Song:    The Spirit of Radio
Band:    Rush
Tabber:  Chris

Here it is, Spirit of Radio. I have studied this song, and I assure you this tab is absolutely 100% correct and true.  Enjoy! ;)


  Key to Notation:

/    slide
p    pull-off
h    hammer-on
~    vibrato
b    bend
(song requires prerequisite knowledge of the terms 'Divebombing', and 'tremolo picking')

                                                                                        8x
E     --2p0-------5p0-------2p0--------4p2p0-------------------
B     -------3p0-------3p0---------3p0-------------------------
G     ---------------------------------------------------------


Guitar 2 start at 3rd series of Intro riff.       Let P. Chords ring freely

G     --9-------------------9------------------------ ------------------------
D     --9-------------------9---------------------4p2p0-----------------------
A     --7------------------ 7----------------------- -------4p2p0------------
E     --0-------------------0----------------------- ------------------------


                                                   4x               
G     -------------------2----------------------------------
D     -2-----------------2---------------------2------------
A     -2-----------------0---2---h3--h4---------------------
E     -0---2---3---4----------------------------------------


G     --9--(8)------------------------------------------ --------------------
D     --9---9---11---/6--6--6--6--6--6--6---7--7--7- 7--7--7--7---9----------
A     --7---9---11---/6--6--6--6--6--6--6---7--7--7- 7--7--7--7---9----------
E     --0---7----9---/4--4--4--4--4--4--4---5--5--5 -5--5--5--5---7---------


E     ------------0------------------0--------------- ----0-----------------------
B     ---------------0------------------0------------ -------0--------------------
G     --9------------------(8)-------------------- ---------------------6--4---
D     --9-------------------9---------------------6-----------------7---6--4----
A     --7-------------------9---------------------6-----------------7---4--2----
E     --0---0------------0--7--0-------------9---/4- -4---------0---5-------------



E     ------------0------------------0--------------- ----0------------------------
B     ---------------0------------------0------------ -------0---------------------
G     --9------------------(8)----------------------- -----------------------------
D     --9-------------------9---------------------6-----------------7--7--9--9-----
A     --7-------------------9---------------------6-----------------7--7--9--9-----
E     --0---0------------0--7--0-------------9---/4- -4---------0---5--5--7--7-----


E     ------------0------------------0--------------- ----0--------------------------
B     ---------------0------------------0------------ -------0-----------------------
G     --9------------------(8)----------------------- ------------------------------
D     --9-------------------9---------------------6-------------6---6----/7--7--7--9--9---------
A     --7-------------------9---------------------6-------------6---6----/7--7--7--9--9---------
E     --0---0------------0--7--0-------------9---/4- -4---------4---4----/5--5--5--7--7-----------




E     -------------4-------------------7--------------------4p0----------------------
B     ----------------5-------------------7-----------------4p0----------------------
G     --9----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D     --9--------------------9--------------------6----------------------------------
A     --7--------------------9--------------------6----------------------7---7---9---9----
E     --0--------------------7--------------------4------------------0---5---5---7---7---


E     -------------4-------------------7--------------------4p0-------------------------
B     ----------------5-------------------7-----------------4p0-------------------------
G     --9-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
D     --9--------------------9--------------------6-------------------------------------
A     --7--------------------9--------------------6----------------------7---7---9---9---
E     --0--------------------7--------------------4------------------0---5---5---7---7---


E     ------------0------------------0--------------- --------------------------------------------------
B     ---------------0------------------0------------ -------------------------------------------------
G     --9------------------(8)----------------------- ------------------------------------------------
D     --9-------------------9------------------6-6--6--6--6--6--6---7--7--7- 7--7--7--7---9----
A     --7-------------------9------------------6-6--6--6--6--6--6---7--7--7- 7--7--7--7---9-----
E     --0---0------------0--7--0----------9---/4-4--4--4--4--4--4---5--5--5 -5--5--5--5---7p0--


                                                                                         14x
E     --2p0-------5p0-------2p0-------4p2p0----------------
B     -------3p0-------3p0-------3p0--------------------------
G     ---------------------------------------------------------


