Tabs
Rush
Prime Mover
Hold Your Fire
Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart
Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann
Comments Welcome
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Palm mute, 2x D, 2x
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D MajorD 
B minorBm 
A augmentedA (2x)
Top part: Rhy. Fig. 1
Basic Elemental...
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| (Two Guitars) |
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(B minorBm) (D MajorD) (A augmentedA) (B minorBm) (D MajorD) (A augmentedA)
Alternating currents ...
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(B minorBm) (D MajorD) (A augmentedA) (B minorBm) (D MajorD) (A augmentedA)
Rational resistance ....
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G+G
(G+G)
Anything can...
Verses: (Guitars are Nashville-tuned w/4 bottom strings up 1 octave)
(D MajorD) (G+G)
>From the point ...
(B minorBm) (
E MajorE) E:022100
To the moment ...
(D MajorD) (G+G)
At the point ...
(B minorBm) (A augmentedA)
to the ....
w/Rhy.Fig.1 (3x)
>From the point ...
(E MajorE)
to the ...
w/Rhy.Fig.1 (3x)
The point of ...
(A augmentedA)
is not ....
(G+G)
Anything can ....
Guitar Tacet until "Alternating Currents..."
I set the wheels in motion....
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(
C# minorC#m) (
E5E5) (
BB) E5: x799xx
I set the clouds ...
(C# minorC#m) (E5E5) (BB)
Turn up light ....
(C# minorC#m) (E5E5) (BB)
Activate ....
(A augmentedA)
and watch the world ....
Palm Mute: (2x) 1. 2.
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Depress Tremolo bar before
striking note
Outro chords:
D MajorD A augmentedA G+G
D/F#D/F# G+G E MajorE A augmentedA D/F#: 20023x
