Machinehead Bush
<br/>
From: "the Grand High Poobah of Upper Butt-Crack" <br/>
<br/>
TAB: "Machinehead" by Bush<br/>
<br/>
This song may be in a tuning other than standard, but I don't think so.<br/>
There really isn't anything in the song that can't be played elsewhere on<br/>
the fretboard. Therefore, what I have tabbed here should be pretty damn<br/>
accurate. If nothing else, it sounds very much like what is on the CD.<br/>
<br/>
There are several different parts that repeat a few times so I'll just<br/>
tab those out with a few tips and let you figure out where they should be.<br/>
But there are also a few parts that occur during only one part of the<br/>
song so I'll try to be as specific as possible with those bits.<br/>
<br/>
Intro and "Fill 1"<br/>
||----------------------------||<br/>
||----------------------------||<br/>
||----------------------------||<br/>
||-11-11-13-13-13/14-14/16-16-||<br/>
||----------------------------||<br/>
||-9--9--11-11-11/12-12/14-14-||<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Fill 2<br/>
||----------------------------|----------------------------|<br/>
||----------------------------|----------------------------|<br/>
||----------------------------|----------------------------|<br/>
||-11-11-13-13-13/14-14/16-16-|-11-11-13-13-13/14-14/16-16-|<br/>
||----------------------------|----------------------------|<br/>
||-9--9--11-11-11/12-12/14-14-|-9--9--11-11-11/12-12/14-14-|<br/>
<br/>
------------------------------------------------------------||<br/>
14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14\12-12-12-12/14-14-14-14\||<br/>
13-13-13-13\11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13\11-11-11-11/13-13-13-13\||<br/>
------------------------------------------------------------||<br/>
------------------------------------------------------------||<br/>
------------------------------------------------------------||<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
While you keep doing Fill 1 another guitar needs to start doing this:<br/>
*-(drums in)<br/>
||------|------|------|-----|--<br/>
||------|------|------|-----|--<br/>
||------|--6---|-10---|-6---|--<br/>
||-11---|--7---|-11---|-7---|--<br/>
||-11---|--7---|-11---|-7---|--<br/>
||-9----|--5---|-9----|-5---|--<br/>
<br/>
*-(stop Fill 1)<br/>
--------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
--------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
10-10-------10---10-10---------10-10-------10---10-10---------|<br/>
11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11-x-x-x-x-11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11-x-x-x-x-|<br/>
11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11-x-x-x-x-11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11-x-x-x-x-|<br/>
9--9--x-x-x-9----9--9--x-x-x-x-9--9--x-x-x-9----9--9--x-x-x-x-|<br/>
<br/>
----------------------------------------------------|<br/>
----------------------------------------------------|<br/>
6-6-------6---6-6---------6-6-------6---6-6---------|<br/>
7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x-|<br/>
7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x-|<br/>
5-5-x-x-x-5---5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-5---5-5-x-x-x-x-|<br/>
<br/>
*-(begin Fill 2 on second guitar)<br/>
--------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
--------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
10-10-------10---10-10---------10-10-------10---10-10---------|<br/>
11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11-x-x-x-x-11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11---------|<br/>
11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11-x-x-x-x-11-11-x-x-x-11---11-11---------|<br/>
9--9--x-x-x-9----9--9--x-x-x-x-9--9--x-x-x-9----9--9--x-x-x-x-|<br/>
<br/>
----------------------------------------------------|<br/>
----------------------------------------------------|<br/>
6-6-------6---6-6---------6-6-------6---6-6---------|<br/>
7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x-|<br/>
7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-7---7-7-x-x-x-x-|<br/>
5-5-x-x-x-5---5-5-x-x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x-5---5-5-x-x-x-x-|<br/>
<br/>
Then the vocals start with the "Breathe in, breathe out" stuff and you start<br/>
that main riff over again. Then the lead bit over the first chorus ("Got a<br/>
machinehead, it's better than the rest" etc.) is like so:<br/>
<br/>
|-----------------|<br/>
|-4h5-5-5-4h5-5-5-| repeat and crescendo until "I walk from my machine..." etc.<br/>
|-----------------|<br/>
|-----------------|<br/>
|-----------------|<br/>
|-----------------|<br/>
<br/>
I think that's it as far as tab goes.<br/>
The main chord progressions for the verses and choruses are as follows:<br/>
<br/>
Verse: C# and A<br/>
Pre-chorus: ("I walk from my machine..." etc.) F# and A<br/>
Chorus: ("Got a machinehead, it's better than the rest..") E B C# A<br/>
<br/>
I think that's it. If I've missed something and you can't figure it out from<br/>
what I have here, let me know (by email) and I'll get back to ya'.<br/>
<br/>
Questions/comments/CONSTRUCTIVE criticism welcome (by email).<br/>
