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DOWN RODEO (Bassline)
As recorded by Rage Against the Machine
(From the 1996 Album EVIL EMPIRE)
Words by Zack de la Rocha Music by Rage Against the Machine
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Bass Double'
Q=86
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E S E.
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12Sx-0--|
S S Q S S S S S S S S E
||---------------------------|
||o--------------------------|
||o--------------------------|
||--0-2----2-0-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
S S S S E E S S E E S S 3x S S Q S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------o||--------------------------|
|-------------------------o||--------------------------|
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-0-2----2-0-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||--0-2-x-x-x-0-2-x-x-x-|-0-2-x-x-x-0-2-x-x-x-|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|-0-2-x-x-x-0-2-x-x-x-|-0-2-x-x-x-0-2-x-x-x--||
2/4
Gtr I
E E E S S E E Q +S S S S S S S S
|---------------(0)--|-(0)S12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-2-x-x-x-0-2------|--------------------------|
4/4
E E Q S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
||---------3S12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--0-2---------------------------|---0---2------------------------|
E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S 4x
|----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12---||
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------o||
|-0-2---------------------------|---2-----------------------------||
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-0--|
S S Q S S S S S S S S E
||---------------------------|
||o--------------------------|
||o--------------------------|
||--0-2----2-0-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
S S S S E E S S E E S S 3x S S Q S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------o||--------------------------|
|-------------------------o||--------------------------|
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-0-2----2-0-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||--0-2-x-x-x-0-2-x-x-x-|-0-2-x-x-x-0-2-x-x-x-|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|-0-2-x-x-x-0-2-x-x-x-|-0-2-x-x-x-0-2-x-x-x--||
2/4
Gtr I
E E E S S E E Q +S S S S S S S S
|---------------(0)--|-(0)S12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-0-2-x-x-x-0-2------|--------------------------|
4/4
Gtrs I, II
E E Q S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
|--------3S12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-2---------------------------|---0---2------------------------|
E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S
|----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-2---------------------------|---2-----------------------------|
E E Q S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
|--------3S12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-0-2---------------------------|---0---2------------------------|
E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S
|----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|--------12-9-0-12-9-0-12-9----|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-0-2---------------------------|---2--------------------------|
Gtr I
E E Q S S S S S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S
||---------3S12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|-----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||o-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
||--0-2---------------------------|---0---2------------------------|
E E Q S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S
|----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|----------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|-0-2---------------------------|---2-------------------------------||
Gtrs I, II
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S E.
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-0--|
S S Q S S S S S S S S E
||---------------------------|
||o--------------------------|
||o--------------------------|
||--0-2----2-0-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
S S S S E E S S E E S S 3x S S Q S S S S S S S S E
|--------------------------||--------------------------|
|-------------------------o||--------------------------|
|-------------------------o||--------------------------|
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--||-0-2----2-0-0-2-0-2-3-2-0-|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
||----------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||o---------------------|---------------------|
||--0-2-x-x-x-0-2-x-x-x-|-0-2-x-x-x-0-2-x-x-x-|
E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S E E E S S
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|-0-2-x-x-x-0-2-x-x-x-|-0-2-x-x-x-0-2-x-x-x--||
Q=83
Gtr I
E E E S S E E Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0-2-x-x-x-0-2----|---------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Gtrs I, II
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
|---------------------------------||------------------|
|-0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||o-----------------|
|---------3-----------------------||o-----------------|
|---------------------------------||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 7x
|------------------------------------||
|-0-0-0-0---0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---o||
|---------3-------------------------o||
|------------------------------------||
W Q. H +E W Q. H +E W +W
||-----------|---------------|----------|----------------||----------|--------*|
||o----------|---------------|----------|---------------o||----------|--------*|
||o----------|-5----3----(3)-|----------|-5----3----(3)-o||----------|--------*|
||--0--------|---------------|-0--------|----------------||-0--------|-(0)----*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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