#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## PRESTO (Bassline) As recorded by Rush (From the 1989 Album PRESTO) Words by Peart Music by Lee and Lifeson Transcribed by Keith Nelson - ob1gynob@hotmail.com (mod. GFTPM 6/90) Last Updated: 2003-02-24 Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass' Intro E5 D5 A Gsus4 4/4 Gtr I Q E E H +W Q E E H +W |-------------|------------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|-------------|--------|| |-7----5-5----|-(5)--------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|-5----3-3----|-(3)----|| First Verse D Dsus4 B5 A5B5 A5B5 Wx4 Wx8 Q E E +Q Q E. S E E +S S E E E |------------||------------|----------------|----------------------| |------------||------------|----------------|----------------------| |------------||------------|-5----7-(7)-----|-2--2-0-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-| |------------||------------|----------------|----------------------| C Bbsus2 F C Bbsus2 F Q. E +H Q. E +H H H Q. E +Q S E. |---------------|---------------|-----------|------------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------|------------------| |-3----1-(1)----|---------------|-3----1----|------------------| |---------------|-1----1-(1)----|-----------|-1----1-(1)--1-1--| C Bbsus2 F C Bbsus2 F Q. E +H Q. E +H H H Q. E +S E. q |---------------|---------------|-----------|------------------|| |---------------|---------------|-----------|------------------|| |-3----1-(1)----|---------------|-3----1----|------------------|| |---------------|-1----1-(1)----|-----------|-1----1-(1)-1--1--|| Pre-Chorus E5 D A G Q E E H +W Q. E H +W |-------------|------------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|-------------|--------|| |------5-5----|-(5)--------|-------------|--------|| |-0-----------|------------|-5----3-3----|-(3)----|| Chorus D Cadd9 Dsus4/D/C Dsus2/C E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5---5-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---5---------------|-----------------|---5-------------|-----------------| D G A G 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5---5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---5---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D Cadd9 Dsus4/C 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q |---------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------|-5---5-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-3-(3)-3-3--| |-3-3-3-3-|---5-------------|-----------------|---5--------------| D/CDsus2/C D G 2/4 Q E E E E E E E E E E |----------------|---------| |----------------|---------| |-3--3-3-5-3-3-3-|-5---5---| |----------------|---5---3-| A G 4/4 2/4 E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|--------------------|-2-2-2-------2-2-|-2-------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-|-------3-3-3-----|---3-3-3-| C Bbsus2 F 4/4 Q Q H W Wx3 |--------------|----------|------------| |--------------|----------|------------| |-/7\----------|----------|------------| |--------------|----------|------------| F C Bbsus2 F H Q Q +Q +E E H H Q e E |---------------|------------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|---------9\------| |---------5b7===|=(5)r=(5)\--------|-----------------| C Bbsus2 F D Dsus4 B5 A5B5 A5B5 W H Q Q Q. E +Q Q E. S E E +S S E E e |----------|-------------|----------------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------|----------------|-----------------------| |----------|---------9\--|-5----7-(7)-----|-2--2-0-2-(2)-2-0-2-0--| |----------|-------------|----------------|-----------------------| Second Verse C Bbsus2 F C Bbsus4 E. S E E +E E S S S S E. S E E +S S S S S S S S E S S E E E. S S S S S |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |-3----3-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-0-| |----3-------------------|-1--0-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------------| F C Bbsus2 F E. S E E +S S S S E E E E E E +E S S S S S S E S S E E +S E S E E |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-3---3-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------------| |-1--1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|---3---------------------|-1-0-0-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1/-| C Bbsus2 F |-3-| E S S E E E S S E E Q. E +Q E E E |---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|| |-3-----3---1-1-1-1-1-|-------------------|| |---3-3---3-----------|-1----1-(1)--1-1-1-|| Second Pre-Chorus E5 D A G Q E E H +W Q. E H +W |-------------|------------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|-------------|--------|| |-7----5-5----|-(5)--------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|-5----3-3----|-(3)----|| Second Chorus D Cadd9 Dsus4/C D/C Dsus2/C E E E E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-5---5-3-(3)-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-5---5-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---5--------------|-------------------|---5---------------|-----------------| D G A G 2/4 4/4 2/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------| |---------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------| |-5---5---|-----------------|------------------|-2-2-2-------/7-7-|-7\--------| |---5---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-|-------3-3-3------|----3-3-3--| D Cadd9 Dsus4/C D/C Dsus2/C 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------| |-5---5-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5s7-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |---5-------------|-----------------|---5-----------------|------------------| D G A G 2/4 4/4 2/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e e |---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------| |---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------| |-5---5---|-----------------|-------------------|-2-2-2-------2-2-|-2---------| |---5---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5--5-5-5-5-5\-|-------3-3-3-----|---3-3-3/--| Bridge I E5 Asus2 B5 Asus2 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-9\-|-------------------| |------------------|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5s7-5-| E5 Asus2 C#5 B5C#5 B5C#5 E S S E E S S E E E E. S E S S +S S E E E |----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-9\-|--------------------------| |----------------------|-9--9-7-9-9-(9)-9-7-9-9/--| E5 Asus2 B5 Asus2 Q E E E E E E E S S E E +E E a E E |-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------| |-7--7-9-9-9-7-9\-|-----------------------| |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-5-(5)-5-5s7-5-| E5 Asus2 C#5 B5/C#5 B5C#5 E E E E E E E E E. S E. S +S S E E E |-----------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------| |-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-9-|------------------------| |-----------------|-9--9-7--9-(9)-9-7-9-7\-| E5 Asus2 B5 Asus2 Q E E E E E E E S S E E E E a E E |-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-7--7-9-9-9-7-9\-|---------------------| |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5s7-5-| E5 