#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# "Machinehead" by "Bush" off the album "Sixteen Stone" Time 4:16 -First Tabbed 23/10/2001 -Fix made on 06/01/2002 thanks to crazy_dude66@hotmail.com -Other general fixes also made on 06/01/2002 -Fix made on 17/07/2003 thanks to schmusebacke (Punkrockerdeftones@web.de) after seeing bush live Tabbed By Marcus Allison marcusthemartian@hotmail.com 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 marcusthemartian@hotmail.com