Calm Like A Bomb By: Rage Against The Machine Album: The Battle of Los Angeles Bassist: Tim Commerford -5h7- hammer on -7p5- pull off -5/7- slide up -7\5- slide down -5~- hold note -x- dead note |----------------| time signature + + + + Can be lengthened to this |--------------------------------| + - + - + - + - + major beats (1,2,3,4) - ands (1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &) INTRO (Pickup) |------2~|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |2-4-5---|--4-2-0-2-4-5~--|5-2-0-----0-2-4~|--0-------0-2~--|2---------------| |--------|----------------|------4-0-------|----4-2-4-------|--4-2-1~------2~| |--------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------2~----| + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + |----------------|--------------2~|----------------|----------------| |--------2---0~--|4-0-2~--2-4-5---|--4-2-0-2-4-5~--|5-2-0-----------| |--5-2-4---4-----|----------------|----------------|------4~--0~--2~| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Distortion? VERSE PT 1: |------4-2-4---4/|7~--------------| |----------------|----------------| |2~--------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| 8x + + + + + + + + (The first time Tim plays the above riff he holds the ‘B’ [2 on the A string] from the intro.) VERSE PT 2: |--------4-2-4---|4-2-4---4-2-4---| |----------------|----------------| |2~--------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------| 8x + + + + + + + + VERSE PT 1 4x PRECHORUS: |REST------------| |----REST--------| |--------REST----| |------------REST| 8x + + + + |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------5-----| |5-7-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-X-X-X-X-X-X-X-|X-5-7-5-7~----7~|----7~--7~------| 4x + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + CHORUS: |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |--------5-------|------5---------|--------5-------|--------5-------| |5-7-X-X-----7---|X-X-X-------7---|5-7-X-X-----7---|5-----------7---| 2x + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + VERSE PT 1 4x VERSE PT 2 4x VERSE PT 1 4x PRECHORUS CHORUS BRIDGE: |----------------|----------------|------------9-7-|9---------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |7-7---7-7---7-7-|--7-7---5-5-5-5-|7-7---7-7-------|--7-----5-5-5-5-| |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + VERSE PT 1 8x CHORUS 2x REST FOR THE REST OF THE SONG Cool beans! Any corrections? Email me at cfstevens@comcast.net... Is this confusing for you? I can change it. Again... email me...