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From: andrew_zombie@hotmail.com (Andrew Macdonald)

EDGE CRUSHER
By: Fear Factory
from the CD "Obsolete"
1998 The All Blacks B.V.
Transcribed by Andrew Macdonald
andrew_zombie@hotmail.com

A lot of this song was done on a 5-string acoustic bass but lots is on guitar, too.
5-string bass detuned one whole step (A D G F C).
Guitar parts preformed on a 6-string guitar detuned to A D G F C A.

p.m. or .=palm mute
    ()=ghost note
    <>=Volume swell

Intro:
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|---1-0-0-0-1---0-0-0-1--|---0-0-0-1---2-1-0--|-0--1--0--0-0-|---1-0-0-0----1-0-1--| 

1st & 2nd verses:                       Pre-chorus:
|---------------|------------------|    |---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------|    |---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------------------|    |---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------|------6-----------|    |---------------------|------5-5--5--------|
|-0-----7-------|-5---------2---1--| X4 |-0--0--6-6---6-6---6-|-4------------2--1--|

Chorus:
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|---1-0-0-0-1---0-0-0-1--|---0-0-0-1---2-1-0--|-0--1--0--0-0-|---1-0-0-0----1-0-1--| 

|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------9------------|----------6------------------|
|----0------7------------|-5------------------2-----1--| X2

go back to Pre-chorus

(keyboard arr. for guitar)
|-----------------|------------|------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------|------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------|------------|-----------------|
|------1---1--1---|------------|------------|------1---1--1---|
|-----------------|------------|------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|------------|------------|-----------------|

go back to Pre-chorus

|----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-2-----------8------8----8--|-6----6------7-----7--4--3-|--6-----7-7--7---4--3--|
|-2---------8-8------8----8--|-6----6------5---5-5--4--3-|--6-----6-6--6---4--3--|
|-0------0--6-6----6-6----6--|-4----4--0------------2--1-|--4--------------2--1--|

(gtr.2 on 2nd pre-chorus)
|----------------------------|-----------5-b-------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|----------(8)b-------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------8------8---8-----|-6-------------------------|-6-------7-7--7--4--3--|
|--7----7--------------------|---------------------------|---------5-5--5--4--3--|
|--0----0--------------------|---------------------------|-----------------2--1--|

Chorus
        
|----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|
|-3--2-------3-----2-------3-|----2-------3-----4--3--2--|-2--3--------2-----3--------2-|
|-3--2--2--2-3-----2--2--2-3-|----2--2--2-3-----4--3--2--|-2--3---2--2-2-----3---2--2-2-|
|-1--0--0--0-1-----0--0--0-1-|----0--0--0-1-----2--1--0--|-0--1---0--0-0-----1---0--0-0-|
       p.m..         p.m..          p.m..                         p.m..         p.m.. 
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------------|-------------------------|
|(2)-3---------2-----3--2--3---|-2-----------------------|
|(2)-3---2---2-2-----3--2--3---|-2-----------------------|
|(0)-1---0---0-0-----1--0--1---|-0-----------------------|
        p.m...

go back to 1st verse

                               Interlude:
                               (w/synth effects)
|------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|------------------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|(2)-3---------2-----3--2--3---|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|(2)-3---2---2-2-----3--2--3---|-2---2-2---2---|-2---2-2---2---|-2---2-2---2---|
|(0)-1---0---0-0-----1--0--1---|-0---0-0---0---|-0---0-0---0---|-0---0-0---0---|
        p.m...                  p.m.........    p.m.........    p.m.........

|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-2----2--2----2---2|-2----2--2----2---|-2----2--2----2---2|-2----2--2----2--2--2--|
|-0----0--0----0---0|-0----0--0----0---|-0----0--0----0---0|-0----0--0----0--0--0--|
 p.m................ p.m............    p.m................ p.m..................

(w/synth effects)
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|------------2--3--2|
|-5--4---5-4--5---4--|-5--4---5-4--5---4--|-5---4---5-4--5---4--|-5---4----5-0--1--0|

|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|-5---------------------|-4----------------------|-----------------------|
|-3--6----7--2---3----2-|-2---6----7--2---3----2-|-8--6----7--2---3----2-|
|----4----5--0---1----0-|-----4----5--0---1----0-|-6--4----5--0---1----0-|

|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|-7---6----7--2---3----2-|
|-5---4----5--0---1----0-|

go back to Pre-chorus

    <>          <>          <>        <>
|-----------|-----------|----------|---------|
|-----------|-----------|----------|---------|
|---12------|---11------|---10-----|---9-----|
|---10------|----9------|----8-----|---7-----|
|-----------|-----------|----------|---------|
|-----------|-----------|----------|---------|


|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|(2)-3---------2-----3--2--3---|
|(2)-3---2---2-2-----3--2--3---|
|(0)-1---0---0-0-----1--0--1---|
         .   .

|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--3--2---------3--------2-------3-|-----2-------3------4--3--2--|
|--3--0---------3--------2-------3-|-----2-------3------4--3--2--|
|--1--0---0--0--1-----0--0--0--0-1-|---0-0--0--0-1---0--2--1--0--|
          .  .              .  .            .  .

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


There ya go.Any questions, comments, whatever, just e-mail me at
andrew_zombie@hotmail.com or extacygod@hotmail.com

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