Calm Like A Bomb Tab

by Rage Against The Machine
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Rage Against the Machine--Calm Like A Bomb.
Tabbed by john victor--shilohbritt@aol.com.
 
ok people----if you felt the funk blast when hearing this little ditty, learn these tabs its all 100% correct.
the guitar is in Drop A tuning (yes down 6 1/2 steps from E). You gott have a whammy pedal for this.
set those XP100's to patch 14 (up two octaves)
------------ while tremelo picking the B note push the
--12 (trem.) pedal up untill fully compressed at the
------------ riff. im not gonna list the incriments
------------ in which it rises----you dont need to
------------ duplicate the song THAT much.
------------
 
ok that riff that sounds like a bass
is this (remember---its in drop A)
---------------------------------------- this riff
---------------------------------------- even the 1
---------------------------------------- & 1/2 step
---------------------------------------- bend is
---------------------------------------- simple.
-2--2--0---2---2--0--2(bu-1 1/2 steps---
 
ok--grab out those wah wah's
ok play this with wah fully compressed and whammy pedal OFF
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--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2- (all in even 32 note beat)
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OK NOW... that heavy korn style riff
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-0h2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x(etc.)-0-2p0----------- simple)
-0h2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x(etc.)-0-2p0--2--2---5-
 
Ok the solo--now this is the part where there are 100 adaptations--my fave involves a sucession of 
so you can improvise or create a simple version for your style (its in the key of G--[2 sharps])
-----------------------------  then..------------
-12p0-0h12-12p0-0h12(etc.)---  -12-12-8--12-12-7-
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OK NOW USE PATCH 13 (8va) TO CONSTANTLY RISE 6 STEPS THEN DESCEND----ALL WITH THOSE BASIC RIFFS.
im not gonaa transcribe the whole damn solo--i think i saw in a mag that the official tab book for 
OK ---THATS THAT------yes i am a walking dictionary of tabs---expecially for rage so email if ya 
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rapid hammers and pulls (shredding)
TheBattleOfLosAngeles just came out so check it out if you want NOTE FOR NOTE shit. but i would go 
need something----i love the guitar i...i wont mind
by this...after its FREE.
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5 comments
Ticks & Leeches
Ha, I mean come on guys, its well easy to pick out its in drop A, wacth some live stuff and you'll see. I heard he uses an octave pedal, so yes, you can set that real low and use the A string
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RATM62592
you drop your low E to A and then use the top 2 strings together... itll be out of tune
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yojimbo_ibanez
Oi!! erm matey the song is not in drop-a tuning...thats a bass guitar in the intro..tom morello plays drop-b tuning in some songs but drop-a you retard VITUN CEEPEE!!
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