Now I Lay Thee Down Chords & Tabs
NOW I LAY THEE DOWN (track 4)
MACHINE HEAD
THE BLACKENING
ROADRUNNER RECORDS 2007
legend:
( ): let note ring
^ : string bend
p : pull off
T : tap
h : hammer on/off
* : artificial harmonic
/ : slide up/down
PM... : palm mute
x : mute string
ox: pick scrape
[]: second guitar (harmony)
TUNED DROP B
INTRO REPEAT BAR 4 TIMES
C#|-18--|---18------------17-----------15-------------13----12----13------|
G#|-15--|------15-15-15------15-15-15-----15-15-15-------15----15---15----|
E |-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
FILL
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--5/8--8--8--8--8--8---|
|--x-x--x--x--x--x--x---|
|--3/6--6--6--6--6--6---|
|-----------------------|
MAIN RIFF (play twice then play fill)
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--5/8--8--8--8--8--8----| REPEAT
|-----------------------------------------|--x-x--x--x--x--x--x----| TWICE
|-----------------------------------------|--3/6--6--6--6--6--6----|
|-8-0--0-0-7-0--0-0-5-0--0-0-3-0-2-0-3-0--|------------------------|
PRE-VERSE
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-0---------0---------0---------0---------------|
PM. . . .
VERSE
BOTH GUITARS MUTED IN VERSE
BASS PLAYS MAIN RIFF
PRE-CHORUS
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-0---------0---------0---------0---------------|
PM. . . .
CHORUS
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-8------------8----7---------|-----------------------------------------|
|-8------------8----7---------|-----------------------------------------|
|-8------------8----7---------|-8-0--0-0-7-0--0-0-5-0--0-0-3-0-2-0-3-0--|
DREAM O - VER
PLAY 3 TIMES THEN:
NOW I LAY THEE DOWN!
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-0---------0---------0---------0---------------|
PM. . . .
MAIN RIFF (play twice then play fill)
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--5/8--8--8--8--8--8----| PLAY
|-----------------------------------------|--x-x--x--x--x--x--x----| ONCE
|-----------------------------------------|--3/6--6--6--6--6--6----|
|-8-0--0-0-7-0--0-0-5-0--0-0-3-0-2-0-3-0--|------------------------|
SECOND VERSE
BOTH GUITARS MUTED IN VERSE
BASS PLAYS MAIN RIFF
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/machine_head/now_i_lay_thee_down_tab_ver_2.html ]
PRE-CHORUS
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-0---------0---------0---------0---------------|
PM. . . .
SECOND CHORUS
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-8------------8----7---------|-----------------------------------------|
|-8------------8----7---------|-----------------------------------------|
|-8------------8----7---------|-8-0--0-0-7-0--0-0-5-0--0-0-3-0-2-0-3-0--|
DREAM O - VER
PLAY 3 TIMES THEN:
NOW I LAY THEE DOWN!
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-0---------0---------0---------0---------------|
PM. . . .
INTERLUDE
T T T T T T T T T T T T
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-2--9-2--10-2--12-2--10-2--12-2--14-2--12-2--10-2--12-2--10-2--5-2-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
REPEAT ABOUT 8 TIMES
BRIDGE
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------8-8-8-8---------------------------------------8-8-8-8-------|
|--------------8-8-8-8---------------3-----------------------8-8-8-8-------|
|-0--7--0---0--6-6-6-6--0--7--0---0----6--5--3--0--7--0---0--6-6-6-6-------|
|-0--7--0---0-----------0--7--0---0-------------0--7--0---0----------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------------12-12-12--------| PLAY TWICE
|----------------x--x--x---------|
|-0--7--0---0--8-10-10-10--------|
|-0--7--0---0--------------------|
BRDGE PRT 2
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------| PLAY 4 TIMES
|---------------------------|
|-3-1-0-3-1-0-4-3-1-4-3-1---|
PLAY TWICE 3RD TIME PLAY:
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------22-20-19-22-20-19-23-22-20-22-20-19-|
|-4-3-1-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-|-4-3-1-3-1-0-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
BRIDGE PRT 3
(not sure but something like:)
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------| REPEAT AROUND 7 OR 8 TIMES
|-5--5-5-5---5-----|
|-5--5-5-5---5-----|
|-5--5-5-5---5-----|
PM. . . . HEAVY PALM MUTES
PRE SOLO BREAK
|---18------------17-----------15-------------13----12----13------|
|------15-15-15------15-15-15-----15-15-15-------15----15---15----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| PLAY 4
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| TIMES
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
SORRY
THATS ALL FOR NOW UNTIL I LEARN THE SOLOS
