By Rush: 1981 Moving Pictures Album
Mercury/Polygram Records
Tuning: Standard - [EADGBe] (low to high)
Song Description; Grammy Nominated, Juno Award Winning song recorded in 1981 by Canadian
Rock Band Rush. Known for its signature Morse Code ?YYZ? Intro Played by Drummer and
Neil Peart on a Electronic Glockenspiel (Inspired by the area code for Toronto?s
airport) and its advanced Drum and Bass Fills Tabbed By 2112_2112
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| Symbol | Explanation |
+--------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| | | Bar line separating measures of music |
| v | Finger or wrist vibrato |
| x | Percussive note with no pitch; muted note |
| h,p,s | Hammer on, Pull off, Slide |
| b | Bend string up to indicated pitch/fret |
| r | Release bend to indicated string/fret |
| / | Slide up from/into infinity |
| \ | Slide down from/into infinity |
| [x] | Artificial "pinch" harmonic (use thumb to follow |
| | through the pick attack) |
| |o o| | Repeat signs; play the measures between these an |
| |o o| | additional time |
+--------+-------------------------------------------------------+
(10/8 time)
[repeat this measure 8 times]
e:-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B:-----------------------------|-------------------------|
G:o---------------------------o|-------------------------|
D:o---------------------------o|-------------------------|
A:---3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-------|-3---3-3-3---3-3-3-3-----|
E:-----2-------2---------2-2---|-------------------------|
4/4 time
e:--------------------------------|-----------|---------------------------|
B:---------------------4-5-4------|-----------|---------------------------|
G:-----------------4-6-------6-5--|-4h5-4-----|-7-7-7-5-7-5-4-------------|
D:-----------4-6-7----------------|-------5-4-|---------------7-5-4---4\--|
A:-3-3-4-6-7----------------------|-----------|---------------------------|
E:--------------------------------|-----------|---------------------------|
e:---------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
B:---------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|
G:-2-2---2-------------|-2-2---2------------------|-2-2---2---------------|
D:-----4---4-3-2-------|-----4---4-2--------------|-----4---4-3-2---------|
A:---------------4-----|-------------4-3-2--4-----|---------------4-------|
E:---------------------|------------------------2-|-----------------------|
e:------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B:------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G:-2-2---2----------------|-5-5---5-------------|-5-5---5-----------------|
D:-----4---4-2------------|-----7---7-6-5-------|-----7---7-5-------------|
A:-------------4-3-2--4---|----------------7----|-------------7-6-5--7----|
E:----------------------2-|---------------------|-----------------------5-|
e:---------------------|-------------------------------|------------------|
B:---------------------|-------------------------------|------------------|
G:--5-5---5------------|-5-5---5-----------------------|-2-2---2----------|
D:------7---7-6-5------|-----7---7-5----5-5---5--5-----|-----4---4-3-2----|
A:-----------------7---|-------------7------7------7---|---------------4--|
E:---------------------|-------------------------------|------------------|
e:-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
G:--2-2---2----------------|-2-2---2-----------|-2-2---2------------------|
D:------4---4-2------------|-----4---4-3-2-----|-----4---4-2--------------|
A:--------------4-3-2--4---|----------------4--|-------------4-3-2--4-----|
E:-----------------------2-|-------------------|-----------------------2--|
e:--------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
B:--------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
G:--5-5---5-----------|-5-5---5----------------|-5-5---5--------------|
D:------7---7-6-5-----|-----7---7-5------------|-----7---7-6-5--------|
A:-----------------7--|-------------7-6-5--7---|----------------7-----|
E:--------------------|----------------------5-|----------------------|
e:---------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
B:---------------------------|--4--5--7----------|-4--5--7--7b9r7---------|
G:-5-5---5-------------------|o-----------2------|------------------------|
D:-----7---7-5---------------|o------------------|------------------------|
A:-------------7-6-5---7-----|-------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------5--|-------------------|------------------------|
e:-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
B:-4--5--7---------------|-4-5-7---7b9r7------|-1-3--/5--3h5p3h5s8--------|
G:---------2-2-2-2-2h4---|--------------------|---------------------------|
D:-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
A:-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
E:-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
e:-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B:-1-3-/5-3h5p3s5h8p5h8p5--|-1-3--/5--3h5p3h5s8--|-1-3-/5--3h5p3s5h8p5h8p5-|
G:-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------o|
D:-------------------------|---------------------|------------------------o|
A:-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
E:-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
These two measures repeat twice, once ending in a bass fill, the 2nd a drum
fill:
B C
e:--7--7---7----7----7---|--8--8---8----8----8---8-------|
B:--7--7---7----7----7---|--8--8---8----8----8---8-------|
G:o-8--8---8----8----8--o|--9--9---9----9----9---9-------|
D:o-9--9---9----9----9--o|--10-10--10---10---10--10------|
A:-----------------------|-------------------------------|
E:-----------------------|-------------------------------|
B C [drum fill]
e:--7--7-------------|--8--8----------------8------------------------|
B:--7--7-------------|--8--8----------------8------------------------|
G:o-8--8------------o|--9--9----------------9------------------------|
D:o-9--9---------7--o|--10-10---------8-----10-----------------------|
A:-------------9-----|-------------10--------------------------------|
E:-----------7-------|-----------8-----------------------------------|
B C [drum fill]
e:------------7---------------7--------|----------8-------------8-----8-|
B:------------7---------------7--------|----------8-------------8-----8-|
G:o--x-x-x-x--8--x-x-x-x-x-x--8--x-x--o|--x-x-x-x-9-x-x-x-x-x-x-9-x-x-9-|
D:o-----------------------------------o|--------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B C [bass fill]
e:------7-------7----|------8-------8-------8------------------------|
B:------7-------7----|------8-------8-------8------------------------|
G:o-----8-------8---o|------9-------9-------9--------------
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