Testify Tab

Rage Against the Machine - Testify

this one's for all you Rage fans out there

this was a tricky tab, especially since most of the other ones
are tabbed lazy or wrong or they don't sound right
this is my second tab, so enjoy
corrections are more than welcome

contact me at   mac3214@earthlink.net
or aim me at    mac02546   

Tuning: drop D  (DADGBE)

/  slide up
\  slide down
h  hammer-on
p  pull-off
x  mute 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--12\11/12\11/12\11/-------------------------------------------------------|

repeat about 4x
this is the base line that comes in at about 0:08
repeat until the chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------------3-------5p3--x---------------------------------------------|
D|--0---3h5---0-------0--------x---0---5---3---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---------------------------------------12/------------------------------|
D|--x-------------2---5---------------------12/------------------------------|
A|--5-------------0---3--------5p3--x----------------------------------------|
D|--0---3h5---0------------0--------x---0------------------------------------|

repeat 2x

then comes the drums and bass set

and then the chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------------3-------5p3--x---------------------------------------------|
D|--0---3h5---0-------0--------x---0---5---3---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---------------------------------------12/------------------------------|
D|--x-------------2---5---------------------12/------------------------------|
A|--5-------------0---3--------5p3--x----------------------------------------|
D|--0---3h5---0------------0--------x---0------------------------------------|

repeat again 2x

then the second drum and bass bit

then the chorus again

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------------3-------5p3--x---------------------------------------------|
D|--0---3h5---0-------0--------x---0---5---3---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---------------------------------------12/------------------------------|
D|--x-------------2---5---------------------12/------------------------------|
A|--5-------------0---3--------5p3--x----------------------------------------|
D|--0---3h5---0------------0--------x---0------------------------------------|

then 

e|-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-------------------|
B|-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-------------------|
G|-7--x-x-7--x-x-7--x-x-7--x-x-7--x-x-7--x-x-7--x-x-7--x-x-------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
repeat 3x

last time is a little different

e|-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-10-10-10--------------|
B|-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x-x-x--x--x--x---------------|
G|-7--x-x-7--x-x-7--x-x-7--x-x-7--x-x-7--x-x-7--x-x-7--7--7--7---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

then the solo plus a slightly modified chorus

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------------3-------5p3--x---------------------------------------------|
D|--0---3h5---0-------0--------x---0---5---3---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---------------------------------------12/------------------------------|
D|--x-------------2---5---------------------12/------------------------------|
A|----------------0---3--------5p3--x----------------------------------------|
D|------3h5---0------------0--------x---0------------------------------------|

repeat 2x

then

"Who controls the past now..."

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--10------------5----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10------------5----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--8-------------3-----0----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------0----------------------------------------------------|

repeat 2x

then the chorus again

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--x------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--5-------------3-------5p3--x---------------------------------------------|
D|--0---3h5---0-------0--------x---0---5---3---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5---------------------------------------12/------------------------------|
D|--x-------------2---5---------------------12/------------------------------|
A|--5-------------0---3--------5p3--x----------------------------------------|
D|--0---3h5---0------------0--------x---0------------------------------------|

repeat 2x

then the outro 

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--/12\----/12\----/12\----/13\---------------------------------------------|
A|--/12\----/12\----/12\----/13\---------------------------------------------|
D|--/12\----/12\----/12\----/13\---------------------------------------------|

strike these notes while bent up, then bend down


this is a truly great Rage song, one of the best
if you have any questions or comments, please contact me