Machinehead Bush
TAB: "Machinehead" by Bush
This song may be in a tuning other than standard, but I don't think so.
There really isn't anything in the song that can't be played elsewhere on
the fretboard. Therefore, what I have tabbed here should be pretty damn
accurate. If nothing else, it sounds very much like what is on the CD.
There are several different parts that repeat a few times so I'll just
tab those out with a few tips and let you figure out where they should be.
But there are also a few parts that occur during only one part of the
song so I'll try to be as specific as possible with those bits.
Intro and "Fill 1"
---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- -11-11-13-13-13/14-14/16-16- ---------------------------- -9--9--11-11-11/12-12/14-14-
Fill 2
---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- -11-11-13-13-13/14-14/16-16- -11-11-13-13-13/14-14/16-16- ---------------------------- ---------------------------- -9--9--11-11-11/12-12/14-14- -9--9--11-11-11/12-12/14-14- ------------------------------------------------------------ 14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14\ 13-13-13-13\11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13\11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13\ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------
While you keep doing Fill 1 another guitar needs to start doing this:
*-(drums in)
------ ------ ------ ----- -- ------ ------ ------ ----- -- ------ --6--- -10--- -6--- -- -11--- --7--- -11--- -7--- -- -11--- --7--- -11--- -7--- -- -9---- --5--- -9---- -5--- --
*-(stop Fill 1)
-------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 10-10-------10---10-10---------10-10-------10---10-10--------- 11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11-x-x-x-x-11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11-x-x-x-x- 11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11-x-x-x-x-11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11-x-x-x-x- 9--9--x-x-x-9----9--9--x-x-x-x-9--9--x-x-x-9----9--9--x-x-x-x- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 6-6-------6---6-6---------6-6-------6---6-6--------- 7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x- 7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x- 5-5-x-x-x-5---5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-5---5-5-x-x-x-x-
*-(begin Fill 2 on second guitar)
-------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------- 10-10-------10---10-10---------10-10-------10---10-10--------- 11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11-x-x-x-x-11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11--------- 11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11-x-x-x-x-11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11--------- 9--9--x-x-x-9----9--9--x-x-x-x-9--9--x-x-x-9----9--9--x-x-x-x- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- 6-6-------6---6-6---------6-6-------6---6-6--------- 7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x- 7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x- 5-5-x-x-x-5---5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-5---5-5-x-x-x-x-
Then the vocals start with the "Breathe in, breathe out" stuff and you start
that main riff over again. Then the lead bit over the first chorus ("Got a
machinehead, it's better than the rest" etc.) is like so:
----------------- -4h5-5-5-4h5-5-5- repeat and crescendo until "I walk from my machine..." etc. ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- -----------------
I think that's it as far as tab goes.
The main chord progressions for the verses and choruses are as follows:
Verse: C# and A
Pre-chorus: ("I walk from my machine..." etc.) F# and A
Chorus: ("Got a machinehead, it's better than the rest..") E B C# A
I think that's it. If I've missed something and you can't figure it out from
what I have here, let me know (by email) and I'll get back to ya'.
Questions/comments/CONSTRUCTIVE criticism welcome (by email).
Flames intelligently rebuked (if I feel like it).
Good Luck!
Paul D. (pdmytrewycz@music.transy.edu)
Machinehead
From BUSH's sixteen stone (c) 1994
Tabbed out by: Bas van Pelt (9250128@bn.fnt.hvu.nl)
Okay this is a fairly simple song (like most songs of this album)
but it sound really good
I tabbed out this song about three months or so but never posted it
(I'm lazy) but when i got the version that was on the net i saw that
mine was much better :) so i decided to post it! (it's completer)
[A5]x [C#5] x
x x
x x
[7] [11]
[7] [11]
[5] [9]
Intro (just guitar no drums or base)
RIFF 1
(guitar 1) repeat a couple of times variation 1
e: ------------------------------ --7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-9---4~~~~~------ B: -2--2--4--4--4-5--5--5/7-7\--- ------------------------------------- G: ------------------------------ --^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^--------------- D: ------------------------------ --play the above part --------------- A: ------------------------------ --three times before.........^------- E: ------------------------------ -------------------------------------
: variation (listen for it)
:
: (guitar 2) repeat 2 or three times
:
e: ------------------------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------------------------- G: -------------------------------------------------------------------- D: ------------------------(11)------11\7---(7)------------------------ A: ------------------------(11)------11\7---(7)------------------------ E: ------------------------(9)-------9-\5---(5)------------------------
