The Spirit Of Radio - Rush
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
With chorus and flanger
e|--2-p0-----0--5-p0-----0--2-p0-----0--4p2p0-----0------------------|
B|--------3-----------3-----------3------------3---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x8
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--2-p0-----0--5-p0----|
B|--------3-----------3-|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|

Replace chorus and flanger with light distortion
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|--2/4-2-0---0-------|
A|----------4---4-2---|
E|--------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------2---2-------------| x4
D|--2-----------2---2-----------2-|
A|--2-----------0---0--2--3h4-----|
E|--0--2--3--4--------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--9--------8-----8\----------------------------------------9-|
D|--9--------9-----9\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9-9-|
A|--7--------9-----9\6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9-7-|
E|-----------7-----7\4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7---|

e|-----0-----------0----------0--------------|
B|-------0-----------0----------0---2-2------|
G|-9-9-----9\--8-8-----8\-4-4-------2-2------|
D|-9-9-----9\--9-9-----9\-2-2-----2-2-2------|
A|-7-7-----7\--9-9-----9\-x-x-----0-0-0-/4---|
E|-------------7-7-----7\-4-4--------------7-|

e|-----0-----------0----------0-------------|
B|-------0-----------0----------0---2-2-----|
G|-9-9-----9\--8-8-----8\-4-4-------2-2-----| x2
D|-9-9-----9\--9-9-----9\-2-2-----2-2-2-7-9-|
A|-7-7-----7\--9-9-----9\-x-x-----0-0-0-7-9-|
E|-------------7-7-----7\-4-4-----------5-7-|

e|-----0-----------0----------0--------------|
B|-------0-----------0----------0---2-2------|
G|-9-9-----9\--8-8-----8\-4-4-------2-2------|
D|-9-9-----9\--9-9-----9\-2-2-----2-2-2------|
A|-7-7-----7\--9-9-----9\-x-x-----0-0-0-/4---|
E|-------------7-7-----7\-4-4--------------7-|

e|-----------------7----------4-0-------------|
B|-----9-------------7------------0---2-2-----|
G|-9-9---9-9\--8-8-----8\-4-4---------2-2-----|
D|-9-9-----9\--9-9-----9\-2-2-------2-2-2-7-9-|
A|-7-7-----7\--9-9-----9\-x-x-------0-0-0-7-9-|
E|-------------7-7-----7\-4-4-------------5-7-|


e|-----------------7----------4-0-----------------|
B|-----9-------------7------------0---------------|
G|-9-9---9-9\--8-8-----8\-4-4---------------------|
D|-9-9-----9\--9-9-----9\-2-2-------6-6-6-6-6-7-9-|
A|-7-7-----7\--9-9-----9\-x-x-------6-6-6-6-6-7-9-|
E|-------------7-7-----7\-4-4-------4-4-4-4-4-5-7-|

e|-----0-----------0-------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-----9\--8-8---------4---------------------------------8-|
D|-9-9-----9\--9-9---------2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|
A|-7-7-----7\--9-9---------x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|
E|-------------7-7-----7\--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|

With chorus and flanger
e|--2-p0-----0--5-p0-----0--2-p0-----0--4p2p0-----0------------------|
B|--------3-----------3-----------3------------3---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x14
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Swich back to light distortion
Strum this so it feels right
e|-----------------7---7-----0-0---0-0---------------|
B|-----------------7---7-----0-0---0-0---------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------8-| x4
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-7/9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-x-x-x-x-x-x-6-6-6-6-7/9-9-|
E|-------------7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5/7-7-|

e|-----0-----------0-------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-----9\--8-8---------4---------------------------------8-|
D|-9-9-----9\--9-9---------2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|
A|-7-7-----7\--9-9---------x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|
E|-------------7-7-----7\--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|

With chorus and flanger
e|--2-p0-----0--5-p0-----0--2-p0-----0--4p2p0-----0------------------|
B|--------3-----------3-----------3------------3---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x12
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0---7--7--7--7--7--8--7\--9-9-9-9-10-9-10\7-7-7-7-8-7-8-|
G|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9\--7--7--7--7--7--7--7\--9-9-9-9-9--9-9\-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-9--9--9--9--9--9--9\--7--7--7--7--7--7--7\--9-9-9-9-9--9-9\-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7\--5--5--5--5--5--5--5\--7-7-7-7-7--7-7\-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------------------------------------|

