Machinehead

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
[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)

{sot} | [C#]      [D#]  > [E]       > [F]       |       -------------+{eot}
{sot}:| 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)              |{eot}
                                                        |
then...                                                 +---- play twice
                                                        |
{sot}   [C#]              [A]
:| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . |                    |
e|---------------------------------|                    |
B|---------------------------------|                    |{eot}
G|-6(6)6(6)6-x-x-x-----------------|                    |
{sot}[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) -------------+{eot}
 "(head,   head,   head,   head-head)"
                          "Breathe..." (on last pass)

{section: Verse}
 [C#]     [C#]     [A]      [A]

("Breathe" Part shown, but same for all verse sections)

"Breathe..."

{sot} | [C#]                              |       -------------+{eot}
{sot}:| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . |                    |
e|---------------------------------|                    |
B|---------------------------------|                    |{eot}
G|-6(6)6---x-x-x---6-4h6-4h6-x-x-x-|                    |
{sot}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)              |{eot}
1)"in...   breathe out...   breathe"                    |
2)"in...   breathe out...   breathe"                    |
                                                        +---- play twice
then...                                                 |
                                                        |
{sot}   [A]
:| 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . |                    |
e|---------------------------------|                    |
B|---------------------------------|                    |
G|---------------------------------|                    |{eot}
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)

{section: Chorus}
|[E]   [B]   |[C#]   [A]* | (x4) *[A] not played on last pass, hold [C#]

{sot}   [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){eot}
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...

{sot}   [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){eot}
  "rest.          Green    to        red.            Yea!!!"

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

{sot}   [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){eot}
              "I  walk for my  ma--chine."

[Ending]

{sot}   [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){eot}

then...

{sot}   [E]               [B]                 [C#]
 | 1 . & . 2 . & . 3 . & . 4 . & . | 1 . |
e|---------------------------------|-----|
B|---------------------------------|-----|{eot}
G|-9~--------------4~--------------|-6~~-|
{sot}D|-9~--------------4~--------------|-6~~-|
A|-7~--------------2~--------------|-4~~-|
E|---------------------------------|-----| (end){eot}

That's it, now here's the complete song with chords & lyrics...

Bush - Machine Head

{section: Intro}
|[C#] [D#] >[E]  >[F]  |
|[C#] [D#] >[E]  >[F]  |
 [C#]     [A]
 [C#]     [A]

|[C#] [D#] >[E]  >[F]  |
|[C#] [D#] >[E]  >[F]  |
 [C#]     [A]
|[C#]     [A]      | (over "head, head, head. Breathe..")

{section: Verse 1}
(each chord listed for a measure)

Breathe [C#]in, breathe out
Breathe [C#]in, breathe out
Breathe [A]in               [A]

Breathe [C#]in, breathe out
Breathe [C#]in, breathe out
Breathe [A]in               [A]

Tied to a [C#]wheel, my fingers gotta [C#]feel
[A]Bleeding through a tourniquet [A]smile
I spin on a [C#]whim, as I slide to the [C#]right
I [A]felt you like electric [A]light
     *(|[C#] [D#] >[E]  >[F]   )
For our [C#]love
     *(|[C#] [D#] >[E]  >[F]   )
For our [C#]fear
     *(|[C#]               [A]                  |[C#]       [A]        |)
For our [A]rise against the years and years and [A]years

{section: Chorus}
[E]  Got a [B]ma-chine-[C#]head,   [A]better than the
[E]rest    [B]Green to [C#]red,    [A]machinehead
[E]  Got a [B]ma-chine-[C#]head,   [A]better than the
[E]rest    [B]Green to [C#]red     (Yea!)

[F#m]  I walk from my ma[A]chine
[F#m]  I walk from my ma[A]chine

{section: Intro riff}
[C#] [D#] >[E]  >[F]
[C#] [D#] >[E]  >[F]
[C#]     [A]
[C#]     [A]

{section: Verse 2}
Breathe [C#]in, breathe out
Breathe [C#]in, breathe out
Breathe [A]in               [A]

Deaf dumb and [C#]thirty
Starting to de[C#]serve this
[A]Leaning on my conscience [A]wall
Blood is like [C#]wine
Unconscious all the [C#]time
If I [A]had it all again
I'd change it [A]all

{section: Chorus}
[E]  Got a [B]machine[C#]head, [A]better than the rest
[E]       G[B]reen to [C#]red, [A]machinehead
[E]  Got a [B]machine[C#]head, it's [A]better than the rest
[E]       G[B]reen to [C#]red, ..yea

[F#m]  I walk from my ma[A]chine
[F#m]  I walk from my ma[A]chine

{section: Verse 3}
(just the breathe stuff and only 1 time)

Breathe [C#]in, breathe out
Breathe [C#]in, breathe out
Breathe [A]in, breathe in, breathe [A]in....!!!

{section: Chorus}
[E]  Got a [B]machine[C#]head, [A]better than the rest
[E]      Gr[B]een to [C#]red,  [A]machinehead
[E]  Got a [B]machine[C#]head, it's [A]better than the rest
[E]       [B]      [C#]     [A]*                    * keep playing chorus through, with A chord
      Green to red, ..yea

[E]  Got a [B]machine[C#]head, [A]better than the rest
[E]      Gr[B]een to [C#]red,  [A]machinehead
[E]  Got a [B]machine[C#]head, [A]better than the rest
[E]      Gr[B]een to [C#]red,  [A]machinehead..

[E]Yea yea [B]yea yea-[C#]yea.  [A]Better than the rest
[E]Head head [B]head head-[C#]head  [A]Better than the rest
[E]Head head [B]head head-[C#]head  [A]Better than the rest
[E]         [B]         [C#]    (no [A], hold [C#])
Head head head head-head

[F#m]  I walk from my ma[A]chine
[F#m]  I walk from my ma[A]chine
[F#m]  I walk from my ma[A]chine

[E]   [B]   [C#]    [A]
[E]   [B]   [C#]