Overture

Rush

{Intro} e|---------3-----2~---3.---------|--------3-----------3-----2--3-----2-| B|----1.---3--3--3~---3.---1-1-1.|----1.--3-3.----1---3--3--3--3--3--3-| G|-1--2.---x--0--2~---0.---2-2-2.|-1--2.--x-0.-1--2.--x--0--2--x--0--2-| D|-2--2.---2--0--0~---2.---2-2-2.|-2--2.--2-0.-2--2.--2--0--0--2--0--0-| A|-2--0.---3--2-------3.---0-0-0.|-2--0.--3-2.-2--0.--3--2-----3--2----| E|-0----------3------------------|-0--------3.-0---------3--------3----| e|----------3---------------3-----2~-| B|-----1.---3--3.------1.---3--3--3~-| G|--1--2.---x--0.---1--2.---x--0--2~-| D|--2--2.---2--0.---2--2.---2--0--0~-| A|--2--0.---3--2.---2--0.---3--2-----| E|--0----------3.---0----------3-----| | | | here, here, here, (with delayed repeats ~400 ms) e|---------3--------------3--2.---3-----2--3-----2-----| B|----1.---3--3.------1.--3--3.---3--3--3--3--3--3-----| G|-1--2.---x--0.---1--2.--0--2.---x--0--2--x--0--2-----| D|-2--2.---2--0.---2--2.--0--0.---2--0--0--2--0--0---0-| A|-2--0.---3--2.---2--0.--2-------3--2-----3--2--------| E|-0----------3----0------3----------3--------3--------| | | | here, here, and here. These chords are played by an acoustic and another electric| e|-15--14--12--15------------|-----------------------| B|-----------------15~-------|-13----13-15-----------| G|--------------------14-----|----12-------14~-------| D|-----------------------12~-|----------------14-----| A|---------------------------|-------------------12~-| E|---------------------------|-----------------------| {Riff 1} e|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----|--------------------------------------2-2-2------------------| D|-----|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0----2--2-2-2-2-2--| A|--7\-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------4--0--0-0-0-0-0--| E|--5\-|------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------| e|---------------|--------------------------------------------| B|---------------|--------------------------------------------| G|-4-4--2--------|--------------7\----------------------------| D|-2-2--0-----4--|-4-4-4-4-4-4--7\----------------------------| A|---------4--2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2--5\----------------------------| E|---------------|--------------------------------------------| {Riff 2} e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------2--3--3---7~--5--5\--2--3--3--7--7-| G|---------------------2--4--4---7~--6--6\--2--4--4--7--7-| D|---------------------2--4--4---7~--6--6\--2--4--4--7--7-| A|------------0--------0--0--0-------0--0---0--0--0-------| E|---0--2--3----3--0--------------------------------------| (with phaser) {Riff 3} - these chords are doubled by an acoustic and another electric e|---------------------------------|-2~---3~-------------------| B|-------------------7--7-7--7-7~--|-3~---3~--------3--3-----3-| G|-------------------8--8-8--8-8~--|-4~---4~--------2--2--2--4-| D|-------------------9--9-9--9-9~--|-4~---5~---7~---0--x--2--4-| A|----------0--------9--9-9--9-9~--|-2~---5~---7~------4--0--2-| E|-0--2--3----3--0---7--7-7--7-7~--|------3~---5~--------------| {Riff 4} e|--------------(2)---|--------------------------|--2----------------| B|--------------(3)---|--------------------------|--3----------------| G|o-------------(4)--o|----------------7------9\-|--4----------------| D|o-------------(4)--o|----------------7--7---9\-|--4----------------| A|--------0-----(2)---|--------0-------5--7---7\-|--2----------------| E|--0-2-3---3-0--2----|--0-2-3---3-2~--5--5---7\-|-------------------| {Riff 5} e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------3--3--3-| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------2~--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--x--0--x-| D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--0--2-| A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--2--3-| E|----------------0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--1~--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----3----| {Riff 6} e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------5----------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5----------------------------| D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5----------------------------| A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3----------------------------| E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------| {Riff 