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Imperium Tab

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Machine Head - Imperium

Tabbed by Bloodtaster

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
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--97--7--7-97--7--7-97--7-7--|
|--75--5--5-75--5--5-75--5-5--|
|--------------------------------|



|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--75--5--5-75--5--5-75--5-5--|
|--53--3--3-53--3--3-53--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
|------------0--|
|------------0--|
|---------------|
|--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--------------------x----------|
|-----------------------x----------|
                        Pick Slide 


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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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture kyle Professional	#1 by kyle mcdonough at Dec 15, 1973 at 10:46 PM EST
	Words do not describe how fucking amazing this song is. It's my anthem. The meaning is pretty clear - to be yourself, resist conformity, no matter what obstacles society throws in your path. Incidentally, "Imperium" is the order of society in ancient Rome. Gotta be the best title ever.

No Picture Mike Wanna Be	#2 by Mike at May 12, 1975 at 7:19 PM EST
	I agree, I think this song is about behind told what to do and refusing and rebelling. 'I'll stand here defiantly My middle finger raised' And also about they're hatred for society?

No Picture blake Average	#3 by blake pratt at Dec 17, 1984 at 4:09 PM EST
	I like the way that in the CD booklet, it says [For you to sing]. Its about living life how you want to, and not being a sheep and doing what everyone else does. Thats what I think anyway.

No Picture BeN-bEn Lead Player	#4 by BeN-bEn Lesniewski at Jul 2, 1996 at 8:43 PM EST
	RoadRunner Records, and their spilt with them. "Fuck these chains, No god damn slave" and being able to do their own thing. just a guess but it looks like that to me. ironic that they rejoined RR if it is.

No Picture Scott Average	#5 by Scott Anderson at Mar 31, 2001 at 2:18 AM EST
	This is my fav MH song. Its my theme song too ^_^. there is one line u forgot @ the ending after 'My spirit you cannot break' he says 'when we won't lose' ne way super kickass song !!!!

No Picture ♥Chicken Average	#6 by ♥Chicken On Heroine Shots♥ at Mar 1, 2005 at 3:06 PM EST
	'Imperium' and 'Aesthetics of hate' are well my Favorite Machine Head songs evaaaaaaaaa !! MACHINEFUCKINGHEAD