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Show Don't Tell Tabs

(ver. 1)
Rush
Guitar tab for Show Don't Tell
Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart
Recorded on Atlantic Records release Presto

Transcribed in Guitar (World / School)?, Early 1990
Keyed in by Tony Zimmermann 


-3----------------------------------------------3----8-8-8-7------------
-3------/8--7--5--5-----------------------------3----8-8-8-7--5-5-7-5---
-2-//---/8--7--5--5-----------------------------2-//-7-7-7-7--5-5-7-5---
-2----------------------------------------------2----7-7-7-7------------
-0------------------3--2------------0---3---0---------------------------
--------------------------3--2~--3----(1/4)-----------------------------


---------------------------------|----------------------------------
---------------------------------|----------------------------------
------2---0-----------0--0----0--|-----2-------0-------5---5--------
----2---2---2---2---4-------0---0|---2---2-------3---5----------5---
--0-----------3---5--------------|-0---------3-----3----------5---5-
--------------------------3------|---------1----------------3-------

                     let open G ring
---------------------------------|--3------8-----8-----10-----------
---------------------------------|--3-//---8-//--8-//--10-//--------
-----2---0-----------0-----------|--2------7-----7-----9------------
---2---2---2---2---4-------------|----------------------------------
-0-----------3---5---------------|----------------------------------
---------------------------------|----------------------------------
                                                 ^ This may not be right,
						   but sounds close enough.

Chords for verses:            Bridge chords:
--5---------3-----------|-/-5------------------3--|-3----5---------
--5---------3-----------|-\-5------------------3--|-3----8---------
--7---------5-----------|-/-7----------5-------0--|-0----5---------
--7---------5-----------|-\-5----7--3--5--5----2--|-2----7---------
--5---------3-----------|-/-7----7--3--3--5----0--|-0----5---------
------------------------|-\-5----5--1-----3-------|----------------
                         Strum
                                                    Alex plays with different
						    A and D (m7sus4) voicings.
						    This is my best guess.
 fade	(2x)	Solo:				    
-3-----------|----------------------------------20--20--17-H-20-P-17----17--
-3-//--------|----------------20--19--17-19-17--(F)------------------20-----
-2-----------|---~~~\----------------------------------------------------
-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------
-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------
-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------

-20---20--17-H-20-P-17----------------------------------------------------\
-(F)-------------------19-17-17-19-17~~~----16~~~~------------------------\
----------------------------------------------------3--2----------0--3--0-----
----------------------------------------------------------3--2~-3--(1/4)------

 : Natural Harmonic
(F) : Full Bend (1/2),(1/4) tone value of bend
~~ : Vibrato
//  : Repeat same chord
/or\: Slide
\: Harmonic with tremolo dive
            
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