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/ Machine Head / The More Things Change (1997) / The Frontlines guitar tab

Artist: Machine head
Song: The frontlines
Album: The more things change...
Tabbed by: Sergey "Bicharra" Bichkov
Tuning: Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Db

A tough one to tab! Might have mistakes!!! Sorry, but no solo...yet!
This is the most perfect tuning to play this song.
But if you'll find any mistakes, go easy on me - I'm only 17! Enjoy!

Intro: 11 times
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--8~~~-8~~~-----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------8~~-------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------


12th time:
Guitar 1:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--8~~~------------------------8~~~------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------



Guitar 2:
|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11~~~~~----------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------



Intro 2:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3~-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2~~----------



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3~----------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------


|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2-----3-----------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---3-2---6-5-3-----------------------------



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3~-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2~~----------



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3~----------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3*-3*-3*-3*-3*-3*-3*-3*-------------------



Verse:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|"and i watch thru bitter eyes, as the blood fill in the cracks|BLACK|-
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------xxxxx--
|---------------------------------------------------------------xxxxx--
|---------------------------------------------------------------xxxxx--



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3~-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2~~----------



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3~-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2~~----------



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3~----------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------


|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2-----3-----------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---3-2---6-5-3-----------------------------


Pre-chorus:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------7-------------------------------------------------
|--0-----------------7-let-ring--------/////---------------------------
|--0-let-ring--------5-----------------/////---------------------------
|--0-----------------0-----------------/////---------------------------



Chorus:                        3x
|------------------------------||--------------------------------------
|------------------------------||--------------------------------------
|-----------------------3-3-3--||--------------------------------------
|--2--2-2--2-0--3--3--5-3-3-3--||--2--2-2--2-0--3---5--6---------------
|--2--2-2--2-0--3--3--5-1-1-1--||--2--2-2--2-0--3---5--6---------------
|--2--2-2--2-0--3--3--5--------||--2--2-2--2-0--3---5--6---------------


End of chorus:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------3-------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--6-5-3---6-5-3-2-5~~-------------------------------------------------


3 times
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--8~~~-8~~~-----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------8~~-------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------


4th time
Guitar 1:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--8~~~------------------------8~~~------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------



Guitar 2:
|--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11~~~~~----------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3~-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2~~----------



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3~----------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3*-3*-3*-3*-3*-3*-3*-3*-------------------



Verse 2:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|"i am the power siege, and the rush you will feel|THRILL|-------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------xxxxx---------------
|--------------------------------------------------xxxxx---------------
|--------------------------------------------------xxxxx---------------



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3~-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2~~----------



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3~-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2--------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2----2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2~~----------



|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-3~----------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------


|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-2-----3-----------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-------------------------------------------
|--2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---3-2---6-5-3-----------------------------


Pre-chorus 2:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------7-------------------------------------------------
|--0-----------------7-let-ring--------/////---------------------------
|--0-let-ring--------5-----------------/////---------------------------
|--0-----------------0-----------------/////---------------------------



Chorus 2:                        3x
|------------------------------||--------------------------------------
|------------------------------||--------------------------------------
|-----------------------3-3-3--||--------------------------------------
|--2--2-2--2-0--3--3--5-3-3-3--||--2--2-2--2-0--3---5--6---------------
|--2--2-2--2-0--3--3--5-1-1-1--||--2--2-2--2-0--3---5--6---------------
|--2--2-2--2-0--3--3--5--------||--2--2-2--2-0--3---5--6---------------


End of chorus 2:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------3-------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--6-5-3---6-5-3-2-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~----------------------------------



Brigde:
Guitar 1:
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------
|------|--2------------------------------------------------------------
|------|--2-let-ring-and-fade-out--------------------------------------
|--6\--|--2------------------------------------------------------------



Guitar 2: (unsure about this part) 3 times!
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-4-7-5-----2-4-7-5-6-1-3-------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------


4th time:
Guitar 1:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------/////////////////----------------------------
|--(silent)---------------/////////////////----------------------------
|-------------------------/////////////////----------------------------



Guitar 2:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-4-7-5-----2-4-7-5-6-1-3-------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------



Brigde 2:
Both guitars: 3 times!
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------3-3----------4-4-4-5-5-------------------------------
|--0-2-2--0-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2--0-3-3-3-4-4-------------------------------
|--0-2-2--0-3-3-3-1-1-0-2-2--0-2-2-2-3-3-------------------------------
|--0-2-2--0-3-3-3-----0-2-2--0-----------------------------------------


4th time:
Guitar 1:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------



Guitar 2:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------3-3----------4-4-4-5-5-------------------------------
|--0-2-2--0-3-3-3-3-3-0-2-2--0-3-3-3-4-4-------------------------------
|--0-2-2--0-3-3-3-1-1-0-2-2--0-2-2-2-3-3-------------------------------
|--0-2-2--0-3-3-3-----0-2-2--0-----------------------------------------


Solo: NO SOLO for guitar 1! :((( Sorry...

Solo: guitar 2:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2/4-4-4-4--2/5-5-5--8-8-8--2/4-4-4-4--2/5-5-5-----------------------
|--2/4-4-4-4--2/5-5-5--8-8-8--2/4-4-4-4--2/5-5-5--2-2-2----------------
|--0/2-2-2-2--0/3-3-3--6-6-6--0/2-2-2-2--0/3-3-3--2-2-2----------------
|-------------------------------------------------2-2-2----------------


"and no one took a stand!!!...": (unsure about this part either!)
Guitar 1:
|--11----11----11----11----11-11-11-11---------------------------------
|-----16----16----16----16-16-16-16-16---------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------



Guitar 2:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------///////////////////-----------------------------
|----------------------///////////////////-----------------------------
|----------------------///////////////////-----------------------------



Last chorus:                   7x
|------------------------------||--------------------------------------
|------------------------------||--------------------------------------
|-----------------------3-3-3--||--3--3--3--3--------------------------
|--2--2-2--2-0--3--3--5-3-3-3--||--3--3--3--3--------------------------
|--2--2-2--2-0--3--3--5-1-1-1--||--1--1--1--1--------------------------
|--2--2-2--2-0--3--3--5--------||--------------------------------------



Ending: 8 times (note:12's and 13's are played here like simple
notes, but actually they are harmonics!)
|----------13-12/13-12/13----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--0-1~~~--------------------------------------------------------------

The end! Have fun and MACHINE HEAD RULZZZZZZZ!!!!!!!!


Machine Head albums
2003 Through the Ashes of Empires
2001 Supercharger
1999 Burning Red
1997 The More Things Change
1994 Burn My Eyes
The More Things Change tabs
01Ten Ton Hammer tabbass tab
02Take My Scars tabbass tab
03Struck a Nerve tabbass tab
04Down to None tabbass tab
05The Frontlines tabbass tab
06Spine tabbass tab
08Violate tabbass tab
09Blistering tabbass tab
10Blood of the Zodiac tabbass tab

 

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