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Rush - The Anarchist Tabs

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The Anarchist Tabs

(ver. 1)
Rush
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Tuning:EADGBe

Tempo: About 160 bpm

The guitar solo isn't perfect, but I think you'll get a decent idea.

This song from Clockwork Angels starts with one measure of Drums

Riff 1:
e|-------------------|------------------|----3-3---3-3---|---1-1----1-1------|
B|-------------------|------------------|----3-3---3-3---|---1-1----1-1------|
G|----7-7---7-7------|----7-7---7-7-----|----0-0---0-0---|---2-2----2-2------|
D|----7-7---7-7------|----6-6---6-6-----|----0-0---0-0---|---3-3----3-3------|
A|----5-5---5-5------|----5-5---5-5-----|----0-0---0-0---|---3-3----3-3------|
E|-------------------|------------------|----3-3---3-3---|---1-1----1-1------|

Riff 2(Bass starts): same progression, but the last two chords are 
                     power chords. Strummed as eighth notes.

Riff 3: Strummed eighth notes
e|---------------|-------------|----3-------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------|-------------|----3-------|--------------------------------|
G|----7----------|----7--------|----0-------|--------------------------------|
D|----7----------|----6--------|----0-------|----2---------------------------|
A|----5----------|----5--------|----0-------|----2---------------------------|
E|---------------|-------------|----3-------|----0---------------------------|

Riff 4: Strummed eighth notes                   5 eighths then 3 eighths
e|---------------|-------------|------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------|-------------|------------|--------------------------------|
G|----7----------|----7--------|------------|--------------------------------|
D|----7----------|----6--------|----3-------|----5---------------2-----------|
A|----5----------|----5--------|----3-------|----5---------------2-----------|
E|---------------|-------------|----1-------|----3---------------0-----------|
Riff 5: E Power Chord held for 8 measures. 
        I use a tremolo effect set to triplet eighth notes.
e|---|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------------------------------|
B|---|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------------------------------|
G|---|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----------------------------------|
D|-2-|-(2)-|-(2)-|-(2)-|-(2)-|-(2)-|-(2)-|-(2)-------------------------------|
A|-2-|-(2)-|-(2)-|-(2)-|-(2)-|-(2)-|-(2)-|-(2)-------------------------------|
E|-0-|-(0)-|-(0)-|-(0)-|-(0)-|-(0)-|-(0)-|-(0)-------------------------------|
Chorus Riff: Eighth notes
e|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------------------------------------------|
G|----9----|----7----|----5----|---------------------------------------------|
D|----9----|----7----|----5----|----5----------------------------------------|
A|----7----|----5----|----3----|----5----------------------------------------|
E|---------|---------|---------|----3----------------------------------------|
Guitar/Bass unison:
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D|---------5-3-----|---------5---7---|-----------------|---------------------|
A|-3-3-7-3-----7-3-|-5-5-9-5---5-----|---------3-1-----|---------3---5-------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-1-1-5-1-----5-1-|-3-3-7-3---3---------|
Pre-Chorus: Held power chord, but adds an A chord. 
            (again, I use a tremolo effect set to triplet eighths)
e|---|------------------------|---|--------------|---|-----------------------|
B|---|------------------------|---|--------------|---|-----------------------|
G|---|------------------------|-2-|--------------|---|-----------------------|
D|-2-|Hold for Eight measures-|-2-|Four Measures-|-2-|Four Measures----------|
A|-2-|------------------------|-0-|--------------|-2-|-----------------------|
E|-0-|------------------------|---|--------------|-0-|-----------------------|
Bridge riff (Oh, they tried to get me...):
e|-----------|-----------|----------|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------|-----------|----------|----------------------------------------|
G|-5--5------|-7--7------|-10-10----|-12-12----------------------------------|
D|-5--5------|-7--7------|-10-10----|-12-12----------------------------------|
A|-3--3------|-5--5------|-8--8-----|-10-10----------------------------------|
E|-----------|-----------|----------|----------------------------------------|
Solo
e|-----|------|---------|-----|-------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----|-5---5|-6-6-6-5-|-5---|-/18-17-15----17h18|p17-----------------------|
G|-----|------|---------|-----|-----------17------|---17-16-16---------------|
D|-----|------|---------|-----|-------------------|--------------------------|
A|-----|------|---------|-----|-------------------|--------------------------|
E|-0---|------|---------|-----|-------------------|--------------------------|
                                    Whammy Vibrato to taste ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-------------------|--------------|-17-----17---17---|-15----15----15------|
B|-------------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|
G|-13-14-16--14--13--|14--16b17br16-|-14-----14---14---|-12----12----12------|
D|-------------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|
A|-------------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------|--------------|------------------|---------------------|
  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
e|-13---13----15\13-|-12-------|-----------|--------------|------------------|
B|------------------|----------|-----------|--------------|------------------|
G|-10---10----12\10-|-9--------|-14-13-13--|--------------|-13----13-14-13-14|
D|------------------|----------|-----------|-15-14--14-15-|----15------------|
A|------------------|----------|-----------|--------------|------------------|
E|------------------|----------|-----------|--------------|------------------|
                          ~~~~~~~~fade out over chorus riff, VIBRATO!~~~~~~~~
e|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------15-17--------------------------------------------------|
G|-16--14--16-17--16------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|

Final Chord: 5 eighth notes, sustain, and fade into "Carnies"
e|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Song Stucture: each part played once unless otherwise indicated.

-Intro
Riff 1
Riff 2
Riff 3
Riff 4
Held E power chord
Chorus Riff x2
Guitar Bass Unison x2

-Guitar break and verse
Riff 1 x2
Riff 3
Riff 4 (without the three eighth notes)
Riff 3
Riff 4 (normal)

-Chorus
Pre-Chorus
Chorus Riff x 5
Guitar Bass unison x2

-Repeat "Guitar break and verse"
-Repeat "Chorus", only without the unison line

-Bridge
Bridge Riff
Bridge Riff, last two chords are down an octave. (so it would be C5,D5,F5,G5)

-Solo

-Final chorus and outro
Chorus riff x7 (for last repeat, only play the first three chords, then go on)
Guitar bass Unison x2
Final Chord

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

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