Rage Against the Machine Guitar Tab
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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