DAYS TURN BLUE TO GRAY
Artist: Machine Head
Album: Through the Ashes of Empires (2003)
Author: Robert Flynn, Phil Demmel
Transcribed By: Black_Statik (Black_statik@hotmail.com)
I picked up most of this by ear. I didn't get all the guitar parts down, such as the lead,
but here are the basic rhythm parts.
/ = slide
*= palm mute
b= bend
h= hammer on or harmonic
p= pull off
x= dead note
v= vibrato
>= let ring
r= release from bend
Tuning: B, F, A#, D#, G, C
Intro Riff (Clean)
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{----------------------5br--------
{--5--7--5--7--5--8--5------------
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Play the above 3 times and then play the following:
I may be wrong with this riff.
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{--8----------------8-8p7-7p5-----
{----7--5--7--5--4----------------
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Main Riff (Chorus Distorted)
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{------------10-----12---------
{-0-2-0-2----x------x----------X3 then:
{-0-2-0-2----8------10---------
{-0-2-0-2--0-----0-------------
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{-0-2-0-2-0-0--6-6/5-5/3----------
{-0-2-0-2-0-0--6-6/5-5/3----------
{-0-2-0-2-0-0--6-6/5-5/3----------
Verse Riff
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{-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-
{-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-
{-------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-
Verse Riff Continued.
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{-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-
{-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-
{----------0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-
Pre Chorus Riff (Play 4 times
Gradually releasing mute)
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{-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15
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* * * * * * * * * * *
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{-15------------------------------
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Bridge
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{--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
{--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---
{--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---
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Bridge Continued.
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{-0-0-0-xxxxx--8-8/7-7-7/5--------
{-0-0-0-xxxxx--8-8/7-7-7/5--------
{-0-0-0-xxxxx--8-8/7-7-7/5--------
Last time
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{-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx
{-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx
{-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx
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{-0--8-8/7-7-7/5------------------
{-0--8-8/7-7-7/5------------------
{-0--8-8/7-7-7/5------------------
Midsection.
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{-------------12-11---------------
{-14-12-14-12------12-14-12-14-12-
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Continued.
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{-12-11---------------------------
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Clean Chords (Im not too sure on these
so I just tabbed out the bass notes to each chord
to give you an idea of what they may be.)
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{--7----2----3----0---------------
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Heavy part (Distortion)
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{---------5-4-----------5-4-------
{-7-5-7-5-----5-7-5-7-5-----------
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Father, Mother...Part.
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{-2-0--5-3--2-0--5-3--0-----------
{-2-0--5-3--2-0--5-3--0-----------
{-2-0--5-3--2-0--5-3--0-----------
* *
Your Self Destruction.....
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{-2-0-2-0-5-3-0-2-0-2-0-5-3-------
{-2-0-2-0-5-3-0-2-0-2-0-5-3-------
{-2-0-2-0-5-3-0-2-0-2-0-5-3-------
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
End Riff x 3
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{-2--/x/x/xx--2-2-/x/x/x--2-xxxxx-
{-2--/x/x/xx--2-2-/x/x/x--2-xxxxx-
{-2--/x/x/xx--2-2-/x/x/x--2-xxxxx-
Then end on...
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{-2-2-----------------------------
{-2-2-----------------------------
{-2-2-----------------------------
I hope you enjoy this tab. I apologise for those parts that I havent been able to transcribe yet
but I hope this tab gives you an idea. Please feel free to comment on this tab.
Thanks again for taking the time to check it out.