Light distortion again
e|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----0-----------0----------0-------------|
B|-------0-----------0----------0---2-2-----|
G|-9-9-----9\--8-8-----8\-4-4-------2-2-----|
D|-9-9-----9\--9-9-----9\-2-2-----2-2-2-7-9-|
A|-7-7-----7\--9-9-----9\-x-x-----0-0-0-7-9-|
E|-------------7-7-----7\-4-4-----------5-7-|

e|-----0-----------0-------------------------------------------|
B|-------0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-----9\--8-8---------4---------------------------------8-|
D|-9-9-----9\--9-9---------2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|
A|-7-7-----7\--9-9---------x-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|
E|-------------7-7-----7\--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|

With chorus and flanger
e|--2-p0-----0--5-p0-----0--2-p0-----0--4p2p0-----0------------------|
B|--------3-----------3-----------3------------3---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Distortion again
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--3-3-3--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------5-4-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5-4-2-4-2----------2/4-2-0---0-----|
A|---------------------------------5-4-------------4---4-2-|
E|--------------------------------------5------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------2---2-------------| x4
D|--2-----------2---2-----------2-|
A|--2-----------0---0--2--3h4-----|
E|--0--2--3--4--------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|--------9-----9--------5--------7-|
G|o-------9-----9--------6--------8-| x2
D|o-------9--9--9--------7--------9-|
A|--7--7-----7-----7--7-----9--9----|
E|----------------------------------|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

e|--------------------------|
B|-9-----9-9---------7------|
G|-9-----9-9---------8------|
D|-9--9--9-9---------9------|
A|----7--------11-11-11-----|
E|--------------------------|
PM PM PM

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------2---2-------------| x2
D|--2-----------2---2-----------2-|
A|--2-----------0---0--2--3h4-----|
E|--0--2--3--4--------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|--------9-----9--------5--------7-|
G|o-------9-----9--------6--------8-| x2
D|o-------9--9--9--------7--------9-|
A|--7--7-----7-----7--7-----9--9----|
E|----------------------------------|
PM PM PM PM PM PM PM

e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------2---2-------------| x2
D|--2-----------2---2-----------2-|
A|--2-----------0---0--2--3h4-----|
E|--0--2--3--4--------------------|

Solo: Use wah
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b-15br12-14b-12-14-12b-12br-12b-12br-12b-12br-12b-12br-12-10~~|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12--12----12----12------12-----12----12----12--------17b-------------|
B|--15b---15b----15b----15b---15b-----15b--15b-----15-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Press down on whammy then slowly raise it up
e|------|
B|------|
G|-9~~~-|
D|-9~~~-|
A|-7~~~-|
E|------|

Tremolo pick this section with wah
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7----6----7------9-----9/-11--11---12---11----12-----------------------|
D|-9----8----9-----11-----11/13--13---14---13----14-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-12------------------|
B|-------15-12----17b20~~-|
G|-------------12---------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

Don't use wah here
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------2---2-------------| x3
D|--2-----------2---2-----------2-|
A|--2-----------0---0--2--3h4-----|
E|--0--2--3--4--------------------|

e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-------------| x2
D|--2----------|
A|--2----------|
E|--0--2--3--4-|

With chorus and flanger
e|--2-p0-----0--5-p0-----0--2-p0-----0--4p2p0-|
B|--------3-----------3-----------3-----------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-9---9-----------------------9-|
D|-9---9-----------------------9-|
A|-7---7-----------------------7-|
E|-0---0-----------------------0-|

***********************************
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| x Dead note
| b Bend
| br Bend release
***********************************


Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Rush
"The Spirit of Radio"
(From The 1980 Album Permanent Waves)

Tuning: Standard (EADGBE)


[Intro]

e|--2p0---0--5p0---0--2p0---0--4p2p0---0-----|
B|------3--------3--------3----------3-------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|


Play After Intro

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--/4--2--0-----0----------|
A|------------4-----4--2----|
E|--------------------------|


