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"Machinehead" by "Bush" off the album "Sixteen Stone"
Time 4:16
-First Tabbed 23/10/2001
-Fix made on 06/01/2002 thanks to [email protected]
-Other general fixes also made on 06/01/2002
-Fix made on 17/07/2003 thanks to schmusebacke ([email protected]) after seeing bush live
Tabbed By Marcus Allison [email protected]
p = pull off
h = hammer on
X = pick rake
/ = slide up
= slide down
~ = let ring
PM = palm mute
===================================================================================
Guitar 1 0:00-0:22
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6--8--8--8--9--11-11-11-XX-------------------------------------|
D|--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--XX-------------------------------------|x10
A|--4--4--6--6--6--7--9--9--9--XX-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 0:05-0:22 (Kicks in after x2 of Guitar 1)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11~----117-------------------------------------------------------|x2
A|--11~----117-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--9-~----9-5-------------------------------------------------------|
=====================================================================================
Guitar 1+2 0:22-0:38
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-XXX----11---11-11-XXXX--11-11-XXX--11---11-11-XXXX----------|
A|--11-11-XXX----11---11-11-XXXX--11-11-XXX--11---11-11-XXXX----------|
E|--9--9--XXX----9----9--9--XXXX--9--9--XXX--9----9--9--XXXX----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x1 Guitar 1
D|--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--------------|x2 Guitar 2
A|--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--------------|
E|--5--5-XXX--5----5--5--XXXX--5--5-XXX--5----5--5--XXXX--------------|
Guitar 1 0:30-0:34
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6--8--8--8--9--11-11-11-XX-------------------------------------|
D|--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--XX-------------------------------------|x2
A|--4--4--6--6--6--7--9--9--9--XX-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 0:34-0:38
E|--7h9-9-9-9p7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
B|--7h9-9-9-9p7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
====================================================================================
Rest while bass does
Bass 0:39-0:42
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--9-9---999----9-9---999--------------------------------------------|
The Guitar 2 kicks in 0:42-0:55
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--117~------------11~--------7~------------------------------------|x1
A|--117~------------11~--------7~------------------------------------|
E|--9-5~------------9-~--------5~------------------------------------|
While in the background Guitar 1 does pick rakes with some effect. 0:42-0:55
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------rest for a ----------------------------------|
G|--XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX--second, then--------------XXXXXXXX-----------|
D|--XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX--in time with--------------XXXXXXXX-----------|
A|--XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX--the A power chord---------XXXXXXXX-----------|x1
E|-----------------------above do this-->-----------------------------|
===============================================================================
Guitar 1+2 0:55-
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-XXX-11---11-11-XXXX--11-11-XXX--11---11-11-XXXX-------------|
A|--11-11-XXX-11---11-11-XXXX--11-11-XXX--11---11-11-XXXX-------------|
E|--9--9--XXX-9----9--9--XXXX--9--9--XXX--9----9--9--XXXX-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x2 Guitar 1
D|--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--------------|x3 Guitar 2
A|--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--------------|
E|--5--5-XXX--5----5--5--XXXX--5--5-XXX--5----5--5--XXXX--------------|
Guitar 1 1:13-1:21
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6--6--8--8--8--9--11-11-11-XX-------------------------------------|
D|--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--XX-------------------------------------|x4
A|--4--4--6--6--6--7--9--9--9--XX-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
================================================================================
Guitar 2 1:21-1:39
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9~----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9~----------------------------------------------------------------|x1
A|--7~----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 1:29-1:39
E|------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-------------|
B|--4/5-----4/5-----4/5-----4/5-----4/5-----4/5---------5grad bend----|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x1
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
=============================================================================
Guitar 2 1:39-1:47
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-44-7-7-7-77-------------------------------------------------|x2
A|--4-4-4-44-7-7-7-77-------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-22-5-5-5-55-------------------------------------------------|
||||
||||<-----
Guitar 1 plays this part here. Line them up for timing. 1:41-1:47
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------5-X5-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2-X2-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
=============================================================================
Guitar 2 1:47-1:55
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-XXX-11---11-11-XXXX--11-11-XXX--11---11-11-XXXX-------------|
A|--11-11-XXX-11---11-11-XXXX--11-11-XXX--11---11-11-XXXX-------------|
E|--9--9--XXX-9----9--9--XXXX--9--9--XXX--9----9--9--XXXX-------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--------------|x1
A|--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--------------|
E|--5--5-XXX--5----5--5--XXXX--5--5-XXX--5----5--5--XXXX--------------|
Guitar 1 1:47-1:51
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-13--13--13--14--16--16--16-XX-------------------------------|x1
A|--X--X--X---X---X---X---X---X---X--XX-------------------------------|
E|--9--9--11--11--11--12--14--14--14-XX-------------------------------|
Guitar 1 1:51-1:55
E|--7h9-9-9-9p7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
B|--7h9-9-9-9p7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x4
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
============================================================================
Guitar 2 1:55-2:03
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11~----117-------------------------------------------------------|x2
