Tab for Know Your Enemy by Rage Against the Machine
by Neal Petrosky p.s. this is the RIGHT way to play it!
normal tuning
p.m. =palm mute
/+1\ =pull up 1 step with bar
\ =slide down
/ =slide up
h = hammer on
p = pull off
! =bar dip
intro: (w/ whammy pedal set to harmonize a fifth up and toggle switch action)
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------7---------------9-7-------------7----------------------|
A--9-7-9-7-9---9-7-9-7-9-7-9-----7-9-7-9-7-9---9-7-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
note: on final time, do not hit the 8 on the A string, just slide down
chorus: whammy off
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-----------------------x-6---x-4-----2------|
D------------2----------x-6---x-4-----2---2--|
A--4---4-4---0-4-4-4----x-4---x-2-----0---2--|
E--0h2-2-2-0---2-0-2----------------------0--|
riff fill 1 w/ bar
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------/+1\--|
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-------------|
riff fill 2 w/ bar
E--------------------------------------0/\/\/\/\/\/\-|
B--------------------------------------0/\/\/\/\/\/\-|
G-----------------------x-6---x-4--------------------|
D------------2----------x-6---x-4--------------------|
A--4---4-4---0-4-4-4----x-4---x-2--------------------|
E--0h2-2-2-0---2-0-2---------------------------------|
verse:
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------|
D--4---------------------2-3-4---------------------------|
A----------------2--3--4--------------------2--3--2------|
E----2--0--2--5-----------------2--0--2--5----------5-2--|
riff fill 3
E-------------5--|
B-------------5--|
G-------------5--|
D--4----------5--|
A-------------0--|
E----2--0--2-----|
p.m...........................
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--------|
p.m...........................
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 (same setting) w/ bar
E----------------------------!17------------------------------------------|
B---!14---!14---!14---!17-------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------14-----14---13/\/\/\/\--13----14-13-----14/+1\--|
D-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------16-17-19-17-16----------------------------|
B----------------17-19----------------19-17----------------------|
G-------16-18-19----------------------------19-18-16/\/\/\/\-----|
D-18-19----------------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------17h19h21--------------------------------------|
B-17h19h21----------17h19h21-----------------------------|
G----------------------------18h19h21----------18h19h21--|
D-------------------------------------18h19h21-----------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
E----------17-----------17-----------17h19h21p19p17-|
B-17h19h21-----17h19h21-----17h19h21----------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------17-|
B-17h19h21-----------------------------17h19h21----|
G----------18h19h21----------18h19h21--------------|
D-------------------18h19h21-----------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
E----------17h19h21p19p17--------|
B-17h19h21----------------21/\/\-|
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|
w/ toggle switch action
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------10---------------------------------------------------|
G------------11------------------------------------11-------------------11---|
D-------11---------------------11-------11--------------------11-11----------|
A---9-9----9-----9-9-9------9------9-9------9-9-9------9-9-9--------9-9------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B----10--------------------10--------------------------------|
G---------11---------11----------11--------------------b9r9--|
D--------------11----------------------11----10--------------|
A--9----9----9-----9-----9-----9-----------------------------|
E------------------------------------9-----8------8--7-------|
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------14----------------|
G--------------14----------------14-14---------|
D---------------------------------------14-14--|
A-12-12-14-12------12-12-12--------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------15----------------|
G--------------16----------------16-16---------|
D-------16------------------------------16-16--|
A-14-14----14------14-14-14--------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------18----------------|
G-----------------18----------------18-18\\\\\\\--|
D---------18--------------------------------------|
A--16-16------16------16-16-16--------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
pickscrapes
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------x---x--xx---x------------------------|
G---x6--x4---2------x----x--x---xx----------------------|
D---x6--x4---2----x--xx-x-x--x-x-xx---------------------|
A---x4--x2---0--------(0)--------(0)----------0/+1.5\---|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
after distorted bass
E----------------------|
B--!14-!14-!14-!!!14---|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
end with verse.
Thats it. I left out how many times to play each riff, and when, but you should be able to figure it out!
For the riff fill after the distorted bass, on the last bar dip, do it more slowly than the others.
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