[Main Riff]

e|-------------------|----------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------|
G|---------------2---|---2------------------|
D|---2-----------2---|---2-----------2--2---|
A|---2-----------0---|---0--2--3--4-----2---|
E|---0--2--3--4------|------------------0---|


e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|---2-----9----9/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7--9|
A|---2-----9----9/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--7-7-7-7-7--9|
E|---------7----7/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5--7|


e|-------0-------0--------0---------------------|
B|---------0-------0--------0-------------------|
G|---9-9/----4-4------4-4------------6--4-------|
D|---9-9/----4-4------4-4-------9-9--6--4-------|
A|---7-7/----2-2------2-2-------9-9--4--2-------|
E|--------------------4-4-------7-7-------------|


[Verse]

e|-------0-------0--------0---------------------------|
B|---------0-------0--------0-------------------------|
G|---9-9/----4-4------4-4-----------------------------|
D|---9-9/----4-4------4-4--------7-7---9-9------------|
A|---7-7/----2-2------2-2--------7-7---7-7------------| X2
E|--------------------4-4--------5-5---7-7------------|


e|-------4-------7---------4p0------------------------|
B|---------5-------7-------4p0------------------------|
G|---9-9-----4-4------4-4-----------------------------|
D|---9-9-----4-4------4-4--------7-7---9-9------------|
A|---7-7-----2-2------2-2--------7-7---9-9------------|
E|---0-0--------------4-4--------5-5---7-7------------|


e|-------0-------0-----------------------------------------|
B|---------0-------0---------------------------------------|
G|---9-9/----4-4-------------------------------------------|
D|---9-9/----4-4----------9/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-9--|
A|---7-7/----2-2----------9/6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-9--|
E|------------------------7/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7--|


[Guitar Solo]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b17r15b16~~--15b17r15p12~~~b14b15r14b15r14b15r14--12b14r12------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------12-------------|
B|-12~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--------------------/15b17-----15b17-------|
G|--------------------------14-14-14~~~~-----------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------12-------12-------12----------------------12-------12-------|
B|-15b17~~~~15b17~~~~15b17~~~~15b17r15-15b17-15b17~~~~15b17~~~~15b17-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12-12-15b17b19-15b19-----4-----7----------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------x----------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------7--7--6/7---6-6-6-6/7--|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7-7-6/7-6/7-6/7-7-7---7/9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---11---11--12-12-12-12--|
D|---------------------------------------------14---14--14-14-14-14--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------15--12-----------/17----------------|
B|---------------------------------------15-12---------17b20~~~~~----|
G|-11-11-12-12--11-11-12-12--------------------12--------------------|
D|-14-14-14-14--14-14-14-14---14----------------------------------2--|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------2--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------0--|



************************************

| x Dead note
| p Pull-off
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPIRIT OF RADIO - Rush
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: Keith Boilek
Email:nboilek@netzero.net

Tuning: E A D G B e


[Intro] w/ light distortion
e|-2p0-----5p0-----2p0-----4p0-----|
B|-----3p0-----3p0-----3p0-----3p0-|
G|---------------------------------| Repeat a couple of times
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-4-2---------------------|
G|-----4-3-2---------------|Not to sure on this part
D|-----------4-2-----------|
A|---------------5-4-5-4---|
E|-------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|Repeat 3 times
D|----------2--------2-------|
A|-2--------0-2-3h4----------|
E|-0-2-3-4-------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9--9/6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9|
A|-7--9--9/6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9|
E|----7--7/4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7|

e|------0----------------0----------------0---------------|
B|--------0----------------0----------------0-------------|
G|-9--9------9--9-----------------------------------6-----|
D|-9--9------9--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--6--9--|
A|-7---------7--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--4--9--|
E|--------------0--7----------7/4--4--4-------4--5-----7--|

e|------0----------------0----------------0------------------------|
B|--------0----------------0----------------0----------------------|
G|-9--9------9--9--------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9------9--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--7--7--7--7--9--|
A|-7---------7--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--7--7--7--7--9--|
E|--------------0--7----------7/4--4--4-------4--5--5--5--5--5--7--|

e|------0----------------0----------------0---------------|
B|--------0----------------0----------------0-------------|
G|-9--9------9--9-----------------------------------6-----|
D|-9--9------9--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--6--9--|
A|-7---------7--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--4--9--|
E|--------------0--7----------7/4--4--4-------4--5-----7--|

