I Am Hell Sonata In C Chords & Tabs
I Am Hell Sonata In C Tab
Artist: Machine Head
Album: Unto the Locust (2011)
Song: I Am Hell (Sonata in C#)
Tabbed by Derek Mayfield
Tuning, low to high: C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#
Intro: I Am Hell
1A (Main)
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|-1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0---|
|-1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0---|
1B (Every fourth measure)
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|-1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0-----6-3--6-3--6-3--|
|-1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0--------------------|
1C (Every sixth measure)
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|-1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0----0------1-0-0--6-|
|-1-0-0-0---0------1-0-0-0----0------1-0-0----|
Guitar 2 (Comes in sixteenth measure)
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|-----7----7----7----7----6----6----6----6----|
|--8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8-------|
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|-----9----9----9----9----7----7----7----7----|
|--8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8-------|
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|-----7----7----7----7----6----6----6----6----|
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|--8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8-------|
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|-----9----9----9----9----7----7----7----7----|
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|--8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8-------|
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|-----7----6----------------------------------|
|---------------9----7----6----7--------------|
|--8----8----8----8----8----8-----------------|
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Ashes to the Sky
2A
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|----------------8650------------------------|
|-----------8650------4-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1|
|-6530-8650-----------4-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1|
2B
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|-------6-5-0--8-6-5---5-6-5-0-5--------6-5-0--8-6-5---5-----8-6-|
|-0-5-6--------------6------------0-5-6--------------6-----------|
2C
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|-------6-5-0--8-6-5---5-6-5-0-5----4-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-5-6--------------6--------------4-1-1-1-1-1-4-1-1-1-1-1-|
2B
2C
2B
2C
2D
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|11-8-8-8-8-8-11-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-9-6-6-6-6-6--9-6-6-6-6-6-|
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Verse 2x
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|-0------0--3-1-3-|-0-----3-1-3-43|-0------0--3-1-3-|-----------8650------|
|-0--000-0--3-1-3-|-0--00-3-1-3-43|-0--000-0--3-1-3-|-6530-8650-----------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/machine_head/i_am_hell_sonata_in_c_tab.html ]
Pre-Chorus
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|-4------3---5---4------3--5---4------3---5---4------3--5-|
|-7------6---8---7------6--8---7------6---8---7------6--8-|
Chorus
I am hell to thee
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|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------|
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Down here all shall suffer with me
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|---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|---------5-5-5-5-----------------|
|-------------------------8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
|-6-6-6-6-------------------------|---------------------------------|
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Die puri- fied rise the
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|12-12-12-12-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-------------|-----------------------------7-7-7-7-|
|----------------------------10-10-10-10-|-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10---------|
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ashes to the sky
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|---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|---------------------------------|
|-8-8-8-8-----------------7-7-7-7-|-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-|
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Verse 2x
Pre-Chorus
Chorus
Bridge (So burn)
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|--6b---8b---9b---11b-|-12b-15b-13b-----13-12-13-15b-----13-12|
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2A
2B
2C
2B
2C
2D
Solos (I can't help you here, sorry!)
Pre-Chorus
Chorus B
I am hell to thee
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|-5-5-5-5-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7---------|
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Down here all shall suffer with me
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|---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|---------5-5-5-5-----------------|
|-------------------------8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8---------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|
|-6-6-6-6-------------------------|---------------------------------|
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Die purified, rise the ashes of your immolation
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|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
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|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
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Breakdown 8x
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|-1-0---1-0-0-0--1-0--4b-4b-4b-4b|
|-1-0---1-0-0-0--1-0--4b-4b-4b-4b|
Now is the acoustic part, it's simply the chorus twice, without tremolo picking it.
Chorus 2x
Bridge 3x
There you go, hope you appreciate my tab :), good luck playing it, have fun! Feel free
to contact me at derekmayfield1114@gmail.com for any questions.