Fistful Of Steel

Huh!
Check it...uggh!
Silence
Something about silence makes me sick
'Cause silence can be violent
Sorta like a slit wrist

If the vibe was suicide
Then you would push da button
But if ya bowin' down
Then let me do the cuttin'

Some speak the sounds
But speak in silent voices
Like radio is silent
Though it fills the air with noises
Its transmissions bring submission
As ya mold to the unreal
And mad boy grips the microphone
Wit' a fistful of steel
Yeah...and mad mad boy grips the microphone
Wit' a fistful of steel


Wit' a fistful of steel
('Cause I know the power of the question)
Wit' a fistful of steel
Wit' a fistful of steel
(And I won't stop 'cause I know the power of the question)


It's time to flow like the fluid in ya veins
If ya will it, I will spill it
And ya out just as quick as ya came
Not a silent one
But a defiant one
Never a normal one
'Cause I'm the bastard son
With the visions of the move
Vocals not to soothe
But to ignite and put in flight
My sense of militance
Groovin', playin' this game called survival
The status, the elite, the enemy, the rival
The silent sheep slippin', riffin', trippin'
Give ya a glimpse of the reality I'm grippin'
Steppin' into the jam and I'm slammin' like Shaquille
Mad boy grips the microphone
Wit' a fistful of steel
Yeah...and mad boy grips the microphone
Wit' a fistful of steel


Wit' a fistful of steel
('Cause I know the power of the question)
Wit' a fistful of steel
Wit' a fistful of steel
(And I won't stop 'cause I know the power of the question)


Ahh shit

And I won't stop 'cause I know the power of the question

And if the vibe was suicide
Then you would push da button
But if ya bowin' down
Then let me do the cuttin`

Yeah!
Come on!

A .44 full of bullets
Face full of pale
Eyes full of empty
A stare full of nails
The roulette ball rolls alone on the wheel
A mind full of fire
And a fistful of steel

And if the vibe was suicide
Then you would push da button
But if ya bowin' down
Then let me do the cuttin'

Yeah! Wit' a fistful of steel!
Come on!
Uggh!
Wit' a fistful of steel!
Uggh!

Fistful Of Steel

By: R.Allen Canterbury (acanterb@vt.edu)
Guitar intro
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Verse
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|*-----/9--------*|    ------/9-0-9-7------------
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Chorus
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Interlude                                         2x
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Bass Rests...
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|*-------------------0-9-8-7-0-9-8-7-0---*|
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Fistful Of Steel

Tab by Christopher Preston (PRIMUS8@AOL.COM)
Intro:
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Verse:
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|*-----/9--------*|
|--2-2----X-5-7-8-|

Chorus:
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Fistful Of Steel

- Andrew MacRae ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Fistfull of steel - rage against the machine ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- tabbed by: Andrew MacRae - jamacrae@islandnet.com intro : (use these harmonics in different order) e|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------0-(12)---------------------0-(12) (5)--| G|--------------------------0-(12)---------------------0-(12) (5)--| D|-------4--x-x-------4-----0-(12)----4-----------4----0-(12) (5)--| A|-------4--x-x-------4---------------4-----------4----------------| E|---0/2-2--x-x--0/2--2--0--------0/2-2-x-x--0/2-2--0--------------| Part B -for this part it sounds like Tom is using a digitech whammy but it is possible to acheive the same pitch without one. |with whammy set two octaves up| | | (1/2 step, slow release) \/ \/ | e|----------------------------------------- ----21b---------| B|----------------------------------------- -----------------| G|---------7\ negative bend w/ whammy bar-- -----------------| D|----------------------------------------- or ----------------| A|----------------------------------------- ----------------| E|---------------------------------------- ----------------| Part C p.m. |-----------------| ... then (2nd time with random pick slides) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---4-3-2----4-3-2---------------------4-3-2----4-3-2---------------| A|---------0---------0--------------------------0--------------------| E|------------------------------0--2-0-5-----------------------------| I donıt know the entire solo but Iım fairly sure that itıs in A Dorian. heres some notes to fool around with. e|-----------------------------------------16-17-19-21-(22)-------- | B|---------------------14-16-17-19-21------------------------------ | G|--14-16-17-19-21------------------------------------------------- | D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------- | E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Hope this is like usefull or something. questions , comments? email me - Andrew at jamacrae@islandnet.com

