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Bush – Machinehead chords

Chords:
Transpose: 
Machinehead 
------------
Bush - 16 Stone Album

Std. Tuning

Chords: (all power/5ths)
C#  = x466xx 
A   = 577xxx (or x022xx)
E   = x799xx
B   = 799xxx (or x244xx)
D#  = x688xx
F   = x81010xx
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.

Note: I'm not playing it exactly per the CD. I am playing on acoustic. I also slow 
the song down, eliminate 
some of the shouting/intensity, and it makes an awesome alternative version. Can 
really put a lot of feeling
into this song. (Chords should work on electric, and cranked up as well)

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-/-10x-10x-|                    |D|-x---x-x-x-x-/-x-x-x-x-/-x-x-x-x-|                    |A|-4---4-x-6-6-/-7-7-7-x-/-8-x-8-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 twicethen...                                                 |

                                                        |

 | 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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|D|-9---9---9-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|A|-7---7---7-x-x-x-9-9--9--9-x-9-x-|-4~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------------|E|-----------------7-7--7--7-x-7-x-|---------------------------------| (x1)  "rest.          Green to red.      Yea!!!"        

                                                        
Post-chorus/bridge: |F#m   |A      | (x2 or x3, depending)


 | F#m                             | A                               |:| 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#                              | | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . |


e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|-9---9---x-------4---4---x-------|-6~~~~~~~~---------------/-------|D|-9---9---x-------4---4---x-------|-6~~~~~~~~---------------/-------|A|-7---7---x-------2---2---x-------|-4~~~~~~~~---------------/-------|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...

***

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                            |ABleeding through a tourniquet smile


           |C#                     |C#I spin on a whim, as I slide to the right


 |A                     |AI 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     (Yea!)



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                ABreathe in



              C#Deaf dumb and thirty


              C#Starting to deserve this


A                        ALeaning on my conscience wall


              C#Blood is like wine


                    C#Unconscious all the time


     A      If I had it all again


              AI'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, ..yea



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                       ABreathe 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, ..yea



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#    AYea yea yea yea-yea.  Better than the rest


E         B         C#    AHead head head head-head  Better than the rest


E         B         C#    AHead 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#
E   B   C#

*End*
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