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Kick Out The Jams tab by Rage Against The Machine

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"Kick Out the Jams" - Rage Against the Machine (originally by the MC5)
Taken from the album "Renegades"
Tabbed by Tim Millard ([email protected])
Standard tuning (EADGBE)

AFAIK, I believe this makes three covers of this great song (excluding live
performances).  For those of you who are wondering...the other two are
Monster Magnet and the Presidents of the United States of America.

This is an update from my previous version.  As much as I think that this
song is in drop Chord diagramD MajorD tuning, IMHO, it sounds better (and easier) in standard
tuning.  So I've made the changes below.  Of course, you guitar purists can
play it in drop Chord diagramD MajorD as well...whatever floats your boat.

Intro:

Chord diagramE MajorE -------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
Chord diagramBB -2--2--2-----X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
Chord diagramG+G -2--2--2--4--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
Chord diagramD MajorD -2--2--2--4--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
Chord diagramA augmentedA -0--0--0--2--X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-
Chord diagramE MajorE -------------X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-

Verse:

Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------
Chord diagramBB ------0--2-2-2-2-
Chord diagramG+G ------0--2-2-2-2-
Chord diagramD MajorD -2-2--0--2-2-2-2-
Chord diagramA augmentedA -2-2--x--0-0-0-0-
Chord diagramE MajorE -0-0-(3)---------

Chorus:

Chord diagramE MajorE ------------------X-X-X-X-X--------------------------X-X-X-X-
Chord diagramBB --2---2---2-------X-X-X-X-X---------3-0--3-0-(3)-3~--X-X-X-X-
Chord diagramG+G --2---2---2---4---X-X-X-X-X--7~------------------2~--X-X-X-X-
Chord diagramD MajorD --2---2---2---4---X-X-X-X-X--7~--2~--------------0~--X-X-X-X-
Chord diagramA augmentedA --0---0---0---2---X-X-X-X-X--5~--2~--------------0~--X-X-X-X-
Chord diagramE MajorE ------------------X-X-X-X-X------0~------------------X-X-X-X-

Solo:

Can't Tom Morello go through one song without using some weird effect !?
:)  I'm sure there might be wrong parts in here.  Hey, what do you expect
for free?

Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB -17(b)-17(b)-17(b)-17(b)-------------17(b)-17(b)-17(b)-17(b)----
Chord diagramG+G -16(b)-16(b)-16(b)-16(b)-14-12-------16(b)-16(b)-16(b)-16(b)----
Chord diagramD MajorD -------------------------------14-12-------------------------14-
Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------------------------------------------------

Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB -17(b)-17(b)-17(b)-17(b)-------------17(b)-17(b)-17(b)-17(b)----
Chord diagramG+G -16(b)-16(b)-16(b)-16(b)-14-12-------16(b)-16(b)-16(b)-16(b)----
Chord diagramD MajorD -------------------------------14-12-------------------------14-
Chord diagramA augmentedA ----------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE ----------------------------------------------------------------

Chord diagramE MajorE --------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramBB --------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramG+G -12-11-------9--12-11-----9--12-11-------9--12-11----9---12-9-
Chord diagramD MajorD -------12--9----------12-----------12--9----------12---9------
Chord diagramA augmentedA --------------------------------------------------------------
Chord diagramE MajorE --------------------------------------------------------------

Right before the final break, instead of the usual E-G-A progression, play
this (palm muted)...

Chord diagramE MajorE -----------------------------|---------
Chord diagramBB -----------------------------|-5-5-5-5-
Chord diagramG+G -----------------------------|*--------
Chord diagramD MajorD -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------
Chord diagramA augmentedA -2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------
Chord diagramE MajorE -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|---------

* I think this little fill is tossed in there too...

Outro:

Chord diagramE MajorE ----THROW---------------------------------
Chord diagramBB ----------IN--------------------------8/0-
Chord diagramG+G -------------RANDOM-------------------7/0-
Chord diagramD MajorD -2~-----------------PICK--------------6/0-
Chord diagramA augmentedA -2~----------------------SCRAPES------7/0-
Chord diagramE MajorE -0~------------------------------HERE-----

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