Now I Lay Thee Down Tab - Machine Head






NOW I LAY THEE DOWN (track 4)
MACHINE HEAD
THE BLACKENING
ROADRUNNER RECORDS 2007

legend:
( ): let note ring
^ : string bend
p : pull off
T : tap
h : hammer on/off
* : artificial harmonic
/ : slide up/down
PM... : palm mute
x : mute string
ox: pick scrape
[]: second guitar (harmony)

TUNED DROP B

INTRO                           REPEAT BAR 4 TIMES
C#|-18--|---18------------17-----------15-------------13----12----13------|
G#|-15--|------15-15-15------15-15-15-----15-15-15-------15----15---15----|
E |-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


FILL
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--5/8--8--8--8--8--8---|
|--x-x--x--x--x--x--x---|
|--3/6--6--6--6--6--6---|
|-----------------------|


MAIN RIFF (play twice then play fill)
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--5/8--8--8--8--8--8----| REPEAT 
|-----------------------------------------|--x-x--x--x--x--x--x----|  TWICE
|-----------------------------------------|--3/6--6--6--6--6--6----|
|-8-0--0-0-7-0--0-0-5-0--0-0-3-0-2-0-3-0--|------------------------|


PRE-VERSE
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-0---------0---------0---------0---------------|
PM.         .         .         .

VERSE

BOTH GUITARS MUTED IN VERSE
BASS PLAYS MAIN RIFF


PRE-CHORUS
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-0---------0---------0---------0---------------|
PM.         .         .         .


CHORUS
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
|-8------------8----7---------|-----------------------------------------|  
|-8------------8----7---------|-----------------------------------------|
|-8------------8----7---------|-8-0--0-0-7-0--0-0-5-0--0-0-3-0-2-0-3-0--|
 DREAM         O - VER

PLAY 3 TIMES THEN:
  NOW      I        LAY       THEE         DOWN!
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-0---------0---------0---------0---------------|
PM.         .         .         .

MAIN RIFF (play twice then play fill)
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--5/8--8--8--8--8--8----| PLAY 
|-----------------------------------------|--x-x--x--x--x--x--x----| ONCE
|-----------------------------------------|--3/6--6--6--6--6--6----|
|-8-0--0-0-7-0--0-0-5-0--0-0-3-0-2-0-3-0--|------------------------|


SECOND VERSE

BOTH GUITARS MUTED IN VERSE
BASS PLAYS MAIN RIFF


PRE-CHORUS
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-0---------0---------0---------0---------------|
PM.         .         .         .


SECOND CHORUS
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------| 
|-8------------8----7---------|-----------------------------------------|  
|-8------------8----7---------|-----------------------------------------|
|-8------------8----7---------|-8-0--0-0-7-0--0-0-5-0--0-0-3-0-2-0-3-0--|
 DREAM         O - VER

PLAY 3 TIMES THEN:
  NOW      I        LAY       THEE         DOWN!
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|---8--8--8---8--8--8---8--8--8---5-5-5-5-5-----|
|-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-6--6--6-0-3-3-3-3-3-----|
|-0---------0---------0---------0---------------|
PM.         .         .         .


INTERLUDE
   T    T    T     T     T     T     T     T     T     T     T     T
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-2--9-2--10-2--12-2--10-2--12-2--14-2--12-2--10-2--12-2--10-2--5-2-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
REPEAT ABOUT 8 TIMES


BRIDGE
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------8-8-8-8---------------------------------------8-8-8-8-------|
|--------------8-8-8-8---------------3-----------------------8-8-8-8-------|
|-0--7--0---0--6-6-6-6--0--7--0---0----6--5--3--0--7--0---0--6-6-6-6-------|
|-0--7--0---0-----------0--7--0---0-------------0--7--0---0----------------|

|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------------12-12-12--------| PLAY TWICE
|----------------x--x--x---------|
|-0--7--0---0--8-10-10-10--------|
|-0--7--0---0--------------------|


BRDGE PRT 2
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|  PLAY 4 TIMES
|---------------------------|
|-3-1-0-3-1-0-4-3-1-4-3-1---|


       PLAY TWICE       3RD TIME PLAY:
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------22-20-19-22-20-19-23-22-20-22-20-19-|
|-4-3-1-3-1-0-3-1-0-3-1-0-|-4-3-1-3-1-0-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|


BRIDGE PRT 3
(not sure but something like:)
|------------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|   REPEAT AROUND 7 OR 8 TIMES
|-5--5-5-5---5-----|
|-5--5-5-5---5-----|
|-5--5-5-5---5-----|
PM.  . . .         HEAVY PALM MUTES


PRE SOLO BREAK
|---18------------17-----------15-------------13----12----13------|
|------15-15-15------15-15-15-----15-15-15-------15----15---15----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| PLAY 4 
|-----------------------------------------------------------------| TIMES
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|



SORRY
THATS ALL FOR NOW UNTIL I LEARN THE SOLOS