Rage Against The Machine – Darkness (Guitar Tab)

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As recorded by Rage Against The Machine (From the 1996 Album LIVE AND RARE & the Crow Soundtrack) Words by Zack de la Rocha Music by Tom Morello and Tim Commerford Arranged by Rage Against The Machine Gtr I (D A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Intro Moderately Slow Q=88(16=s16) Esus2 2/4 4/4 Gtr I W E E E Q Q E +H. +E +E
|------||-----7----7----|-------------------|
|------||---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|
|------||-9-----9-------|-------------------|
|------||---------------|-------------------|
|------||---------------|-------------------|
|------||---------------|-------------------|

  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E
|-----2-0--2----|--------------------|
|---2---------2-|-(2)------(2)-(2)/--|
|-4-------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|

  E E E  Q   Q  E   +H.      +E  +E
|-----7------7----|-------------------|
|---7-----------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|
|-9-----(9)-------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|

                         \1
  E E E Q  Q  E   +Q.   +E  +Q   +E  +E
|-----2-0--2----|-------------------------|
|---2---------2-|-(2)---(2)-(2)--(2)-(2)/-|
|-4-------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|

  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E     E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E
|-----7----7----|-------------------|-----2-0--2----|-------------------||
|---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|---2---------2-|-(2)------(2)-(2)/-||
|-9-----9-------|-------------------|-4-------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
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| Gtr II
|                                                      <
| W                W                  W                W
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--4----------------||

   Chorus
    D5E5        F5E5        D5     E5        F5E5         D5
    Gtr II
    S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S   E. S E.
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------0--|
||o-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x------x-0--|
||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-/14\-x-0--|
E5 F5E5 D5 E5 F5E5 |---6---| |3|
  S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------|-------------------/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------------||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------------------o||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------------||

 Verse
  Esus2
  Gtr I
  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E     E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E
|-----7----7----|-------------------|-----2-0--2----|-------------------|
|---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|---2---------2-|-(2)------(2)-(2)/-|
|-9-----9-------|-------------------|-4-------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|

                                                             \1
  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E     E E E Q  Q  E   +Q.   +E  +Q   +E  +E
|-----7----7----|-------------------|-----2-0--2----|-------------------------|
|---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|---2---------2-|-(2)---(2)-(2)--(2)-(2)/-|
|-9-----9-------|-------------------|-4-------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------------|

  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E     E E E Q  Q  E   +H.       +E  +E
|-----7----7----|-------------------|-----2-0--2----|--------------------||
|---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|---2---------2-|-(2)-------(2)-(2)/-||
|-9-----9-------|-------------------|-4-------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|
| Gtr II
|                                                      <
| W                W                  W                H.        Q
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--4-------/16\------||

   Chorus
    E5D5        F5E5        D5     E5        F5E5         D5
    Gtr II
    S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S   E. S E.
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------0--|
||o-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x------x-0--|
||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-/14\-x-0--|
1.,2. E5 F5E5 D5 E5 F5E5 |---6---| |3|
  S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------|-------------------/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------------||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------------------o||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------------||

  3.
  D5E5        F5E5        D5     F5        F5
                                           |-3-|
  S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S H
|----------------------------|------------------------||
|----------------------------|------------------------||
|----------------------------|------------------------||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x----||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3----||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------||
Guitar Solo N.C. N.C. Gtr II |--3--|
  Wx8           S    S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  S  S  S
|------------||---------14-15-14----------------------------14-15-|
|------------||---^-15-----------15-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-15-------|
|------------||---^(16)-------------------------------------------|
|------------||---------------------------------------------------|
|------------||---------------------------------------------------|
|------------||---------------------------------------------------|

   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  +e     E. Q
|-14-15-14-----------------------------|
|----------15-14-15-17-(17)b20---------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--3--| |--3--|
  S  Q       S  S  S  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  E  S  S  S
|---17pb19r=17-15-14-15-17-15-14-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------17-16-15-14-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------16-15-14-14-15-16-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  e  Q       +S  S E  a  S
|----------14-15-17-19-17b19===(17)r=======15-|
|-14-15-17----------------------------3s15----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--------7--------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T
|-17-16-15----------16-15-14----------15-14-13-14-15-14-13----------------------------------15-|
|----------17-16-15----------16-15-14----------------------15-14-13-------------12-13-14-15----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------15-14-13-14----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

   +E   S  S  S  e  e  e  e  e  S         +E   e  S  e  S       +E   e  S  E  S
|-(15)\-5s15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17pb19==|=(17)r17-15-17-17pb19==(17)r17-15-17\---|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

    2:2|
    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E
|-----------22----22----------22----22----22-22\---||
|-----------------------22-------------------------||
|-/18-19-19----19----19----19----19----19----------||
|--------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------||

   Out-Chorus
    D5E5        F5E5        D5     E5        F5E5         D5
    S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S   E. S E.
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------0--|
||o-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x------x-0--|
||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-/14\-x-0--|
E5 F5E5 D5 E5 F5E5 |---6---| |3|
  S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S E.  3x
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------|-------------------/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------------||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------------------o||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------------||

 Outro
  Esus2
  Gtr I
  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E     E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E
|-----7----7----|-------------------|-----2-0--2----|-------------------|
|---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|---2---------2-|-(2)------(2)-(2)\-|
|-9-----9-------|-------------------|-4-------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|

  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E     E E E Q  Q  E   +W
|-----7----7----|-------------------|-----2-0--2----|--------*|
|---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|---2---------2-|-(2)----*|
|-9-----9-------|-------------------|-4-------------|--------*|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------*|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------*|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------*|
Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide <n> - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths