• Song:

    Message In A Bottle

  • Artist:

    Machine Head

  • Album:

    The Burning Red

Artist Related tabs and Sheet Music

Okay, I think this is as close as it gets. The tuning for this song is:
B--F#--B--E--G#--C#
Almost all of there songs use this tuning, i learned it this way. Comments or complaints: general1485@yahoo.com

Main Riff:
C#-------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------
E----------11--------7---------9-----------4---5---------
B------9----------5---------7----------2-----------------
F#---7---------3---------5---------0---------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------

"I'll send an SOS to the..."
C#-----------------------------------------
G#-----------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------               Repeat x2
F#--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10---
B------------------------------------------

"I hope that someone gets my...."
C#-------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
F#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-----------------3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3----
B-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------

C#--------------------------------------------------------
G#--------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------
F#----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------
B-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-----

The high pitch part is something like this:
C#-----------------------------------------------------------------
G#-----------------------------------------------------------------
E--------14-------------14---12-----14--------------12-------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------14---
F#-----------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------

Then he says I’ll send an SOS again
C#------------------------------------------------------------------
G#------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------
B-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------
F#----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------
B-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------

C#----------------------------------------------------------
G#----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------
F#----3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----
B-----3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-

Repeat this a few times.

When Rob Says “Sending out an SOS…” at the end, it goes like this:
C#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G#-----------------------------------------------------------------------
E---------5-5-5-5-5-------2-2-2-2-2-------5-5-5-5-5------2-2-2-----------
B---2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-2-2-2----------
F#--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0----------
B---2-2-2--------------0-0-0-------------2-2-2--------------0-0-0--5-4---

I missed a few parts. If you want info on any other tabs for this ban e-mail me at general1485@yahoo.com.

Robert Flynn (Vocals, Guitar)
Ahrue Luster (Guitar)
Adam Duce (Bass)
Dave McClain (Drums)

Roadrunner Records, “From This Day,” 1999.
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