Artist: Machine Head
Track: Imperium
Album: Through The Ashes Of Empires
Tabbed By: Steve P.M.
Key
/ - Slide Up
\ - Slide Down
- Natural Harmonic
[x] - Pinched Harmonic
r - release from bend
Intro x2
C#-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E .----------------------------|----------------------------.|
B .4/5-------------------------|-7\6------------------------.|
F#-5/7-------------------------|-9\7-------------------------|
B -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
x2
C#-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E .----------------------------|----------------------------.|
B .4/5-------------------------|-7\6------------------------.|
F#-5/7-------------------------|-9\7-------------------------|
B -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| |
C#-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------------------------<5>--|------------------------<5>--|
E .--9----9-----9------<7>-----|---9----9-----9------<7>----.|
B .-9-9--1010--8-8--<5>--------|--9-9--1010--8-8--<5>-------.|
F#-7----7-----7---7------------|-7----7-----7---7------------|
B -----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Intro Pt.2 x8
C#--------------------------------------------|
G#---------13-13-13-13\11-11-11-11------------|
E-.---------------------------------------<5>.|
B .0-2-----10-10-10-10\-8--8--8--8--<5><5>---.|
F#-0-2----------------------------------------|
B -0-2----------------------------------------|
|
C#--------------------------------------------|
G#--------------------------------------------|
E .------------------------------------------.|
B .0-2--(let ring)---------------------------.|
F#-0-2----------------------------------------|
B -0-2----------------------------------------|
Pre-Verse x2
C#-----------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------|
E .---------------------------------------------------.|
B .---------------------------------------------------.|
F#-----------------------------------------------------|
B -0-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-2-2-3-3-2-2-|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C#-----------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------|
B -0-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-2-2-3-3-2-2-|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
C#-----------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------|
E --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
B -----------------------------------------------------|
F#--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
B -----------------------------------------------------|
C#-----------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------|
B -0-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2------------------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . |
C#-1010101010101010101010101010101010------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------|
E --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------|
Verse
C#---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B -2p0-----------------------------|-2p0-----------------------------|
F#-------------5p3-----------------|-------------5p3---------[3]~~---|
B -----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-5p2-2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2---------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C#---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E ---------------------------------|-------------------------7-7-7-4-|
B -2p0-----------------------------|-3-3-3-0-0-0-6-6-6-0-0-0---------|
F#-------------5p3-----------------|---------------------------------|
B -----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-5p2-2-2-|---------------------------------|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Verse Again
Mid-Verse
C#-------------------------|-------------------------|
G#-------------------------|-------------------------|
E -9\7-7--7-9\7-7--7-9\7-7-|-7\5-5--5-7\5-5--5-7\5-5-|
B -9\7-7--7-9\7-7--7-9\7-7-|-7\5-5--5-7\5-5--5-7\5-5-|
F#-7\5-5--5-7\5-5--5-7\5-5-|-5\3-3--3-5\3-3--3-5\3-3-|
B -------------------------|-------------------------|
Verse
Mid-Verse
Pre-Chorus
C#--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G#--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E --------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B -0--2---------------|-3--2---------------|-0--2---------------|-2------------------|
F#-0--2---------------|-3--2---------------|-0--2---------------|-2------------------|
B -0--2---------------|-3--2---------------|-0--2---------------|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Chorus x2
C#--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
G#--------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
E .----<5>--------<5>-|--------<5>--------<5>-|-------<5>--------<5>-|--------------------.|
B .0-2------2-3-2-----|-2-0-2------2-3-2------|-2-0-2------2-3-2-----|-2-0-2/8-8-5-5-6-6-3.|
F#-0-2------2-3-2-----|-2-0-2------2-3-2------|-2-0-2------2-3-2-----|-2-0-2/8-8-5-5-6-6-3-|
B -0-2------2-3-2-----|-2-0-2------2-3-2------|-2-0-2------2-3-2-----|-2-0-2/8-8-5-5-6-6-3-|
Pre-Verse 2
C#-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G#-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
E -----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B -0-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--0-0-2-2-3-3-2-2-|-0-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2------------------|
Verse x2
Mid-Verse
Verse
Mid-Verse
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/machine_head/imperium_tab_ver_6.html ]
Pre-Chorus 2
C#--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------x-x-x---|(Fret Bottom
G#--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------x-x-x---|Of Neck Pickup)
E --------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B -0--2---------------|-3--2---------------|-0--2---------------|-2------------------|
F#-0--2---------------|-3--2---------------|-0--2---------------|-2------------------|
B -0--2---------------|-3--2---------------|-0--2---------------|-2--2-2-2-2---------|
Chorus
Mid-Section
C#------------------------------------------------------------|
G#------------------------------------------------------------|
E ------------------------------------------------------------|
B -2(w.down)(rise and slide up while repeatedly lifting w.bar)|
F#-2----------------------------------------------------------|
B -2----------------------------------------------------------|
x2 x2
C#--------|x-----------------|------------------|--------------|x-----------------|------------------|
G#--------|-x----------------|------------------|--------------|-x----------------|------------------|
E --------|.-x--------------.|------------------|--------------|.-x--------------.|------------------|
B -0--2---|.--x---0--------1.|-6--3--4--1--2--1-|--0--------1--|.--x---0--------1.|-6--3--4--1--2--1-|
F#-0--2---|----x--0--------1-|-6--3--4--1--2--1-|--0--------1--|----x--0--------1-|-6--3--4--1--2--1-|
B -0--2---|-----x-0--------1-|-6--3--4--1--2--1-|--0--------1--|-----x-0--------1-|-6--3--4--1--2--1-|
P.M . . .
