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Bass Riff to 'Bombtrack' By Rage Against the Machine. Written by Tim Commerford and 
Zach De La Rocha
Tuning: (e) (a) (d) (g) (Standard)
        x= Mute                                                            
        |= End of Bar     __= Hold note  %= Bend up the note
       *|= Repeat Bar                    
 | #,#,#|= Play this bar each time you repeat in accordance to this numbers 
    Bf. #= Bass Figure and # (eg. Bf. 2 would be bass figure 2)
Bf. # end= Bass figure # end
Intro:
Bf. 1.                            |        Played 3 Times (1,2,3) |Then Played once(4)|  
G|*----------------------------0__|------------------------------*|-------------------|
D|*---2-0---0--------2-0---0-2----|--2-0---0--------2-0---0------*|--2-0---0----------|
A|*-------2---2-0--------2--------|------2---2-0--------2---2----*|------2---2--0-----|
E|*-0-------------3-0-------------|0-------------3-0----------3-2*|0---------------3-0|

 
G|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------4------------------4--2-|--------4---------------6--5--4| 
A|--------------------------------|------------------------4--3--2| x4 Play this 4  
E|-0--2-------0--2----0--2--------|-0--2-------0--2----0----------|    times 

On the 4th time play this instead of the second bar: 

G|-------------------------------|
D|--------4---------------6------|
A|------------------------4------|then the bass rests for a bar. Bf. 1 End.
E|-0--2-------0--2----0----------| 

Verse 1.
Bf. 2.

  Bomb-track.  And suck-as be think-in'
G|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------4--2-----------|
A|------------------------------%|---------------------------4--3--2--| x4
E|-2----2----0----2-2----2----2-5|-2----2----0----2-0----------------5|

On Fourth Time play this on last bar:

G|------------------------------------|  
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|   Bf. 2. End.
E|-2----2----0----2-2-----------------|

Verse 2.
 
  Play Bf. 2. (Bass Figure 2 ) x 2

1st Time:  See through the news and the views that twist re - al - i - ty
 
2nd Time:  Burn,  Burn,_ yes you're gon-na burn. Goes a one, two, three.

Lead up to the Solo:

G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|-------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|

Heavyish Bit: (also played during solo)
G|--------------------xxx--------------------------------|
D|--------------------xxx--------------------------------|
A|---------%----------xxx-----------------4p0-3p0-2p0----|
E|-2p0-2p0-5--2p0-2p0-xxx-2p0-2p0-5^-2p0-----------------|

Chorus

  Play with Bf. 1. 1st time 
  Then play Bf. 1. 1st 7 bars., 2nd and 3rd times
  Then after that play:

Burn,     burn,_ yes, you're gon - na burn.

G|-----------------------------------|----------------|
D|------------4---------------6--5--4|-----4---3---2--|
A|----------------------------4--3--2|-----2---1---0--|
E|--0----2--------0--2----0----------|----------------|

The End!

Enjoy This tab!

Tabbed by Simon.