7} - Doubled by an acoustic guitar (and two other electrics) e|-------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------| G|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------| D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-----------------| A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-----------------| E|-------------------------------------3-----------------| {Riff 8} - Doubled by an acoustic guitar e|--7--7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------| B|--7--7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------| G|--9--9-9-9-9-9---7--7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------| D|--9--9-9-9-9-9---7--7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------| A|--7--7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| Progression| {Free time} {Intro} x1 {Riff 1} x3 First half of {Riff 1} x1 {Riff 2} x4 {Riff 3} x1 Last half of {Riff 3} x1 {Riff 4} x2, last time without final {Riff 5} x1 {Guitar Solo} (trill; 0tr2 = 0h2p0h2p0h2p0 etc) \/ e|-----------------------------------------------------------------5-7---| B|-8---------0------------------------------------5-7-8b10~--8b10--------| G|-7b9r7b9~----0~-0tr2~--------------------5-6--7------------------------| D|-----------------------3~----------5-6-7-------------------------------| A|----------------------------5--6-7-------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-8b10~~(10)~~(10)~~r8~---5h8p5------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------8-8b10~---10b12~~(12)~--10b12~~--10b13~~-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------------| B|-10b12~~(12)~~--10b13--10b13r10--8h10p8-----------------------| G|----------------------------------------9--5h7p5---7b9-5~~~---| D|-------------------------------------------------7------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------{5}-----{7}-{5}---------------------------------------------| D|-5--7------{7}---------{7}~~----7p5---7--5s3~~~~-------------------| A|------------------------------------7------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| This riff is played 3 1/2 times under the guitar solo| e|--------0------------0---|----------1-----------------------| B|----------1------------1-|------------1---------------------| G|-----0------0------0-----|------2-----------5------5--------| D|-2-2-------------2-------|----3-------------5---5--5--------| A|-0-----------------------|-3----------------3---5--3--------| E|--------------3----------|-1--------------------3-----------| {Riff 6} x1 {Riff 7} x2 {Riff 7} x2 along with this line played by yet another electric and acoustic guitar, two times| e|-------7-7-7-7-7----5--------------7-7-7-7-7----3------------------| B|-------7-7-7-7-7-x--7---x-x--------7-7-7-7-7-x--3---x-x------------| G|-------7-7-7-7-7-x--7---x-x--------7-7-7-7-7-x--4---x-x------------| D|--/9-------------x--7---x-x---/9-------------x--5---x-x------------| A|--/9-------------x--5---x-x---/9-------------x--5---x-x------------| E|--/7--------------------------/7----------------3------------------| {Riff 8} x1 {Riff 7} x1 {Riff 8} x1 {Riff 7} x2 Play over {Riff 7} x2| (This is the 1812 Overture FYI) e|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------| B|--------4-------4-------|-------4-------4--------|-------4-------4------| G|o---4-6---6-4-6---4-4~-o|---4-6---6-4-6---4-4~---|---4-6---6-4-6---4-{4}| D|o-4--------------------o|-4----------------------|-4--------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------| |-------2---------2----------------------| |-3--3--3---3--3--3---3------------------| |-x--0--2---x--0--2---0---1--1--1--1--1~-| |-2--0--0---2--0--0---0---2--2--2--2--2~-| |-3--2------3--2------2---2--2--2--2--2~-| |----3---------3------3---0--0--0--0--0~-| With phaser| |-----------3~-----------------------0~-----| |-------------1~--1-----3------------1~-----| |---------0---------------0---0---0--2~-----| |-------2-------2-----4--------------2~-----| |-0-2-3-------------5-------3---2----0~-----| |-------------------------------------------| And the meek shall inherit the earth. _______________________________________________________ Contribuição| James Hilton Becker([email protected])

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