Marathon tab by Rush

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MARATHON
  from 'Power Windows'

transcribed by [email protected] [Derek Linklater]

Note: I did not transcribe the solo for Marathon, I'll leave that
    to you die-hard rush fans. Please feel free to mail any comments
    to me regarding this transcription... especially if one of you
    enterprising Lifeson fans wants to transcribe the solo correctly. :)

The 'Alex Lifeson' Sound: I have managed to re-create (sort of) the sound
              that Alex uses on Marathon. Use a ballsey heavy
              distortion, chorus (using a triangle wave-form if
              you can), and either a bit of delay or reverb to
              get that 'studio' sound.

Lyrics not reprinted with permission... sorry guys. :(

Intro Riff:
                             BB A augmentedA BB A augmentedA
------------------------5vvv-|---------------------5vvv---2-----2----
---------------5vvv---4------|------------5vvv----4-------4--2--4--2-
------4vvv-------------------|---4vvv---------------------4--2--4--2-
---4---------2------2--------|--4--------2-------2--------4--2--4--2-
-2---------0-----------------|-2--------0-----------------2--0--2--0-
-----------------------------|----------------------------2-----2----


Verse:

   BB              A augmentedA
------2----------------------------------------------------
------4----------------------------2-----------------------
------4----------------------------2-----------------------
------4----------------------------2-----------------------
------2----------------------------0-----------------------
------2----------------------------------------------------
 It's not how fast you can go, the ...

  BB                A augmentedA
----2---------------------------------------------------------
----4--------------------------------2------------------------
----4--------------------------------2------------------------
----4--------------------------------2------------------------
----2--------------------------------0------------------------
----2---------------------------------------------------------
 If you pick up the beat, ....

[play 1st half of intro riff]
 More than just ....

         BB     A augmentedA
------------------2-------------------
------------------4---------2---------
------------------4---------2---------
------------------4---------2---------
------------------2---------0---------
------------------2-------------------
 More than just a dash...

[play verse]
 It's a test of ...


[play 1st half of intro riff]
 More than blind ....


----------------------------------------------------5-2vvv--
------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------4vvv--------------------------4---------
------------------4-----------------------------2-----------
----------------2-------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
 Must feed this burning need...


Chorus #1 & #3:

 BB       E MajorE   F#F#              E MajorE
-7--------------7-----2----------------------------0-----------
-7--------------9-----2----------------------------0-----------
-8--------------9-----3----------------------------1-----------
-9--------------9-----4----------------------------2-----------
-9--------------7-----4----------------------------2-----------
-7--------------7-----2----------------------------0-----------
 From first to last, the peak is ....

         AbmAbm            F#F#
------------------4------------------------2-------------------
------------------4------------------------2-------------------
------------------4------------------------3-------------------
------------------6------------------------4-------------------
------------------6------------------------4-------------------
------------------4------------------------2-------------------
 always fires the light ...

 BB      E MajorE  F#F#             E MajorE
-7-----------7----2--------------------------0------------------
-7-----------9----2--------------------------0------------------
-8-----------9----3--------------------------1------------------
-9-----------9----4--------------------------2------------------
-9-----------7----4--------------------------2------------------
-7-----------7----2--------------------------0------------------
 One moment time, and glory ....

         E MajorE E MajorE   E MajorE E MajorE      F#F# F#F# F#F#
-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---2---2-------------
-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---3---3-------------
-----------------1--1-----1--1------------3---3---4-------------
-----------------2--2-----1--1------------4---4---4-------------
-----------------2--2-----2--2------------4---4---4-------------
-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---2---2-------------
 Lightning, that flashes and ....


[play 1st half of intro riff]
 then:
    A augmentedA
 --------------
 ------2-------
 ------2-------
 ------2-------
 ------0-------
 --------------

[play verse chords]
 Your meters may .....

[play 1st half of intro rif]
 More than high ....

      A augmentedA  A augmentedA A augmentedA  A augmentedA A augmentedA
--------------------------------------------------5-2vvv-----
------------2----2--2---2--2---------------------------------
------------2----2--2---2--2---------------------4-----------
------------2----2--2---2--2--------------------2------------
------------0----0--0---0--0---------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
 or a lucky shot in the ....


[play chorus]


Bridge:

-------------12--17vvv-|-------------------------------|
----------15-----------|-------------------------------|
-------14--------------|-------------------------------|
----12-----------------|-----------4---------4---------|
-----------------------|---5-5-5-7---5-5-5-7-----------|
-----------------------|-----------------------5-------|
            <------- Repeat 10 times ------->

Solo: Not Transcribed

Guitar tacet, then:
 [play 1st half of bridge riff]

Chorus #2
 C#C#      F#F# AbAb
 From first ....
 The peak is ...
 F#F#             BbmBbm
 Something always ...
          AbAb
 That gets in ....
 C#C#     F#F# AbAb
 One moment ...
 And glory ...
 F#F#
 Like a streak ....
    F#F# F#  F#F# F#      AbAb AbAb
 That flashes and ....


Chorus #3:
 [play Chorus #1 chords until finish]


Transcription Notes:

'v' indicates shallow tremelo action... basically vibrato.
'|' indicates a certain section of music... not a traditional musical
   measure