MACHINE HEAD
'Take My Scars'

from the album 'More Things Change'


transcribed by
  Bcanoon

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Drop D tuning.

Intro: Play this 11 times (guitar I)
E:-----------------------------------
B:----------------[5][5]-------------
G:--[5]-[5]-[5]-[5]----[5]-[5]-[5]---
D:-----------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------

After 4 times this bass riff comes in:
Play 8 times
G:-----------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------
D:-0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1------------------

After 8 times of the intro bit this
comes in on guitar II: Play 3 times
(third time let it ring)
 PM...............
E:-----------------------------------
B:-3-5-4-3-55-4-3-4------------------
G:-----------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------

Then both guitars together:
E:-----------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------
G:-----------------------------------
D:-7-9-8-7-99-8-7-8------------------
A:-5-7-6-5-77-6-5-6------------------
D:-----------------------------------

Main Riff: Play twice
E:--------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------------
A:--0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1--0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1--0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1--
D:--0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1--0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1--0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1--

E:-----------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------
G:-----------------------------------
D:-----------5/77-5/99---------------
A:--0-2-1-0--3/55-3/77---------------
D:--0-2-1-0--------------------------

Verse Riff A: Guitar I plays this
four times
E:-----------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------
G:-----------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------
D:--2p1-1-2p1-1-2p1-4^---------------

Verse Riff A(guitar II plays this bit
after two times through of guitar I's
part)
E:--------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------
G:--x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--xxxx--
D:--x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--xxxx--
A:--x-x-x-x--x--x--x-x-x-x--x--x--xxxx--
D:--------------------------------------

Verse Riff B: both guitars for 8 times
E:-----------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------
G:-----------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------
A:--2p1-1-2p1-1-2p1-4^---------------
D:--2p1-1-2p1-1-2p1-4^---------------

Chorus riff: Play four times
E:------------------------------------
B:------------------------------------
G:--54-4-54-4-54-------------------
D:--54-4-54-4-54-------------------
A:--32-2-32-2-32-3-----------------
D:------------------3-----------------

"I found a better way..." bit:
E:--------------------------
B:--------------------------
G:--------------------------
D:--------------------------
A:--/6----------/6----------
D:--/6----------/6----------

Main Riff

Verse Riff A

Verse Riff B

Chorus

Then put your palm flat on the strings and rub up and down over
your pickups. Get the rhythm off the track itself.

Solo Backing (chorus)

Solo (I can only really guess as i've never sat down and worked it out, but heres a rough idea,
use a lot of wah-wah!)
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-15^-15^-15^-15^-12h15p12h15p12h15p12-15^-12h15p12h15p12h15p12-15^-
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------

E:----------------------------------------------------------------
B:-12h15p12h15p12h15p12-------------------------------------------
G:---------------------12h14p12h14p12h14p12-11h12p11h12p11h12p11--
D:----------------------------------------------------------------
A:----------------------------------------------------------------
D:----------------------------------------------------------------

E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------
G:-9h11p9h11p9h11p9--------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------12h14p12h14p12h14p12-10h12p10h12p10h12p10/14~~----
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------


                               (unsure about this part, mask it with     
   tremelo picking.......       excessive wah use!)
E:------------------------------------------------------------------
B:---------------------------------------------------------12-15^~--
G:-1212121212121212121212-14~~-12-14~~-12-14~-11-12~-12-14~---------
D:------------------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------------------
D:------------------------------------------------------------------

E:-12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15-12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15--
B:--------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------

E:-12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15-12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15--
B:--------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------

E:-12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15-12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15--
B:--------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------

E:-12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15-12h15p12h15p12h15p12h15--
B:--------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------
A:--------------------------------------------------
D:--------------------------------------------------

E:-10p9p8h10p9p8h10p9p8h10p9p8h10p9p8h9p87h8p76h7p654h5p4h5p4h5p4h5p4--
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------

Guitar I plays main riff quietly and heavily muted
7 times, then this:
E:-------------
B:-------------
G:-------------
D:-------------
A:--0-2-1-0-1--
D:--0-2-1-0-1--

"Open up your eyes....."section:Play 7 times then...
E:--------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------
D:-----3---3-3333333-----------------------------------------
A:-222-1-2-1-1111111---------------------------------------------
D:-222---2----------------------------------------------

....this:
E:-----------
B:-----------
G:-----------
D:-----------
A:-33333333--
D:-33333333--

Play main riff once then:
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------
A:-0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1--0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1--0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1--0-2-1-0-----
D:-0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1--0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1--0-2-1-0-22-1-0-1--0-2-1-0-----

E:----------
B:----------
G:----------
D:--7-10-9--
A:--5--8-7--
D:----------