Band: Machine Head
song: Imperium

Tuning: STandar 5 string tuning (B, E, A, D, G)

I know this song is played on a four string but i find it easier to play it on a 5 string

(note: i did borrow some parts from the other tab because i wasnt sue of how to play them)


intro (part 1): x1         
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|-0-2~~~~-------0-2~~~~-------0-2~~~~-------0-2~~~~-------|

Intro (part 2): x1    
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|-0-2~~~~-------0-2~~~~-------0-2~~~~-------0-2~~~~-------|	
     
Intro (part 3): x4         
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|-----------------------------------------------------------|      
|-----------------------------------------------------------|    
|-----------------------------------------------------------|    
|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|   
 
Verse (THE Riff!): x4       HEAR ME NOW!    
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------3~    
|----------------------------------------------------------------------    
|-2-2--0-0-0-0h2-2-2--0-0-0-0--2p0-0-0--2-2--0-0-0—0h2-2-2--0-0-0-0----     
--------------------------------------------------------------2-2-------------|   
------------------------------------------------------------------4-----------|     
--------------------------------------3-3-3-------6-6-6-3-3-3-----------------|    
--------------------------------------------5-5-5-----------------------------|    
2-2--0-0-0-0h2-2-2--0-0-0-0--2p0-0-0------------------------------------------|  
            
Verse interlude: x1    
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|----------------------------------------------------|    
|--7/5-5-5--7/5-5-5--7/5-5--5/3-3-3--5/3-3-3--5/3-3--|    
|----------------------------------------------------|    

Verse: x1    
Verse interlude: x1    
Pre-Chorus: x1     
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|------------------------------------|      
|------------------------------------|    
|------------------------------------|    
|-0-2---3-2---0-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|    

Chorus:                                     
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|    
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|    
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|    
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|    
|-0-2---2-3-2---2-0-2---2-3-2---0-2---2-3-2---2/8-8--5-5-7-7/5----------|  
   
Intro (part 3): x1.5  
  
Verse: x2    
Verse interlude: x1   
Verse: x1    
Verse Interlude: x1    
Pre-Chorus: x1    
Chorus: x2    

Breakdown
 (part 1): x1    
|-------|    
|-------|    
|-------|    
|-------|    
|-0~~~~~|
    
Breakdown 
 (Part 2): x2                  
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|------------------------------------|      
|------------------------------------|    
|------------------------------------|    
|-0~-1—-0~-1-—0~-1--6-3-4--1-4-3-----|    
Breakdown 
 (part 3): x2         
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|    
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|      
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|    
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|    
|-000-000-000-000-000-000-333-444-000-000-000-000--6-3-4--1-4-3---|    
Breakdown 
part 2: x2 
   
Breakdown 
 (part 4): x1           
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|------------------------------------|      
|------------------------------------|    
|------------------------------------|    
|-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------|		     
Beakdown 
 (Part 5):    
|------------|    
|------------|    
|------------|    
|-0~~~~3~~~~~|    
|------------| 
   
Solo 
 (Part 1): x2    
|------------------------------------|    
|------------------------------------|      
|------------------------------------|    
|--------------------.--.--.--.------|    
|-2-2---2-2---2-2----2--2--2--2------|    
Solo 
 (part 2): x1     
|------------------------------------|     
|------------------------------------|      
|--------------------.--.--.--.------|    
|-0-0---0-0---0-0----0--0--0--0------|    
|------------------------------------|    
Solo
 (Part 3): x1    
|--------------------0---------------| (plat these notes quickly)    
|----------------------3-2-----------|        
|--------------------------5-5-4-2-0-|        
|-3-3---3-3---3-3--------------------|    
|------------------------------------| 
        
Solo part 1: x2   
Solo part 2: x1    
Solo part 3: x1    
Solo part 1: x2    
Solo part 2: x1    
Solo Part 3: x1  
  
Fill at end of solo: x1    
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|------------------------|    
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|--10---10---10-------| (slide these really quickly)    
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Breakdown
 (part 6): x4        
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|-------------------|----|----|--------------|     
|-------------------|----|----|--------------|    
|-------------------|----|----|-1-1-1--------|    
|-0h2-0-22222222----|----|----|-------1-1-1--| 
       
|-------------------|    
|-------------------|    
|-------------------|    
|--1—-1—-1----------|    
|----------1—-1--1--| 
    
Outro: x2    
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|------------------------|-----|-----|-------------------|    
|------------------------|-----|-----|-------------------|    
|---^--------------------|-----|-----|-1—-1—-1-----------|    
|-0-1--0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----|-----|----------1—-1—-1--|    

Intro part 1: x1