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Message In A Bottle by Machine Head
Message In A Bottle
Main Riff (Clean)
C#|------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------|
E |-------11--------7---------9--------------|
B |----9---------5---------7-----------9/10--| x10
F#|-7---------3---------5-----------7--------|
C#|------------------------------5-----------|
The last time play this
C#|-----------------------------------|
G#|-----------------------------------|
E |-------11--------7---------9-------|
B |----9---------5---------7-----9----|
F#|-7---------3---------5--------7----|
C#|------------------------------5----|
Pre Chorus(Clean geting more distorted as it goes on)
1st section
(I'll send an SOS to the world...)
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--| x2
F#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10--|
C#|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------------------------|
2nd section
(I hope that someone finds my...)
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------| x3
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Chorus 1 (clean)
Chords
C#|-7------8---------|
G#|-8------8---------|
E |-9------9---------|
B |-9------10--------| x2
F#|-7------10--------|
C#|--------8---------|
If you play the lead lick you only play the chords twice but if you dont then you play
chords 4 times
Lead Lick
C#|---------------------------|
G#|-10fb--10-8-10fb--10--8----|
E |------------------------9--|
B |---------------------------|
F#|---------------------------|
C#|---------------------------|
Main Riff (Distorted)
C#|------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------|
E |-------11--------7---------9--------------|
B |----9---------5---------7-----------9/10--| x8
F#|-7---------3---------5-----------7--------|
C#|------------------------------5-----------|
Pre Chorus(Clean geting more distorted as it goes on)
1st section
(I'll send an SOS to the world...)
C#|--------------------------------------------------|
G#|--------------------------------------------------|
E |--------------------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12--| x2
F#|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--10-10-10-10--|
C#|-8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---------------------------|
2nd section
(I hope that someone finds my...)
C#|---------------------------------|
G#|---------------------------------|
E |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------| x3
F#|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
C#|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
Chorus 2 (Clean)
Chords
C#|-7------8---------|
G#|-8------8---------|
E |-9------9---------|
B |-9------10--------| x4
F#|-7------10--------|
C#|--------8---------|
The lead lick starts at the same time as the chords this time so you play one or the other
Lead Lick
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G#|-10/12------10-----15/17--15-13-12-13-12------------------10-12-10-12-15--13--12--|
E |---------------12------------------------12-------9-11-12-------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PICKSLIDE
Main Riff (Distorted)
C#|------------------------------------------|
G#|------------------------------------------|
E |-------11--------7---------9--------------|
B |----9---------5---------7-----------9/10--| x8
F#|-7---------3---------5-----------7--------|
C#|------------------------------5-----------|
Outro (Distorted)
Lead Guitar plays this 3 times then starts using a wah pedal and random feedback noises
C#|-------------------------------------|
G#|-------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|
B |-9-9-9-9-------------7-7-7-7---------| x7
F#|-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
C#|---------8--8--8--8----------5-5-5-5-|
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version 2
D tuning (NOT Drop D)
Intro & verse 1: several times ...use chorus and tremelo
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---------10--------------------8---------------
------8-------------11------6------------8/9---
---6-------------9------4-------------6--------
-------------7--------------------4------------
pre chorus: 2x ...slight distortion
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-------------------9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11---
---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9----
---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------
Lyrics:(i send out an S.O.S.)
pre chorus cont.: 4x ...little bit heavier distortion
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---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---
---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
slight pm........................
lyrics:(in hope that someone finds my)
chorus: ...back to chorus and tremelo
---6----5--- ---4---
---6----5--- ---4---
---8----6--- ---4---
---8----7--- ---6---
---6----7--- ---6---
--------5--- 3x then ---4---
lyrics:(message in a bottle)
other verses: several times ...heavy distortion, hit the gas!!
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---8-8-8-8---------6-6-6-6-----------
---6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6---
-----------7-7-7-7---------4-4-4-4---
pre chorus: 2x
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-------------------9-9-9-9-11-11-11-11---
---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-9--9--9--9----
---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------------
pre chorus cont.: 4x
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---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---
---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
pm...............................
chorus: ...back to chorus and tremelo
---6----5--- ---4---
---6----5--- ---4---
---8----6--- ---4---
---8----7--- ---6---
---6----7--- ---6---
--------5--- 3x then ---4---
bridge: 4x ...fully distorted
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---X~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~---
---X~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--- long pick scrape
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---------10--------------------8---------------
------8-------------11------6------------8/9---
---6-------------9------4-------------6--------
-------------7--------------------4------------
pm..........................................
outro: several times
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---8-8-8-8---------6-6-6-6----------- ---6---
---6-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6--- ---4---
-----------7-7-7-7---------4-4-4-4--- end on this note ------- fade...
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