• Song:

    Never The Machine Forever

  • Artist:

    Soundgarden

  • Album:

    Down on the Upside

Never the Machine Forever
Tuning (low to high): CGDGBE 
 Key:    b - bend
         r - release
       {c} - harmonics           

8X Fig.1 /distortion/
I can't live when it lives
It won't live if I die
Machine has no heart to give
Heart it takes could be mine
E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------------
G--------------------3-3-3-----------------
C--0-0-0----3-3-3-------------5-5-5---3----


4X Fig.2 /distortion with wah as filter/
Come on
Come down
Come out from where you hide
E------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------
G--5-5-5-------------3-3-3-----------------
D-----------------------------3-3-3--------
G------------------------------------------
C-----------3-3-3----------------------3---


8X Fig.1 with these lyrics:
Follows me down the river
Shadows me through the sky
A sideways glance in the mirror
Stalemate machine in a tie


8X Fig.2 with these lyrics:
Come on
Come down
Come out from where you hide
Get up
Get off
Get on with your life

Riff A /clean/
E----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G------5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------
D----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5---...etc--
G--5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-------------
C----------------------------------------------


2X (Fig.3 /slight distortion/ with Riff A)
Forever means all is not seen
Never means forever brings everything
E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G--17-------15-------12------9/10--9-----------5-----
D----------------------------------------------------
G--17-------15-------12------9/10--9-----------5-----
C----------------------------------------------------


4X Fig.2 
8X Fig.1 with these lyrics:

I fashion will and desire
Always I and I survive
Mercurial mind the fire
Ferrivorous direction and drive


8X Fig.2 with these lyrics:
Come on
Come down
Come out from where you hide
Get up
Get off
Get on with your life


2X (Fig.3 /slight distortion/ with Riff A)
Forever means all is not seen
Never means forever brings everything


Riff C /distortion with wah/
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G--4b5---2b3r2--0-------0--------2b3r2--0-------
D-------------------2---------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------
C-----------------------------------------------


6X Riff B /heavy distortion/ with Riff C
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------
C--0-0-0----{C}-{Bb}-{G}-{E}-{G}-{Bb}-----------

Where {C} {Bb} {G} and {E} are harmonics:

* - the place of touch, the node
       
       C G D G B E                    C G D G B E
{C} =  ===========              {Bb}=  ===========
       | | | | | | 1.fret             | | | | | | 1.fret
       | | | | | |                    | | | | | |
       -----------                    -----------
       | | | | | | 2.fret             | | | | | | 2.fret
       | | | | | |                    | | | | | |
       -----------                    -----------
       * | | | | | 3. fret            | | | | | | 3.fret
       | | | | | |                    * | | | | |
       -----------                    -----------
       | | | | | |                    | | | | | |
        

       C G D G B E                    C G D G B E
{G} =  ===========              {E}=  ===========
       | | | | | | 1.fret             | | | | | | 1.fret
       | | | | | |                    | | | | | |
       -----------                    -----------
       | | | | | | 2.fret             | | | | | | 2.fret
       | | | | | |                    | | | | | |
       -----------                    -----------
       | | | | | | 3. fret            | | | | | | 3.fret
       | | | | | |                    | | | | | |
       -----------                    -----------
       * | | | | | 4. fret            | | | | | | 4.fret
       | | | | | |                    * | | | | |
       -----------                    -----------
       | | | | | |                    | | | | | |


4X Fig.2 with these lyrics:
Get up
Get off
Get on with your life


8X Fig.1 with these lyrics:
Presently, I see myself clearer
Why time I visualize
I spy device in the mirror
Checkmate watch machine die


8X Fig.2 with these lyrics:
Come on
Come down
Come out from where you hide
Get up
Get off
Get on with your life


Riff D /distortion with wah/
E-----------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------
G-----7b8----------5------2b3r2---0---4-5-------
D-----------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------
C-----------------------------------------------


8X Riff B with Riff D 
Sent by Andrew Shepherd (s6496pas@sun10.vsz.bme.hu).
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