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.