Rush: Working Man From the album Rush (Mercury Records) Copyright 1974 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Lee and Lifeson Tabbed by Jeff Blank / Slide up \ Slide down (0) Ghost/grace note Intro/verse: (repeat several times) ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- -(2)-2--(2)-2----------(2)-2--(2)-2------------ -(2)-2--(2)-2----5-----(2)-2--(2)-2----3--3h5\- <-- Sometimes, the hammer -(0)-0--(0)-0--0---5\--(0)-0--(0)-0--0--------- is a slide ^^^ Omit this chord the first time at the very beginning of the song. ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ -2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0------------------------ ---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---5---5---7--0-5/7\-- ---------------------------------3---3---5---0-------- "They call me the working man I guess that's what I am" Tab by: Janss Adams I saw the tab for this song already posted and I checked it out. . I have a few more things to add. Main riff: This riff is pretty easy. . .this is how I play it. . .(Heavy on the distortion) ----------------------------------- ----------------------------------- --1--1-1-1--------1--1-1-1-------- --2--2-2-2--------2--2-2-2-----_-- --2--2-2-2--5-----2--2-2-2--3-3-5 --0--0-0-0----5---0--0-0-0-------- ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------ --7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-------5---5---7---7- ----7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5---3---3---5---0--- Solo 1- I think it's pretty accurate -------------------------------------------------------------------- -1>(5)-5~-5>(7)-7~-7-8~-8-7-8-7-5-7-5---5------_------------------ ---------------------------------------7---7-6-7-6-4--------_------ ------------------------------------------------------5-7-5-7-5---- -----------------------------------------------------------------7-- -------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------10- ------------------------------------------_---------8-10!-10!-10!--- ------------_---------_----------------7-9-7---7-9----------------- --5-7!-5-7-7-5---5-7-7-5-----_--5-7>9-------9--------------------- ---------------7----------7--5-7----------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- --10-----10----_-------------------------------_-------------- ------10!----10!-8--8---8-10!-8---8--12!--10!-10!-8---10-8----- ------------------9--9---------9-------------------9------7-9- --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------_----------_-------_----------------------------- ---_--7-9!---9!-9!-9-7---7-9!-9!-7---9-9-7--7-----------_----_------ --7-9-----------------9----------9-------9---9-8-7-5-7-5--7-5----- ----------------------------------------------------------7----7-5~~ -------------------------------------------------------------------- I couldn't transcribe the rest of the solos to my satisfaction, so I left them out. The only other part of the song I know is the following. ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -------_----------_-------------------------_---------_------------ --7-7-7-5---7-7-7-5---7-5---5~~--7-5-7-7-7-5---7-7-7-5--7-5---5~ ----------7----------7-----7-------------------7---------5-----7--- ----------_----------_---------3~----------_----------_---------3~ -----5-5-5-3---5-5-5-3--5-3------5-3-5-5-5-3---5-5-5-3--5-3----- -------------4---------4-----4-----------------4---------4----4---- ------------------------------------------------------------------- -7-5---------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- _ --0-3-5-5!-5!-5-3---5-3-------3----------- ------------------5-----5-3-5--5-3-0-3-5! ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------- --7-7-7-7-5---5~--5--5------------------ -------------7----------7-5-3~--3-5-3-0- Key- ~ vibrato ! bend _ hammer on or pull off > slide up That's it. . . Any questions?. . .Janss- ubeads@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu