***Rage Against the Machine***
All songs arranged for 1 guitar. I suggest you listen to the songs as you learn them.
It helps. All credits go to Rage Against the Machine.
- Tabbed by ¢orrupted_angel_X -
Legend:
b(full)= full bend | |
b(½)= ½ bend | -- +1 -- | H=====| represents a downward
b(¼)= ¼ bend | ---/\--- | "sweep picking," and V=====|
h= hammer on | --/ \-- | is an upward "sweet picking."
p= pull off | -------- | This is achieved by picking
~= wiggle bend | *This is a vibrato | each note quickly, almost
/// or \\\= bar scoopings | bend used with the | like strumming, only you will
|=harm.=|= harmonizer | whammy bar. The | not raise the pick.
|=P.M.=|=palm mute | number can be either |
\= downward slide | - or +, depending on |
/= upward slide | the bend. |
Note: Don't mistake / or //////(normal slides), with ///(bar scoopings).
***Bombtrack***
(Standard tuning)
Intro x2
|===================================P.M.====================================|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------
|----2--0----0-----------2--0---0--2-------2--0---0-----------2--0---0---------
|---------2----2--0-----------2-----------------2---2--0-----------2---2-------
|--0----------------3--0-----------------0---------------3--0------------3--2--
|==============P.M.================| |==1st Ending===P.M.===1st Ending==|
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------0h2p0--|------------------------------------
|----2--0---0-----------2--0---0--2--------|---2--0---0------------2--0---0-----
|---------2---2--0-----------2-------------|--------2----2--0-----------2---2---
|--0---------------3--0--------------------|-0----------------3--0------------3-
|=====2nd Ending======P.M.======2nd Ending=====|
|----- |------------------------------------------------
|----- |------------------------------------------------
|----- Repeat Intro, |------------------------------------------------
|----- then end it with... |----2--0----0--------------2--0----0------------
|----- |----------2----2--0--------------2----2---------
|--2-- |-0--------------------3--0----------------3--0--
Riff A (Chorus)x4
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------6------5------4--
|-------4--------------4---2-------4----------6------5------4--
|---------------------------------------------4------3------2--
|--0--2---0--2---0--2---------0--2---0--2--0--4------3------2--
Riff B (Verse) x3½ then x3½ again. (There are rests after each ½.)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------4--2------------
|------------------------------------------------------4--3--2----
|--2--2--0----2-2--2--2-5b(½)----2--2--0----2--0---------------5--
Play Chorus (Riff A) x3½
Repeat Verse x3½ then...
|-------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------
|--------------------- -1 --- 3½ -----
|----------------------/\-----/\------
|---------------------/--\---/--\-----
|----2---2---0----2--2----(2)----(2)--
Play Chorus (Riff A) x4
Riff C (Bridge) x2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------x--x--x--x-----------------------------------
|----------------------------------x--x--x--x-----------------------------------
|----------------------------------x--x--x--x------------------------------4h0--
|--2h0--2h0--5b(¼)----2h0--2h0--2--------------2h0--2h0--5b(¼)----2h0--2h0------
|------------
|------------
|------------
|------------
|--3h0--2h0--
|------------
Solo A (*Note: ~ Represents a wiggle-bend; played by wiggling your finger
back and fourth on the fret.)
|----------------------------------------------------===hold bend====------
|----------16----------------------16--14----17b(full)--17--17--17--(17~)--
|--x-14--x-16--x-14--x-16--x-14--x-16--------------------------------------
|--x-14--x-16--x-14--x-16--x-14--x-16--------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------x//////14--17--16--17--16b(½)----(16~)--
|----------16------------------------------------------------------------
|--x-14--x-16--x-14--x-16\\\\\\------------------------------------------
|--x-14--x-16--x-14--x-16\\\\\\------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat Chorus (Riff A) x2
Solo B
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------17----------17-------------17--------17---------17---(17)\\\---
|--16b(full)--16b(full)------16b(full)--16b(full)--16b(full)----(16)\\\---
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------x--
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--*/x/x/x/x\x\x\/x/x/x/x\x\x\/x/x/x/x\x\x\x\/x/x/x\x\x\--14-14-14----14-14-14--
|------------------------------------------------------------------16-----------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*(Note: Slide your L.H. finger up and down the neck and switch the toggle knob
with the R.H.; this is not picked.)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----14-14-14----14-14-14----14-14-14--------------6--5--4--4--3--2--
|--16----------16----------16--4---------16---------6--5--4--4--3--2--
|----------------------------------------------x\---4--3--2--2--2--0--
|------------------0-----2-----------0----2----x\0--4--3--2--2--1-----
***Killing in the Name***
(Drop D tuning)
Intro
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--3----------------3----------------3----------------3----------------
|--2----------------2----------------2----------------2----------------
|--0----------------0----------------0----------------0----------------
|--0----------------0----------------0----------------0----------------
|--0----------------0----------------0----------------0----------------
There is a bass riff played here, and the guitar fades in with the volume knob.
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------11--12------------------11--12--
|--fdbk.------------------------------11--12------------------11--12---------
|----6----------(6~~~)-------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------0--0----0---------------0--0----0----------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-------------------11--12-----------------12b(½)-- Played x2 without the feed-
|------------11--12------------------11-12--------- back and the 6th fret fade
|-------------------------------------------------- in. Then...
|--0--0----0---------------0--0----0---------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------8--8--
|----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------6--6--6---------6--6--6---------6--6--6---------6--6--
|--0--0--0---------0--0--0---------0--0--0---------0--0--0-------
Riff A x4
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------3h4---------------
|--0--3h5--x-x-----5--0--2h3--2--
|--0-------x-x--------0--2h3--2--
Riff B (Verse) x7
|====P.M.====| |===P.M.===|
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------3h4---------------
|--0--3h5--x-x-----5--0--2h3--2--
|--0-------x-x--------0--2h3--2--
Riff C x1
|====P.M.====|
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------3h4---------------
|--0--3h5--x-x-----5--0--2h3--2--
|--0-------x-x--------0--2h3--2--
Riff D (Chorus) |=1st Ending=|
|--------------------------------------------*---------------
|--------------------------------------------*---------------
|--------------------------------------------*--------------- Play through again
|--------------9-------------8-------------7-*--------------- but end with the
|--0--3h5--x-x---0--3h5--x-x---0--3h5--x-x---*---2h3--2h3-2-- 2nd ending.(below)
|--0-------x-x---0-------x-x---0-------x-x---*-0-2h3--2h3-2--
|=======2nd Ending=======|
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--
|--------------------------
Riff E x4 ("Now you do what they told ya.")
