Machine Head - Imperium
Tabbed by Bloodtaster
P.M. = Palm Mute
* = Natural Harmonic
' = Pinch Harmonic
Tuning low to high: B, F#, B, E, G#, C#
Intro
Guitar 1
Clean
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|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|--4-/-5--------7-\-5----|
|--5-/-7--------8-\-7----|
|------------------------|
Guitar 2
Clean
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------9-----------9-----------9------------------|
|-----9-----9-----10---10-----8-----8-----------5*--|
|--7-----------7-----------7-----------7--5*-5*-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
Distortion
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|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
| Distortion
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-----------|
|----------------------------------------5*--|
|--0--2----10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--5*-5*-----|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
Riff 1
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|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
|
| Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-1010101010101010|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
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|-------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2--|
|P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
|
|Guitar 2
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|-1717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717--|
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|-1414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414--|
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Verse
Both Guitars
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|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--2p0------------------------------|
|--------------5p3------------------|
|------2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-5p2-2-2--|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - -
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--2p0------------------------------|
|-------------5p3----------3'-------|
|------2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-----------|
P.M. - - - - - - - -
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--2p0------------------------------|
|--------------5p3------------------|
|------2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-5p2-2-2--|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - -
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------7-7-4--|
|--3-3-3-0-0-0-6-6-6-3-3-3--------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------| x 4
P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Riff 3
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--9\7--7--7-9\7--7--7-9\7--7-7--|
|--7\5--5--5-7\5--5--5-7\5--5-5--|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--7\5--5--5-7\5--5--5-7\5--5-5--|
|--5\3--3--3-5\3--3--3-5\3--3-3--|
|--------------------------------|
Verse x 1
Riff 3
Riff 3.5
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|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--0-2--------3-2-------0-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--0-2--------3-2-------0-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--0-2--------3-2-------0-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
P.m.- - - - - -
Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5*--------5*--------5*--------5*--------5*--------5*------|
|--0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0--|
|--0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0--|
|--0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0--|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--8-8-5-5-6-6-3--| x 2
Both Guitar2
Riff 1
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|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Verse x 2
Riff 3 x 1
Verse x 1
Riff 3 x 1
Riff 3.5 x 1
Chorus x 2
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|--0----|
|--0----|
|--0----|
|------------x------|
|-------------x-----|
|--------------x----|
|--0-----1------x---|
|--0-----1-------x--|
|--0-----1--------x-| x 4
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/machine_head/imperium_tab_ver_5.html ]
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|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-3-3--4-4-4--|
P.M. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|-----------------------------6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6--3--4--1--2--1--| x 2
P.M. - - - - - - - - - -
|-------------x-------|
|--------------x------|
|---------8-----x-----|
|--0-------------x----|
|--0------6-------x---|
|--0---------------x--| x 4
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
P.M. - - - -
Guitar 1
|-------------x-------|
|--------------x------|
|---------8-----x-----|
|--0-------------x----|
|--0------6-------x---|
|--0---------------x--|
|
|Guitar 2
|-------------x-------|
|--------------x------|
|---------11----x-----|
|--0-------------x----|
|--0------9-------x---|
|--0---------------x--| x 4
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
P.M. - - - -
Both Guitars
|------------0--|
|------------0--|
|---------------|
|--2------------|
|--2------------|
|--2------------|
Guitar 1
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--9----7----5----4--|
|--------------------|
|--7----5----3----2--|
|--------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--9----11--12---14--|
|--------------------|
|--7----9---10---12--|
|--------------------|
Riff 5
Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------5---4----------|
|------2-------------------4---5--|
|------------5--------------------|
|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2----| x 2
P.M.- - - - - - - -
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------4---2----------|
|------5-----4-------------5---4--|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---0----|
|---------------------------------|
|P.M.- - - - - - - -
| Guitar 2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--2------------------------------|
|--2------------------------------|
|--0------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|------------------5-3-----3--------|
|----------------------5-4---5-4-2--|
|------5-----4----------------------|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|P.M.- - - - -
|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------|
|--3--------------------x\----------|
|-----------------------x\----------|
Pick Slide
Both Guitars
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------5---4----------|
|------2-------------------4---5--|
|------------5--------------------|
|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2----| x 2
P.M.- - - - - - - -
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------4---2----------|
|------5-----4-------------5---4--|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---0----|
|---------------------------------|
|P.M.- - - - - - - -
|-----------------------------------|
|------------------5-3-----3--------|
|----------------------5-4---5-4-2--|
|------5-----4----------------------|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
P.M.- - - - -
Guitar 1 (third time)
|-----------------------------------|
|------------------6-5-----5--------|
|----------------------7-5---7-5-4--|
|------5-----4----------------------|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
P.M.- - - - -
(Fourth time)
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------8-7-5---7-5-----5--------------------------------|
|------------------------7-----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4---5-4-----4--------|
|------5-----4-----------------------------------7-----7-5---7-5-4--|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|P.M.- - - - -
| Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5-3-----3----------------------------------------|
|----------------------5-4---5-4-2-5-4-2---4-2-----2----------------|
|------5-----4---------------------------5-----5-4---5-4-2-5-4-2----|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3-----------------------------------------------5--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M.- - - - -
Riff 6
Both Guitars
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|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--0--2--0---------------------|
|--0--2--0---------------------|
|--0--2--0--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| x 3
|---------------|
|---------------|
|--3-3-3--------|
|--3-3-3-1-1-1--|
|--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|--------1-1-1--|
P.M. - - -
Riff 6 x 3
(fourth time)
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--3--3--3------------|
|--3--3--3--1--1--1---|
|--1--1--1--1--1--1---|
|-----------1--1--1---|
P.M. - - -
Riff 7
Guitar 1
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--0--2----0--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| x 3
P.M. - - - - - - - -
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--3--3--3-----------|
|--3--3--3--1--1--1--|
|--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
|-----------1--1--1--|
P.M. - - -
Guitar 1
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------5*--|
|--0--2----------------------------5*-5*-----|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-----------|
|----------------------------------------5*--|
|--0--2----10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--5*-5*-----|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|--0--2--------------------------------------| x 4
