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Killing in the Name Guitar Tablature
standard tuning
(EADGBe)

Intro - I play it with lots of flanger and distortion
I think Tom Morello uses an Ibanez flanger pedal

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-----3----3----3----3------------------------------------
-----2----2----2----2------------------------------------
-----0----0----0----0------------------------------------
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after 4th strum crank the music down

Bass - arranged for guitar (use if you havnt got bass support)
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----------6-6-6----------6-6-6---------6-6-6-------6-6-6-
----0-0-0----------0-0-0---------0-0-0--------0-0-0------

guitar - heavy disortion
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-------------11-12--------------11-12--------------------
-------11-12--------------11-12--------------------------
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-0-0-0--------------0-0-0--------------------------------

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---------------11-12-------------12b14r12----------------
---------11-12--------------11-12------------------------
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---0-0-0--------------0-0-0------------------------------

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---------------------------------------------8-----------
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----------6-6-6-------6-6-6------6-6-6-------6-----------
----0-0-0--------0-0-0------0-0-0------0-0-0-------------

main riff - reduce distorsion during vocals
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----------3h4----0-2h3p2-0-------------------------------
----3h5-------5--0-2h3p2-0-------------------------------
--0-----0--------0-2h3p2-0-------------------------------

chorus riff
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-----3h5---4(hold)---------3h5---3(hold)-----------------
---0-----0---------------0-----0-------------------------

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----------------------0-2-3-2-0--------------------------
------3h5---2(hold)---0-2-3-2-0--------------------------
----0-----0-----------0-2-3-2-0--------------------------

now you do what they told ya.. bit
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---7--7----7---------------------------------------------
---7--7----7---------------------------------------------
---5--5----5---------------------------------------------
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---7--7----7---x--x--x--x--x-----------------------------
---7--7----7---x--x--x--x--x-----------------------------
---5--5----5---x--x--x--x--x-----------------------------
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---7--7--7---------5-------------------------------------
---7--7--7---------5-------------------------------------
---5--5--5--3--5---3-------------------------------------
------------3--5-----------------------------------------

back to vesre riffs

0nly alteration on 4th time
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-----------------------4---------------------------------
-----------------3-4-5-----------------------------------
-----------3-4-5-----------------------------------------
-----3h5-------------------------------------------------
---0-----0-----------------------------------------------

then back: to now you do......

solo .... sorry i count figure it out right because you need
modulation effects on a digitech whammy pedal so this is wrong

on the first bit open and close the foot pedal (i dont know the whammy
settings)
---20-----17------14------11-----------------------------
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------17------14------11------8/-------------------------
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for the next bit slide up and down on the bottom e string
im not sure what notes just improvise!

*** you bit

very fast struming
tom morello uses three alternating fingers to strum to
get it so fast  its about 24 per chord
if you find this hard just use 12
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---7--9--10--12--14--15--17--19--------------------------
---7--9--10--12--14--15--17--19--------------------------
---5--7--8---10--12--13--15--17--------------------------
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for the 19:19:17 slow the pace
do 4 strums instead

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---7--7--7---------5-------------------------------------
---7--7--7---------5-------------------------------------
---5--5--5--3--5---3-------------------------------------
------------3--5-----------------------------------------

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---7-----------------------------------------------------
---7-----------------------------------------------------
---5---x12-----------------------------------------------
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---------6-6-6------------------------------------------
---0-0-0-------------------------------------------------

the end!

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