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Machine Head - Days Turn Blue To Gray guitar tab

DAYS TURN BLUE TO GRAY

Artist: Machine Head

Album: Through the Ashes of Empires (2003)

Author: Robert Flynn, Phil Demmel

Transcribed By: Black_Statik (Black_statik@hotmail.com)

I picked up most of this by ear. I didn't get all the guitar parts down, such as the lead,

but here are the basic rhythm parts.

/ = slide

*= palm mute

b= bend

h= hammer on or harmonic

p= pull off

x= dead note

v= vibrato

>= let ring

r= release from bend

Tuning: B, F, A#, D#, G, C

Intro Riff (Clean)

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{--5--7--5--7--5--8--5------------

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Play the above 3 times and then play the following:

I may be wrong with this riff.

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{--8----------------8-8p7-7p5-----

{----7--5--7--5--4----------------

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Main Riff (Chorus Distorted)

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{------------10-----12---------

{-0-2-0-2----x------x----------X3 then:

{-0-2-0-2----8------10---------

{-0-2-0-2--0-----0-------------

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{-0-2-0-2-0-0--6-6/5-5/3----------

{-0-2-0-2-0-0--6-6/5-5/3----------

{-0-2-0-2-0-0--6-6/5-5/3----------

Verse Riff

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{-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-

{-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-

{-------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-

Verse Riff Continued.

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{-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-

{-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-

{----------0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-

Pre Chorus Riff (Play 4 times

Gradually releasing mute)

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{-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15

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* * * * * * * * * * *

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{-15------------------------------

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Bridge

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{--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--

{--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---

{--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---

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Bridge Continued.

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{-0-0-0-xxxxx--8-8/7-7-7/5--------

{-0-0-0-xxxxx--8-8/7-7-7/5--------

{-0-0-0-xxxxx--8-8/7-7-7/5--------

Last time

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{-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx

{-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx

{-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx

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{-0--8-8/7-7-7/5------------------

{-0--8-8/7-7-7/5------------------

{-0--8-8/7-7-7/5------------------

Midsection.

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{-------------12-11---------------

{-14-12-14-12------12-14-12-14-12-

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Continued.

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{-12-11---------------------------

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Clean Chords (Im not too sure on these

so I just tabbed out the bass notes to each chord

to give you an idea of what they may be.)

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{--7----2----3----0---------------

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Heavy part (Distortion)

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{---------5-4-----------5-4-------

{-7-5-7-5-----5-7-5-7-5-----------

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Father, Mother...Part.

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{-2-0--5-3--2-0--5-3--0-----------

{-2-0--5-3--2-0--5-3--0-----------

{-2-0--5-3--2-0--5-3--0-----------

* *

Your Self Destruction.....

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{-2-0-2-0-5-3-0-2-0-2-0-5-3-------

{-2-0-2-0-5-3-0-2-0-2-0-5-3-------

{-2-0-2-0-5-3-0-2-0-2-0-5-3-------

* * * * * * * * * * * * *

End Riff x 3

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{-2--/x/x/xx--2-2-/x/x/x--2-xxxxx-

{-2--/x/x/xx--2-2-/x/x/x--2-xxxxx-

{-2--/x/x/xx--2-2-/x/x/x--2-xxxxx-

Then end on...

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{-2-2-----------------------------

{-2-2-----------------------------

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I hope you enjoy this tab. I apologise for those parts that I havent been able to transcribe

yet

but I hope this tab gives you an idea. Please feel free to comment on this tab.

Thanks again for taking the time to check it out.

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