Bush – Machinehead (Guitar)
Key
-
Versions
(4)
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
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Bush - 16 Stone Album
Chords: (all power/5ths)
C# = x466xx A = 577xxx (or x022xx) E = x799xx B = 799xxx (or x244xx) D# = x688xx F# = x-9-11-11-x-x
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.
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-/-11x-11x-| | D|-x---x-x-x-x-/-x-x-x-x-/-x-x-x-x-| | A|-4---4-x-6-6-/-7-7-7-x-/-9-x-9-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-----x-x-x-x---6~~~~~~~~-------| D|-9---9---9-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-6-----x-x-x-x---6~~~~~~~~-------| A|-7---7---7-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-4-----x-x-x-x---4~~~~~~~~-------| E|-----------------7-7--7--7-x-7-x-|---------------------------------| (x1) "rest. Green to red. Yeah!!!"
Post-chorus/bridge: |F#m |A | (x2 or x3, depending)
| F#m | A (x x x x)| (mutes on last pass) :| 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...)
| E B | C# (A) | | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-9---9---x-------4---4---x-------|-6~~~~~~~~------(2)------/-------| D|-9---9---x-------4---4---x-------|-6~~~~~~~~------(2)------/-------| A|-7---7---x-------2---2---x-------|-4~~~~~~~~------(0)------/-------| 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...
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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 (Yeah!) 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, ..yeah 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, ..yeah
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# ~ (A)
E B C# ~~~~~