Rush: Bravado From the album Roll the Bones (Atlantic Records) Copyright 1991 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Transcribed by Thom Hickey This isn't in the standard form, but it's the way I like to see tab, so that's the way I put it down. 4/4 time, q = 112 Main riff: Clean tone Let ring --------------------------------------------------- E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| B:---------8--------7----5----|--------8--------5-----7--------------| G:------5--------7------------|-----5--------7-----7-----------------| D:---5--------5---------------|--5--------5--------------------------| A:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| If we keep our pride .. Though everything is lost We will pay the price E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| B:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| G:--5-------------------------|--2-----------------------------------| D:--5-------------------------|--2-----------------------------------| A:--3-------------------------|--0-----------------------------------| E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| But we will not count the cost We will pay the price E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| B:--3-------------------------|--------------------------------------| G:--0-------------------------|--------------------------------------| D:--0-------------------------|--2-----------------------------------| A:----------------------------|--2-----------------------------------| E:--3-------------------------|--0-----------------------------------| But we will not count the cost Oh________ oh,_____oh E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| B:--3-------------------------|--------------------------------------| G:--0-------------------------|--------------------------------------| D:--0-------------------------|--2-----------------------------------| A:----------------------------|--2-----------------------------------| E:--3-------------------------|--0-----------------------------------| Guitar solo: ~~~~~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~ E:----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| B:--12-----15-----------------|-------------12------(12)------------------| G:----------------14----------|-(14)-12---12------------------------------| D:----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| A:----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------|-------------------------------------------| ~~~~~~ E:----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B:-12-(12)\8---8h10p8--(8)\5-----5--|--------------------------------------| G:----------------------------------|--7----(7)----(7)\4/12/9--------------| D:----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A:----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------------------|------------8-----8--8--8-------------| B:-----------8-----8--8-------|---8--5--5--5-----5--5--5-------------| G:--7--5--5--5-----5--5-------|---5--5--5--5-----5--5--5-------------| D:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| A:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| B:-------8--10-------8--------|--8--8------------15--15--15----------| G:--5/7--7--7--9--------9-----|--------9-----------------------------| D:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| A:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------------------|-----------0--------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ E:-------------------15--15---|--12--12------------------------------| B:--15-----12--12-------------|--12--12---15b17---15-----------------| G:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| D:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| A:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| B:--12h15p12--12--------------|-----10p8p7---------------------------| G:----------14---14--14-------|-(14)-------9p7p5-5--7--9--9--7-------| D:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| A:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------------------|--8------8--8-----10-/12--12----------| B:--8--8--8--8----10-10-10----|--10-----10-10--8----/10--10----------| G:--9--7--7--7----7--7--7-----|--------------------------------------| D:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| A:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------| And when the music stops ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ E:--12----(12)\8-----------------|--------------------------------------| B:--10----(10)\------------------|--------------------------------------| G:-------------9------12-12/-----|-/14-14-------------------------------| D:-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| There's only the sound.. All the hope and glory E:---8---------------------------|--10----------------------------------| B:---8---------------------------|--10----------------------------------| G:---x---------------------------|--------------------------------------| D:---10--------------------------|--12----------------------------------| A:---10--------------------------|--12----------------------------------| E:---8---------------------------|--10----------------------------------| All the sacrifice ^Å E:--5----------------------------|--10----------------------------------| B:--5----------------------------|--10----------------------------------| G:-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D:--7----------------------------|--12----------------------------------| A:--7----------------------------|--12----------------------------------| E:--5----------------------------|--10----------------------------------| But we will not count the cost .. We will pay the price .. E:-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| B:-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| G:-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------|--------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------| E:-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------| But we will not .. E:--------3----------------------|--------0-----------------------------| B:--------3----------------------|--------0-----------------------------| G:--------0----------------------|--------------------------------------| D:--------0----------------------|--------2-----------------------------| A:-------------------------------|--------2-----------------------------| E:--3--3--3----------------------|--0--0--0-----------------------------| Repeat freely, with progression C5, C5/A, C5/G and C5/E. Outro: E:----------------------------------------------| B:----------------------------------------------| G:----------------------------------------------| D:---5----5--5--5--5--5--5---5--5----5----5--5--| A:----------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------| B:----------------------------------------------| G:----------------------------------------------| D:---5--5----5--5--5--5----5--5------5--5--5--0-| A:----------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------| B:----------------------------------------------| G:----------------------------------------------| D:---2----2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2----2----2--2--| A:----------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------| B:----------------------------------------------| G:----------------------------------------------| D:---2--2----2--2--2--2----2--2------2--2--2----| A:----------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------| Tablature explanation: | - bar line, merely a separator when length notation absent |----| |----| |o--o| repeat |o--o| |----| |----| w - whole note h - half note q - quarter note e - eighth note s - sixteenth note t - thirty-second note x - sixty-fourth note Captial lengths indicate dotted notes, + indicates tied note Length notations with no information below them indicate rests Duplets, triplets, and their ilk are indicated by "---3---" and similar constructs above the note lengths h - hammer on p - pull off tr - trill b - bend (use tremolo bar for downbend) r - release bend s - slide / - slide up \ - slide down ~ - vibrato t - tap (with strumming hand) x - fret-hand muting + - wah pedal back o - wah pedal forward () optional note, or note held from previous articulation <> natural harmonics [] artificial (pinch) harmonics NH natural harmonics AH artificial (pinch) harmonics TH tapped harmonics PM palm mute