Let chords ring freely            4x

E     --0---0---0-----0---0---------2---2---2---2---2----------4---4---4---4---4----
B     --0---0---0-----0---0---------4---4---4---4---4----------4---4---4---4---4----
G     --9---9---9-----9---9---------4---4---4---4---4----------5---5---5---5---5----
D     --9---9---9-----9---9---------4---4---4---4---4----------6---6---6---6---6----
A     --7---7---7-----7---7---------2---2---2---2---2----------6---6---6---6---6----
E     --0---0---0-----0---0---------2---2---2---2---2----------4---4---4---4---4----


E     --0---0---0---0---0-----------2---2---2---2---2-----------------------------
B     --2---2---2---2---2-----------4---4---4---4---4-----------------------------
G     --2---2---2---2---2-----------4---4---4---4---4-----------------------------
D     --2---2---2---2---2-----------4---4---4---4---4-----------------------------
A     --0---0---0---0---0-----------2---2---2---2---2-----------------------------
E     ------------------------------2---2---2---2---2-----------------------------






E     ------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B     ------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G     --9---------------(8)---------------------------------------------------------
D     --9----------------9------9-----------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---/7-7-7-7-7---/9-------
A     --7----------------9------9-----------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---/7-7-7-7-7---/9-------
E     --0----------------7------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---/5-5-5-5-5---/7p0-----


                                                                                         12x
E     --2p0-------5p0-------2p0-------4p2p0---------------
B     -------3p0-------3p0-------3p0-----------------------
G     -----------------------------------------------------

I believe I hear a second guitar playing the other riff.. (u know, with the power chords then u hit E and A open...the riffs that are played when the vocals begin) playing that riff softly while the main chords are being played by the main guitar with perhaps some minor variations.

E     --0---0---0---0---0---------5---5---5---5---5-------7---7----7-----7---7----7-
B     --0---0---0---0---0---------7---7---7---8---7-------9---9----10----9---10---9-
G     --9---9---9---9---9---------7---7---7---7---7-------9---9----9-----9---9----9-
D     --9---9---9---9---9---------5---5---5---5---5-------7---7----7-----7---7----7-
A     --7---7---7---7---7---------5---5---5---5---5-------7---7----7-----7---7----7-
E     --0---0---0---0---0---------5---5---5---5---5-------7---7----7-----7---7----7-


E     --5---5---5---5---5--------0---0---0---0---0----------------------------------
B     --7---7---7---8---7--------0---0---0---0---0--------3---3-----3---3---3-------
G     --7---7---7---7---7--------9---9---9---9---9--------2---2-----2---2---2-------
D     --5---5---5---5---5--------9---9---9---9---9--------0---0-----0---0---0-------
A     --5---5---5---5---5--------7---7---7---7---7--------x---x-----x---x---x-------
E     --5---5---5---5---5--------0---0---0---0---0--------2---2-----2---2---2-------


E     --0---0---0-----0---0---------------------------------------------------------
B     --0---0---0-----0---0----------3---3-----3---3---3----------------------------
G     --1---1---1-----1---1----------2---2-----2---2---2---------------------------
D     --2---2---2-----2---2----------0---0-----0---0---0--------------------------
A     --2---2---2-----2---2----------x---x-----x---x---x----------------------------
E     --0---0---0-----0---0----------2---2-----2---2---2----------------------------


E     --0------0-------2------2---------4------4--------0-----0-----0------2------2-
B     --0------0-------4------4---------4------4--------2-----2-----2------4------4-
G     --9------9-------4------4---------5------5--------2-----2-----2------4------4-
D     --9------9-------4------4---------6------6--------2-----2-----2------4------4-
A     --7------7-------2------2---------6------6--------0-----0-----0------2------2-
E     --0------0-------2------2---------4------4---------------------------2------2-


Ok, at this point of the song, there is a cool bass note that sorta jumps out of nowhere but sounds excellent.  For those of you who don't have bass accompaniment & would like to interject this chord I kinda just discovered, to play around with, see if you like it.  It can be sort of a pain in the butt at first, but if u have the fingers and wanna try it... :)

                                   (Fingers I use)
E     --0------0----------                                            
B     --5------5----------        1st (index)                                  
G     --9------9----------        4th (pinky)                             
D     --9------9----------        3rd (ring)                             
A     --7------7----------        2nd (middle)   Barred                        
E     --7------7----------        2nd (middle)   Barred                         

