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Song: Freedom
Band: Rage Against the Machine
Album: Self Titled



Dropped D tuning.

The first riff is:
        E-------------------------------------------------x-x-x---------|
        B-------------------------------------------------x-x-x---------|
        G-------------------------------------------------x-x-x---------|
        D---------------------------------------------------------------|
        A---5-------3---------5-5----5-------3---------5----------------|
        E-----0-3-5---5-3-5-3----0-3---0-3-5---5-3-5-3------------------|

This is repeated often, except that the last three notes are replaced by:
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|
        B---------------------------------------------------------------|
        G---------------------------------------------------------------|
        D---------------------------------5-4-3-------------------------|
        A------12 slide down to 5---OR----------5-4-3-------------------|
        E------12 slide down to 5---------------------------------------|

The riff over the verses is:
        E---12-----12--12----12-12-12-----12---12-12--------------------|
        B---10-----10--10----10-10-10-----10---10-10------5-4-5-5-------|
        G---12-----12--12----12-12-12-----12---12-12------5-4-5-5-------|
        D---10-----10--10----10-10-10-----10---10-10------5-4-5-5-------|
        A---------------------------------------------------------------|
        E------0-0-------0-0----------0-0---0-0-----0-0-----------------|
	Repeat this

The riff after 'anger is a gift' is:
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|
        B---------------------------------------------------------------|
        G---------------------------------------------------------------|
        D---------------------------------------------------------------|
        A----3-3-3-3-----5-5-3---3-5--repeat etc------------------------|
        E------------5-3-------5----------------------------------------|

	This changes to:
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|
        B---------------------------------------------------------------|
        G----5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-5-7  repeat etc------------------------|
        D---------------------------------------------------------------|
        A---------------------------------------------------------------|
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|

The following riff also occurs:
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|
        B---------------------------------------------------------------|
        G---------------------------------------------------------------|
        D----------------5-3-5-3-5-------------------3------------------|
        A------5-3-5-3-5----------3-2-3-2-3----------3------------------|
        E----------------------------------5-3-5-3-5-3---repeat---------|

Towards the end the guitar goes: (As the vocals start with 'Freedom...yea')
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|
        B---------------------------------------------------------------|
        G-----------5-6-7-----------------------------------------------|
        D---3-4-5-7----------repeat etc---------------------------------|
        A-5-------------------------------------------------------------|
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|

This changes at the end bit to:
        E---------------------------------------------------------------|
        B-------------------------------------------------3-------------|
        G-------------------------------------------------2-------------|
        D------------2-5-6-7---repeat etc end chord is ---0-------------|
        A--0--3-4-5--0-3-4-5------------------------------0-------------|
        E--0--3-4-5---------------------------------------0-------------|

The rest of the song is just a variation on these with added scrapes etc.






Freedom Solo






Detune E string to D.

The riff that goes after "anger is a gift":
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---3-3-3-3--5--5p3p0p3p5--3-3-3-etc.---------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Solo.
  Use a lotta  vibe.              (note: pick note, let ring, then bend
                                            -half step)-
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------6-6b-------|
G------10~~~~~~~~~~--10\9~~~~~~~~~~~-----5~~~~~~~~~~----5h7-----7---7/|
D---\12-------------------------------5h7------------5h7--------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                        rake
E-------------------------------------------------------------12-13-12-----|
B-----------------------------------------------------------13--------13---|
G------10~~~~~~~~~~--10\12\14-15\14-12\10\9~~~~~~~~~~-----14---------------|
D---\12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    rake
E------12-13-12----------12-13-15-17--15-13-15-13---------------------|
B----13--------13------13-------------------------15~~~~~~~~~~--------|
G--14----------------14-----------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------------|



Version 2



Dropped D tuning

Riff 1
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5-------3-------5-5-----5-------3-------5--x-x-x-x---------------------|
|-------0-3-5---5-3-5-----0-3---0-3-5---5-3-5----x-x-x-x---------------------|

Riff 2
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----15-----15-15---------15---15-15-------15-----15-15---------------------|
|-----14-----14-14---------14---14-14-------14-----14-14---------------------|
|-----12-----12-12---------12---12-12-------12-----12-12---------------------|
|-----12-----12-12---------12---12-12-------12-----12-12----------10-9-10-10-|
|--------0-0-------0-0-0-0--------------0-0----0-0-------0-0-0-0--10-9-10-10-|

Then it goes back to Riff 1, and Riff 2. This is followed by a break in
which only the drums and bass play.