Flames intelligently rebuked (if I feel like it).<br/>
Good Luck!<br/>
Paul D. (pdmytrewycz@music.transy.edu)<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Machinehead<br/>
From BUSH's sixteen stone (c) 1994<br/>
Tabbed out by: Bas van Pelt [9250128@bn.fnt.hvu.nl]<br/>
<br/>
Okay this is a fairly simple song (like most songs of this album)<br/>
but it sound really good<br/>
<br/>
I tabbed out this song about three months or so but never posted it<br/>
(I'm lazy) but when i got the version that was on the net i saw that<br/>
mine was much better :) so i decided to post it! (it's completer)<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
A5 C#5<br/>
x x<br/>
x x<br/>
x x<br/>
7 11<br/>
7 11<br/>
5 9<br/>
<br/>
Intro (just guitar no drums or base)<br/>
RIFF 1<br/>
(guitar 1) repeat a couple of times variation 1<br/>
e: ------------------------------|--7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-9---4~~~~~------<br/>
B: -2--2--4--4--4-5--5--5/7-7\---|-------------------------------------<br/>
G: ------------------------------|--^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^---------------<br/>
D: ------------------------------|--play the above part ---------------<br/>
A: ------------------------------|--three times before.........^-------<br/>
E: ------------------------------|-------------------------------------<br/>
: variation (listen for it)<br/>
:<br/>
: (guitar 2) repeat 2 or three times<br/>
:<br/>
e: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
B: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
G: --------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
D: ------------------------(11)------11\7---(7)------------------------<br/>
A: ------------------------(11)------11\7---(7)------------------------<br/>
E: ------------------------(9)-------9-\5---(5)------------------------<br/>
ahjajahahja hajhajhahaahj (i think) :)<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
after you did that you just strum those same cords a couple of times<br/>
it goes something like this (guitar 2)<br/>
<br/>
figure 1<br/>
e: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
B: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
G: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
D: --11--11--x-x-x--11--11--x-x-x-x--11--11--x-x-x--11--11--x-x-x-x---<br/>
A: --11--11--x-x-x--11--11--x-x-x-x--11--11--x-x-x--11--11--x-x-x-x---<br/>
E: --9---9---x-x-x--9---9---x-x-x-x--9---9---x-x-x--9---9---x-x-x-x---<br/>
<br/>
e: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
B: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
G: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
D: --7---7---x-x-x--7---7---x-x-x-x--7---7---x-x-x--7---7---x-x-x-x---<br/>
A: --7---7---x-x-x--7---7---x-x-x-x--7---7---x-x-x--7---7---x-x-x-x---<br/>
E: --5---5---x-x-x--5---5---x-x-x-x--5---5---x-x-x--5---5---x-x-x-x---<br/>
<br/>
these rakes may be a little of so you'll have to listen<br/>
to the record for the exact timing (it's easy though)<br/>
<br/>
okay you play this part 2 times<br/>
the second time this riff gets played VARIATON 1(guitar 1) is played over it<br/>
<br/>
Figure 2<br/>
e: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
B: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
G: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
D: -------------------------------11\(7)------------------------------<br/>
A: -------------------------------11\(7)------------------------------<br/>
E: -------------------------------9-\(5)------------------------------<br/>
Breath in breath out (2x) .. Breath in<br/>
<br/>
Figure 3<br/>
e: -------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
B: -------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
G: -------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
D: --x-x--11----------------------x-x-x-x-(7)-------------------<br/>
A: --x-x--11----------------------x-x-x-x-(7)-------------------<br/>
E: --x-x--9-----------------------x-x-x-x-(5)-------------------<br/>
Breath in breath out (2x) .. Breath in.......tied to a wheel<br/>
<br/>
Okay from here it's just the C#5 A5 cord (Figure 1) for the verse<br/>
here's the lyrics<br/>
<br/>
-tied to a wheel fingers got to feel<br/>
-feeling to a tolocate smile<br/>
-i spin on a whim i slide to the right<br/>
-i felt you like electric light<br/>
-for our love<br/>
(riff 1 starts here and get's played three times)<br/>
-for our fear<br/>
-for our rise against the years and years and years<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Okay some change here<br/>
(guitar stops)<br/>
<br/>
-Got a machinehead better than the rest }<br/>
-green to red.... machinehead } this part gets played twice } the second time with this<br/>
} the second time with this<br/>
} guitar<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
e: ----------------| |-----------|<br/>
B: --2h4-5-5-------| this gets played |-5^fb~~~~r-|<br/>
G: ----------------| approx 7 times |-----------|<br/>
D: ----------------| then |-----------|<br/>
A: ----------------| |-----------|<br/>
E: ----------------| |-----------|<br/>
<br/>
-got a machinehead it's better than the rest<br/>
-green to red<br/>
<br/>
