o|------------------|
A |-1p0-1p0---1p0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|--------------0-0-|

Bridge

G#5 G5 F5E5 G#5 G5 F5E5

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

|-3-| |-3-|

E S S S S E S S S S E E x4 E S S S E E S S S E E E

B |---------------------------|-|---------------------------|
F#|o-------------------------o|-|o-------------------------o|
D |---------------------------|-|---------------------------|
A |---------------------------|-|---------------------------|
E |o-6---------5---------3-2-o|-|o-6---------5---------3-2-o|
A |--4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-1-0--|-|--4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-1-0--|

G#5 G5

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

|-3-| |-3-|

E S S S E E S S S S S S S S S

B |--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------|
A |--------------------------------|
E |-6---------5--------------------|
A |-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

Chorus

(3rd time)

1.

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

B |-----0-------------|------0----0---|----0-------------|------0----0-----|
F#|o------0-(0)-------|----0----------|------0-(0)-------|----0-----------o|
D |-------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|
A |--0-----------0-2--|-3-------------|-0-----------0-2--|-3---------------|
E |o------------------|--------3----3-|------------------|--------3----3--o|
A |-------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|

Out-Chorus

2.

D C

Q Q Q Q E S S S S S S E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E x3

B |-------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
F#|----0--------|o---------------------------|-------------------------o|
D |-------------|--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--|
A |-3-----5--3--|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E |-------------|o-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-o|
A |-------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|

D G#5 G5 F5

PM-|

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

B |-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
F#|-------------------------|o----0-------0-----o|-----------------|
D |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|--1----0-(0)--------|-----------------|
A |-------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|
E |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|o------------------o|-6----5-(5)--3---|
A |-------------------------|---------------0-0--|-4----3-(3)--1---|

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| p - pull-off

| PM - palm muting

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