Calm Like A Bomb Chords & Tabs
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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - CALM LIKE A BOMB
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Tabbed by:Tom_Morello_jr
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Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B e)
In this song Tom use a Whammy pedal set 2 octaves up and a delay pedal for the solo
WHAMMY PEDAL:
+ close whammy
* open whammy
> gradually open whammy
< gradually release whammy
DELAY PEDAL:
5% feedback
40 or 50 level
about 40~45 ms
Riff #1 (Intro and verses) --Using killswitch and whammy--
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
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|--12------------12-----------12-----------12--|
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Riff #2 (pre-chorus)
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|--444444444444444444444444444444444--|
|--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--|
|--222222222222222222222222222222222--|
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Riff #3 (chorus) [this riff should be played on the A string, but i prefer
doing it on the D string]
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|--7h9---xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--7h9--7h9--9--9--9h12--|
|--7h9---xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--7h9--7h9--9--9--9h12--|
second part of the chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rage_against_the_machine/calm_like_a_bomb_tab_ver_4.html ]
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|--7h9--9h12h9--xxx--12-9---7h9--9h12h9--7--12-9--|
|--7h9--9h12h9--xxx--12-9---7h9--9h12h9--7--12-9--|
Solo part 1 --killswitch--
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|--12-0000-12-0000-12-0000-12-0000--------|
|----------------------------------12-12--|
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Solo part 2 --killswitch and whammy and delay--
>>>>>>>>>>>+ >>>>>>>>>>>>+ >>>>>>>>>>>>+ >>>>>>>>>>>>>+
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|--12--12----12-------------12-------------12-------------12--------------|
|----12--12---------------------------------------------------------------|
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Solo part 3 --killswitch and whammy and delay--
*<<<<< *<<<<< *<<<<< *<<<<<
|--14----------------14----------------14----------------14---------------|
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|---------14--14------------14--14------------14--14------------14--14----|
|-----------16--16------------16--16------------16--16------------16--16--|
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/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
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