The Rock and Roll Machine
Slave
The Rock and Roll Machine
Matt Stroobant plays with a blues distortion, fuzz and also fuzz-wah so it helps with
sound if you have a version of these but a single fuzz pedal combined with amp gain will
fine.
Intro
(Fuzz On)
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---|
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---|
| --------ha(5)--------ha(5)-------ha(5)--------ha(5)---------------- --------|
| --------ha(5)--------ha(5)-------ha(5)--------ha(5)---------------- --------|
| --------ha(5)--------ha(5)-------ha(5)--------ha(5)---------------- --------|
| ----4-----------4------------4-----------4---------------------------- -----|
Verse
(Fuzz Off)
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| ---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| x3
| ---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
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| ----------------------2-h4---------------------2-h4-----------------------2-h4---------------------2-h4--|
| --2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4----------2-h4-4--2-h4-4-------------------|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ----------------------2-h4---------------------2-h4-----------------------2-h4--|
| --2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------|
------------------------4b-p2--|
------------------------4b-p2--|
-------------------------------|
---2-h4-4--2-h4-4--------------|
-------------------------------|
Verse
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| ---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--| x3
| ---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
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| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ----------------------2-h4---------------------2-h4-----------------------2-h4---------------------2-h4--|
| --2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4----------2-h4-4--2-h4-4-------------------|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Fuzz On Here)
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0--|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0--|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0--|
| ----------------------2-h4---------------------2-h4-----------------------2-h4--------------------|
| --2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Towards the end of the riff another guitar comes in the back with some rising feedback, then:
(Wah on)
| -------------------------------------------------------------------f--|
| -9HB-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------5--5-----------f-------------|
| -9HB-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------5--5-----------f-------------|
| -------------------------------------------------------------------f--|
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| -------------------------------------------------------------------f--|
| -9HB-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------f------------|
| -9HB-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------------f------------|
| -------------------------------------------------------------------f--|
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| -----------------------------------------------------4b---------------|
--12HB-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------f--------------------| | He then does some
--12HB-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------f--------------------| | crazy feedback
---------------------------------------------------------------------------f--| | laced, full step-on
---------------------------------------------------------------------------f--| | wah thing- I
---------------------------------------------------------------------------f--| | just improvise.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------f--|
--12HB-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------f---- ----------------------|
--12HB-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------f---- ----------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------f----- ---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------f---------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------f----- ---|
---------------------------------------------------------------------------f----- ---|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/the_rock_and_roll_machine/slave_tab.html ]
Chorus 2
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| -------------------------------------------------4b-p2--------------------------|
| ---------------------2-h4-----------------------4b-p2-------------------2-h4-4--|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4--2-h4-4--2-h4-4----------2-h4--2-h4-4---2-h4-4------------|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4-----------2-h4--2-h4-4-------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------4b-p2--|
| ---------------------2-h4----------------------2-h4--------------------4b-p2-----|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4--2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4--2-h4--2-h4-4------------------------|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4----------2-h4--2-h4-4---------------------|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ---------------------2-h4----------------------2-h4---------------------2-h4-4--|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4--2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4---2-h4--2-h4-4---2-h4-4-------------|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4-----------2-h4--2-h4-4-------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|
----------------------2-h4-4--------------------------------------------- -----|
--2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4-4--------------------------------------------- ---------|
--2-h4-4--2-h4-4------------------------------------------------------- -------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|
I could’ve put the old verse here but the thing is Matt plays the riff with palm muting
time and he also introduces a Flanger or something similar for this riff.
Verse
(Fuzz Off, Flanger? On)
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| ----------------------2-h4---------------------2-h4-----------------------2-h4---------------------2-h4--|
| --2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4----------2-h4-4--2-h4-4-------------------|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ----------------------2-h4---------------------2-h4-----------------------2-h4--|
| --2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------f---------0--|
| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------f---------0--|
| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------f---------0--|
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| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------f------------|
Chorus 2
(Fuzz On)
| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| -------------------------------------------------4b-p2--------------------------|
| ---------------------2-h4-----------------------4b-p2-------------------2-h4-4--|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4--2-h4-4--2-h4-4----------2-h4--2-h4-4---2-h4-4------------|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4-----------2-h4--2-h4-4-------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------4b-p2--|
| ---------------------2-h4----------------------2-h4--------------------4b-p2-----|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4--2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4--2-h4--2-h4-4------------------------|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4----------2-h4--2-h4-4---------------------|
| ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ---------------------2-h4----------------------2-h4---------------------2-h4-4--|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4--2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4---2-h4--2-h4-4---2-h4-4-------------|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4-----------2-h4--2-h4-4-------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|
----------------------2-h4-4--------------------------------------------- -----|
--2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4-4--------------------------------------------- ---------|
--2-h4-4--2-h4-4------------------------------------------------------- -------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ---------------------2-h4----------------------2-h4---------------------2-h4-4--|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4--2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4---2-h4--2-h4-4---2-h4-4-------------|
| -2-h4-4--2-h4-4---------2-h4-4--2-h4-4-----------2-h4--2-h4-4-------------------|
| --------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|
----------------------2-h4-4--------------------------------------------- -----|
--2-h4-4--2-h4-4--2-h4-4--------------------------------------------- ---------|
--2-h4-4--2-h4-4------------------------------------------------------- -------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---|
Legend:
Lr-let ring
ho-hammer on
po-pull of
b-bend
x-dead note
h(#)-harmonic(hash means fret no.)
HB-HOLD bend
f-feedback(by using or amp or high volume)
It looks repetitive on paper and it is when u play but if u get the feeling across it
wicked. Neways, I hope the tab is decent, please rate it and if you like Kiwi Rock and
or you’ve got some suggestions then email me on jamesdonaldson@hot-shot.com
cheers
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