e|------0----------------0----------------0------------------------|
B|--------0----------------0----------------0----------------------|
G|-9--9------9--9--------------------------------------------------|
D|-9--9------9--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--7--7--7--7--9--|
A|-7---------7--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--7--7--7--7--9--|
E|--------------0--7----------7/4--4--4-------4--5--5--5--5--5--7--|

e|------4-0---------------8--------------4-0-----------------------|
B|------------------------8----------------------------------------|
G|-9--9------9--9--------------------------------------------------|Repeat
D|-9--9------9--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--7--7--7--7--9--|
A|-7---------7--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--7--7--7--7--9--|
E|--------------0--7----------7/4--4--4-------4--5--5--5--5--5--7--|

e|----|--2p0-----5p0-----2p0-----4p0------|
B|----|------3p0-----3p0-----3p0-----3p0--|
G|-9--|-----------------------------------|Repeat a couple of times
D|-9--|-----------------------------------|
A|-7--|-----------------------------------|
E|----|-----------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9--------------------9-------------------------------9--|
D|-9--9--6--7-7-7-7--9--9--9--6--7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--9--|
A|-7--9--6--7-7-7-7--9--7--9--6--7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7--|
E|----7--4--5-5-5-5--7-----7--4--5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|

e|-2p0-----5p0-----2p0-----4p0-----|
B|-----3p0-----3p0-----3p0-----3p0-|
G|---------------------------------| Repeat a couple of times
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-4-2---------------------|
G|-----4-3-2---------------|Not to sure on this part
D|-----------4-2-----------|
A|---------------5-4-5-4---|
E|-------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|Repeat 4 times
D|----------2--------2-------|
A|-2--------0-2-3h4----------|
E|-0-2-3-4-------------------|

e|-4--4--5--7--4--4-4--5--7--|
B|-5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5--5--|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|Repeat 4 times
D|----------2--------2-------|
A|-2--------0-2-3h4----------|
E|-0-2-3-4-------------------|

e|-4--4--5--7--4--4--5--7--|
B|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|Repeat 2 times
D|----------2--------2-------|
A|-2--------0-2-3h4----------|
E|-0-2-3-4-------------------|

The solo comes after that, but I don't know what it is. So it's up to you on how it goes.

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|Repeat 2 times
D|----------2--------2-------|
A|-2--------0-2-3h4----------|
E|-0-2-3-4-------------------|

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|Repeat 2 times
D|-----------2--------------2--|
A|-2-2-------0--2-2---------0--|
E|-0-0-2-3h4----0-0---2-3h4----|

e|-2p0-----5p0-----2p0-----4p0-----|
B|-----3p0-----3p0-----3p0-----3p0-|
G|---------------------------------| Repeat 2 of times
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|----|---|
B|----|---|
G|-1--|-9-|Repeat a couple of times
D|-2--|-9-|
A|-2--|-7-|
E|----|---|



******************************************************

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note

******************************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Rush - Spirit of the Radio

Legend:

h: hammer on
p: pull off
#: Tremolo (in solo's case just f*** with it)
b: bend
(#): note that is bent to
/: slide

Intro:
Faster
|-----|
e|-2p0-----5p0-----2p0-----4p2p0-----|
B|-----3p0-----3h5-----3p0-------3p5-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----4-----2-0-----------|
A|---------------5-4-5-4---|
E|-------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------2-------|
A|----------0-2-3h4----------|
E|-0-2-3-4-------------------|

e|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-1--4--4-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2--4--4/6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9|
A|-2--2--2/6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9|
E|-0------/4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7|

Verses

e|------0----------------0----------------0---------------|
B|--------0----------------0----------------0-------------|
G|-1---------9--9-----------------------------------------| play when needed
D|-2---------9--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--------|(when Geddy don't sing)
A|-2--2------7--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--------|
E|-0--0---------0--7----------7/4--4--4-------4--5--9-7---|

e|------0----------0---------------0----------------|
B|--------0----------0---------------0--------------|
G|-1-----------4-4----------------------------------|
D|-2-----------4-4--------6--6--6-------6--7-7--7-9-| regular verse riff
A|-2--2--------2-2--------6--6--6-------6--7-7--7-9-|
E|-0--0------0------------4--4--4-------4--5-5--5-7-|

Chorus:

Basicly just repeat the intro, but keep the ringing low E chord
at the begining till the speed part comes in.

