Matrix Theme Chords
Matrix Theme by Rage Against The Machine is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro-
Drop D tuning-
Fade in-
E-----------------------------
B-----------------------------
G--7--------------------------
D--x--------------------------
A--5--------------------------
D-----------------------------
1st Guitar Plays power chord-
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------------
D-7-7-7-7----7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-------------
A-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-------------
D--------------------------------------------
2nd guitar plays this in the background with tremolo-
E-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G-----------------------------------
D-----6---7---------------------------
A------------------------------------
D------------------------------------
(Let each note ring)
This is what?s played during the bass part-
(He uses a whammy pedal I think for the high part)
E----0-----------------------------------------------
B----0---------------15-15-15-15-15-15---------------
G----0--------19-19--19-19-19-19-19-19---------------
D----2-----------------------------------------------
A-0--3--0--------------------------------------------
D-0-----0--------------------------------------------
Chorus- It?s also played after intro-
E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------
A----------3----2-3----3-5-0-3-2----------
D-0--0-0-- --0------0--3-5-0-3-2----------
Play that 3 times than-
E-----------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------
D----------------2---2-3-2-3-5------------
A---------3-3-5---5-----------------------
D-0--0-0----------------------------------
This is the note that leads into the verse-
E----------------------------------------------------------
B--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-----------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------
A----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
Verse- has a lot of tricked-out wah in the background
But this is the main verse that you hear-
E-------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------
D------3---5--------------------------
A--3-5--5---3--3-4--------------------
D-------------------------------------
This is a little bit played in the verses-
E------------------------------
B------------------------------
G-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------
D-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---------
A--8--8--8---8--8---8----------
D------------------------------
In the 2nd verse he plays this every once in a while-
E----------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------
D--------3-5-5-6-7-6-5-3-----------------
A-3-5-5----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------
1st guitar solo- (Uses some weird pedal)
E--------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------
G-7--9--10-12--10--9--5--9--10--7------------
D-x--x--x---x---x--x---x--x--x--x------------
A-5--7--8--10-- 8--7--3--7---8--5-------------
D--------------------------------------------
(You can figure out the beat pretty easily) Repeat 2x
E----------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------
A-6-6-3-5-0-3-5-0--6-6-3-5-0-3-5-3--6-6-3-5-0-3-5-0--
D-6-6-3-5-0-3-5-0--6-6-3-5-0-3-5-3--6-6-3-5-0-3-5-0--
E----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G----------------------------------
D----------------------------------
A-6-5-3-5-0-3-5-5--------------
D-6-5-3-5-0-3-5-5--------------
Repeat a lot of times-
Palm mute these notes and than stop after a while to get it louder-
E------------------------------
B------------------------------
G------------------------------
D----------7-7-7-7-7-----------
A-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-----------
D------------------------------
Hit them a lot more times than that-
You can hear how many if you listen to the song
?I think I heard a shot!?
E----------------------------------
B----------------------------------
G-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----
D-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-----
A-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-----
D----------------------------------
This is played in the background using lots
Of tremolo- (It?s just like the intro)
E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---------------------------------
D--6--7--------------------------
A---------------------------------
D---------------------------------
(I think he uses a whammy pedal here)
E-----------------------------------
B----15-15-15-15-15-15--------------
G-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--------------
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------
Now is the part while the bass is playing and zack
Is saying stuff like ?counter intelligence? and ?Black nationalism?
E----0---------------------------
B----0---------------------------
G----0---------------------------
D----2---------------------------
A-0--3---------------------------
D-0------------------------------
Repeat many times-
(This leads into the ?Wake up!? part)
E-----------------------------------
B-----15-15-15-15-15-15-------
G-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-------
D-----------------------------------
A-----------------------------------
D-----------------------------------