Rush: The Camera Eye
From the album Moving Pictures (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1981 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Sean Jones <seanj@execpc.com>

Transcribed by Erik Habbinga and Sean Jones


Slow tempo     Twice as Fast
                       q  H   +w             q H   +w   Q e+h   w   w
+---8 mm.----+-2 mm.-+-------+----+-18 mm.-+-----+----+-------+---+---+
|4:-rest-----|-rest--|-R-/10-|----|-rest---|-----|----|-------|-3-|---|
|4:----------|-------|-------|----|--------|-1-1-|----|-3-----|---|-1-|
+------------+-------+-------+----+--------+-----+----+---3---+---+---+


  +w   Q e+h   w   w   +w   Q Q q   w   +w   Q e+h   w   w   +w   Q Q q   w
+----+-------+---+---+----+-------+---+----+-------+---+---+----+-------+---+
|----|-------|-3-|---|----|-----3-|---|----|-------|-3-|---|----|-----3-|---|
|----|-3-----|---|-1-|----|-3-----|-1-|----|-3-----|---|-1-|----|-3-----|-1-|
+----+---3---+---+---+----+---3---+---+----+---3---+---+---+----+---3---+---+


  +w   +w   +w            Q q e q   e e e q e e e   Q q e q   e e e q e e e
+----+----+----+-15 mm.-+---------+---------------+---------+---------------+
|----|----|----|-rest---|---------|---------------|---------|---------------|
|----|----|----|--------|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
+----+----+----+--------+---------+---------------+---------+---------------+


  Q q e e e   Q q e e e   Q q e e e   Q q e e e   Q q e q   e e e q e e e
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+---------+---------------+
|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------|---------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+---------+---------------+


  Q q e e s s   e q e e e e e   Q q e e e   Q q e e e   Q q e e e   Q q e e e
+-------------+---------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+
|-------------|---------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-|
+-------------+---------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------+


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+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------------+
|-------|-6-4-3-|-------|-6-4-3-|-------|-------|-------|-------------|
|-4---4-|-------|-4---4-|-------|-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|-3-3-3-------|
+---4---+-------+---4---+-------+---1-3-+---1-3-+---1-3-+-------1-1-3-+


  Q q e q   Q Q q   Q Q q   Q Q q   Q Q q   Q Q q   Q Q q   e e e q e q
+---------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------------+
|---------|-6-4-3-|-------|-6-4-3-|-------|-------|-------|-------------|
|-4-----4-|-------|-4---4-|-------|-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|-3-3-3-------|
+---4-4---+-------+---4---+-------+---1-3-+---1-3-+---1-3-+-------1-1-3-+


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+-------5---+-----------+---5-5---5---+----------5-5-+-5-----------+--------+
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|-3---------|---3-----3-|-4:----------|-4:-3---------|-----3-----3-|-4:---3-|
+-----------+-----------+-------------+--------------+-------------+--------+


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+-------/7-5-+--------------+------------------+---------------+
|-6:---5-----|-5:---5-7-5-7-|-6:---------3-3---|---------3-3---|
|-4:-3-------|-4:-3---------|-4:-----3-------3-|-----3-------1-|
+------------+--------------+----1-1---1-------+-1-1---1-------+


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+-----7-5-+--------5-----+------------------+---------------+-----5---+
|---5-----|-5:-------7-5-|-6:---------3-3---|---------3-3---|---5---5-|
|-3-------|-4:-3-3-------|-4:-----3-------3-|-----3-------1-|-3-------|
+---------+--------------+----1-1---1-------+-1-1---1-------+---------+


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+------------+------------------+---------------+----------+-----------+
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|-4:-3-------|-4:-----3-------3-|-----3-------3-|-4:-3-3-3-|-3-3-----3-|
+------------+----1-1---1-------+-1-1---1-------+----------+-----------+


    s s e e        Q q Q   q e s s e e e e      e e q      q e e e q e
----5-5---5---+----------+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-+----5-4-2-+----------------+
-2:-----5---5-|-4:-------|-----------------|-2:-------|-4:-3-R---R-----|
-4:-----------|-4:-3-3-3-|-----------------|-4:-------|-4:-------------|
--------------+----------+-----------------+----------+--------1---1-1-+


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+-------------+------------+----------+---------+--------+----------+-------+
|-----3-R-----|-2:-3-2-3---|-4:-------|---------|-2:-----|-4:-------|-6-4-3-|
|-3-----------|-4:-------2-|-4:-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-4:-3-3-|-4:-4---4-|-------|
+---1-----1-1-+------------+----------+---------+--------+------4---+-------+


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+-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+---------+-------+-----------+
|-------|-6-4-3-|-------|-------|-------|---------|-------|-6-4-3-4-3-|
|-4---4-|-------|-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|-3-------|-4---4-|-----------|
+---4---+-------+---1-3-+---1-3-+---1-3-+---1-1-3-+---4---+-----------+


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-4-----4-|-------|-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|-4-|----|-4-|----|
---4-4---+-------+---1-3-+---1-3-+---1-3-+---1-3-+---1-3-+---+----+---+----+


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+-3 mm.-+---------5---+---------+-4 mm.-+-----------+-----------+-----+---+----+
|-rest--|-R-5-5-5---5-|---R-----|-rest--|-----------|---R-------|---R-|---|----|
|-------|-------------|-4---4---|-------|-----3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-|-3---|-4-|----|
+-------+-------------+---------+-------+-----------+-----------+-----+---+----+


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+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+----+---+---+-5-+----+---+----+-------+
|----|----|---|----|----|----|---|----|-4-|-6-|---|----|---|----|-------|
|----|----|-3-|----|----|----|-4-|----|---|---|---|----|-3-|----|-4-4-4-|
+----+----+---+----+----+----+---+----+---+---+---+----+---+----+-------+


