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Testify
Guerilla Radio
Calm Like A Bomb
Mic Check
Sleep now in the Fire
Born of a Broken Man

Born as Ghosts
Maria
Voice of the Voiceless
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Ashes in the Fall
War Within a Breath

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Testify

drop D tuning

riff 1 (intro and verse riff):

E|-0-| set whammy to harmonize up 
B|-0-| one octave and slowly rock
G|-0-| wah back and forth.
D|-0-|
A|-0-|
D|-0-|

riff 2:

E|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|-----------3----5-3-------|
D|-0--3-5--0---0------0-5-3-|

E|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------0-3----5-3--------|
D|-0--3-5--0------0-----0--15^-| bend note and release

riff 3:

E|-------------| 
B|-------------| use the one octave up
G|-------------| harmony again and play 
D|-12--x-x-12--| this like a million 
A|-------------| times 
D|-------------|

solo:

patch cord and wah-wah, just like in the live bullet in
the head solos. not much to it.

riff 4: (who controls the past, etc...)

E|---------|
B|---------|
G|----5----|
D|-3--5--0-|
A|-3--3--0-|
D|-3-----0-|

E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|----5--------------|
D|-3--5---0--------1-|
A|-3--3---0--------1-|
D|-3------0--------1-|

riff 5:

E|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|----------------|
D|-1p0-1p0-1p0-1--|
A|-1p0-1p0-1p0-1--|
D|-1p0-1p0-1p0-1--|




Guerilla radio

by: Rage Against the Machine
transcribe by: Cantlivebythenorm
taken from: Guitar World Dec '99


Moderate Rock tempo=104

Intro (w/dist.)
Gtr 1 & Gtr 2
(play 8 times)
Gtr 1 plays intro while Gtr 2 flicks pickup toggle swich from "on" to "off" 
in a steady 16th-note rhythm on the 5th and 7th fret on the 6th string
(play 7 times)
Gtr 2 stops toggle switching

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------___---------------|
|---------------|-|-------0---2---|
|-0---2---2---0-2-2-0-2-----------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Riff 1 (play 1 time)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-----------------1-------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-----2---------0-------2-------0-|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

1st Verse
Gtr 2 plays 1st verse 4 times(w/wah-wah)
Gtr 1 plays Fill 1 first time only
+=rock wah pedal foward on each beat

+ + + + + + + +
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|-----r-------r-------r-------r---|-----r-------r-------r-------r---|
|-----e-------e-------e-------e---|-----e-------e-------e-------e---|
|-----s-------s-------s-------s---|-----s-------s-------s-------s---|
|-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-|-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Fill 1
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------REST FOR THREE-|-------------REST FOR THREE------|
|--------------------BEATS--------|--------------------BEATS--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2---x-x-------------------------|-2---x-x-------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a


2nd Verse 
Same as 1st Verse except after the fourth time play 
this to move into the chorus plus do not play fill 1.
|---------------------------------|
|---------r-------r---------------|
|-----R---e-------e---------------|
|-----E---s-------s---------------|
|-----S---t-------t---------------|
|-0-2-T---------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Chorus (wah-wah off)
Gtr 1 plays Rhy Fig 1 seven times

|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------___---------------|
|---------------|-|-------5---5---|
|-0---2---2---0-2-2-0-2-----------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Gtr 2 plays this seven times
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------___---------------|
|---------------|-|-------0---2---|
|-0---2---2---0-2-2-0-2-----------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

Then play Riff 1 to move into the 3rd Verse

3rd Verse
Same as 2nd Verse except Gtr 1 plays Fill 1 the first time

2nd Chorus
play 2nd chorus as same as first chorus
eight times and on eighth time Gtr 1 plays Rhy Fill 1
no riff 1
move into breakdown


Breakdown
Same as Intro
play 8 times
5th-8th time Gtr 1 plays Rhy Fill 1
move to solo

