Hey, this is the tab for the song Locust by Machine Head.
It's the advance mix version they released as a single before the album 'Unto the
Locust' which isn't released yet while I'm typing this :)
I did the main riffs and tabbed only what I play when I
play along with the track.
Tuning is drop B but I think you have to go a
half semi-tone up so you're in between drop B and drop C,
sounds a bit better
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |0---0---0---0-2---3-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----0---0---0--|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--0---0---0-----0-----0---0---0---0---2---2---2---7---8-5---5---5---5|
X6 !Clean!
C#|----------------------------------------------------5-6--------------|
G#|3---3---3---3-5---6-3---3---3---3---3---5---5---5-------8---8-6-5---5|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Harmonize during 5th and 6th time
(I usually play this part instead of the other when I play with the track)
!Clean!
Drum solo
C#|-----------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------|
E |-7-----12--10--9~---10--7-----10--9---5--|
B |-----------------------------------------|
F#|-5-----10--8---7~---8---5-----8---7---3--|
B |-----0-----------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------|
E |-7-----12--10--14~--15--12----14--12--9--|
B |-----------------------------------------|
F#|-5-----10--8---12~--13--10----12--10--7--|
B |-----0-----------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------|
E |-7-----12--10--9~---10--7-----10--9---5--|
B |-----------------------------------------|
F#|-5-----10--8---7~---8---5-----8---7---3--|
B |-----0-----------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------|
E |-12--10--7---9---5----5--5--5--5--6--6--6--6-|
B |---------------------------------------------|
F#|-10--8---5---7---3----3--3--3--3--4--4--4--4-|
B |---------------------------------------------|
This part is harmonized but I don't know the harmonize
This is the same as the chorus part
C#|-------------|
G#|-------------|
E |-------------|
B |-------------|
F#|-------------|
B |-3-2-1-2-1-0-|
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
F#|-----5-----------5-----------5---|
B |-0-6---6-----0-6---6-----0-6---6-|
This riff has slightly different endings, they are noted below
First , third, fifth and seventh ending
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
B |-0(0)0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-|
Second and Sixth ending
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------------------------|
B |---------5*------5*------5*| (natural harmonic)
F#|---------------------------|
B |-0(0)0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
Fourth and Eighth ending
C#|---------------------------|
G#|---------------------------|
E |---------5*------5*------5*| (natural harmonic)
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
B |-0(0)0-0-----0-0-----0-0---|
Then some cool, fast riff I can't play,
I play the chords on the background there
________________________________________________________________________________________
According to 'motortallica' it goes like this
[---------------------]
[---------------------]
[--10-9-7---------7-9-]
[---------10-8-10-----]X2
[---------------------]
[---------------------]
[-----------------------]
[-----------------------]
[-12-10-9----------9-10-]
[---------12-10-12------] X2
[-----------------------]
[-----------------------]
[------------------------]
[------------------------]
[-14-12-10----------10-12]
[----------14-12-14------]X2
[------------------------]
[------------------------]
[------------------------
[------------------------]
[-17-15-14----------14-15]
[----------17-15-17------]X2
[------------------------]
[------------------------]
[------------------------]
[------------------------]
[-19-17-15----------15-17]
[----------19-17-19------] X2
[------------------------]
[------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
[-21-19-17----------17-19-22-21-19----21-19-17---]
[----------20-19-20----------------20----------19] x1
[------------------------------------------------]
[------------------------------------------------]
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------|
B |-3--------5--------7--------10-------3--------5---|
F#|-1--------3--------5--------8--------1--------3---|
B |--------------------------------------------------|
_________________________________________________________________________________
Now repeat from the octave chord part (chorus)
Then play that octave part (chorus) again and follow with this:
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
B |-3-2-1-2-1-0-3-2-1-2-1-0-3-2-1-2-1-0-6-5-4-7-6-5--| x4
Now some clean starts, which I don't feel like tabbing
Solo starts here
C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17----17----17----17---------|
G#|----------------------15----13------------------------|
E |----------------------------------15----14----12------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17----17----------------------|
G#|----------------------15----13--------------17-15-17-13|
E |----------------------------------18b-17-15------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17----17----17----17---------|
G#|----------------------15----13------------------------|
E |----------------------------------15----14----12------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17-----------------------|
G#|----------------------15----13--------------------|
E |--------------------------------17-15-------------|
B |--------------------------------------17b---------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------|
C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17----17----17----17---------|
G#|----------------------15----13------------------------|
E |----------------------------------15----14----12------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
This is with some kind of harmony or just played higher
C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17----17----------------------|
G#|----------------------15----13--------------17-15-17-13|
E |----------------------------------18b-17-15------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17----17----17----17---------|
G#|----------------------15----13------------------------|
E |----------------------------------15----14----12------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-17-15-17-13-17-12-17----17----17----------------------|
G#|----------------------15----13--------------17-15-17-13|
E |----------------------------------18b-17-15------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-18-20-20---20-22-22----22-24-24----24b--24b------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm for the solo's (i didn't tab solo's, sorry)
_ _
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------| \ / /x2 \
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------| \ / \ |
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------| \/ /
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------| /\ /
F#|-1-0---------1-0---------1-0-3-0-1-0---------1-0--------------------| / \ /
B |-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-3-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0--0-3-0-5-0-6-0-5-0-| / \ /_ _ _
_ _
C#|--------------------------------------------------------------------| \ / /x2 \
G#|--------------------------------------------------------------------| \ / \ |
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------| \/ /
B |-3-2---------3-2---------3-2-5-2-3-2---------3-2--------------------| /\ /
F#|-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0-3-0-1-0-0-0-0-0-1-0--0-3-0-5-0-6-0-5-0-| / \ /
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------| / \ /_ _ _
And repeat those 2 riffs
And then this harmony
C#|-------------------------------8-10-8-------------|
G#|-------------8----8-10-8-10-11--------11-10-------|
E |-7-9-10-9-10---10---------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------| x2
C#|-10---12---13---15---17---17----|
G#|-13b--15b--16b--18b--20b--20b---|
E |--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------|
G#|-20b--18--20b--18--20b--18--|
E |----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|
B |----------------------------|
Bend up and then back down and then hit the eighth fret
C#|-------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------17-18-|
B |-------------------17-19-------|
F#|----------17-19-20-------------|
B |-17-19-20----------------------|
Then the fast soloish riff with power chords behind
C#|-------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------|
B |-3--------5--------7--------10-|
F#|-1--------3--------5--------8--|
B |-------------------------------| x2
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------|
B |-3--------5--------7--------10-------3--------5---|
F#|-1--------3--------5--------8--------1--------3---|
B |--------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|----------------------------------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |0---0---0---0-2---3-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0-----|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------|
B |--0---0---0-----0-----0---0---0---0---2---2---2---7---8-5-|
!Clean!
Now the chorus (with the octave chords) twice
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
B |-3-2-1-2-1-0-3-2-1-2-1-0-3-2-1-2-1-0-6-5-4-7-6-5--|
But gradually slow down the 3,2,1 and 0's, it's easy if you listen to the song
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------------|
B |-0----6---5----3---5----0-------------------------|
That was it, I hope you liked it
