Rush - I Overture (0:00 - 4:33) Intro E Am C9 G D
e:---------3--3--2~---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--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
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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------------------
D:----- -4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0----2--2-2-2-2-2--
A:--7\- -2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---4--0--0-0-0-0-0--
E:--5\- ------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------
E5 D5 D/C# B5 D5
e:---------------- --------------------------------------------
B:---------------- --------------------------------------------
G:-4--4-4-2------- --------------7\----------------------------
D:-2--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) Bm D5 Bm G5
e:-------------------------------------------------------
B:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------
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 Riff 1 First half of x1 Riff 2 x4 Riff 3 x1 Riff 3 Last half of 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 Riff 7 Play over x2: (This is the 1812 Overture FYI)
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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--------------------
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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
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-------------1~--1-----3------------1~-----
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-------2-------2-----4--------------2~-----
-0-2-3-------------5-------3---2----0~-----
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And the meek shall inherit the earth.
Source: http://tabfu.thudspace.net/r/rush/2112_overture.tab