WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Rush - Sweet Miracle Bass | Ver. 1
SWEET MIRACLE (Bassline)
As recorded by Rush
(From the 2002 Album VAPOR TRAILS)
Words by PeartMusic by Lee and Lifeson
Version 1.0 - submitted 2/5/2004
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Geddy Lee'
Intro
Q=100
N.C.
1/4 4/4
Gtr I
E E Q H E S S Q H Q S S S S S S S S H
|-----|----------------|---------------|----------------------|
|-----|----------------|---------------|----------------------|
|-----|----------------|----------10\--|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-5-5----|
|---3-|-5\-----------3-|-5\------------|----------------------|
S S S S S S S S E E Q S S S S S S S S H S S S S S S S S E E Q
|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-5-3-5--|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-5-5----|-3-0-0-3-0-0-3-0-5-3-5---|
|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------|
Am G F
E S S E Q S S E E E S S E Q S S E E
|-5-5-5---4--4-4-4---|-2-2-2---2--2-2-2---|
|-7-7-7---5--5-5-5---|-3-3-3---3--3-3-3---|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
Am G C5
E S S E Q S S E E S S S S E S S S S S S Q
|-5-5-5---4--4-4-4---|-12-12---12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12---|
|-7-7-7---5--5-5-5---|-10-10---10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
First Verse
Am G F
E +S S E Q E S S S S E S E S Q E S S S S
|-5-(5)-5---4--4-4-4-4-2-|-2-2-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-(7)-7---5--5-5-5-5-2-|-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
Am G C5 Csus4 C
E E E Q +E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S
|-5-5---4--(4)-4-4-4-x-|-12-12-12---10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9-|
|-7-7---5--(5)-5-5-5-x-|-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|----------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------------|
Am G F
E S S E Q E S S S S E S E S Q E S S S S
|-5-5-5---4--4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
Am G G5
E E E Q +E S S S S E S S E E E E E E
|-5-5---4--(4)-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7---5--(5)-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
Am G C5
E E E Q +E S S S S E S S E E S S S S S S E
|-5-5---4--(4)-4-4-4-x-|-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12------|
|-7-7---5--(5)-5-5-5-x-|-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10------|
|----------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------------------(12)S|
Chorus
E e Q +E Q E E e Q +E E S S S S
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-3-3-3--(3)-3-3-3-3-5--|
|-5-5-5--(5)-5--5-|-----------------------|
E e Q E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5---|---------------------------------|
E e Q E S E S S S E e Q E S E S S S
|--------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------|
|------------------3-|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5--|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-3-5---|---------------------|
E e Q E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5---|---------------------------------|
Am G F
E +S S E Q S S S S E E S S E Q S S S S E
|-5-(5)-5---4--4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2--2-2-2-2-2----|
|-7-(7)-7---5--5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3----|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------------|
Am G C5
E +S S E Q +E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S E +E
|-5-(5)-5---4--(4)-4-4-4-4-|-12-12---12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-(12)-|
|-7-(7)-7---5--(5)-5-5-5-5-|-10-10---10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-(10)-|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Second Verse
Am G F
E +S S E Q E S S S S E S E S Q E S S S S
|-5-(5)-5---4--4-4-4-4-2-|-2-2-2---2--2-2-2-2-2--|
|-7-(7)-7---5--5-5-5-5-2-|-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3--|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-----------------------|
Am G C5 F5/C C
E E E Q +E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S
|-5-5---4--(4)-4-4-4-x-|-12-12-12---10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9-|
|-7-7---5--(5)-5-5-5-x-|-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|----------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------------|
Am G F
Q E Q E S S S S E S E S Q E S S S S
|-5----4--4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2--2-2-2-2-2--|
|-7----5--5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3--|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|
Am G G5
E E E Q +E S S S S E S S E E E E E E
|-5-5---4--(4)-4-4-4-x-|-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|
|-7-7---5--(5)-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------------|-------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|
Am G C5
E E E Q +E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S
|-5-5---4--(4)-4-4-4-x-|-12-12-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
|-7-7---5--(5)-5-5-5-x-|-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|----------------------|------------------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------------------|
Second Chorus
E e Q E S E S S S E e Q E S E S S S
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------------|
E e Q E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------5/-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5----|----------------------------------|
E e Q +E Q S S E e Q E S E S S S
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|
|-5-5-5--(5)-5--3-5-|--------------------|
5/4
E e Q E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q
|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------------|
|------------------5/-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5----|--------------------------------------|
Bridge
4/4
Q E E E E S S S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
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|--------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-5-0-|-----------------0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-7-5---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-7-5-0-|---------------------0-|
E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-7-5-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-7-5-0-|-----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E E E E E S S S S S S E E E E E S S S S S S
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-7-7---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-5-7-5-0-|---------------------0-|
E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|--------------|
|-----------------|--------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3----|
Third Verse
Am G A5/EF
Q E Q E S S S S E S E S Q E S S S S
|-5----4--4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7----5--5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-|
|-------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|
Am G C5 F5/C C
E E E Q +E S S S S E S S E E S S E S S S S
|-5-5---4--(4)-4-4-4-x-|-12-12-12---10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--|
|-7-7---5--(5)-5-5-5-x-|-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
|----------------------|-------------------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------------------|
Am G F
E +S S E Q E S S S S E S E S Q E S S S S
|-5-(5)-5---4--4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2--2-2-2-2-2-|
|-7-(7)-7---5--5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3---3--3-3-3-3-3-|
|------------------------|----------------------|
|------------------------|----------------------|
Am G G5
E S S E Q +E S S S S E E E E E E E E
|-5-5-5---4--(4)-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
|-7-7-7---5--(5)-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|---------------12\-|
Third Chorus
E e Q +E Q S S E e Q E S E S S S
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-5-5-5--(5)-5--5-5-|--------------------|
E e Q E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
|------------------5/-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5----|-----------------------------------|
E e Q E S E S S S E e Q E S E S S S
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-3-5-|--------------------|
E e Q E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------5/-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5----|----------------------------------|
Outro Chorus
E e Q E S E S S S E e Q E S E S S S
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------------|
E e Q E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------5/-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5----|----------------------------------|
E e Q E S E S S S E e Q E S E S S S
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-3-5-|--------------------|
E e Q E S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
|---------------------|---------------------------------|------*|
|---------------------|---------------------------------|------*|
|------------------5/-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|------*|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5----|---------------------------------|------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th
a - acciaccatura; + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted
.. - note double dotted
Blank spaces are rests.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line.
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number
it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number
below them represent rests. Multi-bar rests are notated in the form Wxn,
where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear
below the staff.
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16)
where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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