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The Burning Red

Machine Head
Tab
★4.7(7)

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

Song

Machine Head-Burning Red

Tabbed by Darklighter

Tuning from low to high: B, F#, B, E, G#, C#

Verse

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------11---------------11---------------8-------------8--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------12---------------10----------------8--------------7-----|
|--10-----------------8-----------------6--------------5--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------| x 5

Chorus

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--9------------7------------5------------4---------|
|--9------------7------------5------------4---------|
|--7------------5------------3------------2---------|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|

|

| Guitar 2

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--9----------------------------------------11----12--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--7-----------------------------------------9----10--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|  x 2

Verse

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------11---------------11---------------8-------------8--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------12---------------10----------------8--------------7-----|
|--10-----------------8-----------------6--------------5--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------| x4

Chorus

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--9------------7------------5------------4-----------|
|--9------------7------------5------------4-----------|
|--7------------5------------3------------2-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|

|

| Guitar 2

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

|

|

| Guitar 3

|----------------22--20--19-----17------19------------|
|--17--19--20------------------------------------15---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------| x3

Bridge

Guitar 1 & 2 distorted

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--2--------4--------5--------7--------|
|--2--------4--------5--------7--------|
|--0--------2--------3--------5--------|
|--------------------------------------|

|

|

| Guitar 3

|--------------------------------------|
|--17----------15--17--------------15--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

Chorus

|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--9------------7------------5------------4-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--7------------5------------3------------2-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|

|

|

| Guitar 2

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

|

|

| Guitar 3

|----------------22--20--19-----17------19------------|
|--17--19--20------------------------------------15---|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------| x2

Guitar 1

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9----------------7----------------5----------------4---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----------------5----------------3----------------2---------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

|

|

| Guitar 2

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9--11-12-14---9--11-12-14---9----7----5------4---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------7----5--|
|--7--9--10-12---7--9--10-12---7----5----3------2---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------7----5--|

|

|

| Guitar 3

|--------------------22---20---19---------17--------19----------------|
|--17---19---20--------------------------------------------15---------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|  x 2

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