Guitar Solo (Gtr 1 with harmonizer set two octaves higher)
(play 3 times)
|---------------------------------|
|--------------___----------------|
|-------------|---|---------2-----|
|-4-------2---4---4---2---4-------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
Then Gtr 1 plays
|---------------------------------|--------------___----------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|---|---------------|
|-4-------------------------------|-4-------2---4---4---4-4-4-2-----|
|----------------------___--------|-4-------2---4---------------4---|
|---------------------|---|---0---|---------------------------------|
|---0-----0-------0---3/-13/------|---------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
|--------------___----------------|--------------___---------_____--|
|-------------|---|---------------|-------------|---|-------|-----|-|
|-4-------2---4---4---4-4-4-2-----|-4-------2---4---4---4-4-4-2-4-2-|
|-4-------2---4---------------4---|-4-------2---4---4-2-------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

|-7-------6-------4-------3-------|
|-7-------6-------4-------3-------|
|-7-------6-------4-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

While Gtr 2 plays
|---------------------------------|--------------___----------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------|---|---r-----------|
|-x-----------------------x-------|-9-----------9---9---e-----------|
|-x-----------------------x-------|-9-------7---9---9---s-----------|
|---------------------------------|-9-------7---9---9---t-----------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------___----r-----------|-----------------r---------------|
|-------------|---|---e-----------|-9-----------9---e---------------|
|-9-------7---9---9---s-----------|-9-------x---9---s---------------|
|-9-------7---9---9---t-----------|-9-------x---9---t---------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

|-7-------6-------4-------3---3/--|
|-7---------------4-------3---3/--|
|-7---------------4-------3---3/--|
|-------------------------|___|---|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 

Outro
four measures of rest then play this 3 times

|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----r---------------r-----------|-----r-----------r---------------|
|-----e---------------e-----------|-----e-----------e---------------|
|-----s---------------s-----------|-----s-----------s---------------|
|-----t-x-------------t-x---------|-----t-x---------t---------------|
|-0-2---x-14\-----0-2---x-14\-----|-0-2---x-14\---------------------|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

then this 3 times


|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-----r---------------r-----------|-----r---------------------------|
|-----e---------------e-----------|-----e---------------------------|
|-----s---------------s-----------|-----s-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-----t-x-------------t-x---------|-----t-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
|-0-2---x-14\-----0-2---x-14\-----|-0-2---x-14\-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a


Calm Like A Bomb

Transcribed by Brutha Fern
------------------------------------

E|----7/19---|
B|-----------|
G|-4---------|
D|-----------|
A|-----------|
E|-----------|

Trem pick.
* As you begin to slide up, use a pitch shifter that will raise the 
pitch two octaves up. 

E|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------------|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| (x4)
E|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

"And the riot be the rhyme of the unheard."

E|-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------|
B|-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------|
G|-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------|
D|-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----------------------------|
A|-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------5-|
E|-5h7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-5-7-5-7-----7-----7-----7---|

"Whatcha see, whatcha see, whatcha see, what!" 

E|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----X-X---------X-X-X-------------X-X-------------------------|
D|-----X-X---------X-X-X-------------X-X-------------------------|
A|-----x-x-5-------x-x-x-5-----------x-x-5---------------5-------|
E|-5h7-x-x-----7---x-x-x-----7---5h7-x-x-----7---5-----------7---|

"Calm like a bomb! Ignite!"

For the solo, keep nailing away at the B note and I think the other 
note he uses is its perfect 7th. Just mess around with those 2 notes 
and you’ll get the idea.

Note: For the distortion, I think he uses an octave split which 
divides the single notes into one regular note and another an octave 
lower. That or it could be just "Y.tim.K’s" cool ass bass shit.

Email me if you have any comments.

