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--------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rage_against_the_machine/darkness_btab_ver_3.html ]
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
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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
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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
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - 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
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| - 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
