Red Barchetta Bass Tab by Rush

Red Barchetta bass tab by Rush

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Red Barchetta    By: RUSH        From: "Guitar School" Magazine, July 1989
=========================        Original Transcription by: Dave Whitehill
                                 Reprinted without permission.


   w      w  +h h   w  +h h   w  +h h   w   +H q   s e+H
+-----+-----+-----+---+-----+---+-----+---+------+-7H9---+
|*-R-*|4:-7-|---R-|-4-|---R-|-5-|---R-|-5-|----R-|-------|
|*---*|4:---|-----|---|-----|---|-----|---|------|-------|
+-----+-----+-----+---+-----+---+-----+---+------+-------+


 +H+e      e e e   w   +H+e s s       H+e Q       H     H   e e e e e e e e
+-----(9)/11---9-+-6-+------6-6-+-(6)H7---6-+-------------+-----------------+
|------------R---|---|----------|-----------|-(7)H9-(7)H9-|-7-7-7-7---------|
|----------------|---|----------|-----------|-------------|---------5-5-5-5-|
+----------------+---+----------+-----------+-------------+-----------------+

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  e e e e e e e e   q e q q e   q e q e e e   Q e Q e   q e q e e e
+-----------------+-----------+-------------+---------+-------------+
|-4-4-----5-5-4-4-|-----7-7-7-|-----7-7---7-|-4-4-4---|-----4-4---4-|
|-----7-7---------|-0-0-------|-0-0-----7---|-------7-|-5-7-----7---|
+-----------------+-----------+-------------+---------+-------------+

                                          My uncle...
  q e q q e   Q q e q   Q q e q   e q q e q   w   +w   w   +w   w   +w
+-----------+---------+---7-7-7-+-6-9-7-6---+---+----+---+----+---+----+
|-5---5-5---|-4-5-4---|---------|---------9-|-7-|----|-4-|----|-5-|----|
|---5-----5-|-------7-|-5-------|-----------|---|----|---|----|---|----|
+-----------+---------+---------+-----------+---+----+---+----+---+----+

                 Now on ...
  H e e   +e Q q q   e H e   +w   e H e   +w   e H e   +w   e e h e e
+-----7-+----6-7-9-+-------+----+-------+----+-------+----+-----------+
|-7-R---|----------|-7-7-7-|----|-4-4-4-|----|-5-5-5-|----|-----R-----|
|-------|----------|-------|----|-------|----|-------|----|-5-5---5-5-|
+-------+----------+-------+----+-------+----+-------+----+-----------+

                  &(Coda)
  +e e q e e e e    q e q e e e    q e q q e   e q e q e e   q e q e e e
+----------------+---------------+-----------+-------------+-------------+
|----------------|*---R---------*|---R-------|-----2-------|---R---------|
|----5-5-5-5-4---|*-0-------3-2-*|-0-------3-|-3-5---5-3-2-|-0-------3-2-|
+--------------7-+------3-0------+-----3-0---+-------------+-----3-0-----+


  e e e q e e e   q e q q e   e q e q e    q q q e    q e q e e
+---------------+-----------+------------+----------+------------+
|---------------|---R-------|-----2------|----------|------------|
|-0-2-3-----3-2-|-0-------3-|-3-5---5----|-0---5----|-0---5-5----|
+-------3-0-----+-----3-0---+---------3>-+---3---3>-+---3-----3>-+


  q q q e   e   e q e e   e q    q q q e    q e q e q    e e q q e   e
+-------------+----------------+----------+------------+---------------+
|-----------R-|-5-7-9-7\X-R----|----------|------------|-------------R-|
|-0---5-------|----------------|-0---5----|-0---5-5----|-0-0---5-------|
+---3---3/X---+-------------3>-+---3---3>-+---3-----3>-+-----3---3/X---+


  e q e e   e e    q q q e    q e q e e    q q q e   e   e q e q q
+----------------+----------+------------+-------------+-----------+
|-5-7-5-7\X-R----|----------|------------|-----------R-|-5-7-5-7---|
|----------------|-0---5----|-0---5-5----|-0---5-------|---------7/|
+-------------3>-+---3---3>-+---3-----3>-+---3---3\X---+-----------+


  Q Q q   Q Q e e   Q H+e   e e q q e e   Q Q q   Q Q q     Q Q     w
+-------+---------+-------+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-----+
|-------|---------|-------|-----2-------|-------|-------|3:-----|4:---|
|-0---3-|-0---3-2-|-0-----|-3-5---5-3-2-|-0---3-|-0---3-|4:-0---|4:-3-|
+---3---+---3-----+---3---+-------------+---3---+---3---+-----3-+-----+


