Darkness Tab

                                    DARKNESS 
                     As recorded by Rage Against The Machine
                       (From the 1996 Album LIVE AND RARE & the 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 B E) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (D A D G B E) - 'Untitled'

 Intro
  Moderately Slow Q=88(16=s16)
          Esus2
 2/4     4/4
  Gtr I
  W       E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E
|------||-----7----7----|-------------------|
|------||---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|
|------||-9-----9-------|-------------------|
|------||---------------|-------------------|
|------||---------------|-------------------|
|------||---------------|-------------------|


  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E
|-----2-0--2----|--------------------|
|---2---------2-|-(2)------(2)-(2)/--|
|-4-------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|


  E E E  Q   Q  E   +H.      +E  +E
|-----7------7----|-------------------|
|---7-----------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|
|-9-----(9)-------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|


                         \1
  E E E Q  Q  E   +Q.   +E  +Q   +E  +E
|-----2-0--2----|-------------------------|
|---2---------2-|-(2)---(2)-(2)--(2)-(2)/-|
|-4-------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------------|


  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E     E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E
|-----7----7----|-------------------|-----2-0--2----|-------------------||
|---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|---2---------2-|-(2)------(2)-(2)/-||
|-9-----9-------|-------------------|-4-------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|
| Gtr II
|                                                      <
| W                W                  W                W
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--4----------------||


   Chorus
    D5E5        F5E5        D5     E5        F5E5         D5
    Gtr II
    S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S   E. S E.
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------0--|
||o-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x------x-0--|
||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-/14\-x-0--|


    E5        F5E5        D5     E5        F5E5
                                                    |---6---| |3|
  S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------|-------------------/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------------||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------------------o||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------------||


 Verse
  Esus2
  Gtr I
  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E     E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E
|-----7----7----|-------------------|-----2-0--2----|-------------------|
|---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|---2---------2-|-(2)------(2)-(2)/-|
|-9-----9-------|-------------------|-4-------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|


                                                             \1
  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E     E E E Q  Q  E   +Q.   +E  +Q   +E  +E
|-----7----7----|-------------------|-----2-0--2----|-------------------------|
|---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|---2---------2-|-(2)---(2)-(2)--(2)-(2)/-|
|-9-----9-------|-------------------|-4-------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------------|


  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E     E E E Q  Q  E   +H.       +E  +E
|-----7----7----|-------------------|-----2-0--2----|--------------------||
|---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|---2---------2-|-(2)-------(2)-(2)/-||
|-9-----9-------|-------------------|-4-------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|
| Gtr II
|                                                      <
| W                W                  W                H.        Q
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------------------||
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--4-------/16\------||


   Chorus
    E5D5        F5E5        D5     E5        F5E5         D5
    Gtr II
    S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S   E. S E.
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------0--|
||o-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x------x-0--|
||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-/14\-x-0--|


  1.,2.
    E5        F5E5        D5     E5        F5E5
                                                    |---6---| |3|
  S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S E.
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------|-------------------/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------------||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------------------o||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------------||


  3.
  D5E5        F5E5        D5     F5        F5
                                           |-3-|
  S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S H
|----------------------------|------------------------||
|----------------------------|------------------------||
|----------------------------|------------------------||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-x-x-x----||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-3-3-3----||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x------||


 Guitar Solo
  N.C.          N.C.
                Gtr II
                                                          |--3--|
  Wx8           S    S   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E  S  S  S
|------------||---------14-15-14----------------------------14-15-|
|------------||---^-15-----------15-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-15-------|
|------------||---^(16)-------------------------------------------|
|------------||---------------------------------------------------|
|------------||---------------------------------------------------|
|------------||---------------------------------------------------|


   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  +e     E. Q
|-14-15-14-----------------------------|
|----------15-14-15-17-(17)b20---------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|


             |--3--|                                   |--3--|
  S  Q       S  S  S  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  E  S  S  S
|---17pb19r=17-15-14-15-17-15-14-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------17-16-15-14-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------16-15-14-14-15-16-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|


   |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  e  Q       +S  S E  a  S
|----------14-15-17-19-17b19===(17)r=======15-|
|-14-15-17----------------------------3s15----|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|


   |--------7--------|
   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T  T
|-17-16-15----------16-15-14----------15-14-13-14-15-14-13----------------------------------15-|
|----------17-16-15----------16-15-14----------------------15-14-13-------------12-13-14-15----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------15-14-13-14----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


   +E   S  S  S  e  e  e  e  e  S         +E   e  S  e  S       +E   e  S  E  S
|-(15)\-5s15-17-17-17-17-17-17-17pb19==|=(17)r17-15-17-17pb19==(17)r17-15-17\---|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|


    2:2|
    S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  E
|-----------22----22----------22----22----22-22\---||
|-----------------------22-------------------------||
|-/18-19-19----19----19----19----19----19----------||
|--------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------||
|--------------------------------------------------||


   Out-Chorus
    D5E5        F5E5        D5     E5        F5E5         D5
    S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S   E. S E.
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------0--|
||o-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x------x-0--|
||--0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-/14\-x-0--|


    E5        F5E5        D5     E5        F5E5
                                                    |---6---| |3|
  S S S S S S S S S  E. S E.   S S S S S S S S S  S S S S S S S E.  3x
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------||
|----------------------------|-------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------|-------------------/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------------||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-----x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-------------------o||
|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x-14\-x-0--|-0-2-x-x-x-x-3-2-x--------------------||


 Outro
  Esus2
  Gtr I
  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E     E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E
|-----7----7----|-------------------|-----2-0--2----|-------------------|
|---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|---2---------2-|-(2)------(2)-(2)\-|
|-9-----9-------|-------------------|-4-------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|


  E E E Q  Q  E   +H.      +E  +E     E E E Q  Q  E   +W
|-----7----7----|-------------------|-----2-0--2----|--------*|
|---7---------7-|-(7)------(7)-(7)\-|---2---------2-|-(2)----*|
|-9-----9-------|-------------------|-4-------------|--------*|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------*|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------*|
|---------------|-------------------|---------------|--------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
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
----------------
 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
-----------
 |  - 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