D5tap to play
Bb5tap to play
F5tap to play
Key
D Major
Difficulty
Intermediate
Capo
None
Chords
D5 · Bb5 · F5
Drop-D power chord mayhem from Rage Against the Machine. The riff is iconic and surprisingly accessible.
Drop D Riff (4/4 Time)
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Tip: Tune your low E string down to D (Drop D tuning). Power chords become one-finger shapes on the bottom two strings.
Lyrics & Chords
Full Song
Verse
D5
Killing in the name of!
D5
Killing in the name of!
D5
Some of those that work forces
Bb5 F5
Are the same that burn crosses.
Chorus
D5
And now you do what they told ya!
D5
And now you do what they told ya!
D5 Bb5
Those who died are justified
F5 D5
For wearing the badge, they’re the chosen whites.