then something like this follows (listen to the record for exect timing)<br/>
<br/>
figure 4<br/>
e: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
B: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
G: -------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
D: ---4--4--444-444---(7)-x-x-x--------------------------------------<br/>
A: ---4--4--444-444---(7)-x-x-x--------------------------------------<br/>
E: ---2--2--222-222---(5)-x-x-x--------------------------------------<br/>
and i walk my machine<br/>
i walk my machine<br/>
<br/>
Figure 1 + riff 1 twice + Variation once<br/>
<br/>
Figure 2<br/>
<br/>
Figure 1 with the following lyrics<br/>
<br/>
-deaf dumb and thirty<br/>
-starting to deserve this<br/>
-leaning on my conscience wall<br/>
-blood is like wine<br/>
-i'm conscience all the time<br/>
-if i had it all again<br/>
-i'd change it all<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
then the next part (2x)<br/>
<br/>
figure 5<br/>
e: -------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
B: -------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
G: --9-9-x-x-x--------------------------------------------------<br/>
D: --9-9-x-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-11-11-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x------------------<br/>
A: --7-7-x-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-11-11-x-x-x-7-7-x-x-x------------------<br/>
E: ------------7-7-x-x-x-9--9--x-x-x-5-5-x-x-x------------------<br/>
<br/>
-got a machine head it's better<br/>
-than the rest meachine head<br/>
-green to red machine head<br/>
<br/>
Figure 4<br/>
<br/>
- Mumbling riff 1 twice + Variation once<br/>
<br/>
Figure 1 (inc text)<br/>
<br/>
Figure 4 (inc text)<br/>
<br/>
the the last part<br/>
e: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
B: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
G: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
D: ----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br/>
A: -4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--/--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--\-slide back to 4-and repeat as many--<br/>
E: -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--/--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--\-slide back to 2-times as you like---<br/>
but for the last<br/>
time you play it<br/>
play -2 instead of<br/>
-0<br/>
instead of<br/>
-4<br/>
-2<br/>
<br/>
after that he strums something in the E chord and thats it!<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Tabbed out by: Bas van Pelt [9250128@bn.fnt.hvu.nl]<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1996 15:17:37 -0500<br/>
Subject: tab: Machinehead by Bush<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
MACHINEHEAD<br/>
by Bush<br/>
written by Gavin Rossedale for the album Sixteen Stone<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
This is a kick ass song. Here it is. Have fun!<br/>
<br/>
Guitar 1<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Opening riff (played 10 times):<br/>
<br/>
E |-------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
B |-------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
G |---6---6--8--8--8--9--9--11-11-------------------------|<br/>
D |---X---X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--------------------------|<br/>
A |---4---4--6--6--6--7--7--9--9--------------------------|<br/>
E |-------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
<br/>
Fill #1:<br/>
<br/>
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
B |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
G |--6--6--X--X--X--6--6--6--X--X--X--X--6--6--X--X--X--6--6--6--X--X--X--X---|<br/>
D |--6--6--X--X--X--6--6--6--X--X--X--X--6--6--X--X--X--6--6--6--X--X--X--X---|<br/>
A |--4--4--X--X--X--4--4--4--X--X--X--X--4--4--X--X--X--4--4--4--X--X--X--X---|<br/>
E |---------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
<br/>
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
G |---2--2--X--X--X--2--2--2--X--X--X--X--2--2--X--X--X--2--2--2--X--X--X--X---|<br/>
D |---2--2--X--X--X--2--2--2--X--X--X--X--2--2--X--X--X--2--2--2--X--X--X--X---|<br/>
A |---0--0--X--X--X--0--0--0--X--X--X--X--0--0--X--X--X--0--0--0--X--X--X--X---|<br/>
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
G |---6---6--8--8--8--9--9--11-11------6--6--8--8--8--9--9--11-11-----------|<br/>
D |---X---X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-------X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X------------|<br/>
A |---4---4--6--6--6--7--7--9--9-------4--4--6--6--6--7--7--9--9------------|<br/>
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
E |----9999/7777/9999/7777 /9999/7777/9999/7777/------------------|<br/>
B |----9999/7777/9999/7777/9999/7777/9999/7777/-------------------|<br/>
G |---------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
D |---------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
A |---------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Now the lyrics come in. The guitar starts playing when Gavin says "tied to<br/>
a wheel..."<br/>
Then you play fill #1 twice:<br/>
<br/>
then this:<br/>
<br/>
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
