• Song:

    Mic Check

  • Artist:

    Rage Against The Machine

  • Album:

    30 Songs for a Revoluti...

Rage Against the Machine
The Battle of Los Angeles
Mic Check
Tabber: Spiral
http://ragetabs.vze.com

Tuning: Standard

(Clean tone, with delay set for 4 repeats, at 40ms)
e|----------14----------16----------14------------------|
B|--------14----------14----------14-----------14--18---| x8
G|------14----------14----------14-----------14---------|
D|----16----------16----------16-----------16-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

*rest*

(1:00)
(Clean w/Delay as above)
e|----------14----------16----------14------------------|
B|--------14----------14----------14-----------14--18---| x4
G|------14----------14----------14-----------14---------|
D|----16----------16----------16-----------16-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

*rest*

(1:48)*Solo*
(Guitar 1, Clean, Fingerpicked)
e|--0---0---0---0----|
B|--5---5---4---4----| x 7
G|--0---0---0---0----|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

(Guitar 2, Light Distortion with Delay set as before)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x 4
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-(15)(13)(11)(10)(9)(7)(5)(3)(0)(3)(5)(6)(7)(8)(9)(11)(13)(14)(16)-|
  Pm >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
To play this part, you just slide your hand down the fretboard while hitting
16th notes triplets with the delay. (I know they aren't actually harmonics)

(2:09)
Guitar 1 plays the same sequence as above.

Guitar 2 is playing the 'Laughing guitar' sound, this is created by using a
metal slide, and hitting all 6 strings above the pickups, while using the 
toggle-switch to turn the sound on and off. The pitch of the sound is relative
to where you hit the strings. Occasionally Tom strikes the strings, then moves
the slide up and back. 
This will take some experimentation to get.

(2:19)
Guitar 1 still plays the same thing

Guitar 2 is playing the DJ noises, this is achieved by rubbing your left hand
across the bottom 2 strings while toggle switching. Tom occasionally throws in
Low - E dive bombs with the whammy bar this makes the "MOOoooOOOOOoOOOOO" noise
I believe that he is using a phaser and wah to get the 'aquatic' tone.

(2:29)
(Clean w/Delay as before)
e|----------14----------16----------14------------------|
B|--------14----------14----------14-----------14--18---| x8
G|------14----------14----------14-----------14---------|
D|----16----------16----------16-----------16-----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

(3:08)
Play the first noise from the solo (Palm muting 16th notes) followed by some of 
the DJ technique, don't use the phaser time time around however.
Alternate between those 2 noises. 

End with the open strings, and roll back the volume.
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