• Song:

    Ten Ton Hammer

  • Artist:

    Machine Head

  • Album:

    Year of the Dragon Tour...

Introduction
Volume swell (0-10)
C#|--------------------------|
G#|-12*~~------------5*~~----|
E |--------------------------|
B |--------------------------|
F#|--------------------------|
B |--------------------------|

C#|---------------------------------------------|
G#|-10\---------10\---------10\-----------------|
E |-12b\--------12b\--------12b\----------------|
B |-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-3-6-5---|
F#|-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-3-6-5---|
B |-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-3-6-5---|
        .......     .......     .......

Pre-Main Riff (1 of 2)
C#|-------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------|
E |-8/10\8-/10\8/10\8-/10\8-/10\8-|
B |-x-x--x--x--x-x--x--x--x--x--x-|
F#|-6/8-\6-/8-\6/8-\6-/8-\6-/8-\6-|
B |-------------------------------|

Main Riff
C#|-----------------------------------------------|
B#|-----------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
B |-1-0--1-0-1-0--1-0--1-0-1-0--1-0-1-0--1-0--1-0-|

Verse Riff
C#|---------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------|
E |------5*-------5*-------5*-------5*----------|
B |-3-0------3-0------3-0------3-0--------------|
F#|-3-0-0----3-0-0----3-0-0----3-0-0---66665544-|
B |-3-0-0----3-0-0----3-0-0----3-0-0---66665544-|
       ..       ..       ..       ..         ..

Chorus (Part 1) "I can feel ...'
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----2222~----2220~----2222~----2220~----2222~----2220~----2222~----2220-|
F#|---2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-----|
B |-2~-------3~-------2~-------3~-------2~-------3~-------2~-------3~-------|

Chorus (Part 2) 'Like broken glass ...'
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
      ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...

Pre-Main Riff (2 of 2)
C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|
E |-10/12\10-/12\10/12\10-/12\10-/12\10-|
B |-x--x--x---x--x--x--x---x--x---x--x--|
F#|-8-/10\8--/10\8-/10\8--/10\8--/10\8--|
B#|-------------------------------------|

Main Riff
C#|-----------------------------------------------|
B#|-----------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
B |-1-0--1-0-1-0--1-0--1-0-1-0--1-0-1-0--1-0--1-0-|

Verse Riff
C#|---------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------|
E |------5*-------5*-------5*-------5*----------|
B |-3-0------3-0------3-0------3-0--------------|
F#|-3-0-0----3-0-0----3-0-0----3-0-0---66665544-|
B |-3-0-0----3-0-0----3-0-0----3-0-0---66665544-|
       ..       ..       ..       ..         ..

Chorus (Part 1) "I can feel ...'
C#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----2222~----2220~----2222~----2220~----2222~----2220~----2222~----2220-|
F#|---2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-----|
B |-2~-------3~-------2~-------3~-------2~-------3~-------2~-------3~-------|

Chorus (Part 2) 'Like broken glass ...'
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
      ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...

Interlude
C#|------------------------------------------| (x2)
G#|------------------------------------------|
E |--------7*--------7*--------7*--------7*--|
B |-0~~--8*---1~~--8*---0~~--8*---1~~--8*----|
F#|-0~~-------1~~-------0~~-------1~~--------|
B |-0~~-------1~~-------0~~-------1~~--------|

While it's just Adam Duce on bass, Flynn pick-scratches the 4th and 5th string (Higher B 
F#), before then sliding down, then up on all three lower strings (Higher B, F# and 
B)

Heavy Breakdown 'I can't stand or take ....'
C#|-----------------------------------| (x4)
G#|-----------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------|
B |-2X-3X-5X-0X-2-XX-2X-3X-5X-0X-2-XX-|
F#|-2X-3X-5X-0X-2-XX-2X-3X-5X-0X-2-XX-|
B |-2X-3X-5X-0X-2-XX-2X-3X-5X-0X-2-XX-|

Pre-Chorus (indefinate count)
C#|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------|
E |-1010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010101010-
B |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
F#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
B |-----------------------------------------------------|

STOP! 'HEY'

Chorus (Part 1) "I can feel ...' (x2)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
C#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----2222~----2220~----2222~----2220~----2222~----2220~----2222~----2220---|
F#|---2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------2~-------|
B |-2~-------3~-------2~-------3~-------2~-------3~-------2~-------3~---------|


Chorus (Part 2) 'Like broken glass ...'
C#|-------------------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
B |-2-----2-----3-----3-----2-----2-----3-----3-----|
F#|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
B |-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
      ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...   ...

C#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E |-1010101010101010101010101010101010101010131313131313131313-|
B |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
F#|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11111111111111111-|
B |-----------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff
C#|-----------------------------------------------|
B#|-----------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------|
B |-----------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
B |-1-0--1-0-1-0--1-0--1-0-1-0--1-0-1-0--1-0--1-0-|

* - Natural harmonic
.. - Palm mute
b - Bend
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down

Tabbed by THEREDiNFLiKTED (also known as James Brien Hobbs)
Email - James_Is_Bigger_Than_Jesus@hotmail.co.uk
Keep it metal, keep it Machine F*ckin' Head!
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