• Song:

    Killing In The Name

  • Artist:

    Rage Against The Machine

  • Album:

    1991-10-23: Cal State N...

Rage Against The Machine
Killing In The Name

Tabbed by Daniel Lomax

Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe)


e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-3------------------------------|-3------------------------------|
G|-2------------------------------|-2------------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|
D|-0------------------------------|-0------------------------------|

[Bass Interval]

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------11-12--------|-------------------11-12--------|
D|-0---0---0---11-12--------------|-0---0---0---11-12--------------|
A|-0---0---0----------------------|-0---0---0----------------------|
D|-0---0---0----------------------|-0---0---0----------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------11-12--------|-------------------12b14r12-----|
D|-0---0---0---11-12--------------|-0---0---0---11-12--------------|
A|-0---0---0----------------------|-0---0---0----------------------|
D|-0---0---0----------------------|-0---0---0----------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------11-12--------|-------------------11-12--------|
D|-0---0---0---11-12--------------|-0---0---0---11-12--------------|
A|-0---0---0----------------------|-0---0---0----------------------|
D|-0---0---0----------------------|-0---0---0----------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------------11-12--------|-------------------12b14r12-----|
D|-0---0---0---11-12--------------|-0---0---0---11-12--------------|
A|-0---0---0----------------------|-0---0---0----------------------|
D|-0---0---0----------------------|-0---0---0----------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0-----13---13---13-----|-0---0---0-----13---13---13-----|
A|-0---0---0-----13---13---13-----|-0---0---0-----13---13---13-----|
D|-0---0---0-----13---13---13-----|-0---0---0-----13---13---13-----|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|-0---0---0-----13---13---13-----|-0---0---0-----13---------------|
A|-0---0---0-----13---13---13-----|-0---0---0-----13---------------|
D|-0---0---0-----13---13---13-----|-0---0---0-----13---------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------x---3h4----------------|---------x---3h4----------------|
A|---3h5---x-------5--------------|---3h5---x-------5--------------|
D|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------x---3h4----------------|---------x---3h4----------------|
A|---3h5---x-------5--------------|---3h5---x-------5--------------|
D|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------x---3h4----------------|---------x---3h4----------------|
A|---3h5---x-------5--------------|---3h5---x-------5--------------|
D|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------x---3h4----------------|---------x---3h4----------------|
A|---3h5---x-------5--------------|---3h5---x-------5--------------|
D|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------x---3h4----------------|---------x---3h4----------------|
A|---3h5---x-------5--------------|---3h5---x-------5--------------|
D|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------4---------------3--|-------------2------------------|
D|---------x---------------x------|---------x----------------------|
A|---3h5---x---------3h5---x------|---3h5---x----------------------|
D|-0-------x-------0-------x------|-0-------x-------0h2h3p2h3--p2--|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------4---------------3--|-------------2------------------|
D|---------x---------------x------|---------x----------------------|
A|---3h5---x---------3h5---x------|---3h5---x----------------------|
D|-0-------x-------0-------x------|-0-------x----------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7---7------------------------|-7-7---7------------------------|
D|-x-x---x------------------------|-x-x---x------------------------|
A|-5-5---5------------------------|-5-5---5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7---7------------------------|-7-7---7------------------------|
D|-x-x---x------------------------|-x-x---x------------------------|
A|-5-5---5------------------------|-5-5---5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x---x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-3--------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-10-------|
A|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-3--------|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-10-------|
D|-----------------0-3-5-3--------|-----------------0-3-5-10-------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-3--------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-10-------|
A|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-3--------|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-10-------|
D|-----------------0-3-5-3--------|-----------------0-3-5-10-------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-3--------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-10-------|
A|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-3--------|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-10-------|
D|-----------------0-3-5-3--------|-----------------0-3-5-10-------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-10-------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-3--------|
A|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-10-------|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-3--------|
D|-----------------0-3-5-10-------|-----------------0-3-5-3--------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------x---3h4----------------|---------x---3h4----------------|
A|---3h5---x-------5--------------|---3h5---x-------5--------------|
D|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-----------------------------6~-|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------5-6-7----|
D|---------x---3h4----------------|---------x---3h4-5-6-7----------|
A|---3h5---x-------5--------------|---3h5---x----------------------|
D|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|-0-------x----------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------x---3h4----------------|---------x---3h4----------------|
A|---3h5---x-------5--------------|---3h5---x-------5--------------|
D|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|---------x---3h4----------------|---------x---3h4----------------|
A|---3h5---x-------5--------------|---3h5---x-------5--------------|
D|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|-0-------x---------0---2h3-2----|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------4---------------3--|-------------2------------------|
D|---------x---------------x------|---------x----------------------|
A|---3h5---x---------3h5---x------|---3h5---x----------------------|
D|-0-------x-------0-------x------|-0-------x-------0h2h3p2h3--p2--|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-------------4---------------3--|-------------2------------------|
D|---------x---------------x------|---------x----------------------|
A|---3h5---x---------3h5---x------|---3h5---x----------------------|
D|-0-------x-------0-------x------|-0-------x----------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7---7------------------------|-7-7---7------------------------|
D|-x-x---x------------------------|-x-x---x------------------------|
A|-5-5---5------------------------|-5-5---5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7---7------------------------|-7-7---7------------------------|
D|-x-x---x------------------------|-x-x---x------------------------|
A|-5-5---5------------------------|-5-5---5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-x-x---x---x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x-x---|-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-3--------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-10-------|
A|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-3--------|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-10-------|
D|-----------------0-3-5-3--------|-----------------0-3-5-10-------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-3--------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-10-------|
A|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-3--------|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-10-------|
D|-----------------0-3-5-3--------|-----------------0-3-5-10-------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-3--------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-10-------|
A|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-3--------|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-10-------|
D|-----------------0-3-5-3--------|-----------------0-3-5-10-------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-10-------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-3--------|
A|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-10-------|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-3--------|
D|-----------------0-3-5-10-------|-----------------0-3-5-3--------|