Fistful Of Steel

- C. Svoboda ( csvoboda@primary.net ) EADGBE 1 * E|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|-4---4--x-x-4---4-| E|-0h2-2--x-x-0h2-2-| *play this riff before all the other riffs in 2nd section Intro:Mute strings while shaking whammy bar with whammy pedal set 2 octaves higher. These riffs are doubletracked with one guitar playing the top line and another playing the bottom *Fig 1 Start 2 *Guitar1 Harm-----| |-| |-| |-----| |-| E|-0-------|-0-12----|-0-5-|-0--------|-0-5-|-0-12----|-0-5--|-0-------| B|-0-------|-0-12----|-0-5-|-0------0-|-0-5-|-0-12----|-0-5--|-0-----0-| G|-0----0--|-0-12-12-|-0-5-|----x-x-0-|-0-5-|-0-12-12-|-0-5--|---x-x-0-| D|-0--0----|-0-12-12-|-0-5-|----x-x-0-|-0-5-|-0-12-12-|-0-5--|---x-x-0-| A|---------|------12-|-----|----------|-----|------12-|------|---------| E|---------|---------|-----|----------|-----|---------|------|---------| *Fig 1a Start *Guitar2 Harm--------| |---| |-------| |----| E|---------|---------|-----|----------|-5---|-12-5-12-|-5----|-12------| B|---------|---------|-----|-5--------|-5-5-|-12-5-12-|-5-5~-|-12------| G|---------|---------|-----|-5--------|-5-5-|-12-5-12-|-5-5~-|-12-12~--| D|---------|---------|-----|-5------5-|-5-5-|-12-5-12-|-5-5~-|-12-12~--| A|---------|---------|-----|--------5-|---5-|---------|---5~-|----12~--| E|---------|---------|-----|----------|-----|---------|------|---------| w/bar w/bar *Guitar 1|-| |------| |-| *End Fig 1 E|-0------5-|-12------|-0-5--|-0-------| B|-0------5-|-12------|-0-5--|-0-----0-| G|-0------5-|-12-12---|-0-5--|---x-x-0-| D|-0------5-|-12-12---|-0-5--|---x-x-0-| A|----------|----12---|------|---------| E|----------|---------|------|---------| *Guitar 2 |------| |-------| |----| *End Fig 1a E|----------|-0-12----|------|-0-------| B|-12--5----|-0-12----|-12-5-|-0-----0-| G|-12--5----|-0-12-12-|-12-5-|---x-x-0-| D|-12--5----|-0-12-12-|-12-5-|---x-x-0-| A|----------|------12-|------|---------| E|----------|---------|------|---------| 3 * E|-----------------|------| B|-----------------|------| G|-\--9----(9)----.|-\--9-| D|--\/--------\---.|--\/--| A|-------------\---|------| E|--------------\--|------| w/bar w/bar *w/whammy pedal Chorus This is play by playing Guitar 1: Fig 1 in section2 or Guitar 2 Fig1a in section2 Solo E|---------| B|---------| G|---------| D|---------| A|-4---4---| E|-2p0-2p0-| Ok, now get an allen wrench, slide bar, or basicly anything and slide it across the strings while switching the toggle switch(rhythm pickup 0, lead pickup 10) 4 play 14x's play 3x's E|----------|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------| B|----------|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------| G|---------.|-----------|-------------------------------.|-----------| D|---------.|-----------|-------------------------------.|-----------| A|-9-8-7-0--|-9-8-7-0---|--------------9-8-7-0-9-8-7-0---|-----------| E|----------|-----------|-0-2--0--5~~~-----------------0-|-2--0-2~~~-| |slightP.M.|releaseP.M.| P.M. Solo 2 E|-17-17-17-------17-17-17----------------17-17-17----------------------17-| B|-------------------------------17-------------------------17-17-17-------| G|----------14-14----------14-14----14-14----------14-14-14----------14----| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Harm E|-17-17-------------------17------------------------------17-17-----------| B|-------------17----17-------------17b19------------17-------------17-----| G|-------14-14----14----14------14----------14-14-14----14-------14----14--| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-17-17-------------17--------------------------------17-19-17-16---------| B|----------17-------------17---17-14-17b19~~~(17)\/19-------------19-17-16| G|-------14----14-14----14-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-19-17-16----------21-19-17----------19-17-16----------19-17-16----------| B|----------19-17-16----------21-19-17----------19-17-16----------19-17-16-| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-21-19-17----------19-17-16----------21-19-17----------21b22-------(21)--| B|----------21-19-17----------19-17-16----------21-19-17-21b22-------(21)--| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----19-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-19----19-17-15-14--------------12-(12)\----14\-----14\----15\----16-----| G|-------------------17-16-14\/13---------/16-----/16----/16----/16--------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------22b24--|-----------------------| B|-(16)\----16h17--------|-----------------------| G|------/16--------------|-----3-----------------| D|-----------------------|-------------4--(4)\---| A|-----------------------|-------------4--(4)\\--| E|-----------------------|-0-2---------2--(2)\\\-|

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