Rage Against the Machine Guerilla Radio Album: The Battle of Los Angeles. Tablature: Guitar Source: Guitar World, December 1999 Transcribed By: Paul De Jaegher -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Moderate Rock tempo=104 Intro (w/dist.) Gtr 1 & Gtr 2 (play 8 times) Gtr 1 plays intro while Gtr 2 flicks pickup toggle swich from "on" to "off" in a steady 16th-note rhythm on the 5th and 7th fret on the 6th string (play 7 times) Gtr 2 stops toggle switching |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------___---------------| |---------------|-|-------0---2---| |-0---2---2---0-2-2-0-2-----------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Riff 1 (play 1 time) |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-2-----------------1-------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |-----2---------0-------2-------0-| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1st Verse Gtr 2 plays 1st verse 4 times(w/wah-wah) Gtr 1 plays Fill 1 first time only +=rock wah pedal foward on each beat + + + + + + + + |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----r-------r-------r-------r---|-----r-------r-------r-------r---| |-----e-------e-------e-------e---|-----e-------e-------e-------e---| |-----s-------s-------s-------s---|-----s-------s-------s-------s---| |-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-|-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Fill 1 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------REST FOR THREE-|-------------REST FOR THREE------| |--------------------BEATS--------|--------------------BEATS--------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-2---x-x-------------------------|-2---x-x-------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 2nd Verse Same as 1st Verse except after the fourth time play this to move into the chorus plus do not play fill 1. |---------------------------------| |---------r-------r---------------| |-----R---e-------e---------------| |-----E---s-------s---------------| |-----S---t-------t---------------| |-0-2-T---------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Chorus (wah-wah off) Gtr 1 plays Rhy Fig 1 seven times |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------___---------------| |---------------|-|-------5---5---| |-0---2---2---0-2-2-0-2-----------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Gtr 2 plays this seven times |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------___---------------| |---------------|-|-------0---2---| |-0---2---2---0-2-2-0-2-----------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Then play Riff 1 to move into the 3rd Verse 3rd Verse Same as 2nd Verse except Gtr 1 plays Fill 1 the first time 2nd Chorus play 2nd chorus as same as first chorus eight times and on eighth time Gtr 1 plays Rhy Fill 1 no riff 1 move into breakdown Breakdown Same as Intro play 8 times 5th-8th time Gtr 1 plays Rhy Fill 1 move to solo Guitar Solo (Gtr 1 with harmonizer set two octaves higher) (play 3 times) |---------------------------------| |--------------___----------------| |-------------|---|---------2-----| |-4-------2---4---4---2---4-------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Then Gtr 1 plays |---------------------------------|--------------___----------------| |---------------------------------|-------------|---|---------------| |-4-------------------------------|-4-------2---4---4---4-4-4-2-----| |----------------------___--------|-4-------2---4---------------4---| |---------------------|---|---0---|---------------------------------| |---0-----0-------0---3/-13/------|---------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |--------------___----------------|--------------___---------_____--| |-------------|---|---------------|-------------|---|-------|-----|-| |-4-------2---4---4---4-4-4-2-----|-4-------2---4---4---4-4-4-2-4-2-| |-4-------2---4---------------4---|-4-------2---4---4-2-------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |-7-------6-------4-------3-------| |-7-------6-------4-------3-------| |-7-------6-------4-------3-------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a While Gtr 2 plays |---------------------------------|--------------___----------------| |---------------------------------|-------------|---|---r-----------| |-x-----------------------x-------|-9-----------9---9---e-----------| |-x-----------------------x-------|-9-------7---9---9---s-----------| |---------------------------------|-9-------7---9---9---t-----------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------___----r-----------|-----------------r---------------| |-------------|---|---e-----------|-9-----------9---e---------------| |-9-------7---9---9---s-----------|-9-------x---9---s---------------| |-9-------7---9---9---t-----------|-9-------x---9---t---------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a |-7-------6-------4-------3---3/--| |-7---------------4-------3---3/--| |-7---------------4-------3---3/--| |-------------------------|___|---| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a Outro four measures of rest then play this 3 times |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----r---------------r-----------|-----r-----------r---------------| |-----e---------------e-----------|-----e-----------e---------------| |-----s---------------s-----------|-----s-----------s---------------| |-----t-x-------------t-x---------|-----t-x---------t---------------| |-0-2---x-14\-----0-2---x-14\-----|-0-2---x-14\---------------------| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a then this 3 times |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-----r---------------r-----------|-----r---------------------------| |-----e---------------e-----------|-----e---------------------------| |-----s---------------s-----------|-----s-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-----t-x-------------t-x---------|-----t-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| |-0-2---x-14\-----0-2---x-14\-----|-0-2---x-14\-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-| 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a