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Know Your Enemy

Rage Against the Machine
Tab
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Song

Know Your Enemy-RATM f/ Maynard James Keenan

RATM

E A D G B E

Intro: w/ whammy pedal set to harmonize up a perfect 5th

and flick toggle switch on & off

x5

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------2---------------4-2-------------2---------------------
d-4-2-4-2-4---4-2-4-2-4-2-4-----2-4-2-4-2-4---4-2-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-

a-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

then,

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------2---------------4-2-------------2---------------------
d-4-2-4-2-4---4-2-4-2-4-2-4-----2-4-2-4-2-4---4-2-4-2-2-2-2\------

a-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

Whammy pedal off

x3

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d---------------------2-------------------------------5--4--2-----
a-4------4----4-------0--4--4--4---4------4----4------3--2--0-----
e-0h2----2----2----0-----2--0--2---0h2----2----2---0--------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d---------------------2--------------x-6-----x-4-----x-2----------
a-4------4----4-------0--4--4--4-----x-4-----x-2-----x-0-----x-2--
e-0h2----2----2----0-----2--0--2-----------------------------x-0--

then

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d---------------------2-------------------------------5--4--2-----
a-4------4----4-------0--4--4--4---4------4----4------3--2--0-----
e-0h2----2----2----0-----2--0--2---0h2----2----2---0--------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d---------------------2--------------x-6-----x-4-----2------------
a-4------4----4-------0--4--4--4-----x-4-----x-2-----0------------
e-0h2----2----2----0-----2--0--2-----------------------------x\---

Verses: Fig. 1

x8

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-----------------------------------------------------------------

g-----------------------------------------------------------------

d-4--------------------------2-3-4--------------------------------
a------------------2---3---4-----------------------2---3---2-0----
e---2---0---2--5-------------------2---0---2---5---------------2--

on 2nd V before bridge

e----------------------------------------------5------------------
b----------------------------------------------5------------------
g----------------------------------------------5------------------
d-4--------------------------2-3-4-------------5------------------
a------------------2---3---4-------------------0------------------
e---2---0---2--5-------------------2---0---2----------------------

Bridge:

pm

e----------------------------------------------------------

b---------------------------------------------9------------
g---------------------------------------------9------------
d---------------------------------------------7------------
a-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-----------4-4-4-------7------------
e-2-2-2-------0-0-2-2-2-------0-0-2-2-2--------------------

e----------------------------------------------------------

b----------------------------------------------------------

g----------------------------------------------------------

d---------------------------------------------5---4--------
a-4-4-4-----------4-4-4-----------4-4-4-------3---2---3----
e-2-2-2-------0-0-2-2-2-------0-0-2-2-2---------------1----

Solo: w/ whammy pedal set to harmoinze a perfect 5th up

e--------------------------/12------/17~~~------------------------

b-/14~~~---/14~~~---14~~~-----------------------------------------

g------------------------------14----------14--13---13-14-13------

d------------------------------------------------------------14~~-

a-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------16-17-19-17-16-------------------------
b--------------17-19--------------19-17-16-----------------
g------16-18-19---------------------------19-17-16-16~~~~--
d-18-19----------------------------------------------------

a----------------------------------------------------------

e----------------------------------------------------------

e---------17h19h21----------------------------------------17--

b-17h19h21--------17h19h21------------------------17h19h21----

g-------------------------18h19h21--------18h19h21------------

d---------------------------------18h19h21--------------------

a-------------------------------------------------------------

e-------------------------------------------------------------

e---------17----------17h19h21---------------------------------

b-17h19h21----17h19h21--------17h19h21-------------------------

g-------------------------------------18h19h21--------18h19h21-

d---------------------------------------------18h19h21---------

a--------------------------------------------------------------

e--------------------------------------------------------------

e---------17-----------------17h19h21p19p17----------------
b-17h19h21-----17-h-19-h-21-----------------21~~~~~~~~~~~--

g----------------------------------------------------------

d----------------------------------------------------------

a----------------------------------------------------------

e----------------------------------------------------------

*flick toggle switch on n off*

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------

b-------------------10----------------------------------------------10--
g----------11-------------------------------11---------------11---------
d-----11------------------11--------11--------------11------------------
a-9-9----9----9-9-9-----9-----9-9-9-----9-9-----9-9----9-9-9------9-----

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b------------------------10---------------------------------------
g---11------------11------------11------11-----10---------9br-----
d----------11-----------------------------------------------------
a-9------9------9------9------9------9------8------8--7-----------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------

b-------------------------14------------------
g-------------14------------------14----------
d-------14--------------------------------14--
a-12-12----12----12-12-12------12------12-----

e---------------------------------------------

e---------------------------------------------

b-------------------------15------------------
g-------------16------------------16----------
d-------16--------------------------------16--
a-14-14----14----14-14-14------14------14-----

e---------------------------------------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

b-------------------------18--------------------------------------
g-------------18------------------18------------------------------
d-------18-----------------------------x-5---x-4---2---5-7---5-7--
a-16-16----16----16-16-16------16------x-3---x-2---0--------------

e-----------------------------------------------------------------

*from the offical tab book*

trevor jones

timmy91199@yahoo.ca

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