Calm Like A Bomb Chords & Tabs
song: Calm Like A Bomb
artist: Rage Against The Machine
tab: Title: "Calm Like A Bomb"
Artist: Rage Against The Machine
Tabbed by: Kaos (kaos4rage@icqmail.com)
Pedals you'll need to play it how it sounds:
Digitech Whammy pedal
Dunlop Crybaby (wah-wah)
DOD Digital Delay pedal
Tuning: Dropped A (AADGBe)
Intro:
Guitar 2:
Riff A1
*w/Whammy pedal--------------|
(set for 2 octaves above when fully depressed)
+1.5-----+4.5-----+7.5-----+12
e|-------------------------------------|
B|--12--12-------12-------12-------12--|
G|--//--//-------//-------//-------//--|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
Riff A
w/wah-wah-----------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------| twice
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
A|--2---2-0-2-x-5---(5)px-x--x--|
------------------------------------------------------------
Verse:
Gtrs. 1 & 2 w/Riffs A & A1 2times
Guitar 1:
Riff B
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rage_against_the_machine/calm_like_a_bomb_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
A|--2---2-0-2-x-2-0-2-x--2-0-2-x--|
Gtrs. 1 & 2 tacet
Guitar 3:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|-------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------
Pre-Chorus:
Guitar 3 tacet
Riff C:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|--0h2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
A|--0h2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--|
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--x-0-2p0---------------|
A|--x-0-2p0-2---2---2--5--|
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Chorus:
Guitar 1:
Riff D
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|--0h2-----------x-x-x---------|
A|------x-2-5--2--x-x-x--5---2--|
I'd do the interlude, but I'm not sure if it'll fit on the screen,
'cuz it's really long. If you want to check it out on your own, go pick
up the February 2000 issue of "Guitar One" (w/Tom on the cover)
