Settle For Nothing Chords & Tabs
Artist: Rage Against the Machine
Song: Settle for Nothing
Album: Rage Against the Machine
Submitted by: AIM s/n - Imjusanotherguy E-mail me with any questions at
Cohen330@Juno.com ~ thanks
This tab sounds perfect to me...figured it out two days ago- hope you like it
Intro
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D|--12-0-12-9----12-0-12-8----12-0-12-7----12-0-12-8-------------------------|
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D|--12-0-12-9----12-0-12-8----12-0-12-7----12-0-12-8-------------------------|
"If genocide is freedom"
Repeat 4 more times...then
Chorus
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D|--2--7--0--3--5--4--/--2--7--0--3--5--4--/--2--7--0--3--5--4---------------|
A|--2--7--0--3--5--4--/--2--7--0--3--5--4--/--2--7--0--3--5--4---------------|
D|--2--7--0--3--5--4--/--2--7--0--3--5--4--/--2--7--0--3--5--4---------------|
"Read my writing on the walls"
Play that riff 8 times...
then back to bridge
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Play that 6 times just like the beginning....
then the chorus again 16 times....while Zach screams his heart out...
SOLO then comes the beautiful solo
e|--14-12-10-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------14-12-10-----------------------------------12h14h15--15-14(bend)|
G|--------------------12-11----11(bend)----------11h1214---------------------|
D|--------------------------14-----------11h12h14----------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rage_against_the_machine/settle_for_nothing_tab_ver_5.html ]
e|----------14-15-17-17~19------17-15-14-------------------------------------!
B|--12h14h15-----------------------------15----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------14------11-12-14-12-11-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------14--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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B|-----------------------------12--14--12------------------------------------|
G|--11-11-11-11-11-12-11-12-11---11--11--11-------11-12-14-14(bend)----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--x--x------10-11-12-11-10-------------------------------------------------|
B|---x--x-------------------12-11-10--11-10----------------------------------|
G|----x--x--------------------------12-----12-11-10---11-10------------------|
D|-----x--x----------------------------------------12------12-11-10--10-11-12|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------12--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------10----------12-11-10-------------------------------------|
B|----------10 12 13--13-12-10----------12-11-10---11-10---------------------|
G|--10-11-12-------------------------------------12------12-11-10-9----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------10-9(bend)|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------13-12---------------------------------11--11-11-(hold)-----------|
B|--12h14h15---------12h14h15-15-14------11h12h14----------------------------|
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Repeat bridge twice again
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D|--12-0-12-9----12-0-12-8----12-0-12-7----12-0-12-8-------------------------|
Then play chorus 16 times
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D|--2--7--0--3--5--4---------x 16--------------------------------------------|
A|--2--7--0--3--5--4---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--7--0--3--5--4---------------------------------------------------------|
"If we don't take action now"
Then it finishes off with the bridge playing one last time...
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D|--12-0-12-9----12-0-12-8----12-0-12-7----12-0-12-8-------------------------|
and.....that's it! Enjoy! And Rage rules!