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Afterimage Tab by Rush

Afterimage tab by Rush

Guitar Tab 

Rush - Afterimage

        From the CD 'Grace Under Pressure'
                Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
                Mercury/Polygram Records 818476-2

        This song is in the key of C. Standard tuning [EADGBe] (low to
high). 4/4 time. Play with some distortion.

Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com

| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o  \_
o  /   repeat sign (always look for these!)
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
[x35553] = fret box; this is a C chord - this is the same as standard
  tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read.

Chord 🏷Legend:

Dm    : [x57765]
C     : [x3555x]
Dm11  : [x53553]
Csus2 : [x35533]


[Riff 1]
   Am                                Em
e:-0--0~-------------------------------0~--------------------------|
B:-1--1------------------------------0-0---------------------------|
G:-2--2------------------------------0-0---------------------------|
D:-2--2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2---------------------------|
A:-0--0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2|
E:-----------------------------------0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0|
   G                                F
e:---3~-----------------------------1--1~--------------------------|
B:-3-3------------------------------1--1---------------------------|
G:-0-0------------------------------2--2---------------------------|
D:-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---3--3---------------------------|
A:-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3|
E:-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1|

[Riff 2]
    Am7                      Dm              C
e:--------------------5--|---5--5--5--5--5-------------------------|
B:--------------------5--|---6--6--6--6--6---5~--------------------|
G:o-------------------5-o|---7--7--7--7--7---5~--------------------|
D:o---------------------o|---7--7--7--7--7---5~--------------------|
A:-----------5--5-7------|---5--5--5--5--5---3~--------------------|
E:--3--5-----3--3-5------|-----------------------------------------|

[Riff 3]
    Bbsus2          Gm7sus4
e:--1--1--1--1------1~---------------------------------------------|
B:--1--1--1--1------1~---------------------------------------------|
G:--3--3--3--3------3~---------------------------------------------|
D:--3--3--3--3------3~---------------------------------------------|
A:--1--1--1--1------x----------------------------------------------|
E:------------------3~---------------------------------------------|

[Riff 4a]                            [Riff 4b]

e:------13--12--10--12-------------|------13--12--10--12-----------|
B:--10------------------13--10~~---|--10------------------10~~-----|
G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

[Riff 4c]                         [Riff 4d]

e:------13--12--10--12--[15]~~--|------13--12------12--[17]~~------|
B:--10--------------------------|--------------15------------------|
G:------------------------------|--14------------------------------|
D:------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A:------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Riff 5]

e:--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------------|
B:--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-------------------------------------|
G:--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-------------------------------------|
D:--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-------------------------------------|
A:--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 6]
     Am                    Em                     G
e:---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
B:---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
G:o--4-4-5-5-7-7-5-5--o|o------4-4-----------o|o------7-7-5-5-4-4-o|
D:o-------------------o|o--5-5------7-7-5-5--o|o--5-5-------------o|
A:---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
E:---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
     F
e:---------------------|
B:---------------------|
G:o------5-5-4-4-2-2--o|
D:o--3-3--------------o|
A:---------------------|
E:---------------------|

[Riff 7]
   Dm                    C
e:-13-13-13---13-13-13---12-12-12---15-15-15-----------------------|
B:-15-15-15---15-15-15---13-13-13---17-17-17-----------------------|
G:-14-14-14---14-14-14---12-12-12---17-17-17-----------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 8]
                        Gm7sus4
e:--1---1----1-1-1-1-----3---3----3-3-3-3-------3-3--3~~-----------|
B:--1---1----1-1-1-1-----3---3----3-3-3-3-------5-5--6~~-----------|
G:--3---3----3-3-3-3-----5---5----5-5-5-5-------5-5--5~~-----------|
D:--3---3----3-3-3-3-----3---3----3-3-3-3------------0~~-----------|
A:--1---1----1-1-1-1-----5---5----5-5-5-5--------------------------|
E:-----------------------3---3----3-3-3-3--------------------------|

[Riff 9]
    Dm                   C/D         Dm
e:--13-13-13---13-13-13---15-15-15---17-17-17----------------------|
B:--15-15-15---15-15-15---15-15-15---15-15-15----------------------|
G:--14-14-14---14-14-14---12-12-12---14-14-14----------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|


Song progression:

[Riff 1] x2

[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
                                             [hit xtra F cymbal crashes]
Suddenly you were gone from all ....

[Riff 2] x4 /w lyrics:

I remember -
how we talked and drank into the ....

[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

I feel the way ....([Riff 4a] x1)

[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

I feel the ...([Riff 4b] x1)

[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

I feel, I feel the ..... ([Riff 5] x1)

[Riff 6] x1 /w lyrics:

Tried to believe but you know ...

[Riff 2] x4 /w lyrics:

I remember -
the shouts of joy skiing fast .......

