Subdivisions Tab by Rush

Subdivisions tab by Rush

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From: jimmy@news.walrus.com (Jimmy Pena)
>Subject: RUSH TAB: Subdivisions
>Date: 7 Oct 1996 12:22:19 -0400


Hello readers,

Rush - Subdivisions

Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com

| - not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ - vibrato or held note
x - percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. - staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide
/ - slide up from infinity
\ - slide down into infinity
 - natural harmonic (or pinch harmonic)
3(b5) - bend note up from 3rd to 5th fret
3(b5r3) - bend note up from 3rd to 5th fret, then return to 3rd fret
o  \_
o  /   repeat sign (always look for these!)

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Song progression:

Keyboard/Synth intro (arranged for guitar)
[244322]
  F# F# F#  F# F# F#
  F# F# F#  F# F# F#

Guitar enters:
  F# F# F#  F# F# F#
  F# F# F#  F# F# F#

  F# F# F#  F# F# F#
  F# F# F#  F# F# F#

  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#    (/w  2 4 2 4 pattern below)
  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#    (   "         "      "  )

[x24432][x0222x]
  Bm Bm   A A   Bm Bm   A A    Bm Bm   A A

[355433]
  G      A     Bm    G     A     Bm

Guitar/Keyboard tradeoff:
  G G  A A  Bm Bm  Bm Bm
  G G  A A  Bm

  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#          |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---4---4---4---|
                               |---------------|
                               |-2---2---2---2-|

 F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#
Sprawling on the ...

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm   A   A   A  A
 In geometric ...

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm   A   A   A  A
 An insulated ....

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm    A   A   A  A
 In between the ...

         G G  A A  Bm Bm  Bm  Bm
And the far ...

G G  A A

  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#          |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---4---4---4---|
                               |---------------|
                               |-2---2---2---2-|

  F#  F#   F#   F#   F#    F#   F#   F#
Growing up it all ...

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm  A   A   A  A
 Opinions ...

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm  A   A   A  A
 The future ....

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm     A   A   A  A
 Detached and s...

        G G   A A        Bm Bm   Bm  Bm
In the mass ...

  G G     A A   Bm Bm    Bm Bm    G G  A A  Bm Bm  Bm Bm
Nowhere is the dreamer or the    ...

Repeat twice:

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------4--4---2---4---4-----------------------------------|
D:------0------0---0---0-------------------------------------|
A:----2------------------------------------------------------|
E:--3--------------------------------------------------------|

Above riff x11 /w lyrics:

Subdivisions -...
Keyboard interlude arr. for guitar:

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------15-15-14-12--|
G:-------------16-14-11---14---------------------------------|
D:-9~--11--12----------------12-11--9~--11--12---------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------12---------------|
G:-14---11-----11--14--------------------14----11--14--------|
D:----------14--------12--11--9~--11--12---------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------15--15-14-12-----------|
G:-11h14p11s9--------------------------------------14--11----|
D:------------11--11h12p11s9~--11--12------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------12~---------------------------------------------|
G:----11--14-------------------------------------------------|
D:-14--------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|


  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#  F#

  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#          |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---4---4---4---|
                               |---------------|
                               |-2---2---2---2-|

  F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#
Drawn like moths ...

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm   A   A   A  A
 The timeless old a...,

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm   A   A   A  A
 Cruising for ....

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm    A   A   A  A
 Lit up like ....

 G G     A A      Bm Bm  Bm  Bm
Just to feel the ...

G G  A A

  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#          |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---4---4---4---|
                               |---------------|
                               |-2---2---2---2-|

  F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#
Well some will sell their ....

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm  A   A   A  A
 Or lose the ...

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm  A   A   A  A
 Get caught in ...

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm     A   A   A  A
 And start to dream ...

    G G          A A    Bm Bm   Bm  Bm
To relax their ...

  G G     A A   Bm Bm  Bm Bm        G G    A A      Bm Bm  Bm Bm
Somewhere out of a memory     of ....

Repeat twice

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------4--4---2---4---4-----------------------------------|
D:------0------0---0---0-------------------------------------|
A:----2------------------------------------------------------|
E:--3--------------------------------------------------------|

Above riff x7 /w lyrics:

Subdivisions ...


Keyboard interlude arr. for guitar:

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------15-15-14-12--|
G:-------------16-14-11---14---------------------------------|
D:-9~--11--12----------------12-11--9~--11--12---------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------12---------------|
G:-14---11-----11--14--------------------14----11--14--------|
D:----------14--------12--11--9~--11--12---------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------15--15-14-12-----------|
G:-11h14p11s9--------------------------------------14--------|
D:------------11--11h12p11s9~--11--12------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:--15-14---12h14p12-----------------------------------------|
G:--------------------14~------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

[Guitar Solo]

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------14-15-|
G:-7--9--11---9--7--9~--4--6--2~\--12-14-16--14-12-14~-------|
D:-0~~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

      ad lib
e:--7-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8~---------------------------------------|
B:--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8~---------------------------------------|
G:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~---------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------x\------------------------------|
E:---------------------------x\------------------------------|

[Guitar tacet:]

 Any escape might ...

G G   A   F#
G G   A   Bm

G G   A   F#
G G   A   Bm  D

G G   A   F#
G G   A   Bm

G G   A   F#
G G   A   Bm  D

G G   A   Bm
G G   A   F#

G  G  G        G

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