Rage Against The Machine

~From: NATHAN VIJAY PATWARDHAN 


	I transcribed this song 'bombtrack' from Rage Against the Machine; I
hope it helps those of you out who like this band...this song can be found on
the band's self-titled (and only) album.

Intro: (w/octaver)
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|--------------1-|-----------------|------------------|
|---3-1---1------|---3-1---1-3----|---3--1----1-----|---3--1----1------|
|-------3---3-1--|-------3--------|---------3---3-1-|---------3---3-1--|
|-1------------4-|-1--------------|-1--------------4|--1--------------4|
<--------------------------p.m.---------------------------------------->

|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|------------1(3)|-----------------|------------------|
|---3-1---1------|---3-1--1-3-----|---3--1----1-----|---3--1----1------|
|-------3---3-1--|-------3--------|---------3---3-1-|---------3---3-1--|
|-1------------4-|-1--------------|-1--------------4|--1--------------4|
			     -tr---
<--------------------------p.m.--------------------------end intro.----|
play 2x.
Drums enter on Riff A.
Riff A:
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------7-6-5-|
|-----------5----|---------5----3-|------------5----|------------7-6-5-|
|----------------|----------------|-----------------|------------5-4-3-|
|---1---3------1-|-3--1--3--------|---1----3--------|--1--3--1---------|
			no muting...                            d5c#5c5
lyrics:  well, it's just an-o-ther bomb - track -------- uhhhh!!!
	 well, it's just an-o-ther bomb - track -------- uhhhh!!!
	 (sing this twice, as shown, then......)

Verse (Riff B.):
	Enter Riff B after the singer starts going 'it goes a-one, two, three,
...'and there is a four count on the high hat.
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------5---3----------|
|-----------------1^.5--|-------------------5-4-3---|
|---3-3-1-3---3-3-------|---3-3-1-3---------------6-|

The refrain with lyrics, 'burn, burn, yes you're gonna burn...' also uses
Riff A.

On the resolution of the song (you'll hear it), Riff C is used.
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|
|---------1-------------|-------1-------5p0-3p0-1p0-|
|-3-1-3-1---3-1-3-1-3-x-|3-1-3-1--3-1-3p0-----------|


hope this helps out.  any comments without flames, please write:
nate
v119p7jc@ubvms.cc.buffalo.edu



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                                     ___|    |_
                   ________ _________\__  ____/_   ___:
                    \_____ \\_ \____  \ |  \__  \:/   |p
                     / __/  /_/  __/   \|   | \  : /  |C
                   _/  \     /   \_     |  _|  \  /   |w
                   |____\   /\___/ ____/|__\_____|    |_
                     rAGe\:/aGAINSt tHe mACHINe's:_____/
                          : bOMBTRACk gUITAr-tABLATURe

+--+-----------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
|-T|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
:-A:---------------------------------0-:-------------------------------------:
:-B:---2-0-----0----------2-0----0-2---:---2-0-----0----------2-0----0-------:
|-Z|-------2-----2-0----------2--------|-------2-----2-0----------2----2-----|
+--+-0---------------3--0--------------+-0---------------3--0------------3-2-+
                                                              rEPEAt 4 tIMEz
                                                              tHEn:  E7#9
+--+---------------------+-----------------------+
|-T|---------------------|-----------------------|
:-A:---------------------:-----------------------:
:-B:-----4-----------4-2-:-----4---------6--5--4-:
|-Z|---------------------|---------------4--3--2-| rEPEAt 3 tIMEz
+--+-0-2---0-2---0-2-----+-0-2---0-2---0---------+ tHEn:

+--+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------------+
|-T|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
:-A:---------------------:---------------------:---------------------------:
:-B:-----4-----------4-2-:-----4---------6--6--:-6---------------6---------:
|-Z|---------------------|---------------4--4--|-4---------------4---------|
+--+-0-2---0-2---0-2-----+-0-2---0-2---0-------+-------------------2-12--0-+

+--+-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
|-T|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| rEPEAt
:-A:-------------------------------:----------------------------------: 3 tIMEz
:-B:-------------------------------:----------------4-2---------------: ...
|-Z|-------------------------------|--------------------4-3-2---------|
+--+-2--2--0---2--2---2--2--5--6---+-2--2---0--2-0------------5-------+ tHEn:

+--+-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
|-T|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
:-A:-------------------------------:----------------------------------:
:-B:-------------------------------:----------------------------------:
|-Z|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
+--+-2--2--0---2--2---2--2--5--6---+-2--2---0--2-2------------12-2----+

+--+-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
|-T|-------------------------------|----------------------------------| rEPEAt
:-A:-------------------------------:----------------------------------: 3 tIMEz
:-B:-------------------------------:----------------4-2---------------: ...
|-Z|-------------------------------|--------------------4-3-2---------|
+--+-2--2--0---2--2---2--2--5--6---+-2--2---0--2-0------------5-------+ tHEn:

+--+-------------------------------+----------------------------------+
|-T|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
:-A:-------------------------------:----------------------------------:
:-B:-------------------------------:----------------------------------:
|-Z|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
+--+-2--2--0---2--2---2--2--5--6---+-2--2---0--2-2--------------------+

+--+---------------------+-----------------------+
|-T|---------------------|-----------------------|
:-A:---------------------:-----------------------:
:-B:-----4-----------4-2-:-----4---------6--5--4-:
|-Z|---------------------|---------------4--3--2-| rEPEAt 3 tIMEz
+--+-0-2---0-2---0-2-----+-0-2---0-2---0---------+ tHEn:

