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Rage Against the Machine "Freedom"
by Adrian Mayes, European Space Agency, Darmstadt, Germany
amayes@esoc.bitnet
The tab for this in Nevada is complete crap - so here's my stuff.
The first riff is
E-------------------------------------------------x-x-x---------
B-------------------------------------------------x-x-x---------
G-------------------------------------------------x-x-x---------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---5-------3---------5-5----5-------3---------5----------------
E-----0-3-5---5-3-5-3----0-3---0-3-5---5-3-5-3------------------
this is repeated often ! Except that the last 3 notes are replaced
with
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------5-4-3-------------------------
A------12 slide down to 5---OR----------5-4-3-------------------
E------12 slide down to 5---------------------------------------
and other noises which are easy to follow.
The riff over the verses is below ( Nevada is CRAP at this point )
E---12-----12--12----12-12-12-----12---12-12--------------------
B---10-----10--10----10-10-10-----10---10-10------5-4-5-5-------
G---12-----12--12----12-12-12-----12---12-12------5-4-5-5-------
D---10-----10--10----10-10-10-----10---10-10------5-4-5-5-------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E------0-0-------0-0----------0-0---0-0-----0-0-----------------
repeat etc
The following riff is played after "anger is a gift"
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A----3-3-3-3-----5-5-3---3-5--repeat etc------------------------
E------------5-3-------5----------------------------------------
this changes to
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G----5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-7 repeat etc------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
The following riff also occurs
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------5-3-5-3-5-------------------3------------------
A------5-3-5-3-5----------3-2-3-2-3----------3------------------
E----------------------------------5-3-5-3-5-3---repeat---------
Towards the end as the vocals first start with >
the guitar goes
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------
G-----------5-6-7-----------------------------------------------
D---3-4-5-7----------repeat etc---------------------------------
A-5-------------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------------
this then changes at the end bit to
E---------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------3-------------
G-------------------------------------------------2-------------
D------------2-5-6-7---repeat etc end chord is ---0-------------
A--0--3-4-5--0-3-4-5------------------------------0-------------
E--0--3-4-5---------------------------------------0-------------
The rest of the song is just a variation on these with added
scrapes etc.
As with most of their songs tune the guitar dow to D.
Adrian
amayes@esoc.bitnet
Rage Against the Machine "Freedom"
The solo.
Transcribed by Emilio Olivares Aguayo(TOby) from Monterrey, MEXICOSubject: Freedom, Rage Against the Machine
Here is the tab to "Freedom" by Rage Against The Machine.
Transcribed by Greg Bundy.
Dropped D Tuning
Riff 1
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----5-------3-------5-5-----5-------3-------5--x-x-x-x---------------------
-------0-3-5---5-3-5-----0-3---0-3-5---5-3-5----x-x-x-x---------------------
Then the next part goes like this.
Riff 2
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-----15-----15-15---------15---15-15-------15-----15-15---------------------
-----14-----14-14---------14---14-14-------14-----14-14---------------------
-----12-----12-12---------12---12-12-------12-----12-12---------------------
-----12-----12-12---------12---12-12-------12-----12-12----------10-9-10-10-
--------0-0-------0-0-0-0--------------0-0----0-0-------0-0-0-0--10-9-10-10-
Then it goes back to Riff 1, and Riff 2. This is followed by a break in
whick only the drums and bass plays.
After spoken: "Anger is a gift..."
Riff 3
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-3-5-----------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Play this four times.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-5-7----------------------------------------------
------3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-3-5----------------------------------------------
------------------0--0-0-0---0----------------------------------------------
Play this four times.
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
------4-4-4-4-4-4-6--6-6-6-4-6----------------------------------------------
------5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-5-7----------------------------------------------
------5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-5-7----------------------------------------------
------3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-3-5----------------------------------------------
------------------0--0-0-0---0----------------------------------------------
Play this four times. On the fourth time hold the last chord.
It then plays a solo, which I don't know. If anyone does please post it.
