DARKNESS (Bassline) As recorded by Rage Against The Machine (From the 1996 Album LIVE AND RARE & Crow Soundtrack) Words by Zack de la Rocha Music by Tom Morello and Tim Commerford Arranged by Rage Against The Machine Gtr I (D A D G) - 'Untitled' Intro Moderately Slow Q=88(16=s16) 2/4 4/4 Gtr I Q E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H. |---------||---------------------|-------------| |-------0-||-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---------| |---------||---------------------|-------------| |---------||---------------------|-------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H E. S |---------------------|----------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---------0--| |---------------------|----------------| |---------------------|----------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H E. S |---------------------|---------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---------0-| |---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E Q E. S T T T T +E |---------------------|--------------------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4-------0-5-4-2p0-(0)--| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H. |---------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------|| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---------0-|-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4-------|| |---------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------|| |---------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------|| Chorus S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T +E S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T +E ||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-x-x-x-5-4-2p0-(0)-|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-x-x-x-5-4-2p0-(0)--| S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T +E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------8---o|| |-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-x-x-x-5-4-2p0-(0)-|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-x-x-x------|| Verse E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H. |---------------------|-------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---------| |---------------------|-------------| |---------------------|-------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E Q E. S T T T T +E |---------------------|--------------------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4-------0-5-4-2p0-(0)--| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H E. S |---------------------|---------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---------0-| |---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E Q E. S T T T T +E |---------------------|--------------------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4-------0-5-4-2p0-(0)--| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H. |---------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------|| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---------0-|-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4-------|| |---------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------|| |---------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------|| Chorus $ S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T +E S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T +E ||--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||o-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-x-x-x-5-4-2p0-(0)-|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-x-x-x-5-4-2p0-(0)--| 1. S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T +E S S S S S S S S S S S S Q |-------------------------------------|------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|-----------------------------o|| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------8---o|| |-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-x-x-x-5-4-2p0-(0)-|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-x-x-x------|| 2. |-3-| S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T +E S S S S S S S S S E S S S E. |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------/8-8-8-8-8---| |-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-x-x-x-5-4-2p0-(0)-|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------| S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T +E S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T +E |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-x-x-x-5-4-2p0-(0)-|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-x-x-x-5-4-2p0-(0)-| To Coda S S S S S S S S S S S S T T T T +E S S S S S S S E S S +E. E |-------------------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------|| |-------------------------------------|---------------------------|| |-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-x-x-x-5-4-2p0-(0)-|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-3-x-3-(3)-3-|| Guitar Solo E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H E. S |---------------------|---------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---------0-| |---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E Q E. S T T T T +E |---------------------|--------------------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4-------0-5-4-2p0-(0)--| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---------0-|-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---4---4---4-| |---------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------| |---------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E Q E. S T T T T +E |---------------------|-------------------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4-------0-5-4-2p0-(0)-| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S |---------------------|----------------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--x-|----------------------| |---------------------|-5--x-7--x------------| |---------------------|-----------2--x-0--x--| D.S. al Coda E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S E E E E E E E E |---------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---------0-|-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4-------------|| |---------------------|---------------|---------------------|-----------------|| |---------------------|---------------|---------------------|-------4-4-4-4-4-|| Outro & E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H E. S |---------------------|---------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---------0-| |---------------------|---------------| |---------------------|---------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E Q E. S T T T T +E |---------------------|--------------------------| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4-------0-5-4-2p0-(0)--| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| E. S E. S E. S E. S E E H E. S E. S E. S E. S E. S +Q H. |---------------------|---------------|-------------------/6-|-(6)--------*| |-2--x-4--x-5--x-7--5-|-5-4---------0-|-2--x-4--x-5--x-7-----|------------*| |---------------------|---------------|----------------------|------------*| |---------------------|---------------|----------------------|------7-----*| Duration Legend --------------- 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 / - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip - 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 ----------- | - 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