Night Of Long Knives Tab by Machine Head

Night Of Long Knives tab by Machine Head

Guitar Tab

Band:   Machine Head
Song:   Night of Long Knives
Album:  Bloodstone And Diamonds (2014)
Tuning: Drop B (B, F#, B, E, G#, C#)

Machine Head don't play in Drop B precisely... They are tuned to
Drop B but then tuned up 40 cents sharper... So even though not possible
it's kind of like they're playing in Drop B# (Between Drop B and C)


On a Korg tuner it would look something like this

Tuner:
50                           x  50#
|--|--|--|--|-[-B-]-|--|--|--|--|

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Guitar 1:        Robb Flynn
Guitar 2:        Phil Demmel
Guitar 3:        Harmony

Tabbing 🏷Legend
Hammer on:          h
Pull off:           p
Slide up:           /
Slide down:         \
Natural Harmonic:   NH
Pinch Harmonic:     PH
Bend:               BU(?)
Whammy Bar Rise:    WBR
Whammy Bar Lower:   WBL
Tremelo Pick:       Tr---
Tapped note:        T
Muted note:         M
Palm Mute:          PM---
Killswitch:         K (can use bridge selector)
Quick bend:         ^
Pick Slide:         X\\\

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Intro
Both guitars
|----------|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|
|-/7~~~~~~-|----------|----------|
|----------|-Feedback-|----------|
|-/5~~~~~~-|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|

Both guitars
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-0---3-3-1-1-4-4---------3-3-1-1-4-4-|
|-0---3-3-1-1-4-4-2^3^2---3-3-1-1-4-4-|

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Verse 1
Both guitars
      PM-----         PM-----         PM-----
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0---3-3-1-1-4-4-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0---3-3-1-1-4-4-|

      PM-----         PM-----         PM-----
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0---3-3-1-1-4-4-|
|-0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0---0-0-0-0-----0---3-3-1-1-4-4-|

|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------3-3-1-1-4-4-|
|-2^3^2---3-3-1-1-4-4-|

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Break
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------rising-pick-slide-|
|-0-----------------------X////////////////-|
|-0-----------------------X////////////////-|
|-0-----------------------X////////////////-|
|
|Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------------|
|-0-------------------------3---1---4---3---|
|-0-------------------------3---1---4---3---|

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Verse 2
Guitar 1 only                      Both guitars
  PM-         PM--------------          PM----------
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|-----7---5-7-----------------|-8--10-8-------------|
|-----5---3-5-----------------|-6---8-6-------------|
|-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Both guitars
  PM-         PM--------------
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----7---5-7-----------------8--10-8---7---5---3-|
|-----5---3-5-----------------6---8-6---5---3---1-|
|-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|

  PM-         PM--------------        PM----------
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----7---5-7-----------------8--10-8-------------|
|-----5---3-5-----------------6---8-6-------------|
|-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|

  PM-         PM--------------
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-----7---5-7-----------------8--10-8---7---5---3-|
|-----5---3-5-----------------6---8-6---5---3---1-|
|-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------|

Octave Variation
Both guitars
   PM-         PM--------------        PM----------
||-------------------------------------------------|
|o-------------------------------------------------|
||-----7---5-7-----------------8--10-8-------------|
||-------------------------------------------------|
|o-----5---3-5-----------------6---8-6-------------|
||-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-|

  PM-         PM--------------
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------------------o|
|-----7---5-7-----------------8--10-8---7---5---3-||
|-------------------------------------------------||
|-----5---3-5-----------------6---8-6---5---3---1-o|
|-0-0---------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------||

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Pre-chorus
Both guitars
  PM-----------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|

  PM-------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------|

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Chorus
Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-8---8---8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|
|Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--10---10-10-10-9---9-9-9-9\7-7-7-10--10--10/12\10-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8---8----8--8--8-7---7-7-7-7\5-5-5--8---8---8/10\-8-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|
|Guitar 2
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9---9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---9---9-9-9-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7---7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---7---7-7-7-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-14---14---14-14-14-12---12-12-12-12\10-10-10-14---14---14/15\14-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12---12---12-12-12-10---10-10-10-10\-8--8--8-12---12---12/13\12-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--10---10-10-10-9---9-9-9-9\7-7-7-10--10--10/12\10-9---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8---8----8--8--8-7---7-7-7-7\5-5-5--8---8---8/10\-8-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 3
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-12---12---12-12-12-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10?|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-10---10---10-10-10--8----8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--9----9----9--9--9--7----7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--7----7----7--7--7--5----5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|
|----------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5---5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2---2---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|
|Guitar 2
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9---9---9-9-9-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---9---9-9-9-6---6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7---7-7-7-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---7---7-7-7-4---4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

____________________________________________________________________________


Repeat Intro

Repeat Break

Repeat Verse 2

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Pre-chorus Variation
Guitar 1
  PM-----------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
| PM-----------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------|

Guitar 1
  PM-------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
| PM-------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-|
|-----------------7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------|



____________________________________________________________________________


Repeat Chorus

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Breakdown
Both guitars
                           PM-----                         PM-----
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-3-----2-----0-------------------3-----8-----0-------------------||
|o-3-----2-----0-----------0-3-2-0-3-----8-----0-----------3-2-1-0-o|
||-3-----2-----0-----------0-3-2-0-3-----8-----0-----------3-2-1-0-||

Guitar 1
                           PM-----                         PM-----
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
||-3-----2-----0-------------------3-----8-----0-------------------||
|o-3-----2-----0-----------0-3-2-0-3-----8-----0-----------3-2-1-0-o|
||-3-----2-----0-----------0-3-2-0-3-----8-----0-----------3-2-1-0-||
|
|Guitar 2
|  Tr-------------------------------------------------------------
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-10----9-----7----------7-10-9-7-10----15----7----------10-9-8-7-||
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||
|o-----------------------------------------------------------------o|
||-----------------------------------------------------------------||