B |--------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
G |---6---6--8--8--8--9--9--11-11----- 6--6--8--8--8--9--9--11-11------|<br/>
D |---X---X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-------X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X--X-------|<br/>
A |---4---4--6--6--6--7--7--9--9-------4--4--6--6--6--7--7--9--9-------|<br/>
E |--------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
<br/>
E |----9999/7777/9999/7777 /9999/7777/9999/7777/------------------|<br/>
B |----9999/7777/9999/7777/9999/7777/9999/7777/-------------------|<br/>
G |---------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
D |---------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
A |---------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
E |---------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
<br/>
Then you start play when Gaving sings "Deaf dumb thirty".<br/>
Then you play Fill #1 twice through.<br/>
<br/>
Then there's a pause:<br/>
The lyrics go<br/>
<br/>
Got a machine head<br/>
Better than the rest<br/>
Green to read<br/>
Machinehead<br/>
<br/>
Then you play this twice<br/>
Fill #2<br/>
<br/>
E |--------0---------0---------0---------0-------|<br/>
B |----4h5---5---4h5---5---4h5---5---4h5--5------|<br/>
G |----------------------------------------------|<br/>
D |----------------------------------------------|<br/>
A |----------------------------------------------|<br/>
E |----------------------------------------------|<br/>
<br/>
Then the song goes<br/>
"I walk for my machine"<br/>
And you play this twice<br/>
<br/>
Fill #3<br/>
<br/>
E |--------------------------------------------------|<br/>
B |--------------------------------------------------|<br/>
G |--------------------------2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-----|<br/>
D |--4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-----2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-----|<br/>
A |--4--4--4-4-4-4--4--4-----0--0--0-0-0-0--0--0-----|<br/>
E |--2--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-----------------------------|<br/>
<br/>
Then the music fades and there's sort of a drum solo:<br/>
In the Backround really softly, you can hear the opening riff played twice.<br/>
Actually, they use a mixer a you probably don't have one.<br/>
Then Gavin starts singing "Breath in, breath out..."<br/>
You play Fill #1 once only.<br/>
And once thechorus starts, you play this:<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
E |----------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
B |----------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
G |----9--9--9-----------------------------------------------------|<br/>
D |----9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---11--11--11---7--7--7--7--7--------|<br/>
A |----7--7--7---9--9--9--9--9---11--11--11---7--7--7--7--7--------|<br/>
E |--------------7--7--7--7--7---9---9---9----5--5--5--5--5--------|<br/>
<br/>
That lasts almost the rest of the song for guitar #1 but when Gavin<br/>
Finishes singing<br/>
"Yeah yeah yeah", guitar #2 playes this:<br/>
<br/>
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
B |-------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
G |---9--9--9--11--9--9--9----9--9--9--11--9--9--9--------------------|<br/>
D |---X--X--X--X---X--X--X----X--X--X--X---X--X--X--------------------|<br/>
A |---7--7--7--9---7--7--7----7--7--7--9---7--7--7--------------------|<br/>
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
This is played until the end of the song until gaving starts singing<br/>
"I walk for my machine........". Then you play this:<br/>
<br/>
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
B |------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
G |------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
D |------------------------------------------------------------------|<br/>
A |---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4hhh7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----------------|<br/>
E |---2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2hhh5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------|<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
AND THAT'S THE SONG!<br/>
<br/>
If there are any questiones feel free to e-mail me at haqi@magmacom.com<br/>
<br/>
bye,<br/>
<br/>
Imraan<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
Date: Tue, 25 Mar 1997 14:56:43 -0500<br/>
From: Joe Sargent <br/>
<br/>
I saw BUSH on TV, and found out that the chords posted on here a while <br/>
back for the chorus are wrong. I figured out that the chorus goes like <br/>
this...<br/>
E|------------|<br/>
B|------------|<br/>
G|-9--5--7--5-|<br/>
D|-9--5--7--5-| Guitar one plays this a few times...<br/>
A|-7--3--5--3-|<br/>
E|------------|<br/>
<br/>
Guitar Two plays...<br/>
<br/>
E|------------------------|<br/>
B|------------------------|<br/>
G|------------------------| This is what guitar 2 plays, if it <br/>
D|-6-6-XXX-3-3-XXX--------| doesn't sound right, try taking out the<br/>
A|-6-6-XXX-3-3-XXX--------| hammer-ons...<br/>
E|-4-4-XXX-1-1-XXX--------|<br/>
<br/>
<br/>
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