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|--7--7----7----------------
|---------------------------
|--5--5----5----------------
|---------------------------
Riff D x4
|---------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------
|--7--7----7----x--7----x--x--x----x----x--x--x--x--x--x--
|---------------x-------x--x--x----x----x--x--x--x--x--x--
|--5--5----5----x--5----x--x--x----x----x--x--x--x--x--x--
|---------------------------------------------------------
Riff E x3
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|--7--7----7----x--7----x--x--x--x--x/7--(7)\\\\\\-- Then...
|---------------x-------x--x--x--x--x---------------
|--5--5----5----x--5----x--x--x--x--x/5--(5)\\\\\\--
|---------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7--7----7----x--7\/19--19--19--19--19--19--19--19--19--19\\\\\\-- x1
|---------------x---------------------------------------------------
|--5--5----5----x--5\/17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17\\\\\\--
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff F x12
|--------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------
|--7--7----x--7----x--7----x-----------
|----------x-------x-------x-----------
|--5--5----x--5----x--5----x--3--5--3--
|-----------------------------3--5-----
Solo
(15ma)(8va) (15ma) (8va) (15ma) (8va) (15ma) (8va) (15ma)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--17----------14-14-14-14----------12-12-12-12----------10-10-10---------7-7-
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----15-15-15-------------12-12-12-------------10-10-10----------8--8--8-----
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Played with Digitech Whammy Pedal.
(8va) (15ma)(8va) (15ma)(15ma) (8va) (15ma) (8va)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7-------5-5-5---------/14~--17-17-17-17-------------14-14-14-14----------
|------------------3---5----------------------------------------------------
|----5-5-5-------3---5---------------------15-15-15-15-------------12-12-12-
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(15ma) (8va) (15ma) (8va) (15ma) (8va) (15ma)(8va)(15ma)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--12-12-12-12----------10-10-10-10-----------7--7--7---------5---------7~--
|-------------------------------------------0-------------------------------
|--------------10-10-10-------------8--8--8-----------5--5--5---3--3--3-----
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
(8va) (15ma)(8va) (15ma)(8va) (15ma)(8va)(15ma)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------10h13h10~---------10h13h10~------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----10-------------10-------------------------------------------------------
|--12-------------------12------------x///10h12h10~--(10)\10h12h10h12--(12)\--
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(8va) (15ma) (8va)(15ma)(8va)(15ma) (8va)
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|----------19~-------21~-------13~--------(13)\\\\\\--
|----------------0/--------0/-------------------------
|--x//////--------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
Bridge
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7---------9---------10---------12---------14---------15---------17---------
|-----(x24)-----(x24)------(x24)------(x24)------(x24)------(x24)------(x24)--
|--5---------7---------8----------10---------12---------13---------15---------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|--/19-19-19-19\/19-19-19-19\/19-19-19-19\/19-19-19-19\\\\\\--
|-------------------------------------------------------------
|--/17-17-17-17\/17-17-17-17\/17-17-17-17\/17-17-17-17\\\\\\--
|-------------------------------------------------------------
Outro
Repeat Riff F x8
Riff G x4
|--5--5--x--x--5--5--5--5--x--x--5--5--5--5--
|--6--6--x--x--6--6--6--6--x--x--6--6--6--6--
|--5--5--x--x--5--5--5--5--x--x--5--5--5--5--
|--7--7--x--x--7--7--7--7--x--x--7--7--7--7--
|--5--5--x--x--5--5--5--5--x--x--5--5--5--5--
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|----------6--6--6--(6~)\\\\\\--
|--0--0--0----------------------
***Take The Power Back***
(Drop D tuning)
Intro (*Played with muted picking and pick scrapes, then fade in with
the volume knob on *.)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------*11------(11)\\\\\\--------------10------(10)\\\\\\--------------9----
|----------9-------(9)\\\\\\---------------8-------(8)\\\\\\--------------7----
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
|--(9)\\\\\\--------------8------7\\\\\\--
|--(7)\\\\\\--------------6---------------
|-----------------------------------------
Riff A x2
|----------------------------- ------------------
|----------------------------- ------------------
|----------------------------- x3 then… ------------------
|--------------3-----------3-- --------15\\\\\\--
|-------3h5--x---x-x-3h5-x---- --------15\\\\\\--
|--0--0----------------------- --0--0--15\\\\\\--
Riff B (Verse) x3¾ *Play Riff B again instead of this part on
the 3rd time through.
|--------------------------- ------------------------
|--------------------------- ------------------------
|-----7--7--7--7--x-x-x--5-- x3 then...--(5)----7--------------
|--------------------------- --------------15\\\\\\--
|-----5--5--5--5--x-x-x--3-- --(3)----5----15\\\\\\--
|--0------------------------ --------------15\\\\\\--
Riff C x1
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|--(5)----7----/19-19-19-19-(19)\\\\\\--
|---------------------------------------
|--(3)----5----/17-17-17-17-(17)\\\\\\--
|---------------------------------------
Riff D (Chorus)
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----5-----3----4----5------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--
|--0-----0---------------0----0----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|-----5-----3----4----5--------------------12\\\\\\--
|--0-----0---------------0----0------------12\\\\\\--
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----5-----3----4----5------------x--x--x--x----x----x----x--x--x--
|--0-----0---------------0----0----x--x--x--x----x----x----x--x--x--
|-------------------*-----------------------
|-------------------*-----------------------
|-------------------*-----------------------
|-------------------*-----------------------
|-----5-----3~~~----*------------/12\\\\\\--
|--0-----0----------*------------/12\\\\\\--
*Don’t worry about this until a little after the bridge.
