SWEET MIRACLE As recorded by Rush (From the 2002 Album VAPOR TRAILS) Words by PeartMusic by Lee and Lifeson Transcribed by Keith Nelson - ob1gynob@hotmail.com of the Rush Tablature Project - www.cygnusproductions.com/rtp Version 1.0 - submitted 2/5/2004 Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion 2 (right channel)' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Distortion 3 (left channel)' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Clean 1 (right channel)' Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Clean 2 (left channel)' Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic 1' Intro Q=100 N.C. 1/4 4/4 Gtrs I, II Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----||-------------------------------------| |----||o------------------------------------| |----||-------------------------------------| |----||--7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-| |----||o------------------------------------| |----||-------------------------------------| | | Gtr III | Q S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----||-------------------------------------| |----||o------------------------------------| |----||-------------------------------------| |----||-------------------------------------| |----||o-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-| |----||-------------------------------------| 1.,2. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x |--------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------|| |-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7---|| |-------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------|| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 3x |--------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------o|| |--------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------|| |-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--o|| |--------------------------------------|| 3. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S T S +T |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7-7-9-7-7-10-7---(7)-| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0-----| |------------------------------------------| Chords implied by bass Am G Gtr II S S S +S S S S S S S E E S S |------------------------------------------------------| |-12-12-12-(12)-12--x-x-12-12-12-12------12------12----| |-12-12-12-(12)-12--x-x-12-12-12-12------12------12----| |-12-12-12-(12)-12--x-x-12-12-12-12------12------12----| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr III | E S S S S S S S S T S T S +S E |------------------------------------------------------| |-------12--12--12-12-x--x----12----12---12-(12)-12----| |-------12--12--12-12-x--x----12----12---12-(12)--x----| |-------12--12--12-12-x--x-----------------------14----| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| F E T T T T S S E E S E S S S |--------------------------------------------| |-12-15-15-15------15------15-12-12-12-12-12-| |-12-12-12-12------12------12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-12-12-12-12------12------12-12-12-12-12-12-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| | | E E S E S E S E S S S |--------------------------------------------| |----15---------15-15---15-15-12-12-12-12-12-| |----12---------12-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |----12---------12-12---12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |--------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------| Asus2 G S S S S S S S S E S S +S S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-x-x-12-12--x--x-12--x-12------------12-12-12--| |-x-x-14-14--x--x-14--x-14-12-12-(12)-12-12-12--| |-x-x-14-14--x--x-14--x-14-12-12-(12)-12-12-12--| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| | | S S E S E S E S E S S S |-----------------------------------------------| |-x-x-12----12-12----12-12----------------------| |-x-x-14----14-14----14-14-12-12------12-12-12--| |-x-x-14----14-14----14-14-12-12------12-12-12--| |-----------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------| Verse $ C A7sus4 Am7 Gsus2 Gtr IV S S S S S S E Q +E +E S E S E Q E S E +S |---------------------------------|---------------------10---10---10--(10)\-| |-x-x-15-15-x-15-x-15--(15)-(15)\-|---------5-----------10---10---10--(10)\-| |-x-x-12-12-x-12-x-12--(12)-(12)\-|---------5----(12)---12---12---12--(12)\-| |-x-x-12-12-x-12-x-12--(12)-(12)\-|-5--(5)--5-----12---(12)-(12)-(12)-(12)\-| |---------------------------------|-5h==7---7-----10---(10)-(10)-(10)-(10)\-| |---------------------------------|(5)-(5)-(5)------------------------------| | | S S S S S S E Q +E +E W |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-x-x-15-15-x-15-x-15--(15)-(15)\-|-----------------------------------------| |-x-x-12-12-x-12-x-12--(12)-(12)\-|-----------------------------------------| |-x-x-12-12-x-12-x-12--(12)-(12)\-|-----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| Fmaj7 E S S +E E S S S S S S S S |--------(8)--(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |-------(10)-(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| |--9--9---9---(9)--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-10-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--| |--8--8---8---(8)--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--| |---------------------------------------------| | | W |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------| A7sus4 Am7 Gsus2 S E S E Q E S E +S |---------------------10-10-10-(10)\-| |----------5----------10-10-10-(10)\-| |----------5----(12)--12-12-12-(12)\-| |--5--(5)--5-----12---12-12-12-(12)\-| |--5h==7---7-----10---10-10-10-(10)\-| |-(5)-(5)-(5)------------------------| Csus4 C A7sus4 Am7 Gsus2 E S S E E S S S S S S E S E S E Q E S E S |-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------10-10-10-10\--| |-6-6-6---6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-|----------5----------10-10-10-10\--| |-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------5----(12)--12-12-12-12\--| |-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5--(5)--5-----12---12-12-12-12\--| |-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--5h==7---7-----10---10-10-10-10\--| |-------------------------|-(5)-(5)-(5)-----------------------| Fmaj7 E E E S S S S S E S E |--(8)--(8)----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| |-(10)-(10)---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |---9----9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-| |--10---10----10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |---8----8-----8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-| |-------------------------------------| A7sus4 Am7 Gsus2 G S E S E Q E S E +S S S Q E S E S S S S S |-------------------10-10-10-(10)\-|-x-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-(5)-(5)--5--------10-10-10-(10)\-|-x-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-(5)-(5)--5----12--12-12-12-(12)\-|-x-x-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |--5--(5)--5----12--12-12-12-(12)\-|-x-x-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |--5h==7---7----10--10-10-10-(10)\-|-x-x-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| |-(5)-(5)-(5)----------------------|-x-x-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| A7sus4Am7 Gsus2 Csus4 S E S E Q E S E +S S S S E S E E S S S S +E |---------------10-10-10-(10)\-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-| |-5-(5)-5-------10-10-10-(10)\-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-(6)-| |-5-(5)-5---12--12-12-12-(12)\-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-| |-5-(5)-5---12--12-12-12-(12)\-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-| |-5h=7--7---10--10-10-10-(10)\-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-| |-5-(5)-5----------------------|---------------------------| Chorus Am Gtrs II, III, VI E a E S E S E S S E S S ||------------------------------0-x---3-3-| ||o--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3-| ||------0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2---------| ||----------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||o-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ||----------------------------------------| C6 E a E S E S E S S E S S |-----------------------------0-x---3-3--| |--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3--| |-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2----------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |----------------------------------------| To Coda Am E a E S E S E S S E S S |-----------------------------0-x---3-3-| |--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3-| |-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2---------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------------------------| F C/E E a E S E S E S S E S S |-----------------------------0-x---3-3--|| |--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3-o|| |-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2----------|| |----------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------|| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------o|| |----------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------|| |-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o|| |----------------------------------------|| Am G Gtr II E S S S S S S E S S +S S S +S |------------------------------------------------------| |---12-12--x-12-x-x-12----12----12---(12)--12--12-(12)-| |---14-14--x-14-x-x-14----12----12---(12)--12--12-(12)-| |---14-14--x-14-x-x-14----12----12---(12)--12--12-(12)-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| | | Gtr III | E S S S S S S S S T S T S +S E |------------------------------------------------------| |---12-12-12-12-x-x----12----12-------12--(12)-12------| |---12-12-12-12-x-x----12----12-------12--(12)--x------| |---12-12-12-12-x-x----------------------------14------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| F S S E S E S E S E S S S |---------------------------------------| |-x-x-15---x--15---x--15-12-12-12-12-12-| |-x-x-12---x--12---x--12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-x-x-12---x--12---x--12-12-12-12-12-12-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| | | E E +S E +S E S E S S S |---------------------------------------| |-----15-(15)-15-(15)-15-12-12-12-12-12-| |-----12-(12)-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |-----12-(12)-12-(12)-12-12-12-12-12-12-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| Am G S S S S S S S S E S S +S S S S |------------------------------------------------| |-x-x-12-12-x-12-x---x--12------------12-12--12--| |-x-x-14-14-x-14-x---x--14-12-12-(12)-12-12--12--| |-x-x-14-14-x-14-x---x--14-12-12-(12)-12-12--12--| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| | | S S S E E +S E S E E +S |------------------------------------------------| |-x-x-12-12---12---(12)-12-12-12------12----(12)-| |-x-x-14-14---14---(14)-14-12-12-------x-----(x)-| |-x-x-14-14---14---(14)-14-12-12------14----(14)-| |------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda C S S S S S S E Q +E +E |----------------------------------------| |-x-x-15-15---x--15---x--15--(15)-(15)\--| |-x-x-12-12---x--12---x--12--(12)-(12)\--| |-x-x-12-12---x--12---x--12--(12)-(12)\--| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | S S E +S S +E Q +E +E |----------------------------------------| |-x-x-15----(15)-15-(15)-15--(15)-(15)\--| |-x-x-12----(12)-12-(12)-12--(12)-(12)\--| |-x-x-12----(12)-12-(12)-12--(12)-(12)\--| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| Bridge & F C/E A5 5/4 4/4 Gtrs II, III, VI Gtrs II, III E a E S E S E S S E S S Q Q Q +E E E E |-----------------------------0-x---3-3----||------------------| |--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3----||o-----------------| |-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2------------||--2--2--(2)-2-2-2-| |------------------------------------------||--2--2--(2)-2-2-2-| |------------------------------------------||o-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-| |------------------------------------------||------------------| | | Gtr I | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q W |------------------------------------------||------------------| |------------------------------------------||o-----------------| |------------------------------------------||------------------| |------------------------------------------||------------------| |-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----||o-----------------| |------------------------------------------||------------------| D5V F GIII Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E E E E |-----------------|----1--(1)-1-1-1-|----3--(3)-3-3-3-| |-----------------|----1--(1)-1-1-1-|----3--(3)-3-3-3-| |-7--7--(7)-7-7---|----2--(2)-2-2-2-|----4--(4)-4-4-4-| |-7--7--(7)-7-7---|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-| |-5--5--(5)-5-5---|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-| |---------------0-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-| A5 D5V F Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|----1--(1)-1-1-1-| |-----------------|-----------------|----1--(1)-1-1-1-| |-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-7--7--(7)-7-7---|----2--(2)-2-2-2-| |-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-7--7--(7)-7-7---|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-| |-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-|-5--5--(5)-5-5---|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-| |-----------------|---------------0-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-| Third Verse 1. 