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/ Rush / Permanent Waves (1980) / The Spirit of Radio guitar tab

Sorry this took so long, had to arrange for my brother to get on a computer
and have at it :)  I hope you enjoy it, despite the wait.  This has also been
posted on alt.guitar.tab and rec.music.makers.guitar.tablature.

NOTE: this tab was done by my brother, who has no net.account.  I tried to
edit some of the instructions to be clearer and everything, but I may not
have succeded in all cases :) :)  Apologies if you don't understand parts of
it.  Questions, comments, or requests for more to irsman@iastate.edu and I'll
forward them to him.  - Ian

                 Rush - "The Spirit Of Radio"
                 Transcribed by Damon Schmidt.
	

Key to Notation: T = Tap, P = Pull-off, H = Hammer-on

 Main Riff-

 T P  P  H  T   P  P  H  T  P  P  H  T  P  P  P  H
---^--^--^--^---^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^----
-7--5--3--5--10--5--3--5--7--5--3--5--9--7--5--3--5---
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------

 T P  P  H  T   P  P  H  T  P  P  H  T  P  P  P  H
---^--^--^--^---^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^----
-7--5--3--5--10--5--3--5--7--5--3--5--9--7--5--3--5---
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------

                    Repeat Main Riff 7 Times

  While Guitar 1    T P  P  H  T   P  P  H  T  P  P  H  T  P  P  P  H
  is repeating     ---^--^--^--^---^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^----
  the main riff->  -7--5--3--5--10--5--3--5--7--5--3--5--9--7--5--3--5---
  Guitar 2 is      ------------------------------------------------------
  playing a full   ------------------------------------------------------
  extension E5     ------------------------------------------------------
  a la Tom Sawyer  ------------------------------------------------------
                                               Ascending patt. Repeat 4 times
'Tom Sawyer' E5 0      -----------------------|----------------------------
                5      -----------------------|----------------------------
                4      -----------------------|----------------------------
                2      --4--2--0-----0--------|--------------------------2-
                2      -----------3-----3--2--|--------------0--2--3--4----
                0      -----------------------|--0--2--3--4----------------

  E         B5          G#5                     A5                    B5
------|-----------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------
------|-----------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------
--1---|-----------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------
--2---|-----9-\---|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----9-------
--2---|-----9-\---|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----9-------
--0---|-----7-\---|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----7-------

   Pre-verse riff

  E               B5             G#5                A5
--------0---------------0---------------0------------------------
--------0--0------------0--0---------------0---------------------
--1---------------4---------------------------------2-------P----
--2---------------4---------------6-----------------2-------^----
--2------------0--2--2------------6-----------------0--0--4--2---
--0--0-------------------------0--4--4--------4--4---------------

   Verse riff one(times 2)  "Begin the day..."

  E               B5             G#5                A5
--------0---------------0---------------0------------------------
--------0--0------------0--0---------------0---------------------
--1---------------4---------------------------------2--2--4------
--2---------------4---------------6-----------------2--2--4------
--2------------0--2--2------------6-----------------0--0--2------
--0--0-------------------------0--4--4--------4--4---------------

   Repeat Pre-verse section once then-

   Verse riff two(times 2) "Off on your way..."

--------4--0---------2--2---------4--0----------------
-----0--5--0------0--0--4---------4--0----------------
--1------------4-------------------------2--2--4------
--2------------4------------6------------2--2--4------
--2------------2------------6------------0--0--2------
--0-------------------------4--4----------------------

   End Verse riff

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

Mute all notes on the staff below...

----------------------  Play this muted part twice, then repeat(14 times)
--7--5--3---9--7--5---  while the other gtr plays the Main riff(also 14 times)
----------------------
----------------------
----------------------
----------------------

  "All this machinery..."
  Let all chords ring freely(times 4)

  E                 B5                G#5               A       B
--0---0------0------2---2------2------4---4------4------0---0---2-------------
--1---1------1------4---4------4------4---4------4------2---2---4-------------
--1---1------1------4---4------4------5---5------5------2---2---4-------------
--2---2------2------4---4------4------6---6------6------2---2---4-------------
--2---2------2------2---2------2------6---6------6------0---0---2-------------
--0---0------0------------------------4---4------4----------------------------

  Repeat End verse riff, repeat muted part(times 2), repeat muted part
  (times 14) and Main riff(times 14), then-

  Repeat the following measure twice

  E                D/F#             E/G#
--0---0---0--0--0-------------------0---0---0--0--0---------------------------
--0---0---0--0--0--3---3---3--3--3--0---0---0--0--0--3---3---3--3--3----------
--1---1---1--1--1--2---2---2--2--2--4---4---4--4--4--2---2---2--2--2----------
--2---2---2--2--2--0---0---0--0--0--2---2---2--2--2--0---0---0--0--0----------
--2---2---2--2--2--x---x---x--x--x--x---x---x--x--x--x---x---x--x--x----------
--0---0---0--0--0--2---2---2--2--2--4---4---4--4--4--2---2---2--2--2----------

  Repeat Pre-verse riff once , End Verse riff once
  Repeat Main riff twice, then a descending scale that
  I haven't tried to figure out yet, then the ascending
  patt. 4 times, then-

--4---4---5---7---------------------------------------------------------------
--5---5---5---5---------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  this pattern varies slightly times 3, Ascending patt, times 2, then above
  pattern with variations, then Ascending patt. times two, then solo, Ascending
  patt, times 5, Main riff once , then-

--0---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--1-------------9\------------------------------------------------------------
--2-------------9\------------------------------------------------------------
--2-------------7\------------------------------------------------------------
--0---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Sorry, no solo yet, but soon.

  Everything should be fairly obvious.  When I have more time I'll tab
  some more stuff- the complete Bastille Day with some of the solo, the
  Natural Science solo, Entre Nous, complete The Trees, Closer To The
  Heart, Freewill,  Show Don't Tell, Working Man, 2112, maybe more too :)

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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
Permanent Waves tabs
01The Spirit of Radio tabbass tab
02Freewill tabbass tab
03Jacob's Ladder tabbass tab
04Entre Nous tabbass tab
05Different Strings tabbass tab
06Natural Science tabbass tab

 

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