Rush - In the End

      
 
 Rush - In The End
 
 From the CD 'Fly By Night'
 Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
 Mercury/Polygram Records 822542-2
 
 This song opens with an acoustic 12 string playing in D, however
 there is some sort of electronic detuning which makes it appear to be in C.
 I will tab out the intro in C but be aware that it is played with the same
 fingering as Riff 2. Also, Riff 1 is played in the same position as Riff 4,
 but with the same electronic detuning. There is phaser almost throughout
 this song, but I will try to notate specifically where it appears.
 Previously tabbed by Tony Zimmerman .
 
 = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
 ~ = vibrato or held note
 x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
 h = hammer on
 p = pull off
 s = slide
 b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
 r = release bend to indicated string/fret
 / = 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!)
 
 Intro                                                         
  - strum freely (notes in ()'s are not played on every repeat)
 C F Eb Bb C F 
       

 e:--0-0---1-1--1---------1-1---1------0-0---1-1--1------------------------
 B:--1--1--1--1--1---4-4--3---3--3---3-1---1-1--1--1-----------------------
 G:--0-----2---------3-3--3--------3---0-----2-----------------------------
 D:--2-----3-------3-5-5--3------------2-----3-------3-----0-3-(0)----3----
 A:--3-----3---------6-6--1------------3-----3-----------1---------0-3---3-
 E:--------1---------------------------------1--------(3)---------------3-- 
 

 
 Riff 1         
  - strum freely
 Am F Am F G 
      

 e:--0-0-----0-0-----0--1-1--1-1------0-0-----0-0-----1-----------
 B:--1-1-----1-1-----1--1--1-1--1-----1-1-----1-1-----1--3--------
 G:--2-2-----2-2-----2--2----2--------2-2-----2-2-----2--4--------
 D:--2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2--3----3----0h3-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-3--5--------
 A:--0-0-----0-0-----0--3----3--------0-0-----0-0-----3--5--------
 E:--------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

 
 Riff 2                                                          
  - I can usually hear a higher riff or single note run over this
 riff; it could be another guitar playing the octave or notes
 related the chord
 
 D G F C D G (with phaser)

 e:--2--2--3~---------0~----2--2--3--3--------------------------------
 B:--3--3--3~---1--1--1~----3--3--3--3--------------------------------
 G:--2--2--0~---2--2--0~----2--2--0--0----------0------0--------------
 D:--0--0--0~---3--3--2~----0--0--0--0--------2------0-----(0)--------
 A:--------2~---3--3--3~----------2--2---0--3------2------0-----------
 E:--------3~---1--1--------------3--3-------------------------------- 
 

 
 Riff 3                                                            
  - The last note of Riff 2 is not played when this riff follows it
 _________________________
 F A F 1. G 2. G D

 e:--- --------------------- ----------- -----------
 B:--- ---1--1-------1--1--- ----3-3~--- ---3--7~---
 G:--- o--2--2---6---2--2--- ----4-4~--o ---4--7~---
 D:--- o--3--3---7---3--3--- ----5-5~--o ---5--7~---
 A:--- ---3--3---7---3--3--- ----5-5~--- ---5--5~---
 E:-0- ---1--1---5---1--1--- ----3-3~--- ---3------- 
 

 
 Riff 4 
 
 Bm G Bm G A 
      

 e:--2--2--2-2--------------------2-2--2--2---------------------------
 B:--3--3--3-3-----3--3---3---3---3-3--3--3--3--3--5--5---------------
 G:--4--4--4-4-----4--4---4---4---4-4--4--4--4--4--6--6---------------
 D:--4--4--4-4-----5--5---5---5---4-4--4--4--5--5--7--7---------------
 A:--2--2--2-2-----5--5---5---5---2-2--2--2--5--5--7--7---------------
 E:----------------3--3---3---3--------------3--3--5--5--------------- 
 

 
 Song progression:
 
 Intro 
  x1
 
 Intro         
  x2 /w lyrics:
 
 Well I can see what you mean, it just takes me longer.
 And I can feel what you feel, it just makes you stronger.
 
 Riff 1 
  x1:
 
 Well you can take me for a little while.
 You can take me, you can make me smile in the end.
 
 Intro 
  x2
 
 (pitch electronically shifted upward from C to D)
 
 Riff 2 
  x2
 
 Fill 1 Riff 2 
  over :
 etc

 e:---------------------------------------------------------
 B:-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x--------
 G:---------------------------------------------------------
 D:---------------------------------------------------------
 A:---------------------------------------------------------
 E:--------------------------------------------------------- 
 

 
 Riff 2        
  x2 /w lyrics:
 
 Well I can see what you mean, it just takes me longer.
 And I can feel what you feel, it just makes you stronger.
 
