TOM SAWYER As recorded by Rush (From the 1981 Album MOVING PICTURES) Tabbed by: Guitarzan Freak Duration Legend --------------- W = whole; H = half; Q = quarter; E = 8th; S = 16th; T = 32nd; X = 64th; a = acciaccatura; + = note tied to previous; . = note dotted; .. = note double dotted Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b (x24432@1) - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) / - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths Words and Music by Geddy Lee & Alex Lifeson Gtr I, II (E A D G B E) - 'Alex Lifeson - Rhythm w/dist' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Geddy Lee - Synth arr. for guitar' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Alex Lifeson - Lead w/dist, chorus & slap back echo' Intro Q=88 $ 4/4 Gtr I Wx4 S ES (022100@1)H. S ES (022100@1)H. S ES (022100@1)H. S ES (022100@1)H. |------------||---------------|-------0-------|-------3-------|-------0-----|| |------------||-------0-------|-------3-------|-------3-------|-------3-----|| |------------||-------9-------|-------2-------|-------0-------|-------0-----|| |------------||-------9-------|-------0-------|-------2-------|-------------|| |------------||-------7-------|---------------|-----0-0-------|-------3-----|| |------------||-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0---------|-0-0-----------|-0-0-0-------|| | | Gtr II | Wx4 S ES (022100@1)H. S ES (022100@1)H. S ES (022100@1)H. S ES (022100@1)H. |------------||-------4-------|-------2-------|-------3-------|-------3-----|| |------------||-------5-------|-------3-------|-------3-------|-------3-----|| |------------||-------4-------|-------2-------|-------0-------|-------5-----|| |------------||---------------|-------0-------|-------2-------|-------5-----|| |------------||---------------|---------------|-------0-------|-------3-----|| |------------||-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-------|| Verse 1 + 2 S ES (022100@1)H. S ES (022100@1)H. S ES (022100@1)H. |-------0-------|---------------|-------3-----| |-------0-------|---------------|-------3-----| |-------9-------|-------7-------|-------0-----| |-------9-------|-------7-------|-------2-----| |-------7-------|-------5-------|-------0-----| |-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-------| | | S ES (022100@1)H. S ES (022100@1)H. S ES (022100@1)H. |-------4-------|-------2-------|-------5-----| |-------5-------|-------3-------|-------5-----| |-------4-------|-------2-------|-------7-----| |---------------|-------0-------|-------7-----| |---------------|---------------|-------0-----| |-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0---------|-0-0-0-------| S ES (022100@1)Q +Q. S S E. S +E E+S (022100@1) E. EE S ET (022100@1)T Q +S E. EE |-------0---(0)-------|-----------------------|---------0--(0)-0--0-0-| |-------3---(3)-----x-|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3--3-3-|---------0--(0)-0--0-0-| |-------0---(0)-----x-|-0--0-(0)-0-(0)-0--0-0-|---9-9-9-9--(9)-9--9-9-| |-------------------x-|----0-(0)-2-(2)----0-2-|---9-9-9-9--(9)-9--9-9-| |-------3---(3)-----x-|-3--2-(2)-0-(0)-3--2-0-|---7-7-7-7--(7)-7--7-7-| |-0-0-0-----------0---|-----------------------|-0-0-0-0---------------| | | S ES (022100@1)H. E. S +E E+S (022100@1) E. EE S ES (022100@1) Q +S E. EE |-------8-------------|-----------------------|---------4--(4)-4--4-4-| |-------8-------------|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3--3-3-|---------5--(5)-5--5-5-| |-------5-------------|-0--0-(0)-0-(0)-0--0-0-|---------4--(4)-4--4-4-| |---------------------|----0-(0)-2-(2)----0-2-|-----------------------| |---------------------|-3--2-(2)-0-(0)-3--2-0-|-----------------------| |-0-0-0---------------|-----------------------|-0-0-0-----------------| S ET (022100@1)T Q +S E (022100@1)S S S S S |---------0--(0)-2----2-2-2---| |-----3-3-3--(3)-3----3-3-3---| |-----2-2-2--(2)-5--2-5-5-5p2-| |-----0-0-0--(0)-0--0-0-0-0---| |-----------------------------| |-0-0-------------------------| | | S ES (022100@1) Q +S E. E (022100@1) E|---------2--(2)-2----2---2---| (022100@1)|---------3--(3)-3----3---3---| |---------2--(2)-2----2---2---| |---------0--(0)-0----0---0---| |-----------------------------| |-0-0-0-----------------------| S ET (022100@1)T Q +S E. EE E. S +E E+S (022100@1) E. ES (022100@1)S |-----3-3-3--(3)-2--0-0-|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3----3------|| |-----3-3-3--(3)-3--3-3-|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3----3-0-0--|| |-----0-0-0--(0)-0--0-0-|-0--0-(0)-0-(0)-0----0-4-4--|| |-----2-2-2--(2)-2--2-2-|----0-(0)-2-(2)------0-2-2--|| |-----0-0-0--(0)-0--0-0-|-3--2-(2)-0-(0)-3----2-2-2--|| |-0-0-------------------|----------------------------|| | | S ES (022100@1) Q +S E. EE E. S +E E+S (022100@1) E. ES (022100@1)S |---------5--(5)-5--5-5-|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3----3------|| |---------5--(5)-5--5-5-|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)-3----3-0-0--|| |---------7--(7)-7--7-7-|-0--0-(0)-0-(0)-0----0-4-4--|| |---------7--(7)-7--7-7-|----0-(0)-2-(2)------0-2-2--|| |---------0--(0)-0--0-0-|-3--2-(2)-0-(0)-3----2-2-2--|| |-0-0-0-----------------|----------------------------|| | |Both Gtrs substitute on D.S. | E. S +E E+E (022100@1) EE S S |-----------------------|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)----3-3-3-3--|| |-----------------------|-3--3-(3)-3-(3)----3-3-3-3--|| |-----------------------|-0--0-(0)-0-(0)----0-0-0-0--|| |-----------------------|----0-(0)-2-(2)----0-0-0-0--|| |-----------------------|-3--2-(2)-0-(0)--------0-2--|| |-----------------------|-------------------3-3-2-0--|| Gtrs I, II ES (022100@1)S +S S ES (022100@1)S S S +S S E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S +S S ES (022100@1) S S S +S S E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|| (022100@1)|---0---------0---------------0-|---0---------0-------0-------0---|| |---4---------4---------------4-|---4---------4-------4-------4---|| |-------------------0-------2---|-2---------2-----(0)---------2---|| |-2---------2-----2---0-(0)-----|-----3-(3)-----2-------0-(0)-----|| |-0---2-(2)-----3---------------|-------------------------------3-|| |-Riff A (x02220@1) end Riff A-| Pre-Chorus Riff A x2.5 ES (022100@1)S +S S ES (022100@1) S S S +S S E (022100@1) H +Q. S S |-------------------------------------|-2----(2)---2-2-|| |---0---------0-------0-----------0---|-2----(2)---2-2-|| |---4---------4-------4-----------4---|-4----(4)---4-4-|| |-2---------2-----(0)-------------2---|-4----(4)---4-4-|| |-2---3-(3)-----2-------0-(0)-----0---|-2----(2)---2-2-|| |-----------------------------0-------|----------------|| | |Both Gtrs substitute on D.S. | |---3----| | ES (022100@1)S +S S ES (022100@1) S S S +E E (022100@1) E (022100@1) W |-------------------------------------|----------------|| |---0---------0-------0---------0---0-|----------------|| |---4---------4-------4---------4---4-|----------------|| |-2---------2-----(0)-----------2---2-|----------------|| |-2---3-(3)-----2-------0-(0)---0---0-|----------------|| |-------------------------------------|----------------|| Chorus Q. S S ES (022100@1)S EE EE EE EE EE +E EE EE EE E (022100@1) EE EE EE EE |-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------| |-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------4-|-(4)-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-------------------| |-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-2---2---2-2-2-2---| |-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-4-|-(4)-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|-0---0---2-2-2-2---| |-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-------2-|-(2)-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|---------0-0-0-0---| |--------------------|---------3-3-3---|-------------------|-3-3-3-3-----------| To Coda Q H. +W +W +W |----0-------|-(0)--------||-(0)--------|-(0)----|| |----0-------|-(0)--------||-(0)--------|-(0)----|| |-4--4-------|-(4)--------||-(4)--------|-(4)----|| |-2--2-------|-(2)--------||-(2)--------|-(2)----|| |-2----------|------------||------------|--------|| |-0----------|------------||------------|--------|| Interlude 7/8 Gtrs I, II Q +E. S +Q. 4x ||------------------------------------|| ||o----------------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------|| ||o----------------------------------o|| ||---0-------(0)----0--(0)------------|| | | Gtr III | S S S S S E (022100@1)S +S S S S S S 4x ||------------------------------------|| ||o-10p7-9----7----10-(10)p7-9---7---o|| ||---------9-----7-------------9------|| ||---------------------------------7--|| ||o----------------------------------o|| ||------------------------------------|| |-Riff B (x2444x@1) end Riff B-| w/Riff B x4 E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) S S +E E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) S S +E E (022100@1) E||-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|| (022100@1)||o----------0-------------------0---|----------0-------------------0-----o|| ||-----------4-------------------4---|----------4-------------------4------|| ||---2---2---2-------------------4---|--2---2---2-------------------4------|| ||o--2---2-------------------4-------|--2---2-------------------4---------o|| ||---0-----------0--2--(2)-----------|--0-----------0--2--(2)--------------|| | Gtr I S S S S S E (022100@1)S +S S S S S S |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--7-4-6---4----7--(7)-4-6-------| |--------7---5-------------7-5---| |------------------------------7-| | | S S S S S E (022100@1)S +S S S S S S |--------------------------------| |-10p7-9---7---10-(10)p7-9-------| |--------9---7-------------9-7---| |------------------------------9-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| Guitar Solo S S S S S E (022100@1)S +S S S S S S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)Q Q E|-------------------------------||--------------------| (022100@1)|-------------------------------||--------------------| |-------------------------------||--------------------| |--7-4-6---4----7-(7)-4-6-------||--------------------| |--------7---5------------7-5---||--------------------| |-----------------------------7-||--5----------------| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | S S S S S E. +Q. +Q +Q +Q E|-------------------------------||--------------------| (022100@1)|-10p7-9---7--------------------||--------------------| |--------9---7----(7)-----------||-(7)---(7)--(7)-----| |-------------------------------||--------------------| |-------------------------------||--------------------| |-------------------------------||--------------------| 7/16 Gtr IV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |3-| |--3--| Q E.S +Q. +E S S S S E (022100@1)S S T T T EE S S S S E. |--------------|-------------------------------------|---------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------|---10p9h10s12-| |-1s=4s7-(7)---|-(7)---13p11h13s14-13---11h13p11s7s9-|---------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------|---------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------|---------------| |--------------|-------------------------------------|---------------| 3/8 7/8 1/ E+E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E. +S T T ES (022100@1) Q. |----------|----------------------------| |----------|-5b6==(5)r-3p0h2-3-[3]b5====| |----------|----------------------------| |----------|----------------------------| |--------5-|----------------------------| |-5-(5)----|----------------------------| ~ +E S S S S S S S T T T S. S S |--------[0]h2-0-------[0]-------------------------| |-([3])r---------([3])-----[2]-[3]p2p0-x-2--[3]-5--| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------| ~~~~ ~~ ~~~~ +S T T E (022100@1)S S T T S S S +S. T S T T |--------------(0)---------------12----------------------| |-(5)-(0)-(0)-------15-15p12-14----14-(14)-12h15-12-----| |----------------------------------------------------(0)-| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------| 7/16 3/8 ~~~~~~~~~ ~~ S S S a (x02210@1) +S +S. T T T E (022100@1)E (022100@1) E|-------12-----------------------------|----------------| (022100@1)|-12-14----14b15==(14)-(14)r-----15p12-|----12-[15]b17==| |----------------------------(0)-------|-14-------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------| |--------------------------------------|----------------| 7/8 ~~~~~ +Q +S S +S. T +Q +E |----------------12-(12)-16-(16)b17===(16)r-| |-([15])r=([15])----------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------| E. T T S T T S T T T T T T T T T T T S. |----16-17-19-17-16-17-19-17-16-17-19p16-19p17-16-16-19-19b21===| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------| ~~~~ ~~~ +E S S E. S +S S S S S S |-(19)-19-19-19r-19b21==(19)-19-19-19-19-19r-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| a (x02210@1) +E a (x02210@1) +E a (x02210@1) +S a (x02210@1) +S +S a (x02210@1) +S +S S S S E|-19b21==(19)r-19b21==(19)r-19b21==(19)r(19)b21==(19)r(19)-(19)b21==(19)(19)-19-19-19-19r-|| (022100@1)|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| D.S. al Coda 7/16 2/4 ~ ~ S S S S S ES (022100@1)+S S S S S S S S S S S S S EE EE |-----------------------------|---------------|---------|| |-----------------------------|---------------|---------|| |-----------------------------|---------------|---------|| |-7-4-6---4---7-(7)-4-6-------|-7-4-6---4-----|---------|| |-------7---5-----------7-5---|-------7---5-5-|-----5-7-|| |---------------------------7-|---------------|-5-7-----|| Outro & 4/4 7/8 Gtrs I, II W +W +W EE ES (022100@1)S +E EE |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------||--------------------| |-(0)--------|-(0)--------|-(0)--------||-----0-----------0--| |-(4)--------|-(4)--------|-(4)--------||-----4-----------4--| |-(2)--------|-(2)--------|-(2)--------||-2-2-2-----------4--| |------------|------------|------------||-2-2-----------4----| |------------|------------|------------||-0-----0-2-(2)------| 13/16 Gtr III ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S S S S Q +Q. Q +Q +Q. +Q. S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|-10p7-9---7-----(7)-----|---------------------|--------------------| |--------9---------------|-9---(9)-----(9)-----|-(9)------------11--| |------------------------|---------------------|-------------11-----| |------------------------|---------------------|-----------9--------| |------------------------|---------------------|--------------------| | | Gtrs I, II | E (022100@1) E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S +E EE EE E (022100@1)S S +E EE E (022100@1)EE S E (022100@1)E (022100@1)E|------------------------|---------------------|--------------------| (022100@1)|----------0-----------0-|------0------------0-|-------0---------0--| |----------4-----------4-|------4------------4-|-------4---------4--| |--2---2---2-----------4-|-2-2--2------------4-|--2--2-2---------4--| |--2---2-------------4---|-2-2-------------4---|--2--2--------4-----| |--0---------0-2-(2)-----|-0-------0-2-(2)-----|--0------0-2--------| 7/8 ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S S S S Q +Q +S T T H +Q. +H Q E|------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------| (022100@1)|-10p7-9---7-----(7)---(7)h9p7-|-------------------|---------------------| |--------9---------------------|-9---------(9)-----|-(9)-----------------| |------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------| | | E (022100@1) E (022100@1) ES (022100@1)S +E E (022100@1)E (022100@1) EE ES (022100@1)S +E EE E (022100@1)EE S S +E EE |------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |----------0------------0------|-----0-----------0-|-------0-----------0-| |----------4------------4------|-----4-----------4-|-------4-----------4-| |--2---2---2------------4------|-2-2-2-----------4-|--2--2-2-----------4-| |--2---2-------------4---------|-2-2-----------4---|--2--2-----------4---| |--0---------0-2-(2)-----------|-0-----0-2-(2)-----|--0------0-2-(2)-----| 13/16 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ S S S S S E (022100@1) S +Q. +Q. +S +Q. |-/17p14-16----14------------------|------------------------| |-----------17----15---17-(17)-----|-(17)-----(17)-(17)-----| |----------------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------------| | | E (022100@1) E (022100@1) E (022100@1) S S +E EE E (022100@1)EE S E (022100@1)EE |----------------------------------|------------------------| |---------------0----------------0-|--------0-------------0-| |---------------4----------------4-|--------4-------------4-| |---2-----2-----2----------------4-|---2--2-2-------------4-| |---2-----2--------------------4---|---2--2-------------4---| |---0----------------0--2--(2)-----|---0--------0----2------| 7/8 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +H +Q. +H Q E|-----------------------|-----------------------| (022100@1)|-(17)---------(17)-----|-(17)------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------|-----------------------| | | E (022100@1)EE S S +E EE E (022100@1)EE S S +E EE |-----------------------|-----------------------| |--------0------------0-|--------0-----------0--| |--------4------------4-|--------4-----------4--| |---2--2-2------------4-|---2--2-2-----------4--| |---2--2------------4---|---2--2-----------4----| |---0------0-2--(2)-----|---0------0-2-(2)------| 13/16 7/8 Gtrs I, II EE ES (022100@1)S +E EE EE ES (022100@1)EE E (022100@1) EE ES (022100@1)S +E EE ||---------------------||---------------|-------------------*| ||o-----0-----------0-o||-----0-------0-|-----0-----------0-*| ||------4-----------4--||-----4-------4-|-----4-----------4-*| ||--2-2-2-----------4--||-2-2-2-------4-|-2-2-2-----------4-*| ||o-2-2-----------4---o||-2-2-------4---|-2-2-----------4---*| ||--0-----0-2-(2)------||-0-----0-2-----|-0-----0-2-(2)-----*|