Rage Against The Machine - Ghost Of Tom Joad guitar tab
# h hammer on | p pull off | b bend string up
# r release bend | / slide up | \ slide down
# v vibrato | t right hand tap | x play 'note' with heavy damping
# S slap | P pop | harmonic
# Ghost of Tom Joad by Rage Against The Machine
# Tabbed by Cyrzinsomnia
# Time Division : 4/4
# Neck : Dropped D Guitar
Quite easy this one! The whole song is based around a basic riff:
E |----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------| CHORUS
G |----------------|----------------| RIFF
D |----------------|----------------|
A |--5-3-0---------|3-----0---3-----|
D |0-------5-3-0---|----5-----------|
This is the first riff after the palm muting with delay bit. it is repeated
4 times then an open D chord for 2 bars:
/L E T R I N G\
E|-----------------|
B|-----------------| BRIDGE
G|-----------------| RIFF
D|0----------------|
A|0----------------|
D|0----------------|
then comes the verse riff played 16 times per verse:
E |----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------| VERSE1
G |----------------|----------------| RIFF
D |0---------------|----------------|
A |0---------------|3-----0---3-----|
D |0---------------|----5-----------|
the chorus riff comes in again, then the bridge riff for 4 bars. the next
riff is basically the verse riff, but with a different first bar:
/this has loads\
/ of delay on it \
E |----------------|----------------|
B |----------------|----------------| VERSE2
G |17\-------------|----------------| RIFF
D |----------------|----------------|
A |15\-------------|3-----0---3-----|
D |----------------|----5-----------|
the order of the song is as follows:
INTRO
CHORUS RIFF X4
BRIDGE RIFF X2
VERSE1 RIFF X16
CHORUS RIFF X4
BRIDGE RIFF X4
VERSE2 RIFF X4
VERSE1 RIFF X16
CHORUS RIFF X4
BRIDGE RIFF X4
VERSE2 RIFF X4
VERSE1 RIFF X8
PALM MUTING X8*
CHORUS RIFF X8
BRIDGE RIFF X4
END
* this bit is just palm muting any fret then strumming (follow the record)
