Song: Shovel Headed Kill Machine
Artist: Exodus
Album: Shovel Headed Kill Machine
Legend
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
r = release
x = muted string
t = tap (with finger or pick)
~ = vibrato
P.m ----| = Palm Mute
<>= Natural Harmonic
I love this song, and this album, go easy on me, this is my first tab I've ever wrote.
may be bad, but this is how I play it, and it sounds fine to me. I tabbed it 100% by
not a very hard song to play, there is no solo, however timing could be a little tricky
there's LOTS of palm-muting.
Drop D Tuning: D A D G B e
Intro -
The Harmonic is really short at the beginning of the song
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-------<6>~---------------------------------------|
p.m ---| p.m ---| p.m ---------|palm mute the 2 open chords in between
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-0-1-0-0-7-0---0-1-0-0-7-0---0-1-0-0-7-0--|
A|-0-1-0-0-7-0---0-1-0-0-7-0---0-1-0-0-7-0--|
D|-0-1-0-0-7-0---0-1-0-0-7-0---0-1-0-0-7-0--|
p.m ---|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-1-0-0-7(6)-0-0---------------------------------|
A|-0-1-0-0-7(6)-0-0---------------------------------|
D|-0-1-0-0-7(6)-0-0---------------------------------|
Play the Intro 4 times (excluding the Harmonic)
Verse 1
p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -----------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------|
D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------|
p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---| p.m ---------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7-(6)-0-0------------------|
D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7-(6)-0-0------------------|
p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -----------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------|
D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------|
p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7--6-----------------------|
D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7--6-----------------------|
Play this 2 times
Chorus -
"Natural Sacrifice"
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---1---0---1---2---1----------------------------|
A|-2---1---0---1---2---1----------------------------|
D|-2---1---0---1---2---1----------------------------|
p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0----------------------|
Play this 3 times
"Kneel and Die before the..."
p.m -----|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---6--5--4--3-2--0---0-0-0--0--0----------------|
A|-7---6--5--4--3-2--0---0-0-0--0--0----------------|
D|-7---6--5--4--3-2--0---0-0-0--0--0----------------|
"KILL MACHINE!"
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/e/exodus/93254.html ]
Middle part - Slows down - TONS of palm-muting here! You must listen to the song to get
timing
p.m ----| p.m ----| p.m ----| p.m -----------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|--1---0--0--2-1--0--0---0-1--0--0---2-1--0--0-2-1---|
A|--1---0--0--2-1--0--0---0-1--0--0---2-1--0--0-2-1---|
D|--1---0--0--2-1--0--0---0-1--0--0---2-1--0--0-2-1---|
p.m ---| p .m -| -| ----------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-1--0-0---1/5-0-3-0-2-0--0-1----------------------|
A|-0-1--0-0---1/5-0-3-0-2-0--0-1----------------------|
D|-0-1--0-0---1/5-0-3-0-2-0--0-1----------------------|
Play this part 6 times
Interlude-ish part - Here we have the same chords that ring out, just no palm muting.
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--1--------2-1--------0-1--------2-1-----0-2-1----|
A|--1--------2-1--------0-1--------2-1-----0-2-1----|
D|--1--------2-1--------0-1--------2-1-----0-2-1----|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-1-------1/5---3---2----0-1---------------------|
A|-2-1-------1/5---3---2----0-1---------------------|
D|-2-1-------1/5---3---2----0-1---------------------|
Play this part 2 times
Verse 2 -
Same as verse 1
p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -----------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------|
D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------|
p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---| p.m ---------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7-(6)-0-0------------------|
D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7-(6)-0-0------------------|
p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -----------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------|
D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0--------------------|
p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7--6-----------------------|
D|-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-7--6-----------------------|
Play this 2 times
Chorus -
"Natural Sacrifice"
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---1---0---1---2---1----------------------------|
A|-2---1---0---1---2---1----------------------------|
D|-2---1---0---1---2---1----------------------------|
p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m ---|p.m -------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0----------------------|
D|-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0-1-0-0-0----------------------|
Play this 3 times
"Kneel and Die before the..."
p.m -----|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7---6--5--4--3-2--0---0-0-0--0--0----------------|
A|-7---6--5--4--3-2--0---0-0-0--0--0----------------|
D|-7---6--5--4--3-2--0---0-0-0--0--0----------------|
Play 1 time
Outro - "SHOVEL HEADED...!"
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-1---0-0-0---1--1---------------------------------|
A|-1---0-0-0---1--1---------------------------------|
D|-1---0-0-0---1--1---------------------------------|
Play 3 Times
And your done.