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Rage Against the Machine - Guerrilla Radio

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 Guerrila Radio
 
 by: Rage Against the Machine
 transcribe by: Cantlivebythenorm
 taken from: Guitar World Dec '99
 
 Moderate Rock tempo=104
 
 Intro (w/dist.)
 Gtr 1 & Gtr 2
 (play 8 times)
 Gtr 1 plays intro while Gtr 2 flicks pickup toggle swich from "on" to "off"
 in a steady 16th-note rhythm on the 5th and 7th fret on the 6th string
 (play 7 times)
 Gtr 2 stops toggle switching

 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------___---------------|
 |---------------|-|-------0---2---|
 |-0---2---2---0-2-2-0-2-----------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
 
 Riff 1 (play 1 time)

 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |-2-----------------1-------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |-----2---------0-------2-------0-|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
 
 1st Verse
 Gtr 2 plays 1st verse 4 times(w/wah-wah)
 Gtr 1 plays Fill 1 first time only
 +=rock wah pedal foward on each beat
 
 + + + + + + + + 
         

 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-----r-------r-------r-------r---|-----r-------r-------r-------r---|
 |-----e-------e-------e-------e---|-----e-------e-------e-------e---|
 |-----s-------s-------s-------s---|-----s-------s-------s-------s---|
 |-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-|-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-0-2-t-0-|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
 
 Fill 1

 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |------------------REST FOR THREE-|-------------REST FOR THREE------|
 |--------------------BEATS--------|--------------------BEATS--------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-2---x-x-------------------------|-2---x-x-------------------------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
 
 2nd Verse
 Same as 1st Verse except after the fourth time play
 this to move into the chorus plus do not play fill 1.

 |---------------------------------|
 |---------r-------r---------------|
 |-----R---e-------e---------------|
 |-----E---s-------s---------------|
 |-----S---t-------t---------------|
 |-0-2-T---------------------------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
 
 Chorus (wah-wah off)
 Gtr 1 plays Rhy Fig 1 seven times

 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------___---------------|
 |---------------|-|-------5---5---|
 |-0---2---2---0-2-2-0-2-----------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
 
 Gtr 2 plays this seven times

 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------___---------------|
 |---------------|-|-------0---2---|
 |-0---2---2---0-2-2-0-2-----------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
 
 Then play Riff 1 to move into the 3rd Verse
 
 3rd Verse
 Same as 2nd Verse except Gtr 1 plays Fill 1 the first time
 
 2nd Chorus
 play 2nd chorus as same as first chorus
 eight times and on eighth time Gtr 1 plays Rhy Fill 1
 no riff 1
 move into breakdown
 
 Breakdown
 Same as Intro
 play 8 times
 5th-8th time Gtr 1 plays Rhy Fill 1
 move to solo
 
 Guitar Solo (Gtr 1 with harmonizer set two octaves higher)
 (play 3 times)

 |---------------------------------|
 |--------------___----------------|
 |-------------|---|---------2-----|
 |-4-------2---4---4---2---4-------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
 Then Gtr 1 plays

 |---------------------------------|--------------___----------------|
 |---------------------------------|-------------|---|---------------|
 |-4-------------------------------|-4-------2---4---4---4-4-4-2-----|
 |----------------------___--------|-4-------2---4---------------4---|
 |---------------------|---|---0---|---------------------------------|
 |---0-----0-------0---3/-13/------|---------------------------------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

 |--------------___----------------|--------------___---------_____--|
 |-------------|---|---------------|-------------|---|-------|-----|-|
 |-4-------2---4---4---4-4-4-2-----|-4-------2---4---4---4-4-4-2-4-2-|
 |-4-------2---4---------------4---|-4-------2---4---4-2-------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

 |-7-------6-------4-------3-------|
 |-7-------6-------4-------3-------|
 |-7-------6-------4-------3-------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
 
 While Gtr 2 plays

 |---------------------------------|--------------___----------------|
 |---------------------------------|-------------|---|---r-----------|
 |-x-----------------------x-------|-9-----------9---9---e-----------|
 |-x-----------------------x-------|-9-------7---9---9---s-----------|
 |---------------------------------|-9-------7---9---9---t-----------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |--------------___----r-----------|-----------------r---------------|
 |-------------|---|---e-----------|-9-----------9---e---------------|
 |-9-------7---9---9---s-----------|-9-------x---9---s---------------|
 |-9-------7---9---9---t-----------|-9-------x---9---t---------------|
 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

 |-7-------6-------4-------3---3/--|
 |-7---------------4-------3---3/--|
 |-7---------------4-------3---3/--|
 |-------------------------|___|---|
 |---------------------------------|
 |---------------------------------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
 
 Outro
 four measures of rest then play this 3 times

 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-----r---------------r-----------|-----r-----------r---------------|
 |-----e---------------e-----------|-----e-----------e---------------|
 |-----s---------------s-----------|-----s-----------s---------------|
 |-----t-x-------------t-x---------|-----t-x---------t---------------|
 |-0-2---x-14\-----0-2---x-14\-----|-0-2---x-14\---------------------|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a
 
 then this 3 times

 |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 |-----r---------------r-----------|-----r---------------------------|
 |-----e---------------e-----------|-----e---------------------------|
 |-----s---------------s-----------|-----s-----------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
 |-----t-x-------------t-x---------|-----t-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
 |-0-2---x-14\-----0-2---x-14\-----|-0-2---x-14\-----x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
 

 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a

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