Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine Chords on Piano & Ukulele

Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine Chords on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsDmGmCBbFD

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[Verse 1]
Dm
 Your blades are
 sharpened
        Gm
with precision
Dm
 Flashing your
favorite
         C
point of view
Dm
 I know you’re
 waiting in
    Gm
the distance
Dm
 Just like you
always do
C
 Just like you
always do

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[Pre-Chorus]
Bb
 Already pulling
me in
F
 Already under my
 skin
C
  And I know exactly
how this ends, I


[Chorus]
               D
Let you cut me open
                 Gm
Just to watch me bleed
              Bb
Gave up who I am for
 who you
F            C
wanted me to be
Don’t know why I’m
 D
 hoping
For what I won't
  Gm
receive
Falling for the
Bb
promise of
    F         C
The emptiness machine
The emptiness machine

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[Post-Chorus]
D Gm Bb F C


[Verse 2]
Dm
 Going around
like a
  Gm
revolver
Dm
 It’s been decided
       C
how we lose
Dm
 'Cause there’s a
fire
          Gm
under the altar
Dm
 I keep on lying to
C
 I keep on lying to


[Pre-Chorus]
Bb
 Already pulling me
 in
F
 Already under my
skin
C
 And I know exactly
how this ends, I

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[Chorus]
              D
Let you cut me open
Just to watch
   Gm
me bleed
              Bb
Gave up who I am for
who you
F            C
wanted me to be
Don’t know why I’m
 D
 hoping
For what I won't
  Gm
receive
Falling for the
Bb
promise of
    F
The emptiness
C
machine
The emptiness
       D
machine


[Bridge]
Dm
 I only wanted to be
Gm
part of something
Bb      F
 I only wanted to be
C
part of, part of
Dm
 I only wanted to be
Gm
part of something
Bb      F
 I only wanted to be
C
part of, part of
Dm
 I only wanted to be
Gm
part of something
Bb      F
 I only wanted to
    C
 be part



[Chorus]
                 D
I let you cut me open
                 Gm
Just to watch me bleed
              Bb
Gave up who I am for
        F
who you wanted me
   C
to be
Don’t know why I’m
D
hoping
             Gm
So f**king naive
Falling for the
Bb
promise of
    F         C
The emptiness machine
The emptiness machine
D
 [I only wanted to be
Gm
part of something]
The emptiness machine
Bb       F
 [I only wanted to be
 C
 part of]
              Dm
The emptiness machine

Watch: The Emptiness Machine (Official Music Video) - Linkin Park

From Linkin Park on YouTube. Play along with the chords above.

How to play The Emptiness Machine: key, chords and progression

The Emptiness Machine by Linkin Park is built around G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭), with 6 chords in all: Dm, Gm, C, Bb, F and D.

The progression the song keeps returning to is Gm – Bb – F – C (i – III – VII – IV in G minor). Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, G, F, C, A (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Dm chord on guitar (xx0231)
DmD F A
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A

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The Emptiness Machine chords: questions

What key is The Emptiness Machine in?

The Emptiness Machine by Linkin Park is centred on G minor (two flats: B♭, E♭).

What chords are in The Emptiness Machine?

The Emptiness Machine uses 6 chords: Dm, Gm, C, Bb, F, D.

What is the chord progression of The Emptiness Machine?

The main progression is Gm – Bb – F – C (i – III – VII – IV).

Is The Emptiness Machine easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes Am, Dm, G, F, C, A (83% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 50% without a capo).

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