TAKE THE POWER BACK Song=Take The Power Back Band=Rage Against The Machine Album=Rage Against The Machine Tuning=Drop D (DADGBe) Intro No Distortion For The First 4 bars, just do a lot of pick sliding really slowly, and scratching on the lower strings. For the next 4 bars, pick really fast moving finger along string, sounding harmonics without fretting. e|-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-| B|----------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------| Hit Distortion For the last 4 bars of the intro, use "violining". Violining is where you hit the note while your volume is off and then slowly turn your volume control to full as the note sustains, and then slowly turn it off again. With these notes, hit the note a beat before it is on the tape, and turn your volume up when the note comes in, let it sustain then as you turn down your volume, slide the fretted note down the neck. e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G|-11---sl-1----|-10------1----|-9------1-----|-8------1-----| D|-11---sl-1----|-10---sl-1----|-9---sl-1-----|-8---sl-1-----| A|-decrease-vol-|-decrease-vol-|-decrease-vol-|-decrease-vol-| D|---on-slide---|---on-slide---|---on-slide---|---on-slide---| Theme Riff This is the signature riff of the song, if you can't pull off the scratched notes, it doesn't really matter, it's just to keep time. e|---------------------------|--------------| B|---------------------------|--------------| G|---------------------------|--------------| D|-----------x-3p0-------3---|--------------|Make sure the end slide fits A|-0-0-x-3h5-------x-3h5-----|-0-0--12-sl-1-|in time with the rest of the D|-0-0-----------------------|-0-0--12-sl-1-|bar, let sustain fade. Play riff thrice Verse Riff Note . means staccato, stab notes and release quickly. e|------------------|---------------------------|-----10-10-10-sl-6-| B|------------------|---------------------------|-----xx-xx-xx-xx-x-| G|-7-7-7-7-x-7-xx-5-|-7-------------------------|-7-7-07-07-07-sl-3-| D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-xx-x-|-x--------ke-sure-the-end--|-x-x---------------| A|-5-5-5-5-x-5-xx-3-|-5-12-sl-1-slide-fit-in-with-|-5-5-Pick these 3| D|-.-.-.-.----------|-.-12-sl-1-the-rest-of-the-bar|chordsquickly| Play thrice End verse with this Chorus e|------------------------fast-scratching-|------------------------------| B|------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-----------------------14--14-| G|------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-----------------------hit-on-| D|---12-12---10-10-12b15--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|---12-12---10-10-12b15-offbeat| A|-0-12-12---10-10-12b15--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-0-12-12---10-10-12b15--------| D|-0-------0------------------------------|-0-------0--------------------| e|------------------------fast-scratching-|---------------| B|------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-----------5---| G|------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-----------5---| D|---12-12---10-10-12b15--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|---12-12---5---| A|-0-12-12---10-10-12b15--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|-0-12-12---3---| D|-0-------0------------------------------|-0-------0-----| Solo Just before the solo, play a semi-palm muted version of the theme riff, or play it in this position e|-----------------------------|--------------| B|-----------------------------|--------------| G|-----------------------------|--------------| D|-----------------------------|--------------|Make sure slide is A|-0-0-------x-8p0-x-------8---|-0-0--12-sl-1-|in time with the D|-0-0-10h12-x-----x-10h12-----|-0-0--12-sl-1-|rest of the bar p.m|----------| |------| Play thrice e|--------10--------10--------10--------10----------10--------10-10--10--| B|-11b15------11b15----11b15------11b15------11b15------11b15----11b-11b-| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------10-------------------10-------------------------------------| B|-11b15----13-11-10--10h11h13--h13p11p10----------------------------| G|---------------------------------------12p10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9h10p9-| D|-----------------------------------------------^trill--------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Really rapid picking e|----------------------------------------------15-17-| B|-------------------------------------15-17-18-------| G|----------14----------------14-15-17----------------| D|-14-15-17----17-15-14-15-17-------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| e|-17-15-----------------------------------| B|-------18-17-18-17-15----15----15-18-15~-| G|----------------------17----17-----------| D|-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------| Really rapid picking e|-------------15----------------15----------------15-17-15----------| B|----15-17-18----18-17-15-17-18----18-17-15-17-18----------18-17-15-| G|-17----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Really rapid picking Slower, yet still rapid picking e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------10-11-| G|-17-15-14---------------------------------9-10-12-------| D|----------17-15-14------------------10-12---------------| A|-------------------17---12-13-12-13---------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------17sl21-17-------------------------------------| B|-------------17-15--------------18----------------------------------| G|-sl-17-15-14-------15--------------17-16-17p16h17p16h17p16h17p16h17-| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------| Instrumental Part 1 Besides the stabbed chords, these are strummed. e|-10-10-12-12-x-10------------|---------------------------------| B|-10-10-12-12-x-10-x----------|-10-10-10-10-12-12-10-x----------| G|-10-10-12-12-x-10-x----------|-10-10-10-10-12-12-10-x----------| D|--.--.------------x----------|-10-10-10-10-12-12-10-x----------| A|------------------x-------8~-|----------------------x-------8~-| D|--------------------10h12----|------------------------10h12----| e|-10-10-12-12-x-10------------|----------------x-18-18-18-| B|-10-10-12-12-x-10-x----------|-12-11-10-9-8-7-x-18-18-18-| G|-10-10-12-12-x-10-x----------|-12-11-10-9-8-7-x-18-18-18-| D|--.--.------------x----------|-12-11-10-9-8-7-x----------| A|------------------x-------8~-|---------------------------| D|--------------------10h12----|---------------------------| Part 2 e|---------------|-3---5---6----8-----8-----|-------------| B|---------------|-3---5---6----8-----8-----|-------------| G|---------------|-5b7-7b9-8b10-10b12-10b12-|-------------| D|-----------5---|--------------------------|-----------5-| A|-5-4-3-3-5-3---|--------------------------|-5-4-3-3-5-3-| D|-------3-5-----|--------------------------|-------3-5---| Play Twice Play Twice Play Twice Verse 3 Hit two strong low D chords every so often, then plays theme riff backing the vocals. Bridge Turn volume control down to almost off, so it sounds clean when played soft. e|-------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------| D|--2--2--2--3--3--3--5--5--5--3--3--3-| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| E|-------------------------------------| On the 4th time stop early and crank up the volume so the distortion sound grows in gain. Ending D Db C x3 C C e|--------------------------------|----------------------| B|--------------------------------|----------------------| G|-7-6-5--7-6-5--7-6-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--------------5-5b7-5-| D|-7-6-5--7-6-5--7-6-5--5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------| A|-5-4-3--5-4-3--5-4-3--3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------| E|--------------------------------|----------------------| Play 4 times e|--------------------------------|----------------------| B|--------------------------------|----------------------| G|-7-6-5--7-6-5--7-6-5--5-5-5-5-5-|-10---10-10-----------| D|-7-6-5--7-6-5--7-6-5--5-5-5-5-5-|-xx---xx-xx-----------| A|-5-4-3--5-4-3--5-4-3--3-3-3-3-3-|-08---08-08-slide-out-| E|--------------------------------|----------------------| That's it!