• Song:

    Message In A Bottle

  • Artist:

    Machine Head

  • Album:

    The Burning Red

tabbed by: Derek Paul 

   D tuning (NOT Drop D) 

   Intro & verse 1: several times ...use chorus and tremelo 
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   ---------10--------------------8--------------- 
   ------8-------------11------6------------8(b9)-- 
   ---6-------------(b9)-----4-------------6-------- 
   -------------7--------------------4------------ 

   pre chorus: 2x ...slight distortion 
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   -------------------(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)11-11-11-11--- 
   ---(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)7-7-7-7-(b9)-(b9)-(b9)-(b9)--- 
   ---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------- 
   Lyrics:(i send out an S.O.S.) 

   pre chorus cont.: 4x ...little bit heavier distortion 
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   ---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--- 
   ---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- 
   slight pm........................ 
   lyrics:(in hope that someone finds my) 

   chorus: ...back to chorus and tremelo 
   ---6----5--- ---4--- 
   ---6----5--- ---4--- 
   ---8----6--- ---4--- 
   ---8----7--- ---6--- 
   ---6----7--- ---6--- 
   --------5--- 3x then ---4--- 
   lyrics:(message in a bottle) 

   other verses: several times ...heavy distortion, hit the gas!! 
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   ---8-8-8-8---------6-6-6-6----------- 
   ---6-6-6-6-(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--- 
   -----------7-7-7-7---------4-4-4-4--- 


   pre chorus: 2x 
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   -------------------(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)11-11-11-11--- 
   ---(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)7-7-7-7-(b9)-(b9)-(b9)-(b9)--- 
   ---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------- 

   pre chorus cont.: 4x 
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   ---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--- 
   ---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--- 
   pm............................... 
   chorus: ...back to chorus and tremelo 
   ---6----5--- ---4--- 
   ---6----5--- ---4--- 
   ---8----6--- ---4--- 
   ---8----7--- ---6--- 
   ---6----7--- ---6--- 
   --------5--- 3x then ---4--- 


   bridge: 4x ...fully distorted 
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   ---X~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--- 
   ---X~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--- long pick scrape 

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   ---------10--------------------8--------------- 
   ------8-------------11------6------------8(b9)-- 
   ---6-------------(b9)-----4-------------6-------- 
   -------------7--------------------4------------ 
   pm.......................................... 

   outro: several times 
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   ---8-8-8-8---------6-6-6-6----------- ---6--- 
   ---6-6-6-6-(b9)(b9)(b9)(b9)4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--- ---4--- 
   -----------7-7-7-7---------4-4-4-4--- end on this note ------- fade...
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