Killing In The Name tab by Rage Against The Machine

Tabs

• Tuning: D Tuning

Tuning: dropped D MajorD (D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB e)


 INTRO
 |---------|
 |---------|
 |-7-7-7-7-|
 |-7-7-7-7-|
 |-5-5-5-5-|
 |-0-0-0-0-|
  with flanger


 FILL A augmentedA
 |----|
 |----|
 |-8~-|
 |----|
 |----|
 |----|
  crescendo

 FIGURE A augmentedA    1,2,3  4
 |-------------|-------|----------|
 |-------------|-------|----------|
 |-------------|-11-12-|-12b13r12-|
 |-------11-12-|-------|----------|
 |-------------|-------|----------|
 |-0-0-0-------|-------|----------|

 FIGURE BB 1,2,3  4
 |-------|-------|---|
 |-------|-------|---|
 |-------|-8-8-8-|-8-|
 |-------|-8-8-8-|-8-|
 |-0-0-0-|-6-6-6-|-6-|
 |-0-0-0-|-------|---|


 VERSE
 |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|
 |-------------------------|
 |-----------3h4-----------|
 |-0-3h5-x-x-----5-0-2h3-2-|
 |-0---------------0-2h3-2-|


 FILL BB
 |-------------------------------|
 |-------------------------3-5b6-|
 |---------------------2-5-------|
 |-----------3h4---3-5-----------|
 |-0-3h5-x-x-----5---------------|
 |-0-----------------------------|

 CHORUS                 1       2
 |-------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
 |-------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
 |-----------9-----------8-----------7-|---2h3p2h3-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
 |-0-3h5-x-x---0-3h5-x-x---0-3h5-x-x---|-0-2h3p2h3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 |-0-----------0-----------0-----------|-0-2h3p2h3-2-|-----------------|
                            PM.............


 RIFF A augmentedA
 |--------|
 |--------|
 |-7-7--7-|
 |-x-x--x-|
 |-5-5--5-|
 |-0-0--0-|


 RIFF BB
 |---------------------------|
 |---------------------------|
 |-7-7-x-7-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
 |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
 |-5-5-x-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
 |-0-0-x-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|


 RIFF C majorC   1,2,3        4
 |---------|-------------------|-/10=\-|
 |---------|-------------------|-------|
 |-7-7-x-7-|-x-x-x-x-x---------|-------|
 |-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x---------|-------|
 |-5-5-x-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-5-5\1/5-|-------|
 |-0-0-x-0-|-x-x-x-x-x---------|-------|


 RIFF D MajorD
 |-----------------------|
 |-----------------------|
 |-7-7--x-7--x-7---------|
 |-x-x--x-x--x-x---3-5---|
 |-5-5--x-5--x-5---3-5-3-|
 |-0-0--x-0--x-0-0-3-5---|


 SOLO                      1    2
 |-20=-----17=-----15=-----13=-----10=----8=----|-/17h19-|-/20h22-|
 |----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
 |-----17=-----14=-----12=-----10=-----7=----5=-|--------|--------|
 |----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
 |----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
 |----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
                          trill  trill

 |-/20h22\-/20h22\-----------------/20b22\-/22b24\-/14b16~-|
 |-----------------/20h22\-/20h22\-------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------------|
  trill  trill  trill  trill


 INTERLUDE
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------------------------|
 |-7=/9=/10=/12=/14=/15=/17=-------------------------|
 |-x=/x=/-x=/-x=/-x=/-x=/-x=-------------------------|
 |-5=/7=/-8=/10=/12=/13=/15=-/17=\-/17=\-/17=\-/17=\-|
 |---------------------------------------------------|


 FILL C majorC
 |--8--8---8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8-|
 |-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
 |-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
 |-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
 |--8--8---8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8-|
 |---------------------------------|
  funky..........................


 OUTRO
 |----------------|
 |----------------|
 |-7=-------8-8-8-|
 |-7=-0-0-0-8-8-8-|
 |-5=-0-0-0-6-6-6-|
 |-0=-0-0-0-------|


 (h hammer-on ,
  p pull-off ,
  b bend ,
  r release ,
  ~ vibrato ,
  / slide-up ,
  \ slide-down ,
  = tremolo-picking ,
  x muted-strings ,
  PM palm-muting)


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Song structure:


INTRO
FILL A augmentedA
FIGURE A augmentedA x2
FIGURE BB

VERSE x4
VERSE x8 (PM)
CHORUS
RIFF A augmentedA x4
RIFF BB x4
RIFF C majorC
RIFF D MajorD x8

VERSE x4
VERSE x8 (PM) | 4th time substitute with FILL BB
CHORUS
RIFF A augmentedA x4
RIFF BB x4
RIFF C majorC
RIFF D MajorD x8

RIFF D MajorD x8 | w/ SOLO

INTERLUDE
RIFF D MajorD x8
RIFF D MajorD x4 | w/ FILL C majorC
OUTRO

Killing In The Name tab

Tom Morello is the man! so I tried to write down all the little notes was missing in the previous tab. I also corrected a few rhythms and the solo, which sounds higher than the one i found in that tab.

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