Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name (correct) bass tab
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This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the
song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.
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Some good attempts here but I think this does the recorded version justice :)
tr~~~~~~ (this means you play the notes indicated as fast as you can).
Intro (*4)
G|-7------------|
D|-7------------|
A|-5------------|
D|--------------|
Next play... (*16)
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------6-6-6-|
D|-0-0-0-------|
Then just before “killing in the name of” is said (*1).
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|-------6-|
D|-0-0-0---|
Verse.
G|-----------------------|
D|---------3h4-----------|
A|---3h5-------5---------|
D|-0-----x-------0-2h3-2-|
Now move onto chorus 1.
G|---------4---------3---------2-------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|---3h5-------3h5-------3h5-----------------|
D|-0-----x---0-----x---0-----x---0-2h3-2h3-2-|
Play for a while, then......
G|---------4---------3---------2-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---3h5-------3h5-------3h5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-0-----x---0-----x---0-----x-------------------|
Interlude.
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|-5-5--5-|
D|--------|
Build up.
G|----------|
D|----------|
A|-5-5--x-5-|
D|----------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D|-------------------------|
Chorus 2 (good timing here, this part is 100% correct).
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-5-5--x-5--5--x-------3--|
D|----------------3--5-----|
Go back to the verse and play again, play this fill about half way through it.
Bass Fill 1 (I think this is right).
tr~~~~~~
G|--------------------------------10h11p10-|
D|---------3h4/----------10-11-12----------|
A|---3h5--------10-11-12-------------------|
D|-0-----x---------------------------------|
Then start playing chorus 1 again, including this bit:
G|---------4---------3---------2-----------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|---3h5-------3h5-------3h5-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-0-----x---0-----x---0-----x-------------------|
Next do the interlude and build up again, then chorus 2.
Include this bass fill somewhere whilst playing chorus 2 (not sure about this).
G|------------------|
D|----------2--3--5-|
A|-5-5--x-5---------|
D|------------------|
Now carry on playing chorus 2 throughout Tom’s solo.
When Tom’s finished Soloing and “F*ck you I won’t do what ya tell me” starts it’s just....
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|(*4)
D|-------------------------------------------------|
(thats 24 5’s)
Now go back to Chorus 2 and play it 12 times
and then play.......
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|(*1)
D|-------------------------------------------------|
Finally finish on....
G|--------------|
D|--------------|
A|-------6-6-6-|
D|-0-0-0--------|
Note: I have not included any live variations that may exist, this is purely my attempt
at the recorded version.
Keep on rockin and rate this beast of a tab!!!
Enjoy:)