x3 x2
C#--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
G#--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
E .------------.|--------------|.------------.|-------------------|
B .0-0-0--0-0-0.|-3-3-3--4-4-4-|.0-0-0--0-0-0.|-6--3--4---1--2--1-|
F#-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3-3-3--4-4-4-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-6--3--4---1--2--1-|
B -0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3-3-3--4-4-4-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-6--3--4---1--2--1-|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
x3 x2
C#--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
G#--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------------|
E .------------.|--------------|.------------.|-------------------|
B .0-0-0--0-0-0.|-3-3-3--4-4-4-|.0-0-0--0-0-0.|-6--3--4---1--2--1-|
F#-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3-3-3--4-4-4-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-6--3--4---1--2--1-|
B -0-0-0--0-0-0-|-3-3-3--4-4-4-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-|-6--3--4---1--2--1-|
P.M. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
x2
C#------------|x-----------------|-------------------|
G#------------|-x----------------|-------------------|
E ----------8-|.-x-------------8.|-------------------|
B -0----------|.--x---0---------.|-6--3--4---1--2--1-|
F#-0--------6-|----x--0--------6-|-6--3--4---1--2--1-|
B -0----------|-----x-0----------|-6--3--4---1--2--1-|
P.M. . . .
x2
C#------------|x-----------------|-------------------|
G#------------|-x----------------|-------------------|
E ---------10-|.-x------------10.|-------------------|
B -0----------|.--x---0---------.|-6--3--4---1--2--1-|
F#-0--------8-|----x--0--------8-|-6--3--4---1--2--1-|
B -0----------|-----x-0----------|-6--3--4---1--2--1-|
P.M. . . .
Build-Up
C#-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
G#-------------------|-5-----------------|----------------------|
E -------------------|-4-----------------|-9---9\7---7\5---5\4--|
B -2-----------------|-2-----------------|----------------------|
F#-2-----------------|-------------------|-7---7\5---5\3---3\2--|
B -2-----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
| | |
C#-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
G#-------------------|-------------------|----------------------|
E -------------------|-9-----------------|-9---9/11-11/13-13/15-|
B -2-----------------|-9-----------------|----------------------|
F#-2-----------------|-7-----------------|-7---7/9---9/11-11/13-|
B -2-----------------|-------------------|----------------------|
Interlude x2
C#-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#-------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------5-3-----3-------|
E .----------------5---4--------.|---------------4---2---2-----|---------------------5-4---5-4-2-|
B .----2-------------------4---5.|-----5-----4---------------5-|-----5-----4---------------------|
F#-----------5-------------------|-0-0---0-0---0---0---0---0---|-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------------|
B -2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2---|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
C#-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
G#-------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
E -------------------------------|-2---------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
B -------------------------------|-2---------------------------|-5-------------------------------|
F#-------------------------------|-0---------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
B -------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|
Repeat w/ Gtr2 Playing Same As Gtr1
Repeat Replacing Third Bar With
C#---------------------------------|
G#-----------------8-7-5---7-5-----|
E -----------------------7-----7-5-|
B -----5-----4---------------------|
F#-3-3---3-3---3-3-----------------|
B ---------------------------------|
Repeat Above Adding
C#---------------------------------|
G#-5-------------------------------|
E ---7-5-4-7-5-4---5-4-----4-------|
B ---------------7-----7-5---7-5-4-|
F#---------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------|
Fast Riff x3 (Slower)
C#------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G#------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E .----------------------.|-3---3---3--------------|------------------------|-3---3---3--------------|
B .0-2-0-----------------.|-3---3---3---1---1---1--|-0-2-0------------------|-3---3---3---1---1---1--|
F#-0-2-0------------------|-1---1---1---1---1---1--|-0-2-0------------------|-1---1---1---1---1---1--|
B -0-2-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------1---1---1--|-0-2-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------1---1---1--|
PM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outro x3
C#--------------------------|-----------------------|
G#--------------------------|-----------------------|
E .------------------------.|-3---3---3-------------|
B .------------------------.|-3---3---3---1---1---1-|
F#--------------------------|-1---1---1---1---1---1-|
B -0-2r1-0--0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------1---1---1-|
I'm Not Entirely Sure About The Second Guitar Part Here, But I'll Add It When I Nail It.
