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Deafening Silence Tabs

(ver. 2)
Machine Head


This is my first tab so excuse any mistakes. But this song is extremely easy
And I couldn’t find any good tabs of it so here you go, enjoy!

Tuning: B F# B E G# C#

Intro: with slight reverb
(verse)
C#---------------------------------------------------
G#-----------------------------0----------------0---
E-----------9----------------------9-----------------  (x5)
B----------------10----9--------------7--9----------
F#---------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------

Fill 1 (slight wah)
C#  -------------------------           
G#--------7-----9-10-----
E -------- 7-----9-10-------  (x2)    
B--------  7-----9-10-----
F#--------5-----7- 8--------
B ---------------------------
“I’ve tried to fill the silence up, but now its back again”
Chorus 1:

C#------------------12--------------------12------------------12-----------------12---15---
G#----------------------10--------------------13 ------------------10-------------------------
E ----------7 –7---------------2- 2------------------3-3-------------------0-0----------------
B --------- 7 –7---------------2-2-------------------3-3-------------------0-0----------------
F#---------7- 7----------------2-2------------------3-3--------------------0-0---------------
B  ---------7 -7 ---------------2-2------------------3-3 -------------------0-0---------------  
“see the pain in my eyes, see the scars deep inside
C#------------------12--------------------12------------------12----------------------12---15---
G#----------------------10--------------------13 ------------------10----------------------------
E ----------7 –7---------------2- 2------------------3-3----------------------5-5-----------------
B --------- 7 –7---------------2-2-------------------3-3---------------------5-5-----------------
F#---------7- 7----------------2-2------------------3-3---------------------5-5-----------------
B  ---------7 -7 ---------------2-2------------------3-3 --------------------5-5------------------


Interlude:
This part is played very slowly and the note in brackets is a feedback note, but I still put it in 
C#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E  ------9----------------------9-----------------------9------------------------9-----------------
B  ----------------10-----------------------7-------------------10-------------------------7 – (17)
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 
C#---------------------------------------------------
G#-----------------------------0----------------0---
E-----------9----------------------9-----------------  (x5)
B----------------10----9--------------7--9----------
F#---------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------

Fill 2 (slight wah)
C#  -------------------------           
G#--------7----9--10-----
E  ------- 7-----9- 10-------  (x2)    
B--------  7----9--10----
F#--------5----7 --8------
B ---------------------------

Chorus:
C#------------------12--------------------12------------------12---------------12---15---
G#----------------------10--------------------13 ------------------10---------------------
E ----------7 –7---------------2- 2------------------3-3-------------------0-0------------
B --------- 7 –7---------------2-2-------------------3-3-------------------0-0------------
F#---------7- 7----------------2-2------------------3-3--------------------0-0------------
B  ---------7 -7 ---------------2-2------------------3-3 -------------------0-0------------  
“See the pain in my eyes, see the scars deep inside”

C#------------------12--------------------12------------------12---------------12--15--------
G#----------------------10--------------------13 ------------------10----------------------------
E ----------7 –7---------------2- 2------------------3-3--------------------5-5-----------------
B --------- 7 –7---------------2-2-------------------3-3-------------------5-5-----------------
F#---------7- 7----------------2-2------------------3-3-------------------5-5-----------------
B  ---------7 -7 ---------------2-2------------------3-3 ------------------5-5------------------
“with the laughter I cry, with the tears that I cry”
When Robb sings “don’t need your sympathy “ this is just strumming of 7,2,3,5

Interlude 2: I’m not too sure on this part but it almost sounds correct to me.

C#-----------------------------
G#-----------------------------
E  -------7 /  14------7 / 14 \ 12
B  -------7 / 14------7 / 14 \ 12       repeat this a few times while Robb sings “its deafening, 
F#-------7 /  14----- 7 / 14 \12        the silence inside of me”
B  -------7 / 14------7 /  14 \12
                                                  
Solo: this is only the one guitar, Robb does join in occasionally  but I haven’t tabbed that out, sorry. 
C#--------------17-------19--------17---15-10---17-12----------------------------------------------
G#----10--10*------17-------17---------------------------15b(17)b15---13  ------------------------
E  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------16b(17)b16---12----
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

C#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G#--------17---13---17---12-------22-----------------20------17----20-----------------------------
E------------------------------------------19--21/22---------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

C#-----------------------------------
G#------------------------------------
E-------7—9—7\5-4-5-4-------------
B---------------------------5----(7)---
F#-------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
7, 2, 3,&0 are just strummed on top of the solo.  

Fill 3 (slight wah)
C#  -------------------------           
G#--------7----9--10-----
E  ------- 7-----9- 10-------  (x2)    
B--------  7----9--10----
F#--------5----7 --8------
B ---------------------------
“I’ve tried to fill the silence up”

The end chorus is just Aruh playing interlude 2 on top of Robb
Rock on my fellow friends.
            
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