Bite the Bullet Machine Head
BITE THE BULLET As recorded by Machine Head (From the 2004 Album THROUGH THE ASHES OF EMPIRES) Words and Music by Dave McLain, Robb Flynn Gtr I (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Robb Flynn' Gtr II (B F# B E G# C#) - 'Phil Demmel' Drum Intro Q=100 [2/4] Gtrs I[4/4], II H W H H |------|------|-----------| |------|------|-----------| |------|------|-----------| |------|------|------x\---| |------|------|------x\---| |------|------|------x\---| Intro 2 W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |-1--------|-1--------|-1--------|-1----| |-1--------|-1--------|-1--------|-1----| |-1--------|-1--------|-1--------|-1----| Gtr I W W |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-1---------------------|-1---------------------| |-1---------------------|-1---------------------| |-1---------------------|-1---------------------| | | Gtr II | H S S S S E H S S S S E |------11-11-11-11-11\--|------11-11-11-11-11\--| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-8-----8--8--8--8--8\--|-8-----8--8--8--8--8\--| |-8---------------------|-8---------------------| |-6---------------------|-6---------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| W W W |-----------------------|-----------------------|------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------| |-1---------------------|-1---------------------|------| |-1---------------------|-1---------------------|------| |-1---------------------|-1---------------------|------| | | H S S S S E H S S S S E W |------11-11-11-11-11\--|------11-11-11-11-11\--|------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------| |-8-----8--8--8--8--8\--|-8-----8--8--8--8--8\--|------| |-8---------------------|-8---------------------|------| |-6---------------------|-6---------------------|------| |-----------------------|-----------------------|------| Main Riff Gtrs I, II PM----| PM----| PM| PM----| PM----| PM| S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------------------------|--------------------------------| |---------0---------0-----0-|---------0---------0------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[3]b5--| $ PM----| PM----| PM| PM----| PM-----| PM| S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------0---------0-----0-|---------0----------0-----0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-| Verse Gtr I W W ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| | | Gtr II | S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E ||----------------------------|---------------------------| ||o---------------------------|---------------------------| ||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| ||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-| ||o-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| ||----------------------------|---------------------------| Gtrs I, II PM----| PM----| PM| PM----| PM----| PM| S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E 3x |---------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------------------------|----------------------------o|| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|| |---------0---------0-----0-|---------0---------0-----0---|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--o|| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|| Chorus H Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x ||-------------|-----------------------------------|| ||o------------|----------------------------------o|| ||-------5-----|-----------------------------------|| ||--1----5--6--|-----------------------------------|| ||o-1----3--6--|----------------------------------o|| ||--1-------6--|-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3---|| D.S. Gtr I W E +S E +S Q E E E |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |--5-------------------|-----------------------| |--5-------------------|-6-(6)-5-(5)-3--6-5-3--| |--3-------------------|-6-(6)-5-(5)-3--6-5-3--| |----------------------|-6-(6)-5-(5)-3--6-5-3--| | | Gtr II | E. E. Q. +Q E +S E +S Q E E E |----------------------|-----------------------| |---------13----(13)---|-----------------------| |-----12---------------|-----------------------| |-10-------------------|-6-(6)-5-(5)-3--6-5-3--| |----------------------|-6-(6)-5-(5)-3--6-5-3--| |----------------------|-6-(6)-5-(5)-3--6-5-3--| Bridge Gtrs I, II ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W W W +W |-----------|----------|------------|--------| |-/3--------|-3--------|-3b5r=======|=(3)----| |-----------|----------|------------|--------| |-----------|----------|------------|--------| |-----------|----------|------------|--------| |-----------|----------|------------|--------| Gtr I PM---------------------------------------------- S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----13-12-10-12-10----10----13-12-10-12-10----10-| |-12----------------12----12----------------12----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr II | PM---------------------------------------------- | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----13-12-10-12-10----10----13-12-10-12-10----10-| |-12----------------12----12----------------12----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----13-12-10-12-10----10----13-12-10-12-10----10-| |-12----------------12----12----------------12----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | |----------------------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----13-12-10-12-10----10----13-12-10-12-10----10-| |-12----------------12----12----------------12----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| PM------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----13-12-10-12-10----10----13-12-10-12-10----10-| |-12----------------12----12----------------12----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | PM---------------------------------| | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----13-12-10-12-10----10----13-12-10-12-10----10-| |-12----------------12----12----------------12----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |----13-12-10-12-10----10----13-12-10-12-10----10-| |-12----------------12----12----------------12----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------------------------------------------------| |----16-15-13-15-13----13----16-15-13-15-13----13-| |-14----------------14----14----------------14----| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------| Interlude Gtrs I, II S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-|-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-| PM--------------------------------------------------------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-|-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|| ||o---------------------------------|----------------------------------o|| ||--0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-|-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3---|| Ending Chorus H Q Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x ||-------------|-----------------------------------|| ||o------------|----------------------------------o|| ||-------5-----|-----------------------------------|| ||--1----5--6--|-----------------------------------|| ||o-1----3--6--|----------------------------------o|| ||--1-------6--|-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3-0-6-5-3-5-3-0-3---|| Gtr I W E +S E +S Q E E E |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |--5-------------------|----------------------| |--5-------------------|-6-(6)-5-(5)-3--6-5-3-| |--3-------------------|-6-(6)-5-(5)-3--6-5-3-| |----------------------|-6-(6)-5-(5)-3--6-5-3-| | | Gtr II | E. E. Q. +Q E +S E +S Q E E E |----------------------|----------------------| |---------13----(13)---|----------------------| |-----12---------------|----------------------| |-10-------------------|-6-(6)-5-(5)-3--6-5-3-| |----------------------|-6-(6)-5-(5)-3--6-5-3-| |----------------------|-6-(6)-5-(5)-3--6-5-3-| Outro Gtrs I, II PM----| PM----| PM| PM----| PM----| S S S S E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S E Q |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------------| |---------0---------0-----0-|---------0-----------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-[3]b5---| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide <n> - natural harmonic (n) - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend -----------
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