NOT MY TAB. I just thought it would be good to have these here on UG. Credit goes to those below.



Rush: Fly By Night
From the Album Fly By Night
Copyright 1975 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee & Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Transcribed & submitted by Chris Luongo on 2/22/98
Comments/corrections to Chris Luongo (luongo2112@aol.com)



     3   Q s s E s q  w  h s s s s q  w  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e  
C  |    |------------|C-|------------|C-|------------------------------|
S4 |Bar |----X-------|--|----------F-|--|----X---X-------X-------------|
T4 |Rest|------4-4-5-|--|--4-5-------|--|5-4---4---4-5-4---5---6---7-8-|
K  |    |------------|X-|------X-O---|X-|------------------------------|

      e e e e e e e e        e e e e e e e e  e e e e e s s s s s s    
C  || C---------------|No Cr|----------------|---------------------- ||
H  ||.--X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X    |X-O-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X-O-X-X---------------.||
S  ||.----X-------X---| ./. |----X-------X---|----X---F-X-X---------.||
T  || ----------------|     |----------------|----------------4-4-4- ||
K     X-----X---X-----|     |X-----X---X---X-|X-----X---------------   
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending - - - ->   

   e e e e s s e s s e    e e s s s s e s s s s s s  
H  X-X-X-O-+---O-+---O- ||O-+-----------------------|
S  ----X---X-X---X-X---.||--F-X-X-------------------|
T  --------------------.||--------4-4-5-6-6-7-7-8-8-|
K  X-----X-----X-----X- ||X-------------------------|
   <- 2nd Ending - - ->   <- 3rd Ending - - - - - -> 

      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 e^e^e e^e^e e    
C  || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- ||
S  ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.||
T  ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.||
K  || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- ||
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending  - - - - - - - - - ->   

   Q e e s s s s s s  Q e e e e e  
C  C-C---------------|C-C---------|
T  ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|------4F5F8F|
K  X-X---------------|X-X---------|
   <- 2nd Ending  - - - - - - - -> 

      e e e e e e e e        e e e e e e e e  e e e e s s s s s s e    
C  || C---------------|No Cr|----------------|--------------------C- ||
H  ||.--X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X    |X-O-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X-O-X-X---------------.||
S  ||.----X-------X---| ./. |----X-------X---|----X---------------X-.||
T  || ----------------|     |----------------|--------5-4-5-4------- ||
K     X-----X---X-----|     |X-----X---X---X-|X-----X---------X-O---   
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending - - - ->   

   e e s s s s e s s s s s s    s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s E  
H  O-+----------------------- ||----------------------------------------|
S  --F-X-X-------------------.||X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------X-|
T  --------4-4-5-6-6-7-7-8-8-.||------------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-8---|
K  X------------------------- ||X-----------X-----------X-----------X---|
   <- 2nd Ending - - - - - ->   <- 3rd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - -> 

      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 e^e^e e^e^e e    
C  || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- ||
S  ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.||
T  ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.||
K  || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- ||
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending  - - - - - - - - - ->   

   Q e e s s s s s s  Q e s s s s s s e  
C  C-C---------------|C-C---------------|
S  ------------------|----X-X---------F-|
T  ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|--------4-4-5-5---|
K  X-X---------------|X-X---------------|
   <- 2nd Ending  - - - - - - - - - - -> 

   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 q^q^q  
C  C---------------|----------------|C---------------|--------S-S-S-|
H  --X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X-X---X---X---X-|--X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X-X-X-X-------|
S  ----X-------X---|----X---X---X---|----X-------X---|----X---------|
K  X-----X---X-----|X-----X---X---X-|X-----X---X-----|X-----X-X-X-X-|

      e e e e e e e e            s s s s q s s s s q    
C  || C---------------|No Cr|   |S-------S-S-------S- ||
H  ||.--X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X    |   |--------------------.||
S  ||.----X-------X---| ./. |./.|--------------------.||
K  || X-----X---X-----|     |   |X-O-X-O-X-X-O-X-O-X- ||
      <- Repeat These Bars  - -> <- 1st Ending - - ->   

   e e e e e s s s s e    s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s E  
H  X-O-X-X------------- ||----------------------------------------|
S  ----X-----X-X-X-X-F-.||X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------F-|
T  --------------------.||------------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-8---|
K  X-----X------------- ||X-----------X-----------X-----------X---|
   <- 2nd Ending - - ->   <- 3rd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - -> 

