Tabs
Five by Machine Head
Guitarist: Robb Flynn + Ahrue Luster
Album: The Burning Red
Dif.: 6
Tabbed by TWIGGy5
NOTE: Tune to Drop 
BB (BB 
F#F# BB 
E MajorE 
G#G# 
C#C#)
NOTE: * = strum 8x
Fill 1/Verse (Gtr. 1) - Just do muted strings 16x and gradually
get cresendo
Fill 1 (Gtr. 2) (Gradually Cresendo)
E MajorE |-7--------------------(7)~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-^---------(7)--(7)~~~~~~~-
^ hold note then here ^ start to vibrate then bend 1/2 step up
then back down to bracketed 7 then vibrate again.
Fill 1 (Gtr. 2) (cont.)
G#G#|-4--------|-%-|
E MajorE |-7-7(15x)-|-%-|
Intro (Gtr. 1)
E MajorE|-X(6x)-5/14-14*-12(3x)-14(7x)-14^--14^(3x)-14(11x)------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------0-0-0-|
^ 1/4 ^ 1/2
Intro (Gtr. 2)
G#G#|-------5---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE |-7(4x)-7(4x)-7(7x)-7^--7(6x)-(7)-7p5-7-7-7-7~~7~~7~~7~~7~~-------|
F#F#|-----------------------------------------------------------XX////|
^ hold bend till bracketed 7 pik slide ^
Intro P2/Chorus (Both Guitars)
BB |-12-3--1--4-8/13--13-10-|
F#F#|-12-3--1--4-8/13--13-10-|
BB |-12-3--1--4-8/13--13-10-|
Verse (Gtr. 1) (hold note)
BB |-12-----------------------------------(12)~~~~~~~~~~~-Feedback-(12)^---(12)-|
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Verse (Gtr. 2)
F#F#|-12\\\\\\\---------------|
BB |-12\\\\\\\-----(GTR-OUT)-|
Verse P2 (Gtr. 1)
E MajorE|-7*-|-%-|-%-|-%-|-%-|-%-|-7~(8x)-7~-----------------|
Verse P2 (Gtr. 2)
E MajorE|--------|---------|--------|------5/14-14*-12(4x)-14(3x)-
Verse P2 (Gtr. 2) (cont.)
E MajorE|-14^---14(7x)-(14)------|
^ gradually bend 1/2 step while piking then bring back down to
bracketed 14
Verse 2 P2 (Gtr. 2)
E MajorE|-X-X--X-X--X-X-|--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|-X-X--X-X--X-X-|-X-X-X-X-X-
Verse 2 P2 (Gtr. 2) (cont.)
E MajorE|-5/14-14*-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-15-15-17-17-19-19-20-20-|
Bridge (Both Guitars)
BB |-0-0--3-3--1-1----1-1-0-1-3-3-4-|
F#F#|-0-0--3-3--1-1----1-1-0-1-3-3-4-|
BB |-0-0--3-3--1-1----1-1-0-1-3-3-4-|
Bridge (Gtr. 3) (trem pik all)
E MajorE|--14-17---15----------|-%-|-14-12---10-------14-17---15-|
Fill 2 (Gtr. 2) (w/ wah)
BB|-0---------------------------0-0-----------------------|
Fill 2 (Gtr. 1) (PM ALL)
BB |-------------------------------6-|-%-|
F#F#|---7-5---8---7-5---8-----5-7-8---|-%-|
BB |-0-----7---0-----7---0-7---------|-%-|
Interlude (Both Guitars) - Do Fill 2 w/o PM's
Fill 3 (Gtr. 1) (clean)
C#C#|--------------------------------------------15-------|
G#G#|--------------------------------------------15-------|
E MajorE |-----0------0----------------------------------------|
BB |---3------7----5-------------------------------------|
F#F#|-5-----/8------6-------------------------------------|
Fill 4 (Gtr. 2)
BB |-XXX----XXXX--XXXX----XXXX--XX-XX-|
F#F#|-XXX----XXXX--XXXX----XXXX--XX-XX-|
BB |-XXX----XXXX--XXXX----XXXX--XX-XX-|
Fill 5 (Gtr. 1)
BB |-21(7x)----21-21(4x)--21-21-21--21-21-21-21-21-21----------------|
F#F#|-21(7x)----21-21(4x)--21-21-21--21-21-21-21-21-21-XX\\\\\\-|
BB |-21(7x)----21-21(4x)--21-21-21--21-21-21-21-21-21-XX\\\\\\-|
Song Structure: -
HEAVY BREATHING
Intro (BASS)/PIK SCRAPES AD LIB
Fill 1 (Gtr. 1)/Fill 1 (Gtr. 2)
Intro (Gtr. 1)/Intro (Gtr. 2)
Intro P2 (Both Guitars) ("GOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!")
Verse (Gtr. 1)/Verse (Gtr. 2) ("I remember was a.....")
Verse P2 (Gtr. 1)/Verse P2 (Gtr. 2) ("I could smell your....")
Chorus (Both Guitars) ("For all of the times...")
Verse (Gtr. 1)/Verse (Gtr. 2) ("I remember words....")
Verse P2 (Gtr. 1)/Verse 2 P2 (Gtr. 2) ("If you tell I'll kill...")
Chorus (Both Guitars)
Bridge (Both Guitars)/Bridge (Gtr. 3) ("AHHHHHHH........ and I feel..")
Interlude (Both Guitars) 4x (on 4th time lift pm)
Bridge (Both Guitars) ("Ahhhhhhh and I feel it...")
Fill 3 (Gtr. 1)
Fill 4 (Gtr. 1)/Fill 4 (Gtr. 2) ("for all the times i've been losing my god damn mind...")
Fill 5 (Gtr. 1/Fill 1 (Gtr. 2) ("You.... make you suffer....")
Chorus (Both Guitars)
End on open 
B5B5
FIVE!!!!!!!!! FIVE!!!!!!!!!! FIVE!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHH
RANDOM NOISES
There ya go.. Nice deep dark song by are friends in Machine Head. Any
comments, corrections or suggestions email me at [email protected]
