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Bush - Machinehead chords
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Machinehead ------------ Bush - 16 Stone Album Std. Tuning Chords: (all power/5ths) C# = x466xx A = 577xxx (or x022xx) E = x799xx B = 799xxx (or x244xx) D# = x688xx F = x81010xx F#m = 244xxx This is an interpretation of the song for jamming on a single guitar. Chords for all rhythm sections included. There are some decent tabs out there for this song, but no chord posts. This is a Bush song, so I won't try to overcomplicate it as others have. I found the tabs extremely hard to follow. My goal is to eliminate all the guess work in offering a complete and intuitive version. Note: I'm not playing it exactly per the CD. I am playing on acoustic. I also slow the song down, eliminate some of the shouting/intensity, and it makes an awesome alternative version. Can really put a lot of feeling into this song. (Chords should work on electric, and cranked up as well) Section Details Intro/Main riff: |C# D# >E >F |C# D# >E >F |C# A |C# A | (x2) (moderately fast) | C# D# > E > F | -------------+ :| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | | e|---------------------------------| | B|---------------------------------| | G|-6---6-x-8-8-/-9-9-9-x-/-10x-10x-| | D|-x---x-x-x-x-/-x-x-x-x-/-x-x-x-x-| | A|-4---4-x-6-6-/-7-7-7-x-/-8-x-8-x-| | E|---------------------------------|: (x2) | | then... +---- play twice | | C# A | | :| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | | e|---------------------------------| | B|---------------------------------| | G|-6(6)6(6)6-x-x-x-----------------| | D|-6(6)6(4)6-x-x-x-7-5h7-5h7-x-x-x-| | A|-4(4)4(4)4-x-x-x-7-5h7-5h7-x-x-x-| | E|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-|: (x2) -------------+ "(head, head, head, head-head)" "Breathe..." (on last pass) Verse: |C# |C# |A |A | (as needed) ("Breathe" Part shown, but same for all verse sections) "Breathe..." | C# | -------------+ :| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | | e|---------------------------------| | B|---------------------------------| | G|-6(6)6---x-x-x---6-4h6-4h6-x-x-x-| | D|-6(6)6---x-x-x---6-4h6-4h6-x-x-x-| | A|-4(4)4---x-x-x---4-4-4-4-4-x-x-x-| | E|---------------------------------|: (x2) | 1)"in... breathe out... breathe" | 2)"in... breathe out... breathe" | +---- play twice then... | | | A | | :| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | | e|---------------------------------| | B|---------------------------------| | G|---------------------------------| | D|-7(7)7---x-x-x---7-5h7-5h7-x-x-x-| | A|-7(7)7---x-x-x---7-5h7-5h7-x-x-x-| | E|-5(5)5---x-x-x---5-5-5-5-5-x-x-x-|: (x2) -------------+ 1)"in." 2) "Breathe..." (when repeating) "Tied to a......" (before verse 1) "Deaf, dumb, and..." (before verse 2) Chorus: |E B |C# A* | (x4) *A not played on last pass, hold C# | E B | C# A | :| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-9---9---9-x-x-x-----------------|-6---6---6-x-x-x-----------------| D|-9---9---9-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-6---6---6-x-x-x-7-7--7--7-x-7-x-| A|-7---7---7-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-4---4---4-x-x-x-7-7--7--7-x-7-x-| E|-----------------7-7--7--7-x-7-x-|-----------------5-5--5--5-x-5-x-|: (x3) 1) "Got a ma--chine..... head!... Better than the.." 2)"rest. Green to red!.. Machine---head" 3) "Got a ma--chine..... head!... It's better than the.." then... | E B | C# | | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-9---9---9-x-x-x-----------------|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------| D|-9---9---9-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------| A|-7---7---7-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------| E|-----------------7-7--7--7-x-7-x-|---------------------------------| (x1) "rest. Green to red. Yea!!!" Post-chorus/bridge: |F#m |A | (x2 or x3, depending) | F#m | A | :| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-4---4---x---4---4---4---x---4-/-|-7---7---x---7---7---7---x---7-\-| A|-4---4---x---4---4---4---x---4-/-|-7---7---x---7---7---7---x---7-\-| E|-2---2---x---2---2---2---x---2-/-|-5---5---x---5---5---5---x---5-\-|: (x2-3) "I walk for my ma--chine." Ending: (not right, but sounds cool/better than nothing...) [ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bush/257069.html ] | E B | C# | | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-9---9---x-------4---4---x-------|-6~~~~~~~~---------------/-------| D|-9---9---x-------4---4---x-------|-6~~~~~~~~---------------/-------| A|-7---7---x-------2---2---x-------|-4~~~~~~~~---------------/-------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| (x1) then... | E B | C# | | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . | e|---------------------------------|-----| B|---------------------------------|-----| G|-9~--------------4~--------------|-6~~-| D|-9~--------------4~--------------|-6~~-| A|-7~--------------2~--------------|-4~~-| E|---------------------------------|-----| (end) That's it, now here's the complete song with chords & lyrics... *** Bush - Machine Head Intro: |C# D# >E >F | |C# D# >E >F | |C# A | (over "head, head, head, head-head") |C# A | (over "head, head, head, head-head") |C# D# >E >F | |C# D# >E >F | |C# A | (over "head, head, head, head-head") |C# A | (over "head, head, head. Breathe..") Verse 1: (each chord listed for a measure) |C# Breathe in, breathe out |C# Breathe in, breathe out |A |A Breathe in |C# Breathe in, breathe out |C# Breathe in, breathe out |A |A Breathe in |C# |C# | Tied to a wheel, my fingers gotta feel A |A Bleeding through a tourniquet smile |C# |C# I spin on a whim, as I slide to the right |A |A I felt you like electric light *(|C# D# >E >F ) |C# For our love *(|C# D# >E >F ) |C# For our fear *(|C# A |C# A |) |A |A | For our rise against the years and years and years * can fit a single pass of intro riff over this section as alternative Chorus: E B |C# A | Got a ma-chine-head, better than the E B |C# A | rest Green to red, machinehead E B |C# A | Got a ma-chine-head, better than the E B |C# | rest Green to red (Yea!) F#m |A | I walk from my machine F#m |A | I walk from my machine [Intro riff] C# D# >E >F C# D# >E >F C# A C# A Verse 2: C# Breathe in, breathe out C# Breathe in, breathe out A A Breathe in C# Deaf dumb and thirty C# Starting to deserve this A A Leaning on my conscience wall C# Blood is like wine C# Unconscious all the time A If I had it all again A I'd change it all Chorus: E B C# A Got a machinehead, better than the rest E B C# A Green to red, machinehead E B C# A Got a machinehead, it's better than the rest E B C# Green to red, ..yea F#m A I walk from my machine F#m A I walk from my machine Verse 3: (just the breathe stuff and only 1 time) C# Breathe in, breathe out C# Breathe in, breathe out A A Breathe in, breathe in, breathe in....!!! Chorus: E B C# A Got a machinehead, better than the rest E B C# A Green to red, machinehead E B C# A Got a machinehead, it's better than the rest E B C# A* * keep playing chorus through, with A chord Green to red, ..yea E B C# A Got a machinehead, better than the rest E B C# A Green to red, machinehead E B C# A Got a machinehead, better than the rest E B C# A Green to red, machinehead.. E B C# A Yea yea yea yea-yea. Better than the rest E B C# A Head head head head-head Better than the rest E B C# A Head head head head-head Better than the rest E B C# (no A, hold C#) Head head head head-head F#m A I walk from my machine F#m A I walk from my machine F#m A I walk from my machine E B C# E B C# *End*  |