Rage Against the Machine

The Ghost of Tom Joad



Album: Renegades

Tablature: Guitar

Transcribed By: Cyrzinsomnia 



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# h  hammer on    | p  pull off       | b  bend string up

# r  release bend | /  slide up       | \\  slide down

# v  vibrato      | t  right hand tap | x  play \'note\' with heavy damping

# S  slap         | P  pop            | <> harmonic

# Ghost of Tom Joad by Rage Against The Machine

# Tabbed by Cyrzinsomnia

# Time Division : 4/4

# Neck          : Dropped D Guitar

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Quite easy this one! The whole song is based around a basic riff:



E |----------------|----------------|

B |----------------|----------------|    CHORUS

G |----------------|----------------|     RIFF

D |----------------|----------------|

A |--5-3-0---------|3-----0---3-----|

D |0-------5-3-0---|----5-----------|



This is the first riff after the palm muting with delay bit. it is repeated

4 times then an open D chord for 2 bars:



  /L E T   R I N G\\

E|-----------------|

B|-----------------|    BRIDGE

G|-----------------|     RIFF

D|0----------------|

A|0----------------|

D|0----------------|



then comes the verse riff played 16 times per verse:



E |----------------|----------------|

B |----------------|----------------|    VERSE1

G |----------------|----------------|     RIFF

D |0---------------|----------------|

A |0---------------|3-----0---3-----|

D |0---------------|----5-----------|



the chorus riff comes in again, then the bridge riff for 4 bars. the next

riff is basically the verse riff, but with a different first bar:



   /this has loads\\

  / of delay on it \\

E |----------------|----------------|

B |----------------|----------------|    VERSE2

G |17\\-------------|----------------|     RIFF

D |----------------|----------------|

A |15\\-------------|3-----0---3-----|

D |----------------|----5-----------|



the order of the song is as follows:



INTRO

CHORUS RIFF X4

BRIDGE RIFF X2

VERSE1 RIFF X16

CHORUS RIFF X4

BRIDGE RIFF X4

VERSE2 RIFF X4

VERSE1 RIFF X16

CHORUS RIFF X4

BRIDGE RIFF X4

VERSE2 RIFF X4

VERSE1 RIFF X8

PALM MUTING X8*

CHORUS RIFF X8

BRIDGE RIFF X4

END



* this bit is just palm muting any fret then strumming (follow the record)



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