Artist: Rage Against The Machine
Title: Take The Power Back
Album: Rage Against The Machine (1992)
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Drop-D tuning:
(low to high) D-A-D-G-B-E
Intro: Random scratching and sliding
Bass arr. for gtr.
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|----------------3p(0)-------------3--------|
|-------3h(5)--x--------x-3h(5)--x----------|
|-0--0--------------------------------0--0--|
Gtr. 1 w/volume swell on each chord
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|--11-\------10-\------9-\------8-\-------|
|--9--\------8--\------7-\------6-\-------|
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"Bring that shit in!"
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|-----------------------------------| x3 |--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------|
|-----------------3--------------3--| |---------12-\-------------|
|--------3h(5)--x----x-x-3h(5)------| |---------12-\-------------|
|--0--0-----------------------------| |--0--0---12-\-------------|
^ tremolo pick w/slide
Verse:
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|--------------------------------------------------
|-----7--7--7--7--x-x-x--5---7--7--7--7--x-x-x--5--
|-----x--x--x--x--x-x-x--x---x--x--x--x--x-x-x--x--
|-----5--5--5--5--x-x-x--3---5--5--5--5--x-x-x--3--
|--0-----------------------------------------------
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----7--7--7--7--x-x-x--5---7---------------------|
----x--x--x--x--x-x-x--x---x---12-\--------------|
----5--5--5--5--x-x-x--3---5---12-\--------------|
-------------------------------12-\-[tremolo]----|
End verse on:
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|--7--/19-19-19-19-19\----|
|--x---x--x--x--x--x------|
|--5--/17-17-17-17-17\----|
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Chorus:
Gtr. 1
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|----12---------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------12------------------------------------------|
|-0--12---0-10-11-12--0-0---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---0--12---0-10-11-12--0-0----------12\--/--------|
|-0--12---0-10-11-12--0-0---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---0--12---0-10-11-12--0-0----------12\--/--------|
|Gtr. 2
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|-------------------9b(10)----------------------------------------------9b(10)----------------------|
|----10-------------9b(10)-------------------------------10-------------9b(10)-------333333--333333-|
|----10-----10--------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------10-----10----------------------------------|
|-0--12---0-10---0----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---0--12---0-10---0------------------------------|
|-0-------0------0----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---0-------0------0----------0-0-----------------|
Harmonics-----|
End Chorus on:
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|----12-----10-------------------|
|-0--12---0-10-------------12\---|
|-0--12---0-10-------------12\---|
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|--------------------------------|
|----10--------------------------|
|----10--------------------------|
|-0--12---0-10-------------------|
|-0-------0-10-------------------|
Breakdown:
PM:-------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------| x3 |--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------|
|-----------------3--------------3--| |---------12-\-------------|
|--------3h(5)--x----x-x-3h(5)------| |---------12-\-------------|
|--0--0-----------------------------| |--0--0---12-\-[tremolo]---|
Guitar Solo:
|-10--------10--------10------10-------10-------10--------10------10-------
|-13b(15)---13b(15)---10------10-------13b(15)--13b(15)---10------10-------
|-12b(14)-------------12b(14)-12b(14)---------------------12b(14)-12b(14)--
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------
---10-------10-------10------10------------------------------------
---13b(15)--13b(15)--10------10---------13b------13b(15)\-[delay]--
---------------------12b(14)-12b(14)----13b(15)--------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------10-------------------------10-----------------------------
--13b(15)-----13-11-10--10h(11)h(13)-----13-11-10--------------------
--------------------------------------------------12-10-9b(10)r------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
PM:-----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------13-15-17\---
-------------------------------------13-15-17-------------
----------14----------------14-15-17----------------------
-14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17-------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--/13-17-15-13-12h(13)p(12)----------------13------
----------------------------15-13-15-13-15----15---
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---------------------------17----------------17---------------17----------------
--------------17h(18)h(20)----20-18-17-18-20---20-18-17-18-20----20-18-17-18-20-
-17h(18)h(19)-------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--17-19-20-19-17----------------------------------------------
-----------------20-18-17-------------------------------------
--------------------------19-17-16-17-19-17-16----------------
-----------------------------------------------19-17p(16)-----
----------------------------------------------------------17--
--------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------17/(20)-19-17--------------------
----------------------------------------17-15-13---------------18-----------------
--------------------10-12-14/(18)-15-14---------------------------17p(16)h(17)-16-
-----------10-12-14---------------------------------------------------------------
-/13-12-13------------------------------------------------------------------------
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-x-x-10----12--------10------------------------------10-10-x-10-10h(12)-12-12------
-x-x-10----12p(10)-x-10-x-10h(12)--------------------10-10-x-10-10h(12)-12-12------
-x-x-10-12-12p(10)-x-10-x-10h(12)--0-----0-----0-------------10-10h(12)-12-12--7-\-
--------12------------------h(12)--0h(5)-0h(5)-0h(5)---------------------------0---
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--------------------------------------------------------13-13-13\-----|
--------------10------------12--11--10--9--8\-----------13-13-13\-----|
--10h(12)--12-10-x-10h(12)--12--11--10--9--8\-12\/(12)----------------|
--10h(12)--12-10-x-10h(12)--12--11--10--9--8\-------------------------|
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Gtr. 2 plays this over the whole solo
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|-----------------------------------| x3 |--------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------| |--------------------------------|
|-----------------3--------------3--| |--------------------------------|
|--------3h(5)--x----x-x-3h(5)------| |--------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|--0--0-----------------------------| |--0--0--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Interlude:
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|-------------------| x2 |--3------5------6-------8-------8--------| x2
|-------------------| |--5b(7)--7b(9)--8b(10)--10b(12)-10b(12)--|
|-------------------| |-----------------------------------------|
|-5--4--3--3--5--3--| |-----------------------------------------|
|----------3--5-----| |-----------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------|
|--7-7--------------7-7-----------------| w/chorus harmonics on 3rd repeat
|--7-7--------------7-7-----------------|
|--5-5--------------5-5-----------------|
|--0-0--------------0-0-----------------|
"The teacher stands in front of the class..."
2nd Interlude:
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|---2----2---2---3----3---3---5----5---5---3----3---3--|
|-3----3---3---3----3---3---3----3---5---3----3---3----|
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"No more lies"
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|---2----2---2---3----3---3---5----5---5---5----5------|
|-3----3---3---3----3---3---3----3---5---3----3--------|
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"No more lies!"
Outro:
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|---------------------------------------------| x4
|-7-6-5-x-x-7-6-5-x-x-7-6-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-7-6-5-x-x-7-6-5-x-x-7-6-5-x-5-x-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-5-4-3-x-x-5-4-3-x-x-5-4-3-x-3-x-3-3-3-3-3---|
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PM:--| PM:--|
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|-7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-x-5-x-5b(7)r-b-r-|
|-7-6-5-------7-6-5-------7-6-5-x-5-x-x----------|
|-5-4-3-0-0-0-5-4-3-0-0-0-5-4-3-x-3-x-3b(5)r-b-r-|
|-------0-0-0-------0-0-0------------------------|
End on:
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|--6----6\-----|
|--5----5\-----|
|--7----7\-----|
|--5----5\-----|
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