Bone Machine Tab

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Tuning:	E A D G B E
Key:	Dm
Capo:	no capo

Author browar [a] 1,117.

2 contributors total, last edit on Sep 11, 2019

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[Main bass part]
G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---------|-3-3-3-3---------|
E|---------5-5-5-5-|---------3-3-3-3-|
 
[Frank Black's part]
E|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-6-6-6-6---------|---------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|--9--9--9--9-4-4-4-4-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-|
A|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-|
E|---------5-5-5-5-|--8--8--8--8-3-3-3-3-|
 
[Santiago Part]
(^ for bend half-step & release)
E|-5-5-5-5---------|-3-3-3-3---------|
B|-6-6-6-6-------0-|-3-3-3-3-------0-|
G|---------7^--5---|---------6^--4---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 
E|-5-5-5-5---------|-3-3-3-3---------|
B|-5-5-5-5-------0-|-3-3-3-3-------0-|
G|---------7^--5---|---------6^--4---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 
 "your bones..." bass only
G|---------------------|-----------------|
D|---------------------|-----------------|
A|---------------------|-----------------|
E|-12----------8-------|-1-------3-------|
 
"your bones..." whole band
E|---------------------|-----------------|----|
B|---------------------|-----------------|----|
G|-------------5-5-5-5-|---------4---4---|-4--|
D|-2--2--2--2--5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-5---5---|-5--|
A|-2--2--2--2--3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5---5---|-5--|
E|-0--0--0--0----------|-1-1-1-1-3---3---|-3--|
 
G|---------------------|-----------------|----|
D|---------------------|-----------------|----|
A|---------------------|-----------------|----|
E|-12-12-12-12-8-8-8-8-|-1-1-1-1-3---3---|-3--|
 
[Santiago solo]
(play tremolo by 16ths for 6 bars)
E|-10--------------|--|--|--|--|--|
B|-10--------------|--|--|--|--|--|
G|-10--------------|--|--|--|--|--|
D|-----------------|--|--|--|--|--|
A|-----------------|--|--|--|--|--|
E|-----------------|--|--|--|--|--|
 
E|-9-9-9-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5|-4-4-4-3-------------|
B|-9-9-9-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5|-4-4-4-3-------------|
G|-9-9-9-8-8-8-7-7-7-6-6-6-5-5-5|-4-4-4-3-------------|
D|------------------------------|---------------------|
A|------------------------------|---------------------|
E|------------------------------|---------------------|
 
 
 
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Best tab ive seen for this song. Nicely done

This is one of the best tabs of this song. It has all of the little quirks that normally would sound "off": the A major chord (rather than the standard Am in the key of Dm), the slightly out of key bends from Joey Santiago in the lead guitar. Very nice!

Very good, don't know why it isn't rated higher. Only thing I'd change is that on the -3-3-3-3 -3-3-3-3 part of the main riff, I think it's a 5^ not a 6^, but it's just slightly different, and I may be wrong. Anyway, great job