------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
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The Spirit of Radio
Type: Guitar