Band: Rage Against the Machine
Song: Take the Power Back
Tabbed By: Mr3 (defsrage@yahoo.com)

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.....