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E     --0------0----------2------2--------------------------------------------------
B     --0------0----------4------4--------------------------------------------------
G     --9------9----------4------4--------------------------------------------------
D     --9------9----------4------4-------6-6--6--6--6--6--6---7--7--7-7-7--7--7--9
A     --7------7----------2------2-------6-6--6--6--6--6--6---7--7--7-7-7--7--7--9
E     --0------0----------2------2-------4-4--4--4--4--4--4---5--5--5-5-5--5--5--7p0


                                                                                         2x
E     --2p0------5p0-------2p0------4p2p0--------------
B     -------3p0------3p0-------3p0------------------------
G     -------------------------------------------------------


I have seen Alex Lifeson play this part live, and I am 99.9% certain that this is the scale he plays.
E     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
B     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
G     --7--5--4-------------------------------------------------------------
D     ------------7--5--4-------------------4bp2--------------------------
A     ----------------------7--5--------------------5-4-5-4--2-------------
E     -----------------------------8--7--5-----------------------------------


                                               4x
G     -------------------2-------------------------------------
D     -2-----------------2---------------------2--------------
A     -2-----------------0---0-2--h3--h4---------------------
E     -0---2---3---4------------------------------------------


Just mess around with these different notes and match em to the song
E     ----(4)--(5)----(7)--------(0)--------------------------------------
B     ----------------------(0)-------------------------------------------
G     --------------------------------------------------------------------
D     --------------------------------------------------------------------
A     --------------------------------------------------------------------
E     --------------------------------------------------------------------


                                                      
G     -------------------2------------------------------------
D     -2-----------------2---------------------2--------------
A     -2-----------------0--0-2---h3--h4----------------------
E     -0---2---3---4------------------------------------------

G     -------------------2-------------------------9-----------
D     -2-----------------2---------------------2---9-----------
A     -2-----------------0--0-2---h3--h4-----------7-----------
E     -0---2---3---4-------------------------------0-----------


Just mess around with the different notes and match em to the song (some notes are lightly-palm muted, others are normal notes)
E     ----(4)--(5)----(7)---------(0)-------------------------------------
B     ----------------------(0)-------------------------------------------
G     --------------------------------------------------------------------
D     --------------------------------------------------------------------
A     --------------------------------------------------------------------
E     --------------------------------------------------------------------



                                                      2x
G     -------------------2-------------------------------------
D     -2-----------------2---------------------2--------------
A     -2-----------------0--0-2---h3--h4---------------------
E     -0---2---3---4------------------------------------------


Solo:
E     -----------------------------------------------------------------------
B     --15b---17p15------14b~--15p14p12--------------------------------------
G     ---------------16---------------------18p16--14--16--18--16b--14~------


  Tremolo pick this chord, listen to song to figure out how much u need to strum(best with a wah effect)
E     --------------------------18b~-------------------------------
B     --17----------------------18b~-------------------------------
G     --16---------------------------------------------------------
D     --14---------------------------------------------------------
A     -------------------------------------------------------------
E     --------------------------------3//--EXECUTE--DIVEBOMB-------

Tremolo pick these chords also (wah effect)
E     --------------------------------15-13-12-------------12-13b~-
B     -8--10--8--10--12--13--12--13--------------15-13-12----------
G     -7--9---7--9---11--12--11--12--------------------------------
D     -5--7---5--7---9---10--9---10--------------------------------
A     -------------------------------------------------------------
E     -------------------------------------------------------------




                                                       4x
G     -------------------2-------------------------------------
D     -2-----------------2---------------------2--------------
A     -2-----------------0--0-2---h3--h4---------------------
E     -0---2---3---4------------------------------------------



G     -----------------------------------------------------
D     -2---2-----------------2---2----------------------
A     -2---2-----------------2---2----------------------
E     -0---0---2---3---4-----0---0---2---3---4---------


E     --2p0-------5p0-------2p0-------4p2p0--0--------------------------------|
B     -------3p0-------3p0-------3p0---------0--------------------------------|
G     -----------------------------------------------------9-------------9----|
D     -----------------------------------------------------9-------------9----|
A     -----------------------------------------------------7-------------7----|
E     -----------------------------------------------------0-------------0----|
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