##-----------------------------PLEASE NOTE-------------------------------##
This file is the author's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song. You may only use
this file for private study, scholarship, or research.
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Tabbed by Charles Benagh (CCBenagh@hotmail.com)
Artist: Rage Against the Machine
Title: Darkness
Album: The Crow Soundtrack
Equipment: Fender Telecaster --> Marshall JCM 800 2205 --> Peavey 4x12 cab
Legend: p - pull off
h - hammer on
^ - bend note
/ or \ - slide
<#> - artificial (pinch) harmonic
~ - whammy bar dip
***Alternate Tuning - Drop D (tune your low E string down to a D)
Intro/Verse
Clean, neck pickup, tone knob rolled off a bit
e-|-----------0----------------------0------------------|
B-|*-------12----12----------------7----7--------------*|
G-|-----11-----------11~---------6---------6~-----------|
D-|--12------------------------7------------------------|
A-|*---------------------------------------------------*|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------|
Chorus - Distortion 4th ending
e-|---------------------------------------| |----0-0-0-0-0----|
B-|*-------------------------------------*| |----5-5-5-5-5----|
G-|---------------------------------------| |-----------------|
D-|---------------------------------------| |-----------------|
A-|*-0--2----3--2-----0/12--12\0---------*| |-----------------|
D-|--0--2----3--2-----0/12--12\0----------| |-----------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rage_against_the_machine/darkness_tab.html ]
Solo - neck pickup
e-|-----14-15-14-------------------------14-15-14--15-14------------------|
B-|--12----------15-14-15-14-15-14----12-----------------15-14-15-17-17^--|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
pre-bend
e-|-^17--17-15-14-15-17-15-14------------------------------------14-15-17-|
B-|---------------------------17-15-14------------------14-15-17----------|
G-|------------------------------------16-15-14---14-16-------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|-17^19\-------15-17-16-15----------16-15-14----------15-14-13-14-15-13-|
B-|--------------------------17-16-15----------16-15-14-------------------|
G-|----------/14----------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
pre-bend
e-|------------------------------------15\------14---17---17---17---19^17-|
B-|-15-14-13------------------12-13-14------------------------------------|
G-|----------14-13-12---12-14---------------/14---------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|-17---15--17---19^17---17---15--17\------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------15-15-15------15-15-15------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------/12------------12------------12--|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-15-15-15--15-15-15-<15>\----------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Song Structure:
Intro 3x
Chorus 8x
Intro 3x
Chorus 12x
Some crazy sh*t that you can't play
Solo
Chorus 12x
Intro 2x
*This is all my own work