A|--11~----117-------------------------------------------------------|
E|--9-~----9-5-------------------------------------------------------|
|
Guitar 1 here | 2:01-2:03
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------10-~----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------8b9~----------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x1
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
============================================================================
Guitar 2 2:03-2:20
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-XXX--11---11-11-XXXX--11-11-XXX--11---11-11-XXXX------------|
A|--11-11-XXX--11---11-11-XXXX--11-11-XXX--11---11-11-XXXX------------|
E|--9--9--XXX--9----9--9--XXXX--9--9--XXX--9----9--9--XXXX------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--------------|x2
A|--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--7--7-XXX--7----7--7--XXXX--------------|
E|--5--5-XXX--5----5--5--XXXX--5--5-XXX--5----5--5--XXXX--------------|
Guitar 1 kicks in the second time it is played. Violin or something tabbed
for guitar. 2:12-2:20
E|---14~-16~----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------16~-17~--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x1
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
============================================================================
Guitar 1+2 2:21-2:37
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-XXX-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-XXX-9-9-99-XX-11-11-XXX-7-7-77--------------------------------|x3
A|--7-7-XXX-9-9-99-XX-11-11-XXX-7-7-77--------------------------------|
E|----------7-7-77-XX-9--9--XXX-5-5-55--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-XXX-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-XXX-9-9-99-XX-11~---------------------------------------------|x1
A|--7-7-XXX-9-9-99-XX-11~---------------------------------------------|
E|----------7-7-77-XX-9-~---------------------------------------------|
===========================================================================
Guitar 2 2:37-2:46
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-44-7-7-7-77-------------------------------------------------|x2
A|--4-4-4-44-7-7-7-77-------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-22-5-5-5-55-------------------------------------------------|
||||
||||<-----
Guitar 1 plays this part here. Line them up for timing. 2:41-2:46
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------5-X5-------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2-X2-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x2
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
============================================================================
Guitar 2 Palm mute the 9 2:46-2:50
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x1
A|-XX10~--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-XX9-~--------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (clean) 2:50-2:55
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x1
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--5--5~-------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 2:55-2:59
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x1
A|--(9)~--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 soft(distorted with reverb) 2:55-2:59
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x1
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--9--9--11--11--11--12--13--13--13----------------------------------|
Guitar 2 2:59-3:03
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x1
A|--/12~--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (not completely sure about this) 2:59-3:03
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----14--13--14--13--14---------------------------------------------|x1
A|--/12--12--14--12--12-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
===========================================================================
Guitar 2 3:03-3:11
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11-11-----11---11-11-------11-11-----11---11-11-------------------|
A|--11-11-----11---11-11-------11-11-----11---11-11-------------------|
E|--9--9-XXX--9----9--9--XXXX--9--9-XXX--9----9--9--XXXX--------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--7------7----7--7--------7--7------7----7777--------------------|x1
A|--7--7------7----7--7--------7--7------7----7557--------------------|
E|--5--5-XXX--5----5--5--XXXX--5--5-XXX--5----5555--------------------|
============================================================================
Guitar 1+2 Main Riff 3:11-3:40
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-XXX-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-XXX-9-9-99-XX-11-11-XXX-7-7-77--------------------------------|x7
A|--7-7-XXX-9-9-99-XX-11-11-XXX-7-7-77--------------------------------|
E|----------7-7-77-XX-9--9--XXX-5-5-55--------------------------------|
On the fifth time of "Guitar 2 Main Riff" Guitar 1 changes to this, all the
way until "Guitar 2 Riff 2" fades out on the E9 A11 D11 riff below, it fades
out with it 3:29-3:44 (the fade out goes til 3:49)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999-----------------------|
D|--9999999999999999999999999999999999999999999-----------------------|
A|--7777777777777777777777777777777777777777777-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 Riff 2 3:40-3:44
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9-9-XXX-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--9-9-XXX-9-9-99-XX-11-11-------------------------------------------|x1
A|--7-7-XXX-9-9-99-XX-11-11-------------------------------------------|
E|----------7-7-77-XX-9--9--------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 3:44-3:52
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------|x2
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------|
PM|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 3:52-3:57 (fade out on the A7 D9 G9 chord goes for longer)
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------9~--------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7XX-9~--------------------------|x1
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7XX-7~--------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5XX-----------------------------|
PM|-----------------------------------|
Guitar 1 3:57
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--13-11-9~----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|x1
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Well there you go. Enjoy. Hopefully the most complete and accurate tab for this song.
Could any remarks, fixes, hate mail be sent to Marcus at [email protected]
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