One Man Wrecking Machine Tab

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               ONE MAN WRECKING MACHINE - Guster
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Tabbed by: Peashow
Email: adgarrett28@gmail.com
 
This is my first tab so critique is appreciated.  I’m sure my format isn’t all that
but I’m 99% sure of the accuracy.  The reason I decided to tab this song is because I play
for a band my uncle is in and they wanted to learn this.  After checking the other tabs
I noticed that the guitar fills in between verses were slightly off.  Also, most
missing the F#m chord in the chorus (they had written it as an A).  There are some
with slide guitar used in the chorus and the last verse which I didn’t take the time to
out, but could do upon request.  I also didn’t note the second guitar which comes in
syncopated guitar upstrokes on the Bm and E in the verse.  This is self explanatory
you listen to the song and I believe the chords are on the 7th fret barre formation.
for viewing!
 
Tuning: Standard
 
Guitar Fill #1  (these are all 1/8 notes)
e|-------5--------5--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----5----5--7-----7--------5-----------5---------------------------------|
G|-----------------------6--7----7-----7-----7-----------------------------|
D|(7)--------------------------------7------------7------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-5------5—7p--5--------7p--5—7/9—7\5-------------------------------------|
B|---5-----------------5-----------------------------5---------------------|
G|-----6------------------6-----------------------------6------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------(7)-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Guitar Fill #2
e|-------5--------5-----------7p-5---7/9----7/5----------------------------|
B|----5----5--7-----7---------------------------------5--------------------|
G|-----------------------6-----------------------------------6-------------|
D|(7)----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Solo - (one of the easiest solos ever)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5/10----10\5-----5/10----10\2-----2/10----10\5--—-5/10----10\2---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Song format with chords:
 
A5      E5      D5
I built a time machine
    A5                 D5      E5
I'm going to see the homecoming queen
Bm                          E
Take her to the Christmas dance
Bm                          E
Maybe now I'll get in her pants, whatever
 
(Guitar Fill #1) (chords behind fill A5-E5-D5)
 
A5             D5        E5
Back with my high school friends
A5                 D5          E5
Meeting where the train tracks end
Bm                 E
Passing round a skinny joint
Bm                  E
Going up to Lookout Point
 
A                           D
I want to pull it apart and put it back together
F#m                       D
I want to relive all my adolescent dreams
A                          E
Inspired by true events on movie screens
       D                    A
I am a one man wrecking machine
 
(Guitar Fill #2)
 
Back in my parents' house
Back to shouting out loud
One day you'll be a man
One day you'll understand
 
A                           D
I want to pull it apart and put it back together
F#m                       D
I want to relive all my adolescent dreams
A                          E
Inspired by true events on movie screens
       D                    A
I am a one man wrecking machine
 
F#m                          E
Inspired by true events on movie screens
       D                    A
I am a one man wrecking machine
 
Solo
 
Chords during Solo (the first A is from the end of the chorus and walks down to the F#m
A/G#)
 
A – A/G# - F#m -- E -– D -– A – A/G# - F#m -- E -– D --
 
 
(Just bass for first 2 lines here)
Here in the present tense
Nothing is making sense
Bm                        E
Waiting for my moment to come
Bm                  E
Everything is still undone
 
A                            D
I tried to pull it apart and put it back together
F#m                           D
No point in living in those adolescent dreams
A                          E
Inspired by true events on movie screens
       D                A
I am a one man wrecking machine
 
F#m                          E
Inspired by true events on movie screens
       D                A
I am a one man wrecking machine
 
 
Solo (chords come back in after drum fill right on the F#m)
End the song on A
You’re done!
 
 
Key:
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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