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Township Rebellion

Rage Against the Machine
Bass Tab

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Song

Township Rebellion by Rage Against The Machine

Tabbed by R. Allen Canterbury

This is a pretty cool song, but it sounds kinda weird with the bendy thing

going on at the beginning. What I call Fig 1. is something that sounds like

it might fit w/ the song. I don't know if the guitar plays that part w/ an

octaver or not. 5b means fret 5, pluck, bend up 1/2 step. Listen to the song

to get the rhythm of that part. You may want to use light distortion too

(which leads me to believe the guitar plays that part.). If the guitar does

actually play Fig 1., then the bass just rests during those parts.

"Dropped D" Tuning (D,A,D,G)

intro Fig 1

G:-------------------|-------------------------|
D:-------------------|*-----------------------*|
A:--5--5--5--5--R----|*---5b---5b-5b-5b-5b----*|
D:-------------------|-------------------------|

*see notes

Fig 2.

G:---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:*--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:*--3-5--------3-5--------------3-5--------3-5--------5-------3-5--------3-5|
D:--------0--0-------0--0--3--5-------0--0-------0--0-----3---------0--0-----|

(x2)

G:-----------------------------------------------|----------------------|
D:---------------------------------7b--5--------*|----------------------|
A:--------------3-5--------3-5------------7--5--*|--3-5--5--5--5--5--R--|
D:--0--0--3--5-------0--0-------0----------------|----------------------|

Gtr. Solo

G:-------------|--------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
D:-Fig-1-(x?)--|--Rest--|--Fig-2--(x2)--|--Fig-1-(x?)--|--Fig-2-(x2)--|
A:-------------|--------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
D:-------------|--------|---------------|--------------|--------------|

Fig 3 (x3)

G:--------|-------------------------------------|

D:--Rest--|*-----------------------------------*|

A:--------|*-5-5-5-5----------5-5-5-5----------*|
D:--------|----------0--0--------------0-0-3-5--|

(x?) (x8)

G:-------------------------------|----------------------|---------------|
D:*-----------------------------*|*--------------------*|--Fig-2--(x2)--|
A:*-5-5-5-5-5-------------------*|*--5-5-5-5-----------*|---------------|
D:------------0-0-0-0-0-3-3-5-5--|-----------0---0-3-5--|---------------|

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"Any similarities between this transcription and the actual song are purely

coincidental"

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