Rage Against the Machine - Bullet in the head
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Bullet In The Head - Rage Against The Machine
Tabbed by: Benjamin Woodburn
E-mail: woodburn.benjamin@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard (EADG)
This is an easy song, but incredibly fun to play. The tritone in the first few measures
sounds amazing if your bass is in tune. You can let most of the notes ring for as long
as you want, but make sure it doesn't sound to cluttered and muddy.
Just a bit of advice, use your middle finger for the E, your index finger for the G#, and
your ring finger for the D. Use your right thumb for the open E string too. It works.
Email me with any corrections or just to tell me I've done it properly.
Enjoy!
Intro
G|---------------7--|---------------7--|--------------7--|--------------7--|
D|---------------6--|---------------6--|--------------6--|--------------6--|
A|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|
E|------------0-----|------------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
Guitar and vocals enter here
Verse X2
G|---------------7--|---------------7--|--------------7--|--------------7--|
D|---------------6--|---------------6--|--------------6--|--------------6--|
A|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|
E|------------0-----|------------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
Cut this note off short-|
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G|---------------7--|-------------7----|--------------7--|---------------7h9-|
D|---------------6--|-------------6----|--------------6--|------------7h9----|
A|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|--7-7-777~---------|
E|------------0-----|------------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-------|
G|---------------7--|--------------78--|--------------7--|--------------7--|
D|---------------6--|--------------67--|--------------6--|--------------6--|
A|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|
E|------------0-----|------------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
In this next bit, the notes on the E string aren't necessary. You can play it
without them, only with them, or with both. I personally like to play it on my
low B string just to get the dark tone.
The string bend can be done either as a bend or as a slide.
Chorus
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-----5--7~----|--9--5--7------|-----5--7~----|--9--5--7-----|
A|--7-----------|-----------7~-b|--7-----------|-----------7~-|
E|--0--3--5~----|--7--3--5--0~-b|--0--3--5~----|--7--3--5--0~-|
G|---------------7--|---------------7--|--------------7--|-------------78--|
D|---------------6--|---------------6--|--------------6--|-------------67--|
A|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|
E|------------0-----|------------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
G|---------------7--|---------------7--|--------------7--|--------------7--|
D|---------------6--|---------------6--|--------------6--|--------------6--|
A|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|
E|------------0-----|------------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-----5--7~----|--9--5--7------|-----5--7~----|--9--5--7-----|
A|--7-----------|-----------7~-b|--7-----------|-----------7~-|
E|--0--3--5~----|--7--3--5--0~-b|--0--3--5~----|--7--3--5--0~-|
G|---------------7--|---------------7--|--------------7--|-------------78--|
D|---------------6--|---------------6--|--------------6--|-------------67--|
A|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|
E|------------0-----|------------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
G|---------------7--|---------------7--|--------------7--|-------------7---|
D|---------------6--|---------------6--|--------------6--|-------------6---|
A|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|
E|------------0-----|------------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
G|---------------7--|---------------7--|--------------7--|--------------7--|
D|---------------6--|---------------6--|--------------6--|--------------6--|
A|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7--777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|--7-7-777~-------|
E|------------0-----|------------0-----|-----------0-----|-----------0-----|
G|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
D|-----5--7~----|--9--5--7------|-----5--7~----|--9--5--7-----|
A|--7-----------|-----------7~-b|--7-----------|-----------7~-|
E|--0--3--5~----|--7--3--5--0~-b|--0--3--5~----|--7--3--5--0~-|
Rest for two bars while only the guitar plays.
Bridge
G|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-5-------------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-5--------------------------|
E|---------------5-6-5-0-3-5-3-0-0-0----------|---------------5-6-5-0-3-5-3-----------|
X4
G|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-5-------------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-5--------------------------|
E|---------------5-6-5-0-3-5-3-0-0-0----------|---------------5-6-5-0-3-5-3-0-0-0-----|
Guitar drops out.
X10
G|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-5-------------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-5--------------------------|
E|---------------5-6-5-0-3-5-3-0-0-0----------|---------------5-6-5-0-3-5-3-0-0-0-----|
Drums add in with more vigor.
X4
G|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A|--7-7-7-7-7-5-------------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-5--------------------------|
E|---------------5-6-5-0-3-5-3-0-0-0----------|---------------5-6-5-0-3-5-3-0-0-0-----|
Outro X4
G|-------------------|-------------------|
D|-------------------|-------------------|
A|--7-77-------------|--7-77-------------|
E|--------0-0-0-0-0--|--------0-0-0-0-0--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--777777777777777-7\-----|
E|-------------------------|
| b string bend
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ let ring
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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