• Song:

    Settle For Nothing

  • Artist:

    Rage Against The Machine

  • Album:

    Year of the Boomerang

Settle for nothing
tabbed by james waters
  p= Pull off
  h= Hammer on
  b= Bend
  ~= Vibe
  = Slide

  This is one of the best solos on the album. And it's not that hard.

Detune E string to D.(the solo dosn't use the d string.)

E----14-12-10-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------14-12-10-----------------------------------12h14h15--15-14~~~---
G----------------------12-11----11~~~~~----------11h12h14---------------------
D----------------------------14----------11h12h14-----------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                       rake
E------------14--15--17-1719-----17--15--14----------------------------------
B----12h14h15--------------------------------15-------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------14-------11-12-14-12-11-------
D-------------------------------------------------------12--------------14----
A------------------------------------------------------14---------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

   staccato(short notes)                                  rake     bend
E-----------------------------------------------------------------don't pick--
B-------------------------------------12----14----12-------------last note----
G--11-11---11---11---11---12-11-12-11----11----11----11-------11-12-14b-14----
D------------------------------------------------------------12---------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------14----------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

 *this sounds cool!         *this was the toughest part to transcribe, but
 12th fret 5th fret          I used my recorder switch to play the tape at
(just above the harmonics)   1/2 speed.
E--X-------X----------------10-11-12-11-10------------------------------------
B---X-------X------------------------------12-11-10----11-10------------------
G----X-------X--------------------------------------12-------12-11-10---------
D-----X-------X-------------------------------------------------------12------
A------X-------X--------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                             slower
E------------------------------------------------10-----------12-11-10--------
B---------------------------------------10-12-13----13-12-10----------12-11-10
G---11-10----------------------10-11-12---------------------------------------
D---------12-11-10----10-11-12------------------------------------------------
A------------------12---------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------11-10---------------------------12h14h15-18-17-17~~--12h14h15-15-14-14-
G----12-------12-11-10-9-------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------10-9~~~~~~~-------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                          if we don't take action now.......
E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------11---11-11------------------------------------------------------
D----11h12h14-----------------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
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