ahjajahahja hajhajhahaahj (i think) :)
after you did that you just strum those same cords a couple of times
it goes something like this (guitar 2)
figure 1
e: ------------------------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------------------------- G: ------------------------------------------------------------------- D: --11--11--x-x-x--11--11--x-x-x-x--11--11--x-x-x--11--11--x-x-x-x--- A: --11--11--x-x-x--11--11--x-x-x-x--11--11--x-x-x--11--11--x-x-x-x--- E: --9---9---x-x-x--9---9---x-x-x-x--9---9---x-x-x--9---9---x-x-x-x--- e: ------------------------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------------------------- G: ------------------------------------------------------------------- D: --7---7---x-x-x--7---7---x-x-x-x--7---7---x-x-x--7---7---x-x-x-x--- A: --7---7---x-x-x--7---7---x-x-x-x--7---7---x-x-x--7---7---x-x-x-x--- E: --5---5---x-x-x--5---5---x-x-x-x--5---5---x-x-x--5---5---x-x-x-x---
these rakes may be a little of so you'll have to listen
to the record for the exact timing (it's easy though)
okay you play this part 2 times
the second time this riff gets played VARIATON 1(guitar 1) is played over it
Figure 2
e: ------------------------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------------------------- G: ------------------------------------------------------------------- D: -------------------------------11\(7)------------------------------ A: -------------------------------11\(7)------------------------------ E: -------------------------------9-\(5)------------------------------
Breath in breath out (2x) .. Breath in
Figure 3
e: ------------------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------------------- G: ------------------------------------------------------------- D: --x-x--11----------------------x-x-x-x-(7)------------------- A: --x-x--11----------------------x-x-x-x-(7)------------------- E: --x-x--9-----------------------x-x-x-x-(5)-------------------
Breath in breath out (2x) .. Breath in.......tied to a wheel
Okay from here it's just the C#5 A5 cord (Figure 1) for the verse
here's the lyrics
-tied to a wheel fingers got to feel
-feeling to a tolocate smile
-i spin on a whim i slide to the right
-i felt you like electric light
-for our love
(riff 1 starts here and get's played three times)
-for our fear
-for our rise against the years and years and years
Okay some change here
(guitar stops)
-Got a machinehead better than the rest }
-green to red.... machinehead } this part gets played twice } the second time with this
} the second time with this
} guitar
e: ---------------- ----------- B: --2h4-5-5------- this gets played -5^fb~~~~r- G: ---------------- approx 7 times ----------- D: ---------------- then ----------- A: ---------------- ----------- E: ---------------- -----------
-got a machinehead it's better than the rest
-green to red
then something like this follows (listen to the record for exect timing)
figure 4
e: ------------------------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------------------------- G: ------------------------------------------------------------------- D: ---4--4--444-444---(7)-x-x-x-------------------------------------- A: ---4--4--444-444---(7)-x-x-x-------------------------------------- E: ---2--2--222-222---(5)-x-x-x--------------------------------------
and i walk my machine
i walk my machine
Figure 1 + riff 1 twice + Variation once
Figure 2
Figure 1 with the following lyrics
-deaf dumb and thirty
-starting to deserve this
-leaning on my conscience wall
-blood is like wine
-i'm conscience all the time
-if i had it all again
-i'd change it all
then the next part (2x)
figure 5
e: ------------------------------------------------------------- B: ------------------------------------------------------------- G: --9-9-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------- D: --9-9-x-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-11-11-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x------------------ A: --7-7-x-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-11-11-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x------------------ E: ------------7-7-x-x-x-9--9--x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x------------------
-got a machine head it's better
-than the rest meachine head
-green to red machine head
Figure 4
- Mumbling riff 1 twice + Variation once
Figure 1 (inc text)
Figure 4 (inc text)
the the last part
e: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A: -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--/--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--\-slide back to 4-and repeat as many-- E: -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--/--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--\-slide back to 2-times as you like---
but for the last
time you play it
play -2 instead of
-0
instead of
[-4]
[-2]
after that he strums something in the E chord and thats it!
Tabbed out by: Bas van Pelt (9250128@bn.fnt.hvu.nl)
From haqi@magmacom.com Tue Jun 18 20:20:13 1996
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 15:17:37 -0500
From: haqi@magmacom.com (Ikramul Haq)
Subject: tab: Machinehead by Bush
MACHINEHEAD
by Bush
written by Gavin Rossedale for the album Sixteen Stone
This is a kick ass song. Here it is. Have fun!
