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Band  :Rush 1981  
Album :Moving Pictures
Track :Tom Sawyer 
Transcribed by Josh Hand
Email:turkeypro@hotmail.com

This Tablature is tabbed as close to the way Alex Lifeson plays it
as i could get.The following is a full transcription, NO HALF DONE
stuff to get on your nerves.
              
                   A modern-day warrior, Mean mean stride......
E[--------------------------------------------------------------]
B[--------------------------------------------------------------]
G[--------------------------------------------------------------]
D[--------------------------------------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------------------------------------]
E[--------------------------------------------------------------]

E[--------0------------------------5--------------------------------]
B[--------0-----------3------------5-----------------------5--------]
G[--------9-----------2------------2-----------5-----------4--------]
D[--------9-----------0------------2-----------5-----------2--------]
A[--------7------------------------0-----------3-----------2--------]
E[-0-0--0-----0--0--0------0-0--0------0-0--0------0-0--0-----0-0-0-]

E[--------------5---------------------------------------------------]
B[---3----------5----------------------------------------5---5--5---]
G[---2----------2----------5----5-4--2---5-4--2----------4---4--4---]
D[---0----------2----------5----5-4--2---5-4--2----------2---2--2---]
A[--------------0----------3----3-2--0---3-2--0----------2---2--2---]
E[------0-0--0-----0-0--0-------------------------0-0--0---0------0-]

E[--------------------------------------5----5-5---5-5-5-------------]
B[-5-5-5--------------------------------5----5-5---5-5-5-------------]
G[-4-4-4--------7---7-7---7-7-7/--------2----2-2---2-2-2-------5-4-2-]
D[-2-2-2--------7---7-7---7-7-7/--------2----2-2---2-2-2-------5-4-2-]
A[-2-2-2--------5---5-5---5-5-5/--------0----0-0---0-0-0-------3-2-0-]
E[-------0-0--0---0-----0--------0-0-0-----0-----0-------0-0-0-------]
          Verse:
E[-------]--------------------------------------------------------]
B[-------]--------------------------------------------------------]
G[-5-4-2-]----4---4-4------4---4-4-----4---4-4-----4--------------]
D[-5-4-2-]-------------------------0-2----------------------------]
A[-3-2-0-]-------------------0-----------3-----0-2---0------------]
E[-------]-0----2----0-3-------------------------------3-2-0------]

E[---------------------------------------------------------------]
B[---------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----4---4-4------4---4-4-----4--4-4-----4--------------4---4-4-]
D[-------------------------0-2-----------------------------------]
A[-------------------0----------3-----0-2----0-------------------]
E[-0----2------0-3------------------------------3-2-0-0----2-----]


E[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
B[-------------------------------------------------------------------]
G[------4----4-4------4---4-4-----4-------------4---4-4------4---4-4-]
D[----------------0-2------------------------------------------------]
A[---------0------------3-----0-2---0--------------------------0-----]
E[--0-3--------------------------------3-2-0--0---2-----0-3----------]
                            Chorus: The world is the world is..
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
B[----------------------------------------------------2------------]
G[-----4---4-4------4----2-4-4-4----------2--2--------4--2-2-2-2---]
D[-0-2-------------------2-4-4-4-Let-Ring-2--2--------4--2-2-2-2---]
A[-------3------0-2---0--0-2-2-2----------0--0-----2--2--0-0-0-0---]
E[----------------------------------------------3------------------]

                            Todays Tom Sawyer  he gets high on you...
E[----------------------------------------------------------------]
B[----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----2--------9--------------------------------------------------]
D[----2--------9-Let-Ring-----------------------------------------]
A[----0-----7--7--------------------------------------------------]
E[-3--------------------------------------------------------------]


         Keyboard Enters:                           
E[---------------------------------------------------------------]
B[---------------------------------------------------------------]
G[---------------------------------------------------------------]
D[--Rest---------------------------------------------------------]
A[---------------------------------------------------------------]
E[---------------------------------------------------------------]

E[----------------------------------------------------------------]
B[------5-------------------5-----------------5-----------------5-]
G[------4-----------4-------4----------4------4---------4-------4-]
D[------2-----------4-------2----------4------2---------4-------2-]
A[---2-----------4--------2---------4-------2--------4--------2---]
E[-0--------0--2--------0------0--2-------0------0-2--------0-----]

E[---------------------------------------------------------------]
B[---------------------------------------------------------------]
G[-------4-------------------------------------------------------]
D[-------4--7-4-6---4---7-4--6--------7--4--6---4---7-4-6--------]
A[-----4----------7---5--------7--5-----------7---5--------7-5---]
E[-0-2------------------------------7--------------------------7-]

Guitar Solo: Effects:Chorus/Distortion
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
B[-----------------------------------------10-10-9h10h12/----------]
G[-----4/7-----13-13--11h13h14-13-11-7--9--------------------------]
D[---6-------------------------------------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------------------------------------5--]
E[----------------------------------------------------------5-7----]

E[------------------0*--2*-0*---0*------------------------------12----]
B[--5b(7)--0-2--3*------------3----2*-3*-2-0-2-3-5--15-15-12-14---14b-]
G[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
D[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
A[--------------------------------------------------------------------]
E[--------------------------------------------------------------------]

E[-----------------12---------------------------15b--16-17-19-17-]
B[--14-15-14----12----14------12-15-15*---15h17------------------]
G[-----------14------------14------------------------------------]
D[---------------------------------------------------------------]
A[---------------------------------------------------------------]
E[---------------------------------------------------------------]

