Machine Head - Message In A Bottle
Transcribed by - Daniel Thomason ([email protected])
Tuning - Drop B (B, F#, B, E, G#, C#)
NOTE: I reccomend some good finger stretches before you play this song, because you
really have to stretch your fingers for the Main Riff.  Also, there are two ways that sound good to play for Verse 2...I've included both.

Main Riff:
C#-------------------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------11------7------9-------4-5-----------------------------------
B ----9-------5------7-------2---------------------------------------
F#--7-------3------5-------0-----------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------

Post-Verse Riff ("I'll send an S.O.S..."):
C#-------------------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------
F#--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-8-8-8-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------
    Slight palm muting

"I hope that someone gets my..."
C#-------------------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------
F#--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---------------3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3------------------
B --------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------

C#-------------------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------
B ------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------
F#--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------
B --3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2------------------

Lead ("Message in a bottle..."):
C#-------------------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----14---------14-12-14-----12------------------------------------
B ---------------------------------14--------------------------------
F#-------------------------------------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------

Verse 2 Version 1:
C#-------------------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------------------
E ------11-------7-------9--------4-5--------------------------------
B ----9----9---5---5---7---7----2-----2------------------------------
F#--7--------3-------5--------0--------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------
   
Verse 2 Version 2:
C#-------------------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------------------
E --11-11-11-11-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4------------------------------
B --9--9--9--9--5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2------------------------------
F#--7--7--7--7--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------
B -------------------------------------------------------------------

"I'll send an S.O.S." part 2:
C#-------------------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------------------
E --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------------
B --5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------
F#--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------
B ------------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------

C#-------------------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------------------
E -------------------------------------------------------------------
B ---3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------
F#---3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------
B ---3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------

Outro (You can also play Verse 2 Version 2 here):
C#-------------------------------------------------------------------
G#-------------------------------------------------------------------
E --------5-5-5-5-5---------2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------
B --2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------
F#--2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2--------------------------
B --2-2-2-----------0-0-0-0-----------2-2-2--------------------------