Minus The Machine Tab

10 Years: Minus The Machine
 
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
 
YouTube Username: MysticGuitar77
 
Date last modified: January 19, 2013
 
Tuning: Drop C# (C#,G#,C#,F#,A#,D#)
 
Riff 1
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
C#|---5------------3-3---3-3-3------------------3-3---3-3-|
G#|-0-3-0-/6-5-3-0-5-5-0-5-5-5-0-3-0-/6-5-3-0-0-5-5-0-5-5-|
C#|-0---0-/6-5-3-0-----0-------0-3-0-/6-5-3-0-0-----0-----|
                       *
 
Riff 2 (clean)   "You're not alone..."
D#|---------------------|
A#|-----3~---6-\-3~--3~-|
F#|-----2~-----------2~-|
C#|-0---0~-----------0~-|
G#|---------------------|
C#|---------------------|
 
Riff 2 continues through the entire verse while a 2nd guitar kicks in after
the 2nd time through with this:
 
Riff 2a (light distortion)   "The reasons we fight, over and over..."
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 
Riff 2a (last time before pre-chorus)
D#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
C#|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 
Riff 3 (clean)   "Satellites, send us a savior..."
D#|-----------------------|
A#|-------6~--------6~----|
F#|-----7-7~--7-6~-----6~-|
C#|---0-------------------|   x3
G#|-----------------------|
C#|-0---------------------|
          ^ strum this with an upstroke
 
D#|----------------|
A#|-------6~----6~-|
F#|-----7-7~--7-6~-|
C#|---0------------|
G#|----------------|
C#|-0--------------|
 
Let all notes ring out in Riff 3.
 
Play Riff 1 x2   "We want the war in the palm of our hands..."
 
Riff 4   "Kill the lights forever..."
D#|-------------------------------------------------------|
A#|-------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------------|
C#|-------------------------------------------------------|
G#|---5-------5-----3-----3-----5-------5-----3---3-3-2-0-|
C#|-0---0-5h7---7-0---0-3---3-0---0-5h7---7-0---0-3-3-2-0-|
                                                  * * * ^ let this ring
 
Play Riff 2 x4   "Locked in place, pupils dilate..."
                 (a 2nd guitar plays Riff 2a 4 times underneath)
Play Riff 3 x1   "Satellites, send us a savior..."
Play Riff 1 x2   "We want the war in the palm of our hands..."
Play Riff 4 x1   "Kill the lights forever..."
 
Riff 5 (lead guitar w/ modulation effect)
D#|--------------------------------------------------|
A#|--------------------------------------------------|
F#|-7-8-7-10-7-8-7-8-7-10-7-8-7-8-7-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
 
Riff 5 (rhythm guitar)
D#|---------------------------------------------|
A#|---------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------|
C#|---------------------------------------------|
G#|-5-5-5-5---5-6-0-3-3--5-5-5------------------|
C#|-5-5-5-5---5-6-0-3-3--5-5-5-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
 
Play Riff 5 x2 (both guitars end with an open power chord and let ring)
Play Riff 1 x2   "We want the war in the palm of our hands..."
                  (slide down leading into this riff)
Play Riff 1 x2   "Information overload..." (played w/o palm mute)
 
2nd time through ending:
D#|----------------------------|
A#|----------------------------|
F#|----------------------------|
C#|------------------3-3-------|
G#|-0-3-0-/6-5-3-0-0-5-5-0-0-0-|
C#|-0-3-0-/6-5-3-0-0-----0-0-0-|
                         * * *
 
Play Riff 4 x1   "Kill the lights forever..."
                 (ending is played w/o palm mutes and let last chord ring)
 
Enjoy!!
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