Interlude:

just mess with these chords, you'll hear the changes

e|-0---0(3)--0(4)--0(3)-|
B|-0---3-----0(4)--3----|
G|-1---2-----*-----2----|
D|-2---0-----6-----0----|
A|-2---0-----6-----0----|
E|-0---2-----4-----2----|

Now the fingerings in brackets are little parts you can hear
Alex mess with, there optionals. (and the 3rd chord isn't right
but it's close)

===================
=Do the Verse riff=
===================

Then intro thing a couple times

Then this bitchy thing:

|-7-5-4-2-4-2-0-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------4-5-4-2-4P2P0---|---4-2-0---------|
|-----------------------------0-|---------4-5-4-2-|
|-------------------------------|-----------------|

Back to here:

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------2-------| <===|
A|----------0-2-3h4----------| |
E|-0-2-3-4-------------------| |
|
Then Reggae: |==== it alternates twice
| between the two
e|-4---5---7-----------------| |
B|-5---5---5-----------------| |
G|-4---4---4-----------------| |
D|----just f*** with this----| <====|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Solo (yay :D)

e|-12------12-----12----------------|
B|-15b(17)-15(17)-15(17)--15-12-14b-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------|
B|-12-14-12b--12b-12b-12-12b~r12----|
G|-------------------------------14-|

e|-12------###########--------------|
B|-15b(17)-###########--------------|

^^just do wat ever with this^^

after that he dive bombs it, does the same with this

B|-5-----########--------------|
G|-7b(9)-########--------------|

then he improv's a something with a penatonic scale, ending
with:

e|-15b(17)-|

After solo:

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------2-------| a few times
A|----------0-2-3h4----------|
E|-0-2-3-4-------------------|

B|---------2-----------------|
E|-0-2-3h4-------------------|

intro speedy w/e once then end on an E chord


Well i did the best i could, better than most out there, sorry
if it's a bit confusing, u'll have to listin to the song to pick
out where it all goes. Make sure you read what i put to get it right!
Pardon my french in the tab. :P

Have fun :D
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Spirit of the Radio - Rush
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: James Green
Email: fyrefish42@hotmail.com

Tuning: EADGBE

INTRO
(dist. w/ phaser)



Guitar 1 (repeat until crazy synchronized breakdown)

e|---2p0------0-----5p0-------0------2p0-------0----4p2p0-------0------------|
B|----------3---------------3----------------3----------------3--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (comes in after two repeats of main lick)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
A|---2--------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
E|---0--------------------------0--------------------------------------------|


Begin Breakdown #1:

Guitar 1 (joins in with the bass run halfway through it)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------4-----2-----0----------0---------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4----------4-------2------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitars 1 and 2 together:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-----2-----2------2------------------------------| x4
A|---------2----2----------0-----2-----3h4-----------------------------------|
E|---0-----2----3-----4------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----------------0------------------------------------------------------0--|
B|----9------------0------------------------------------------------------0--|
G|----9------------8------------------------------------------------------8--|
D|----9------------9------2--2--2--2--------------------------------------9--|
A|----7------------9------x--x--x--x----------------7--7--7----7--7--7--7-9--|
E|----0------------7------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----5--5--5----5--5--5--5-7--|


Begin Verse 1: (Begin the day...)

e|--0------0---------------------------0---------------0---------------------|
B|--0---------0--------------------------0---------------0-------------------|
G|--9---9---------------------------8----------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------------------------------------2------2-----------------------|
A|--7--------------9--9-9----9----------------x-------------7-7-7------------|
E|--0--------------0--0-0----7----------------4-------------5-5-5---7/9--7-4-|


e|------0----------------------0--------------0------------------------------|
B|---------0---------------------0--------------0----------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2---2---------------------------------| x3
A|------------9--9-9--9----------------x---x--------------7--7--7--7---9-----|
E|--0---------0--0-0--7--------------9\4---4-------4---2--5--5--5--5---7-----|


e|----------------------------7--------------4-------------------------------|
B|----------9--------------------7--------------5----------------------------|
G|-------------9-------8--8--------8--4------------------------6-6-6---8-8---|
D|---9---9--------9----9--------------6---6--------------------7-7-7---9-9---| x2
A|---7-----------------9--------------7-------------7--7-7-----7-7-7---9-9---|
E|---0-----------------7--------------4-------------4--5-5-----5-5-5---7-7---|


e|----0-----0-------------0---------0-----------4----------------------------|
B|----0--9----0-----------0-----------0---------5----------------------------|
G|----9-------------------8----8----------------4----------------6-6-6-6-8---|
D|----9-------------------9---------------x-x---6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9---|
A|----7-----------9--9-9--9-------------9-x-x---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
E|----0-----------0--7-7--7-------------9-x-x---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7---|

