• Song:

    I Am Hell Sonata In C

  • Artist:

    Machine Head

Artist: Machine Head
Album: Unto the Locust (2011)
Song: I Am Hell (Sonata in C#)
Tabbed by Derek Mayfield

Tuning, low to high: C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#

Intro: I Am Hell
1A (Main)
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|-1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0---|
|-1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0---|

1B (Every fourth measure)
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|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0-----6-3--6-3--6-3--|
|-1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0--------------------|

1C (Every sixth measure)
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|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0----0------1-0-0--6-|
|-1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0----0------1-0-0----|


Guitar 2 (Comes in sixteenth measure)
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|-----7----7----7----7----6----6----6----6----|
|--8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8-------|
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|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------|
|-----9----9----9----9----7----7----7----7----|
|--8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8-------|
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|-----7----7----7----7----6----6----6----6----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8-------|
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|-----9----9----9----9----7----7----7----7----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8-------|
|---------------------------------------------|
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|-----7----6----------------------------------|
|---------------9----7----6----7--------------|
|--8----8----8----8----8----8-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
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Ashes to the Sky
2A
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------8650------------------------|
|-----------8650------4-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1|
|-6530-8650-----------4-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1|

2B
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------7-5-----|
|-------6-5-0--8-6-5---5-6-5-0-5--------6-5-0--8-6-5---5-----8-6-|
|-0-5-6--------------6------------0-5-6--------------6-----------|

2C
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------6-5-0--8-6-5---5-6-5-0-5----4-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-5-6--------------6--------------4-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-|

2B
2C
2B
2C

2D
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|11-8-8-8-8-8-11-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-9-6-6-6-6-6--9-6-6-6-6-6-|
|--------------------------|

Verse 2x
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------8650-|
|-0------0--3-1-3-|-0-----3-1-3-43|-0------0--3-1-3-|-----------8650------|
|-0--000-0--3-1-3-|-0--00-3-1-3-43|-0--000-0--3-1-3-|-6530-8650-----------|

Pre-Chorus
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-4------3---5---4------3--5---4------3---5---4------3--5-|
|-7------6---8---7------6--8---7------6---8---7------6--8-|

Chorus
 I        am       hell   to       thee
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 Down     here     all    shall     suffer  with    me
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|---------5-5-5-5-----------------|
|-------------------------8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
|-6-6-6-6-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 Die                 puri-                 fied            rise        the
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|12-12-12-12-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-------------|-----------------------------7-7-7-7-|
|----------------------------10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10---------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

 ashes    to      the               sky
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|---------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-----------------7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Verse 2x
Pre-Chorus
Chorus

Bridge (So burn)
|---------------------|--------------12---------------12------|
|--6b---8b---9b---11b-|-12b-15b-13b-----13-12-13-15b-----13-12|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|

-12---------------------12/13-15b-15b-15b-|
----13-12-13-12b--13/15-------------------|
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2A
2B
2C
2B
2C
2D

Solos (I can't help you here, sorry!)

Pre-Chorus

Chorus B
 I        am       hell   to       thee
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------5-5-5-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 Down     here     all    shall     suffer  with    me
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|---------5-5-5-5-----------------|
|-------------------------8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
|-6-6-6-6-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 Die purified, rise the ashes of your immolation
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|-----------------------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-----------------------------------------------|

Breakdown 8x
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|-1-0---1-0-0-0--1-0--4b-4b-4b-4b|
|-1-0---1-0-0-0--1-0--4b-4b-4b-4b|

Now is the acoustic part, it's simply the chorus twice, without tremolo picking it.

Chorus 2x

Bridge 3x





There you go, hope you appreciate my tab :), good luck playing it, have fun! Feel free
to contact me at derekmayfield1114@gmail.com for any questions.
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