The Main Monkey Business

Title: The Main Monkey Business Artist: Rush Album: Snakes and Arrows (2008) Tabbed By: Ronnie Chesson this tab is kind of based off the live version. i've watched the DVD like a hundred times and this is what i came up with. to switch between acoustic and electric guitars on stage lifeson uses an mbrace. Intro: (12 String Acoustic Guitar Tuned DADAAD) -------0------0--------0--------0----------0----------- -------0------0--------0--------0----------0----------- -----0-------0--------0--------0-----------0----------- --10-------9--------7--------5---------2---3----------- -------------------------------------------3----------- ------------------------------------------------------- riff 2-(0:05)for this part just strum that open DADAAD chord and throw in a couple hammer-ons on the 4th and 5th string,3rd and 5th fret also some weird chords Like So: -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h5-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0- -3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-0-0-3h5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- Reapet this like 5 times i think riff 3-(0:28)for this part use standard tuning. lifeson uses a distorted guitar with lots of treble. ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------0--------0---2----2-2-2-2------------------------ ----2--------0-----2----2-2-2-2-------0------0--2-2-2-2 --3--------2-------0----0-0-0-0-----2------0----2-2-2-2 ----------------------------------3------2------0-0-0-0 ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------0--------0---2----2-2-2-2------------------------ ----2--------0-----2----2-2-2-2-------0------0--3-3-3-3 --3--------2-------0----0-0-0-0-----2------0----3-3-3-3 ----------------------------------3------2------1-1-1-1 repeat these 2 bars twice riff 4-(0:50) for this riff lifeson uses some sort of flanger thing and also throws in a couple rakes. ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------4-5-4-----------5-4--------4---4- -5--7-7--7--5--7-7--7-------5--5--7-7-----5-5-5---5---5 ------------------------------------------------------- repeat this riff 4 times directly riff 4 repeat the intro and riff 2 just like before. after you repeat riff 2 instead of riff 3, play: riff 5-(1:45) ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --2-----4-5-2-------2-----4-5-9--- ----------------0----------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- repeat that twice after riff 5 play riff 3 again twice then play: ------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-- -------------------------------2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-- --0-2--2--0-2--2--2-2--0-2--2--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-- --0-2--2--0-2--2--2-2--0-2--2-------------------------- --0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-------------------------- repeat 4 times then comes the solo: solo-(2:50) lots of delay sounds 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-9-9-9-9---7-9-7---9-9-9-9--7-9-7---9-9-9-9---7-9-7---7- -7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7- -0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0- --------------------------10-10--10--10-10-10--10-10--- --------------------------10-10--10--10-10-10--10-10--- -7-7-7---7-7--9------------9--9---9---9--9--9---9--9--- -7-7-7---7-7--9--2-2-2-2---9--9---9---9--9--9---9--9--- -7-7-7---7-7--7--0-0-0-0---7--7---7---7--7--7---7--7--- -0-0-0---0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0---0--0--0---0--0--- -10--10-10-10--10-10--10--10-10---10-10--10--10-10-10-- -10--10-10-10--10-10--10--10-10---10-10--10--10-10-10-- --9---9--9--9---9--9---9---9--9----9--9---9---9--9--9-- --9---9--9--9---9--9---9---9--9----9--9---9---9--9--9-- --7---7--7--7---7--7---7---7--7----7--7---7---7--7--7-- --0---0--0--0---0--0---0---0--0----0--0---0---0--0--0-- after riff 6 play riff 4 four times, but instead of ending on the intro, end on this: --------------------------------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --------------------------------1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ --0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ here there's a bass fill by geddy Then play: riff 7-(4:08) ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -7-9--9--9-9--7--7-9-9-X--X--X--X-X-X-X---------------- -7-9--9--9-9--7--7-9-9-X--X--X--X-X-X-X---------------- -5-7--7--7-7--5--5-7-7-X--X--X--X-X-X-X---------------- ------------------------------------------------------- repeat 5 times then play riffs 2,5,3 and 6(in that order) end with the intro right after riff 6