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Martyr

Fear Factory
TabTuningB Tuning
★4.7(3)

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Song

Artist: Fear Factory

Song: Martyr

Tuning: B,E,A,D,F#,B

Tabbed By: Thommoboy

-Intro-

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-5----6--------5----6----7--|
|-3--4-4--5-2---3--4-4--5-5--|
|----2----3-0------2----3----|

Riff B

Let the first chord ring out depress the whammy bar just

slightly, and then slam on the second and slide quickly

down the neck.

|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-(2)------------------------------------------9-------|
|--2-------------------------------------------7-------|
|--0---------------------------------------------------|

Riff C

During the verses, where there is only Burton singing and

the drums, there is a bit of keyboard noise that makes it's

way in. Transposed onto the guitar, it looks like..

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-(14)-----(13)-----(12)-----(11)--|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

Riff D

|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|-5--6-6-------5--6-6----7--|
|-3--4-4--5-2--3--4-4--7-5--|
|---------3-0----------5----|

Riff E

Note: the number of pick strokes here is sort of

arbitrary, but I made my best guess as to how

many there are actually there; just pick each

note for an appropriate length of time.

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

|--33333333444444------33333333444444---555555--|

|----------------333300--------------555--------|

*******************************************

Riff F

In each of the two spaces, Raymond hits the hi-hat

three times

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-3--3--3--2------3--3--3--2------3--3--3--2--|
|-3--3--3--2------3--3--3--2------3--3--3--2--|
|-1--1--1--0------1--1--1--0------1--1--1--0--|

* * * * * * * * * * * *

Riff G

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--2-----1--3--3--3--2--2-----0--3--3--3--2--|
|-----0-----3--3--3--2-----0-----3--3--3--2--|
|-----------1--1--1--0-----------1--1--1--0--|

* * * * * * * *

Riff H

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--2-----5--3--3--3--2--2-----4--3--3--3--2--|
|-----0--6--3--3--3--2-----0--5--3--3--3--2--|
|-----------1--1--1--0-----------1--1--1--0--|

* * * * * * * *

Riff I

Again, in each of the two spaces, Raymond hits the

hi-hat while Burton sings "Suffer...bastard..."

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|------3--3--3--2------3--3--3--2--|
|------3--3--3--2------3--3--3--2--|
|------1--1--1--0------1--1--1--0--|

* * * * * * * *

Riff J

the bass guitar fills in spaces between the chords.

All chords are played staccato.

<--depress whammy slow-->

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--5------5------5--------------------------------|
|--5------5------5--------------------------------|
|--3------3------3------333333444444555555444444--|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Riff K

|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|-5----6-------|
|-3--4-4--5-2--|
|----2----3-0--|

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