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Descend The Shades Of Night Tabs

(ver. 1)
Machine Head
Machine Head


By toolmachinehead

Tunning  C# G# E B F# B 

This is my first attempt at tabbing a song, Not completly sure on the acoustic, 
and need the solo to be worked out still. 
But rest pretty much right...


Gain/Feedback intro:

  
Intro- Acoustic : 
       
       Guitar 1
    |-----------------------------------------------------------|
    |---6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6------------------|
    |---7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7----5--5--5--5----|  
    |---7--7--7--5----7--7--7--7--5-5--5--5--5--7-7--7--7--7----|
    |-5-5--5--5--5--8-8--8--8--8----5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7----|
    |-----------------------------------------------------------| X 2 on its own

(then Acoustic Second Guitar Comes In, Guitar One Carries on)
    
       Guitar 2  :                       \
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-------------13h15--13-----13------| |
    |-----10-12-14---------14------10---| |
    |--12-------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |
                                          |
                                          |
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-------------13h15--13----13-------| |
    |-----10-12-14---------14-----14----| |
    |--12-------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |    
    |-----------------------------------| |
                                          | (quiet singing in back ground)
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-------------13h15--13-----13------| |
    |-----10-12-14---------14------10---| |
    |--12-------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |
                                          |
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-------------13h15--13----13-------| |
    |-----10-12-14---------14-----14----| |
    |--12-------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |    
    |-----------------------------------| |
                                          |
                                         /

    Harmony:
                                         \
    |--------------------------------|    |
    |-------------17h18-17------17---|    |
    |-----12-14-17--------17------14-|    |
    |--14----------------------------|    |
    |--------------------------------|    |
    |--------------------------------|    |
                                          |
    |--------------------------------|    |
    |-------------17h18--17-----17---|    |
    |-----12-14-17---------17-----18-|    |
    |--14----------------------------|    |
    |--------------------------------|    |
    |--------------------------------|    |
                                         /


    Guitar 1   (on its own)
   
    Verse: (Acoustic)  Starts singing  

    |-----------------------------------------------------------|
    |---6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6------------------|
    |---7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7----5--5--5--5----|  X 2
    |---7--7--7--5----7--7--7--7--5-5--5--5--5--7-7--7--7--7----|
    |-5-5--5--5--5--8-8--8--8--8----5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7----|
    |-----------------------------------------------------------|

    Pre Chorus: Guitar One (Clean Quiet) : 
                
    |----------------------------|
    |---6--6--6--6---------------|
    |---7--7--7--7---5--5--5--5--|
    |---7--7--7--7---7--7--7--7--|
    |---5--5--5--5---7--7--7--7--|
    |----------------------------|


    Chorus:
	
       Guitar 1 & 2:           Guitar 1:
   
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-----------------------|
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-10-------8-------7----|
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-----------------------|
         - - -  
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-----------------------|
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-10-------8-------7----|
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-----------------------|
         - - -
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-----------------------|
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-10-------8-------7----|
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-----------------------|
         - - -  
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-----------------------|
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-10-------8-------7----|
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-----------------------|
         - - -  
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |--10--8-8-8------||-----------------------|
    |--10--8-8-8------||-10-------8-------7----|
    |--10--8-8-8------||-----------------------|

    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |--7--5-5-5-------||-----------------------|
    |--7--5-5-5-------||-10-------8-------7----|
    |--7--5-5-5-------||-----------------------|

    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |--5--7-7-7-------||-----------------------|
    |--5--7-7-7-------||-10-------8-------7----|
    |--5--7-7-7-------||-----------------------|
 
    Guitar 1 & 2 :

    |----------------------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------------------| ( Let the last note ring)
    |-8--7-7-7--7--5-5-5--5--3-3-3--3--2-2-2--0----------|
    |-8--7-7-7--7--5-5-5--5--3-3-3--3--2-2-2--0----------|
    |-8--7-7-7--7--5-5-5--5--3-3-3--3--2-2-2--0----------|
           

    Guitar 1 (Acoustic)

    |-----------------------------------------------------------|
    |---6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6------------------|
    |---7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7----5--5--5--5----|  
    |---7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--5-5--5--5--5--7-7--7--7--7----|
    |-5-5--5--5--5--8-8--8--8--8----5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7----|
    |-----------------------------------------------------------| X 3 on its own then guitar comes in as well.


