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People of the Sun

Rage Against the Machine
Tab
★4.9(8)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

By:Bill, as transcribed by Tommy Morello and Troy Stetina

OK, this is a hard to play song.......correctly. this song is played almost completely

with the left hand cupping an allen wrench ( probably locking tremlo size). Do Not press

down till it touches the neck, just hold it taught on the strings, you want a type of

harmonic sound but muted with the rest of your fingers. It takes practice but sounds

awesome when you get it. Enjoy everyone.

Riff A

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|--\2/3\2/3\2\0-------------------------------------|

fill 1 (pre chorus)

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3/14\----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3\2/3--1h3------------------------------|

^ with fingers, no picking

fill 2 ( post chorus into next verse )

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-\2/3\2/3\2/3/21----21---21\-----------------|

with fingers, no picking

Riff C

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------0------------0------------------------------|
D|------------0------------0------------------------------|
A|--0---0^0------0----0^0---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

^ ^

whammy bar 1 step up-down sweep each

and you actually use your pick here too.

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