A Dying Machine Tab

Tremonti: A Dying Machine
 
Transcribed by: mysticguitar77
 
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Date last modified: April 8, 2018
 
Tuning: B Standard (B,E,A,D,F#,B)
 
*opens with pick scrapes and then a pick slide*
 
Riff 1
 B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-9-------------9-----7-------------7-----9-------------9-----10-9-7--7-|
 E|-7-------------7-----8-------------5-----7-------------7-----8--7-5--5-|
 B|---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-8--7-5--5-|
      * * * * * *   * *   * * * * * *   * *   * * * * * *   * *
 
Play Riff 1 x6   "You're no true soul, you'll never be..."
 
Riff 2   "Stay with me, for I will never ever leave you..." (let all notes ring out)
 B|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----|
F#|---8-----8-----8-----8-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7---|
 D|-5---5-----5-5---5-----5-4---4-----4-4---4-----4-7---7-----7-7---7-----7-5---5-----5-5---5-----5-|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Play Riff 2 x3   "Hold my hand, for I will never let it see an end..."
 
Riff 2 ending   "Oh stay with me..."
 B|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0----------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0---|
F#|---8-----8-----8-----8-----7-----7-----7-----7--------------7-7-7-5-5-5-8-8-8-5-5-5-10-10-10-12-12\-|
 D|-5---5-----5-5---5-----5-4---4-----4-4---4-----4----------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------2--2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------2--2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------0--0-0-0-0-----------------------------------------|
 
Riff 3   "Look at you now you're a dying machine..."
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------|
 A|-4-4-4-4-5-5-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
 E|-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 B|-------------3-3-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 
Play Riff 3 x2   "Cold and disfigured..."
 
Riff 4   "Again you've come back..."
 B|-------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------|
 A|-4-4-4-4-5-5-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-|
 E|-2-2-2-2-3-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 B|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-0-0-0-0-0-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
 
Play Riff 4 x2 (palm-muted, 2nd time through gradually release palm-mute)
Play Riff 4 x2 (w/o palm-mute)   "You're a dying machine..."
Play Riff 1 x6   "The years go by, you follow me..."
Play Riff 2 x3   "Oh I must stay..." (+ ending)
Play Riff 3 x2   "Look at you now you're a dying machine..."
Play Riff 4 x2 (palm-muted, 2nd time through gradually release palm-mute)
Play Riff 4 x4 (w/o palm-mute)   "You're a dying machine..."
 
Riff 5 (light distortion)
 B|-----------------------------------0-------------------------------------------0---------|
F#|-------------------------------------0-------------------------------------------0-------|
 D|-------------------9-7b9r7-------------------------------------9-7b9r7-------------------|
 A|-------7------7------------7-5/7/9-----0-12\9-------7-----7------------7-5/7/9-----0-7\5-|
 E|-------10-----9--------------------------x--x-------9-----9--------------------------x-x-|
 B|-0-0-0----0-0----------------------------10\7-0-0-0---0-0----------------------------5\3-|
    * * *    * *                                 * * *   * *
 
Play Riff 5 x2
 
Riff 6 (clean w/ reverb and neck pickup)
 B|-12\10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-------------------------------------0----0----0----0------------------------7*--3b5r3---------|
 D|----------11----------------14\13\11-------------11-----7/9---------------7*-------------------|
 A|----------------14---------------------14---12--------9---------4---2--7*--------------4---7h9-|
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------2--------------------------2-----|
 B|-------12----12----12-12------------------------------------0-----0----------------------------|
 
 B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------17p12----12----------15p12--------------------------------12-/15--10/12-|
 D|----11---------------------14-------------------12----12h14p12-------------------------------|
 A|----------14---------------------14-14-14----------14-----------14p12----12h14---------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------------14---------------------|
 B|-12----12----12-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 B|--------------------------|
F#|-15-----------------------|
 D|-------12-14--------------|
 A|----14----------12h14-14~-|
 E|-------------14-----------|
 B|--------------------------|
 
Riff 7   "As deep as any ocean..."
 B|----------0----------------0----------------0-------------------------|
F#|-------13---13----------13---13----------13---13----------13-------13-|
 D|----16---------16----16---------16----16---------16----16-------16----|
 A|-14-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|------------------15---------------14---------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------15-------14-------|
 
Play Riff 7 x4   "The scale of my devotion..."
 
Riff 8   "Like walking in a nightmare..."
 B|---------------------------------------------------|
F#|---------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------7-7-7-7--------9-9-9-10-10-|
 A|-9--9-9--9-9-9-7--7-----x-x-x-x--------x-x-x-x--x--|
 E|-7--7-8--7-8-7-5--5-----8-8-8-8--------8-8-8-8--8--|
 B|-0--0-0--0-0-0-5--5-0-0---------0--0-0-------------|
                       * *         *  * *
 
 B|-----------------------------------------------------|
F#|-----------------------------------------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------------------------|
 A|-9--9-9--9-9-9-7--7-----10-10-10-10--------7-7-7-9-9-|
 E|-7--7-8--7-8-7-5--5-----10-10-10-10--------7-7-7-9-9-|
 B|-0--0-0--0-0-0-5--5-0-0-8--8--8--8--0--0-0-5-5-5-7-7-|
                       * *             *  * *
 
Play Riff 8 x2   "Relentless as you like it..."
                  (play the ending an additional time)
Play Riff 5 x1   (ending gets cuts short, listen to song for it)
Play Riff 3 x2   "Look at you now you're a dying machine..."
Play Riff 4 x2   (palm-muted)   "Again you've come back..."
Play Riff 4 x4   (w/o palm-mute)   "You're a dying machine..."
 
Riff 9 (let chords ring out)
 B|------------------------------------------------|
F#|------------------------------------------------|
 D|------------------------------------------------|
 A|-4----5--5----3--2-------4----5--5----3--2----7-|
 E|-2----3--5----3--2-------2----3--5----3--2----5-|
 B|-2----3--3----1--0-------2----3--3----1--0----5-|
 
Enjoy!!
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