Acres of Skin Lyrics

As recorded by Fear Factory
(From the 2001 Album DIGIMORTAL)
Words and Music by Mike Malatino
Gtr I (B E A D G B E) - 'Distortion'
Gtr II (B E A D G B E) - 'Overdrive'
Gtr III (B E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'
Moderately Q=120
Gtr I
W E E S S E H E E S S E H
| Gtr II
| PM------------| PM------------|
| W E E S S E S S S S S S S S E E S S E S S S S S S S S
Gtrs I, II
E E S S E H E E S S E. Q E.
| PM------------|
| E E S S E S S S S S S S S W
E E S S E T T S T T S T T S T T S E E S S E T T S T T S T T S T T S
||o-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
||o-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E E S S E T T S T T S T T S T T S
E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E
|---------------------o||----------------------|
|---------------------o||----------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S
Q Q S S S S S S S S S E. S E. S S S S S S S S
|-/7--/7------------------||-6S7--7S10------------------|
|-/5--/5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-4S5--5S=8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S E. S E. S S S S S S S S
|-6S7--7S10------------------|
|-4S5--5S=8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S E. S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S E. S S S S S S S S
|-6S7--7S10------------------|-6S7--7S10------------------|
|-4S5--5S=8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4S5--5S=8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S Q Q S S S S S S S S
Q Q S S S S S S S S S E. S E. S S S S S S S S
|-/7--/7------------------||-6S7--7S10------------------|
|-/5--/5--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-4S5--5S=8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S E. S E. S S S S S S S S
|-6S7--7S10------------------|
|-4S5--5S=8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
S E. S E. S S S S S S S S S E. S E. S S S S S S S S
|-6S7--7S10------------------|-6S7--7S10------------------|
|-4S5--5S=8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4S5--5S=8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Gtr III
Q Q E. Q +S Q Q E. Q +S
Q Q E. Q +S Q Q Q Q
Q Q E. Q +S Q Q E. Q +S
Q Q E. Q +S Q Q Q Q
Q E E E. S +Q Q E E E. S +Q
Q E E E. S +E E Q Q Q Q
Q E E E. S +Q Q E E E. S +Q
Q E E E. S +E E Q Q Q Q
Gtrs I, II
S E S S E S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr III
| Q E E E. S +Q
S E S S E S S S S S S S S S
| Q E E E. S +Q
S E S S E S S S S S S S S S
| Q E E E. S +E E
E. S S S S S E. S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
S E S S E S S S S S S S S S
| Q E E E. S +Q
S E S S E S S S S S S S S S
| Q E E E. S +Q
S E S S E S S S S S S S S S
| Q E E E. S +E E
E. S S S S S E. S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E E S E S E E H..
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
- 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 - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths