Riff RundownDifficulty: Intermediate Composer - Audioslave Where to find this song - Audioslave track #2 Release Date - November 2002 The Band: This band formed after Zack de la Rocha left the original band name "Rage Against the Machine." All of the members are the same, but they needed a heavy-hitting frontman that would equal or surpass the angst and political anarchy of de la Rocha. They found it in Chris Cornell, former Soundgarden guitarist and vocalist. Cornell actually left the project before anything was really being accomplished because he felt that the band wasn't going in the direction that he wanted to go. He rejoined them not long after with a renewed sense and the musical bond that the band soon would endure allowed them to finally become Audioslave. The band found their singer, and Cornell finally found a band again. Drop D TuningTheir song "Show Me How To Live" is in drop D tuning. In drop D tuning the low E string is tuned down one whole step to D. This enables the guitarist to play power chords with a single finger. If your favorite band uses drop D tuning and you want to experiment with this tuning, by all means do so. What ever you do, don't learn the guitar in drop D tuning-you'll get all mixed up. To tune your guitar to drop D tuning, first make sure your tuned to standard tuning. Then you'll want to tune your low E string down two steps to D (we drop it down one step, hence the name). See the picture below. You can use the audio clip below to tune your low E string to D for drop D tuning.
IntroThe intro to this song is fun! Begin this measure by placing your 1st finger on the "G" string on the second fret. Place your 2nd finger on the third fret on the "B" string. Allow the "D" string to remain open. Play that once, and then just use your 1st finger to barre the second frets on the "low E", the "A" string, and the "D" string. If you follow the timing well, then all of these measures for the intro are finished! You just learned the intro by playing two chords! These chords if you are curious are D5 and E5. They are also listed at the top of the tablature.
Here's what it sounds like looped at the normal tempo of 92 bpm:
VerseThe first and third measures are identical. To begin the verse, listen to the sample first to understand how crucial the timing here is. The song isn't that difficult, but the timing is. The first and third measures begin with a hammer-on. Remember that a hammer-on is when you go from a lower note to a higher note, only striking the first note(s). Begin by playing the "low E" string ( which is tuned to "D", but lets leave it as the "low E" to avoid confusion. Just make sure you have remembered to tune it down!) Play that string once, and then hammer-on with your 1st finger and barre the "low E ( drop D)" string, the "A" string, and the "D" string. Pick that out according to the tablature. Now, you will need to perform a few mutes, but just notice that on the tablature you will be playing the same notes throughout this measure. The best bet in getting this part figured out is by just listening to the first part over and over to get the timing down. In this measure, you will only be using your 1st finger, so experiment a little with it to get the feel down. The second measure is pretty cool. Begin this by muting a little, and
then hammer-on from the open "A" string note with your 1st
finger to the first fret on the "A" string. Then, you need
to play it open again. Perform a few mutes, and then use your 1st finger
to hit the "D" string on the second fret. Next, just barre
your 1st finger over the second frets of the "low E ( drop D) "
string and the "A" string. Play that twice, and then just
move your 1st finger to the fifth fret on the same strings. Lift off
of the strings to allow a few open D notes to end the measure!
Here's what it sounds like at the normal tempo of 92 bpm:
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Riff ResourcesComplete Transcription To "Show Me How To Live" (PDF) Complete Transcription To "Show Me How To Live" (Power Tab) |