Riff E (Verse) x1¾
|--------------------------- ----------------
|--------------------------- ----------------
|------7--7--7--7--7--7--5-- x3 then... --7-------------
|--------------------------- ------15\\\\\\--
|------5--5--5--5--5--5--3-- --5---15\\\\\\--
|--0------------------------ ------15\\\\\\--
Repeat Riff B x1¾ (without the ending the 2nd time through)
Repeat Riff C x1
Repeat Riff D (Chorus) x1
Solo
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--13b(full)----13b(full)~~~--13b(full)--13b(full)--13b(full)--13b(full)~~~--
|--12b(full)------------------12b(full)--12b(full)---------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--13b(full)--13b(full)----13b(full)~~~--13b(full)--13b(full)----13b(full)--
|--12b(full)--12b(full)-----------------------------12b(full)----12b(full)--
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------10--------------
|--13b(full)--13b(full)----(13)\\\\\\----10--13b(full)~~~----13-11-10~~~--
|--12b(½)-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------10------------------------------------------------------------
|--10h11h13~~~----13-11-10---------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------12-10-9b(½)~~~--(9)\-----12-14-12----------12h14--
|------------------------------------------------14----------15-14h15--------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------13-15-17-(17)\-----13-17-15-13-12-13h12----------------
|--------------13h15h17-----------------------------------------15-13-15-13-15-
|--14h15h17-17-------------------------/14-------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--13-----------------------------------15-17-15----------15-17-15----------15-
|-----15~~~--(15)b(full)--13/15--17-18-----------18-17-18----------18-17-18----
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--17-15----------15-17-19-(19)b(½)--19-17-15-----------------------------------
|--------18-17-18-----------------------------18-17--15----------15-------------
|-------------------------------------------------------17-16-17----17-16-------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------19-17-
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------17/21-19-17-------
|----------------------------------------------------17-15-13-------------18----
|-------------------------------------12-14/18-15-14-------------------------17-
|--16------------------------12-14-15-------------------------------------------
|-----17--(17)\/13--12-13-15----------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--16h17--16~~~--(16)\\\\\\-------10--10--12---------10-------------------------
|---------------------------x--x--10--10--12--12--x--10--x--x--10h12--x--x------
|--------------------------------------------------------------10h12-------8h10-
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|========Harm.=======|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------10--10----10--10h12--12--12------------------------10h12--12--10-----
|---------10--10----10--10h12--12--12------------------------10h12--12--10--x--
|------------------------------------------12------7------5--------------------
|--10h12-------------------------------12--------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------x\------------------------------
|-------------------------21--21--21--21--21-21\\\\\\--
|--10--9--8--7--7--6-6----20--20--20--20--20-20\\\\\\--
|------9--8--7--7--6-6---------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
Riff F
|------------------------------
|------------------------------
|------------------------------ x2
|------------------------------
|--5----4----3----3----5----3--
|-----------------3----5-------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|----------3----------5----------6-----------8-----------8--
|--5b(full)---7b(full)---8b(full)---10b(full)---10b(full)--- x2
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------
|------------------------------
|------------------------------ x2
|------------------------------
|--5----4----3----3----5----3--
|-----------------3----5-------
Riff G (Bridge)
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7------7-------------------------------7------7-----------------------------
|--7------7-------------------------------7------7-----------------------------
|--5------5-------------------------------5------5-----------------------------
|--0------0-------------------------------0------0-----------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7------7--------------------------7------7-----------------------------
|--7------7--------------------------7------7-----------------------------
|--5------5--x\--x\--x\--x\--x\--x\--5------5-----------------------------
|--0------0--x\--x\--x\--x\--x\--x\--0------0-----------------------------
|=====pick scrapes=====|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7------7-----x-x-x-----x-x-x-----x-x-x-----7------7-------------------------
|--7------7-----------------------------------7------7-------------------------
|--5------5-----------------------------------5------5-------------------------
|--0------0-----------------------------------0------0-------------------------
|======pick behind nut=====|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7------7----------------------7------7--------------------------------------
|--7------7----------------------7------7--------------------------------------
|--5------5--x/--x/--x/--x/--x/--5------5----------------------x//////x\\\\\\--
|--0------0--x/--x/--x/--x/--x/--0------0----------------------x//////x\\\\\\--
|===pick scrapes===|
Repeat Riff A x1¾, then end it with Riff D (below).
Riff H
|-----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------
|------------------/19--19--19--19--(19)\\\\\\--
|-----------------------------------------------
|------------------/17--17--17--17--(17)\\\\\\--
|--0------0-------------------------------------
Repeat Chorus through the * and end with Riff I (below).
Riff I
|---------------
|---------------
|--5~~~~~~~~~~--
|---------------
|--3~~~~~~~~~~--
|---------------
Outro
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----2------2------2------3------3------3------5------5------5------3------3--
|--3------3------3------3------3------3------3------3------3------3------3-----
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------- ---------
|-------- ---------
|-------- x 4 then... ------5--
|-------- --3------
|-----3-- ---------
|--3----- ---------
x2
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7--6--5--------7--6--5--------7--6--5-----5----5--5--5--5--5--6--
|--7--6--5--x--x--7--6--5--x--x--7--6--5--x--5----5--5--5--5--5--6--
|--5--4--3--x--x--5--4--3--x--x--5--4--3--x--3----3--3--3--3--3--4--
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
Then…
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|--7--6--5--------7--6--5--------7--6--5-----5----5--5/7\5/7\5--
|--7--6--5--x--x--7--6--5--x--x--7--6--5--x--5----5-------------
|--5--4--3--x--x--5--4--3--x--x--5--4--3--x--3----3--3/5\3/5\3--
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7--6--5--------7--6--5--------7--6--5-----5----5--5--5--5--5--6--
|--7--6--5--x--x--7--6--5--x--x--7--6--5--x--5----5--5--5--5--5--6--
|--5--4--3--x--x--5--4--3--x--x--5--4--3--x--3----3--3--3--3--3--4--
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|--6-------------6--------(6)\\\\\\--
|--5-------------5--------(5)\\\\\\--
|--7-------------7--------(7)\\\\\\--
|--5-------------5--------(5)\\\\\\--
|------------------------------------
***Settle For Nothing***
(Standard tuning)
Riff A (Intro/Verse)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7-----7-----------7-----7------------7-----7-------------7-----7-----
|-----0-----9-----------0-----8------------0-----7-------------0-----8--
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
*This intro is really a bass line, just arranged for guitar (it sounds lower than written).
Okay, now the above riff can be played on bass or on a guitar. Should you choose
to play it on guitar then that’s what you play x10. If you play it on bass, then
the guitar will play Riff B (below) while the bass plays Riff A. Either way is fine.
Listen to the song to know when to play Riff B.
Riff B
|-*12b(full)===hold, then gradually release====12--
|--------------------------------------------------
|--11b(½)======hold, then gradually release====11--
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
*This is a volume knob swell.