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Bridge
Guitar 2
   PM---
||----------------------------------------------|
|o-------6-5h6---8BU(10)(8)-6\5h6-6BU(8)(6)-5h6-|
||-----7-------7--------------------------------|
||---7------------------------------------------|
|o-5--------------------------------------------|
||----------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 1 (Phaser effect pedal)
||---------------------------------|
|o---------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|
||-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|o-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
||---------------------------------|

Guitar 2
  PM---
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------6-5h6---8BU(10)(8)-6\5h6-6BU(8)(6)-5h6-|
|-----6-------7--------------------------------|
|---7------------------------------------------|
|-4--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2
  PM---
|----------------------------------------------|
|-------6-5h6---8BU(10)(8)-6\5h6-6BU(8)(6)-5h6-|
|-----7-------7--------------------------------|
|---7------------------------------------------|
|-3--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------------------------|

Guitar 2
  PM---
|---------------------------------||
|-------6-5h6---5-----------------o|
|-------------7---6-7---6---------||
|---3-0---------------8---7-8-5-7-||
|-1-------------------------------o|
|---------------------------------||
|
|Guitar 1
|---------------------------------||
|---------------------------------o|
|---------------------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-o|
|---------------------------------||

Guitar 2
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|
|Guitar 1
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-2---------------|
|-0---------------|
|-----------------|


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Solo (Phil Demmel)
Guitar 2 (Lead)
  NH
|-------------------------------------|
|-3-Dive Bomb\WBL\\-------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------0-Dive Bomb\\\\\\-|
|
|Guitar 1 (Rhythm)
|     PM---------     PM---------     PM---------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---3-3-1-1-4-4-|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---3-3-1-1-4-4-|

Guitar 2          K    K    K    K      K      K      K
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-13-------------(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)---(13)---(13)---(13)-|
|-12BU(14)-------(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)---(14)---(14)---(14)-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (con?t)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-13BU(15)---(13)p10------------------------------------------|
|--------------------12-10-12/14-14/15-15/17-17/19-19/21-21~~-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 1 (Rhythm)
|     PM---------     PM---------     PM---------     PM  PM  PM
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------0---------------0---------------0---------------|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0-----8---7---8-|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---|

Guitar 2
|-17-13----13-17-13-15-13----13-17-13-15-13----13-|
|-------15----------------15----------------15----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (con?t)
|-17-13----13-17-13-15-13----13-17-13-17-13-|
|-------15----------------15----------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (con?t)
|-17-BU-(18)(17)(18)(17)-----20-BU-(22)20BU(22)-20^22^20p18------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------20~~-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 1 (Rhythm)
|     PM---------     PM  PM  PM      PM---------     PM  PM  PM
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-0---------------0---------------3---------------3-----3---2---3-|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0-----8---7---8-3---3-3-3---3---3---------------|
|-0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---0---3---3-3-3---3---3---3---3---3---|

Guitar 2
|-18~~~~~~-/22-20-18-17h18p17\15h17p15\13h15p13\12-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (con?t)
  NH   NH  NH
|-12---7---5-Dive Bomb\WBL\\-|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|
|Guitar 1 (Rhythm)
|     PM---------     PM  PM  PM      PM---------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8---------------8---------------5---------------2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-8---8-8-8---8---8-----8---7---8-5---5-5-5---5---0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-8---8-8-8---8---8---8---8---8---5---5-5-5---5-------------------|


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Dual Solo
(play each tapping bar four times)
Guitar 1
   T          T          T            T             T             T
|-10p6p5h6-|-12p8p6h8-|-13p10p8h10-|-15p12p10h12-|-17p13p12h13-|-18p15p13h15-|
|----------|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|  T          T            T             T             T             T
|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-11p8p6h8-|-13p10p8h10-|-15p11p10h11-|-17p13p11h13-|-18p15p13h15-|-20p17p15h17-|
|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

Guitar 1 (x4)
    T           T           T           T
||-20p17p15h17-20p17p15h17-20p17p15h17-22p17p15h17-||
|o-------------------------------------------------o|
||-------------------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------o|
||-------------------------------------------------||
|
|Guitar 2 (x4)
|   T           T           T           T
||-------------------------------------------------||
|o-22p18p17h18-22p18p17h18-22p18p17h18-23p18p17h18-o|
||-------------------------------------------------||
||-------------------------------------------------||
|o-------------------------------------------------o|
||-------------------------------------------------||

Guitar 1
   T           T           T           T
|-20p17p15h17-22p17p15h17-20p17p15h17-22p17p15h17-22BU(24)~~~-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|  T           T           T           T
|-------------------------------------------------18BU(20)~~~-|
|-22p18p17h18-23p18p17h18-22p18p17h18-23p18p17h18-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

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Repeat Verse 2

Repeat Chorus x2
The first time the chorus is repeated, only the octaves are
Played through the first bar.


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Play this at the end of the final chorus
Both guitars
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-0---3-3-1-1-4-4---------3-3-1-1-4-4-|
|-0---3-3-1-1-4-4-2^3^2---3-3-1-1-4-4-|

____________________________________________________________________________

Repeat Verse 1

____________________________________________________________________________


Outro
Both guitars
|----------|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|
|-/7~~~~~~-|----------|----------|
|----------|-Feedback-|----------|
|-/5~~~~~~-|----------|----------|
|----------|----------|----------|

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