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/ Machine Head / Through the Ashes of Empires (2003) / Days Turn Blue to Gray guitar tab

DAYS TURN BLUE TO GRAY


Artist: Machine Head
Album: Through the Ashes of Empires (2003)
Author: Robert Flynn, Phil Demmel
Transcribed By: Black_Statik (Black_statik@hotmail.com)

I picked up most of this by ear. I didn\'t get all the guitar parts down, such as the lead,
but here are the basic rhythm parts.

/ = slide
*= palm mute
b= bend
h= hammer on or harmonic
p= pull off
x= dead note
v= vibrato
>= let ring
r= release from bend

Tuning:  B, F, A#, D#, G, C

Intro Riff (Clean)

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{----------------------5br--------
{--5--7--5--7--5--8--5------------
{---------------------------------

Play the above 3 times and then play the following:
I may be wrong with this riff.

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{--8----------------8-8p7-7p5-----
{----7--5--7--5--4----------------
{---------------------------------


Main Riff (Chorus Distorted)

{------------------------------
{------------------------------
{------------10-----12---------
{-0-2-0-2----x------x----------X3 then:
{-0-2-0-2----8------10---------
{-0-2-0-2--0-----0-------------

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-0-2-0-2-0-0--6-6/5-5/3----------
{-0-2-0-2-0-0--6-6/5-5/3----------
{-0-2-0-2-0-0--6-6/5-5/3----------

Verse Riff

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-
{-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-
{-------------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-

Verse Riff Continued.
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-4-4-4-4--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-
{-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-
{----------0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5-4-4-4-

Pre Chorus Riff (Play 4 times
Gradually releasing mute)

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-12-12-12-12-12-12-13-13-13-15-15
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
  * *   *  *  *   *  *  *  *  *  *

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-15------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
  *

Bridge

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--
{--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---
{--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---
{---------------------------------

Bridge Continued.

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-0-0-0-xxxxx--8-8/7-7-7/5--------
{-0-0-0-xxxxx--8-8/7-7-7/5--------
{-0-0-0-xxxxx--8-8/7-7-7/5--------

Last time

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx
{-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx
{-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx-0-0-0-xxxx


{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-0--8-8/7-7-7/5------------------
{-0--8-8/7-7-7/5------------------
{-0--8-8/7-7-7/5------------------


Midsection.

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-------------12-11---------------
{-14-12-14-12------12-14-12-14-12-
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------

Continued.

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-12-11---------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------

Clean Chords (Im not too sure on these
so I just tabbed out the bass notes to each chord
to give you an idea of what they may be.)

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{--7----2----3----0---------------
{---------------------------------


Heavy part (Distortion)

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------5-4-----------5-4-------
{-7-5-7-5-----5-7-5-7-5-----------
{---------------------------------

Father, Mother...Part.

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-2-0--5-3--2-0--5-3--0-----------
{-2-0--5-3--2-0--5-3--0-----------
{-2-0--5-3--2-0--5-3--0-----------
       *         *

Your Self Destruction.....

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-2-0-2-0-5-3-0-2-0-2-0-5-3-------
{-2-0-2-0-5-3-0-2-0-2-0-5-3-------
{-2-0-2-0-5-3-0-2-0-2-0-5-3-------
  * * * * * * * * * * * * *

End Riff x 3

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-2--/x/x/xx--2-2-/x/x/x--2-xxxxx-
{-2--/x/x/xx--2-2-/x/x/x--2-xxxxx-
{-2--/x/x/xx--2-2-/x/x/x--2-xxxxx-

Then end on...

{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{---------------------------------
{-2-2-----------------------------
{-2-2-----------------------------
{-2-2-----------------------------


I hope you enjoy this tab. I apologise for those parts that I havent been able to transcribe yet
but I hope this tab gives you an idea. Please feel free to comment on this tab.

Thanks again for taking the time to check it out.


Machine Head albums
2003 Through the Ashes of Empires
2001 Supercharger
1999 Burning Red
1997 The More Things Change
1994 Burn My Eyes
Through the Ashes of Empires tabs
01Imperium tabbass tab
02Bite the Bullet tabbass tab
03Left Unfinished tabbass tab
04Elegy tabbass tab
05In the Presence of My Enemies tabbass tab
06Days Turn Blue to Gray tabbass tab
07Vim tabbass tab
08All Falls Down tabbass tab
09Wipe the Tears tabbass tab
10Descend the Shades of Night tabbass tab

 

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