+--+---------------------+---------------4--4-+-4---------+------------------+
|-T|---------------------|---------------4--4-|-4---------|------------------|
:-A:---------------------:---------------4--4-:-4---------|------------------:
:-B:-----4-----------4-2-:-----4---------3--3-:-3---------|-----4------6--5-4:
|-Z|---------------------|---------------4--4-|-4---------|------------4--3-2|
+--+-0-2---0-2---0-2-----+-0-2---0-2---0------+----2-17-2-+-0-2---0-2-0------+

+--+----------------------------------+-----------------12-12-12-12-12-12----+
|-T|----------------------------------|-----------------12-12-12-12-12-12----|
:-A:----------------------------------:-----------------9--9--9--9--9--9-----:
:-B:----------------------------------:9-9-9-9--9-9-9-9------------------11-4:
|-Z|2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2|7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7------------------11-4|
+--+0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0+--------------------------------------+

+--+--------------------------------------+----------------------------------+
|-T|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
:-A:-----------------------4--------------:----------------------------------:
:-B:-----------------------4--(4)(4)(4)(4):----------------------------------:
|-Z|-----------------------4--(4)(4)(4)(4)|----------------------4-0--3-0-2-0|
+--+2-0-2-0--5-6-2-0--2-0--2--(2)(2)(2)(2)+2-0-2-0--5-6-2-0--2-0-------------+
                                                              rEPEAt 2 tIMEz
                                                              tHEn:
+--+--------------------------------+--------------------------14-14-14------+
|-T|--------------------------------|-----------------14-17-19----------19-17|
:-A:(14)-14-(14)-14-(14)-14-(14)-14-:-(14)-14-(14)-16------------------------:
:-B:(14)-14-(14)-14-(14)-14-(14)-14-:-(14)-14-(14)-16------------------------:
|-Z|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
+--+--------------------------------+----------------------------------------+

+--+----------------------------------0-+-14-17-16-17-16-17-16-16-+------16--+
|-T|------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
:-A:(14)-14-(14)-16-(14)-14-(14)-16-4---:-------------------------:----------:
:-B:(14)-14-(14)-16-(14)-14-(14)-16-4---:-------------------------:----------:
|-Z|------------------------------------|-------------------------|----------|
+--+------------------------------------+-------------------------+----------+

+--+-16------------------17---5-+---------------------------+
|-T|---------------------17---5-|---------------------------|
:-A:----------------------------:---------------------------:
:-B:----------------------------:-----4------------4--2-----:
|-Z|----------------------------|---------------------------|
+--+----------------------------+-0-2---0-2---0-2-----------+

+--+------------------------+-------------------------------------------+
|-T|------------------------|----17-----17-----17-----17----17----17--5-|
:-A:------------------------:-16-18--16-18--16-18--16-18(16)18-16-18--4-:
:-B:------4---------6--5--4-:-------------------------------------------:
|-Z|----------------4--3--2-|-------------------------------------------|
+--+--0-2---0-2---0---------+-------------------------------------------+

+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|-T|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
:-A:-2-2-14-18-14-4----2-14-18-18-4-2--2-2-14-18-14-4--2-14-18-18-4-2--:
:-B:-------------------------------------------------------------------:
|-Z|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------+
|-T|-----------------------------------------------------14-14-14------|
:-A:-14-14-14-----14-14-14-16--14-14-14-16--14-14-14-16--14-14-14------:
:-B:----------16-----------16-----------16-----------16-----------16---:
|-Z|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
+--+-------------------------------------------------------------------+

+--+-----------------------------------------+-------------------------+
|-T|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
:-A:-14-14-14-----14-14-14-------------------:-------------------------:
:-B:----------16-------------------6---5---4-:-4--3--2-----------------:
|-Z|-------------------------------4---3---2-|-2--1--0-----------------|
+--+----------------------2--4--0------------+-------------------------+

                                         .


LYRICS:

-PART 1
It's just another bombtrack
And suckas be thinkin' that they can fade this
But I'm gonna drop it at a higher level
'Cause I'm inclined to stoop down
Hand out some beat-downs
Cold runna train on punk ho's that
Think they run the game
But I learned to burn that bridge and delete
Those who compete at a level that's obsolete
Instead I warm my hands on the flames of the flag
As I recall our downfall
And the business that burned us all
See through the news and views that twist reality
Enough
I call the bluff
Manifest destiny
Landlords and power whores
On my people they took turns
Dispute the suits I ignite
And then watch 'em burn
The thoughts of a militant mind
Hardline, hardline after hardline
Landlords and power whores
On my people they took turns
Dispute the suits I ignite
And then watch 'em burn

-Chorus:
Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn
Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn
Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn
Burn, burn, yes ya gonna burn

-Part 2
Another funky radical bombtrack
Started as a sketch in my notebook
But now dope hooks make punks take another look
My thoughts ya hear and ya begin to fear
That ya card will get pulled if ya interfere
With the thoughts of a militant mind
Hardline, hardline after hardline
Landlords and power whores
On my people they took turns
Dispute the suits I ignite
And then watch 'em burn

Chorus
Solo
Chorus

Comments can be sent to: robles5@ibm.net  - Luis Robles, Brasil


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