Exodus – Shovel Headed Kill Machine (Guitar Tab)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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Speed:
1.0x
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|--------------------------------------------------|
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.