Morello uses a whammy bar for the solo:

e|-20----17----15----13----10---8-----17-|-20----17----15----13----10---8-----15-|
B|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|----17----14----12----10----7---5------|----17----14----12----10----7---5------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

Tremolo pick:

e|-13/20-----------13/20----------|-13/15-----------13/15----------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|-13/20---13/22---13/16----------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|

Sweep-pick each chord 32 times:

e|---|---|----|----|----|----|----|
B|---|---|----|----|----|----|----|
G|-7-|-9-|-11-|-12-|-14-|-16-|-18-|
D|-x-|-x-|--x-|- x-|- x-|- x-|- x-|
A|-5-|-7-|--9-|-10-|-12-|-14-|-16-|
D|---|---|----|----|----|----|----|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-19-----19-----19-----19-|
D|- x----- x----- x----- x-|
A|-17-----17-----17-----17-|
D|-------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-3--------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-10-------|
A|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-3--------|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-10-------|
D|-----------------0-3-5-3--------|-----------------0-3-5-10-------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-3--------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-10-------|
A|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-3--------|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-10-------|
D|-----------------0-3-5-3--------|-----------------0-3-5-10-------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-3--------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-10-------|
A|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-3--------|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-10-------|
D|-----------------0-3-5-3--------|-----------------0-3-5-10-------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|-7-7-x-7---x-7------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-10-------|-x-x-x-x---x-x---0-3-5-3--------|
A|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-10-------|-5-5-x-5---x-5---0-3-5-3--------|
D|-----------------0-3-5-10-------|-----------------0-3-5-3--------|


e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7------|
D|-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x------|-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x------|
A|-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5------|-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7------|-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7------|
D|-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x------|-x-x---x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x------|
A|-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5------|-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Sweep pick (17 times?):

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-8-----------------|
D|-x-----------------|
A|-6-----------------|
D|-------------------|

e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-0-0-0---13-13-13--|
A|-0-0-0---13-13-13--|
D|-0-0-0---13-13-13\-|

|-/-| slide up
|-\-| slide down
|-h-| hammer-on
|-p-| pull-off
|-b-| bend
|-r-| return
|-~-| vibrato
|-x-| mute note



Lyrics:

Killing in the name of

Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses

Killing in the name of
Killing in the name of

And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya

Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites

Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
Some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses

Killing in the name of
Killing in the name of

And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya, now you're under control
And now you do what they told ya

Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Those who died are justified, for wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
You justify those that died by wearing the badge, they're the chosen whites
Come on

F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me
F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me

Mother-f*cker!



Thanks to Rob Williams of Midland Guitar Tuition, Nuneaton, England for his help with that.

Any questions, corrections, whatever, please e-mail me at KiwiNoseLord@Hotmail.com
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