This is how I play the song on my acoustic guitar.
This will probably sound fine run through effects and such on electric
but its almost illegible from all the stuff they run the guitars through.
This should conceivably get you through a solo acoustic gig.
If you dont like drop D, Just play the chords provided above the tab.
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Tuning: Drop D
Key: A
Slowdive - Machine Gun
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Verse
A E F#m D
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----9---------4-------------------------7--------------------------|
D-----7---------2------------7------------7--------------------------|
A-----7---(x8)--2---(x8)-----4---(x8)-----5---(x8)-------------------|
D-----7---------2------------4------------0--------------------------|
Chorus
F#m A E
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6---------6--------6--------------------------------------------|
D--4---------6--------7-----------11-----------6-------------------|
A--4--(x8)---4--(x4)--4---(x4)-----7---(x8)----2--(x8)-------------|
D--4---------4--------4------------7-----------2-------------------|
(Son of Shiva) (I saw him Drown)
F#m A E
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G--6---------6--------6--------------------------------------------|
D--4---------6--------7-----------11-----------6-------------------|
A--4--(x8)---4--(x4)--4---(x4)-----7---(x8)----2--(x8)-------------|
D--4---------4--------4------------7-----------2-------------------|
(Son of Yellow) (I saw him Drown)
F#m G
e------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------7----------------------------------------------------|
G--6----------7----------------------------------------------------|
D--4----------7----------------------------------------------------|
A--4--(x8)----5---(x16)--------------------------------------------|
D--4----------5----------------------------------------------------|
(Its All I Need, Yeah)