Pink Floyd – Welcome To The Machine (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: Welcome To The Machine Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Time: 4/4, with 3/4 parts in the Post-Chorus, Tempo: Q=140. Beats on eighths are marked "+". The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. Let ring. To keep the tab concise and clear some bars and sequences are repeated, and Verse2 is omitted. Some Chords: Em9 is played mainly in two shapes: 024000 or 022002 Cmaj7 = 032000 Am! = 005555 with half-bar

[Intro] 
  /---repeat 3x---\                   /--repeat-------\                   /--repeat 1x----\
   Em                Em9                                 Cmaj7                               Em
E|-----------------|-0d--------------|-----------------|-0d--------------|-----------------|-0d--------------|
B|-----------------|-0d--------------|-----------------|-0d--------------|-----------------|-0d--------------|
G|-----------------|-0d--------------|-----------------|-0d--------------|-----------------|-0d--------------|
D|-----------------|-4d--------------|-----------------|-2d--------------|-----------------|-2d--------------|
A|-----2-------2---|-2d--2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-3d--3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-2d--2-------2---|
E|-0-------0-------|-0d------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0d------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0d------0-------|

[Verse1] 
  /------repeat 1x--------\     
   Em +     +     +     +           +     +     +       +     +     +     + Cmaj7 +     +     +     +
E|-------------------------|-----3--3-------p0-----|-3a----------------------|-------3a-3--------------|
B|-------------------------|-0d--0--0--------------|-0a----------------------|-------0a----------------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0--|-0d-----------0-----0--|-0a-0-----0-----0-----0--|----0-----------0-----0--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-2d--2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2a----------2-----|
A|-------------2-----------|-2d--------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-0d--------------------|-0a----------------------|-------------0-----------|
                                 Welcome     my      son,                            welcome

                            /------repeat 1x--------\ /------repeat 1x--------\    
      +     +     +     +    Em +     +     +     +  Em9 +      +     +     +    C  +     +     +     +
E|-------3a------p0--3--2a-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------3a-3----p0--3-----|
B|-------0a----------0--0a-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------1a-1--------1-----|
G|----0-----0-----------0a-|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0-----------------0--|
D|-------2a----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------4-----------4-----|-------2a----------2-----|
A|-3-----------------------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|
E|-------------0-----------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------0-----------|
         to       the machine!                                                         Where have you been?

      +     +     +     +   Am! +     +     +     +      +      +     +     +    Em +     +     +     +
E|-------------------------|-------5a-5-----5--------|-5--------5--------------|-7a----------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------5a-5-----5-----8--|-5-----8--5-----8--------|-0a----------------------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----5--------------------|----5-----------------5--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------5a----------5-----|-------5-----------5-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A|-3-----------------------|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------|-------------------------|
E|-------------0-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-7a----------7-----------|
                                   It's allright, we   know     where you've     been.

                                                                                /------repeat 1x--------\     
      +     +     +     + Cmaj7 +     +     +     +      +      +     +     +    C  +     +     +     +
E|-------------------------|-------3--3----p2-p0--3--|----3--------3-p2-p0--3--|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------0--0-----------0--|----0--------0--------1--|-------------------------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0--------------------|----------0--------------|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-------0-----------0-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|
A|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
E|-7-----------7-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|
                                  Youv've been in the pipeline,    filling in time,

                                                      /------repeat 1x--------\     
  Em9 +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +      +      +     +     +    C  +     +     +     +
E|-------2--2-----2-p0--2--|----------0--2--2-p0--2--|-------------------------|-------3--3-----2-p0--3--|
B|-------0--0-----0-----0--|----------0--0--0-----0--|-------------------------|-------1--1-----------1--|
G|----0--------------------|----0--------------------|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0--------------------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|
A|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-3-----------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-------------0-----------|
         provided with toys           and scouting for boys.                           You bought a guitar

                            /------repeat 1x--------\     
      +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +  Em9 +      +     +     +       +     +     +     +
E|----------3--3--2-p0--3--|-------------------------|-------2--2-----2-p0--2--|-------------------0--0--|
B|----------1--1--------1--|-------------------------|-------0--0-----------0--|-------------------0--0--|
G|----0--------------------|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0-----------0--------|----0-----0-----0--------|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|
A|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|
E|-------------0-----------|-------------0-----------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
            to punish you ma.                                You didn't like school,               and you

      +     +     +     +       +     +     +     +      +   Em +     +     +       +     +     +     +
E|-2----p0--2-----2-p0--3--|-------------------2-----|-------0-----------------|-------------------------|
B|-0-----0--0-----0-----0--|-------------------0-----|-------0-----------------|-------------------------|
G|----0--------------------|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|-------2-----------2-----|
A|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|-------------2-----------|
E|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
   know  your'e nobody's foo-                  oo-           ool.

