The Big Money Bass Tab by Rush

The Big Money bass tab by Rush

Bass Tab

This one's very minor - there was a typo in the repeated measure
that starts at 2:33.  Notes #7 and #8 in that measure should be
A's, but they were written one string higher as D's.

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Rush: The Big Money
>From the album Power Windows (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1985 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Sean Jones (seanj@execpc.com)

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Transcription by Eric Habbinga and Sean Jones

     Q e+h  14x q^q^q+h
+-------------+---------+
|*4:---------*|---------|
|*4:-2-2-----*|-2-2-2---|
+-------------+---------+


  H q       e e e e e e e e e e e e 8x   e e q e e q   e e e e e e e e
+------+-----------------------------+-------9\----7\+---9---7---9-----+
|------|*6:---------------------4---*|4:-------------|-----R---R-------|
|-0-19\|*4:-7-7---7-5-5-5-7-------5-*|4:-7-7---5-5---|-7-----------5-7-|
+------+--------7-----------5-5------+---------------+-----------------+


  e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-9---7-------------+---9---7---9-----+-9---7---7-7-------+---9---7---9-----+
|---X---X-5H6-------|-----R---7-------|---9---9-----9-----|-----R---7-------|
|-------------7---5-|-7-----------5-7-|-----------------5-|-7-------------5-|
+---------------7---+-----------------+---------------7---+-------------7---+


  e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e s s e e   e e e e e e e e
+-9---7-------------+---9---7---9-----+-9---7---7-7-------+-----------------+
|---9---9-5H6-------|-----R---7-------|---9---9-----9-7-9-|---9---7-R-9-----|
|-------------7---5-|-7-----------5-7-|-------------------|-----9-----------|
+---------------7---+-----------------+-------------------+-7-----------5-7-+


  e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-------------------+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------+
|-9---7-------------|---9-R-7---9-----|-9---7---7-7-------|---9---7-R-9-----|
|---9---9-5H6-------|---------9-------|---9---9-----9-7-9-|-----------------|
+-------------7-5-7-+-7-----------5-7-+-------------------+-7---7-------5-7-+


  e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e s s Q
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------+
|-9---7-------------|---9---7-R-9-----|-9---7-------R-|
|---9---9-5-5-------|-----9-----------|---9---9-7-7---|
+-------------7-5-7-+-7-----------5-7-+---------------+


     e e e e Q e e e e e 5x e e e e Q e e e e e    e e e e Q e e e e e 3x
+-------------------------+---------------------+------------------4----+
|*6:-----------------4---*|---------------4-5-6-|*-7-7---7-5-7-------5-*|
|*4:-7-7---7-5-7-------5-*|-7-7---7-5-7---------|*-----7-------5-5-----*|
+--------7-------5-5------+-----7-------5-------+-----------------------+


  e e e e Q e e e e e   e e q e e q e e e e     e e e e e e e e
+---------------------+-----9\----7---------+-----9---7---9-----+
|-7-7---7-5-7---------|-----------------4---|4:-----R---R-------|
|-----7-------2-3-4-5-|-7-7---5-5---------5-|4:-7-----------5-7-|
+---------------------+-------------5-5-----+-------------------+

                              o                                       o
  e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e s s e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-9---7-------------+---9---7---7-----+-9---7-7---7-7-------+---9---7---7-----+
|---9---9-5H6-------|-----R---7-------|---9-----9-----9-----|-----R---7-------|
|-------------7---5-|-7-----------5-7-|-------------------5-|-7-----------5-7-|
+---------------7---+-----------------+-----------------7---+-----------------+

                              o
  e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e s s s s s E   e e e e e e e e
+-9---7-------------+---9---7---7-----+-9-7-6-7-6H7P6-------+-----------------+
|---9---9-5H6-------|-----R---7---R---|---------------9-7-9-|---9-R-7-R-9-----|
|-------------7---5-|-7-------------7-|---------------------|-----------------|
+---------------7---+-----------------+---------------------+-7-----------5-7-+


  e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e q e e e
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
|-9---7-------------|---9---7-R-9-----|-9---7---6-7-6---|---9---7-9-----|
|---9---9-5H6-------|-----9-----------|---9---9-------7-|---------------|
+-------------7-5-7-+-7-----------5-7-+-----------------+-7---7-----5-7-+


  e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-9---7-------------|---9-R-7---9-----|-9---7-------9---|
|---9---9-5H6-------|---------9-------|---9---9-7-7---9-|
+-------------7-5-7-+-7-----------5-7-+-----------------+


     e e e e Q e e e e e 5x e e e e Q e e q e    e e e e Q e e e e e 3x
+-------------------------+-------------------+------------------4----+
|*6:-----------------4---*|-----------------6-|*-7-7---7-5-7-------5-*|
|*4:-7-7---7-5-7-------5-*|-7-7---7-5-7-------|*-----7-------5-5-----*|
+--------7-------5-5------+-----7-------5-5---+-----------------------+


  e e e e Q e e e e e   e e q e e e e e e e    e e q e e q e e e e 3x   Q e+h
+---------------------+-----9-----7---------+------------7----------+---------+
|-7-7---7-5-7---------|-----------------4---|*-----------------4---*|4:-------|
|-----7---------4-5-6-|-7-7---5-5---------5-|*-7-7---5-5---------5-*|4:-7-5---|
+-------------7-------+-------------5-5-----+------0-------5-5------+---------+