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+-------6---6---6-+-----------+-8-8-6-6-8-8-6---+-----------+-------5-5---5-+
|-----6---R---6---|-------6-6-|---------------6-|-----------|-----5-----5---|
|-4-4-------------|-4-4-4-----|-----------------|-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-----------|
+-----------------+-----------+-----------------+---------3-+---------------+


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+---------5-5---5-+-----------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-------+
|-----5-------5---|-2-2-3-3-5-5-3-2-|-----|-----|-----|-----|-------|
|-3-3---3---------|-----------------|-4-4-|-4-4-|-4-4-|-4-4-|-3-3-3-|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-------+

                                                                   Slow down
  q q q q   q q q q   q q q q   Q Q q   Q Q q   q e q Q   q e q Q   h h
+---------+---------+---------+-------+-------+---------+---------+-----+
|---------|---------|---------|-------|-6-4-3-|-6-R-6-R-|-6-R-6-R-|-R-6-|
|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-4---4-|-------|---------|---------|-----|
+---------+---------+---------+---4---+-------+---------+---------+-----+


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+----+---+----+-------+---+---+----+--------+---+---+----+-------+---+-----+
|----|---|----|-------|-3-|---|----|*-------|-3-|---|----|-----3-|---|----*|
|----|-1-|----|-3-----|---|-1-|----|*-3-----|---|-1-|----|-3-----|-1-|----*|
+----+---+----+---3---+---+---+----+----3---+---+---+----+---3---+---+-----+


  +w   +w           Q e+h   +w   +w   +w   Q Q q   Q Q q   Q Q q   Q Q q
+----+----+-4 mm.-+-------+----+----+----+-------+-------+-------+-------+
|----|----|-rest--|-R-----|----|----|----|-------|-6-4-3-|-------|-6-4-3-|
|----|----|-------|---3---|----|----|----|-4---4-|-------|-4---4-|-------|
+----+----+-------+-------+----+----+----+---4---+-------+---4---+-------+


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-------+-------+-------+-------------+-------+-------+-------+-------------+
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-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|---3-3-------|-4---4-|-------|-4---4-|---6---------|
---1-3-+---1-3-+---1-3-+-------1-1-3-+---4---+-------+---4---+-------------+


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-------+-------+-------+---------+---------5---+-----------+----5-5---5---+
-------|-------|-------|-R-------|---R-5-R---R-|-5---R-5---|-2:-----5---5-|
-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|---3-----|-3-----------|---3-----3-|-4:-----------|
---1-3-+---1-3-+---1-3-+-----1-3-+-------------+-----------+--------------+


  q e e e e e e   q q e q e      q q      Q Q s E e q e      Q Q q q
+---------5-5-5-+-----------+----5---+--------5-7-7-5---+------------+
|---R-5-R-------|-5---R-5---|-2:---5-|-6:---5---------5-|-5:---7-5-7-|
|-3-------------|---3-----3-|-4:-----|-4:-3-------------|-4:-3-------|
+---------------+-----------+--------+------------------+------------+


      q e q e q q q   q e q e q q q   Q Q Q Q      Q Q q q      q e q e q q q
+-------------------+---------------+-----5---+------------+------------------+
|-6:----------3-3---|---------3-3---|---5---5-|-5:---7-5-7-|-6:---------3-3---|
|-4:------3-------3-|-----3-------1-|-3-------|-4:-3-------|-4:-----3-------3-|
+-----1-1---1-------+-1-1---1-------+---------+------------+----1-1---1-------+

									
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+---------------+-------7-7-5---+------------+------------------+
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|-----3-------1-|-3-------------|-4:-3-------|-4:-----3-------3-|
+-1-1---1-------+---------------+------------+----1-1---1-------+


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+---------------+--------------+-----------+----5-5---5---+--------------+
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|-----3-------1-|-4:-3---3-3---|-3-3-----3-|-4:-----------|-4:-3---3-3---|
+-1-1---1-------+--------------+-----------+--------------+--------------+


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+-----------------+------------+--------1---1---1-+---1-----1---1-+


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|-4:-3-------|-4:-3---3-3---|-3-3---3-3-|-4:-3-3-|-4:-4---4-|-------|-4---4-|
+------1---1-+--------------+-----------+--------+------4---+-------+---4---+


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+-------------+-------+-------+-------+---------------+-------+-------------+
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|---6---------|-3-----|-3-----|-3-----|---3-3-3-------|-4---4-|---6---------|
+-------------+---1-3-+---1-3-+---1-3-+---------1-1-3-+---4---+-------------+


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-------+-------+-------+-------+-------+---------------+---+----+----+----+
-------|-6-4-3-|-------|-------|-------|-R-------------|---|----|----|----|
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---4---+-------+---1-3-+---1-3-+---1-3-+---------1-1-3-+---+----+----+----+


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+-----+---+----+----+----+---+----+----+-------+---------4-+


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+---------------+-------6-6---6-+----6-----3-3-----+-----------+
|-----6---------|-----6-----6---|------6-6-----6-6-|-----------|
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+-------------4-+---------------+------------------+---------3-+


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+--------5-5-----+-------5---------+-7-5-7-5-5-7-5-+-----------+
|----5-----------|-5-----------5---|---------------|-----------|
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+----------------+-----------------+---------------+---------4-+


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+-----------------+-------------+-------------+---------3-+-----------------+


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|-------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4---|-4---4---------|-4-4-4---4-|
+-------------+-----------------+---------4-+---------------+-------4---+


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+-----------------+-----------+-----------+------------+-----------------+
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|---4-----------4-|-3-3-3-3---|-3---------|------1-2---|---------1-2-3-3-|
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