Mic Check

transcribed by Matt Soby ([email protected])
--------------------------------------------

riff 1
------
with delay- 3 repeats, medium delay time

E|----------14------(14)------(14)-|
B|-------14----(14)------(14)------|
G|----14---------------------------|
D|-16------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

E|----------16------(16)------(16)-|
B|-------14----(14)------(14)------|
G|----14---------------------------|
D|-16------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

E|----------14------(14)------(14)-|
B|-------14----(14)------(14)------|
G|----14---------------------------|
D|-16------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

E|----------13------(13)------(13)-|
B|-------14----(14)------(14)------|
G|----14---------------------------|
D|-16------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|

riff 2 (actually a bass riff, but who cares?)
------
delay off, wah on
E|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-----------|
D|--4--2--4--|
A|--4--2--4--|
D|--4--2--4--|
wah<+><+><+>

riff 2a
-------
E|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
D|-x\-(x\)-(x\)-|
w/delay on, tremolo pick

riff 3
------
wah off
|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------|
D|-11-10-10-10-|
A|-11-10-10-10-|
D|-11-10-10-10-|

solo
----
same kinda thing as bulls on parade
only this time morello uses the wah
and throws in this lick:
E|-------|
B|-------|
G|-------| the solo ends with this as well
D|-7h8p7-|
A|-7h8p7-|
D|-7h8p7-|
wah< + > 

riff 4 (ending)
------
E|-16-(16)-(16)-16-16-17-17-17-|
B|-16-(16)-(16)----------------|
G|-13-(13)-(13)----------------|
D|-13-(13)-(13)----------------|
A|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|

Sleep Now In The Fire


transcribed by Jason B. ([email protected])

Standard E tuning (EADGBE)

riff 1 - intro 
------
played four times

E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|----------5---------|
D|-7-7--5-7---7-------| played three times, then
A|-x-x----------------|
D|-5-5----------------|

E|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|---7(b)-7---5---------------|
D|-7--------7---7--5^7-7------|
A|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|

(b)= bend the note
(^)= hammer-on


riff 2 - verse 
------
played several times
w/ Digitech Whammy pedal set to harmonize one octave lower

E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------14----------|
D|--------------------| played several times
A|--12(s)-----12(s)---|
D|--------------------|

(s)= sustain note

riff one - chorus

riff two - second verse

riff one - chorus

riff two - third verse

riff one - played once

solo 
------

While letting the guitar feedback, manipulate the sound using 
the toggle switch/whammy bar technique similar to the solo used in 
"Bullet in the Head" live.


riff one - outro


For the weird radio station sound in the end, 
try switching pedals off and on.
(Note: this happens very rare)

Born Of A Broken Man

Dropped-D tuning (DADGBE)

intro - riff 1 played with very low distortion
------
E|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|-14-14-14-14-14--13-13-13-16-16--------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--------|
A|--0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--------------|
D|---------------------------------------|

E|--x--x--x--x--x----------------------|
B|--x--x--x--x--x----------------------|
G|--0--0--0--0--0--4--2-2--------------|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-0--------------|
A|--x--x--x--x--x-----0-0--------------|
D|-17-17-17-17-17----------------------|

played two times

riff 2 - distortion
------
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---5------------------x-x-x---------------------|
A|----------3-----------x-x-x---------3-----------|
D|-0---3-0----0--0-3-0--x-x-x--0-3-0----0--0-3-0--|

played 2 times then

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---5------------------x-x-x---------------------|
A|----------3-----------x-x-x---------5(b)-5------|
D|-0---3-0----0--0-3-0--x-x-x--0-3-0--------------|

(b)= bend and pick notes

E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|---5------------------x-x-x---------------------|
A|----------3-----------x-x-x---------3-----------|
D|-0---3-0----0--0-3-0--x-x-x--0-3-0----0--0-3-0--|

riff one is played 2 times during the verse part

riff two - chorus

riff one - second verse

riff two - chorus

riff 3 
------
E|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-------------15--17-17-17--|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|

played three times 

then 

E|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|---5------------------|
A|----------3-----------|
D|-0---3-0----0--0-3-0--|

riff 1 - third verse

riff 2 - played several times
(play the first two times with the wah-wah closed)

riff 3 - outro

Born as ghosts

Standard E tuning
Tabbed by Andy Dyck
--------------------------

Intro/Verse
|-------------|
|-------------| with whammy bar pushed
|-------------| clockwise. kinda like the
|-------------| bullet in the head intro.
|-------------|
|--0\--/------|

Chorus
|-----|----------------------|
|-----|----------5b6r5-------|
|-----|----------------------|
|-x-7-|------7b*--------x-7--| * 1/4 bend
|-x-5-|------5b*--------x-5--|
|-----|-0-0------------------|

Verse

Chorus

Solo- This is hard here I'm not sure what it is but 
I have a few Ideas so try them out.
1. Whammy pedal + feedback + wah + selector switch
2. Whammy pedal + fretted note + wah + selector switch
3. Cord to metal + wah + selector switch (like testify)
(play around with it there's some definite whammy 
action going down here!)