  +w   Q q q e   e e e q e e e   Q q q e   e e s s q e e e   Q q q e
+----+---------+---------------+---------+-----------------+---------+
|----|-7-7-7-7-|-------7-7---7-|-4-4-4---|-----4-R-4-4---4-|-5-5-5---|
|----|---------|-0-0-7-----7---|-------7-|-5-7---------7---|-------5-|
+----+---------+---------------+---------+-----------------+---------+


  e e e q e e e   e e e q q e   e q q e q   Q q q e   e e e q e e e
+---------------+-------7-7---+-6-9-7-6---+---------+---------------+
|-4---4-5-5-4---|-----------7-|---------9-|---7-7---|-------7-7---7-|
|---5---------7-|-5-5-5-------|-----------|-0-----7-|-0-0-0-----7---|
+---------------+-------------+-----------+---------+---------------+


  Q q q e   e e e q e e e   e e e q q e   +e q q e e e   e e e q e e e
+---------+---------------+-------------+--------------+-------7-----7-+
|-4-4-4---|-------4-4---4-|-5-5-R-5-4-4-|--------4-----|-R-7-----7-----|
|-------7-|-5-5-7-----7---|-------------|----7-7---7-6-|-----5-----5---|
+---------+---------------+-------------+--------------+---------------+


  +e e e e e e e e   w   +w   e e e e e e e  e   e e e e e  e e e
+------------------+---+----+------------------+------------------+
|----7-------------|---|----|-9-0-0-0-0-9-0-11-|-0-0-0-0-0-11-0-9-|
|------5-5-5-5-5---|---|----|------------------|------------------|
+----------------5-+-0-+----+------------------+------------------+


  e e e e e  e e  e     e  e e e     e e e e e e e  e   e e e e e  e e e
+-------------------+------------+--------------------+------------------+
|-0-0-0-0-9-11-0-12-|2:-0-11-0-9-|4:-0-0-0-0-0-9-0-11-|-0-0-0-0-0-11-0-9-|
|-------------------|4:----------|4:------------------|------------------|
+-------------------+------------+--------------------+------------------+


  e e e e e  e e  e     e  e e e      e e e e e e e  e   e e e e e  e e e
+-------------------+------------+---------------------+------------------+
|-0-0-0-0-9-11-0-12-|2:-0-11-0-9-|*4:-0-0-0-0-0-9-0-11-|-0-0-0-0-0-11-0-9-|
|-------------------|4:----------|*4:------------------|------------------|
+-------------------+------------+---------------------+------------------+


  e e e e e e  e  e     e  e e e      e e e e e e e  e   e e e e e  e e e
+-------------------+-------------+--------------------+------------------+
|-0-0-0-0-9-9-11-12-|2:-0-11-0-9-*|4:-0-0-0-0-0-9-0-11-|-0-0-0-0-0-11-0-9-|
|-------------------|4:----------*|4:------------------|------------------|
+-------------------+-------------+--------------------+------------------+


  e e e e e e  e  e   +Q  q e e e     Q Q e e   e e e q e e e
+-------------------+---------------+---------+---------------+
|-0-0-0-9-9-0-11-12-|----11-9-7-----|---------|---------------|
|-------------------|-----------7\X-|-1-0---0-|-1---1-0-0---0-|
+-------------------+---------------+-----1---+---1-------1---+

                              Well weathered...
  e e e Q e e   e e e q   e q   Q q q e   e e e q e e e   e e e q e e e
+-------------+---------------+---------+---------------+---------------+
|-------------|-----------6---|---------|-----------1/6-|---------------|
|-4---4-3---3-|-4---4-3/X---3-|-1-0---0-|-1---1-0-------|-4---4-3-----3-|
+---4-----4---+---4-----------+-----1---+---1-----1-----+---4-----4-4---+


  e e e q e e e   e e e q e e e   e e e q e e e   e e e q e e e
+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
|---------------|---------------|---------------|-5---5-4-4-5-7-|
|-4---4-3---3-7-|-7---7-6---6---|-7---7-6---6-5-|---5-----------|
+---4-----4-----+---7-----7---7-+---7-----7-----+---------------+


  q q e e e e     Q q q e e e e e e e     q e q q e e e e e e e
+-----4-------+-------------------------+-----------------------+
|-5-7---7-5-4-|7:-5-7-7---7---7---7-----|-4-R-4-4---4---4---4---|
|-------------|4:-0-----7---7---7---7\X-|---------7---7---5---5-|
+-------------+-------------------------+-----------------------+


  q e q q e e e e e e e   e e e q e e e e e e e e e
+-----------------------+-------7-------7-6-7-9-7-6-+
|-5-R-5-5---5-7-5-4-5-4-|---7-------7---------------|
|---------5-------------|-5---5---5---5-------------|
+-----------------------+---------------------------+


  q e q q e e e e e e e   q e q q e e e e e e e
+-------------4---4-----+-----------------------+
|-----7-7---7---7---7---|-4-R-4-4---4---4---4---|
|-0-0-----7-----------7-|---------7---7---7---5-|
+-----------------------+-----------------------+


  e e e q e e q e e e s^s^s e     e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-----------------------------+-----------7-------+-----------------+
|-5-5-R-5-4-R-4-5-4-5-4-5-4---|4:-----7-------7---|-7-5-4-----------|
|---------------------------7-|4:-5-5---5---5---5-|-------7-5-4-----|
+-----------------------------+-------------------+-------------7-4-+