E[-16-17-19-17--16-17-19-17-16-17-19-17--19b--19b-19b-19b-19b-19b--]
B[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
G[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
D[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
A[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
E[-----------------------------------------------------------------]
                                              End Solo
E[-19b--19b--19b-19b--19b--19b--19b-19b--19b--19b-]--------------]
B[------------------------------------------------]--------------]
G[------------------------------------------------]--------------]
D[------------------------------------------------]-7-4-6---4----]
A[------------------------------------------------]-------7---5--]
E[------------------------------------------------]--------------]
                                        Repeat 2x
E[------------------------------------[--------0---------------5--->
B[------------------------------------[--------0-------3-------5--->
G[------------------------------------[--------9-------2-------2--->
D[-7-4-6-------7-4-6---4---------0----[--------9-------0-------2--->
A[-------7-5---------7---5--0------7/-[--------7---------------0--->
E[-----------7-----------------7------[-0-0--0---0-0-0---0-0-0----->
after 2x go on >
E[----------]----------------------------------------------------------]
B[----------]----------------------5---5-5---5-5-5---------------------]
G[-------5--]--5-4-2--5-4-2--------4---4-4---4-4-4-------7--7-7--7-7-7-]
D[-------5--]--5-4-2--5-4-2--------2---2-2---2-2-2-------7--7-7--7-7-7-]
A[-------3--]--3-2-0--3-2-0--------2---2-2---2-2-2-------5--5-5--5-5-5-]
E[-0-0-0----]----------------0-0-0---0-----0-------0-0-0---0----0------]
                                          Verse  Repeat this barre 2x
E[--------5---5-5---5-5-5----------------]----------------------------->
B[--------5---5-5---5-5-5----------------]----------------------------->
G[--------2---2-2---2-2-2---5-4-2--5-4-2-]---4---4-4-----4---4-4-----4->
D[--------2---2-2---2-2-2---5-4-2--5-4-2-]-----------------------0-2--->
A[--------0---0-0---0-0-0---3-2-0--3-2-0-]-----------------0----------->
E[-0-0-0----0-----0-------0--------------]-0---2----0-3---------------->
          after 2x go on >
E[---------------------]-------------------------------------------------]
B[---------------------]-------------------------------------------------]
G[---4-4-----4---------]---4---4-4-----4---4-4-----4---4-4-----4---------]
D[---------------------]-----------------------0-2-----------------------]
A[-3-----0-2---0-------]-----------------0-----------3-----0-2---0-------]
E[----------------3-2-0]-0---2-----0-3-----------------------------3-2-0-]
                                                           The world is...
E[---------------------------------------------------------------]
B[---------------------------------------------------------------]
G[----4---4-4------4---4-4-----4--4-4-----4-----2--4-----------4-]
D[-------------------------0-2------------------2--4--Let-Ring-4-]
A[-------------------0----------3-----0-2----0--0--2-----------2-]
E[-0----2------0-3-----------------------------------------------]


E[-----------------------------------------------------------]
B[-----------------------------------------------------------]
G[-2--2--------4--2-2-2-2----2----------9--------------------]
D[-2--2--------4--2-2-2-2----2----------9-LET-RING-----------]
A[-0--0-----2--2--0-0-0-0----0------7---7--------------------]
E[-------3-----------------3---------------------------------]

Fade out with this progression...
E[----------------------------------------------------------------]
B[------5-------------------5-----------------5-----------------5-]
G[------4-----------4-------4----------4------4---------4-------4-]
D[------2-----------4-------2----------4------2---------4-------2-]
A[---2-----------4--------2---------4-------2--------4--------2---]
E[-0--------0--2--------0------0--2-------0------0-2--------0-----]

E[----------------------------------------------------------------]
B[------------5-------------5--------------5--------------5-------]
G[------4-----4-------4-----4--------4-----4-------4------4-------]
D[------4-----2-------4-----2--------4-----2-------4------2-------]
A[----4-----2-------4-----2--------4-----2-------4-----2----------]
E[-0-2----0------0-2----0------0-2-----0-----0-2-----0------------]

E[----------------------------------------------------------------]
B[------------5-------------5--------------5--------------5-------]
G[------4-----4-------4-----4--------4-----4-------4------4-------]
D[------4-----2-------4-----2--------4-----2-------4------2-------]
A[----4-----2-------4-----2--------4-----2-------4-----2----------]
E[-0-2----0------0-2----0------0-2-----0-----0-2-----0------------]

E[----------------------------------------------------------------]
B[------------5-------------5--------------5--------------5-------]
G[------4-----4-------4-----4--------4-----4-------4------4-------]
D[------4-----2-------4-----2--------4-----2-------4------2-------]
A[----4-----2-------4-----2--------4-----2-------4-----2----------]
E[-0-2----0------0-2----0------0-2-----0-----0-2-----0------------]
     
E[----------------------------------------------------------------]
B[------------5-------------5--------------5--------------5-------]
G[------4-----4-------4-----4--------4-----4-------4------4-------]
D[------4-----2-------4-----2--------4-----2-------4------2-------]
A[----4-----2-------4-----2--------4-----2-------4-----2----------]
E[-0-2----0------0-2----0------0-2-----0-----0-2-----0------------]

 Rush is the Best Artistic Band ever..
Alex Lifeson: Guitar/Guitar Synthesizer/Taurus pedals
Geddy Lee: Bass/Vocals/Synthesizer/mini moog/oberheim polyphonic
Neil Peart: Drums/tympani/temple blocks/crotales/chimes/Lyrics
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