Guitar Riffs for the Ukulele: Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name Of
May 27, 2008 · Print This Article
Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello is one of my all time favourite guitar players. He’s one of the few guitar players capable of being absolutely individual and wildly experimental but still able to come up with something instantly accessible (Nick Zinner of The Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs is another that comes to mind).
This riff is a good example of that combination. Take away the whirls and squeaks, and it’s actually quite a convention riff. It contains many of the same note moves as Day Tripper. Both make use of moves from minor 7th to root, and from minor 3rd to major 3rd. Harmonically speaking, there aren’t any notes in this riff that aren’t in Day Tripper. It’s a great trick to take something so recognisable (formulaic even) and make it seem completely new.
What a fantastic end to a day! First i find out i’m off back to uni in sept for a PGCE then I gets home to find RATM on the uke! ace! nice one, Al, you’ve made my day (a lil bit more perfect)!
nice one, Woodshed.
I would like to see more posts about songs I haven’t been able to listen to much since becoming a parent!
I’ve finally got my hands on a copy of Folk Uke, dinner time music it is not.
I call for a ‘top ten F word songs for the ukulele’ list.
(yes, I did see the Blister in the Sun post- did I miss any others?)
Olly: Congratulations. Glad I could make your day even better>
Lonna: Poor Lindsay Lohan by the UkuLady leaps immediately to mind.
Awesome!
good call
@lornab
if its sweary ukulele songs not for children youre after, i can offer..
Fuck her Gently - http://www.ilovefizzypop.co.uk/2008/02/13/zanzibar/
Fuck You - http://www.ilovefizzypop.co.uk/2008/03/13/it-dont-mean-shit-now/
and with added misogyny…
Bitches aint shit - http://www.ilovefizzypop.co.uk/2008/02/23/i-used-to-know-a-bitch-named-eric-wright/
Thanks Zym
My personal favorite F word song to play is ‘Gate Crashers Suck’ by Keller Williams. (you might enjoy him if you like Tenacious D)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Sno86b4lb4U
I, too, was there at Deer Creek back in 1995, so I can relate to Keller’s frustrations.
This is awesome.