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Chord diagram for D
Chord diagram for A
      
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 22:05:12 -0700 (MST)
From: "Anthony John Zimmermann"
Rush
Prime Mover
Hold Your Fire
Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart
Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann
Comments Welcome
---------------------------------------------------|---2--2-----------| ---------------------------------------------------|---3--3-----------| --2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|---2--2-----------| --0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|---0--0-----------| ---------------------------------------------------|------------------| ---------------------------------------------------|------------------|

Palm mute, 2x D, 2x
--2--2------2-------------------|---3--3------------------------------| --3--3------3---------2---------|---3--3------------------------------| --2--2------4---------2---------|---0--0------------------------------| --0--0------4---------2---------|---0--0------------------------------| ------------2---------0---------|---2--2------------------------------| --------------------------------|---3--3------------------------------|

D Bm A (2x)
Top part: Rhy. Fig. 1
Basic Elemental...
|-----2-P-0----3----2-P-0--|-----2-P-0----3----2-P-0------------------| |-----------3-------------3|-----------3-------------3----------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------------|

| (Two Guitars) |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------------| |--2-----------------------|--0---------------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------------------|

(Bm) (D) (A) (Bm) (D) (A)
Alternating currents in a tidewater surge
|---------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------A.H.-----------| |------------------------------------------------2-----------------| |---------------------------------------------2-----2-----------------| |-------------------------------------0---/4--------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------------------|

(Bm) (D) (A) (Bm) (D) (A)
Rational resistance to an unwise urge
|----------------------------------------------------3----------------| |------------------------------------/3--2-----------3----------------| |-------------------------------------------2--------0----------------| |----------------------------------------------2-----0----------------| |-------------------------------------------------0--2----------------| |----------------------------------------------------3----------------|

G
(G)
Anything can happen
Verses: (Guitars are Nashville-tuned w/4 bottom strings up 1 octave)
(D) (G)
>From the point of conception
(Bm) (E) E:022100
To the moment of truth
(D) (G)
At the point of surrender
(Bm) (A)
to the burden of proof
w/Rhy.Fig.1 (3x)
>From the point of ignition
(E)
to the final drive
w/Rhy.Fig.1 (3x)
The point of the journey
(A)
is not to arrive
(G)
Anything can happen
Guitar Tacet until "Alternating Currents..."
I set the wheels in motion....
--------------------0--------------------------0----------------------| ----------------0------0-------------------0-------0------------------| ------------6--------------------------4------------------------------| --------6--------------------------4----------------------------------| ----4--------------------------2--------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

(C#m) (E5) (B) E5: x799xx
I set the clouds in motion
(C#m) (E5) (B)
Turn up light and sound
(C#m) (E5) (B)
Activate the window
(A)
and watch the world go 'round
Palm Mute: (2x) 1. 2.
--2------------3-------------3----|------|----------------------------| --3------------3--------3----3----|------|----------------------------| --2------2-----0--------2----0----|------|----------------------------| --0------2-----0--------0----0----|--2---|---/-9-~~~~~~---------------| ---------0--------------0----2----|--2---|---/-9-~~~~~~---------------| ------------------------2----3----|--0---|----------------------------|

Depress Tremolo bar before
striking note
Outro chords:
D A G
D/F# G E A D/F#: 20023x

Source: http://www.guitaretab.com/r/rush/16652.html

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