Then it plays a new riff.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rage_against_the_machine/freedom_tab.html ]
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----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------5-3-5-3-5---------------------------------------------------
-----5-3-5-3-5------------3-2-3-2-3---------------3-------------------------
-------------------------------------5-3-5-3-5-3--3-------------------------
Next it goes to a variation of Riff 2, ending with a slide.
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-----15-----15-15---------15-\\\\slide\\\\\\\-------------------------------
-----14-----14-14---------14-\\\\slide\\\\\\\-------------------------------
-----12-----12-12---------12-\\\\slide\\\\\\\-------------------------------
-----12-----12-12---------12-\\\\slide\\\\\\\-------------------------------
--------0-0-------0-0-0-0----\\\\slide\\\\\\\-------------------------------
This slide is made by running the palm of your left hand up the strings
starting at the first fret.
Then it goes back to Riff 2.
The end of the song goes:
Play this softly with no distortion. (Normally played by bass)
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------3--4--5-------------------------------------------------
-----0--3--5--6--7----------------------------------------------------------
Next, with heavy distortion:
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------5--6--7-------------------------------------------------
-----0--3--5--6--7--3--4--5-------------------------------------------------
-----0--3--5--6--7----------------------------------------------------------
This is a great song to play because of all the changes in it.
Enjoy!
Greg Bundy
FREEDOM. RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE
PICKED OUT AND WRITTEN DOWN BY:
MARTIN WIKSTROM, SUNDSVALL, SWEDEN
Ok here is my try on Freedom.
First detune your E string to D. DADGBe.
Note! When I picked this out I used my acoustic guitar (since I dont
have a electric anymore) so there might be some mistakes but who
cares ?
p= Pull off
h= Hammer on
b= Bend one full step. (2 Frets).
/= Slide up
\= Slide down
Intro
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A-5-----------3--------------5--5---------5-----------3--------------5
D----0--3--5-----5--3--5--3---------0--3-----0--3--5------5--3--5--3--
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A----5-----------3--------------5--5---------5-----------3------------
D-------0--3--5-----5--3--5--3---------0--3-----0--3--5------5--3--5--
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------5-3---------------------------------------------------------
A-------------5-4-3-1-------------------------------------------------
D----3----------------------------------------------------------------
: This part is not written down exactly as I play because I change my
playing all the time. Just use a F chord and play as you want to.
Solo Iom a soloist on a sololist...
Itos set up like a deck of cards...
e----10--10-----------------------------------------------------------
B----10--10---10-...--------------------------------------------------
G----10--10---10-...--------------------------------------------------
D----10--10---10-...-----10p9h10--------------------------------------
A------------------------10p9h10--------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
Iom not really sure about this part...
Anger is a gift...
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G----5-5-5-5-5-/--7------5-/-7----------------------------------------
D----5-5-5-5-5-/--7------5-/-7----------------------------------------
A----3-3-3-3-3-/--5--0-0h3-/-5----------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
Fill in
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G--5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
: Solo is not my favourite thing to pick out. Use this tab as a hint
and improvise yourself. Use a lot of vibrato
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------8h10/11--10\8-------------
G---/10---10-9---(2)/5--2/5-5/7/10\7----/10---------------10-9--------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
e---12/13-----12/13------12/13--/15b(17)-13p12h13p12-10---------------
B---------10--------10------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
DROP IT !!!
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------5-3-5-3-5----------------------------------------------
A---5-3-5-3-5-------------3-2-3-2-3-------------3---------------------
D-------------------------------------5-3-5-3-5-3---------------------
The End
e---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------0--3--4--5--------------------------------------------
D---0--3--5--6--------------------------------------------------------
The very difficult bass line
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------------------
D---0--0-----0-0----0-------------------------------------------------
:Thatos it. Hope you like it. Comments and complaints can be
sent to:
johanw@krille.update.uu.se
Remember this is my brothers address so name the letter something
with oMartino.
Bye !
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