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Ten Ton Hammer

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

Song

Title: Ten Ton Hammer

Atist: Machine Head

Album: The More Things Change...

TabBy: HUGO

Email: pantherX19@yahoo.com

Tablature Explanation:

h hammer-on

p pull-off

t tapping

N.H natural harmonic

A.H artificial harmonic

P.M palm mute

/ slide up

\ slide down

b bend

r release

~ vibrato

Tuning: Dropped D, taken down 2 1/2 steps

Intro: 4 times

E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--9~----------------9~----------------9~-------------------------------|
G|--7~----------------7~----------------7~-------------------------------|
D|------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0------3---/6---5---|
A|------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0------3---/6---5---|
D|------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0--------0--0--0--0------3---/6---5---|

Riff A

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|---6/8\6--6-6/8\6/8-\6/8\6---|
D|-----------------------------|

Riff B

E|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|---1--0---1--0--1--0--1---0---1---0---|
D|---1--0---1--0--1--0--1---0---1---0---|

Verse: N.H N.H N.H

N.H

E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------5--------------5------------5--------------5-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3--0---0-------3--0---0-----3--0---0-------3--0---0-----0/6-6-5-5-4-4-3-|
D|--3--0---0-------3--0---0-----3--0---0-------3--0---0-----0/6-6-5-5-4-4-3-|

p.m p.m p.m

p.m

Chorus: a. 2 times

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-0--------2-2-2-2--------2-2-2-0---|
A|------2--------------2--------------2--------------2------------|
D|---2--------------3--------------2--------------3---------------|

b. 3 times

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2-----2---2----2-----2---2------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3--|
A|---2-----2---2----2-----2---2------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3--|
D|---2-----2---2----2-----2---2------3-----3---3-----3-----3---3--|

p.m.. p.m.. p.m..

p.m..

Riff C

E|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|---3/5\3--3-3/5\3-3/5\3-3/5\3---|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|

Riff D

E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---0-------------------1---------------|
A|---0-------------------1---------------|
D|---0------/7--6--------1-------/7--6---|

Riff E

E|-------------------------------||
D|-------------------------------||
G|-------------------------------||
D|---2---3---/6---0---2---X--X---||
A|---2---3---/6---0---2---X--X---||
D|---2---3---/6---0---2---X--X---||

Song Progression

Intro: 4 times

Riff A: Once

Riff B: 4 times

Verse: 2 times

Chorus a: 2 times

Chorus b: 3 times

Riff C Once

Riff B: 4 times

Verse: 2 times

Chorus a: 2 times

Chorus b: 3 times

Riff D: 4 times

Riff E: 8 times

Chorus a: 4 times

Chorus b: 3 times

Riff B: 4 times

Although you can say this tab is complete, it's

missing a lot of whammy

action. If you have corrections mail them at pantherX19@yahoo.com

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