Start The Machine Chords & Tabs
Intro/Main riff on guitar:
e|-11-9-9----11------11-9-9----12-----|
B|--------12-12-------------12-12-----|
G|--------------11~---------------11~-|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------| x2
E|------------------------------------|
Intro 2/Chorus
e|-7---7---7---7-6-9---9---9---9-6---|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------| x3
Verse:
e|-7-| The note is played at the very beginning of the verse and it's the
B|---| only sound the guitar makes during verses.
G|---|
D|---|
A|---|
E|---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/angels_and_airwaves/start_the_machine_tab_ver_2.html ]
Chorus: The Intro 2/Chorus bit is played in the background. There's a keyboard playing this:
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|---------4---3-----------|
D|-6---4---4---3---6---4---|
A|-6---4---2---1---6---4---|
E|-4---2-----------4---2---|
The 4th chord (Bb5) might be played like this though.
e|---|---|
B|---|---|
G|-3-|-3-|
D|-3-|-4-|
A|-1-|-1-|
E|---|---|
Main riff.
Verse.
Chorus.
Bridge.
e|-----------------------| This is played until Tom sings "If love the word."
B|-7-7--------7-7--------| alone with no instruments.
G|--------------------9~-|
D|-----9-9-9~-----9-9----|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------| x12
There's a guitar playing in the background:
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-4-6---9-|
D|-4-6-6-9-|
A|-2-4-6-7-|
E|-----4---| x7 Keep strumming the chords.
. . . .
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|-4---9-9-|
D|-4-4-9-9-|
A|-2-4-7-7-|
E|---2-----| x5 Keep strumming the chords.
. . . .
Then the second guitar fades out on this while Tom sings.
e|---|
B|---|
G|-4-|
D|-4-|
A|-2-|
E|---|
Then main riffs plays x5 and the songs over.