2. GIII GIII A5 G > E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E Q H H |---3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--||---3-3-3-3-3-3--|-------------------------| |---3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-o||---3-3-3-3-3-3--|-------------------------| |---4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4--||---4-4-4-4-4-4--|-2-----------------------| |-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5--||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-2-----------------------| |-5-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-o||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-0-----------------------| |-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3--||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-------------------------| | | Gtr IV | W W S S S S +S S E E E E E |--------------------||----------------|-------------------------| |-------------------o||----------------|-------------------------| |--------------------||----------------|-------------------------| |--------------------||----------------|-------0-(0)-0---5-------| |-------------------o||----------------|-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-| |--------------------||----------------|-------------------------| F Am G C Gtr IV S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------0-(0)-0---5-------|-------0-(0)-0---5-------|-------0-(0)-0---5-------| |-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-|-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-|-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Am G F Am G Gtr IV S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------0-(0)-0---5-------|-------0-(0)-0---5-------|-------0-(0)-0---5-------| |-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-|-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-|-0h5h7---------7---7-5-7-| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Third Chorus G Am S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E E |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------0-(0)-0---0-------|-------0-(0)0------5----------| |-0h3h5---------5---5-3-5-|-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-| |-------------------------|------------------------------| | | Gtr V | W Q S S S S +S S E E E |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------0-(0)-0---5---| |-------------------------|----------0h5h7---------7---7-| |-------------------------|------------------------------| C S S S S +S S E E E E E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-------0-(0)0------5----------| |-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-| |------------------------------| | | E E S S S S +S S E E E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----------------0-(0)-0---5---| |-5---7----0h5h7---------7---7-| |------------------------------| Am S S S S +S S E E E E E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-------0-(0)0------5----------| |-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-| |------------------------------| | | E E S S S S +S S E E E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----------------0-(0)-0---5---| |-5---7----0h5h7---------7---7-| |------------------------------| F C/E Am S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E E |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------0-(0)0------5----------|-------0-(0)0------5----------| |-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-|-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-| |------------------------------|------------------------------| | | E E S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------0-(0)-0---5---|----------------0-(0)-0---5---| |-5---7----0h5h7---------7---7-|-5---7----0h5h7---------7---7-| |------------------------------|------------------------------| C S S S S +S S E E E E E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-------0-(0)0------5----------| |-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-| |------------------------------| | | E E S S S S +S S E E E |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |----------------0-(0)-0---5---| |-5---7----0h5h7---------7---7-| |------------------------------| Am F C/E S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E E E |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------0-(0)0------5----------|-------0-(0)0------0----------| |-0h5h7--------7---------7-5-7-|-0h3h5--------5---------5-3-5-| |------------------------------|------------------------------| | | E E S S S S +S S E E E E E S S S S +S S E E E |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------------|------------------------------| |----------------0-(0)-0---5---|----------------0-(0)-0---0---| |-5---7----0h5h7---------7---7-|-5---7----0h3h5---------5---5-| |------------------------------|------------------------------| Am Gtrs II, III, VI E a E S E S E S S E S S ||------------------------------0-x---3-3-| ||o--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3-| ||------0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2---------| ||----------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S ||----------------------------------------| ||o---------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||----------------------------------------| ||o-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| ||----------------------------------------| C E a E S E S E S S E S S |-----------------------------0-x---3-3--| |--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3--| |-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2----------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| |----------------------------------------| Am E a E S E S E S S E S S |-----------------------------0-x---3-3-| |--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3-| |-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2---------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------------------------| F C/E E a E S E S E S S E S S W |-----------------------------0-x---3-3--||------*| |--------------1----(3)-3---x-x-x---3-3-o||------*| |-----0h2---x-(0)---(2)-2---x-2----------||------*| |----------------------------------------||------*| |---------------------------------------o||------*| |----------------------------------------||------*| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W |----------------------------------------||------*| |---------------------------------------o||------*| |----------------------------------------||------*| |----------------------------------------||------*| |-0-0---0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-o||------*| |----------------------------------------||------*| 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