Rage Against The Machine - Kick Out The Jams Chords & Tabs

Tabbed By; IAN ERARD 
EMAIL; Murph7654@aol.com 

"Kick out the Jams" from the album RAGE 
Performed by Rage Against the Machine 
Orginally written by MC5 

REGULAR TUNING... 
OR DROP D TUNING 
if you want added bass and bad assness 

REGULAR TUNING 
e 
b 
g 
d 
a 
e 

DROP D TUNING 
e 
b 
g 
d 
a 
d 

1x 
INTRO 
e-------- 
b-------- 
g-------- 
d-------- 
a-3-3-3-5 
?-3-3-3-5 

15x 
VERSE 
e------------------ 
b------------------ 
g------------------ 
d------------------ 
a------------------ 
?-0-0-3-5-/-5-5-5 

then on the 16th time... 
CHORUS 
e------------------------------------------------- 
b------------------------------------------------- 
g---------------------------------7-9-7-9-9-7b9-- 
d---------------------------------7-9-7-9-9------- 
a------------------9---%-%-%-%---------------------- 
?-0-0-3-5-/-5-5-5--9---%-%-%-%---------------------- 

if in regular tuning then the a-9- part is played as a-9 
                              ?-9-                   e-7 


REPEAT VERSE AND CHORUS... 
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rage_against_the_machine/kick_out_the_jams_tab.html ]
THEN SOLO! (sorry but Tom Morello uses way to many 
effects on this song to really be able and acurratly transcribe this solo) 
USE THE SCALE OF E MAJOR AT THE 12th FRET BUT TRY TO USE THE WHOLE NECK 
remember that you can only use your low E string in this 
scale if you are in regular tuning! 

e-------------------------------------12-15- 
b-----------------------------12-15---------- 
g----------------------12-14----------------- 
d---------------12-14------------------------- 
a--------12-14--------------------------------- 
e-12-15---------------------------------------- 

SOLO FOR 96 BEATS or THE BASS RUN REPEATS 16 TIMES... then 

VERSE RIFF 1 ALONE... then 

STILL ALONE... 
e-------------------------- 
b-------------------------- 
g--------------------7b9- 
d-------------------------- 
a-------------------------- 
?-0-0-3-5-/-5-5-5------- 

THEN REST OF BAND ENTERS... and 

repeat VERSE 11x... then 

e--------X----X----X----X---- 
b--------X----X----X----X---- 
g--------X----X----X----X---- 
d--------X----X----X----X---- 
a--------X----X----X----X---- 
?--------X----X----X----X---- 

FINALLY CHORUS ONE LAST TIME AND END 

KEY 
/ = one beat 
% = two beats 
7b9 = fret the note at the seventh fret, then bend it up to sound like the ninth fret