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Song
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RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE - CALM LIKE A BOMB
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Tabbed by:Tom_Morello_jr
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Tuning: Drop D (D A D G B e)
In this song Tom use a Whammy pedal set 2 octaves up and a delay pedal for the solo
WHAMMY PEDAL:
+ close whammy
* open whammy
gradually open whammy
gradually release whammy
DELAY PEDAL:
5% feedback
40 or 50 level
about 40~45 ms
Riff #1 (Intro and verses) --Using killswitch and whammy--
e|----------------------------------------------| B|--12------------12-----------12-----------12--| G|----------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
Riff #2 (pre-chorus)
e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|--444444444444444444444444444444444--| D|--xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--| A|--222222222222222222222222222222222--| E|-------------------------------------|
Riff #3 (chorus) [this riff should be played on the A string, but i prefer
doing it on the D string]
e|------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------| D|--------xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx------------------------| A|--7h9---xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--7h9--7h9--9--9--9h12--| E|--7h9---xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx--7h9--7h9--9--9--9h12--|
second part of the chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------| A|--7h9--9h12h9--xxx--12-9---7h9--9h12h9--7--12-9--| E|--7h9--9h12h9--xxx--12-9---7h9--9h12h9--7--12-9--|
Solo part 1 --killswitch--
e|-----------------------------------------| B|--12-0000-12-0000-12-0000-12-0000--------| G|----------------------------------12-12--| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------|
Solo part 2 --killswitch and whammy and delay--
+ + + +
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--12--12----12-------------12-------------12-------------12--------------| G|----12--12---------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo part 3 --killswitch and whammy and delay--
* * * *
e|--14----------------14----------------14----------------14---------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------14--14------------14--14------------14--14------------14--14----| D|-----------16--16------------16--16------------16--16------------16--16--| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ vibrato
+ harmonic
x Mute note
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