www.secretsmoonzine.cjb.net


                  "Strange Machines"   by   THE GATHERING
                         from the album  Mandylion

transcribed by David Gagnon

tune all strings 1 step down
. =palm muting
~ =vibrato

INTRO:
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------|
D----------------12-12-12-12-11-11-11-10-|
A7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-9--9--9--7--|
E5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------|

repeat 3 more times, then:

E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5---------|
D7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
A5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-----|
E------------------------3-3-----|


RIFF A:                                                       the 2nd guitar
 A5      A5      A5      A5      GX              F#IX        EVII <--/
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------12--------------11----------9---|
A7-------------------------------10--------------9-----------7---|
E5---------------------------------------------------------------|

repeat riff A  3 more times,


RIFF B:
E------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------|
D7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
                                 PM. . . . . . .|

RIFF C:
E--------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|
G5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-----------------|
D5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E----------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
                 PM. . . . . . .| 


play riff A twice,

BRIDGE:
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------------------------------|   play it twice with one guitar
D------------------------------|   then 2 guitars play it 4 times
A0--0-0-7~~0-0---0-0-0-8-7-5-7-|
E------------------------------|


INTERLUDE:
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G3---33---33----33-2-3---33---33----33-2-|
D3---33---33----33-2-3---33---33----33-2-|
A1-1111-1111-11111-0-1-1111-1111-11111-0-|
E----------------------------------------|
  PM    PM   PM|       PM   PM   PM|     


E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---------------22-2-3---33---33----33-2-|
D3---33---33----22-2-3---33---33----33-2-|
A3---33---33----00-0-1-1111-1111-11111-0-|
E1-1111-1111-111-------------------------|
   PM   PM   PM|       PM   PM   PM|


                                   
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---------------22-2-3---33---33----33-2-|
D3---33---33----22-2-3---33---33----33-2-|
A3---33---33----00-0-1-1111-1111-11111-0-|
E1-1111-1111-111-------------------------|
   PM   PM   PM|       PM   PM   PM|    

second half (keyboard much louder)
E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---------------33-2----------------33-2-|
D5---55---55----33-2-5---55---55----33-2-|
A5---55---55----11-0-5---55---55----11-0-|
E3-3333-3333-333-----3-3333-3333-333-----|
   PM   PM   PM|       PM|  PM   PM|


E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---------------22-2-3---33---33----33-2-|
D3---33---33----22-2-3---33---33----33-2-|
A3---33---33----00-0-1-1111-1111-11111-0-|
E1-1111-1111-111-------------------------|
   PM   PM   PM|       PM   PM   PM|     


E----------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------|
G---------------22-2-3---33---33----33-2-|
D3---33---33----22-2-3---33---33----33-2-|
A3---33---33----00-0-1-1111-1111-11111-0-|
E1-1111-1111-111-------------------------|
   PM   PM   PM|       PM   PM   PM|

play riff A four times,

RIFF D:
E----------------|
B----------------|
G----------------|
D2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|      repeat riff D  7 times more
 PM. . . . . |                              (last time all muted)

play riff B,
play riff C,
Muted F5 8 times,
play riff C,
play bridge:  two times with 1 guitar followed by four times with 2 guitars,
play the first half of the interlude ending with a long F5.

