Rage - Against-The-Machine - Wake Up guitar tab
Tab Symbols
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
x = mute
p.m = palm mute
^ = let ring
Dropped D Tuning
Intro
e-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-13-13-13-13----13-13-13-13-13--13-13-13-13-14-14-14-14----14-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14-|
D-|-12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|
A-|-11-11-11-11----11-11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12----12-12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-|
D-|-0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--0---0--0--0--0--|
Intro (x4)
Bass Part Chords
e-|--------0----------b10-------b10-b10--------|
B-|--------3-------------b10-b10-------b10-b10-|
G-|-2------0------2----------------------------|
D-|-0------2------0----------------------------|
A-|-0------3------0----------------------------|
D-|-0-------------0----------------------------|
^ ^ ^
Chorus Riff Variation Transition Riff
e-|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|
G-|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
D-|--------------------------------|------------------0-h2-3-p0-3-h5-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|
A-|--------3--0-h2-3---------------|--------3--0-h3-5----------------|-------------------------|
D-|-0--0-0-----------0-h3-5-0-h3-2-|-0--0-0--------------------------|-------------------------|
Chorus Riff (x3)
Variation
Chorus Riff (x3)
Transition Riff
1st Verse Riff Rest Variation
e-|---------------------|------|-----------------|
B-|---------------------|------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G-|---------------------|------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D-|-------3----5--------|------|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-|-3-h5----5----3-3--4-|-3-h5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D-|---------------------|------|-----------------|
play chords on the off beat
Verse Riff (x7)
Rest
Verse Riff (x3)
Variation
Verse Riff (x3)
Rest
Chorus Riff (x3)
Variation
Chorus Riff (x3)
New Chorus Transition
e-|-------5-|
B-|---------|
G-|-----5---|
D-|---7-----|
A-|-5-------|
D-|---------|
Verse Riff (x3)
Variation 1
Verse Riff (x3)
Rest
Verse Riff (x3)
Variation 2
Verse Riff (x3)
Rest
2nd Verse Variation 1 2nd Verse Variation 2
e-|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G-|--------------------------------|----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----|
D-|-------3-3-h5--5-5-h6--3-3-h5---|-7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-|
A-|-3-h5-------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
slowly bend notes up to middle of riff then release
Solo (with tremolo) (x2)
e-|-------------------------------|
B-|-------5-6-8--6--5-------5-6---|
G-|-7------------------5--------7-|
D-|-------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------|
D-|-------------------------------|
Bridge Intro
e-|------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-6-5-0-5-0-3-5-0---6-5-0-5-0-3-5-3---6-5-0-5-0-3-5-0--|
A-|-6-5-0-5-0-3-5-0---6-5-0-5-0-3-5-3---6-5-0-5-0-3-5-0--|
D-|-6-5-0-5-0-3-5-0---6-5-0-5-0-3-5-3---6-5-0-5-0-3-5-0--|
______p.m_____^________p.m______^________p.m______^
Crazy Timing Part
e-|------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-6-5-0-5-0-3-5--6-5-0-5-0-3-5--6-5-0-5-0-3-5--6-5-0-5-0-3-5-|
A-|-6-5-0-5-0-3-5--6-5-0-5-0-3-5--6-5-0-5-0-3-5--6-5-0-5-0-3-5-|
D-|-6-5-0-5-0-3-5--6-5-0-5-0-3-5--6-5-0-5-0-3-5--6-5-0-5-0-3-5-|
______________________________p.m_________________________
Main Bridge
e-|---------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------|
D-|-0-6-5-0-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-5-0-3-5-|
A-|-0-6-5-0-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-5-0-3-5-|
D-|-0-6-5-0-5-0-3-5-0-6-5-0-5-0-3-5-|
______________p.m______________
Halfway through bridge gradually start playing without muting
Bridge Intro
Crazy Timing Part
Main Bridge (x4)
Quiet Part
e-|---------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------|
G-|---------------------------------------|
D-|-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A-|-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D-|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
_______________p.m___________________
halfway through play low D open while muting top part
Quiet Part (x4)
Quiet Part without mute (x4)
Intro (x4)
Transition Chords Transition into outro
slowly let bend off
e-|-b9--b9--b9--b9--b9-b9-b9-----------------9--9-|-----0-|-b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-b9-|
B-|-----------------------------------------------|-----3-|-------------------------|
G-|-----------------------------------------------|-2---0-|-------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|-0---2-|-------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------------|-0---3-|-------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------|-0-----|-------------------------|
Transition
Chords (x5)
Outro transition
Chorus Riff (x3)
Chorus Variation
Chorus Riff (x4)
Second Solo
End
e-|-8~~~~~~~--|
B-|-----------|
G-|-----------|
D-|---------0-|
A-|---------0-|
D-|---------0-|
Hold on the high C while Zach says 'how long...what you sow' then play chord
