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From [email protected] Sun May  4 09:48:16 1997

Rush - By-Tor & The Snow Dog

        From the CD 'Fly By Night'
                Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
                Mercury/Polygram Records 822542-2

        This tab is not 100% correct. Feel free to fix it. Standard
tuning [EADGBe] (low to high). The key signature is D, but it appears to
change to Chord diagramE MajorE in the middle, then back to Chord diagramD MajorD at the Epilogue. Yes the tab
has gotten messier but I think it's also gotten more accurate.

Jimmy Pena - [email protected]

| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
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

Chord 🏷Legend:

Chord diagramG+G   : [320033]
Chord diagramD MajorD   : [xx0232]
Chord diagramA augmentedA   : [x0222x]
Chord diagramE MajorE   : [022100]
Chord diagramC majorC   : [x3555x]
Chord diagramFF   : [133211]
Chord diagramBB   : [x2444x]
Chord diagramF/AF/A : [x03211]

Progression:

[At the Tobes of Hades:]

      Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA
The tobes of Hades lit by ...

      Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE
The nether world is ...

       Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA
Prince By-Tor takes the ...

      Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramE MajorE
The sign of Eth is ....

  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramFF  Chord diagramG+G                  Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G
By-Tor,         Knight of ....

Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramD MajorD
     devil's prince.
[Across the Styx:]

  Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA
Across the River Styx, ...

     Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramE MajorE
His Nemesis is ....

     Chord diagramG+G         Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA
The Snow Dog, ermine ....

 Chord diagramG+G           Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramD MajorD           Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramE MajorE
Coal-black eyes ...

  Chord diagramC majorC   Chord diagramFF  Chord diagramG+G                Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramC majorC     Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramG+G
By-Tor,         and the ....

 Chord diagramFF        Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD
Let the fray begin.

----

        Here is part of the middle section. I put the time down so you
can figure out where I am.


  1:11                   1:17                  1:23
   E~   Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramBB Chord diagramBB G~   Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  E~   Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramBB Chord diagramBB G~  Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  A~

 1:26        1:29 1:32          1:35          1:38
  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  A~   Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramG+G    Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramF/AF/A  Chord diagramC majorC  Chord diagramF/AF/A

1:41                      1:47
  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramBB   Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramBB  E~


[Guitar and effects for about 1:00]

Then there are a few Chord diagramE MajorE and Chord diagramD MajorD chords:

  2:55  2:58  3:01  3:04
   Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramD MajorD

      Chord diagramG+G
e:---------------------------------------------------|
B:--------8-9\------8-9\------8-9-8------------------|
G:o-----7---------7---------7-------9-8-7-----------o|
D:o---9---------9---------9---------------9-7-6~~---o|
A:---------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------|

        There is another part in here but I just can't figure it out. It
sounds like the previous pattern but played higher up and with some
hammer-ons and pull-offs.

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

e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------5--8--5-----------------------|
G:o-----5-6-7\-----5-6-7\----5-6-7---------7-6-5---------------o|
D:o---7----------7---------7---------------------7~------------o|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|

Stop and start Chord diagramE MajorE with drum fills:

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------|
G:o----9--9-----9--9--------9--9-----9--9-------------------o|
D:o----9--9-----9--9--------9--9-----9--9-------------------o|
A:-----7--7-----7--7--------7--7-----7--7--------------------|
E:--0--------0--------0--0--------0--------0-----------------|

Every note is gradually swelled via volume control:

e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---8--10--13-----10~----8-10~--------8--10----8~--------------|
G:-7--------------------7---------7~----------7-----------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-7--8---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------8~------7~-------7~--8~------12~---10~---7~----------|
G:-------------7~------7~---6~--7~------14~------------6~--7~---|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------(0)--------------------------|

e:-------|------------------------------------|
B:-7~----|------8~---7~-----------8~--7~------|
G:-------|o-9~--9~---7~--7~---9~--9~--7~-----o|
D:-------|o-9~-----------9~---9~-------------o|
A:-------|------------------------------------|
E:----0~-|-------------------------------0~---|

Full volume:

e:-------------10-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----10b12~~~~~~~~12r10----8-10-8--5~--8b10r8--5~-------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------10-11-12--15b17r15---10h12p10--12\---12--12--12\---|
B:-10-11-12-----------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-12--10---/17--15-12p11p10--12-12\--12--10--------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------12p11p10--9--------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------12-----|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------8-9-10-10-10-8\-----------------|
G:-7-8-9--12--12b14r12s9\-----9---------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----8--10b12r10--10-10-10--10b12r10---8----------------------|
G:-7-9--------------------------------------9-------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------7--5\----------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------8---8h9~--9--9h11--11b12---11b12---11b12-----|
D:---5-5-5h7-7-7s9----------------------------------------------|
A:-7------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|

e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------10-10--------------9h10p9--9h10p9--9h10p9-|
G:-11b12p9----9-11-11--11-------9h11--9-7-7\------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-15b16---13--10h12p10--------------10-------------------------|
B:-----------------------8~---10b12~~~~~~12r10-----10b12~~~-----|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-10-8-10-10---5---5--8\---------------------------------------|
G:----------------8---------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|

Then play:

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

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


[Epilogue:]

     Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA
The battle's over and the ...

    Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE
Disciples of the ...

    Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramD MajorD  Chord diagramA augmentedA
Rejoicing echoes as the ...

 Chord diagramG+G      Chord diagramD MajorD     Chord diagramA augmentedA      Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramD MajorD   Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE
By-Tor in defeat ....

 Chord diagramC majorC      Chord diagramFF   Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramD MajorD
Snow Dog       is ...

     Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD MajorD
The land of the Overwo....,

 Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramG+G     Chord diagramD MajorD
   is saved .....


     Chord diagramFF       Chord diagramG+G          Chord diagramD MajorD
e:------------------|---2---------------------------------------|
B:-------1-------3--|---3--------7------------------------------|
G:-----2-------4----|---2---or---7------------------------------|
D:---3-------5------|---0--------7------------------------------|
A:------------------|------------5------------------------------|
E:------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Repeat whole thing twice
Then repeat first half twice, then whole thing again one last time

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