Begin Chorus 1:

Guitar 1:
(Palm mute this riff heavily, and repeat until next verse)

e|---------2------5---4---2-----------2------5---4---2-----------------------|
B|-----5------3-------------------5------3-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M ..........................................................................

Guitar 2:
(After 2 bars of Guitar 1 clicking, come in with this lick and continue until
end of chorus)

e|---2p0------0-----5p0-------0------2p0-------0----4p2p0-------0------------|
B|----------3---------------3----------------3----------------3--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Begin Verse 2: (All this machinery...)

(Some minor variations on strumming rhythms)

e|--------------------7-7----------4-4------5-5-5/7-7------------------------|
B|--------------------7-7----------4-4------5-5-5/7-7------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9----------8-8----------5-5------6-6-6/8-8------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9------6-6-6-6------7-7-7/9-9------------------------| x 4
A|---7-7-7-7------9-9-9-9------6-6-6-6------7-7-7/9-9------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0------7-7-7-7------4-4-4-4------5-5-5/7-7------------------------|

e|----0-------------------0---------------------4----------------------------|
B|----0-------------------0---------------------5----------------------------|
G|----9-------------------8---------------------4----------------6-6-6-6-8---|
D|----9-------------------9---------------x-x---6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9---|
A|----7-----------9--9-9--9-------------9-x-x---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
E|----0-----------0--7-7--7-------------9-x-x---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7---|


Begin Chorus 2:

Guitar 1:
(Palm mute this riff heavily, and repeat until next verse)

e|---------2------5---4---2-----------2------5---4---2-----------------------|
B|-----5------3-------------------5------3-----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M ..........................................................................

Guitar 2:
(After 2 bars of Guitar 1 clicking, come in with this lick and continue until
end of chorus)

e|---2p0------0-----5p0-------0------2p0-------0----4p2p0-------0------------|
B|----------3---------------3----------------3----------------3--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Begin instrumental interlude:

This next section has some classic Rush time signature changes.

Alternate 4/4 and 3/4 time three times, and on the fourth set
4/4 twice.

So - 4/4, 3/4, 4/4, 3/4, 4/4, 3/3, 4/4, 4/4.
e|-------------------2--2-3-2-------4--5-4-5-------2--3-2-3------------------|
B|-------------------3--3-3-3-------5--5-5-5-------3--3-3-3------------------|
G|---1---1-1-1-------2--2-2-2-------4--4-4-4-------2--2-2-2------------------|
D|---2---2-2-2-------0--0-0-0-------0--0-0-0-------0--0-0-0------------------|
A|---2---2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0---0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------|

And again - 4/4, 3/4, 4/4, 3/4, 4/4, 3/3, 4/4, 4/4.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------3---3-3-3------5--5-5-5---------------------------------|
G|-----1--1-1-1------2---2-2-2------4--4-4-4------1--1-1-1-------------------|
D|-----2--2-2-2------0---0-0-0------0--0-0-0------2--2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----2--2-2-2------x---x-x-x------x--x-x-x------2--2-2-2-------------------|
E|-----0--0-0-0------2---2-2-2------4--4-4-4------0--0-0-0-------------------|


Back to normal 4/4, short reprise of verse:

e|--------------------7-7----------4-4------5-5-5/7-7------------------------|
B|--------------------7-7----------4-4------5-5-5/7-7------------------------|
G|---9-9-9-9----------8-8----------5-5------6-6-6/8-8------------------------|
D|---9-9-9-9------9-9-9-9------6-6-6-6------7-7-7/9-9------------------------|
A|---7-7-7-7------9-9-9-9------6-6-6-6------7-7-7/9-9------------------------|
E|---0-0-0-0------7-7-7-7------4-4-4-4------5-5-5/7-7------------------------|

e|----0-------------------0---------------------4----------------------------|
B|----0-------------------0---------------------5----------------------------|
G|----9-------------------8---------------------4----------------6-6-6-6-8---|
D|----9-------------------9---------------x-x---6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9---|
A|----7-----------9--9-9--9-------------9-x-x---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
E|----0-----------0--7-7--7-------------9-x-x---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7---|