Riff C (Chorus) x16
|-----------------------------
|-----------------------------
|-----------------------------
|-------2---------------------
|-------0---------------------
|--0-------0--1--3--2~--------
Solo
|--14-12-------------------------------------------------------10--------
|--------15-14-12-------------------------------------10h12h14----14~~~--
|-----------------14-12-11----11~~~----------11h12h14--------------------
|--------------------------14-------11h12h14-----------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
H======|
|--------------14-15-17--17b(full)----17-15--14---------------------------------
|--14-14h15h17----------------------------------15------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------14----(14)\------11-12-14-12-
|-----------------------------------------------------------------12------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------12--------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H========|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------12-----------------------------------
|--11----11-11--11--11--11--12-11-12-11--------------11-12-14b(full)--14~~~--
|-----14-------------------------------------------12------------------------
|------------------------------------------------12--------------------------
|----------------------------------------------14----------------------------
V=====| V=====|
|--x-------------x---------10-11-12-11-10-------------------------------------
|---x-------------x-----------------------12-11-10----11-10-------------------
|----x-------------x-------------------------------12-------12-11-10----11-10-
|-----x-------------x------------------------------------------------12-------
|-------x-------------x-------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------10-----------12-11-10----------------
|--------------------------------10-12-13----13--12-10----------12-11-10----11-
|-----------------------10-11-12-----------------------------------------12----
|--12-11-10----10-11-12--------------------------------------------------------
|-----------12-----------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------13--------------------10---------------
|--10---------------------13h15h17----17--17~~~-10h12h14----14--14~~~-----
|-----12-11-10/9----------------------------------------------------------
|----------------10-9~~~--------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------12-
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------
|-----------------------
|-----------11--11--11--
|--11h12h14-------------
|-----------------------
|-----------------------
This little riff is played right before the next part. It goes with the vocals.
|--------
|--------
|--x--x--
|--------
|--------
|--------
If played with guitar, repeat Riff A x2. If played with bass, repeat Riff A x2,
and come in with Riff B on guitar towards the end of the Riff A the second time through.
Repeat Riff C (Chorus) x16
End by repeating the Intro however you choose to play it.
***Bullet In The Head***
(Standard tuning)
Riff A (Intro)
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|------------------------7-- x4
|------------------------6--
|--7--7----7--7----7--------
|---------------------0-----
*Once again, this riff is bass arranged for guitar.
Right. So now we find ourselves at the same fork in the road as “Settle For Nothing.”
You can choose to play Riff A x4 on the guitar throughout the Verse as well, or you
can play it on bass and play Riff B on guitar. Your choice. Timing can be a bitch.
Riff B (Verse) x4
|-*0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----0-0-0-0----0----0\\\\\\\\\\--
|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----0-0-0-0----0----0\\\\\\\\\\--
|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----0-0-0-0----0----0\\\\\\\\\\--
|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----0-0-0-0----0----0\\\\\\\\\\--
|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----0-0-0-0----0----0\\\\\\\\\\--
|--0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0----0----0-0-0-0----0----0\\\\\\\\\\--
*Played with Digitech whammy pedal depressed and two octaves up.
Strum open strings (with whammy) with your right hand and manipulate toggle
switch with left hand. The toggle switch settings are lead=10: rhythm=0.
Riff C (Pre Chorus) x4 (*Note that /// represents bar scoopings.)
Harm.=====|
|------------------
|------------------
|--///*7----///*7--
|------------------
|------------------
|------------------
* Pick the harmonics while on rhythm pick-up (off) and then scoop with the bar
and toggle with your left hand to sound pitch.
Riff D (Chorus)
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|--2-----------------------2----------2---------------(2)-----------
|--0--3----5------------------3----5--0---------------(0)--------1--
|------------------------------------------*------------------------
|------------------------------------------*------------------------
|------------------------------------------*------------------------
|------------------------------------------*------------------------
|------------------------------------------*------2--------------2--
|--(1)b(full)==HOLD==(1)h0------0--3----5--*-----------3----5----0--
Solo
|--12-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
|-----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------- x2
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|--12-0-0-10-0-0-8-0-0-7-0-0-5-0-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
*Play with wah pedal. Hammer and pull of all note with your lef hand on the next riff.
|--15--------14-------13-------12------11------15-------14-------13-------12----
|-----14--------13-------12-------11------10------14-------13-------12-------11-
|---------12-------11-------10-------9-------8-------12-------11-------10-------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Depress the whammy bar with your left hand while slapping the loose strings against
pick-ups with your right hand on this riff.
|----------------====hold bend====|---------====hold bend====|-----------------
|--------15b(full)--15-15-15-15-15--15b(full)--15-15-15-15-15--15b(full)--(15)-
|--9~~~------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------====hold bend====|---------====hold bend====|-----
|---------15b(full)--15-15-15-15-15--15b(full)--15-15-15-15-15------
|--12~~~--------------------------------------------------------12--
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
===hold===|
|--15b(full)------(15)--12~~~-----------
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|------------------------------x\\\\\\--
|------------------------------x\\\\\\--
|---------------------------------------
Repeat Riff D (Chorus) x1
Repeat Riff A x3 if on guitar. If Riff A is played on bass, come in on the
guitar with Riff B after Riff A has been played through once.
Repeat Chorus through the * written in Riff D, then play this little riff…
|----------------
|----------------
|----------------
|----------------
|--2----------2--
|-----3----5--0--
Riff E
|=====================P.M.======================|
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------- x3 then…
|-----------------7--------------------------------
|--7--7--7--7--7--5--7--8--7-----5--7--5-----------
|--------------------5--6--5--0--3--5--3--0--0--0--
|=================P.M.=================|
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------7-----------------------
|--7--7--7--7--7--5--7--8--7-----5--7--5--
|--------------------5--6--5--0--3--5--3--
Riff F x8
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--9--9--9--9--9--7--------------------------------
|--7--7--7--7--7--5--7--8--7-----5--3--5--2--2--2--
|--------------------5--6--5--0--3--5--3--0--0--0--
Riff G
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|--9-----------------x\\\-----------
|--7-----------------x\\\x\\\x\\\---
|--0---------------------x\\\x\\\x--
No guitar for a while. Then repeat Riff E x8 without the ending variation.
Repeat Riff F x8
Outro |====P.M.====| |====P.M.=====|
|------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
|--9----9--9-----------------9----9--9----------------- x4
|--9----9--9-----------------9----9--9-----------------
|--7----7--7-----------------7----7--7-----------------
|-------------0--0--0--0--0-------------0--0--0--0--0--
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------2--
|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
***Know Your Enemy***
(Standard tuning)
Riff A (Intro) x11
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------2---------------4-2-------------2----------------------
|--4-2-4-2-4---4-2-4-2-4-2-4-----2-4-2-4-2-4---4-2-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-3--
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
*This part is played with a Harmonizer set to produce notes a perfect
fifth higher in addition to the above part.
