Tab 1
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