Machine Head

DAYS TURN BLUE TO GRAY


Artist: Machine Head
Album: Through the Ashes of Empires (2003)
Author: Robert Flynn, Phil Demmel
Transcribed By: Black_Statik (Black_statik@hotmail.com)

I picked up most of this by ear. I didn't get all the guitar parts down, such as the lead,
but here are the basic rhythm parts.

/ = slide
*= palm mute
b= bend
h= hammer on or harmonic
p= pull off
x= dead note
v= vibrato
>= let ring
r= release from bend

Tuning:  B, F, A#, D#, G, C

Intro Riff (Clean)

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{----------------------5br--------
{--5--7--5--7--5--8--5------------
{---------------------------------

Play the above 3 times and then play the following:
I may be wrong with this riff.

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{--8----------------8-8p7-7p5-----
{----7--5--7--5--4----------------
{---------------------------------


Main Riff (Chorus Distorted)

{------------------------------
{------------------------------
{------------10-----12---------
{-0-2-0-2----x------x----------X3 then:
{-0-2-0-2----8------10---------
{-0-2-0-2--0-----0-------------

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-0-2-0-2-0-0--6-6/5-5/3----------
{-0-2-0-2-0-0--6-6/5-5/3----------
{-0-2-0-2-0-0--6-6/5-5/3----------

Verse Riff

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-
{-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-
{-------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-

Verse Riff Continued.
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-
{-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-
{----------0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-

Pre Chorus Riff (Play 4 times
Gradually releasing mute)

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
  * *   *  *  *   *  *  *  *  *  *

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-15------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
  *

Bridge

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
{--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---
{--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---
{---------------------------------

Bridge Continued.

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-0-0-0-xxxxx--8-8/7-7-7/5--------
{-0-0-0-xxxxx--8-8/7-7-7/5--------
{-0-0-0-xxxxx--8-8/7-7-7/5--------

Last time

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx
{-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx
{-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx


{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-0--8-8/7-7-7/5------------------
{-0--8-8/7-7-7/5------------------
{-0--8-8/7-7-7/5------------------


Midsection.

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-------------12-11---------------
{-14-12-14-12------12-14-12-14-12-
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------

Continued.

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-12-11---------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------

Clean Chords (Im not too sure on these
so I just tabbed out the bass notes to each chord
to give you an idea of what they may be.)

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{--7----2----3----0---------------
{---------------------------------


Heavy part (Distortion)

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------5-4-----------5-4-------
{-7-5-7-5-----5-7-5-7-5-----------
{---------------------------------

Father, Mother...Part.

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-2-0--5-3--2-0--5-3--0-----------
{-2-0--5-3--2-0--5-3--0-----------
{-2-0--5-3--2-0--5-3--0-----------
       *         *

Your Self Destruction.....

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-2-0-2-0-5-3-0-2-0-2-0-5-3-------
{-2-0-2-0-5-3-0-2-0-2-0-5-3-------
{-2-0-2-0-5-3-0-2-0-2-0-5-3-------
  * * * * * * * * * * * * *

End Riff x 3

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-2--/x/x/xx--2-2-/x/x/x--2-xxxxx-
{-2--/x/x/xx--2-2-/x/x/x--2-xxxxx-
{-2--/x/x/xx--2-2-/x/x/x--2-xxxxx-

Then end on...

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-2-2-----------------------------
{-2-2-----------------------------
{-2-2-----------------------------


I hope you enjoy this tab. I apologise for those parts that I havent been able to transcribe 
yet
but I hope this tab gives you an idea. Please feel free to comment on this tab.

Thanks again for taking the time to check it out.