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Band:  Machine Head
Album: Through The Ashes Of Empires
Song:  Imperium

Copyright (c)  Road Runner Records 2003

Transcribed By: Darklighter
Email:          metallifan04@hotmail.com


P.M. = Palm Mute
   * = Natural Harmonic
   ‘ = Pinch Harmonic

Tuning low to high: B, F#, B, E, G#, C#


Intro

Guitar 1
Clean
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|
|--4-/-5--------7-\-5----|
|--5-/-7--------8-\-7----|
|------------------------|

Guitar 2
Clean
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--------9-----------9-----------9------------------|
|-----9-----9-----10---10-----8-----8-----------5*--|
|--7-----------7-----------7-----------7--5*-5*-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|


Guitar 1
Distortion
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
| Distortion
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-----------|
|----------------------------------------5*--|
|--0--2----10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--5*-5*-----|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|



Guitar 1
Riff 1
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
P.M. - - -  - - - -  - - - -  - - - -  - - - - - - - -
Guitar 1
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|P.M.- - -     - - - -     - - - -     - - - -     - - - - - - - -
|
| Guitar 2
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-1010101010101010|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|



 Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2------2-2-2-2--|
|P.M. - -      - - - -      - - - -      - - - -
|
|Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-1717171717171717171717171717171717171717171717--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-1414141414141414141414141414141414141414141414--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|



Verse
Both Guitars
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--2p0------------------------------|
|--------------5p3------------------|
|------2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-5p2-2-2--|
 P.M.  - - - -     - - - -     - -


|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--2p0------------------------------|
|-------------5p3----------3’-------|
|------2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-----------|
 P.M.  - - - -    - - - -


|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--2p0------------------------------|
|--------------5p3------------------|
|------2-2-2-2-----2-2-2-2-5p2-2-2--|
 P.M.  - - - -     - - - -     - -


|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------7-7-4--|
|--3-3-3-0-0-0-6-6-6-3-3-3--------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|  x 4
 P.M.- - - - - - - - - - - - - -



Riff 3
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--9\7--7--7-9\7--7--7-9\7--7-7--|
|--7\5--5--5-7\5--5--5-7\5--5-5--|
|--------------------------------|



|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--7\5--5--5-7\5--5--5-7\5--5-5--|
|--5\3--3--3-5\3--3--3-5\3--3-3--|
|--------------------------------|



Verse x 1

Riff 3


Riff  3.5
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--0-2--------3-2-------0-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--0-2--------3-2-------0-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|--0-2--------3-2-------0-2-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
                                P.m.- - - - - -


Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------5*--------5*--------5*--------5*--------5*--------5*------|
|--0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0--|
|--0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0--|
|--0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0-2-----2-3-2-----2-0--|


|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|--8-8-5-5-6-6-3--|  x 2



Both Guitar2
Riff 1
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
P.M. - - -  - - - -  - - - -  - - - -  - - - - - - - -


|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--|
P.M. - - -  - - - -  - - - -  - - - -



Verse x 2

Riff 3 x 1

Verse x 1

Riff 3 x 1

Riff 3.5 x 1

Chorus x 2

|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|--0----|
|--0----|
|--0----|



|------------x------|
|-------------x-----|
|--------------x----|
|--0-----1------x---|
|--0-----1-------x--|
|--0-----1--------x-| x 4



|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|



|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--3-3-3--4-4-4--|
 P.M. -  - - -  - - -  - - -  - - -  - - -  - - -  - - -


|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|-----------------------------6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|-0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--6--3--4--1--2--1--|  x 2
 P.M. -  - - -  - - -  - - -



|-------------x-------|
|--------------x------|
|---------8-----x-----|
|--0-------------x----|
|--0------6-------x---|
|--0---------------x--| x 4



|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
 P.M. -  -     -  -



Guitar 1
|-------------x-------|
|--------------x------|
|---------8-----x-----|
|--0-------------x----|
|--0------6-------x---|
|--0---------------x--|
|
|Guitar 2
|-------------x-------|
|--------------x------|
|---------11----x-----|
|--0-------------x----|
|--0------9-------x---|
|--0---------------x--| x 4



|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
|--6--3--4--1--2--1--|
 P.M. -  -     -  -



Both Guitars
|-------|
|-------|
|-------|
|--2----|
|--2----|
|--2----|



Guitar 1
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--9----7----5----4--|
|--------------------|
|--7----5----3----2--|
|--------------------|
|
| Guitar 2
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--9----11--12---14--|
|--------------------|
|--7----9---10---12--|
|--------------------|




Riff 5
 Guitar 1
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------5---4----------|
|------2-------------------4---5--|
|------------5--------------------|
|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2----|  x 2
 P.M.-   - -   - -   -   -   -


|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------4---2----------|
|------5-----4-------------5---4--|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---0----|
|---------------------------------|
|P.M.-   - -   - -   -   -   -
| Guitar 2
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|--2------------------------------|
|--2------------------------------|
|--0------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|



|-----------------------------------|
|------------------5-3-----3--------|
|----------------------5-4---5-4-2--|
|------5-----4----------------------|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|P.M.-   - -   - -
|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------|
|--5--------------------------------|
|--3--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


Both Guitars
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------5---4----------|
|------2-------------------4---5--|
|------------5--------------------|
|--2-2---2-2---2-2---2---2---2----|  x 2
 P.M.-   - -   - -   -   -   -


|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|------------------4---2----------|
|------5-----4-------------5---4--|
|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0---0---0----|
|---------------------------------|
|P.M.-   - -   - -   -   -   -


|-----------------------------------|
|------------------5-3-----3--------|
|----------------------5-4---5-4-2--|
|------5-----4----------------------|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
 P.M.-   - -   - -


Guitar 1 (third time)
|-----------------------------------|
|------------------6-5-----5--------|
|----------------------7-5---7-5-4--|
|------5-----4----------------------|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
 P.M.-   - -   - -







(Fourth time)
Guitar 1
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------8-7-5---7-5-----5--------------------------------|
|------------------------7-----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4---5-4-----4--------|
|------5-----4-----------------------------------7-----7-5---7-5-4--|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3--------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|P.M.-   - -   - -
| Guitar 2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5-3-----3----------------------------------------|
|----------------------5-4---5-4-2-5-4-2---4-2-----2----------------|
|------5-----4---------------------------5-----5-4---5-4-2-5-4-2----|
|--3-3---3-3---3-3-----------------------------------------------5--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 P.M.-   - -   - -



Riff 6
Both Guitars
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--0--2--0---------------------|
|--0--2--0---------------------|
|--0--2--0--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|  x 3


|---------------|
|---------------|
|--3-3-3--------|
|--3-3-3-1-1-1--|
|--1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|--------1-1-1--|
 P.M.    - - -


Riff 6 x 3


(fourth time)
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|--3--3--3------------|
|--3--3--3--1--1--1---|
|--1--1--1--1--1--1---|
|-----------1--1--1---|
 P.M.       -  -  -


Riff 7
Guitar 1
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|--0--2----0--3-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|  x 3
 P.M.         - - - - - - - -



|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|--3--3--3-----------|
|--3--3--3--1--1--1--|
|--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
|-----------1--1--1--|
 P.M.       -  -  -



Guitar 1
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------5*--|
|--0--2----------------------------5*-5*-----|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|
|Guitar 2
|--------------------------------------------|
|----------13-13-13-13-11-11-11-11-----------|
|----------------------------------------5*--|
|--0--2----10-10-10-10-8--8--8--8--5*-5*-----|
|--0--2--------------------------------------|
|--0--2--------------------------------------| x 4

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