"take the power back" rage against the machine - rage against the machine (1992) tabbed by sebastian kienzl dec 2001 ========================================================================= this file is my work and represents my interpretation of this song. you may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. ========================================================================= dropped d tuning. the guitar&base are tuned up a few hertz on the record. this is my favourite (from a guitar point of view) track on ratm's debut. the guitars are very funky and very well thought out. especially the solo is one of my all time favourite rock-solos and display tom morello's taste and skills very deliciously. note that this tab is merely a guide to point you in the right direction, not a note-by-note transcription. intro ===== the guitar-noises are done by not actually holding the strings down but putting the finger lightly upon the strings. do it on the e-string around fret 12. as soon as the base starts slapping the riff, fade in....slide down while fading out (vol-pedal) v B|--11--v-v--\------10------9-------8------ G|--11--v-v--\------10------9-------8------ ^one after another ok, this is the main-riff: D|-----------------x--3---------------x--3--v--v----- A|--0--0---3--h5---------x-x--3--h5------------------ D|--0--0--------------------------------------------- the x's should suggest the funkiness of this riff :) well, just move your pick hand steadily up and down (in a funky way, that is) and listen how it sounds on the record. there's some noise between the riffs, actually tom slides around a lot in this tune, he usually starts around the 12-15th fret (three lower string powerchorded) and slides around the whole fingerboard. now this is were mr. zak starts rapping (you might wanna call it verse): E|---------------------------------------|--------------10-10-10-10---\- B|---------------------------------------|------------------------------ G|-----7---7---7---7----x-x-x----5-------|-----7---7----7--7--7--7----\- D|---------------------------------------|------------------------------ A|-----5---5---5---5----x-x-x----3-------|-----5---5-------------------- D|-(0)-----------------------------------|--0--------------------------- ^play those staccato ^just before the chorus chorus ====== E|------------------------------------|--------------|-------------10----- B|------------------------x-12-bb-----|---x-x--.-.---|-------------11b15-- G|-------10------10----12-x-12-bb-----|---x-x--.-.---|--------or---------- D|-------10------10----12-------------|---x-x--. .---|---7^--------------- A|---0---12------10-------------------|---x-x--.-.---|-------------------- D|---0------(0)0----------------------|--------------|-------------------- that's an approx ^the rakes ^the "meep" G|------10------------------- D|------10--------(10)--\---- A|---0--10--------(10)--\---- D|---0--------0----10---\---- last turn of the chorus. the rake-less verse: G|-----7---7---7---7---7---7---5----- D|----------------------------------- A|-----5---5---5---5---5---5---3----- D|-(0)------------------------------- this leads into the normal verse and the chorus. after that the main riff is played quite muted and leads into the solo (see later). after the solo: E|------------------------|---------------------------------------- B|------------------------|----3-------5------6------8-----8------- G|------------------------|----5-b5----7-b9---8-b10--10b12-10b12--- D|------------------------|---------------------------------------- A|---5--4--3--------3-----|---------------------------------------- D|------------3--5--------|---------------------------------------- "the teacher stands in front.." D|-(0)(0)-- A|--0--0--- D|--0--0--- check out the noise-fills. ok, after that a verse and a chorus. that's the "no more lies"-part: D|-----2-----2------2---3------3-------3---5-----5------5---3------3------3-- A|---3-----3------3---3------3-------3---3-----3------3---3------3------3---- "UAH!": G|---7--6--5-xx-7--6--5-xx-7--6--5---x-5----5---5--5-5-5-5--|--5-/7-\5-/7-- D|---7--6--5-xx-7--6--5-xx-7--6--5---x-5----5---5--5-5-5-5--|--5-/7-\5-/7-- A|---5--4--3-xx-5--4--3-xx-5--4--3---x-3----3---3--3-3-3-3--|--3-/5-\3-/5-- the ending: G|---10---10---\---- D|---10---10---\---- A|---12---12---\---- D|---0----0--------- ok, that's the damn cool solo: it starts with the usual slides and those bends: e|--10----- B|--13b15-- behold, it's fast! --10------10---------------------------10------------------------------------- -------------13-11-10---------10-11-13----13-11-10---------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------12-10-9b10r-v-v-v---------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------17-v-v--\------------ ------------------------------------------------17-18-20---------------------- ------------14----------------14-15-17-17-17h19------------------------------- ---14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---/17--15-------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------18--17--18--17---15------15------15---18---15-v-v-\-------------- ----------------------------------17------17---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------17----------------17----------------17------------------ ------------17-18-20-----20-18-17-18-20----20-18-17-18-20----20-18------------ ---17--19--------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------17-19-20-19-17----------------------------------------------------- --17-18-20----------------20-18-17-------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------19-17-16-17-19-17-16----------------------- --------------------------------------------------------19-17-16-------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------17----------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------17/21-20-17--------------- -------------------------------------------17-15----------------18------------ --------------------------12-14-/18-15-14--------17----------------17-16------ -----------------12-14-15----------------------------------------------------- --12-13-12-13-15-------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---17--16b17r16b17r16--v-v-v-------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ok, these are the funky chords after the fiddling, try to play it somewhat accurate... ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---10--12---12--10---10-.-.-.-10-----------------10--12--12--12-.-.----------- ---10--12---12--10---10-.-.-.-10--12--10--12-----10--12--12--12-.-.----------- ---10--12---12--10---10-.-.-.-10--12--10--12-----10--12--12--12-.-.----------- ----------------------------------12--10--12---------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ after some funk-ing, thats le fin: e|---12--11--10--9--8------/12-12-12-12--------- B|---12--11--10--9--8--------------------------- ok, have fun. http://mind.riot.org