      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 e^e^e e^e^e e    
C  || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- ||
S  ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.||
T  ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.||
K  || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- ||
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending  - - - - - - - - - ->   

   Q e e s s s s s s  Q e e e e e || h E s q  h E s q  Q Q q  
C  C-C---------------|C-C---------||.C---B-B-|B---B-B-|B-B-B-|
T  ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|------4F5F8F||.--------|--------|------|
K  X-X---------------|X-X---------|| X-------|--------|------|
   <- 2nd Ending  - - - - - - - ->   <- Repeat These Bars  -> 

   Q s s E s q  ||q s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s  ||q^q^q q^q^q  ||
C  ------------.||C-------------------------------------.||------------.||
T  --4-4-5-5-8-.||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-.||--3F4F5F6F8F.||
K  ------------ ||X-X-----------X-----------X----------- ||------------ ||
   <1st Ending>   <- 2nd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - ->   <3rd Ending>   

   s^s^s s^s^s s s s s s^s^s s^s^s s s s s  
S  ----------------------------------------|
T  8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-4-4-|
K  X-----------X-------X-----------X-------|
   <- 4th Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - -> 

      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 e^e^e e^e^e e    
C  || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- ||
S  ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.||
T  ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.||
K  || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- ||
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending  - - - - - - - - - ->   

   Q e e s s s s s s  Q e e e e e  Q e e e s s e  Q e e s s s s s s  
C  C-C---------------|C-C---------|C-C-----------|C-C---------------|
S  ------------------|------------|------F-------|----F-------------|
T  ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|------4F5F8F|--------4-4-5-|------4-4---5-5-5-|
K  X-X---------------|X-X---------|X-X-----------|X-X-------X-------|
   <- 2nd Ending  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -> 

      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 e^e^e e^e^e e    
C  || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- ||
S  ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.||
T  ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.||
K  || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- ||
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending  - - - - - - - - - ->   

   Q e e s s s s s s  Q e s s s s s s s s  Q e e e s s e  
C  C-C---------------|C-C-----------------|C-C-----------|
S  ------------------|----X-X-----X-X-----|------F-------|
T  ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|--------4-5-----4-5-|--------4-4-5-|
K  X-X---------------|X-X-----------------|X-X-----------|
   <- 2nd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -> 

   Q e s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s  Q e e e s s e  Q e e e q  w  
C  C-C-------------------------|C-C-----------|C-C-------|C-|
S  ----------------------------|------F-------|----------|--|
T  ----8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------4-4-5-|------5F8F|--|
K  X-X-------------------------|X-X-----------|X-X-------|X-|



The Notes:
w=whole                 W=dotted whole
h=half                  H=dotted half
q=quarter               Q=dotted quarter
e=eighth                E=dotted eighth
s=sixteenth             S=dotted sixteenth
t=thirty second         T=dotted thirty second

The Lines:
C=Cymbal Line where C=Crash, K=choKed crash, R=Ride cymbal,
  B=Bell of ride, S=Splash cymbal, & T=Trash or china type.

H=Hi-hat Line where O=Open hit, X=closed hit, & H=Half open hit.

S=Snare Line where X=normal hit, R=Rimshot, F=Flam, & S=Stick on rim.

P=Percussion Line where T=Timbale, & F=Flam on timbale.
  A-E=cow bells A(high)-E(low), & 1-5=blocks 1(high)-5(low).
  X=Other miscellaneous Percussion as noted.

T=Tom Line where 1=6", 2=8", 3=10", 4=12",
                 5=13", 6=14", 7=15", 8=18" (Floor Tom).
                 F after a number=Flam on that tom.
  (These reflect my 8 Tom set-up. Substitute your own as required.)

K=Kick Line where X=primary foot, & O=secondary foot & P=hi-hat Pedal.
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