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Take My Scares

Machine Head
Tab

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

Song

Take my scars

by

Machine Head

Transcribed by Rob Hughes

It is not 100accurate but it does sound OK.

Also it is not 100€omplete but this should be enough to

get you started on the song.

H = Harmonic

PM = Palm mute

/ = Slide

B = Bend

Intro.

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5-5-5---5---5-----|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

H H H H H H H H H

This goes with intro riff

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|---3--5--4--3---5-5---4--3--4-----|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

PM...........................

Main Riff

|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|---2--4--3--2---4-4---3--2--3-----|
|---0--2--1--0---2-2---1--0--1-----|

PM... Play 3 times

and then this

|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|------------------5/7--7-7-7---7/8--8-8-8----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---2--4--3--2-----3/5--5-5-5---5/6--6-6-6----|
|---0--2--1--0--------------------------------|

Bit with drums

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

B

Verse

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

B

Chorus

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

PM PM

Play this 4 times

And then

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

"i found a better way..... To break the walls"

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