Artist: Rage Against The Machine
Title: Wake Up
Album: Rage Against The Machine (1992)
http://www.geocities.com/rageslavetabs
Drop-D tuning:
(low to high) D-A-D-G-B-E
Intro: Fade In
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|--5---|
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Gtr. 1 (dist.)
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|--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--|
|--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--|
|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
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Gtr. 2 (dist.) w/Gtr. 1
Ok basically just tremolo pick and slowly bend and release the note
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|-6---b--(7)----r---6----b---(7)--etc.|
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Bass enters Gtr. 2 (very quiet) w/Gtr. 1 x2
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|------| |---------------0------------------|--13b(15)-13b(15)-13b(15)-13b(15)--|
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|--0---| |---------------2----------0-------|-----------------------------------|
|--0---| |---------------3----------0-------|-----------------------------------|
|--0---| |--------------------------0-------|-----------------------------------|
Gtr. 1
|-10------10------10------10------10------10------10-----------|
|-13b(15)-13b(15)-13b(15)-13b(15)-13b(15)-13b(15)-13b(15)------|
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Main Riff: w/Flange
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|----------3----2h(3)---3h(5)-0-3\-2--| |----------3----5h(7)---7h(8)---8-10\---|
|--0--0--0----0-------0-3h(5)-0-3\-2--| |--0--0--0----0-------0-------0---------|
End Main Riff on:
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|----------19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19\--|
|----------x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x----|
|----------17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17\--|
|-0--0--0-------------------------------------|
Verse: Flange off
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|----------3-------5------------------3-------5----------|
|--3-5-x-x---5-x-x---3--3--4--3-5-x-x---5-x-x---3--3--4--|
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|----------3-------5-------------------------------------|
|--3-5-x-x---5-x-x---3--3--4--3-5------------------------|
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"Fist in the air in the land of hypocrisy"
Upstrokes-----------------|
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|------------------------------10--10--10--10--10--10--10\--|
|----------3-------5-----------10--10--10--10--10--10--10\--|
|--3-5-x-x---5-x-x---3--3--4--------------------------------|
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"Departments if police, the judges, the feds"
Gtr. 2: Throughout the verse, played with heavy Wah
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|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--10\--|
|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--10\--|
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End of verse: Gtr. 1 w/Flange
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"And then cam the shot"
Play Main Riff again
End on:
Let-ring----|
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|-------------18-\----|
|----------17---------|
|-------16------------|
|----17---------------|
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2nd Verse:
[2:18] [2:41]
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|-------3-3-5--5-5-6--3-3-5----|------10----10----10----10----10-------|
|--3-5----------------------3--|--/12----12----12----11----11----11\---|
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Bridge: Gtr. 2, w/*Whammy (set One octave higher), Wah and toggle switch effect
*actually played with a talkbox but Whammy works well
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|------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-10-10-12-12-12-10-10-10-9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
|------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-8--8--10-10-10-8--8--8--7-7-7-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
|-12\--------------------------------------------------------------------------
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--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
------------------------------------------------------------------|
--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-7-7-8--8--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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Gtr. 1:
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|-----------------0-----------------------3-----------------------0--|
|--6-5-3-5-0-3-5--0--------6-5-3-5-0-3-5--3--------6-5-3-5-0-3-5--0--|
|--6-5-3-5-0-3-5--0--------6-5-3-5-0-3-5--3--------6-5-3-5-0-3-5--0--|
Palm Muted
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|--6-5-3-5-0-3-5-----6-5-3-5-0-3-5--|
|--6-5-3-5-0-3-5-----6-5-3-5-0-3-5--|
Gradually release palm mute
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|-0-6-5-3-5-0-3-5--0-6-5-3-5-0-3-5--|
|-0-6-5-3-5-0-3-5--0-6-5-3-5-0-3-5--|
Palm Muted, played quietly
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|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|
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"I think heard a shot"
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|--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--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--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--|
Back to Intro Riff
then...
|-10-------10------10-------10------10------10------10--------------------------|
|-13b(15)--13b(15)-13b(15)--13b(15)-13b(15)-13b(15)-13b(15)---gradually release-|
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Interlude: softly
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|--0-----------------| |--0-----|
"...and neutralise them..."
|-10-------10------10-------10-------|
|-13b(15)--13b(15)-13b(15)--13b(15)--| x2
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Chorus: w/Main Riff
Guitar Solo: w/Random harmonized effects
End On:
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"How long? Not long..."