Rage Against The Machine - Fistful Of Steel Tabbed By: Tim Hall EMail: RunningFromSatan Album: Rage Against The Machine (1992) Guitarist: Tom Morello KEY: b - Bend / - Slide up r - Release \ - Slide down h - Hammer on <> - Natural harmonics ~ - Vibe pm - Palm mute SETUP: Standard Tuning (EADGBE) Digitech Whammy Metal slide Whammy bar (not necessary) INTRO: This is a neat kind of motorized sound. Set the Whammy pedal 2 oct. up, and trem pick a muted E-string while moving the pedal up and down slowly. End by picking all open strings with pedal fully depressed, then move on to chorus. CHORUS (whammy off): E |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B |---------------------0--<7>----|---------------------0--<12>--0--| G |---------------------0--<7>----|---------------------0--<12>--0--| D |--------x-x----------0--<7>----|--------x-x----------0--<12>--0--| A |-2-4-4--x-x--2-4-4---0--<7>----|-2-4-4--x-x--2-4-4---0--<12>--0--| E |-0h2-2--x-x--0h2-2-------------|-0h2-2--x-x--0h2-2---------------| E |-------------------------------|------------------------------------| B |---------------------0--<5>----|---------------------<12>--x--<12>--| G |---------------------0--<5>----|---------------------<12>--x--<12>--| D |--------x-x----------0--<5>----|--------x-x----------<12>--x--<12>--| A |-2-4-4--x-x--2-4-4---0--<5>----|-2-4-4--x-x--2-4-4---<12>--x--<12>--| E |-0h2-2--x-x--0h2-2-------------|-0h2-2--x-x--0h2-2------------------| (not exactly tabbed, experiment with different harmonics when needed) Repeat the same pattern 3x, ending on: E |------------------------------------| B |------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------| D |--------x-x----------12--x--12--12--| <----sustain this note A |-2-4-4--x-x--2-4-4---12--x--12---x--| E |-0h2-2--x-x--0h2-2---12--x--12---x--| VERSE 1 (Whammy on, 2 oct.): D |---14----| Pick note, then raise/lower the pitch with whammy pedal or whammy bar accordingly. Repeat 8x (use the whammy bar for some vibe on the 8th repeat & sustain). PRE-CHORUS (Whammy on): E |------------------------------------|-0---------------| B |------------------------------------|-0---------------| G |------------------------------------|-0---------------| D |-volume swell for feedback----------|-0---------------| A |------------------------------------|-0---------------| E |------------------------------------|-0---------------| CHORUS VERSE 2: Repeat verse 1 technique PRE-CHORUS CHORUS SOLO 1 (metal slide): E |-///\\\------------------------------------|-\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/--------------------| B |-///\\\------------------------------------|-/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\--------------------| G |-///\\\--slide up and down while toggling--|-\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\-------------------| D |-///\\\------to beat, then...--------------|-scrape first 3 strings side-to-side-| A |-///\\\------------------------------------|-near pickups for high pitched-------| E |-///\\\------------------------------------|----------squealing------------------| BRIDGE PART 1 (repeat both parts twice accordingly): E |-----------------| B |-----------------| G |-----------------| D |-----------------| A |-9-8-7-0-9-8-7-0-| E |-----------------| pm...slowly lift towards end...repeat lots of times... BRIDGE PART 2: E |-----------------------------| B |-----------------------------| G |-----------------------------| D |---------x-------------------| A |-2---4---x-7---9-8-7-0-9-8-7-| E |-0---2---x-5-----------------| VARIATION: The "laughing guitar" part I believe is done by the bass, but if you have a second guitarist this works -- rub the 3 wound strings while SLIGHTLY rocking whammy pedal. SOLO 2 (I did not tab some of this, some of it's not correct but it's close -- I made a few corrections that I think seem right): E |-14-14-14----------17-17-17----------| B |-------------------------------------| repeat many times, then... G |----------14-14-14----------14-14-14-| E |----14----17-17---14----17------------------------| B |------------------------------17--17-14-18b19~~~\-| G |-14----14------14----14----14---------------------| E |19-19-19-17----19-19-19-17----21-19-19-17----| B |------------17-------------17-------------17-| G |---------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------| B |-------------------------------| G |/13\/14\/15\/16\/17\/17\/17----| <---depress whammy pedal on last note and sustain BRIDGE PART 2 (2x) OUTRO: E |------------------------| B |------------------------| G |-3b4--------------------| D |------------------------| A |----------------4-------| E |----------------2-------| =========== Artist:Rage Against the Machine Title:Fist Full of Still T--------------------------------7-- --------------------------------7-- A---------------------------7---*7-- ----------------------7----7------- B---2--4--4--2--4--4---7---*7------- ---0--2--2--0--2--2--*7------------ T-------------------------- -------------------------- A-------------------------- ---4--3--2----4--3--2----- ===========Repeat B-----------0-----------0-- -------------------------- T------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ A------------------------------------ ---4--3--2-----4--3--2-----------2-- ===========Repeat B------------0--------------2--4--0-- ---------------------------0--2----- *Natural Harmonics Chords =========== Rage Against The Machine - Fist Full Of Steel It's my first tablature so I don't know all the right terms (and i speak french !) (m=mute...) harm. harm. /---- /-------- e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|--2--4--4---x--x----2--4--4---7--3-----2--4--4---x--x----2--4--4---7--3-----| a|--0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2---7--3-----0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2---7--3--3--| E|--0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2------------0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2---------3--| harm. harm. /--- /-------- e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|--2--4--4---x--x----2--4--4---7--3-----2--4--4---x--x----2--4--4---3--m-----| a|--0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2---7--3-----0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2---3--m--3--| E|--0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2------------0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2------m--3--| ----->(x3) N.B. : for the third time, d|--3--| and a|--3--| are replaced by a|--3--| and E|--3--|(last note only!) Between both riffs, there's a little sound played with a wah-wah pedal which I don't have... harm. harm. /---- /-------- e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|--2--4--4---x--x----2--4--4---7--3-----2--4--4---x--x----2--4--4---7--3-----| a|--0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2---7--3-----0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2---7--3--3--| E|--0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2------------0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2---------3--| harm. harm. /--- /-------- e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| d|--2--4--4---x--x----2--4--4---7--3-----2--4--4---x--x----2--4--4---3--m-----| a|--0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2---7--3-----0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2---3--m--3--| E|--0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2------------0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2------m--3--| ----->(x2) repeat 2 more times before the solo Solo : I don't know ! Then, e|---------| b|---------| g|---------| d|-4-3-2---| a|-------0-| E|---------| ----->(x16) e|--------------------------| b|--------------------------| g|--------------------------| d|-2--4---7---4-3-2---4-3-2-| a|-2--4---7---------0-------| E|-0--2--~5~----------------| ------>(x4) e|---------| b|---------| g|---------| d|-4-3-2---| a|-------0-| E|---------| ----->(many times!.....just wait for the drum to start the other riff) e|--------------------------| b|--------------------------| g|--------------------------| d|-2--4---7---4-3-2---4-3-2-| a|-2--4---7---------0-------| E|-0--2--~5~----------------| ------>('til the end) ========= #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song: Fistful of Steel Band: Rage Against the Machine Album: Self Titled the intro w/the sounds is played on the a-string (muted w/frethand) and the 'frethand' moves up and down the a string changing the sound. e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------------------------------------| g|-------------------------------------0--3---------------------------| d|-------------------------------------0--3---------------------------| a|--2--4--4---x--x----2--4--4---x--x----------2--4--4---x--x----------| e|--0--2--2---x--x----0--2--2---x--x----------0--2--2---x--x----------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------| b|--------------------------------------------------------------------| g|--------------------0--12--12--------------------------------------| d|--------------------0--12--12--------------------------------------| a|--2--4--4---x--x-----------12------2--4--4---x--x---2--4--4---x--x-| e|--0--2--2---x--x--------------------0--2--2---x--x---0--2--2---x--x-| 1st time 2nd time 3rd time (last) e|------------------------------|-------------|-----------|--------------| b|------------------------------|------0------|------0----|----x-0--9----| g|---0--5-----------------------|---0--0------|---0--0----|--0-x-0--9----| d|---0--5-----------------------|---0---------|---0-------|--0-----------| a|----------2--4--4---x--x------|-------------|-----------|--------------| e|----------0--2--2---x--x------|-------------|-----------|--------------|