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MARIA
Rage Against the Machine
Tabbed by Shor Bowman (abowman@sas.upenn.edu)
This is a correction of the earlier tab of the same song.
I would credit the author of that tab, but I couldn't
find his information anywhere. I've made corrections to
his interpretations of the first riff and the riff that's
played during the guitar solo. He said that his interp.
wasn't 100% accurate, but I think this one is. There was a
fourth riff on the old tab that I was uncertain about--I
have no idea where it fit into the song, so I omitted it.
Please mail me if you have any questions/concerns.
Riff #1 (Verse)
G-----------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------|
A--------------------5-5-5-7-7-7-7--|
E--0-0-0-3-3-3-5-5-5----------------|
Riff #2 (Chorus)
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A--7-5-7----5-3-5-------------------------------------|
E---------7--------5-3-5--0--3-0-3--0-5-3-5--0-7-5-7--|
Riff #3 (Guitar solo)
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------------|
A--7-5-7----5-3-5-------------------------------------|
E---------7--------5-3-5--0--3-0-3--0-5-3-5--0-7-5-7--|
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A--7-5/10--7-5---5--------------------------------------|
E--------------8---7-5-3-5--0--3-0-3--0-5-3-5--0-7-5-7--|
That's it; a really jiving song. Enjoy! :)
Spacing=relative beats between notes
/=slide
Taken from BASSMASTA.NET - http://www.bassmasta.net
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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masterbasser Rhythm Player |
#1 by masterbasser . at Nov 15, 1972 at 7:50 AM EST |
| You're all stupid. This song is OBVIOUSLY about the impact of the boat Maria, upon The America's. Maria was the name of one of the boats Columbus sailed. " Tha sun ablaze as Marias foot Touches the surface of sand On Northern Land " As the boat reaches the land. The rest is mainly about the impact it's had on our American world. | |
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troy Average |
#2 by troy worden at Nov 8, 1974 at 5:13 AM EST |
| Although this has no MV I'm just going to say, that this is very compelling song. I don't know why, it's just damn good! | |
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DEMENTED KID Average |
#3 by DEMENTED KID at Dec 9, 1974 at 4:54 PM EST |
| And...if you were wondering the line "My job is to kill if you forget to take your pill" refers to the fact that many of the sweatshop laborers are forced to take birth control pills so that they cannot have babies and get maternity leave. | |
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no more mohawk Average |
#4 by no more mohawk :( at Dec 20, 1981 at 12:42 AM EST |
| Numb as her wrists spit shots of blood to tha floor I am nothing, no one, nobody, no more ^^^^^^^^^^ Wowzers almost brings a tear to your eye | |
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chris Wanna Be |
#5 by chris tremayne at Sep 17, 1984 at 1:47 AM EST |
| I think that doubleohsomething might be on to something. In the first verse, it says that "she prays and suffocates." If you suffocate, you're pretty dead. Then, in the second verse, when it says "her arm jerks, the sisters gather round her and scream" she slips and cuts her self, the women try to do something but can't. | |
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system of a dow Rhythm Player |
#6 by system of a down at Nov 10, 1984 at 10:37 PM EST |
| Oh, and there's a little story thrown in. | |
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Paula Rhythm Player |
#7 by Paula at Jan 30, 1993 at 4:26 AM EST |
| deltajoy has the correct meaning, the chorus for this song is unbelievable! | |
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Ben Wanna Be |
#8 by Ben Shaw at May 7, 1994 at 2:59 PM EST |
| well deltajoy, will you tell me the meaning of "to tear away at the mask" in this song is? | |
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Jonathan Average |
#9 by Jonathan Hummel at Nov 2, 2001 at 11:09 PM EST |
| How are people getting that the characters commited suicide? The first woman died of exaustion in the truck and the second woman died when she slipped at the sewing machine while the boss yelled at her. Also, the song has a lot more meaning if the characters die laboring rather than giving up and commiting suicide. | |
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