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|------------2----------------------
|--4-2-4-2-4---4-2-4-2-2-2-2\\\\\\--
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
Riff B x3
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------2-------------------------5--4--2----------------2-----------
|--4----4--4-----0--4--4--4--4----4--4-----3--2--0--4----4--4-----0--4--4--4--
|--0h2--2--2--0-----2--0--2--0h2--2--2--0-----------0h2--2--2--0-----2--0--2--
|====1st Ending====| |========2nd Ending========|
|-------------------- ------------------------------
|-------------------- ------------------------------
|-------------------- ------------------------------
|--5----4----2------- --5----4----2-----------------
|--3----2----0----2-- --3----2----0-----------------
|-----------------0-- ---------------------x\\\\\\--
*Play the 1st Ending the x2 then the 2nd Ending on the 3rd time through.
Riff C (Verse) x5½
|------------------------------------------------------------------*
|------------------------------------------------------------------*
|------------------------------------------------------------------*
|--4-------------------------------------------------------2----3--*
|-----------------------------------2--------3--------4------------*
|-------2--------0------2----5-------------------------------------*
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------
|--4-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------2--------3--------2------0-------
|-------2--------0------2----5------------------------------------2--
This riff is played after the * above.
|----------------------------------5---------------------------------
|----------------------------------5---------------------------------
|----------------------------------5---------------------------------
|--4-------------------------------5---------------------------------
|----------------------------------0---------------------------------
|-------2--------0--------2------------------------------------------
Riff D (Bridge)
|======================P.M.========================|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------9--------(9)\--
|-----------------------------------------------------------9--------(9)\--
|-----------------------------------------------------------7--------(7)\--
|--4--4--4--------------4--4--4--------------4--4--4--------7--------(7)\--
|--2--2--2--------0--0--2--2--2--------0--0--2--2--2-----------------------
*This part is slowed down to a half time feel.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rage_against_the_machine/rage_against_the_machine_tab.html ]
|======================P.M.========================|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------5------4---------
|--4--4--4--------------4--4--4--------------4--4--4--------3------2------3--
|--2--2--2--------0--0--2--2--2--------0--0--2--2--2----------------------1--
Riff E *Full dip with whammy bar
|------------------------------------------------- +1 -----
|--------------------------------------------------/\------
|-------------------------------------------------/--\-----
|----------------2-------------------------5--4--2----(2)--
|--4----4--4-----0--4--4--4--4----4--4-----3--2--0----(0)--
|--0h2--2--2--0-----2--0--2--0h2--2--2--0------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|----------------2-------------5----4----2-------
|--4----4--4-----0--4--4--4----3----2----0----2--
|--0h2--2--2--0-----2--0--2-------------------0--
Solo *Played with a Harmonizer like before.
|-----------------------------------------///12----------///17--------
|--///14--------///14--------///14------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------14-------------14--
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--13~(with bar)--(13~)----14----13----------------------------------16-18-19--
|------------------------------------14----(14)--------x--x----18-19-----------
|--------------------------------------\--/------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------\/-------------------------------------
+1(with bar)
|--------16-17-19-17-16----------------------------------17h19h21-----------
|--17-19----------------19-17-16----------------17h19h21----------17h19h21--
|--------------------------------19-17-16-16~~~-----------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------17-------------17-------------17h19h21--
|-----------------------------17h19h21-------17h19h21-------17h19h21-----------
|--18h19h21----------18h19h21--------------------------------------------------
|-----------18h19h21-----------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------17-------------17h19h21h19h17--
|--17h19h21----------------------------17h19h21-------17h19h21-----------------
|-----------18h19h21----------18h19h21-----------------------------------------
|--------------------18h19h21--------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--21~~~----(21)\\\\\\-----------------------------10--------------------------
|-------------------------------------11---------------------------------------
|------------------------------11-------------------------11-------------11----
|-----------------------*9--9------9------9--9--9------9--------9--9--9--------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*Hammer these notes with the L.H. and toggle with the right
(same setting as before) until the Outro.
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------10--(10)---------------------------
|--------11-------------------------11--------------------11----------------11--
|--------------------11--------------------------------------------11-----------
|--9--9--------9--9--------9--9--9--------9------------9--------9--------9------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----10------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------11-------11-------10----------9b(full)--(9)--(9)\\\\\\-----------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------14-
|--9--------9--------9--------8--------8--7----------------------------12-12----
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------14---------------------------------------15----------------
|-----14----------------14---------------------16-----------------16---------
|------------------------------14--------16------------------------------16--
|--12----12-12-12----12-----12-----14-14----14----14-14-14-----14-----14-----
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------18--------------------
|--------------18----------------18--(18)\\\\\\--
|--------18--------------------------------------
|--16-16----16----16-16-16----16-----------------
|------------------------------------------------
Outro
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------5--------5--------5------------------------
|------------/7~~~-----7~~~-----7~~~-----7~~~------------------
|--3----2------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
Bass part is played, then the guitar comes in.
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|--///14----///14----///14----///14----///14----14--------(14)--
|------------------------------------------------|-------/------
|---------------------------------------------- -1______/ ------
|-----------------------------------------------with bar--------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
End the song by repeating Riff C (Verse) x4
***Wake Up***
(Drop D tuning)
Riff A (Intro) x8; the fade in is played the first time only.
|-------------------*--------------------------------------------------
|-------------------*--------------------------------------------------
|--7----------------*---7--7--7--7------7--7--7--7--7------7--7--7--7--
|--7 Volume Fade In-*--------------------------------------------------
|--5----------------*---5--5--5--5------5--5--5--5--5------5--5--5--5--
|-------------------*--------------------------------------------------
Riff B
|---------------------0-------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------0-------------------------------------
|--0------------------8------------------0------------------
|--0-------------------------------------0------------------
|--0-------------------------------------0------------------
Riff C
|-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-
|--13b(full)----13b(full)----13b(full)----13b(full)----13b(full)----13b(full)---
|---------------12b(full)----12b(full)------------------------------12b(full)---
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------10\\\\\\--
|--13b(full)--\\\\\\--
|--12b(full)--\\\\\\--
|---------------------
|---------------------
|---------------------
Bass line comes in here, which is practically the same as Riff D (below).
Riff D x1¾
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------ x3 then...
|------------------------------------------
|-------------3~-------------3h5-----3--2--
|--0----0--0------0-------0--3h5--0--3--2--
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|-------------3~-----5h7-----7h8-----8--10\--
|--0----0--0------0-------0-------0----------
Play first part of Riff D x3 (hence the 1¾), and end it with...