Begin Breakdown #2:

Guitar 1:

e|---2p0------0-----5p0-------0------2p0-------0----4p2p0-------0------------|
B|----------3---------------3----------------3----------------3--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

While Guitar 2:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
A|---2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



Now launch into the super fast synchronized scale run:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-7--7-5---4---4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7------7---5--4-----4---------------3/4--2--0-----0-------|
A|----------------------------------7-----7--5---4----------------4-----4--2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------5-----------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-----2-----2------2------------------------------| x4
A|---------2----2----------0-----2-----3h4-----------------------------------|
E|---0-----2----3-----4------------------------------------------------------|


Begin Radio Station switching section: (2prog4me)


Reggae Simon & Garfunkel (Words of the prophets...)

(Guitar 1) (clean)
e|----4----4----5----7------12----12----5-----7------4----4----5----7--------|
B|----5----5----5----7------12----12----5-----7------5----5----5----7--------|
G|----4----4----6----8------13----13----6-----8------4----4----6----8--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2) (clean w/ chorus)
(During first repeat, play last note as 9, then back to 7 for last repeat)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9----------------------------------------------------------------| x3
D|--------------9----------------7--------7----------------------------------|
A|--------7---------7---------7---------9------------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------5----------7--------------------------------------|
P.M...........................................................................


Stadium Rock (Concert Hall!)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-----2-----2------2------------------------------| x2
A|---------2----2----------0-----2-----3h4-----------------------------------|
E|---0-----2----3-----4------------------------------------------------------|


Back to Reggae: (And it echoes....)

Note this time the Reggae section is only 2 bars, instead of 3

(Guitar 1) (clean)
e|----4----4----5----7------12----12----5-----7------------------------------|
B|----5----5----5----7------12----12----5-----7------------------------------|
G|----4----4----6----8------13----13----6-----8------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Guitar 2) (clean w/ chorus)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9----------------------------------------------------------------| x2
D|--------------9----------------7--------7----------------------------------|
A|--------7---------7---------7---------9------------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------5----------7--------------------------------------|
P.M...........................................................................


Back to Stadium Rock (...of Salesmen!....)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-----2-----2------2------------------------------| x2
A|---------2----2----------0-----2-----3h4-----------------------------------|
E|---0-----2----3-----4------------------------------------------------------|


SOLO: (with wah)

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b-15b~-15rb---12---14b~---12-14--12--12b-12rb--12b--12rb--12brb------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------14~---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-12--12----12----12------12--------12------12-12------12--------17b-----------|
B|-15b---15b----15b----15b------15b------15b-------15prb-----15-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------0---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


depress whammy before backing notes, down 1 and 1/2 tones, then pull up too 1 tone higher
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0-12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0-0-12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

now tremolo pick these:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7----6----7------9-----9/-11--11---12---11----12-----------------------|
D|----9----8----9-----11-----11/13--13---14---13----14-----------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


and finish off by blazing these notes, and Lifeson's mad whammy vibrato on that last bend
e|--0--15--12----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0------------15--12----15---12--0---0--19~-------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------0---0------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-----2-----2------2------------------------------| x3
A|---------2----2----------0-----2-----3h4-----------------------------------|
E|---0-----2----3-----4------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------2----2----------2---------------------2----2------2-----------|
E|-------0-----2----3h4------------------------0-----2----3h4----------------|

e|---2p0------0-----5p0-------0------2p0-------0----4p2p0-------0------------|
B|----------3---------------3----------------3----------------3--------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



BAM! drumrolling...................badabadabada..........................boom.

e|----0--------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
B|----0--------------------------------------------------------0-------------|
G|----1--------------------------------------------------------9-------------|
D|----2--------------------------------------------------------9-------------|
A|----2--------------------------------------------------------7-------------|
E|----0--------------------------------------------------------0-------------|


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
Song info
The Spirit Of Radio
Rush
2001
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Prog Rock
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