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Blood of the Zodiac

Machine Head
Tab
★4.3(5)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

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Blood Of The Zodiac - Machine Head

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I found a tab on this site that was pretty close so I used it as

a template to go on.

There was no name for the person who tabbed it out, but whoever you

are thanks and don't think I tried to still your glory ;)

I corrected a few things and added the solos.

Tabbed by: Sick Steve

Tuning: C# F# B E G# C#

Intro guitar 1

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----4--------1-------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-----2--1----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro guitar 2

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17\-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

<

Intro continued guitar 2

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7*------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5*------------------------------------------------------------------------|

* Dip with bar

Intro continued guitar 2

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-11-11-11-11---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--8--8--8--8----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus both guitars

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------7-7/10-10-9\-------7-7-10-10\----------7-7/10-10\----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------5-5/8--8--7\-2-----5-5/8--8-\-2--------5-5/8--8-\-2-7-8-5-6-3----|
|-0----000--------------0-000------------0----000------------0-5-6-3-4-1----|

... ... ...

Pre Verse both guitar

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------5-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2-------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
|-0--------/--\-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . +

Verse guitar 1

|-12------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15b17---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse guitar 2

1,2,3 4

|-------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|---6-5-|---6-5-|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-----|-8-----|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------|-------|-6-5-3-----------------------------------------------------|

Verse continued both guitars

1,2,3 4

|----------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|----------|----------|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-|-3--3-3-3-|-8-7-5-----------------------------------------------|
|-0--0-0-0-|-1--1-1-1-|-6-5-3-----------------------------------------------|

. .

Pre chorus guitars

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------3--3-3p2---------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--2-2-2---------2--------------------------------------------------------|
|-0--0-0-0------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

First solo backing riff

1,2,3 4

|---------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------|-8-8-8---------------------------|
|-7-7--7--7--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-|-6-6-6---------------------------|
|-5-5--5--5--6--6--6--8--8--8--8--|-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|

Second solo backing riff

1,2,3 4

|---------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------|-8-8-8---------------------------|
|-7-7--7--7--8--8--8--10-10-10-10-|-8-8-8-|-6-6-6---------------------------|
|-5-5--5--5--6--6--6--8--8--8--8--|-6-6-6-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------|---------------------------------|

Solo 1 (Logan)

|-----------------------------------------------------------/6--------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--12\9-9-9-10\7-7-7-7/9-9/10-10\9--9\3-3-3-2/3-3-3-3\2-2-2-----------------|
|-x-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------8-11-10-8----11-11-11-----------------------------------------|
|-10-9-7-10-9-----------10--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------10101010101010101010101010101010---------|
|-8h101010101010101010101010101010------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| Gradually bend the 10s on the B and E strings a half step |

|-8p5---5-----5---5---8p5---5-13--------------------------------------------|
|-----5---5-----5---5-----5---17b18-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------8---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2 (Robb)

|-10h11p10p8h10p11-x4-13p11p10\8h10h11p10p8-------------------81011/15~-----|
|------------------------------------------11p10p8-------81011--------------|
|-------------------------------------------------10-7810-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

...

|-/17h18p17p15h17h18-x4-22-23-22-23-22-23-x4--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------20~---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-20b22-----------20b22--r20-18h20p18\17------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-18--17--15--13------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------12-9b10r9----9-\-7-/-9-\-5----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Post solo guitar 1

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---2-----2-----2--------3--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------3----------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0-1---1-3---3--1------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Post solo guitar 2

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14b15r14-14---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer on

| p pull off

| b bend

| r release

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| . palm mute

| " trem pick

| < volume swell

Any comments or suggestions email: saltmakesmecough@yahoo.co.uk

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