Machine Head – Battery (Guitar Tab)

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Acoustic Riff 1
e-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D-|--3--2-----------2-(2)-------------|--2-----------0--0-(0)----------------|
A-|--2--------------0-(0)-------------|--0--------------5-(5)----------------|
E-|--0--------------1-(1)-------------|--2--------------3-(3)----------------|

Acoustic Riff 2
e-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G-|--4--5--------4-----------4--5-----|--4--5--------------------5--4--------|
D-|--------7--------------------------|--------7-----5-----------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Acoustic Riff 2b
e-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G-|--4--5--------4-h5-p4-----4--5-----|--4--5--------------------5--4--------|
D-|--------7--------------------------|--------7-----5-----------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Start with Acoustic Riff 1 once and then while that keeps playing Gtr II plays Riff 2 Riff 2b Riff2 Riff2 Then the electrics come crashing in:-
    E5                E5 E5 F5         Gmaj7                     G5
e-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D-|--2-----------------2--2--3--------|--5-----------------5--5--5-----------|
A-|--2-----------------2--2--3--------|--5-----------------5--5--5-----------|
E-|--0-----------------0--0--1--------|--2-----------------2--2--3-----------|
While 2 other electrics play Riffs 2 and 2b This continues for several bars and then
    E5    B5    G5   F#/Eb
e-|-----------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------|
G-|--------4--------------------------|
D-|--2-----4-----5-----4--------------|
A-|--2-----2-----5-----6--------------|
E-|--0-----------3--------------------|

Verse:
Riff 3                        Bb5    A5                               Em  F#/Eb
e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5-4-|
A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7-6-|
E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0---------|
           ---t---     ---t---                    ---t---     ---t------------|

    Em                        Bb5    A5   F#5    G5         Ab5
e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-|--5--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------|
A-|--7--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------|
E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--2-----3-----3-----4---------------|
        ---t---     ---t------------------------------------------------------|

Play this twice but on the second time at the % play this
    A#5      A5       A5       A5
e-|--------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|
D-|--8--------7--------7--------7--------|
A-|--8--------7--------7--------7--------|
E-|--6--------5--------5--------5--------|
Then Fill 1 and into the verse
Fill 1 E5    G5    A5       F5 F5 F#/Eb??
e-|--------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|
D-|-----2-----5-----7--------------4-----|
A-|-----2-----5-----7--------3--3--6-----|
E-|-----0-----3-----5--------1--1--------|

Riff 3
e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------5--5-4-|
A-|-----------------------------8--8--7--|-----------------------------7--7-6-|
E-|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--0-----0--0--0-----0--0--0---------|
           ---t---     ---t---                    ---t---     ---t------------|
     Lashing out  the action		    Returning   the   reaction

e-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D-|--4--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------|
A-|--6--------------------------8--8--7--|--4-----5-----5-----6---------------|
E-|--------0--0--0-----0--0--0--6--6--5--|--2-----3-----3-----4---------------|
           ---t---     ---t---------------------------------------------------|
     Weak are ripped  and  torn   away
Lashing out the action, returning the reaction Weak are ripped and torn away Hipnotizing power, crushing all that cower Battery is here to stay With Fill 1 E5 C5 Smashing through the boundrys, lunacy has found me F5 F5 F#/Eb Cannot stop the battery Riff 3 With Fill 1 E5 C5 Pounding out agression, turned into obsession F5 F5 F#/Eb Cannot stop the battery Riff 3 (first 2 bars) E5 B5 G5 F#/Eb Cannot kill the family, battery has grounded me Riff 3 (first 3 bars)| | Bb5 F5 E5 | Play this several Bat-ter-y | times and then back to the next verse
Outro:
	Repeat lots		Last time
e-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G-|--3--4--3--4--3-----------|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4------------------------|
D-|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3-----|--3--4--3--4--3--4--3--4--------4--3--3--3--3-2-|
A-|--1--2--1--2--1--4--3-----|--1--2--1--2--1--2--1--2--------4--3--3--3--3-2-|
E-|-----------------2--1-----|--------------------------------2--1--1--1--1-0-|
verses Crushing all decievers, mashing non-believers Never ending potency Hungry violence seeker, feeding off the weaker Breeding on insanity Chorus Circle of destruction, hammer comes crushing Powerhouse of energy Whipping up a fury, dominating flurry We create the battery Chorus