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/ Rush / Presto (1989) / Show Don't Tell guitar tab

From: Anthony J Zimmermann 

Guitar tab for Show Don't Tell
Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart
Recorded on Atlantic Records release Presto

Transcribed in Guitar (World / School)?, Early 1990
Keyed in by Tony Zimmermann 


-3----------------------------------------------3----8-8-8-7------------
-3------/8--7--5--5-----------------------------3----8-8-8-7--5-5-7-5---
-2-//---/8--7--5--5-----------------------------2-//-7-7-7-7--5-5-7-5---
-2----------------------------------------------2----7-7-7-7------------
-0------------------3--2------------0---3---0---------------------------
--------------------------3--2~--3----(1/4)-----------------------------


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

                     let open G ring
---------------------------------|--3------8-----8-----10-----------
---------------------------------|--3-//---8-//--8-//--10-//--------
-----2---0-----------0-----------|--2------7-----7-----9------------
---2---2---2---2---4-------------|----------------------------------
-0-----------3---5---------------|----------------------------------
---------------------------------|----------------------------------
                                                 ^ This may not be right,
						   but sounds close enough.

Chords for verses:            Bridge chords:
--5---------3-----------|-/-5------------------3--|-3----5---------
--5---------3-----------|--5------------------3--|-3----8---------
--7---------5-----------|-/-7----------5-------0--|-0----5---------
--7---------5-----------|--5----7--3--5--5----2--|-2----7---------
--5---------3-----------|-/-7----7--3--3--5----0--|-0----5---------
------------------------|--5----5--1-----3-------|----------------
                         Strum
                                                    Alex plays with different
						    A and D (m7sus4) voicings.
						    This is my best guess.
 fade	(2x)	Solo:				
-3-----------|----------------------------------20--20--17-H-20-P-17----17--
-3-//--------|----------------20--19--17-19-17--(F)------------------20-----
-2-----------|---<5>~~~----------------------------------------------------
-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------
-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------
-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------------------------------------------<5>
-20---20--17-H-20-P-17----------------------------------------------------<5>
-(F)-------------------19-17-17-19-17~~~----16~~~~------------------------<5>
--------------------------------------------------------------------------<5>
----------------------------------------------------3--2----------0--3--0-----
----------------------------------------------------------3--2~-3--(1/4)------

< > : Natural Harmonic
(F) : Full Bend (1/2),(1/4) tone value of bend
~~ : Vibrato
//  : Repeat same chord
/or: Slide
< >: Harmonic with tremolo dive


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1975 Fly by Night
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