Artist: Rage Against The Machine
Title: Freedom
Album: Rage Against The Machine (1992)
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Drop-D tuning:
(low to high) D-A-D-G-B-E
Intro: (dist.)
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|--5-------3----------5--5-------5-------3---------5------------
|----0-3-5----5-3-5-3-------0-3----0-3-5---5-3-5-3--------------
"Uggh!"
PM:--------|
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--------------------------------------------------5-4-3--------
--5-------3----------5--5-------5-------3---------------5-4-3--
----0-3-5----5-3-5-3-------0-3----0-3-5---5-3-5-3--------------
Harmonic
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----------------------------------------------------------12\--
--5-------3----------5--5-------5-------3---------5-------12\--
----0-3-5----5-3-5-3-------0-3----0-3-5---5-3-5-3--------------
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--5-------3----------5--5-------5-------3---------5-----------|
----0-3-5----5-3-5-3-------0-3----0-3-5---5-3-5-3-------------|
Verse:
This part is a big stretch, but it's how Tom plays it, I've seen it live.
PM-----| PM:-------| etc.
|-10----------10-10-------------10--10-10-------
|-10----------10-10-------------10--10-10-------
|-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--
"Solo, I'm a soloist..."
-10----------10-10-----------------------------|
-10----------10-10-------------5\(4)-5-5-------| x2
-5-----------5--5--------------5\(4)-5-5-------|
-5-----------5--5--------------5\(4)-5-5-------|
----0--0--0--------0--0--0--0-------------0--0-|
----0--0--0--------0--0--0--0-------------0--0-|
Second time, end on this:
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|-5\(4)-5-5----------|
|-5\(4)-5-5----------|
|-5\(4)-5-5----------|
|------------/(12)\--|
|------------/(12)\--|
Gradual volume swell more volume swells (each by different guitar)
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|---0-----------------------------x---------------------------|
|---0-------------------------9---5---8-----------------------|
|---0-------------------------x-------x-----------------------|
|---0-------------------------7-------6-----------------------|
|---0---------------------------------------------------------|
"Check the diagonal.." "Anger is a gift."
Chorus:
Gtr. 1 & 2 Gtr. 1 (Gtr. 2 continues with first riff)
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|-----------------------------| x4 |-----------------------------| x4
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-----5--5-3---3--5--| |--7-7-7-7-----9--9-7---7--9--|
|----------5-3--------5-------| |----------9-7--------9-------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------| x2
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|-------------------------x-----------------------|
|-15-15-15-15-------17-17-x-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|
|-------------17-15-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15-15-15-15-------17--17-15----15--17---15-15-15-------17------|
|-------------17-15-----------17-------------------17-15---------|
Guitar Solo:
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|---------10-----10--9--\-----------------------------------10b(11)r------
|-10/(12)---------------------------10--------------10h(12)----------12-\-
|---------------------------10h(12)---------10h(12)-----------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------
rake pick
------------------------------------------------------------12--13-12----
--------------------------10--11--10----------------------12----------13-
-----------10-----10--12--------------12--10--9--\------12---------------
---10/(12)---------------------------------------------------------------
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------12--13-12-----------12--13-15-15b(17)r--15-13-15-13----------22\--|
----12----------13------12---------------------------------15-15--------|
--12------------------12------------------------------------------------|
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Interlude: The coolest part of the song. Time Signature: 7/4
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|------------------5--3--5--3--5------------------------------------x--3---|
|-5--3--5--3--5-------------------3--2--3--2--3---------------------x--3---|
|-------------------------------------------------5--3--5--3--5--3--x--3---|
PM-----| PM:-------|
|-10----------10-10-------------10------------|
|-10----------10-10-------------10------------| Back to verse
|-5-----------5--5--------------5----5/(17)---|
|-5-----------5--5--------------5----5/(17)---|
|----0--0--0--------0--0--0--0-------5/(17)---|
|----0--0--0--------0--0--0--0----------------|
Volume swell part:
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|--15--16--15-------------------------|
|--15--16--15-------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------|
"Anger is a gift"
Chorus:
Gtr. 1 & 2 Gtr. 1 (Gtr. 2 continues with first riff)
|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------| x4 |--------------------------------------| x3
|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-----5--5-3---3--5--| |-10-10-10-10-------12--12-10---10--12-|
|----------5-3--------5-------| |-------------12-10-----------12-------|
Gtr. 1 & 2
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------| x4
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------|
|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |--3-3-3-3-----5--5-3---3--5--|
|-----------------------------------| |----------5-3--------5-------|
Gtr. 1 (Gtr. 2 continues with first riff)
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|-------------------------------------------------| x3
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|-------------------------x-----------------------|
|-15-15-15-15-------17-17-x-17-17-17-17-17-17-17--|
|-------------17-15-------------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|--------------------3-------|
|--------------------2-------|
|--------------------0-------|
|-15-15-15-15--------0-------|
|-------------17-15--0-------|
Gtr. 2 [hold for ages]
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|--2~-----------------|
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|---------------------|
Gtr. 1
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|-----------------5--6--7-----------------5--6--7---|
|--------5--6--7-----------------5--6--7------------|
|--5--8--------------------5--8---------------------|
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Outro: w/Gtr. 2 still holding that note
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|---------------------------------------------------| x6
|-----------------5--6--7-----------------5--6--7---|
|--------5--6--7-----------------5--6--7------------|
|--5--8--------------------5--8---------------------|
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"Freedom, yeah, right..."
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|-----------------5--6--7-----------------5--6--7---|
|--0--3--5--6--7--3--4--5--0--3--5--6--7--3--4--5---|
|--0--3--5--6--7-----------0--3--5--6--7------------|
End on:
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|-----------------------3---------3--3---3--3--3------3----|
|-----------------------2---------2--2---2--2--2------2----|
|-----------------5--6--0---------0--0---0--0--0------0----|
|--0--3--5--6--7--3--4--0---------0--0---0--0--0------0----|
|--0--3--5--6--7--------0---------0--0---0--0--0------0----|
Random feedback leads until the end of the song.
If you want to get the same sort of feedback, unplug your lead
and put it on the metal your guitars bridge.