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Exodus - Shovel Headed Kill Machine tab

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.
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