Asus2 C#5 B5C#5 B5C#5 E S S E E E E E E E. S E E +S S E E E |-------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------|------------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-9-|------------------------|| |-------------------|-9--9-7-9-(9)-9-7-9-9/--|| Guitar Solo F# F#sus4 C# B E E E a E E E E E E E E E +E E a E E |------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |-9-9-9-9s11-11-11-9-11\-|---------------------| |------------------------|-9-9-9-7-(7)-7-7h9-7-| F# F#sus4 D#m C# E S S E a E E E E E E E E S S +S S E E E |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9s11-11-11-9-11\-|-6-6-6---4-(4)-4-4-6-4--| |--------------------------|------------------------| F# F#sus4 C# B a E E E E E E E E a E S S E E E E a E E |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |-8s9-9-9-11-11-11-9-11\-|-----------------------| |------------------------|-7s9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7s9-7-| F# F#sus4 D#m C# a E S S E E E E E E E S S E S S S S S S E E |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |-8s9-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-11\-|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-4-|| |--------------------------|-------------------------|| Bridge II G Am7 D C Q E E +E E E E E S S E E E E a E E |------------------|---------------------| |-5--5-7-(7)-7-5-7-|---------------------| |------------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3s5-3-| |------------------|---------------------| G Am7 Em D5 Em D5EmD5 E E E a E E E E E E. S E S S +S S E E E |--------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-5s7-7-7-5-7\-|-------------------------| |--------------------|-7--7-5---7-(7)-7-5-7-5--| |--------------------|-------------------------| G Am7 D C E E E E +E E E E a E S S E E +E E a E E |--------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5-7\-|-------------------------| |--------------------|-3s5-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3s5-3-| |--------------------|-------------------------| G Am7 Em D5Em E S S E E E E E E a E. S E E +Q Q |--------------------|---------------------| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-7\-|---------------------| |--------------------|-5s7--7-5-7-(7)--7---| |--------------------|---------------------| Chorus D Cadd9 Q. +E H E E E E +E E E E |----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------| |-5----(5)\-3----|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-| |----------------|-------------------| Dsus4/CD/C Dsus2/C D G 2/4 E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-----------------|---------| |------------------|-----------------|---------| |-5---5-3-(3)-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5---| |---5--------------|-----------------|---5---3-| Outro Verse A G D 4/4 +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E e e e e E E a E E |------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------------------|-2-2-2-------2-2-|-2-------5---5s7-3--| |-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3-3-3-----|---3-3-3---5--------| Cadd9 D Cadd9 +E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E a E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-5---5s7-3-| |-------------------|-------------5-------| D E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-5---5---| |-----------------|-------------5---3-| G A G D Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E E E E E |--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |--------------|-------------------|-2-2-2-------5s7-7-|-7-5-5-5-7-----5-| |-3--3--3-3--5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3-3-3-------|-----------7-5---| Cadd9 D Cadd9 D Q Q E Q E +E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |--------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-3--3--3-3--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-5---5-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)---3-3-5-3-5-7-| |--------------|-------------5-----|----------------|-----3-------------| Outro Solo G A G D Q E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E E E E E e e E E |---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |------5--------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |---------------|-------------------|-2-2-2-------5s7-7-|-7-5-5-5-7-5-7-5-| |-3--3---3-3--5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3-3-3-------|-----------------| Cadd9 D Cadd9 D Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E a E E Q E E E Q E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|---------------------|---------------|-------------------| |----------------|---------------------|---------------|-------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3---3-|-(3)-3---3-5---5s7-5-|-3--3-3---3--3-|-(3)-2-3-5-2-3---5-| |----------------|-------3-----5-------|---------------|---------------5---| G A G D Q E E E E E E +E E E E E. S E E Q E E +E E Q E e e e a E E E E |----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |----------5-----|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |----------------|--------------------|-2--2---------2--|-2-------3s5---5---| |-3--3-3-3---3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5--x-5-5-|------3-(3)-3----|---3-3-3-----5---5-| Cadd9 D Q E E E Q E +E E E E E E a E S S |---------------|-----------------------| |---------------|-----------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-(3)-2-0---5---5s7-5---| |---------------|---------3---5-------5-| Cadd9 E. S E E +E Q E +E E a Q +E a E E E |--------5-(5)-4--2-|-(2)---2s4--(4)-4s5-4s2-| |-------------------|-----5------------------| |-3--3-3------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------| G A Q E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-----7-7-5-7-7-5-7-| |----------------|-------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)---------------| G D ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~ E a E E a E +E E E a E +E E E E a E S S E E |-------------------------|------------------------| |---5s7-5-7s9-(9)-7-5-7s9-|-(9)-7-5-5-----7h9------| |-------------------------|-----------5s7-----7-5--| |-------------------------|------------------------| Cadd9 D Q E E E Q E +E E E E E a E E S S |---------------|-----------------------| |---------------|-----------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-(3)---3---5-5s7-5-7s5-| |---------------|-----3---3-------------| Cadd9 D E. S E. S E E E E E E E E a E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-3----3----3-2-2-3-|-3-5-3-2-2h3-2---5--| |----3----3---------|---------------5----| G A E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-----------------|-------------------*| |-----5-----5-----|-----7-5-7---------*| |-----------------|-------------------*| |-3-3---3-3---3-5-|-(5)-------5-5-3-5-*| 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 Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - 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 *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************************************************************************************