Killing In The Name tab by Rage Against The Machine

[INTRO]

e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7---------------------------|
A|-5-5-5-5---------------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0---------------------------|
    with flanger

FILL A
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-8~--------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
    crescendo


FIGURE A       1,2,3    4
e|-------------|-------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------|-------------|
G|-------------|-11-12-|-12b13r12----|
D|-------11-12-|-------|-------------|
A|-------------|-------|-------------|
D|-0-0-0-------|-------|-------------|

FIGURE B  1,2,3   4
e|-------|-------|-------------------|
B|-------|-------|-------------------|
G|-------|-8-8-8-|-8-----------------|
D|-------|-8-8-8-|-8-----------------|
A|-0-0-0-|-6-6-6-|-6-----------------|
D|-0-0-0-|-------|-------------------|


[VERSE]

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


FILL B
e|----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------3-5b6----|
G|---------------------2-5----------|
D|-----------3h4---3-5--------------|
A|-0-3h5-x-x-----5------------------|
D|-0--------------------------------|


[CHORUS]                                1            2
e|-------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
D|-----------9-----------8-----------7-|---2h3p2h3-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A|-0-3h5-x-x---0-3h5-x-x---0-3h5-x-x---|-0-2h3p2h3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
D|-0-----------0-----------0-----------|-0-2h3p2h3-2-|-----------------|
                                                     PM.............


RIFF A
e|--------|
B|--------|
G|-7-7--7-|
D|-x-x--x-|
A|-5-5--5-|
D|-0-0--0-|


RIFF B
e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-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-|
A|-5-5-x-5-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
D|-0-0-x-0-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|


RIFF C     1,2,3               4
e|---------|-------------------|-/10=\-|
B|---------|-------------------|-------|
G|-7-7-x-7-|-x-x-x-x-x---------|-------|
D|-x-x-x-x-|-x-x-x-x-x---------|-------|
A|-5-5-x-5-|-x-x-x-x-x-5-5\1/5-|-------|
D|-0-0-x-0-|-x-x-x-x-x---------|-------|


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


SOLO                                            1        2
e|-20=-----17=-----15=-----13=-----10=----8=----|-/17h19-|-/20h22-|
B|----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
G|-----17=-----14=-----12=-----10=-----7=----5=-|--------|--------|
D|----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
D|----------------------------------------------|--------|--------|
                                                trill     trill

e|-/20h22\-/20h22\-----------------/20b22\-/22b24\-/14b16~-|
B|-----------------/20h22\-/20h22\-------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
  trill    trill   trill  trill


INTERLUDE
e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|-7=/9=/10=/12=/14=/15=/17=-------------------------|
D|-x=/x=/-x=/-x=/-x=/-x=/-x=-------------------------|
A|-5=/7=/-8=/10=/12=/13=/15=-/17=\-/17=\-/17=\-/17=\-|
D|---------------------------------------------------|


FILL C
e|--8--8---8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8-|
B|-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
G|-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
D|-10-10--10-10-10-10--10-10-10-10-|
A|--8--8---8--8--8--8---8--8--8--8-|
D|---------------------------------|
  funky..........................


OUTRO
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-7=-------8-8-8------------------|
D|-7=-0-0-0-8-8-8------------------|
A|-5=-0-0-0-6-6-6------------------|
D|-0=-0-0-0------------------------|


***********************
|h hammer-on 
|p pull-off 
|b bend 
|r release 
|~ vibrato
|/ slide-up 
|\ slide-down 
|= tremolo-picking 
|x muted-strings 
|PM palm-muting 
************************

Song structure:


Intro

FILL A
FIGURE A |x2
FIGURE B


Verse |x4

Verse |x8 (PM)

Chorus

RIFF A |x4

RIFF B |x4

RIFF C

RIFF D |x8


Verse |x4

Verse |x8 (PM)  | 4th time substitute with FILL B

Chorus

RIFF A |x4

RIFF B |x4

RIFF C

RIFF D |x8


RIFF D |x8  | w/ SOLO

Interlude

RIFF D |x8

RIFF D |x4  | w/ FILL C

Outro

ℹ️ About This Song

Rage Against the Machine & Garth Richardson produced this track was released on the 3rd of November 1992. The Guitar in this track was played by Tom Morello.

Track Info

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• Song: Killing in the Name
• Artist: Rage Against the Machine
• Produced by Rage Against the Machine & Garth Richardson
• Album: Rage Against the Machine

Key Info

• Tuning: Drop Down D ( D A D G B E)
• Key: G
• BPM: 89