Deafening Silence

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Song

Machine Head - Deafening Silence

Tabbed By Darklighter

Tuning Low to High: B, F#, B, E, G#, C#

Riff 1 (Verse)

Guitar 1

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------0-------------------------------0----------|
|-9-------------------------------9--------------------------------|
|-------10--------9---------------------7---------9----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

| x 5

| Guitar 2

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

Riff 2

Guitar 1

|-------------------|
|---------------10--|
|--9----------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|  x 2

| Guitar 2

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

Chorus

Guitar 1

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------*5-*5-*5-*5--|
|-7-7-----*7-*7-*7-*7--2-2-----*5-*5-*5-*5--3-3----*7-*7-*7-*7--0-0----------------|
|-7-7--*3--------------2-2--*3--------------3-3--*3-------------0-0--*3------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------0-0----------------|

| Guitar 2

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------0-0----------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------0-0----------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------0-0----------------|

Guitar 1

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------*5-*5-*5-*5--|
|-7-7-----*7-*7-*7-*7--2-2-----*5-*5-*5-*5--3-3----*7-*7-*7-*7--5-5----------------|
|-7-7--*3--------------2-2--*3--------------3-3--*3-------------5-5--*3------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------5-5----------------|

| Guitar 2

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------5-5----------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------5-5----------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------5-5----------------|

Riff 3

|---------------|
|---------------|
|--9------------|
|------------9--|
|---------------|
|---------------|

Verse

Riff 2

Chorus 2

Guitar 1

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------*5-*5-*5-*5--|
|-7-7-----*7-*7-*7-*7--2-2-----*5-*5-*5-*5--3-3----*7-*7-*7-*7--0-0----------------|
|-7-7--*3--------------2-2--*3--------------3-3--*3-------------0-0--*3------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------0-0----------------|

| Guitar 2

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7------x--x--x--x--2-2------x--x--x--x--3-3-----x--x--x--x--0-0----x--x--x--x--|
|-7-7------x--x--x--x--2-2------x--x--x--x--3-3-----x--x--x--x--0-0----x--x--x--x--|
|-7-7------x--x--x--x--2-2------x--x--x--x--3-3-----x--x--x--x--0-0----x--x--x--x--|

Guitar 1

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------*5-*5-*5-*5--|
|-7-7-----*7-*7-*7-*7--2-2-----*5-*5-*5-*5--3-3----*7-*7-*7-*7--5-5----------------|
|-7-7--*3--------------2-2--*3--------------3-3--*3-------------5-5--*3------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------5-5----------------|

| Guitar 2

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7------x--x--x--x--2-2------x--x--x--x--3-3-----x--x--x--x--5-5----x--x--x--x--|
|-7-7------x--x--x--x--2-2------x--x--x--x--3-3-----x--x--x--x--5-5----x--x--x--x--|
|-7-7------x--x--x--x--2-2------x--x--x--x--3-3-----x--x--x--x--5-5----x--x--x--x--|

Guitar 1

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------*5-*5-*5-*5--|
|-7-7-----*7-*7-*7-*7--2-2-----*5-*5-*5-*5--3-3----*7-*7-*7-*7--5-5----------------|
|-7-7--*3--------------2-2--*3--------------3-3--*3-------------5-5--*3------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------5-5----------------|

| Guitar 2

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7------x--x--x--x--2-2------x--x--x--x--3-3-----x--x--x--x--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-7-7------x--x--x--x--2-2------x--x--x--x--3-3-----x--x--x--x--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-7-7------x--x--x--x--2-2------x--x--x--x--3-3-----x--x--x--x--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--|

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Riff 4

Both Guitars

|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|--2-----------------|--2----------------|--2----------------|
|--2------3----------|--2-----3----------|--2-----3----------|
|--0--3---3--3--2----|--0--3--3--3--2--5-|--0--3--3--3--2----|
|---------3--------5-|--------3----------|--------3--------5-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0----2----3---------------0----2----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|--0----2----3----3--2-------0----2----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
|--0----2----3----------5----0----2----3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

Solo (Rhythm Part)

Guitar 1

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

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Guitar 1

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|

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Solo (Lead)

Guitar 2

|-------------------------17---19-19------|
|--10---10-10---12-12-----------------17--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--17----15----15-12---12---15^----13-12--|
|-----------15----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|

| Guitar 2

|--12---------------20-19-----------------|
|-----13-15----------------12-13-15----13-|
|-------------14--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--12-13-12----12------------------------------------------|
|-----------15-----15----15-13-12-13-15-13-12-13-12-13-12--|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2 x 3

Riff 6

Guitar 1

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--9------------10--|
|---------------10--|
|----------------8--|
|-------------------|

| Guitar 2

|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--7------------10--|
|--7------------10--|
|--5-------------8--| Play the last chord 32 times
|-------------------|

Chorus 3

Guitar 1

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------*5-*5-*5-*5--|
|-7-7-----*7-*7-*7-*7--2-2-----*5-*5-*5-*5--3-3----*7-*7-*7-*7--0-0----------------|
|-7-7--*3--------------2-2--*3--------------3-3--*3-------------0-0--*3------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------0-0----------------|

| Guitar 2

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5--------------------5-------------------5------------------9--|
|-7-7--x-x--7----7-----2-2--x-x--2----2-----3-3--x-x--3----3----0-0--x-x-0----0----|
|-7-7--x-x--7----7--3--2-2--x-x--2----2--3--3-3--x-x--3----3-3--0-0--x-x-0----0-7--|
|-7-7--x-x--7----7-----2-2--x-x--2----2-----3-3--x-x--3----3----0-0--x-x-0----0----|

Guitar 1

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------*5-*5-*5-*5--|
|-7-7-----*7-*7-*7-*7--2-2-----*5-*5-*5-*5--3-3----*7-*7-*7-*7--5-5----------------|
|-7-7--*3--------------2-2--*3--------------3-3--*3-------------5-5--*3------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------5-5----------------|

| Guitar 2

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5--------------------5-------------------5------------------9--|
|-7-7--x-x--7----7-----2-2--x-x--2----2-----3-3--x-x--3----3----5-5--x-x-5----5----|
|-7-7--x-x--7----7--3--2-2--x-x--2----2--3--3-3--x-x--3----3-3--5-5--x-x-5----5-7--|
|-7-7--x-x--7----7-----2-2--x-x--2----2-----3-3--x-x--3----3----5-5--x-x-5----5----|

Guitar 1

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------*5-*5-*5-*5--|
|-7-7-----*7-*7-*7-*7--2-2-----*5-*5-*5-*5--3-3----*7-*7-*7-*7--5-5----------------|
|-7-7--*3--------------2-2--*3--------------3-3--*3-------------5-5--*3------------|
|-7-7------------------2-2------------------3-3-----------------5-5----------------|

| Guitar 2

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------5--------------------5-------------------5---------------------|
|-7-7--x-x--7----7-----2-2--x-x--2----2-----3-3--x-x--3----3----5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-7-7--x-x--7----7--3--2-2--x-x--2----2--3--3-3--x-x--3----3-3--5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-7-7--x-x--7----7-----2-2--x-x--2----2-----3-3--x-x--3----3----5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5--|

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