       Guitar 2  :                       \
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-------------13h15--13-----13------| |
    |-----10-12-14---------14------10---| |
    |--12-------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |
                                          |
                                          |
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-------------13h15--13----13-------| |
    |-----10-12-14---------14-----14----| |
    |--12-------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |    
    |-----------------------------------| |
                                          | 
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-------------13h15--13-----13------| |
    |-----10-12-14---------14------10---| |
    |--12-------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |
                                          |
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-------------13h15--13----13-------| |
    |-----10-12-14---------14-----14----| |
    |--12-------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |    
    |-----------------------------------| |
                                          |
                                         /
     
     Harmony:
 
                                         \
    |--------------------------------|    |
    |-------------17h18-17------17---|    |
    |-----12-14-17--------17------14-|    |
    |--14----------------------------|    |
    |--------------------------------|    |
    |--------------------------------|    |
                                          |  x1
    |--------------------------------|    |  
    |-------------17h18--17-----17---|    |
    |-----12-14-17---------17-----18-|    |
    |--14----------------------------|    |
    |--------------------------------|    |
    |--------------------------------|    |
                                         /

     A Bass Slide... then

      Guitar 1: (Distortion)                                                  

    |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |---6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6----------------------------|
    |---7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7----5--5--5--5--------------|  
    |---7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7--5-5--5--5--5--7-7--7--7--7--------------|
    |-5-5--5--5--5--8-8--8--8--8----5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7--------------| X 2
    |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
    
    Guitar 2:Light Palm Muting :(plays with guitar one above,but queit and lightly)
    

    |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |---------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
    |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
    |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
       - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - -

     Pre Chorus: Guitar One (Clean Queit)
                
    |----------------------------|
    |---6--6--6--6---------------|
    |---7--7--7--7---5--5--5--5--|
    |---7--7--7--7---7--7--7--7--|
    |---5--5--5--5---7--7--7--7--|
    |----------------------------|

      Chorus:


       Guitar 1 & 2:           Guitar 1 & 2 :

    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-----------------------|
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-10-------8-------7----|
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-----------------------|
          - - -  
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-----------------------|
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-10-------8-------7----|
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-----------------------|
         - - -
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-----------------------|
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-10-------8-------7----|
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-----------------------|
         - - -  
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-----------------------|
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-10-------8-------7----|
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-----------------------|
         - - -  
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |--10--8-8-8------||-----------------------|
    |--10--8-8-8------||-10-------8-------7----|
    |--10--8-8-8------||-----------------------|

    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |--7--5-5-5-------||-----------------------|
    |--7--5-5-5-------||-10-------8-------7----|
    |--7--5-5-5-------||-----------------------|

    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |--5--7-7-7-------||-----------------------|
    |--5--7-7-7-------||-10-------8-------7----|
    |--5--7-7-7-------||-----------------------|
  
      Guitar 2 :

    |----------------------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------------------| 
    |-8--7-7-7--7--5-5-5--5--3-3-3--3--2-2-2--0----------|
    |-8--7-7-7--7--5-5-5--5--3-3-3--3--2-2-2--0----------|
    |-8--7-7-7--7--5-5-5--5--3-3-3--3--2-2-2--0----------|
           

     Guitar 1 Solo: 
 
     Guitar 2:

    |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |---7/-------10-9------------10-9------------10-9-------------------| 
    |-------0--0--------2---2--2--------8---8--8--------3---3--3-22-2---|
    |---5/--0--0--8-7---2---2--2--8-7---8---8--8--8-7---3---3--3-22-2---|
    |-------0--0--------2---2--2--------8---8--8--------3---3--3-22-2---|


    |------------------------------------------------------|
    |------------------------------------------------------|
    |---7/-------10-9------------10-9------------10-9------| 
    |-------0--0--------2---2--2--------8---8--8-----------|
    |---5/--0--0--8-7---2---2--2--8-7---8---8--8--8-7------|
    |-------0--0--------2---2--2--------8---8--8-----------|     

    Guitar 1 & 2 Solo: 




    Guitar 1: On its own firstly

    |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    |--/10-10-1010-10-10/9-9-999-9-9/10\9-\7-7-777-7-7\5-5-555-5------| 
    |-----------------------------------------------------------------|  X 1
    |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    |-----------------------------------------------------------------| 

