"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.