[Chorus]              
   Em +     +     +     +   Cmaj7   +     +     +    Em +     +     +     +       +     +    +      +
E|-------------------0-----|-3a--3a----------------|-7a----------------------|-12a---------------------|
B|-------------------0-----|-0a--0a----------------|-0a----------------------|-0a----------------------|
G|----0-----0-----0-----0--|--------0-----0-----0--|-0a-------0-----0-----0--|-0a-------0-----0-----0--|
D|-------2-----------2-----|-----2a----------2-----|-------0-----------0-----|-------0-----------0-----|
A|-------------2-----------|-3a--------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------|-----------0-----------|-7a----------7-----------|-12a---------12----------|
                     So      welcome

                                 /---------repeat 1x-------------\ /---------repeat 1x-------------\
 Cmaj7 +            +       +     Em9 +       +       +       +     Em9 +       +       +       +
E|---------3a------p0---3---2a--|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------0a---------------0a--|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-----0--------------------0a--|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------2a-----------2-------|---------2---------------2-------|---------4---------------4-------|
A|-3----------------------------|-----------------2---------------|-----------------2---------------|
E|--------------0---------------|-0-------------------------------|-0-------------------------------|
           to       the machine!

[Post-Chorus-Part1]
  /---------repeat 1x-------------\ /-------repeat 1x------------\                                  
   Em  +       +       +       +     Cmaj7    +       +       + 
E|---------------------------------|-0a---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-0a---------------------------|
G|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-0a-------0-------0-------0---|
D|---------2---------------2-------|------2---------------2-------|
A|-----------------2---------------|-3a-----------3---------------|
E|-0-------------------------------|------------------------------|

[Post-Chorus-Part2] 3/4-time (2x)

   Em     +     +           +     +       +     +     +           +     +       +     +     +
E|-0a--------------|-0---------------|-0ah2--------------|-2---------------|-2ah3--------------|
B|-0a--------------|-0---------------|-0a----------------|-0---------------|-0a----------------|
G|-0a-----0-----0--|--------0-----0--|-0a-------0-----0--|--------0-----0--|-0a-------0-----0--|
D|-----2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-------2-----2-----|-----2-----2-----|-------2-----2-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-0a--------------|-0---------------|-0a----------------|-0---------------|-0a----------------|

          +     +       +     +     +           +     +           +     +           +     +
E|-3---------------|-3ah5--------------|-5---------------|-7a--------------|-7---------------|
B|-0---------------|-0a----------------|-0---------------|-0a--------------|-0---------------|
G|--------0-----0--|-0a-------0-----0--|--------0-----0--|-0a-----0-----0--|--------0-----0--|
D|-----2-----2-----|-------0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-0---------------|-0a----------------|-5---------------|-7a--------------|-7---------------|

[Post-Chorus-Part3] 3/4-time

  /---------------------repeat 1x---------------------------------------\ /--repeat 1x----\
   Em     +     +           +     +           +     +           +     +           +     +
E|-12a-------------|-12------\-10--\-|-7a--------------|-7-------/-10----|-0a--------------|
B|-0a--------------|-0---------------|-0a--------------|-0---------------|-0a--------------|
G|-0a-----0-----0--|--------0-----0--|-0a-----0-----0--|--------0-----0--|-0a-----0-----0--|
D|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----0-----0-----|-----2-----2-----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-12a-------------|-12--------------|-7a--------------|-7---------------|-0a--------------|

[Verse2] ... tab as above, slightly adapted to the lyrics ... Welcome my son, welcome to the machine! What did you dream? It's allright, we told you what to dream. You dreamed of a big star, he played a mean guitar. He always ate in the steak bar, he loved to drive in his jaguar. ************************************ | a Arpeggio (harp-like: pick all strings upward in fast sequence) | d slow strum downward | h Hammer-on | p Pull-off | \ Slide down | / slide up ************************************