SMASHING PUMPKINS - "Heavy Metal Machine" Tablature

Band: The Smashing Pumpkins
Song: Heavy Metal Machine
Album: Machina- The Machines of God
Transcribed By: Joseph “The Ten Time Strongman Champion, Believe It or Not”

Tuning: Drop D-tune and then drop
everything a whole step (C, G, C, F, A, D)

D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------F----------------------------------------------------------
C---------------------------4h5----------------------------
G------------4h5---------4h5-------------------------------
C--0--0—4h5-------0--0-------------------------------------

Main, Riff I (verse)


D----------------------------------------------------------
A—------13-13-13-13-13-13----10-10~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------
F----------------------------------------------------------
C----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
C----------------------------------------------------------

Riff II (behind verse, Riff I)


D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
F----------------------------------------------------------
C----2-2-2-2-/--5-5-5-5------------------------------------
G----2-2-2-2-/--5-5-5-5------------------------------------
C----2-2-2-2-/--5-5-5-5------------------------------------
P.M.|------------------|
Riff III


D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
F----------------------------------------------------------
C----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------
G----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------
C----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-\-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------
P.M.|---------------------------------|
Riff IV


D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
F---7----------7----------7----------7-----------7~~~------
C---7---X 8----7---X 8----7---X 8----7---X 8-----7~~~------G---5----------4----------5----------4-----------5~~~------
C-------------------------5----------4---------------------

Riff V


D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
F-------------------------8----------7---------------------
C---8----------3----------8----------7---------------------
G---8---X 8----3---X 8----6---X 8----5---X 8---------------
C---8----------3-------------------------------------------

Riff VI


D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
F---------------7---------------------(7)-----------------
C---10----------7----------0----------(7)------------------
G---10---X 8----5---X 8----0---X 8----(5)------------------
C---10----------5----------0-------------------------------

Riff VII


D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
F----------------------------------------------------------
C---8----------3----------6----------5---------------------
G---8---X 8----3---X 8----6---X 8----5---X 8---------------
C---8----------3----------6----------5---------------------

Riff VIII



D----------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
F----------------------------------------------------------
C-----------------------------------------------------5b~~~
G----------4h5-----------4h5------------5h6-------5h6------
C--0-0—4h5-------0-0—4h5--------0-0—4h5-------0-0----------

Riff IX



Order of Song:

Riff I x4
Riff I x4 with Riff II x2
Riff II x4
Riff III x1
Riff I x1
Riff III x1
Riff I x1
Riff IV x1
Riff V x1
Riff VI x1
Riff VII x1
Riff VI x1
Riff VII x1
Riff VIII x2
Riff I x4 with Riff II x2
Riff I x4
Riff III x1
Riff I x1
Riff III x1
Riff IV x1
Riff V x1
Riff VI x1
Riff VII x1
Riff VI x2
Riff I x4
Riff I x8 with Riff IV x4
Riff I x8
Riff IX x8
End part of IX a ton of times

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