Marathon tab by Rush

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MARATHON
    from 'Power Windows'

transcribed by dlinklater@ewu.edu [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:
                                                          B  A  B  A
------------------------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:

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

    B                                A
----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 ....

                  B         A
------------------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:

 B              E     F#                           E
-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 ....

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

 B           E    F#                         E
-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  E     E  E            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
  --------------
  ------2-------
  ------2-------
  ------2-------
  ------0-------
  --------------

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

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

            A    A  A   A  A
--------------------------------------------------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#            F#  Ab
  From first ....
  The peak is ...
  F#                         Bbm
  Something always ...
                    Ab
  That gets in ....
  C#         F#  Ab
  One moment ...
  And glory ...
  F#
  Like a streak ....
       F# F#   F# F#            Ab  Ab
  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