Part 2 of solo- Tom uses a guitar with the selector switch on
in the treble and rhythm positions and off in 
the middle then plays notes the 6th string 
and then others without the switch.

(more whammy stuff going on)
|---------|-------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------------|
|---------|-------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------------|
|---------|-------|-------|-------7-|-------|---------|-----------7-|
|-0---5-0-|-0---5-|-0---5-|-0---5---|-0---5-|-0---5-0-|-0---5-7-5---|
|---------|-------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------------|
|---------|-------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------------|

Drum Solo

Chorus

End with
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|-0----0-|
Maria

EADGBE
[email protected]

/
/-tremelo picking
/

Riff 1 (Verse)
|-------------------------------|
|-21~--21~--21~--21~--21~--21-~-|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
Set to harmonize a half step lower from normal pitch

Riff 2
|-0\----------//0-|
|-0\\--------//-0-|
|-0-\\------//--0-|
|-0--\\----//---0-|
|-0---\\--//----0-|
|-0----\\//-----0-|
w/bar \/

Riff 3 (Chorus)
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-7-5-7----5---5-----------------------------------|
|--------7---7----5-3-5-0--3-0-3--0-5-3-5--0-7-5-7-|



Riff 4
Gtr.1
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-------1-------1--------1----|
|-----2---2---2--------2---2--|
|---2-------2--------2--------|
|-0----------------0----------|
Gtr. 2
|-----------------------------|
|-------9-------9--------9----|
|-----9---9---9--------9---9--|
|---9-------9--------9--------|
|-7----------------7----------|
|-----------------------------|



Solo-Set to harmonize a half step lower from normal pitch
|-21------------------21----------------21--------------------------|
|-----21\--/21\--/21\-----21\-/21\-/21\----/21\-/21\-/21\--/21---\--|
|-/----/-----/-----/---/---/----/----/---/---/----/----/-----/------|
|-/----/-----/-----/---/---/----/----/---/---/----/----/-----/------|
|-/----/-----/-----/---/---/----/----/---/---/----/----/-----/------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-x-x-x-x-x-x-22\-x-22\-x-22\-x-22\-/22-x-x-x-22\-x-22\-x-22\-x-22\-|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-x-x-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-/22-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------ending---|
|------------------------------12b13r12-14b16r14-----------anyone?--|
|------------12b13r12-14b16r14--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

End
|-----|
|-----|
|-3b5-|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
w/harmonizer(same setting)

Structure
riff 1
riff 2
riff 3
riff 1
riff 2
riff 3
riff 4
solo
riff 3
end

Voice Of The Voiceless


NOT AVAILABLE


New Millenium Homes

EADGBE


|-12~-|
|-----|
|-11~-|
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
fade in w/volume knob

Intro
E-----------------|---------------------|
B-----------------|---------------------|
G-----------------|---------------------|
D-----------------|---/5----/7----------|
A---5--------5-7--|------7--------------|
E-0---5\-0-0------|-0----------0-3-5--0-|

Verse
E-------------------|
B-------------------|
G-------------------|
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
E-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-|
w/wah as filter


Chorus: 
E--------------------0-|
B--------------------3-|
G----------------------|
D--------2-2-2---------|
A----------------------|
E--0-0-0-------0-0-0---|

Solo:I saw something on mtv about rage and tom was using his talman guitar
and started playing somthing that kinda sounded like the solo, i don't know
if it is the talman guitar, but it is nobody can probably play it except him.

comments? sugesstions? [email protected]

Ashes In the Fall


NOT AVAILABLE


War Within A Breath

NOT AVAILABLE

 

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