x///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// //Machine Head - Message In A Bottle (The Police Cover)// ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// They play it in the same key as the origonal but tune down so i put the tab in C# so you have to tune down your 6th string to play other machine head stuff All clean stuf has chorus and delay and all the distorted stuff uses the 5150 so its thick distortion Main Riff (Clean) C#|------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------------------------| E |-------11--------7---------9--------------| B |----9---------5---------7-----------9/10--| x10 F#|-7---------3---------5-----------7--------| C#|------------------------------5-----------| The last time play this C#|-----------------------------------| G#|-----------------------------------| E |-------11--------7---------9-------| B |----9---------5---------7-----9----| F#|-7---------3---------5--------7----| C#|------------------------------5----| Pre Chorus(Clean geting more distorted as it goes on) 1st section (I'll send an SOS to the world...) C#|--------------------------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------------------| E |--------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--| x2 F#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10--| C#|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------------------------| 2nd section (I hope that someone finds my...) C#|---------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------| E |---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------| x3 F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| C#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| Chorus 1 (clean) Chords C#|-7------8---------| G#|-8------8---------| E |-9------9---------| B |-9------10--------| x2 F#|-7------10--------| C#|--------8---------| If you play the lead lick you only play the chords twice but if you dont then you play chords 4 times Lead Lick C#|---------------------------| G#|-10fb--10-8-10fb--10--8----| E |------------------------9--| B |---------------------------| F#|---------------------------| C#|---------------------------| Main Riff (Distorted) C#|------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------------------------| E |-------11--------7---------9--------------| B |----9---------5---------7-----------9/10--| x8 F#|-7---------3---------5-----------7--------| C#|------------------------------5-----------| Pre Chorus(Clean geting more distorted as it goes on) 1st section (I'll send an SOS to the world...) C#|--------------------------------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------------------| E |--------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--| x2 F#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10--| C#|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------------------------| 2nd section (I hope that someone finds my...) C#|---------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------| E |---------------------------------| B |---------------------------------| x3 F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| C#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| Chorus 2 (Clean) Chords C#|-7------8---------| G#|-8------8---------| E |-9------9---------| B |-9------10--------| x4 F#|-7------10--------| C#|--------8---------| The lead lick starts at the same time as the chords this time so you play one or the other Lead Lick C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|-10/12------10-----15/17--15-13-12-13-12------------------10-12-10-12-15--13--12--| E |---------------12------------------------12-------9-11-12-------------------------| B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| PICKSLIDE Main Riff (Distorted) C#|------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------------------------| E |-------11--------7---------9--------------| B |----9---------5---------7-----------9/10--| x8 F#|-7---------3---------5-----------7--------| C#|------------------------------5-----------| Outro (Distorted) Lead Guitar plays this 3 times then starts using a wah pedal and random feedback noises C#|-------------------------------------| G#|-------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------| B |-9-9-9-9-------------7-7-7-7---------| x7 F#|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| C#|---------8--8--8--8----------5-5-5-5-| THE END ;-D