     Guitar 1:

    |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    |--/10-10-1010-10-10/9-9-999-9-9/10\9-\7-7-777-7-7\5-5-555-5------| 
    |-----------------------------------------------------------------|  X 1
    |-----------------------------------------------------------------|
    |-----------------------------------------------------------------|

     Guitar 2:

    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |--/14-14-1414-14-14/12-12-121212-12-12/14\12-9/10-10-101010-10-10\9-9-999-9-| 
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

      Guitar 2:

    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |--/14-14-1414-14-14/12-12-121212-12-12/14\12-9/10-10-101010-10-10\9-9-999-9-| 
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
(whilst guitar 1 plays below)

    Guitar 1 :

    |------20-17-15----13------20--17--15----13------20--17--15----13------20--17| 
    |-13-15--------------13-15-----------------13-15------------------13-15------|
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 


      Guitar 1 & 2

    |--------------------------------------|  
    |--------------------------------------|
    |--------------------------------------|
    |--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--------| X  3
    |--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--------|
    |--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--2^----|
          - - -     - - -     - - -
    
      Guitar 1 & 2:     

    |--------------------------------------------------------------------|  
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------| X 1
    |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|  
    |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
    |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
      - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - - - - - - - - - - -    

         Chorus:

     Guitar 1 & 2:           Guitar 1 & 2:
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-----------------------|
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-10-------8-------7----|
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-----------------------|
         - - -  
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-----------------------|
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-10-------8-------7----|
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-----------------------|
         - - -
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-----------------------|
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-10-------8-------7----|
    |-8--0-0-0--8-----||-----------------------|
         - - -  
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-12------10-------9----| 
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-----------------------|
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-10-------8-------7----|
    |-0--0-0-0--0-----||-----------------------|
         - - -  
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-15------14------12----| 
    |--10--8-8-8------||-----------------------|
    |--10--8-8-8------||-13------12------10----|
    |--10--8-8-8------||-----------------------|

    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-15------14------12----| 
    |--7--5-5-5-------||-----------------------|
    |--7--5-5-5-------||-13------12------10----|
    |--7--5-5-5-------||-----------------------|

    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-----------------------|
    |-----------------||-15------14------12----| 
    |--5--7-7-7-------||-----------------------|
    |--5--7-7-7-------||-13------12------10----|
    |--5--7-7-7-------||-----------------------|
  
      Guitar 1 & 2 :

    |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------|
    |--------------------------------------------------------------------|   
    |-8--7-7-7--7--5-5-5--5--3-3-3--3--2-2-2--0------0------0------0-----|   
    |-8--7-7-7--7--5-5-5--5--3-3-3--3--2-2-2--0------0------0------0-----|
    |-8--7-7-7--7--5-5-5--5--3-3-3--3--2-2-2--0------0------0------0-----|
         
      Note rings for guitar 2


     Guitar 1:

     
    |-----------------------------------------------------------|
    |---6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6----6--6--6--6------------------|
    |---7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7----5--5--5--5----|  
    |---7--7--7--5----7--7--7--7--5-5--5--5--5--7-7--7--7--7----|
    |-5-5--5--5--5--8-8--8--8--8----5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7----|
    |-----------------------------------------------------------| X 2 on its own




         Guitar 2  :                       \
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-------------13h15--13-----13------| |
    |-----10-12-14---------14------10---| |
    |--12-------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |
                                          |
                                          |
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-------------13h15--13----13-------| |
    |-----10-12-14---------14-----14----| |
    |--12-------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |    
    |-----------------------------------| |
                                          | (quiet singing in back ground)
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-------------13h15--13-----13------| |
    |-----10-12-14---------14------10---| |
    |--12-------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |
                                          |
    |-----------------------------------| |
    |-------------13h15--13----13-------| |
    |-----10-12-14---------14-----14----| |
    |--12-------------------------------| |
    |-----------------------------------| |    
    |-----------------------------------| |
                                          |
                                         /
          Harmony:
 
                                         \
    |--------------------------------|    |
    |-------------17h18-17------17---|    |
    |-----12-14-17--------17------14-|    |
    |--14----------------------------|    |
    |--------------------------------|    |
    |--------------------------------|    |
                                          |
    |--------------------------------|    |
    |-------------17h18--17-----17---|    |
    |-----12-14-17---------17-----18-|    |
    |--14----------------------------|    |
    |--------------------------------|    |
    |--------------------------------|    |
                                         /

      Fades Out..
            
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