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Machine Gun by Jimi Hendrix

Machine Gun tab by Jimi Hendrix

Intro

Machine Gun (Fillmore East, 1/1/70). Play with slight overdrive, uni-vibe on;
Neck pickup. Eb tuning

Key:
~...vibrato
/...slide up
\...slide down
(#)...ghost note
h...hammer-on
p...pull-off
X...play muted string
b...bend

r...release bend to original note
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
This is only the intro, and it stops about 1:18 into the song

Remember that this is at Fillmore, the second show.


*softly...                                                    *hard
---------X--X--X-X--------------------------------------------------- 0----X--X--X--X-----------------------------0---X-X-X-X---
---0----X--X--X-X----------------------------------------------------0----X--X--X--X-----------------------------0---X-X-X-X----
---X----X--X--X-X--14---12~~---12h14p12-------------------X--- X--X--X--X-------14--12~~---------X---X-X-X-X--------------------
--14---X--X--X-X--------------------------------------14----------14-- X--X--X--X----------------------14---14--X-X-X-X---------
--14---X--X--X-X---------------------------------------------------14-- -X--X--X--X----------------------------14--X-X-X-X------
--12---X--X--X-X--------------------------------------------15b--12--- X--X--X--X----------------------------12--X-X-X-X--------


--------------------------------------------------------0----X-X--X-X-----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------0----X-X--X-X-----------------------------------------------------------
--14--12h14~~------------------------------------X----X-X--X-X-----14------12~~~------------------------------------------------
------------------------12h14p12-----------------14----X-X--X-X-----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------14------------ 14--- X-X--X-X------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------15b---- 12---X-X--X-X-------------------------------------------------------------


X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------
X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X--------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------
X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------12b14--14r12------------------------------- --------------- 12b14r12--12----------------------------------
X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------12----------12h14~~------------------------------------14--12~--------------------
X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X------------------------------------14---------------------------------------------------------------------------
X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-----------------------------------------12----------- ---12-12-12---------------------------------12-12-12-12-12


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-15b17r15b17r15b17---15b17-15-12--15b---------------------------------------------------14b15r14b15-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------12------------------------------------------14b15r14b15---12---------
-----------------------------------------------------------------14p12h14~~-----------------------------------------------14----
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-12-------------------------0-


-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X------------------------------------------------------
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X------------------------------------------------------
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X------------------------------------------------------
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X------------------------------------------------------
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X------12b13-12b13-12--10---------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X----12b13-12--10------------------------------------------------
-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-------------------------------------12---X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X------------------------10-----------------------------
[Repeat two more times]


-------------------------------------------0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------2b4------4r2p0----------------------------------0---------------------------------------------
-----0h2p0h2p(0)h2------------------------------2p0h2p0h2p0h20h2-------2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2p0h2----------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-0------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

[This part starts to get a little tough, play it faster]


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------15-------------15------------------------------------------15-------------------------------------------------------
---14b16-----------------------14b16r14-12-------12---14b16-------12------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------14----------------------------14\----14----------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14---------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12~~---------------------
[Hold the first two notes for a few seconds]            [For these last three notes, do an upward sweep pick)


--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------15-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----14b16-----16r14--12------14~~-----12h14p12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------14-----------------------------14-12----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------14\-------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
12b14r12b1412~~-12b14r12-14--12h14p12-11p12h11-12h14p12h14p12\11h12p11/12h14----------------------------------------------------
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--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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12---------------------------------------------16b18r16p15p14~~12~\11~\9~--7-9b11r9p7h9p7--7------------------------------------
-----14p12------------------/14~~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------9--9p8p7----------
----------------14p13p12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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----------------------------------------------------------------0---------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------0----------0-----------------------0----------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------1-----2/4-4--2-0------------------------------------------------
---5/9------------------------------------------------0h2------------------------2---------2------------------------------------
-------------7~~\---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------2/-----------0------3-------------------------------------0-3--------------------------------------

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