Bulls on Parade
THIS MICROPHONE EXPLODES, SHATTERING
THE MOLDS
YA EITHER DROP THA HITS LIKE DE LA O OR GET THA
FUCK OFF THA COMMODE
WIT THA SURE SHOT, SURE TA MAKE THA
BODIES DROP
DROP AN DON'T COPY YO, DON'T CALL THIS
A CO-OPT
TERROR RAINS DRENCHIN', QUENCHIN' THA THIRST OF
THA POWER DONS
THAT FIVE SIDED FIST-A-GON
THA ROTTEN SORE ON THE FACE OF MOTHER EARTH GETS
BIGGER
THA TRIGGERS COLD EMPTY YA PURSE
THEY RALLY ROUND THE FAMILY WITH A POCKET FULL OF SHELLS
WEAPONS NOT FOOD, NOT HOMES, NOT SHOES,
NOT NEED, JUST FEED THA WAR CANNIBAL ANIMAL
I WALK THA CORNER TO THA RUBBLE THAT USED TO BE A
LIBRARY
LINE UP TO THA MIND CEMETERY
WHAT WE DON'T KNOW KEEPS THE CONTRACTS ALIVE AN
MOVIN'
THEY DON'T GOTTA BURN THA BOOKS THEY JUST REMOVE
'EM
WHILE ARMS WAREHOUSES FILL AS QUICK AS THA CELLS
RALLY ROUND THE FAMILY, POCKET FULL OF SHELLS
RALLY AROUND THE FAMILY
WITH A POCKET FULL OF SHELLS
BULLS ON PARADE
The guitar he uses for that song, I believe is a Moser Custom that Tom
had built for him long time ago. It's the "Arm the Homeless" guitar you
see him using all the time. So it isn't the Ibanez Talman with the custom
electronics.
To get the DJ scratch sound for that song, Tom scratches the low E and A
strings with his left hand down over the pickups, while flipping the
trademark toggle pickup switch with his right hand (one position with
sound, the other position with no sound). Therefore triggering random
notes created by his fretting hand over the pickups. Kind of hard to
explain in writing, but I hope you get the picture. I forget what else
was stated on your page, so I'll leave it at that.
-wako
-email : wako@bitwise.net
-URL : http://www.bitwise.net/~wako/
currupt@revolution.win.net
On Bulls on Parade, when
Tom does the scratching like a DJ does, the high pitched blips are caused by an internal pick-up.
That guitar is an Ibanez Talman that was custom made by Ibanez for Tom. On the toggle switch
when you move it in the middle it causes the high pitched noise. He also has a awesome distortion
stomp box for the actual scratching part. The guitar also has a locking tremolo, but the low E is not
locked, so you can tune down to D. It's like a drop D tuner. It has an intricate set of weights and
pulleys in the back to keep the guitar in tune when you click down to D.- He also likes to play with
Allen Wrenches and drag them across the strings.
Intro:
Fig. 1
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|--4---4-4---4-4----------------|
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|----2-----2------2-------------| x8
Fig. 2
w/ Wah-Wah
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---4--4--x--x--4--4--x--x--x--x--x--x----------------------------------|
|---2--2--x--x--2--2--x--x--x--x--x--x----------------------------------|
x8
Verse:
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|--------0--2--0--------------------------------------------------------|
|--0--2-----------0--2--2--0--0--1--------------------------------------|
Play through verse
Chorus:
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|--(2)---(2)--------------(2)---(2)---(2)---------------------|
|---4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----4---4---4---4---4---4-----|
|--(2)---x--(2)--(2)---(2)---x--(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)----(2)----|
|---3---2--x--2--0--2--2--2--3--3---2--x--2--2---2---2--0-----|Fret low E
w/thumb and (A) w/tip of thumb
For the solo slide your hand up and down the D string. You'll have to
follow the CD for
the rhythm.
Outro-
Fig. 2 x12
Fig. 1 x8
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BASS TAB
Rage Against The Machine from the EVIL EMPIRE album
Transcription by Jeff Perrin, from June 1996 Guitar School.
