x---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Machine Head - AMERICAN HIGH ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Artist: Machine Head Tabbed By: Dissolution213 Album : Supercharger Email: [email protected] Song : American High Tuning: Drop B (B F# B E G# C#) E:|--0-----------------------------| This is the main riff excluding the B:|--0-----------------------------| first three open notes. The rest of G:|--0-----------------------------| the song uses this riff though at D:|--------------------------------| times it may be extended slightly. A:|--------------------------------| (Played 12x) D:|----0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0--| E:|--------------------------------| One guitar plays this twice during the B:|--15h16-15h16-15h16-15h16-------| verse while the other just slides his G:|--------------------------------| hand around on the fretboard. It's D:|--------------------------------| easy to get the hang of the song after A:|--------------------------------| listening to it. (Play 2x) D:|--------------------------------| E:|--------------------------------| Main riff comes in again, on the last B:|--------------------------------| go through, hammer on repeatedly to G:|--------------------------------| extend the riff a bit. (Play 4x) D:|--------------------------------| A:|--------------------------------| D:|-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-----| E:|--------------------------------| Once again, one play plays this and B:|--15h16-15h16-15h16-15h16-------| the other slides his hand around the G:|--------------------------------| neck. (Play 4x) D:|--------------------------------| A:|--------------------------------| D:|--------------------------------| E:|--------------------------------| Chorus. Play 2x B:|--------------------------------| G:|-----------7/13\8-------7\5/8---| D:|--------------------------------| A:|-----------5/11\6-------5\3/6---| D:|--/17-0000---------0000---------| .... .... E:|--------------------------------------| Chorus Cont. Hit each note B:|--------------------------------------| 8 times. (Play 1x) G:|--77777777----------55555555-88888888-| D:|-----------66666666-------------------| A:|--55555555-66666666-33333333-66666666-| D:|-----------66666666-------------------| E:|--------------------------------------| Chorus Cont. Hit each note B:|--------------------------------------| 8 times. (Play 1x) G:|--77777777----------10101010-13131313-| D:|-----------66666666-------------------| A:|--55555555-66666666-88888888-11111111-| D:|-----------66666666-------------------| E:|--------------------------------------| Interlude. Played clean but B:|--------------------------------------| sounds good with distortion G:|--2-1-5-8-2-1-10-2-1-5-8-2-1-10-5-----| too. (Played 1x) D:|--0-1-5-8-0-1-10-0-1-5-8-0-1-10-5-----| A:|--------------------------------------| D:|--------------------------------------| E:|--------------------------------------| Heavy part. Played along with B:|--------------------------------------| the riff below. (Played 4x) G:|--------------------------------------| D:|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-6-6-6--------| A:|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-6-6-6--------| D:|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-6-6-6--------| . . . . . . . . . E:|--------------------------------------| Heavy part. Played along with B:|--------------------------------------| the riff above. (Played 8x) G:|-----------------------8-8-8-8--------| D:|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6-6-6-6--------| A:|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----------------| D:|--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-----------------| . . . . . . . . . E:|--------------------------------------| Played right after but I don't B:|--------------------------------------| think this is right. G:|--88888888888888888888888888888888----| D:|--66666666666666666666666666666666----| A:|--------------------------------------| D:|--------------------------------------| E:|--------------------------------------| Chorus. B:|--------------------------------------| (Played before lower riff) G:|--77777777----------55555555-88888888-| (Played 3x) D:|-----------66666666-------------------| A:|--55555555-66666666-33333333-66666666-| D:|-----------66666666-------------------| E:|--------------------------------------| Chorus B:|--------------------------------------| (Played after upper riff) G:|--77777777----------10101010-13131313-| (Played 3x) D:|-----------66666666-------------------| A:|--55555555-66666666-88888888-11111111-| D:|-----------66666666-------------------| E:|--------------------------------------| Main riff B:|--------------------------------------| (Played 4x) G:|--------------------------------------| D:|--------------------------------------| A:|--------------------------------------| D:|--0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0-13-0----------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ============================================================================