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------19--19--19--19--19--19--19--19--19--19-----------
|--------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--17--x\\\\\\--
|--0----0--0---------------------------------------------------
Riff E (Verse) x7
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|----------------------------------- then...
|----------3-------x--5-------------
|--3h5--x-----5----------3--3----4--
|-----------------------------------
|--------
|--------
|-------- x1
|--------
|--3--5--
|--------
Riff E (Verse) x3, then...
|----------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
|------10--10--10--10--10--10--10\\\\\\-- x1
|------10--10--10--10--10--10--10\\\\\\--
|--5/------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------
Riff E (Verse) x3, then... <---------------------
|
|---------------------------------------- |
|---------------------------------------- x1 |
|---------------------------------------- |
|---------------------------------------- |
|--3--5---------------------------------- |
|------------------------------19\\\\\\-- |
|
Repeat everything from Riff D through this point---- (leaving off the last
little riff), just as you previously played it. End with the below riff
before the bitchin' solo.
|-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------
|-------------------------------19\\\\\\--
|-----------------------------------------
|--3--5--(5)\-------------------17\\\\\\--
|-----------------------------------------
Riff F (Solo A), played with a talk box.
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9--9--10--10--12--12--12--10--10--10--9-
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7--7---8---8--10--10--10---8---8---8--7-
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--9--9--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--12--9--9--10--10-
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--7--7--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--10--7--7---8---8-
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
This is the 1st Ending...
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--
|--------------------------------------------------
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--
|--------------------------------------------------
Repeat the solo and end it with...
2nd Ending
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----7--7--7--7----7--7--7--
|-----------------------------------------------------
|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----5--5--5--5----5--5--5--
|-----------------------------------------------------
Riff G
|=======P.M.=======| |=======P.M.=======| |=======P.M.==
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--0---------------------------3---------------------------0--------------------
|--0------6--5--3--5--0--3--5--3------6--5--3--5--0--3--5--0------6--5--3--5--0-
|--0------6--5--3--5--0--3--5--3------6--5--3--5--0--3--5--0------6--5--3--5--0-
======| |=======P.M.=======| |=======P.M.=======| |=======P.M.=====
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--3--5------6--5--3--5--0--3--5------6--5--3--5--0--3--5------6--5--3--5--0--3-
|--3--5------6--5--3--5--0--3--5------6--5--3--5--0--3--5------6--5--3--5--0--3-
=====|
|-----
|-----
|-----
|-----
|--5--
|--5--
(*This part of the riff has a faster feel to it, compared to the short rests above.
Quickly repeat the riff with no rests anywhere.)
|===========P.M.===========|
|-----------------------------
|-----------------------------
|-----------------------------
|----------------------------- x8 and gradually lift the P.M. as you play
|--0--6--5--3--5--0--3--5--0-- the riff the last 4 times.
|--0--6--5--3--5--0--3--5--0--
Riff H x4
|===P.M.===| |====P.M.====| |===P.M.===|
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|--5--5--5--5------5--5--5--5--5------5--5--5--5--
|-------------------------------------------------
Riff I x4
|===P.M.===| |====P.M.====| |===P.M.===|
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0--0------0--0--0--0--
|-------------------------------------------------
Riff J
|-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10-
|--13b(full)----13b(full)----13b(full)----13b(full)----13b(full)----13b(full)---
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|========*let ring,then gradually release the bend========|
|-----------10---------------10------10----(10)---------10------
|--13b(full)---------------------13--------------13---------13--
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
Riff K x4
|-----------------------------------*0-----------------------------
|-----------------------------------*0-----------------------------
|-----------------------------------*0-----------------------------
|--0---------------------------------------------------------------
|--0---------------------------------------------------------------
|--0---------------------------------------------------------------
*Represents a broken chord.
Riff L
|----------------------------------10-----------10-----------10-----------10--
|-------------------------13b(full)----13b(full)----13b(full)----13b(full)----
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------10-----------10-----------10-----------10\\\\\\--
|--13b(full)----13b(full)----13b(full)----13b(full)--\\\\\\--
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------
Repeat Riff D x1, then repeat it again, playing the first part x4 instead
of x3 with the second part of the riff.
Solo B
*The bass continues to play Riffs B and C, and the guitar goes off on some
crazy-ass solo with a harmonizer and some other scratchy effects, which,
I'm sorry to say, I don't know. It sounds random. Feel free to improve.
***Fistful of Steel***
(Standard Tuning)
*The beginning of this song is just some guitar effects created by muting
strings while shaking the whammy bar for 15 seconds. Note: the whammy pedal
is set 2 octaves higher.
Riff A (Intro)
|-------------------------0----------
|-------------------------0----------
|-------------------------0-------0--
|-------------------------0----0-----
|--4----4--x-x--4----4---------------
|--0h2--2--x-x--0h2--2---------------
Riff B (Still Intro)
|--Harm.--|
|-------------------------0----12--------
|-------------------------0----12--------
|-------------------------0----12----12--
|-------------------------0----12----12--
|--4----4--x-x--4----4---------------12--
|--0h2--2--x-x--0h2--2-------------------
Riff C
Harm.
|-------------------------0------5--
|-------------------------0------5--
|-------------------------0------5--
|-------------------------0------5--
|--4----4--x-x--4----4--------------
|--0h2--2--x-x--0h2--2--------------
Riff D
|-------------------------0-------------
|-------------------------0----------0--
|------------------------------x--x--0--
|------------------------------x--x--0--
|--4----4--x-x--4----4------------------
|--0h2--2--x-x--0h2--2------------------
Play riffs in this order: Riff C
Riff B
Riff C
Riff D
Repeat the riffs as above again.
Riff E
Harm.
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------12------------------------------------------------------------
|----------12------------------------------------------------------------
|----------12------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff F (Verse) x7
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|--///9----------(9)\\\\\\--
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
*Riff is played with whammy pedal.
Riff G (Verse) x1
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|--///9------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
*With bar.
Chorus- Just play the these riffs twice through: Riff C
Riff B
Riff C
Riff D
Repeat Riff F (Verse) x4
Riff H
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------
|-----------------------x//////x//////--
|--4------4-------------x//////x//////--
|--0h2----2h0---------------------------
Solo A
*This solo is really just random slides with the left hand while toggling
knobs with the right. Improvise.
Riff I (Bridge)
|slight P.M.|
|-------------- --------------
|-------------- --------------
|-------------- x15 then... -------------- x1
|-------------- --------------
|--9--8--7--0-- --9--8--7-----
|-------------- -----------0--
Riff J
P.M.
|-----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------
|-----------------------9--8--7--0--9--8--7-----
|--(0)----2----0--5~~~-----------------------0--
Riff K
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------9--8--7--0--9--8--7------------------------------
|--2----0--5~~~-----------------------0------(0)----2----0--5~~~--
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------
|--9--8--7--0--9--8--7-------------------------
|-----------------------0--------2----0--2~~~--
Now play the first part of Riff I (Bridge) x11.
