Bass tabs with lyrics
Take The Power Back by Rage Against The Machine Tabbed by R. Allen Canterbury This is a cool song. Sounds like it's got some funk-slap stuff going on. I've debated people on whether it's just sharp plectrum picking or actual slap play. I prefer the slap play myself. As I have this song written, the low E is tuned down 1 step to a "D". It sounds better to me, and also the next-to-last little riff (the one repeated 16 times) works nicely using 3 octaves of "D" as it sounds on the record. The main slap riff is kinda hard to pin down w/ the bass drum in the background, so I don't know if he's slap-muting or if it's the drum. Play it however you like. The little tail on the main slap riff varies every time he repeats the whole set (set = 3 main riffs, 1 tail riff). I put down one possible tail, but you should vary it each time for fun. If ANYONE has all of the different tails tabbed out, POST THEM! I'd like to know. "Dropped D" Tuning (D,A,D,G) intro T T T T T T T T T T T T P T T T P T T (x4) G:------|------------------------------|------------------------------------| D:-Rest-|------------------------------|*--------------5----------5--------*| A:------|------------------------------|*--------3h5-X-----3h5-5-----------*| D:------|-0-0--R--0-0--R--0-0--R--0-0--|-R--0-0----------X-----------0-0----| Fig 1. Fig 2. T T T T P T T T P (x3) T T T T P T T T G:-----|-----------------------------|------------------------6H8--| D:--r--|*-------------5----------5--*|-------------5------3H5------| A:-----|*-------3h5-X-----3h5-5-----*|-------3h5-X----3H5----------| D:-----|---0-0----------X------------|--0-0------------------------| (x5) Fig 3. (x3) ring____ G:--------------|----------|---------------------------|--------------------| D:*--Fig-1-(x3)-|-Fig-2---*|*-------------------------*|--------------------| A:*-------------|-simile--*|*-----5-----3--4--5-------*|-----5-----3--------| D:--------------|----------|---0-----0-----------0-0---|--0-----0-----------|
Fig 4.
T T T T T T T T (x2)
G:-------------------------------------|--------------|----------|
D:-------------------------------------|*-Fig-1-(x3)--|--Fig-2--*|
A:-------------------------------------|*-------------|-simile--*|
D:--0-0---R---0-0---R--0-0---R---0-0---|--------------|----------|
ring____ (x5)
G:------------|-------------------|-------------|---------|
D:-Fig-3-(x3)-|-------------------|*-Fig-1-(x3)-|-Fig-2--*|
A:------------|----5-----3--------|*------------|-Simile-*|
D:------------|-0-----0-----------|-------------|---------|
(x8) (x2)
G:----------------------|-----------|---------------|---------|-------------|
D:*--------------------*|-Fig-4-(x2)|*--Fig-1--(x3)-|-Fig-2--*|--Fig-3-(x3)-|
A:*--5--4--3-----------*|-----------|*--------------|-simile-*|-------------|
D:------------0--3--5---|-----------|---------------|---------|-------------|
(x16)
G:--------------|------------7---|
D:--------------|*--------------*|
A:----5-----3---|*-----5--------*|
D:-0-----0------|---0-----0------|
(x8)
G:--------------------------------------------|
D:*------------------------------------------*|
A:*-5-4-3-XX-5-4-3-XX-5-4-3------------------*|
D:--------------------------0(0)-3h5-3h5-3h5--|
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"Any similarities between this transcription and the actual song are purely
coincidental"
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ⓘ Bass guitar tab for 'Take The Power Back' by Rage Against The Machine, a rap metal band formed in 1991 from Los Angeles, California, USA. Rage Against The Machine is known for their provocative metal music.