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Song
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Machine Head - AMERICAN HIGH
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Artist: Machine Head Tabbed By: Dissolution213
Album : Supercharger Email: Dissolution213@gmail.com
Song : American High
Tuning: Drop B (B F# B E G# C#)
E:|--0-----------------------------| This is the main riff excluding the B:|--0-----------------------------| first three open notes. The rest of G:|--0-----------------------------| the song uses this riff though at
D:|--------------------------------| times it may be extended slightly.
A:|--------------------------------| (Played 12x)
D:|----0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0--|
E:|--------------------------------| One guitar plays this twice during the
B:|--15h16-15h16-15h16-15h16-------| verse while the other just slides his
G:|--------------------------------| hand around on the fretboard. It's
D:|--------------------------------| easy to get the hang of the song after
A:|--------------------------------| listening to it. (Play 2x)
D:|--------------------------------|
E:|--------------------------------| Main riff comes in again, on the last
B:|--------------------------------| go through, hammer on repeatedly to
G:|--------------------------------| extend the riff a bit. (Play 4x)
D:|--------------------------------| A:|--------------------------------| D:|-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-----|
E:|--------------------------------| Once again, one play plays this and
B:|--15h16-15h16-15h16-15h16-------| the other slides his hand around the
G:|--------------------------------| neck. (Play 4x)
D:|--------------------------------| A:|--------------------------------| D:|--------------------------------|
E:|--------------------------------| Chorus. Play 2x
B:|--------------------------------| G:|-----------7/13\8-------7\5/8---| D:|--------------------------------| A:|-----------5/11\6-------5\3/6---| D:|--/17-0000---------0000---------|
.... ....
E:|--------------------------------------| Chorus Cont. Hit each note
B:|--------------------------------------| 8 times. (Play 1x)
G:|--77777777----------55555555-88888888-| D:|-----------66666666-------------------|
A:|--55555555-66666666-33333333-66666666-|
D:|-----------66666666-------------------|
E:|--------------------------------------| Chorus Cont. Hit each note
B:|--------------------------------------| 8 times. (Play 1x)
G:|--77777777----------10101010-13131313-| D:|-----------66666666-------------------|
A:|--55555555-66666666-88888888-11111111-|
D:|-----------66666666-------------------|
E:|--------------------------------------| Interlude. Played clean but
B:|--------------------------------------| sounds good with distortion
G:|--2-1-5-8-2-1-10-2-1-5-8-2-1-10-5-----| too. (Played 1x) D:|--0-1-5-8-0-1-10-0-1-5-8-0-1-10-5-----| A:|--------------------------------------| D:|--------------------------------------|
E:|--------------------------------------| Heavy part. Played along with
B:|--------------------------------------| the riff below. (Played 4x)
G:|--------------------------------------| D:|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-6-6-6--------| A:|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-6-6-6--------| D:|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-6-6-6--------|
. . . . . . . . .
E:|--------------------------------------| Heavy part. Played along with
B:|--------------------------------------| the riff above. (Played 8x)
G:|-----------------------8-8-8-8--------| D:|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-6-6-6--------| A:|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----------------| D:|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----------------|
. . . . . . . . .
E:|--------------------------------------| Played right after but I don't
B:|--------------------------------------| think this is right.
G:|--88888888888888888888888888888888----|
D:|--66666666666666666666666666666666----|
A:|--------------------------------------| D:|--------------------------------------|
E:|--------------------------------------| Chorus.
B:|--------------------------------------| (Played before lower riff)
G:|--77777777----------55555555-88888888-| (Played 3x)
D:|-----------66666666-------------------|
A:|--55555555-66666666-33333333-66666666-|
D:|-----------66666666-------------------|
E:|--------------------------------------| Chorus
B:|--------------------------------------| (Played after upper riff)
G:|--77777777----------10101010-13131313-| (Played 3x)
D:|-----------66666666-------------------|
A:|--55555555-66666666-88888888-11111111-|
D:|-----------66666666-------------------|
E:|--------------------------------------| Main riff
B:|--------------------------------------| (Played 4x)
G:|--------------------------------------| D:|--------------------------------------| A:|--------------------------------------| D:|--0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0----------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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