"Freedom" by Rage Against the Machine, 1992. bass tab in drop-D tuning Freedom has got to be one of my all-time favorite Rage songs, and a perfect ending to their 1st album. The bass part takes a little practice to get right, and I've noticed that Riff 1 takes some pretty lanky fingers (open, 3rd, and 5th frets on the fourth string.) so consider practicing some finger exercises. Riff 1 |1,3,4. G||-------------------------------|----------------------------| D||*------------------------------|---------------------------*| A||*-5-------3----------5--5------|-5-------3---------5--rest-*| D||----0-3-5----5-3-5-3-------0-3-|---0-3-5---5-3-5-3----------| |2. |----------------------------------|| |---------------------5-4-3--------|| |--5-------3----------------5-4-3--|| |----0-3-5----5-3-5-3--------------|| Riff 2 ||-------------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------------------|| ||--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|| Riff 3 ||--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|| ||*------------------------*|*-10-10-10-10-X-12--12-12-X-10-12---10-10-10-10-X-12-*|| ||*-3-3-3-3-0-5--5-5-0-3-5-*|*----------------------------------------------------*|| ||--------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|| Riff 4 ||----------------------------------------------------|| ||*------------5-3-5-3-5-----------------------------*|| ||*-5-3-5-3-5-------------3-2-3-2-3------------------*|| ||-----------------------------------5-3-5-3-5-3-5-3--|| Fill ||-----------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------|| ||--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|| ||-----------------------------------|| Outro ||-------------------|| ||*-----------------*|| ||*---------0-3-4-5-*|| ||--0-3-5-6----------|| Back To The Tim Commerford Tribute Page