Guitar 1
Opening riff (played 10 times):
E ------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------- G ---6---6--8--8--8--9--9--11-11------------------------- D ---X---X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-------------------------- A ---4---4--6--6--6--7--7--9--9-------------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------
Fill #1:
E --------------------------------------------------------------------------- B --------------------------------------------------------------------------- G --6--6--X--X--X--6--6--6--X--X--X--X--6--6--X--X--X--6--6--6--X--X--X--X--- D --6--6--X--X--X--6--6--6--X--X--X--X--6--6--X--X--X--6--6--6--X--X--X--X--- A --4--4--X--X--X--4--4--4--X--X--X--X--4--4--X--X--X--4--4--4--X--X--X--X--- E --------------------------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G ---2--2--X--X--X--2--2--2--X--X--X--X--2--2--X--X--X--2--2--2--X--X--X--X--- D ---2--2--X--X--X--2--2--2--X--X--X--X--2--2--X--X--X--2--2--2--X--X--X--X--- A ---0--0--X--X--X--0--0--0--X--X--X--X--0--0--X--X--X--0--0--0--X--X--X--X--- E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- E ------------------------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------------------------- G ---6---6--8--8--8--9--9--11-11------6--6--8--8--8--9--9--11-11----------- D ---X---X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-------X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X------------ A ---4---4--6--6--6--7--7--9--9-------4--4--6--6--6--7--7--9--9------------ E ------------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----9999/7777/9999/7777 /9999/7777/9999/7777/------------------ B ----9999/7777/9999/7777/9999/7777/9999/7777/------------------- G --------------------------------------------------------------- D --------------------------------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------------
Now the lyrics come in. The guitar starts playing when Gavin says "tied to
a wheel..."
Then you play fill #1 twice:
then this:
E -------------------------------------------------------------------- B -------------------------------------------------------------------- G ---6---6--8--8--8--9--9--11-11----- 6--6--8--8--8--9--9--11-11------ D ---X---X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-------X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X------- A ---4---4--6--6--6--7--7--9--9-------4--4--6--6--6--7--7--9--9------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------- E ----9999/7777/9999/7777 /9999/7777/9999/7777/------------------ B ----9999/7777/9999/7777/9999/7777/9999/7777/------------------- G --------------------------------------------------------------- D --------------------------------------------------------------- A --------------------------------------------------------------- E ---------------------------------------------------------------
Then you start play when Gaving sings "Deaf dumb thirty".
Then you play Fill #1 twice through.
Then there's a pause:
The lyrics go
Got a machine head
Better than the rest
Green to read
Machinehead
Then you play this twice
Fill #2
E --------0---------0---------0---------0------- B ----4h5---5---4h5---5---4h5---5---4h5--5------ G ---------------------------------------------- D ---------------------------------------------- A ---------------------------------------------- E ----------------------------------------------
Then the song goes
"I walk for my machine"
And you play this twice
Fill #3
E -------------------------------------------------- B -------------------------------------------------- G --------------------------2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2----- D --4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-----2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2----- A --4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-----0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0----- E --2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-----------------------------
Then the music fades and there's sort of a drum solo:
In the Backround really softly, you can hear the opening riff played twice.
Actually, they use a mixer a you probably don't have one.
Then Gavin starts singing "Breath in, breath out..."
You play Fill #1 once only.
And once thechorus starts, you play this:
E ---------------------------------------------------------------- B ---------------------------------------------------------------- G ----9--9--9----------------------------------------------------- D ----9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---11--11--11---7--7--7--7--7-------- A ----7--7--7---9--9--9--9--9---11--11--11---7--7--7--7--7-------- E --------------7--7--7--7--7---9---9---9----5--5--5--5--5--------
That lasts almost the rest of the song for guitar #1 but when Gavin
Finishes singing
"Yeah yeah yeah", guitar #2 playes this:
E ------------------------------------------------------------------- B ------------------------------------------------------------------- G ---9--9--9--11--9--9--9----9--9--9--11--9--9--9-------------------- D ---X--X--X--X---X--X--X----X--X--X--X---X--X--X-------------------- A ---7--7--7--9---7--7--7----7--7--7--9---7--7--7-------------------- E -------------------------------------------------------------------
This is played until the end of the song until gaving starts singing
"I walk for my machine........". Then you play this:
E ------------------------------------------------------------------ B ------------------------------------------------------------------ G ------------------------------------------------------------------ D ------------------------------------------------------------------ A ---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4hhh7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------- E ---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2hhh5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------
AND THAT'S THE SONG!
If there are any questiones feel free to e-mail me at haqi@magmacom.com
bye,
Imraan
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 14:56:43 -0500
From: Joe Sargent
I saw BUSH on TV, and found out that the chords posted on here a while
back for the chorus are wrong. I figured out that the chorus goes like
this...
E ------------ B ------------ G -9--5--7--5- D -9--5--7--5- Guitar one plays this a few times... A -7--3--5--3- E ------------
Guitar Two plays...
E ------------------------ B ------------------------ G ------------------------ This is what guitar 2 plays, if it D -6-6-XXX-3-3-XXX-------- doesn't sound right, try taking out the A -6-6-XXX-3-3-XXX-------- hammer-ons... E -4-4-XXX-1-1-XXX--------
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