Title: The Main Monkey Business Artist: Rush Album: Snakes and Arrows (2008) Tabbed By: Ronnie Chesson this tab is mostly based off 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. Also there are two different tunings used during this song: all acoustics should be tuned to DADAAD and all electrics are in standard tuning. Enjoi. 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 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-| Repeat this 5 times 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 cool with this. I also think alex uses a wah-wah pedal in heel position for the whole solo. --------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------17-17-17---------| ---14-14-14--14-14---14-14-14-17-17-17---------19-19-19-| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| --17-17-17---------------------------------------------| ------------------20-20-20-17-17----17-----------------| -----------17-17-----------------17----17--19-19-19----| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--8-8-8----| ------19-17-17--16-16--16------------------------------| --17---------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------12----12-13-13-13-12-12-12-12-----| ---12-12-12-10-10-10----10-------------------------10--| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| -10-10h12-12-12b13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-----20b21-21-21--| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -21-21-21-21-17-20-------------------------------------| -------------------17-17--20-19--19-19b21-21-21-21-21--| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------10-10-10-10-12--| ---------------------------------------8--8--8--8--10--| -21-21b19-16-19-16------------------9------------------| -------------------19--19--17--17----------------------| -----------------------------19--19--------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-14-14-15-15-15----------| -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12----------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------------------------| riff 6-(3:25) --------------------------------------------------------| --------------------------------------------------------| -9-9-9-9---7-9-7---9-9-9-9--7-9-7---9-9-9-9---7-9-7---7-| -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 If you have any questions just listen to the song. Have fun.