Song: Shovel Headed Kill Machine Artist: Exodus Album: Shovel Headed Kill Machine Legend / = slide up \ = slide down h = hammer on p = pull off b = bend r = release x = muted string t = tap (with finger or pick) ~ = vibrato P.m ----| = Palm Mute <>= Natural Harmonic I love this song, and this album, go easy on me, this is my first tab I've ever wrote. may be bad, but this is how I play it, and it sounds fine to me. I tabbed it 100% by not a very hard song to play, there is no solo, however timing could be a little tricky there's LOTS of palm-muting. Drop D Tuning: D A D G B e Intro - The Harmonic is really short at the beginning of the song e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| D|-------<6>~---------------------------------------| p.m ---| p.m ---| p.m ---------|palm mute the 2 open chords in between e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|-0-1-0-0-7-0---0-1-0-0-7-0---0-1-0-0-7-0--| A|-0-1-0-0-7-0---0-1-0-0-7-0---0-1-0-0-7-0--| D|-0-1-0-0-7-0---0-1-0-0-7-0---0-1-0-0-7-0--| p.m ---| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-0-1-0-0-7(6)-0-0---------------------------------| A|-0-1-0-0-7(6)-0-0---------------------------------| D|-0-1-0-0-7(6)-0-0---------------------------------| Play the Intro 4 times (excluding the Harmonic) Verse 1 p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -----------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------| D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------| p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---| p.m ---------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7-(6)-0-0------------------| D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7-(6)-0-0------------------| p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -----------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------| D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------| p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7--6-----------------------| D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7--6-----------------------| Play this 2 times Chorus - "Natural Sacrifice" e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-2---1---0---1---2---1----------------------------| A|-2---1---0---1---2---1----------------------------| D|-2---1---0---1---2---1----------------------------| p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0----------------------| D|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0----------------------| Play this 3 times "Kneel and Die before the..." p.m -----| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-7---6--5--4--3-2--0---0-0-0--0--0----------------| A|-7---6--5--4--3-2--0---0-0-0--0--0----------------| D|-7---6--5--4--3-2--0---0-0-0--0--0----------------| "KILL MACHINE!" e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------| Middle part - Slows down - TONS of palm-muting here! You must listen to the song to get timing p.m ----| p.m ----| p.m ----| p.m -----------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|--1---0--0--2-1--0--0---0-1--0--0---2-1--0--0-2-1---| A|--1---0--0--2-1--0--0---0-1--0--0---2-1--0--0-2-1---| D|--1---0--0--2-1--0--0---0-1--0--0---2-1--0--0-2-1---| p.m ---| p .m -| -| ----------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|-0-1--0-0---1/5-0-3-0-2-0--0-1----------------------| A|-0-1--0-0---1/5-0-3-0-2-0--0-1----------------------| D|-0-1--0-0---1/5-0-3-0-2-0--0-1----------------------| Play this part 6 times Interlude-ish part - Here we have the same chords that ring out, just no palm muting. e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|--1--------2-1--------0-1--------2-1-----0-2-1----| A|--1--------2-1--------0-1--------2-1-----0-2-1----| D|--1--------2-1--------0-1--------2-1-----0-2-1----| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-2-1-------1/5---3---2----0-1---------------------| A|-2-1-------1/5---3---2----0-1---------------------| D|-2-1-------1/5---3---2----0-1---------------------| Play this part 2 times Verse 2 - Same as verse 1 p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -----------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------| D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------| p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---| p.m ---------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7-(6)-0-0------------------| D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7-(6)-0-0------------------| p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -----------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------| D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------| p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7--6-----------------------| D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7--6-----------------------| Play this 2 times Chorus - "Natural Sacrifice" e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-2---1---0---1---2---1----------------------------| A|-2---1---0---1---2---1----------------------------| D|-2---1---0---1---2---1----------------------------| p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0----------------------| D|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0----------------------| Play this 3 times "Kneel and Die before the..." p.m -----| e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-7---6--5--4--3-2--0---0-0-0--0--0----------------| A|-7---6--5--4--3-2--0---0-0-0--0--0----------------| D|-7---6--5--4--3-2--0---0-0-0--0--0----------------| Play 1 time Outro - "SHOVEL HEADED...!" e|--------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------| D|-1---0-0-0---1--1---------------------------------| A|-1---0-0-0---1--1---------------------------------| D|-1---0-0-0---1--1---------------------------------| Play 3 Times And your done.