This is the way i play it, and the last tab has issues, so.
Drop B Tuning is used on nearly all the blackening. C Standard with the low string a
step down.
This is the full 9 min album version. Not the single Version
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Halo - Machine Head
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Tabbed By : Hammerzeit
e-mail: chrissalix@googlemail.com
Tuning: Drop B
Intro Riff (x16)
E |------------------------------------------|
B |--4---------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
B |----2-2-3-2-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-3-2-2-----------|
Silence while Guitar does its whammy bar dive
All of This (x2)
After The Dive(x3)
E |------------------------------------------|
B |--4---------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
B |----2-2-3-2-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-3-2-2-----------|
Then
Last of measure (x1)
E |-----------------------------------------------|
B |--4--------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
B |----2-2-3-2-3-0-2-8p7-0-7h8-0-8h10-------------|
Then After all of the above twice
"This is a call to arms"
E |-(X1)-----------------------(X2)---------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------4--------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2----12/--1111111111111111--------2-2-3-2-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-------|
E |-(X1)-----------------------------(x2)--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-1----12/--3333333333333333--------------2-2-3-2-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-3-2-2--|
With this, You play the bit with x1 above it once followed by the main riff twice.
Then Pre Chorus
E |--------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-0000000000000000--222222222222-------------------------|
B |---------------------------------0~---------------------|
Chorus (all x2)
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--77777777777777-9-10---------------------------7-9-10-|
B |----------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------|
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-----------|
F#|--0000000000000-7-9-10---------------------5-5-5-5-------------------|
B |-----------------------9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10---------------------------|
Post chorus Played under Harmonic
E |--------------------------------------------|
B |-------5/-----------------------------------|
F#|--------------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------------|
Main Riff Again (x1)
E |------------------------------------------|
B |--4---------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
B |----2-2-3-2-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-3-2-2-----------|
E |-----------------------------------------------|
B |--4--------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------|
B |----2-2-3-2-3-0-2-8p7-0-7h8-0-8h10-------------|
Verse Again
"This is a right to life...."
E |-(X1)-----------------------(X2)---------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------4--------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2----12/--1111111111111111--------2-2-3-2-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-3-2-2-2-------|
E |-(X1)-----------------------------(x2)--------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------------4-------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-1----12/--3333333333333333--------------2-2-3-2-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-3-2-2--|
second Pre Chorus
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--0000000000000000--2222222222222222222222222222------|
B |--------------------------------------------------0~--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/machine_head/halo_btab_ver_2.html ]
Chorus (all x2)
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|--77777777777777-9-10---------------------------7-9-10-|
B |----------------------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5---|
F#|--0000000000000-7-9-10---------------------5-5-5-5-----------|
B |-----------------------9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-------------------|
Main Riff After Chorus (x12)
E |------------------------------------------|
B |--4---------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
B |----2-2-3-2-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-3-2-2-----------|
Bridge A (x4)
E |------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------|
B |--222222222-------------------|
Listen to the song for the pace of that, its fast.
Then The Riffery begins
Riff A (x4)
E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------5h7-5h7-------------------|
B |--2233555-2-3-3---------------------------|
Bridge B (x4)
E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
B |--222222222/8\2---------------------------|
Riff B x 8
E |----------------------|
B |----------------------|
F#|-------------3h5-3h5--|
B |-0-1-1/3-010----------|
Short Break For Start of Demmels solo
Then Riff C/ Solo Backing A (x2)
E |----------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------3h5 3h5-----------------3h5-3h5---|
B |--0-3-6---0-3-0-------------0-3-6---0-3-0-----------|
E |------------------------------|
B |------------------------------|
F#|---------8-7---------7-5-8-7--|
B |---5~---------10-7------------|
Solo Backing B (x4) (twin solo starts after 2nd measure)
E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
B |--22222222-44444444-55555555-7777-9-7-5---|
Then End of duel backing
E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
B |-99999997-99999997-99999997-99999997------|
End Solo
E |------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
F#|--7------3------0------2/-----------------|
B |------------------------------------------|
Silence while guitars play intro riff once
Second time
E |-----------------------------|
B |----------10---------7-------|
F#|---7-------------------------|
B |-----------------------------|
Silence for 16 bars "i won't pray for you" etc.
Then Heavy comes back in
(x1)
E |--------------|
B |--------------|
F#|------3--0--2-|
B |--2-----------|
E |------------------------|
B |---------------------5--|
F#|------3--0--2--3p0-5----|
B |--2---------------------|
Then x2
E |------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------5----|
F#|---------3-3-33--0-0-00--2-3-5------|
B |-2-2-22-----------------------------|
Then modified chorus
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------9999999999999999-----------------------------|
F#|--77777777777777-9-10------------------79-10-00000000000000000-----|
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Straight into
After The Dive(x3)
E |------------------------------------------|
B |--4---------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
B |----2-2-3-2-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-3-2-2-----------|
Then
Last of measure (x1)
E |-----------------------------|
B |--4--------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------|
B |----2-2-3-2-3-0-2--023-023---|
Intro Riff (x4)
E |------------------------------------------|
B |--4---------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
B |----2-2-3-2-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-3-2-2-----------|
Pause
E |------------|
B |------------|
F#|------------|
B |--2/14\2----|
Then
Intro Riff (x4)
E |------------------------------------------|
B |--4---------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------|
B |----2-2-3-2-3-0-2-0-2-2-3-3-2-2-----------|
End on
E |---------------|
B |---------------|
F#|---------------|
B |--22222222-2---|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ Let Ring
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Enjoy, its fun to play along to.
