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/ Rush / Farewell to Kings (1977) / Xanadu guitar tab

Subject : Xanadu tabs

Transcription by Charles Grogan (s3sijdp@sae.towson.edu)


intro riff
1

--12-------11---------12------11--------
-----10-12----9--10------10-12---9--10--
9-------------------9-------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------
----------------------------------------


main theme
2    3

--0-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
--0-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
--4-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------
--2-|-0-------4-2-0---0---------------|----------------------------------
--2-|---4-2-0-------4---4-2-0->-4-2-0-|----------------------------------
0---|---------------------------------|----------------------------------


long scale after main theme
4

----------------------------------------------------------------0-|----------
----------------------------------------------------------------0-|----------
----------------------------------------------------------------4-|----------
0-------4-2-0---2-0-----0---------------------------------------2-|----------
--4-2-0-------4-----4-2---4-2-0-4-2-0---2-0-----0-------------2-2-|----------
--------------------------------------4-----4-2---4-2-0-4-2-0---0-|----------


chord work:

First time- guitar, percussion and synth come in
2nd-bass comes in
3rd-full drums kit, synth fades out
5

---5--2--0--0---
9--7--4--2--0---
9--7--4--2--4---
9--7--4--2--5---
7--5--2--0--5---
------------3---


Fourth time:
6

---5-2-0----0-----0-------0---0-----------0----0-0-0-
-9-7-4-2--2----0-------0-------0-----------0---0-0-0-
-9-7-4-2-2---4-------3-----1-----1-----------1-4-3-6-
-9-7-4-2-----5-----4-------2-----------2-------5-3-7-
-7-5-2-0-----5-----4-------2---------2---------5-2-7-
-------------3-----2-------0-------0-----------3-2-5-

7

-------0-----------0------0-0-0-
---------0-----------0----0-0-0-
-----------1-----------1--4-3-8-
-----2-----------2--------5-4-9-
---2-----------2----------5-4-9-
-0-----------0------------3-2-7-


Progression during lyrics ('To seek...')

8               9

0-0-------0---|-0-0-------0---|--------------------------------------
0-0-----0---0-|-0-0-----0---0-|--------------------------------------
1-3---3-------|-8-6---6-------|--------------------------------------
2-4-4---------|-9-7-7---------|--------------------------------------
2-4-----------|-9-7-----------|--------------------------------------
0-2-----------|-7-5-----------|--------------------------------------


In between '..Paradise' and 'I had heard..'

10

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


Then the chord sequence during 'I have heard...' etc. Here I've pinned
down all chords, for it's not all repetition.

11

E G A G E B A G A   E B A G A E G A G E|


The second one runs from 'I scaled the frozen...'

12

E G A G E B A G A   E B A G A E G A G E| E G


and going over in the picking passage.

13                              14

------------------0-----------|-------------------0------------------
----3-------3-------3---------|-----3-------3-------3----------------
--2---0---2---0-------0-------|-------0-------0-------0--------------
0-----------------------------|---7-------7--------------------------
--------1-------3-------------|-5---------------3--------------------
------------------------3-2-0-|---------6---------------3-2-0--------

Two versions here, the first one is how Alex plays it, the second
one just a different fingering. See what suits you best.


Solo:

15

---------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------17!--19!--19->-(21)!--21->-(22)!--------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
0->-(2)--0->-(2)-----------------------------------------------------


16

---------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------_--------
-----9-11->-(13)-(13)->-11!------11-11-9-11->-(13)-(13)->-11-9----9!-
9-11------------------------9-11-------------------------------11----
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

17

---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
7-6-4-------------------------------------11->-(12)->-11-9!----------
------7-5-4-5-4------------------------------------------------------
----------------7-5-4-0----------------------------------------------
------------------------2->-(3)-(3)->-2-0----------------------------

18

------------------------12-------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
9->-(11)--9->-(11)->-9!----------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

19              20
    _
|-15-12----12-|-15->-(17)-15-15-15-15-14-12---------------------------
|-------15----|-----------------------------15-14-12------------------
|-------------|--------------------------------------14-13-12---------
|-------------|-----------------------------------------------14-13-12
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------|-------------------------------------------------------
 [two times]

21           22
                                             _        _
-----------|------------------------_------12-15----12-15----|-------
-----------|---------------_------12-15----------15-------15-|-------
-----------|---------_---12-14----------14-------------------|-------
-----------|---_---12-14-------14----------------------------|-------
14-13-12---|-12-14-------------------------------------------|-------
---------15|-------------------------------------------------|-------

23

---------------------------------------17->-(19)-(19)->-17-17-15->-14
17->-(19)--17->-(19)-17-17->-(19)->-17-------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

24       25

--------|-----2-------------0-------------3----------------1---------
17-15->-|-------3-------------1-------------3------------1-----------
--------|---2--------------------------------------------------------
--------|-0---------------2------------------------------------------
--------|---------------0---------------5--------------3-------------
--------|-----------------------------3--------------1---------------

26                            27

-------------------------16-|-0------
-17--------------17---------|-0------
-------16------------16-----|-4------
---14-----------------------|-2------
----------14----------------|-2------
----------------------------|-0------

------
Explanation on used symbols:

|  - A pair of these indicate a part of music, not the usuals bars.
:  - Indicates that a part is to be repeated. This may be ommited, you should
     hear it too.
_  - Indicates a hammer-on or pull-off (You should know which is appropriate)
>  - Indicates a bend-up or down or a slide. With a bend, the note to bend to
     is between '(' and ')'. Use the whammy for a downbend. With a slide, the
     follow-up note is the one to be slid to.
!  - Indicates vibrato.
^  - Indicates harmonics. Is printed below the note.

For corrections or questions on the tabs, contact the author. If no e-mail
address is included, contact Frank or Jason, addresses below.

For remarks, suggestions or additions on the tab 'archive', contact:

Frank                       or      Jason
(schaaphe@serc.nl)                  (bold%astroatc.uucp@cs.wisc.edu)

HAPPY PLAYING!!


Rush albums
2002 Vapor Trails
1996 Test for Echo
1993 Counterparts
1991 Roll the Bones
1989 Presto
1987 Hold Your Fire
1985 Power Windows
1984 Grace Under Pressure
1982 Signals
1981 Moving Pictures
1980 Permanent Waves
1978 Hemispheres
1977 Farewell to Kings
1976 2112
1975 Caress of Steel
1975 Fly by Night
1974 Rush
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