Bulls On Parade


Bulls On Parade- Rage Against the Machine Words by Zack de la Rocha Music by Rage Against the Machine Originally Transcribed by Jeff Perrin From GUITAR WORLD FEBRUARY 2004 issue Tune down one half step (Low to High: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb eb) All notes and chords sound one half step lower than written (key of F). [A] Intro (0:00) (elec. w/dist) Gtr. 1,2,3 eb |-----------------------------------------------| Bb |-----------------------------------------------| Gb |-----------------------------------------------| 7x Db |----4--------4----4---------------4---4--------| Ab |-----------------------------------------------| Eb |-------2-------------2-----(2)------------2----| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |-------4--------4----4---------------4---4--------| |--------------------------------------------------| |----------2--------------2-----(2)------------2---| *Gtr. 2 is played through a Digitech Whammy pedal and is one octave up. Gtr. 3 is played through a Digitech Whammy pedal and is one octave down. (0:23) F#5 Gtr. 2 enters 5th time Gtr. 1 (w/wah)*rock wah pedal forward and back in a steady eight-note rhythm. |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| 7x |----------x-x---------x-x-x-x-x-x-----| |--4--4----x-x---4--4--x-x-x-x-x-x-----| |--2--2----x-x---2--2--x-x-x-x-x-x-----| n.h. |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |---------x-x---------x-x-x-x-x--x---| |-2--2----x-x---4--4--x-x-x-x-x--x---| |-2--2----x-x---2--4--x-x-x-x-x-(4)--| [B]Verse (0:45,1:31) N.C. (F#5) Gtr. 1 w/wah used as filter (pedal foward) |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------| x4 |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------0---(0)-----2--0--------|-------------------------------| |--0----2------------------------0--2--|(2)---------------2--0---0---1-| [C]Chorus (1:08,1:54) N.C. Gtr. 1 (wah off) fret bottom tw0 strings w/thumb |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |--4--4--4--4--------4---------4--4--4------4--| |--x-(2)-x-(2)----x--x---------x--x-(2)-----x--| |--3--2--2--2-----x--2---------0--2--2------2--| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| Play chorus 2x |--4--4--4-----------4------4--4--4--4-------4-| |--x-(2)(2)-------x-(2)----(2)(2)(2)(2)------x-| |--3--2--2--------x--2------2--2--2--2----0--2-| (2:18) After 2nd Chorus B5 Gtr. 1 and 2(w/wah) |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |------------x-x-------------x-x-x-x-x-x--| 4x with bass: |--9----9----x-x---9----9----x-x-x-x-x-x--| |--7----7----x-x---7----7----x-x-x-x-x-x--| |-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------9-7-9---7----| |-----------------------7/9--------9---0--| |--7----7-----(7)--7----------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------9p7---------------| |--------------------------9-7p5---7---0--| |--7----7------7---7/------------7--------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------7h9--9--7h9-9-9-9-| |--7----7------7---7----------------------| |-----------------------14/16-16-16--------------| |------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------12/14-14-14--| |--7----7------7---7/----------------------------| [D] Interlude (2:29) N.C. *Slide fret hand alternately up and down strings. Gtr. 1 (wah off) [E] Outro (2:52) F#5 Gtr. 1 w/wah |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| 4x |-----------------------------------------| |--4--4--x-x-4--4--x-x-x-x-x-x------------| |--2--2--x-x-2--2--x-x-x-x-x-x------------| N.C. (F#5) Gtr. 1 (wah off) |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |--4-----4--4---------4---4---------------| |-----------------------------------------| |----2---------2-(2)---------2------------| LYRICS: Come wit it now! Come wit it now! The microphone explodes, shattering the molds 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-op Terror rains drenchin', quenchin' tha thirst of tha power dons That five sided fist-a-gon Tha rotten sore on tha face of mother earth gets bigger Tha triggers cold empty ya purse Rally round tha family! With a pocket full of shells They rally round tha family! With a pocket full of shells They rally round tha family! With a pocket full of shells They rally round tha family! With a pocket full of shells Weapons not food, not homes, not shoes Not need, just feed the war cannibal animal I walk tha corner to tha rubble that used to be a library Line up to tha mind cemetary now What we don't know keeps tha 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 tha family, pockets full of shells Rally round tha family! With a pocket full of shells They rally round tha family! With a pocket full of shells They rally round tha family! With a pocket full of shells They rally round tha family! With a pocket full of shells Bulls on parade Come wit it now! Come wit it now! Bulls on parade! Bulls on parade! Bulls on parade! Bulls on parade! Bulls on parade!