[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

I feel ....([Riff 4a] x1)

[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

I feel the way ....([Riff 7] x1)

[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

I feel, I feel the ....([Riff 4c] x1)

[Riff 8] x1 /w lyrics:

This just can't be ....

Keyboard arr. for guitar:

This is a little sloppy but the keyboard plays each chord on the beat.

Dm Dm Dm Dm   Dm Dm Dm Dm   Dm Dm Dm Dm   Dm Dm Dm Dm
Dm Dm Dm Dm   Dm Dm Dm Dm
C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Dm Dm Dm Dm   Dm Dm Dm Dm   Dm Dm Dm Dm
C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Dm Dm Dm Dm11*   Dm Dm Dm Dm   Dm Dm Dm Dm
C  C  C  Csus2*  C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Dm Dm Dm Dm*     Dm Dm Dm Dm   Dm Dm Dm Dm
C  C  C  C*      C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C
Dm Dm Dm Dm11*   Dm Dm Dm Dm   Dm Dm Dm Dm
C  C  C  C*      C  C  C  C    C  C  C  C  C  C

        The noise you hear in the background is a keyboard. The guitar
strikes all notes with an asterisk.

[Guitar Solo]

e:---------5---------|----------------------|----------------------|
B:--6--x---6-----6---|---6--------6p5--6----|----------------6-----|
G:--7--x---7--7--7---|---7---7----7p5--7----|--------7--7p5--------|
D:--7--x---7--7--7---|---7---7----7p5--7----|-----7----------------|
A:--5--x---5--5--5---|---5---5----5----5----|---5------------------|
E:-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

e:-----------------------|---------------------|---5--5--5--3--3---|
B:--5--5--5-------5------|--8--8--8--8\6---6\--|---6--6--6--5--5---|
G:--5--5--5-------5------|--9--9--9--9\7---7\--|-------------------|
D:--5--5--5----5--5--5---|---------------------|-------------------|
A:--3--3--3-------3------|---------------------|-------------------|
E:-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|

e:----------------5-----|-----10--10~--10--10--|----13-13-13-13-13-|
B:--6---------6---6-----|-----10--10~--10--10--|-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G:--7---------7---7-----|-----12--12~--12--12--|-14----------------|
D:--7---7-----7---7-----|----------------------|-------------------|
A:--5------5------5-----|----------------------|-------------------|
E:----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|

e:----13--------|--------------12------------------|---------------|
B:-15-15-15-----|--13--13------13----------13------|---------------|
G:-14----14-----|--12--12--12--12------12--12--12--|---------------|
D:--------------|--14--14--14----------14--14--14--|---------------|
A:--------------|----------------------------------|---------------|
E:--------------|----------------------------------|---------------|

e:--12--13--12---15-12-15---|--13-12------13-12-----13\------------|
B:--13--13--13---13-13-13---|--13-13-13---13-13-13--13\------------|
G:--12--12--12---12-12-12---|--12-12-12---12-12-12--12\------------|
D:--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------|--------------------------------------|

e:------5------5---|--8---8---8---5--|-----------------------------|
B:------6------6---|--6---6----------|--6---6s8--------------------|
G:--7---7------7---|--9---9----------|-----------7-----------------|
D:--7---7------7---|--7---7----------|-----------------------------|
A:--5---5------5---|-----------------|----------------------10-----|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------8-----|

e:-----------------8----/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3~~--------------|
B:--8----8--8--8---8----/6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---5~~--------------|
G:--9----9--9--9---9----/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5~~--------------|
D:-10---10-10-10--10-----------------------------------------------|
A:-10---10-10-10---------------------------------------------------|
E:--8--------------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------------------20---20~~------------------------------------|
B:--17--17--15-18p17--17---17~~------------------------------------|
G:--17--17--16-17-----17---17~~------------------------------------|
D:--17--17--17-17-----17---17~~------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 6] x1

[Riff 6] x1 /w lyrics:

I tried to believe but you ....
[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:

I remember -

[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

I feel the way you ...([Riff 4a] x1)

[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

I feel the way y...([Riff 9] x1)

[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

I feel, I feel ....([Riff 4d] x1)

[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

This just can't be ....


e:------10~------10~------20b22~~~~~-------------------------------|
B:------10~------10~-----------------------------------------------|
G:--12~------12~---------------------------------------------------|
D:--12~------12~---------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                        No!


e:---1------1--1-----3------3--3-------3~~-------------------------|
B:---1------1--1-----3------3--3-------6~~-------------------------|
G:---3------3--3-----5------5--5-------5~~-------------------------|
D:---3------3--3-----3------3--3-------3~~-------------------------|
A:---1------1--1-----5------5--5-------5~~-------------------------|
E:-------------------3------3--3-----------------------------------|

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