Repeat Riff J x3, then...
|--17-17-17--------17-17-17------------
|----------------------------------17--
|-----------14-14-----------14-14------ then go directly into the solo.
|--------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------
Solo B
Harm.
|--------17-17-17-------------------------17-17-17-------------------17--
|----------------------------17-17-17--------------------17----17--------
|--14-14-----------14-14-14------------14----------14-14----14----14-----
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------17-17----------17--17-------------17--------
|-----17b(full)-----------17-------------17--------------17-------------17--
|--14------------14-14-14----14-------14----14--------14----14-14----14-----
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------17-19-17-16----------19-17-16----------21-19-17-
|--17-14-17b(full)~----(17)\/19-------------19-17-16----------19-17-16----------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------19-17-16----------19-17-16----------21-19-17----------19-17-16----
|--21-19-17----------19-17-16----------19-17-16----------21-19-17----------19-
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------21-19-17----------21b(½)--(21)-----19------------------------------
|--17-16----------21-19-17-21b(½)--(21)--19----19--17-15-14--------------12-
|-----------------------------------------------------------17-16-14\/13----
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------22b(full)--
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|--(12)\-----14\-----14\-----15\-----16-(16)\-----16h17-------------
|--------/16-----/16-----/16-----/16----------/16-------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
End the song with...
|------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------
|------------3-----------------------------
|--------------------------4----(4)\\\\\\--
|--------------------------4----(4)\\\\\\--
|--0----2------------------2----(2)\\\\\\--
***Township Rebellion***
(Drop D tuning)
Riff A (Intro)
|====pick behind nut====|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------
|--3--------3--------3--------3--------3----------------------------
|--2--------2--------2--------2--------2----x------x------x------x--
|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------------------------
|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------------------------
|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0----------------------------
Riff B (Verse) x15
|==pick behind nut==|
|-------------------------
|-------------------------
|------------x------------ (Tough, huh?)
|-------------------------
|-------------------------
|-------------------------
Riff C
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--3--5------------3--5------------3--5------3--5------------3--5------------
|--------0------0--------0------0--3--5------------0------0--------0------0--
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--5--2------3--5------------3--5------------3--5------3--5------------3--5--
|-----2------------0------0--------0------0--3--5------------0------0--------
|=======1st Ending =======|
|---------------------------
|---------------------------
|--------------------------- Repeat and finish
|-------5b(½)------5--3----- with 2nd Ending.
|------------------------5--
|--0------------------------
|========2nd Ending =========|
|------------------------------
|------------------------------
|------------------------------
|-------5b(½)------5--3--------
|------------------------5-----
|--0------------------------0--
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--3--------3--------3--------3--------3-----------------------------------
|--2--------2--------2--------2--------2-----------------------------------
|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----------------------------------
|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----------------------------------
|--0--------0--------0--------0--------0-----------------------------------
Repeat Riff B (Verse) x15, or...
...you can play Riff D after playing the Verse x8. Both are actually played,
but this tab is arranged for one guitar. Again, it's your choice.
Riff D x8
|---------
|---------
|----/16--
|---9/14--
|--10/----
|---------
Chorus; play Riff C x2 with the 1st Ending, then the 2nd, then the 1st again,
and end it with the 3rd Ending below.
|============================3rd Ending ==============================|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--0----0--
|---------------------------*/x\--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------
*Played with harmonizer set to make notes a perfect fourth lower.
Riff E (Solo)
(with bar) (with bar)
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------11--12-14----14~~~-------------10----------14-14----14~~~----11h12h14-
|--/12------------------------11h12h14----14-12-11----------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(with bar)
|-----------10-----------------------------14--15--17b(full)--17--------------
|--10h11h14-------14-14--14~~~----14h15h17--------------------------14h15h17--
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--14--15--17b(full)------17--15--14--15--14h15h14-------------14--15--17--15-
|---------------------------------------------------15------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------16~~~-----------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
(with bar)
|--14------------------------------------------10-11-12-11-10-------------------
|------17--(17)b(full)------(17)----15--15~~~-----------------12-11-10----11-10-
|--16~~~ --------------------------------------------------------------12-------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------10-12-13-12-10-----
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------13-
|--12-11-10-12-11-10-11-12-11-10----------------10----(10)\--------------------
|--------------------------------12-11-10h11-12--------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------10-12-13-12-10----------------10-12-13-12-10-------------10-11-
|--12-10-12-13----------------13-12-10-12-13----------------12----(12)\-------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--12-11-10-------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------12-11-10----11-10-------------------------------------------------
|--------------------12-------12-11-10-12-11-10-11-12-11-10----------------10-
|-----------------------------------------------------------12-11-10h11-12----
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------12-15-13-12----------17-15-13-12-------18\----19--22-22----22----22-
|--------15-------------15-13-12-------------13-13----/18-----------------------
|--(10)\------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--22--(22)b(full)--(22)--
|-------------------------
|-------------------------
|-------------------------
|-------------------------
|-------------------------
Repeat the Chorus as you previously did, but omit the 3rd Ending this time.
Riff F (Bridge) *Sped up from the rest of the song.
|-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------- x2
|-------------------------------------------------
|--3h5--5--5--5-----------------------------------
|----------------0----0--0------------------------
Riff G
|---------------------------*---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------*---------------------------------------------
|---------------------------*--------------------------------------------- x2
|---------------------------*---------------------------------------------
|--3h5--5--5--5-------------*----3h5--5--5--5---------------------3----5--
|----------------0----0--0--*-------------------0----0--0---------3----5--
Riff H x19 *Listening to the song really helps with the timing and order
of this next this part.
|======================P.M.=======================|
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------
|--3h5--5--5--5--------------------------------------
|----------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3--3--5--5--
then...
|=====P.M.====|
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------ x1
|------------------------------------------------
|--3h5--5--5--5--------------------------3----5--
|----------------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--3----5--
Repeat Riff G from the * and over; x4.
