The Main Monkey Business - Rush
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Title: The Main Monkey Business
Artist: Rush
Album: Snakes and Arrows (2008)
Tabbed By: Ronnie Chesson

this tab is mostly based off of based off the live version.
i've watched the DVD like a hundred times and this is
what i came up with. to switch between acoustic and
electric guitars on stage lifeson uses an mbrace. Also
there are two different tunings used during this song:
all acoustics should be tuned to DADAAD and all
electrics are in standard tuning. Enjoi.


Intro:
(12 String Acoustic Guitar Tuned DADAAD)
-------0------0--------0--------0----------0-----------|
-------0------0--------0--------0----------0-----------|
-----0-------0--------0--------0-----------0-----------|
--10-------9--------7--------5---------2---3-----------|
-------------------------------------------3-----------|
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riff 2-(0:05)for this part just strum that open DADAAD chord
and throw in a couple hammer-ons on the 4th and
5th string,3rd and 5th fret, also some chords.
Like So:
-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-|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h5-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
-3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-0-0-3h5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-|
-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-|
Repeat this 5 times


riff 3-(0:28)for this part use standard tuning. lifeson uses
a distorted guitar with lots of treble.
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------0--------0---2----2-2-2-2-------------------------|
----2--------0-----2----2-2-2-2-------0------0--2-2-2-2-|
--3--------2-------0----0-0-0-0-----2------0----2-2-2-2-|
----------------------------------3------2------0-0-0-0-|

--------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------|
------0--------0---2----2-2-2-2-------------------------|
----2--------0-----2----2-2-2-2-------0------0--3-3-3-3-|
--3--------2-------0----0-0-0-0-----2------0----3-3-3-3-|
----------------------------------3------2------1-1-1-1-|
repeat these 2 bars twice


riff 4-(0:50) for this riff lifeson uses some sort of flanger
thing and also throws in a couple rakes.
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----------------------4-5-4-----------5-4--------4---4--|
-5--7-7--7--5--7-7--7-------5--5--7-7-----5-5-5---5---5-|
--------------------------------------------------------|
repeat this riff 4 times

directly riff 4 repeat the intro and riff 2 just like before.
after you repeat riff 2 instead of riff 3, play:
riff 5-(1:45)
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----------------------------------|
--2-----4-5-2-------2-----4-5-9---|
----------------0-----------------|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|
repeat that twice

after riff 5 play riff 3 again twice then play:

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-------------------------------3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3--|
-------------------------------2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2--|
--0-2--2--0-2--2--2-2--0-2--2--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0--|
--0-2--2--0-2--2--2-2--0-2--2--------------------------|
--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0--------------------------|
repeat 4 times then comes the solo:


solo-(2:50) lots of delay sounds cool with this. I also
think alex uses a wah-wah pedal in heel position
for the whole solo.

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---------------------------------------17-17-17---------|
---14-14-14--14-14---14-14-14-17-17-17---------19-19-19-|
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--17-17-17---------------------------------------------|
------------------20-20-20-17-17----17-----------------|
-----------17-17-----------------17----17--19-19-19----|
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---------------------------5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--8-8-8----|
------19-17-17--16-16--16------------------------------|
--17---------------------------------------------------|
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---------------------12----12-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-----|
---12-12-12-10-10-10----10-------------------------10--|
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-10-10h12-12-12b13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-----20b21-21-21--|
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-21-21-21-21-17-20-------------------------------------|
-------------------17-17--20-19--19-19b21-21-21-21-21--|
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---------------------------------------10-10-10-10-12--|
---------------------------------------8--8--8--8--10--|
-21-21b19-16-19-16------------------9------------------|
-------------------19--19--17--17----------------------|
-----------------------------19--19--------------------|
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-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-14-14-15-15-15----------|
-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------|
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riff 6-(3:25)
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-9-9-9-9---7-9-7---9-9-9-9--7-9-7---9-9-9-9---7-9-7---7-|
-9-9-9-9---7-9-7---9-9-9-9--7-9-7---9-9-9-9---7-9-7---7-|
-7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-|
-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|

--------------------------10-10--10--10-10-10--10-10---|
--------------------------10-10--10--10-10-10--10-10---|
-7-7-7---7-7--9------------9--9---9---9--9--9---9--9---|
-7-7-7---7-7--9--2-2-2-2---9--9---9---9--9--9---9--9---|
-7-7-7---7-7--7--0-0-0-0---7--7---7---7--7--7---7--7---|
-0-0-0---0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0---0--0--0---0--0---|

-10--10-10-10--10-10--10--10-10---10-10--10--10-10-10--|
-10--10-10-10--10-10--10--10-10---10-10--10--10-10-10--|
--9---9--9--9---9--9---9---9--9----9--9---9---9--9--9--|
--9---9--9--9---9--9---9---9--9----9--9---9---9--9--9--|
--7---7--7--7---7--7---7---7--7----7--7---7---7--7--7--|
--0---0--0--0---0--0---0---0--0----0--0---0---0--0--0--|

after riff 6 play riff 4 four times, but instead of
ending on the intro, end on this:
--------------------------------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
--------------------------------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
--------------------------------1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|
--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~|

here there's a bass fill by geddy Then play:

riff 7-(4:08)
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-7-9--9--9-9--7--7-9-9-X--X--X--X-X-X-X----------------|
-7-9--9--9-9--7--7-9-9-X--X--X--X-X-X-X----------------|
-5-7--7--7-7--5--5-7-7-X--X--X--X-X-X-X----------------|
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repeat 5 times then play riffs 2,5,3 and 6(in that order)

end with the intro right after riff 6

If you have any questions just listen to the song. Have fun.
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