Rage Against the Machine Guitar Tab
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freedom
Dropped D tuning.
The first riff is:
E-------------------------------------------------x-x-x---------|
B-------------------------------------------------x-x-x---------|
G-------------------------------------------------x-x-x---------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---5-------3---------5-5----5-------3---------5----------------|
E-----0-3-5---5-3-5-3----0-3---0-3-5---5-3-5-3------------------|
This is repeated often, except that the last three notes are replaced by:
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------5-4-3-------------------------|
A------12 slide down to 5---OR----------5-4-3-------------------|
E------12 slide down to 5---------------------------------------|
The riff over the verses is:
E---12-----12--12----12-12-12-----12---12-12--------------------|
B---10-----10--10----10-10-10-----10---10-10------5-4-5-5-------|
G---12-----12--12----12-12-12-----12---12-12------5-4-5-5-------|
D---10-----10--10----10-10-10-----10---10-10------5-4-5-5-------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E------0-0-------0-0----------0-0---0-0-----0-0-----------------|
Repeat this
The riff after 'anger is a gift' is:
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A----3-3-3-3-----5-5-3---3-5--repeat etc------------------------|
E------------5-3-------5----------------------------------------|
This changes to:
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G----5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-7 repeat etc------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
The following riff also occurs:
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------------5-3-5-3-5-------------------3------------------|
A------5-3-5-3-5----------3-2-3-2-3----------3------------------|
E----------------------------------5-3-5-3-5-3---repeat---------|
Towards the end the guitar goes: (As the vocals start with 'Freedom...yea')
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------5-6-7-----------------------------------------------|
D---3-4-5-7----------repeat etc---------------------------------|
A-5-------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
This changes at the end bit to:
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------3-------------|
G-------------------------------------------------2-------------|
D------------2-5-6-7---repeat etc end chord is ---0-------------|
A--0--3-4-5--0-3-4-5------------------------------0-------------|
E--0--3-4-5---------------------------------------0-------------|
The rest of the song is just a variation on these with added scrapes etc.
Freedom Solo
Detune E string to D.
The riff that goes after "anger is a gift":
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3--5--5p3p0p3p5--3-3-3-etc.---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo.
Use a lotta vibe. (note: pick note, let ring, then bend
-half step)-
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------6-6b-------|
G------10~~~~~~~~~~--10\9~~~~~~~~~~~-----5~~~~~~~~~~----5h7-----7---7/|
D---\12-------------------------------5h7------------5h7--------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
rake
E-------------------------------------------------------------12-13-12-----|
B-----------------------------------------------------------13--------13---|
G------10~~~~~~~~~~--10\12\14-15\14-12\10\9~~~~~~~~~~-----14---------------|
D---\12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
rake
E------12-13-12----------12-13-15-17--15-13-15-13---------------------|
B----13--------13------13-------------------------15~~~~~~~~~~--------|
G--14----------------14-----------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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