(slight modification made from orig. transcription)
Tuned 1/2 step below standard tuning. (Eb,Ab,Db,Gb)
Riff 1. (x8)
Gb:--------|--------------------------------|--------|
Db:--Drum--|*--4-------4--4-------4--4-----*|--Rest--|
Ab:--Fill--|*------------------------------*|--------|
Eb:--------|------2----------2----------2---|--------|
Riff 2. (x3)
Gb:-----------------------------------|----------------------------|
Db:*---------------------------------*|----------------------------|
Ab:*---------------------------------*|----------------------------|
Eb:---2--2--X-X--2--2--X-X-X-X-X--0---|--2--2--X-X--2--2--0--2--0--|
Riff 3. (x4)
Gb:---------------------------------------------|
Db:*-------------------------------------------*|
Ab:*--------0----2--0--------------------------*|
Eb:---0--2-------------0--2----2--0---0--0--1---|
Riff 4. (x4)
Gb:----------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
Db:*--5-4-------------------------5-4-----------------------*|--Riff-3-(x4)--|
Ab:*--------------------------------------------------------*|---------------|
Eb:--------2-r--2---0-2-2----2---------2-r--2--2-2-2-2-0-2---|---------------|
Bass Solo
Gb:---------------|---------------------------------------|
Db:--Riff-4-(x4)--|---------------------9--7--9-----7-----|
Ab:---------------|--2--2---(2)-2--7/9-----------9-----0--|
Eb:---------------|---------------------------------------|
Gb:--------------------------------------|
Db:-----------------9p7------------------|
Ab:--2--2----2--2/-------9--7p5-----7----|
Eb:------------------------------7-----0-|
Gb:--------------------------------------|
Db:--------------------------------------|
Ab:--2--2----2--2--7h9--9--7h9--9--9--9--|
Eb:--------------------------------------|
Gb:----------------14--16--16--16------------------|---------------|
Db:------------------------------------------------|--Riff-3-(x4)--|
Ab:--2--2---2--2/------------------12--14--14--14--|---------------|
Eb:------------------------------------------------|---------------|
*Distortion On
Gb:---------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
Db:--Riff-2-(x3)--|--------------4-4------------|--Riff-2-(x4)--|
Ab:---------------|-----------------------------|---------------|
Eb:---------------|--2--2--X-2-2------0--2--0---|---------------|
Gb:---------------|
Db:--Riff-1-(x8)--|
Ab:---------------|
Eb:---------------|
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C. Svoboda ( csvoboda@primary.net )
Bulls On Parade by Rage Against the Machine from the ablum Evil Empire Tune Down 1/2 Step 1=Eb 4=Db 2=Bb 5=Ab 3=Gb 6=Eb Intro play 8 times play 8 times play 8 times last time play this Eb---------------------||-------------------------| |----------------------------||--------------------------| Bb---------------------||-------------------------| |----------------------------||--------------------------| Gb--------------------.||------------------------.| |---------------------------.||--------------------------| Db-4-----4-4-----4-4--.||------------------------.| |---------------------------.||--------------------------| Ab---------------------||--4-4-x-4-4-x-x-x-x-x-x--| |-----0---2-0----------------||----0---2-0---------------| Eb---2-------2-------2-||--2-2-x-2-2-x-x-x-x-x-x--| |0-2----------0-2---2-0--0-1-||0-2---------0-2---2-0--0-1| +o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+ w/wah-wah | w/wah-wah filter closed wah-wah filter open_/ filter-closed=+ -open=o Verse play 4 times play 4 times Eb------------------------------------------------||------------------------|| Bb------------------------------------------------||------------------------|| Gb-2----------------------2----------------------.||-----------------------.|| Db-x-4-4--x-4----4-4--x-4-x-4-4--x-4-4-4-4-4---4-.||-----------------------.|| Ab-x-x-x--x-x----x-x--x-x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x-x---x--||-9-9-x-x-9-9-x-x-x-x-x--|| Eb-2-2-2--x-2--0-2-2--x-2-2-2-2--x-2-2-2-2-2-0-2--||-7-7-x-x-7-7-x-x-x-x-x--|| +o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+o+ w/wah-wah Guitar Solo Slide L.H. up & down strings while switching toggle switch with R.H. (Set neck pickup at 0 & bridge pickup at 10)