  +w    h h   +w   h h   +w 5x h h      +Q s s e s s e e
+----+------+----+-----+-----+-----+---------------------+
|----|*-----|----|-----|----*|-----|11:----6-6-7-6-6-7---|
|----|*-----|----|---5-|----*|-----| 8:----------------5-|
+----+--0-2-+----+-0---+-----+-0-2-+---------------------+


    +e e e e s s e e e   s s e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+----------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
|4:------R---------R---|-------------------|-----------------|
|4:----5---5-4-4-5---5-|-4-4-5-4-5-4-------|-----------------|
+----------------------+-------------7-5-0-+-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-+


  e s s e s s e e e e   +e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+---0-1-2-4-6-7-------+--------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|---------------7-----|------R-------------|---4-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------7-5-|----5---5-4-4-5-4-5-|-7---7-5-4-------|-----------------|
+-2-------------------+--------------------+-----------7-5-0-+-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-+


  e  s  s  e  s  s e  e  e  e    +e e e q e e e   +e e e e e e e e
+---12-13-14-14-12-------11----+----7-----------+------------------+
|------------------14-------12-|------7---------|----------R---R---|
|---------------------14-------|--------5-5---5-|----7-5-4---------|
+-2----------------------------+------------5---+------------7---0-+


  e e e e e e e e   e s s s s s s s s s s e e   +e e e q e e e
+-----------------+---------------------------+----------------+
|-----------------|---6-6-7-0-6-0-4-0-5-0-4---|------R-----R---|
|-----------------|-------------------------5-|----5---5-5---5-|
+-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-+-2-------------------------+----------------+


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


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


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

                                                  o
    e e e e e e e e   e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e s s e e e
+-----9---7---9-----+-9---7-------------+---9---7---9-----+-9---7---7-7-------+
|4:-----R---R-------|---X---X-5H6-------|-----9---7-------|---9---9-----9-----|
|4:-7-----------5-7-|-------------7---5-|-7-----------5-7-|-----------------5-|
+-------------------+---------------7---+-----------------+---------------7---+

          o                                     o
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e s E
+---9---7---9-----+-9---7-------------+---9---7---9-----+-9-7-6-----------+
|-----R---7-------|---9---9-5H6-------|-----R---7-------|-------9-8-7-5---|
|-7-----------5-7-|-------------7---5-|-7-----------5-7-|---------------7-|
+-----------------+---------------7---+-----------------+-----------------+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e s s e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|---9---7---9-----|-9---7-------------|---9---7---9-----|-9---7---6-7-6---|
|-----9---9-------|---9---9-5-5-------|-----9---9-------|---9---9-------7-|
+-7-----------5-7-+-------------7-5-7-+-7-----------5-7-+-----------------+


   e e e e e e e e 3x h h    Q e+h 10x q^q^q^+h   +w   +w      W
+-------------------+-----+---------+-----------+----+----+-------+
|*-----------------*|-----|*-------*|-----------|----|----|-6:-R--|
|*-----------------*|-----|*-------*|-----------|----|----|-4:----|
+--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--+-5-5-+--7-7----+--7-7-7----+----+----+-------+

                                                repeat and fade
  w s s s s s s s s   s s s s q e e q e e e e    e e q e e q e e e e
+---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-+-9-9-9-9-------7---------+------------7----------+
|-R-----------------|---------------------4---|*-----------------4---*|
|-------------------|-----------5-5---------5-|*-7-7---5-5---------5-*|
+-------------------+---------0-------5-5-----+------0-------5-5------+


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                Created using the Bass Tab Creator
     __         by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
   +|oo|+       modified by Erik Habbinga (habbinga@ucsu.colorado.edu)
   +|oo|+       Notes:  w = Whole  h = Half  q = Quarter
     ||                 e = 8th    s = 16th  t = 32nd  x = 64th
     ||
     ||                 Capital durations are dotted notes
     ||                   (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
     ||
     ||             #
     ||         +----+                   +----+
  _  ||  _      |*--*+  = MEASURE        |4:--|  = TIME
  \\_||_//      |*--*+    REPEATS        |4:--|    SIGNATURES
   | [] |       +----+   (#=Num Repeats) +----+
   | || |
  /  []  \      + = TIE         ^  = TRIPLET           > = BEND
  \______/      H = HAMMER ON   \  = SLIDE TO FRET     R = Rest
                P = PULL OFF    \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE  ~ = Trill

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