Riff I (Chorus/Outro)
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------3--------------3-------------3---3-------------3--------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------x-x------------x-x---------------x-x-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|--3h5---5--x-x--5--5---5--x-x--3h5---5---5--x-x--3h5---5--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------3--------------3---------3---------3----------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------x-x------------x-x-------x-x------------------------x-x--x--x-x--
|--3h5---5--x-x--5--5---5--x-x----5--x-x----5--5--5--5--3h5--5--x-x--x--x-x--
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------3---3-------------3------------3--------3---------3-----------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------x-x-------------------------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x--
|--3h5---5---5--x-x--3h5---5--5--5--5---5----5---5--5--5---5--x-x-x-x-x-x--
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------3-------------3-------------3-------------3----------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------x-x-----------x-x-----------x-x--------------------5b(½)----5--3--
|--3h5---5--x-x--3h5---5--x-x--3h5---5--x-x--3h5---5--5--5--5-----------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
|----------3------------3------3-----------------------
|----------2------------2------2-----------------------
|----------0------------0------0-----------------------
|--5--0----0------------0------0-----------------------
|-----0----0------------0------0-----------------------
***Freedom***
(Standard tuning)
Riff A (Intro)
|--------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-----------------
|--------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-----------------
|--------------------------------------------------------x-x-x-----------------
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--5-------3----------5--5-------5-------3----------5-------------5-------3----
|----0-3-5----5-3-5-3-------0-3----0-3-5----5-3-5-3-----------------0-3-5----5-
|====P.M.===|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------5-4-3------------------------------------
|--------5--5-------5-------3----------------5-4-3------5-------3----------5--5-
|--3-5-3-------0-3----0-3-5----5-3-5-3--------------------0-3-5----5-3-5-3------
pick behind nut
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------v------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------x------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------12\-----------------------------------
|-------5-------3--------------5---------12\------5-------3----------5--5------
|--0-3----0-3-5-----5--3--5--3----------------------0-3-5----5-3-5-3-------0-3-
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|-------------------------------
|--5------------3------------5--
|----0-3-5--------5--3--5--3----
Riff B (Verse)
|--10----------10-10-------------10--10--10-------10---------10--10-------------
|--10----------10-10-------------10--10--10-------10---------10--10-------------
|---5----------5---5--------------5---5---5--------5----------5---5-------------
|---5----------5---5--------------5---5---5--------5----------5---5-------------
|---5----------5---5--------------5---5---5--------5----------5---5-------------
|---0----0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0---0---0--0--0--0----0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0-
|=1st=| |=2nd=|
|-----------*------- -----
|--5\4/5--5-*------- -----
|--5\4/5--5-*------- x2, with the 2nd -----
|--5\4/5--5-*------- Ending played the -----
|-----------*------- second time through.--x--
|-----------*-0--0-- -----
Repeat Riff A (Intro) x1
Verse; play Riff B through just like above, then play Riff B (below).
Riff C
|--10------------------
|--10------(10)\\\\\\--
|---9------------------
|--10------------------
|----------------------
|----------------------
Riff D
|--0----------------------------------
|--0----------------------------------
|--0----------------------------------
|--0----------------------------------
|--0----------------------------------
|--0----------------------------------
*Fade in with volume knob.
Riff E
|-----------8-----------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|--9--------5--------8--------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
|--7-----------------6--------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------
*Has kind of jacked-up timing. By the way, this is actually 3 guitars:
one fading in on each chord. But this sounds fine if you fade in with
the volume knob when you strike each chord.
Riff F x4
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--3--3--3--3--------5------5--3-----3----5--
|--------------5--3---------------5----------
Riff G x4
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------
|--7--7--7--7--------9------9--7-----7----9--
|--------------9--7---------------9----------
Riff H
|---------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------- x2 then…
|---------------------------------------------------
|--15-15-15-15-------17-17----17-17-17-17-17-17-17--
|--------------17-15--------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------10/12-
|--15-15-15-15-------17----17-15----15----17------15-15-15-15-------17----------
|--------------17-15-------------17---------------------------17-15-------------
Riff I (Solo)
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--10~~~----10h9~~~----(9)\-----------------------------10b(½)--(10)--------
|----------------------------------10~~~----------10h12--------------12~~~--
|---------------------------/10h12----------10h12---------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
H=======|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------12-13-12----
|------------------------------10h11h10---------------------------13---------13-
|---------------10~~~----10h12----------12h10\9~~~----(9)\------14--------------
|--(12)\------------------------------------------------------14----------------
|---------5/12------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
H=======| H=======|
|--------12-13-12---------------12-13-15-15b(full)--(15)-15-13-15-13-------
|------13---------13----------13-------------------------------------15-15-
|----14---------------------14---------------------------------------------
|--14---------------------14-----------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------22-----------------
|--(15)\--------------------
|---------------------------
|----------------x\\\\\\----
|----------------x\\\\\\----
|---------------------------
Riff J x4
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------5--3--5--3--5-----------------------------------------3--
|--5--3--5--3--5---------------------3--2--3--2--3------------------------3--
|-----------------------------------------------------5--3--5--3--5--3----3--
then...
|--10-----------------------------------
|--10---------10-10-----------10----x/--
|---9----------9--9------------9----x/--
|--10---------10-10-----------10----x/--
|-------------10-10-----------10----x/--
|------x-x-x---------x-x-x-x------------
Riff K
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|----15----------16----------15--
|----15----------16----------15--
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
*Fade in on each chord.
Repeat Riff F x4
Riff L x3
|------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
|------------------------------------------------------
|--10--10--10--10----------12----12--10------10----12--
|------------------12--10----------------12------------
Riff M
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--
|--------------------------------------------------
Repeat Riff F x4
Repeat Riff H x3 (*Don’t play the second part of this riff, only the first.)
Riff N
|------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------3---------------------
|--------------------------------------2---------------------
|--------------------------------------0---------------------
|--3/15--3/15--3/15--3/15--------------0---------------------
|--------------------------5/17--3/15--0---------------------
Riff O x 8
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-----------------5--6--7-----------------5--6--7--
|--------5--6--7-----------------5--6--7-----------
|--5--8--------------------5--8--------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
Riff P x9
|-----------------------------
|-----------------------------
|----------------------------- then...
|--0--3--5--6--7--10--11--12--
|--0--3--5--6--7--10--11--12--
|--0--3--5--6--7--10--11--12--
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------3--------3--3--3--3--3------3--
|-------------------------2--------2--2--2--2--2------2--
|--0--3--5--6--7--10--11--0--------0--0--0--0--0------0--
|--0--3--5--6--7--10--11--0--------0--0--0--0--0------0--
|--0--3--5--6--7--10--11--0--------0--0--0--0--0------0--
*End the song with random noises (pick scrapes, etc.) for the last 32 seconds.
***I hope these tabs have helped you in your pursuit to recreate the badass
guitar riffs of Rage Against the Machine. All songs written by RATM. If you
feel that something is wrong, please feel free to edit these tabs to your desire.
Remember to be different, make your voice heard, and keep controversy alive. We
are the elite. We are the youth of the nation. We are all "angel headed hipsters
burning for the ancient heavenly connection to the starry dynamo in the machinery
of the night." -Ginsberg. Don’t let anyone forget that.
