Rush- Fly By Night

Guitar Tab

Taken from the album "Fly By Night" (1975)

Key:
9b(11): First fret bended to the fret in parenthesis (hammer)
~ : Indicates Vibrato

Riff 1:
E-2-2----3-3------------3-----3-------3--------------------------|
b-3-3----3-3------------3-----3-------3---2--0-2-----------------|
g-2-2----x-x------------0-----0-------0---2--0-2-----------------|
d-0-0----2-2----------2-----0-------0-----2--0-2-----------------|
a---------------0-2-3-----2-----0-1-------0--0-0-----------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 2: (Start a new chapter...)
E-2-----2------5-----5-------7--8--10-----------10---------------|
b---3------3-----6------6----8--8--10--10---10-------------------|
g-----2------2-----5------5--7--9--11-----11--11-----------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|

E-0-----0-------------0---------7--7--7~~------------------------|
b---1------1----1---1----1------8--8--8~~------------------------|
g-----2------2----2--------2----7--7--7~~------------------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|


Riff 3: (Quiet and pensive...)
E-2-----2----2--5----5----5---7--8--10-----------10--------------|
b---3------3-----6------6-----8--8--10--10---10------------------|
g-----2-----------5-----------7--9--11-----11--11----------------|
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|

E-0-----0-------------0---------7--7--7~~------------------------|
b---1------1----1---1----1------8--8--8~~------------------------|
g-----2------2----2--------2----7--7--7~~----------(Drums Here)--|
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 1:  (Fly by night...)
E-3--3--2--2--------3----14-14----3--3--2--2---------------------|
b-3--3--3--3--------3----15-15----3--3--3--3--2-0-2---0-2--------|
g-0--0--2--2--------0----14-14----0--0--2--2--2-0-2---0-2--------|
d-0--0--0--0--------0-------------0--0--0--0--2-0-2---0-2--------|
a-2--2--------3-2-0-x-------------2--2--------0-0-0---0-0--------|
e-3--3--------------3-------------3--3---------------------------|

E-3--3--2--2--------3-----------3-----3-------3------------------|
b-3--3--3--3--------3-----------3-----3-------3--2--0-2----------|
g-0--0--2--2--------0-----------0-----0-------0--2--0-2----------|
d-0--0--0--0--------0---------2-----0-------0----2--0-2----------|
a-2--2--------3-2-0-x---0-2-3-----2-----0-1------0--0-0----------|
e-3--3--------------3--------------------------------------------|


Chorus 2:  (Fly by night...)
E-3--3--2--2--------3----14-14----3--3--2--2---------------------|
b-3--3--3--3--------3----15-15----3--3--3--3--2-0-2---0-2--------|
g-0--0--2--2--------0----14-14----0--0--2--2--2-0-2---0-2--------|
d-0--0--0--0--------0-------------0--0--0--0--2-0-2---0-2--------|
a-2--2--------3-2-0-x-------------2--2--------0-0-0---0-0--------|
e-3--3--------------3-------------3--3---------------------------|

E-3--3--2--2--------3-----------3-----3-------3------------------|
b-3--3--3--3--------3-----------3-----3-------3------------------|
g-0--0--2--2--------0-----------0-----0-------0------------------|
d-0--0--0--0--------0---------2-----0-------0--------------------|
a-2--2--------3-2-0-x---0-2-3-----2-----0-1------0---------------|
e-3--3--------------3--------------------------------------------|

E---------3-----3-----3------------------------------------------|
b---------3-----3-----3--2--0-2----------------------------------|
g---------0-----0-----0--2--0-2----------------------------------|
d-------2-----0-----1----2--0-2----------------------------------|
a-0-2-3-----2-----0------0--0-0----------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|


Chorus 3:  (Fly by night...)
E-3--3--2--2--------3----14-14----3--3--2--2---------------------|
b-3--3--3--3--------3----15-15----3--3--3--3--2-0-2---0-2--------|
g-0--0--2--2--------0----14-14----0--0--2--2--2-0-2---0-2--------|
d-0--0--0--0--------0-------------0--0--0--0--2-0-2---0-2--------|
a-2--2--------3-2-0-x-------------2--2--------0-0-0---0-0--------|
e-3--3--------------3-------------3--3---------------------------|

E-3--3--2--2--------3-----------3-----3-------3------------------|
b-3--3--3--3--------3-----------3-----3-------3------------------|
g-0--0--2--2--------0-----------0-----0-------0------------------|
d-0--0--0--0--------0---------2-----0-------0--------------------|
a-2--2--------3-2-0-x---0-2-3-----2-----0-1------0---------------|
e-3--3--------------3--------------------------------------------|

E---------3-----3-----3--------------3-----3-------3----------2--|
b---------3-----3-----3--------------3-----3-------3--2--0-2--3--|
g---------0-----0-----0--------------0-----0-------0--2--0-2--2--|
d-------2-----0-----1--------------2-----0-------0----2--0-2--0--|
a-0-2-3-----2-----0------0---0-2-3-----2-----0-1------0--0-0-----|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|


Guitar Solo (Played over a second guitar with riff 1)
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------|
g-9b(11)---9b(11)-----9-7---7-7---9-7----5~--4~--2-3-------------|
d-------------------9-----9-----9-----9--------------2p3-2p3-2-0-|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------7-------7------7-9-10-12b(14)----|
b-----------------------7-9-10----10-7----10---------------------|
g------7-9b(11)--9b(11)------------------------------------------|
d--7-9-----------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|


E-12-9-7-10-9----15-17b19~~-----------------------------------------------|
b-------------10----------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
d-----------------------------7-9-------------------7-9-------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------10b12-10b12-10b12~---10-9-7------------|
g------7-9-7---7-9-7---7-9-7---7----------------------7--------9-7---7----|
d--7-9-------9-------9-------9-------------------------------------9---9--|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-12b14-12b14-12b14~-12-10-12-10---10-12-10---10------10-12-12-10----------|
b-------------------------------12----------12---10-12-----------12-12-10--|
g------------------------------------------------------------------------11|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


E---------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------|
g-11-9-7-----7-9-7----------------------------|
d---------9---------9-7-----------------------|
a-----------------------9--7-5----------------|
e------------------------------7~~------------|


Song Progression:
Riff 1 (5 Times)
Chorus 1
Riff 1 (3 Times)
Chorus 1
Guitar Solo
Chorus 1
Riff 2
Riff 3
Chorus 2
Chorus 3

-Chorus 1, 2 and 3 are barely different, its just the endings that repeat. If you play them you'll see.

-This song is great, have fun playing it.

-Rock on