Rage Against the Machine
Maggie's Farm

Album: Renegades
Tablature: Guitar
Transcribed By: DJ (djer@bellsouth.net)

For the song, you'll need...
Guitar (preferably Telecaster; something with a single coil in the bridge) in drop B tuning (low to high; BADGBE)
Whammy Pedal (set to "down a 2nd" detune)



Using your neck pickup, with the tone control turned down...

E-12----12----12----12-----10-----10----10----10--------
B----12----12----12----12-----12-----12----12----12-----
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------

E-12----12----12----12-----10-----10----10--------------
B----12----12----12----12-----12-----12-----------------
G------------------------------------------slide up neck
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------

Bridge pickup...

E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------0----------
A----------------------------------------0-2---2-0------
B-0-0-3-0-0-0--0-3-x-0-5--0-0-3-0-0-0-0------------5-3--


Palm muted...

E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
B-0-0-3-0-0-0--0-3-x-0-5--0-0-3-0-0-0-0-----------------


Neck pickup; palm mute open notes

E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D-----12----------7--------------------------------------------
A-----12----------7--------------------------------------------
B-0-0-10------0-0-5------0-0-3-0-0-0--0-3-x-0-5--0-0-3-0-0-0-0-

Bridge pickup; palm mute

E------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D-----x-x---x---x-x-x-x-----x-x---x---x-x-x-x----------
A-----x-x---x---x-x-x-x-----x-x---x---x-x-x-x----------
B-0-0-x-x-0-x-0-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-0-x-0-x-x-x-x-0-0------


E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
B-0-0-3-0-0-0--0-3-x-0-5--0-0-3-0-0-0--0-3-x-0-5--------


E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------
B-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------

E------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D-----x-x---x---x-x-x-x-----x-x---x---x-x-x-x----------
A-----x-x---x---x-x-x-x-----x-x---x---x-x-x-x----------
B-0-0-x-x-0-x-0-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-0-x-0-x-x-x-x-0--------

E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---2-----------
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---2-let ring--
B-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-----------


E---------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------0----------
A------------------------------------------------------0-2---2-0------
B-slide up neck-0-0-3-0-0-0--0-3-x-0-5--0-0-3-0-0-0-0------------5-3--


Overdub time....
tremolo pick open B, then depress whammy so the note lowers to an A

E-------------------------------------------------------
B-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------

pick and hold the note, then rock whammy to shift note from an A back to a B 
(if you're playing this live, you might kick in a delay pedal so it'll fill in the mix....)

E-------------------------------------------------------
B-12--12--12--12--12--12--------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------


Neck pickup...

E-12----12----12----12-----10-----10----10----10--------
B----12----12----12----12-----12-----12----12----12-----
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------

E-12----12----12----12-----10-----10----10----10--------
B----12----12----12----12-----12-----12----12----12-----
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------

E-12----12----12----12-----10-----10----10----10--------
B----12----12----12----12-----12-----12----12----12-----
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------

E-12----12----12----12-----10-----10----10----10--------
B----12----12----12----12-----12-----12----12----12-----
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------

E-12----12----12-------------10-----10----10------------
B----12----12----12------------12-----12----12----------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------x--7---------------------x--7----
A----------------------x--7---------------------x--7----
B----------------------x--5---------------------x--5----


E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------------
B-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------

E------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D-----x-x---x---x-x-x-x-----x-x---x---x-x-x-x----------
A-----x-x---x---x-x-x-x-----x-x---x---x-x-x-x----------
B-0-0-x-x-0-x-0-x-x-x-x-0-0-x-x-0-x-0-x-x-x-x-0--------

E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---2-----------
A-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---2-let ring--
B-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---0-----------


bridge pickup

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------------0--------------
A---------------------------------------------------------0--2-----2--0--------
B-0--0--3--0--0--0---0--3----0--5----0--0--3--0--0--0--0-----------------5--3--


Then it all goes into the Whammy madness (just use the overdub riffs, and again, you might want to kick in some delay). If you have a 2nd guitarist, or you don't want to play the overdubbed parts, you can play this:


E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------0----------
A----------------------------------------0-2---2-0------
B-0-0-3-0-0-0--0-3-x-0-5--0-0-3-0-0-0-0------------5-3--

E-------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------
D------------------------------------12---5-------------
A------------------------------------12---5-------------
B-0-0-3-0-0-0--0-3-x-0-5--0-0-3-0-0--10---3-------------


Just figure out how many times you have to play all the parts, and you'll be all set. Hope this sheds some light on how to play this song the *right* way.