Machine Head
Descend the Shades of Night - Solo
The other tab nailed the rhythm but left out the solo, so here's my take on the
solo, including timing. (First couple of measures overlap with chorus)
|- 3 -||- 3 -||- 3 -||- 3 -|
E E E E E E E E E E E E sim.
|----------------------------------12-|----------------------12-13-15-12----|
|-------------------------12-13-15----|-------------12-13-15-------------13-|
|-------------------12-14-------------|-------12-14-------------------------|
|----------12-14-15-------------------|-14-15-------------------------------|
|-12-13-15----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
W H E. E. E E. E. E E. E. E H.. E
|-----------|----------------/15----------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-/15-------|-(15)b(15.5)---------13------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------|-------------------------12--|-\10--9--h10--/12-\10--9---|-10-------------(10)/--|
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------|-----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
gradual bend
|- 3 -| |- 3 -|
E. E. E E. E. E Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-/18--17-------18--17-----|--18--17--15--15b(17)-15-----|
|----------15-----------15-|--------------------------18-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
H (+Q) E E E Q S S Q. E
|-15b--------(17)----20--15--|-(15)b17--15-----------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------18h20--17-----(17)\-|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
gradual bend
|- 3 -||- 3 -||- 3 -||- 3 -|
W W a E E E E E S S E E S S E E S S
|-12h13-----|-(12h13)----|-13p12----12-13-15-12h13----12-10h13p10----------|
|-----------|------------|-------15----------------15-------------11-13p10-|
|-----------|------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------|------------|-------------------------------------------------|
trill-----------------|
|- 3 -||- 3 -| |- 3 -| |- 3 -|
E E E E E E E Q (+Q) E
|--------------------------------------|
|-11-10----10----------------------/15-|
|-------12----12-12--b14-12------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~
|- 3 -||- 3 -||- 3 -||- 3 -| |- 3 -||- 3 -||- 3 -||- 3 -|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------15\-|
|-18p15-20p15-22p15-23p15-22p15-20p15-|-18p15-20p15-22p15-23p15-22p15-----|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
T T T T T T T T T T T
Twin guitar harmony:
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/machine-head/259854.html ]
Gtr 1:
E E E E E E E E sim.
|------------------------|-------------5--6--5----|
|------------------------|----5--6--8-----------8-|
|-------------------3--5-|-7----------------------|
|----------3--5--7-------|------------------------|
|-3--5--6----------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
| PM----------------------------|
|
|Gtr 2:
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|----------5--6--8--6--5-|
|------------------------|----5--7----------------|
|-------------------5--7-|-8----------------------|
|----------5--7--8-------|------------------------|
|-7--8--10---------------|------------------------|
PM----------------------------|
|- 3 -|
E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E
|--8--6--5-----5----------|-8--6h8p6p5-----5-----------|
|o----------8-----8--6--5-|-------------8-----8--6--5-o|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|o------------------------|---------------------------o|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|o-10-8-------------------|-10-8h10p8-----------------o|
|--------10-9--10-9--7----|----------10-9--10-9--7-----|
|----------------------10-|------------------------10--|
|o------------------------|---------------------------o|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|- 3 -|
E E E E E E E E E S S S E E E E E E
|-10-8--6-----6-----------|-10-8h10p8p6-----6----------|
|----------10----10-8--6--|--------------10----10-8--6-|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-11-10-8-----8-----------|-11-10h11p10p8---8----------|
|----------10----10-9--7--|--------------10----10-9--7-|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------17-18-17----|
|-------------------------|----17-18-20----------20-|
|-------------------15-17-|-19----------------------|
|----------15-17-19-------|-------------------------|
|-15-17-18----------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| PM------------|
|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------17-18-20-18-17-|
|-------------------------|----17-19----------------|
|-------------------17-19-|-20----------------------|
|----------17-19-20-------|-------------------------|
|-19-20-22----------------|-------------------------|
PM------------|
|- 3 -|
E S S S E E E E E E sim.
|--20-18h20p18p17----17-----------|--22-20h22p20p18----18-----------|
|o----------------20----20-18-17-o|o----------------22----22-20-18-o|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|o-------------------------------o|o-------------------------------o|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| play 4 times
|
|--17-15h17p15p13----13-----------|--18-17h18p17p15----15-----------|
|o----------------17----17-15-13-o|o----------------18----18-17-15-o|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|o-------------------------------o|o-------------------------------o|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
H H H H
|-22b(24)----22b(24)------|-22b(24)----22b(24)------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
|-18b(20)----18b(20)------|-18b(20)----18b(20)------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Enjoy the song!
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