Rush: Overture From the album 2112 (Mercury Records) Copyright 1976 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Comments/corrections to Jimmy Pena Transcribed by Blake Butterworth, Ian Schmidt, Jimmy Pena, and Branden Robinson [Intro] E Am C9 G D e:---------3-----2~---3.---------|--------3-----------3-----2--3-----2-| B:----1.---3--3--3~---3.---1-1-1.|----1.--3-3.----1---3--3--3--3--3--3-| G:-1--2.---x--0--2~---0.---2-2-2.|-1--2.--x-0.-1--2.--x--0--2--x--0--2-| D:-2--2.---2--0--0~---2.---2-2-2.|-2--2.--2-0.-2--2.--2--0--0--2--0--0-| A:-2--0.---3--2-------3.---0-0-0.|-2--0.--3-2.-2--0.--3--2-----3--2----| E:-0----------3------------------|-0--------3.-0---------3--------3----| e:----------3---------------3-----2~-| B:-----1.---3--3.------1.---3--3--3~-| G:--1--2.---x--0.---1--2.---x--0--2~-| D:--2--2.---2--0.---2--2.---2--0--0~-| A:--2--0.---3--2.---2--0.---3--2-----| E:--0----------3.---0----------3-----| | | | here, here, here, (with delayed repeats ~400 ms) e:---------3--------------3--2.---3-----2--3-----2-----| B:----1.---3--3.------1.--3--3.---3--3--3--3--3--3-----| G:-1--2.---x--0.---1--2.--0--2.---x--0--2--x--0--2-----| D:-2--2.---2--0.---2--2.--0--0.---2--0--0--2--0--0---0-| A:-2--0.---3--2.---2--0.--2-------3--2-----3--2--------| E:-0----------3----0------3----------3--------3--------| | | | here, here, and here. These chords are played by an acoustic and another electric: G D C G D Dsus4 D C F C D A D A e:-15--14--12--15------------|-----------------------| B:-----------------15~-------|-13----13-15-----------| G:--------------------14-----|----12-------14~-------| D:-----------------------12~-|----------------14-----| A:---------------------------|-------------------12~-| E:---------------------------|-----------------------| [Riff 1] A5 B5 A5 G5 D5 D/C# A5 e:-----|-------------------------------------------------------------| B:-----|-------------------------------------------------------------| G:-----|--------------------------------------2-2-2------------------| D:-----|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0----2--2-2-2-2-2--| A:--7\-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------4--0--0-0-0-0-0--| E:--5\-|------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------| E5 D5 D/C# B5 D5 e:---------------|--------------------------------------------| B:---------------|--------------------------------------------| G:-4-4--2--------|--------------7\----------------------------| D:-2-2--0-----4--|-4-4-4-4-4-4--7\----------------------------| A:---------4--2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2--5\----------------------------| E:---------------|--------------------------------------------| [Riff 2] A Bm/A D Amaj7 e:--------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------2--3--3---7~--5--5\--2--3--3--7--7-| G:---------------------2--4--4---7~--6--6\--2--4--4--7--7-| D:---------------------2--4--4---7~--6--6\--2--4--4--7--7-| A:------------0--------0--0--0-------0--0---0--0--0-------| E:---0--2--3----3--0--------------------------------------| (with phaser) [Riff 3] - these chords are doubled by an acoustic and another electric B Bm G A5 D D/C# A Bm e:---------------------------------|-2~---3~-------------------| B:-------------------7--7-7--7-7~--|-3~---3~--------3--3-----3-| G:-------------------8--8-8--8-8~--|-4~---4~--------2--2--2--4-| D:-------------------9--9-9--9-9~--|-4~---5~---7~---0--x--2--4-| A:----------0--------9--9-9--9-9~--|-2~---5~---7~------4--0--2-| E:-0--2--3----3--0---7--7-7--7-7~--|------3~---5~--------------| [Riff 4] Bm e:--------------(2)---|--------------------------|--2----------------| B:--------------(3)---|--------------------------|--3----------------| G:o-------------(4)--o|----------------7------9\-|--4----------------| D:o-------------(4)--o|----------------7--7---9\-|--4----------------| A:--------0-----(2)---|--------0-------5--7---7\-|--2----------------| E:--0-2-3---3-0--2----|--0-2-3---3-2~--5--5---7\-|-------------------| [Riff 5] A5 G F5 e:------------------------------------------------------------------| B:----------------------------------------------------------3--3--3-| G:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------2~--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--x--0--x-| D:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--0--2-| A:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--2--3-| E:----------------0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--1~--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----3----| [Riff 6] F e:----------------------------------------------------------| B:-----------------------------5----------------------------| G:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5----------------------------| D:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5----------------------------| A:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3----------------------------| E:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------| [Riff 7] - Doubled by an acoustic guitar (and two other electrics) B D B G e:-------------------------------------------------------| B:-------------------------------------------------------| G:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------| D:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-----------------| A:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-----------------| E:-------------------------------------3-----------------| [Riff 8] - Doubled by an acoustic guitar Esus2 Dsus2 Csus2 e:--7--7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------| B:--7--7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------| G:--9--9-9-9-9-9---7--7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------| D:--9--9-9-9-9-9---7--7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------| A:--7--7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------| E:------------------------------------------------------------------| Progression: [Free time] [Intro] x1 [Riff 1] x3 First half of [Riff 1] x1 [Riff 2] x4 [Riff 3] x1 Last half of [Riff 3] x1 [Riff 4] x2, last time without final Bm [Riff 5] x1 [Guitar Solo] (trill; 0tr2 = 0h2p0h2p0h2p0 etc) \/ e:-----------------------------------------------------------------5-7---| B:-8---------0------------------------------------5-7-8b10~--8b10--------| G:-7b9r7b9~----0~-0tr2~--------------------5-6--7------------------------| D:-----------------------3~----------5-6-7-------------------------------| A:----------------------------5--6-7-------------------------------------| E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-8b10~~(10)~~(10)~~r8~---5h8p5------------------------------------------| B:-------------------------------8-8b10~---10b12~~(12)~--10b12~~--10b13~~-| G:------------------------------------------------------------------------| D:------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------------------------------------------| e:--------------------------------------------------------------| B:-10b12~~(12)~~--10b13--10b13r10--8h10p8-----------------------| G:----------------------------------------9--5h7p5---7b9-5~~~---| D:-------------------------------------------------7------------| A:--------------------------------------------------------------| E:--------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-------[5]-----[7]-[5]---------------------------------------------| D:-5--7------[7]---------[7]~~----7p5---7--5s3~~~~-------------------| A:------------------------------------7------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| This riff is played 3 1/2 times under the guitar solo: Am7 C/G F C5 G5 C5 e:--------0------------0---|----------1-----------------------| B:----------1------------1-|------------1---------------------| G:-----0------0------0-----|------2-----------5------5--------| D:-2-2-------------2-------|----3-------------5---5--5--------| A:-0-----------------------|-3----------------3---5--3--------| E:--------------3----------|-1--------------------3-----------| [Riff 6] x1 [Riff 7] x2 [Riff 7] x2 along with this line played by yet another electric and acoustic guitar, two times: Bm D Bm G e:-------7-7-7-7-7----5--------------7-7-7-7-7----3------------------| B:-------7-7-7-7-7-x--7---x-x--------7-7-7-7-7-x--3---x-x------------| G:-------7-7-7-7-7-x--7---x-x--------7-7-7-7-7-x--4---x-x------------| D:--/9-------------x--7---x-x---/9-------------x--5---x-x------------| A:--/9-------------x--5---x-x---/9-------------x--5---x-x------------| E:--/7--------------------------/7----------------3------------------| [Riff 8] x1 [Riff 7] x1 [Riff 8] x1 [Riff 7] x2 Play over [Riff 7] x2: (This is the 1812 Overture FYI) e:------------------------|------------------------|----------------------| B:--------4-------4-------|-------4-------4--------|-------4-------4------| G:o---4-6---6-4-6---4-4~-o|---4-6---6-4-6---4-4~---|---4-6---6-4-6---4-[4]| D:o-4--------------------o|-4----------------------|-4--------------------| A:------------------------|------------------------|----------------------| E:------------------------|------------------------|----------------------| |-------2---------2----------------------| |-3--3--3---3--3--3---3------------------| |-x--0--2---x--0--2---0---1--1--1--1--1~-| |-2--0--0---2--0--0---0---2--2--2--2--2~-| |-3--2------3--2------2---2--2--2--2--2~-| |----3---------3------3---0--0--0--0--0~-| With phaser: C Dadd4 C G/B Am |-----------3~-----------------------0~-----| |-------------1~--1-----3------------1~-----| |---------0---------------0---0---0--2~-----| |-------2-------2-----4--------------2~-----| |-0-2-3-------------5-------3---2----0~-----| |-------------------------------------------| And the meek shall inherit the earth. This Rush song is the culmination of many hours of work. It is not 100% complete, but every effort has been made to include as much as possible. Part IV does not include the solo. This is so that you can experiment :). The key is D. Part VI now includes the solo! I worked it out but there are still some omissions because the wah-wah makes the notes unclear. It sounds easy enough to tab, so eventually I will do it. Part VII does not include the solo either. Crank up the wah-wah pedal and go wild. The key is E. Now I can claim that this work is original, since the solo I took from the other tab was (partially) wrong and I replaced it with what I hope is the correct version. Previous versions (part I & II) were done by Blake Butterworth and also Ian Schmidt (last known address: irsman@iastate.edu). I have tried contacting Ian, but without success. Joost de Moel tabbed Discovery (part III) and I have corrected it and incorporated the free time section into this tab. There are many other corrections. Branden Robinson helped out greatly. Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com | = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music ~ = vibrato or held note . = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it h = hammer on p = pull off s = slide b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret r = release bend to indicated string/fret tr = trill; play the note(s) indicated rapidly and repeatedly (same thing as tremolo picking) / = slide up from infinity \ = slide down into infinity [5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack) o \_ o / repeat sign (always look for these!) [x35553] = fret box; this is a C chord - this is the same as standard tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read. + = bass position for wah-wah pedal (depressed fully back) o = treble position for wah-wah pedal (depressed fully forward) x\ _ x\ pick slide; slide the edge of the pick along the strings