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Machinehead Guitar Tablature
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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

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

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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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