 Riff 3        
  x2 /w lyrics:
 
 I know, I know, I know. Oh the feeling grows.
 I see, I see, I see. Ooh it's got to be.
 
 Riff 2 
  x1
 
 Riff 2        
  x2 /w lyrics:
 
 I can do what you do, you just do it better.
 And I can cry like you cry, it just makes me sadder.
 
 Riff 3        
  x2 /w lyrics:
 
 I know, I know, I know. Oh the feeling grows.
 I see, I see, I see. Ooh it's got to be.
 
 Riff 2 
  x1
 
 Riff 2    Guitar Solo 
  x4 under :

 e:----------------------------------------------------------------------
 B:----------------------------------------------------------------------
 G:-14b16--14~--14b16--14-12-11h12p11-12p11h12p11--14p11-----------------
 D:------------------------------------------------------12~~--10-12-----
 A:----------------------------------------------------------------------
 E:----------------------------------------------------------------------
 e:--------------------------------------------------------------------
 B:--------------------------------------------------------------------
 G:------------------------7-------------------------------------------
 D:-10p9h10p9-10p9-7--9-10----10-9-7----7-------------7----------------
 A:----------------------------------10---10-9-7-9-10---10-9-7-9-7-----
 E:----------------------------------------------------------------10-8
 e:------ ---------------------------------------------------------------
 B:------ ---------------------------------------------------------------
 G:------ -----------------------------------10-12-11-----------------7--
 D:------ -----------------------10----10-12----------12-11-[12]--7-9----
 A:------ -------8----10-8-10s12----12-----------------------------------
 E:-10~~- --8h10---10----------------------------------------------------
 e:-------------------------------10-12b14~~14~~-12b14~~-12b14~14~14r12---
 B:----------------------10--10h12----------------------------------------
 G:-9b11r9---7-7~~--9s11--------------------------------------------------
 D:--------9--------------------------------------------------------------
 A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------
 E:----------------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

 
 (gtr joined by a kazoo here?)

 e:-12-10----------------------- -----------------------------------------
 B:-------12-10----------------- -----------------------------------------
 G:----------------------------- -12h14-14~-14-12-14-12-14-14b16-14-14b16-
 D:-------------12~-------12-12- -----------------------------------------
 A:-----------------12h14------- -----------------------------------------
 E:----------------------------- -----------------------------------------
 e:------------ ----------------------------------------------------------
 B:------------ ----------------------------------------------------------
 G:-14-14b16~~- -14b17-14b17-14b17-14b17r14-14p12-12p11-11h12p11-14p11----
 D:------------ -------------------------------------------------------12~
 A:------------ ----------------------------------------------------------
 E:------------ ----------------------------------------------------------
 e:---------------------------------------------------------- -------------
 B:----------------------------------------------15~~\------- -------------
 G:----------12p11----12p11----12p11----12p11---------------- --12p11------
 D:-12-12-12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-12- --------12---
 A:---------------------------------------------------------- -------------
 E:---------------------------------------------------------- -------------
 e:----------------------------------------- ----------------------------
 B:----------------------------------------- ----------------------------
 G:--12p11-----12p11----12p11--------------- -12p11----12p11----12p11----
 D:--------12--------12-------12-12~-12-12-- -------12-------12-------12-
 A:----------------------------------------- ----------------------------
 E:----------------------------------------- ----------------------------
 e:---------------------------------------------------
 B:---------------------------------------------------
 G:-12p11----12p11----12p11---------------------------
 D:-------12-------12-------12--12-12---10h12~~~\-----
 A:---------------------------------------------------
 E:--------------------------------------------------- 
 

 
 Riff 4        
  x1 /w lyrics:
 
 You can take me for a little while.
 You can take me you can make me smile in the end.
 
 Riff 2 
  x1
 
 Riff 2        
  x2 /w lyrics:
 
 Well I can shine like you shine, it don't make me brighter.
 But if I think like you think, it don't make my load much lighter.
 
 Riff 2 
  x1
 
 (Now the phaser is used in an opposite fashion - for the chords and it is
 left out from the single notes.)
 
 Riff 2         
  x1 much softer
 
 Riff 2        
  x2 /w lyrics:
 
 Well I can see what you mean, it just takes me longer.
 And I can feel what you feel, it just makes me stronger.
 
 Riff 2 
  x1