Rage Against The Machine - Fistful Of Steel Tab

KEY:
b - Bend        /  - Slide up
r - Release     \  - Slide down
h - Hammer on   <> - Natural harmonics
~ - Vibe        pm - Palm mute

INTRO: This is a neat kind of motorized sound. Set the Whammy pedal

2 oct. up, and trem pick a muted E-string while moving the pedal up and down slowly. End by picking all open strings with pedal fully

Depressed, then move on to chorus.

CHORUS (whammy off):

E
B 0 <7> 0 <12> 0
G 0 <7> 0 <12> 0
D x x 0 <7> x x 0 <12> 0
A 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 0 <7> 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 0 <12> 0
E 0h2 2 x x 0h2 2 0h2 2 x x 0h2 2
E
B 0 <5> <12> x <12>
G 0 <5> <12> x <12>
D x x 0 <5> x x <12> x <12>
A 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 0 <5> 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 <12> x <12>
E 0h2 2 x x 0h2 2 0h2 2 x x 0h2 2
(not exactly tabbed, experiment with different harmonics when needed) Repeat the same pattern 3x, ending on:
E
B
G
D x x 12 x 12 12 < sustain this note
A 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 12 x 12 x
E 0h2 2 x x 0h2 2 12 x 12 x

VERSE 1 (Whammy on, 2 oct.):

D |---14----| Pick note, then raise/lower the pitch with whammy pedal or whammy bar accordingly. Repeat 8x (use the whammy bar for some vibe on the 8th repeat & sustain).

PRE-CHORUS (Whammy on):

E 0
B 0
G 0
D volume swell for feedback 0
A 0
E 0

CHORUS

VERSE 2: Repeat verse 1 technique

PRE-CHORUS

CHORUS

SOLO 1 (metal slide):

E ///\\\ \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/
B ///\\\ /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
G ///\\\ slide up and down while toggling \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
D ///\\\ to beat, then... scrape first 3 strings side to side
A ///\\\ near pickups for high pitched
E ///\\\ squealing

BRIDGE PART 1 (repeat both parts twice accordingly):

E
B
G
D
A 9 8 7 0 9 8 7 0
E
pm...slowly lift towards end...repeat lots of times...

BRIDGE PART 2:

E
B
G
D x
A 2 4 x 7 9 8 7 0 9 8 7
E 0 2 x 5
VARIATION: The "laughing guitar" part I believe is done by the bass, but if you have a second guitarist this works -- rub the 3 wound strings while SLIGHTLY rocking whammy pedal.

SOLO 2 (I did not tab some of this, some of it's not correct but it's

close -- I made a few corrections that I think seem right):
E 14 14 14 17 17 17
B repeat many times, then...
G 14 14 14 14 14 14
E 14 17 17 14 17
B 17 17 14 18b19~~~\
G 14 14 14 14 14
E 19 19 19 17 19 19 19 17 21 19 19 17
B 17 17 17
G
E
B
G /13\/14\/15\/16\/17\/17\/17 < depress whammy pedal on last note and sustain

BRIDGE PART 2 (2x)

OUTRO:

E
B
G 3b4
D
A 4
E 2
=========== Artist:Rage Against the Machine Title:Fist Full of Still
T 7
7
A 7 *7
7 7
B 2 4 4 2 4 4 7 *7
0 2 2 0 2 2 *7
T
A
---4--3--2----4--3--2----- ===========Repeat
B 0 0
T
A
---4--3--2-----4--3--2-----------2-- ===========Repeat
B 0 2 4 0
0 2
Rage Against The Machine - Fist Full Of Steel (m=mute...) harm. harm. /---- /--------
e
b
g
d 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 7 3 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 7 3
a 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 7 3 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 7 3 3
E 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 3
harm. harm. /--- /--------
e
b
g
d 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 7 3 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 3 m
a 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 7 3 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 3 m 3
E 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 m 3
----->(x3) N.B. : for the third time, d|--3--| and a|--3--| are replaced by a|--3--| and E|--3--|(last note only!)

Between both riffs, there's a little sound played with a wah-wah pedal which

I don't have... harm. harm. /---- /--------
e
b
g
d 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 7 3 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 7 3
a 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 7 3 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 7 3 3
E 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 3
harm. harm. /--- /--------
e
b
g
d 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 7 3 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 3 m
a 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 7 3 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 3 m 3
E 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 m 3
----->(x2)

Repeat 2 more times before the solo

Solo : I don't know !

Then,
e
b
g
d 4 3 2
a 0
E
----->(x16)
e
b
g
d 2 4 7 4 3 2 4 3 2
a 2 4 7 0
E 0 2 ~5~
------>(x4)
e
b
g
d 4 3 2
a 0
E

----->(many times!.....just wait for the drum to start the other riff)

e
b
g
d 2 4 7 4 3 2 4 3 2
a 2 4 7 0
E 0 2 ~5~
------>('til the end) ========= Song: Fistful of Steel Band: Rage Against the Machine Album: Self Titled

The intro w/the sounds is played on the a-string (muted w/frethand) and the

'frethand' moves up and down the a string changing the sound.
e
b
g 0 3
d 0 3
a 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 x x
e 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 x x
e
b
g 0 12 12
d 0 12 12
a 2 4 4 x x 12 2 4 4 x x 2 4 4 x x
e 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 x x 0 2 2 x x
1st time 2nd time 3rd time (last)
e
b 0 0 x 0 9
g 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 9
d 0 5 0 0 0
a 2 4 4 x x
e 0 2 2 x x

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