Band: Rage Against the Machine
Song: Take the Power Back
Tabbed By: Mr3 ([email protected])

Ok, this is a very very cool rage song.... 


TUNING: drop d tuning (D,A,D,G,B,e)
 
     INTRO: (after 9 bars of bass)
    e||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    B||-- fade in w/ volume knob on first chord-------------------------------------|
    G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    D||--11----------------10------------------9----------------8------------7-----|
    A||---9-----------------8------------------7----------------6-------------------|
    D||-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     RIFF 1:

        (play this 3 times)         (then play this) 
    e||---------------------------|------------------------|
    B||---------------------------|------------------------|
    G||---------------------------|------------------------|
    D||------------3-----------3--|----------15-----------|
    A||------3h5-x---x-x-3h5-x----|----------15-----------|
    D||--0-0----------------------|--0---0---15-----------|

     VERSE:

        (play this 3 times)         (then play this)
    e||---------------------------|------------------------------|
    B||---------------------------|------------------------------|
    G||--7---7---7---7---x-x-x-5--|--7---------------------------|
    D||---------------------------|-----15-----------------------|
    A||--5---5---5---5---x-x-x-3--|--5--15- tremolo pick chord --|
    D||---------------------------|-----15-----------------------|


     CHORUS GUITAR 1:
                       (play this three times)
    e||-------------------------------------------------------|
    B||-------------------------------9b----------------------|
    G||------10-----------------------9b----------------------|
    D||------10----------10------------------- one bar rest --|
    A||------12----------10-----------------------------------|
    D||--0-----------0----------------------------------------|

                       (then play this)
    e||-----------------------------------------------------|
    B||-----------------------------------------------------|
    G||------10---------------------------------------------|
    D||------10-------------------------10v-----------------|
    A||------12---------------------------------------------|
    D||--0---------------------0----------------------------|

     CHORUS GUITAR 2:
                       (play this three times)
    e||---------------------------------------------------|
    B||---------------------------------------------------|
    G||---------------------------------------------------|
    D||---------------------------------------------------|
    A||------5----------3------4------5-------------------|
    D||--0----------0----------------------0-----0--------|

                       (then play this)
    e||---------------------------------------------------|
    B||---------------------------------------------------|
    G||---------------------------------------------------|
    D||---------------------------------------------------|
    A||-----5----------------------------3v-------12-----|
    D||-0----------------------0------------------12-----|

     BRIDGE:

    e||----------------------------------------------------|
    B||----------------------------------------------------|
    G||--7-------------------------------------------------|
    D||--7-- just use this chord and listen for timing-----|
    A||--5-------------------------------------------------|
    D||--0-------------------------------------------------|

     SOLO:
     Just before the solo, play a semi-palm muted version of riff 1, or play it in this               position 
    e||-----------------------------|-------------| 
    B||-----------------------------|-------------| 
    G||-----------------------------|-------------|  
    D||-----------------------------|-------------| Make sure slide is 
    A||-0-0-------x-8p0-x-------8---|-0-0--12--1-| in time with the 
    D||-0-0-10h12-x-----x-10h12-----|-0-0--12--1-| rest of the bar 
    p.m|----------|    |------| 
          Play thrice 

    e||--------10--------10--------10--------10----------10--------10-10--10--| 
    B||-11b15------11b15----11b15------11b15------11b15------11b15----11b-11b-| 
    G||-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    D||-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    A||-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    D||-----------------------------------------------------------------------| 

    e||-------10-------------------10-------------------------------------| 
    B||-11b15----13-11-10--10h11h13--h13p11p10----------------------------| 
    G||---------------------------------------12p10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9-| 
    D||-----------------------------------------------^trill--------------| 
    A||-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    D||-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    
     Really rapid picking 
    e||----------------------------------------------15-17-| 
    B||-------------------------------------15-17-18-------| 
    G||----------14----------------14-15-17----------------| 
    D||-14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17-------------------------| 
    A||----------------------------------------------------| 
    D||----------------------------------------------------| 

    e||-17-15-----------------------------------| 
    B||-------18-17-18-17-15----15----15-18-15~-| 
    G||----------------------17----17-----------| 
    D||-----------------------------------------| 
    A||-----------------------------------------| 
    D||-----------------------------------------| 
     
     Really rapid picking 
    e||-------------15----------------15----------------15-17-15----------| 
    B||----15-17-18----18-17-15-17-18----18-17-15-17-18----------18-17-15-| 
    G||-17----------------------------------------------------------------| 
    D||-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    A||-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    D||-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    
     Really rapid picking    Slower, yet still rapid picking 
    e||--------------------------------------------------------| 
    B||--------------------------------------------------10-11-| 
    G||-17-15-14---------------------------------9-10-12-------| 
    D||----------17-15-14------------------10-12---------------| 
    A||-------------------17---12-13-12-13---------------------| 
    D||--------------------------------------------------------| 
  
    e||----------------------17sl21-17-------------------------------------| 
    B||-------------17-15--------------18----------------------------------| 
    G||-sl-17-15-14-------15--------------17-16-17p16h17p16h17p16h17p16h17-| 
    D||--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    A||--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
    D||--------------------------------------------------------------------| 

     Instrumental Part 1: 
     Besides the stabbed chords, these are strummed. 
    e||-10-10-12-12-x-10------------|---------------------------------| 
    B||-10-10-12-12-x-10-x----------|-10-10-10-10-12-12-10-x----------| 
    G||-10-10-12-12-x-10-x----------|-10-10-10-10-12-12-10-x----------| 
    D||--.--.------------x----------|-10-10-10-10-12-12-10-x----------| 
    A||------------------x-------8~-|----------------------x-------8~-| 
    D||--------------------10h12----|------------------------10h12----| 

    e||-10-10-12-12-x-10------------|----------------x-18-18-18-| 
    B||-10-10-12-12-x-10-x----------|-12-11-10-9-8-7-x-18-18-18-| 
    G||-10-10-12-12-x-10-x----------|-12-11-10-9-8-7-x-18-18-18-| 
    D||--.--.------------x----------|-12-11-10-9-8-7-x----------| 
    A||------------------x-------8~-|---------------------------| 
    D||--------------------10h12----|---------------------------| 

     Part 2: 
    e||---------------|-3---5---6----8-----8-----|-------------| 
    B||---------------|-3---5---6----8-----8-----|-------------| 
    G||---------------|-5b7-7b9-8b10-10b12-10b12-|-------------| 
    D||-----------5---|--------------------------|-----------5-| 
    A||-5-4-3-3-5-3---|--------------------------|-5-4-3-3-5-3-| 
    D||-------3-5-----|--------------------------|-------3-5---| 
      Play Twice       Play Twice                Play Twice 


     OUTRO:

           (play numerous times)
    e||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    B||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    G||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    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-----|
    D||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     2ND PART OF OUTRO:

       (play 3 times)       (then play this)
    e||------------------|---------------------------------|
    B||------------------|---------------------------------|
    G||--7---6---5-------|--5----5--5--5--5--5----6--------|
    D||--7---6---5-------|--5----5--5--5--5--5----6--------|
    A||--5---4---3---x-x-|--3----3--3--3--3--3----4--------|
    D||------------------|---------------------------------|

     FINAL 2 CHORDS:

    e||-------------------|
    B||--6----------6----|
    G||--5----------5----|
    D||--7----------7----|
    A||--5----------5----|
    D||-------------------|


Thats the lot.....