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Bass tabs

By: Geddy Lee
Transcribed by Sean Jones
Any Comments, questions, or corrections, please contact Sean at
[email protected]
Last Updated 6-2-2001

Performance Note: Many of these notes are muted with the left hand by
lifting up slightly off the fretboeard. I haven't yet notated that.
Also, there are two spots that have two lines of tab. Geddy
overdubbed an extra bass at this point an octave below the main part.


    s s s s s s s s s s s s q  s s s s s s s s s s s s s^s^s^e 3x
||-------------------------------|-------------------------0H5P0----|-|
||*-4:-------0H5H7-------0H5H7---|-------0H5H7-------0H5H7-------7-*|-|
||*-4:-0H5H7-------0H5H7-------0-|-0H5H7-------0H5H7---------------*|-|
||-------------------------------|----------------------------------|-|

  e s s e s s s s s e s s s  s s s s e e e s e s s s  s s s s s s s
|---------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
|-------4-4-4---------------|-------------------------|---------4-4-4---|
|-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-5-5-5-3-5-------------|-5-5-5-5---------|
|---------------------------|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|


 s s s s e s s s  s s s s s s s s s s s e s s s  e e e s s E s s s
-----------------|-------------------------------||---------------r-----|
-0-5H7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7H9-9-0-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-----7-7-7-----e-----|
-----------------|-------------------------------||-5-5-------3-3-s-3---|
-----------------|-------------------------------||---------------t-----|


 s s  e s s e e e s e s s s  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s  s s
-----|-----------------------|---------------------------------|-------|
-----|-----------------------|---------4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7H9---|
-3-3-|-5-5-5-3-5-------------|-5-5-5-5-------------------------|-------|
-----|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------------|-------|


 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 s s s s s  s s
---------------------r-------|-------------------------r-------|-------|
-9-9-5-5-5-5-5H7-7-7-e-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4---------e-------|-------|
---------------------s-------|-5-5-5-5---------3-3-3-3-s-3-3-3-|-5-5---|
---------------------t-------|-------------------------t-------|-------|


 s s e e s s s s s s s s  s s s s s s s s s s s e s s s  s s s s e
-----------------r-------|-------------------------------|-------------|
-----------------e-------|---------4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10--|
-5-5-3-5---------s-------|-5-5-5-5-----------------------|-------------|
---------5-5-5-5-t-5-5-5-|-------------------------------|-------------|

 e s s s s s s s s  q s s s s s s s s s s s s  w   s s s s s s
-------------------|---------------------------|---||-------------------|
-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------2-2-2-2-5-5-----|---||*-10-10-8-8-10-10--|
-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|---||*------------------|
-------------------|-----------------------3-3-|-5-||-------------------|


 s e s s s s s s s  4x s s s s s s s e s s s s s s s  s s s s
------8--8--8--8--8--8--8---||-----------r-------------------|-----------|
-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-*||-7-7-5-5-7-e-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-5-5---|
---------------------------*||-----------s-------------------|-----------|
----------------------------||-----------t-------------------|-----------|
               ||                |
               ||                |
----------------------------||-------------------------------|-----------|
---------------------------*||-------------------------------|-----------|
---------------------------*||-------------------------------|-----------|
----------------------------||-------------------------------|-5-5-3-3---|


 s s s e s s s s s s s  e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   s s s s h
---r-------------------|---------------r---------------|-----------------|
-7-e-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------e---------------|-5:--------------|
---s-------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-s-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4:-6H8-8-8-8\---|
---t-------------------|---------------t---------------|-----------------|
            |                |
            |                |
---r-------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
---e-------------------|-------------------------------|-5:--------------|
---s-------------------|-------------------------------|-4:--------------|
-5-t-3-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------------|-----------------|


 h    E s e s s s s s e s s s  s s s s e e s s s e s s s  E s e
-r-||----------------------------|---------------------------|----------|
-e-||-4:-----4-4-4---------------|---------------------------|-----4----|
-s-||-4:-5-5-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-5-5-5-3-5---------------|-5-5------|
-t-||----------------------------|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------|


 s s s s s e s s s  s s s s e e s s s e s s s  s s s s s s s s s s
-------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
-4-4---------------|---------------------------|---------4-4-4-4-7-7----|
-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-3-5---------------|-5-5-5-5----------------|
-------------------|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------------|


 s s s s s s  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s  e s s e s s s s s s
-------------|-------------------------r-------|------------------------|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7H9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5h7-7-7-e-7-7-7-|-------4-4-4------------|
-------------|-------------------------s-------|-5-5-5-------3-3-3-3----|
-------------|-------------------------t-------|------------------------|