After spoken 'Anger is a gift'

Riff 3
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-3-5-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Play this four times.

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-5-7----------------------------------------------|
|------3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-3-5----------------------------------------------|
|------------------0--0-0-0---0----------------------------------------------|

Play this four times.

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------4-4-4-4-4-4-6--6-6-6-4-6----------------------------------------------|
|------5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-5-7----------------------------------------------|
|------5-5-5-5-5-5-7--7-7-7-5-7----------------------------------------------|
|------3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5-5-5-3-5----------------------------------------------|
|------------------0--0-0-0---0----------------------------------------------|

Play this four times.  On the fourth time hold the last chord.

Solo goes here, which I don't know.

Then it plays a new riff:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------5-3-5-3-5---------------------------------------------------|
|-----5-3-5-3-5------------3-2-3-2-3---------------3-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------5-3-5-3-5-3--3-------------------------|

Next it goes to a variation of Riff 2, ending with a slide.
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----15-----15-15---------15-\\\\slide\\\\\\\-------------------------------|
|-----14-----14-14---------14-\\\\slide\\\\\\\-------------------------------|
|-----12-----12-12---------12-\\\\slide\\\\\\\-------------------------------|
|-----12-----12-12---------12-\\\\slide\\\\\\\-------------------------------|
|--------0-0-------0-0-0-0----\\\\slide\\\\\\\-------------------------------|

This slide is made by running the palm of your left hand up the strings
starting at the first fret.

Then it goes back to Riff 2.

The end of the song goes:
Play this softly with no distortion. (Normally played by bass)

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------3--4--5-------------------------------------------------|
|-----0--3--5--6--7----------------------------------------------------------|

Next, with heavy distortion:

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------5--6--7-------------------------------------------------|
|-----0--3--5--6--7--3--4--5-------------------------------------------------|
|-----0--3--5--6--7----------------------------------------------------------|




Version 3



Part 1:

E: -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B: -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G: -------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: -0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: ------------3-------------5--5---------5-----------3-------------5-------|
D: ---5--3--5------5p3--5p3--------0--3-----5--3--5-----5p3--5p3------------|

E: --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B: --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G: --------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: -0-----------------------------------------------------------5-4-3--------|
A: -----------3-------------5--5---------5-----------3----------------5-4-3--|
D: --5--3--5------5p3--5p3--------0--3-----5--3--5-----5p3--5p3--------------|

E: ------------------------------------------------------------------22---|
B: -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G: -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: -0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: ------------3-------------5--5---------5-----------3-------------------|
D: ---5--3--5------5p3--5p3--------0--3-----5--3--5-----5p3--5p3----------|

E: -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B: -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G: -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: -0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: ------------3-------------5--5---------5-----------3-------------5-----|
D: ---5--3--5------5p3--5p3--------0--3-----5--3--5-----5p3--5p3----------|

Part 2:

E: --5-5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
B: --5-5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
G: --5-5---5-5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D: --5-5---5-5---5-4-5-4-5-----------------------------------------------|
A: --0-0---0-0---3-2-3-2-3-----------------------------------------------|
D: --0-0---0-0-----------------------------------------------------------|

Part 3:

E: ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B: ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G: ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D: ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A: --3-3-3-3-3-3-5--5p3-----3--5-----------------------------------------|
D: ----------------------5-----------------------------------------------|

Solo:

E: -----------------------------------------------------------------|
B: -----------------------------------------------------------------|
G: --5s7s10-10s9----------------------------------------------------|
D: -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A: -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D: -----------------------------------------------------------------|

E: ---------12-13-12----------------12-13-12------------------------|
B: -----12-----------13---------12-----------13---------------------|
G: -s13--------------------s13--------------------------------------|
D: -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A: -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D: -----------------------------------------------------------------|

E: ----------12-13-12---13b15--15-13-15-13-15-----------------------|
B: ------12---------------------------------------------------------|
G: --s13------------------------------------------------------------|
D: -----------------------------------------------------------------|
A: -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D: -----------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 4:

E: -----------------------------------------------------------------|
B: -----------------------------------------------------------------|
G: -----------------------------------------------------------------|
D: ----------------5p3--5p3--5-------------------------5--3---------|
A: ---5p3--5p3--5---------------3p2--3p2--3------------5--3---------|
D: ------------------------------------------5p3--5p3--5--3---------|