                                                                   Suddenly...
    q q q q  q e q e    q q q q  q e  q e      q q  q e  e e q e     Q q Q
+--------------------+---------------------+---------------------+---------+
|7:------------------|*-------------------*|6:-----------R-5-7---|4:---7-7-|
|4:-0---5----0---5-5-|*-0---5----0----5-5-*|4:-0----5----------5-|4:-0-----|
+-----3---3>---3-----+----3---3>---3>------+-----3>---3/X--------+---------+


  q e q e e e   q e q q e   e e e q e q e   e e e q q e   e e e q e e e
+-------------+-----------+---------------+-------------+---------------+
|-----7-7---7-|-4-R-4-4---|-------4-4---4-|-5-5-R-5-5---|-5-5---5-5-4---|
|-0-0-----7---|---------7-|-5-5-7-----7---|-----------5-|-----5-------7-|
+-------------+-----------+---------------+-------------+---------------+

                              I spin around...
  e e e q q e   e e e e e e e e   q e q q e   q e q e e e   q e q q e
+---------7---+-----------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+
|-------7-----|-7-5-4-5-7-5-4---|-----7-7-7-|-----7---7---|-4-R-4-4---|
|-5-5-5-----5-|---------------7-|-0-0-------|-0-0---7---7-|---------7-|
+-------------+-----------------+-----------+-------------+-----------+

                                                                D.S. & al Coda
  e e e q e e e   e q q q e   +e q q e e e   e q e e q e   +e e q q e e
+---------------+-----------+--------------+---7-7---7-7-+--------------+
|-------4-4---4-|-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-4---|-7-----7-----|--------------|
|-5-5-7-----7---|-----------|------------7-|-------------|----5-5-5-3-2-|
+---------------+-----------+--------------+-------------+--------------+


  w   Q e+h   Q e+h     Q Q     w   +H q    h+e  s  s s  s s
+---+-------+-------+-------+-----+-------+-----12-11-9H11H9-+
|---|-------|-------|3:-----|4:---|-------|------------------|
|-3-|-0-----|-3-----|4:-0---|4:-0-|-------|-0----------------|
+---+---3---+---3---+-----3-+-----+----3>-+------------------+


  h+e  s  s s  s e    q     +h e e e e   e e H   +h q e e     w
+-9~~~-------------+------+------9---9-+-7-7-9-+------9---+-(11)-+
|-----12-11-9-11-9-|------|----R-7-R-7-|-5-5/7-|----R---9-|--11--|
|------------------|-12\X-|------------|-------|----------|------|
+------------------+------+------------+-------+----------+------+


  +h+e  s  s  e  s  s    w   +h+e  s  s  e  e    w   +w   e e q+h  +w
+---------------------+----+------------------+----+----+---------+---+
|------11-11-11-11-11/|-12-|------11H12P11----|----|----|-----R---|---|
|---------------------|----|---------------14-|-12-|----|-0-0-----|---|
+---------------------+----+------------------+----+----+---------+---+


  w   +w   w   +w   e e q+h  +w   e e q+Q e   +w   e e q+Q e   +w
+---+----+---+----+---------+---+-----------+----+-----------+----+
|-4-|----|-5-|----|-----R---|---|-----R---7-|----|-----R---4-|----|
|---|----|---|----|-5-5-----|---|-0-0-------|----|-----------|----|
+---+----+---+----+---------+---+-----------+----+-2-2-------+----+


  e e h  q    q     w   e e q+Q e   +w   q q q q   e Q q q   q q q q
+-----------------+---+-----------+----+---------+---------+---------+
|-5-5-R-----------|---|-----R-----|----|-5---7---|-----5-4-|-5---7---|
|-------14\X-10\X-|---|-5-5-----5-|----|---7---0-|-4-5-----|---7---0-|
+-----------------+-3-+-----------+----+---------+---------+---------+


  e Q e e q
+-----------+
|-----5-5-4-|
|-4-5-------|
+-----------+


==========================================================================

     __         Created using the Bass Tab Creator
   +|oo|+       by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
   +|oo|+
     ||         NOTES:
     ||
     ||         Capital durations are dotted notes
     ||           (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
     ||
     ||         +----+                   +----+
  _  ||  _      |*--*+  = MEASURE        |4:--|  = TIME
  \\_||_//      |*--*+    REPEATS        |4:--|    SIGNATURES
   | [] |       +----+                   +----+
   | || |
  /  []  \      + = TIE         ^  = TRIPLET           > = BEND
  \______/      H = HAMMER ON   \  = SLIDE TO FRET     R = Rest
                P = PULL OFF    \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE  ~ = Trill

==========================================================================

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