 s s s s  s s s s e e s s s e s s s  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
-r-------|---------------------------|----------------------------------|
-e-------|---------------------------|---------4-4-4-4-5H7-7-7-7-7-7----|
-s-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-3-5---------------|-5-5-5-5--------------------------|
-t-------|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------------------|


 s  e s s e e s s s s s s s s  q s s s s s s s s s s s s  H q
---|----------------------------|---------------------------|-----||----|
-7-|-9-9-9-10-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------2-2-2-2-5-5-----|---1/||----|
---|----------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------|-----||----|
---|----------------------------|-----------------------3-3-|-5---||----|


   s s s s s s s e s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s e s s
||---------------------------------------------||-----------r-----------|
||*-10-10-8-8-10-10-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-*||-7-7-5-5-7-e-5-7-7-5---|
||*-------------------------------------------*||-----------s-----------|
||---------------------------------------------||-----------t-----------|


 s s s s s  s s s s s s s e s s s s s s s  e s s s s s s s s s s s
-----------|-----------r-------------------|---------------r-----------|
-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-5-5-7-e-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------e-----------|
-----------|-----------s-------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-s-6-6-6-6---|
-----------|-----------t-------------------|---------------t-----------|
      |                |
      | s s s s s s s e s s s s s s s |
-----------|-----------r-------------------|----------------------------|
-----------|-----------e-------------------|----------------------------|
-----------|-----------s-------------------|----------------------------|
-----------|-5-5-3-3-5-t-3-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------------------|


 s s s   s s s s h h    e s s e s s s s s s s s s s  e e e s e
-------|--------------r-||----------------r---------------|-------------|
-------|-5:-----------e-||-4:-------------e---------------|-------------|
-6-6-6-|-4:-6H8-8-8-8\s-||-4:-------------s---------------|-------------|
-------|--------------t-||----5-3-3-5-3-5-t-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-3-5-3-5---|


s s s s s s s  e s s e s e s s s s s s s  e e e s e s s s s s s s
---------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|--|
---------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|--|
---------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--|
-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------|-------------------------|--|


  e e e s e s e e e  e e e s e s e e e  e e e s e s e e s s  e e s
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|--------|
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|--------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-|-3-3-3--|
|-5-3-5-3-5-5-3-3-3-|-5-3-5-3-5-5-3-3-3-|---------------------|--------|


 s s s s s s s s s s s  e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s  e e e s e s
-------r---------------|---------------r---------------|---------------|
-------e---------------|-7-5-5-7-7-5-7-e-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------|
-3-3-3-s-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------s---------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
-------t---------------|---------------t---------------|---------------|


 s s s s s s  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e   e s s s s s s s s s
-------------|-------------------------------||----------------r--------|
-------------|-------------------------------||*-7-5-5-7-7-5-7-e-7-5----|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-6-8-8-8-6-8-8-||*---------------s--------|
-------------|-------------------------------||----------------t--------|


 s s s s s   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
-----------*||-----------r-------------|-----------------r--------------|
-5-5-5-5-5-*||-----------e-------------|-----------------e--------------|
-----------*||-6-6-6-6-6-s-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-s-3-3-3-3-3----|
------------||-----------t-------------|-----------------t--------------|


 s s  e e 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 s
-----|-----------r---------------|-----------------r---------------|----|
-----|/7/7/7-5-7-e-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-5-5-7-7-5-7-e-7-5-5-5-7-5-7-|----|
-3-3-|-----------s---------------|-----------------s---------------|----|
-----|-----------t---------------|-----------------t---------------|----|


  e e e e s s e s s e   s s s s s s s s s s s s   q h q   q
|---------------------|----------------------------|-------r-----|------|
|---------------------|-3:-------------------------|-4:----e-----|------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4:-6H8-8-8-6H8-8-8-6H8-8-8-|-4:-6\-s-15\-|-0----|
|---------------------|----------------------------|-------t-----|------|


 H  s s s s s s s s s s s s q  s s s s s s s s s s s s s^s^s^e  s
-r-|---------------------------|-------------------------0-5-0---||-----|
-e-|-------0-5-7-------0-5-7---|-------0-5-7-------0-5-7-------7-||-----|
-s-|-0-5-7-------0-5-7-------0-|-0-5-7-------0-5-7---------------||-5---|
-t-|---------------------------|---------------------------------||-----|


 s s s s s s s s s s e s s s s s s s e e s s s e s s s  s s s s s
-----------r-----------------|---------------------------|--------------|
-------4-4-e-4---------------|---------------------------|---------4----|
-5-5-5-----s---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-3-5---------------|-5-5-5-5------|
-----------t-----------------|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--------------|


 s s s s s s e s s s  s s s s e e s s s e s s s  s s s s s s s s s
---r-------r---------|---------------r-----------|----------------------|
-4-e-4-----e---------|---------------e-----------|---------4-4-4-4-7----|
---s---3-3-s-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-3-5---s-----------|-5-5-5-5--------------|
---t-------t---------|-------------5-t-5-5-5-5-5-|----------------------|


 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 s s s s s s s
---------------|-------------------------r-------|----------------------|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7H9-9-9-5-5-5-5-5H7-7-7-e-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4------|
---------------|-------------------------s-------|-5-5-5-5---------3----|
---------------|-------------------------t-------|----------------------|


 s s s s s s s  s s s s e e s e s s^s^s^s^s^s^ q s s s s s s s s s
---------------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
---------------|-------------------------------|-----------2-2-2-2-5----|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3H5-5-5-3-5-------------------|-3-3-3-3-3--------------|
---------------|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------------|


 s s s  H q  s s s s s s s e s s s s s s s   s s s
-------|-----||----------------------8--8--8--8-----8--8--||------------|
-5-----|---1/||-10-10-8-8-10-10-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||*-10-10-8---|
-------|-----||-------------------------------------------||*-----------|
---3-3-|-5---||-------------------------------------------||------------|


 s s s s e s s s s s s s  3x s s s s s s s e s s s s s s s
--------------8--8--8--8--8--8--8---||------------r--------------------|-|
-8-10-10-8-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-*||*-7-7-5-5-7-e-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-*|-|
-----------------------------------*||*-----------s-------------------*|-|
------------------------------------||------------t--------------------|-|


  e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s  s s s s H  q q q q  s s s s
|---------------r---------------|-----------|-8--8--8----|--------------|
|---------------e---------------|-----------|-10-10-10-1/|-10-10-8-8----|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-s-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6H8-8-8-8-|------------|--------------|
|---------------t---------------|-----------|------------|--------------|


 s s s s s s Q   s s s s s s s s s s e e e   s s s s
------------r---8--||-----------------------r----8--0--8---||-------------|
-10-10-8-10-e-8-10-||*-10-10-8-8-10-10-8-10-e-10-10-10-10-*||-10-10-8-8---|
------------s------||*----------------------s-------------*||-------------|
------------t------||-----------------------t--------------||-------------|


 s s s s+q q    s s s s s s s e s s s s s s s   e s s s s s s s
-----------------||------------r--------------------||---------------r---|
-10-10-8-10--10/\||*-7-7-5-5-7-e-5-7-7-5-5-5-5-5-5-*||---------------e---|
-----------------||*-----------s-------------------*||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-s---|
-----------------||------------t--------------------||---------------t---|


 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 s s s s s s s
---------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|
---------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6H8-8-8-6H8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|
---------------|---------------------------------|----------------------|


 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 s s h q  w
---------------|---------------------------------|-----------r-|-r-||---|
---------------|---------------------------------|-----------e-|-e-||---|
-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6H8-8-8-8\s-|-s-||---|
---------------|---------------------------------|-----------t-|-t-||---|


========================================================================
==            TABLATURE EXPLANATION            ==
========================================================================

----------        ----------        ----t---|
----5h8--- Hammeron    ----(8)--- Ghost     ----6---| Tap
----------        ---------- Note      --------|
----5p8--- Pulloff    ----------        --------|

----------        ----------        -----p--|
----5/8--- Slide Up    -----x---- Dead      -----7--| Pop
----------        ---------- Note      --s-----|
----5\8--- Slide Down   ----------        --5-----| Slap

----------        ||------|| Repeat     --------|
----5~~~-- Vibrato    ||*----*||        ---5^---| Bend
----------        ||*----*||        --------|
----------        ||------||        --------|

----------        ----------        --------|
-4:------- Time      ----------        --------|
-4:------- Signature   ----------        --------|
----------        ----------        --------|

Rhythm:
  w = whole note      W = dotted whole
  h = half note       H = dotted half
  q = quarter note     Q = dotted quarter
  e = eighth note      E = dotted eighth
  s = sixteenth note    S = dotted sixteenth
  t = 32nd note       T = dotted 32nd
  x = 64th note       X = dotted 64th
  ^ = triplet

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==       tablature creation software for Windows        ==
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