"Vietnow" by Rage Against the Machine--bassline


from the 1996 album 'Evil Empire'
Natha cool initial favorite of mine from this cd I overplayed cd, esp. cuz of this: "turn on the radio...nah fuck it, turn it off" AMEN!! radio sux... If you like this cd as much as i do, you probably overplayed it too in '96... or maybe yer overplaying it now, have fun either way.
Created July 22, 1999

figure 1--wait after guitar & drums, then play during "Turn on the Radio..."

G-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A--------0-0--------0-0--|-------------------------0-0--------0-0--|
E-2--2--------2--2-------|-0^2-2-0-2--2-2--2--2-------2--2-------|

G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------0-0--------0-0--|
E-0^2-2-0-2--2-2--2--2-------2--2-------|

G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------0-0--------0-0--|
E-0^2-2-0-2--2-2--2--2-------2--2-------|

figure 2--followed by this 20 times during verses; "ahh shit I gotta head rush"

G---------------------|
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E-0^2-2-0-2-2-2-2---|

figure 3--chorus

G----------------------------|----------------------------|
D-4-4-----------------------|-4-4-----------------------|
A----------------------------|----------------------------|
E-------0--2--0--5--6-5--0-|-------0--2--0--5--6-5--0-|

G------------------------------|-----------|
D-4-4-------------------------|-----------|
A------------------------------|-----------|
E-------0--2--0--5--4^5-4--0-|-2-2-----|

back to figure 1
back to figure 2
back to figure 3

bridge (whatever ya call it)--if ya have a 5 string, use these notes {8}; if you have a 4 string, use these notes (3)

G--------------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------------|
D--------------------|--------------|---------------|-----------------------|
A-3/9---(3)---------|-3/9---3------|-3/9---3------|-3/9---9-7-9--9-7-9--|
E-------{8}---(2)---|----------2---|----------2----|-----------------------|
B-------------{7}---|-------etc.---|------etc.------|-----------------------|

G----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|
D----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|
A-3/9-----------|-3/9-----------|-3/9-----------|-3/9---9-7-9--9-7-9--|
E-------8---0---|-------8---0---|-------8---0---|-----------------------|
B----------{5}--|----------{5}--|----------{5}--|-----------------------|

back to figure 1
back to figure 2

end with something like this, going back & forth between these power chords on the offbeat; not sure if he's using notes in brackets, do whatca want

G---------------|
D---(4)--(5)---|
A----4----5----|
E----2----3----|

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