Rush - BU2B
This was tougher to tab than Caravan, but really harder to play. The pre-chorus parts
might give you trouble. Geddy uses his flamenco and it give it kind of a chordal sound so
it'll take work to match. Listen carefully to the slides because he changes the rhythm
between the first and second notes occasionally to give it a little more attitude.
Also note that each part never is exactly the same. for example, the choruses follow the
same pattern and basic structure, but the little licks and nuances change throughout.
Enjoy! And thank 13Kelly13 for this tab because although I started months ago, I forgot
to finish until he requested it!
Intro/Verse 1
G|--------------------------|
D|-------5--------5-----5---|
A|--------------------------|
E|-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-----| X2
G|----------------------------|
D|-------5--------5----5------|
A|-------------------7----7---|
E|-0-0-0----0-0-0-------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----------5----------------|
E|---7---7-7---7--1--1--1-1-1-|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------5--------5-----5---|
A|--------------------------|
E|-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-----| X2
G|----------------------------|
D|-------5--------5----5------|
A|-------------------7----7---|
E|-0-0-0----0-0-0-------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|------------------3---3-3---|
A|-----------5----------------|
E|---7---7-7---7--1---1-----1-|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------5--------5-----5---|
A|--------------------------|
E|-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-----| X2
G|----------------------------|
D|-------5--------5----5------|
A|-------------------7----7---|
E|-0-0-0----0-0-0-------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----------5----------------|
E|---7---7-7---7--1--1--1-1-1-|
Pre-Chorus Part 1 (X2)
G|--------------12----------12----15----------12------|
D|--14-14-14-14----14-14-14----14----14-14-14----14---|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9----------9----9----------9------|
D|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10---10---10-10-10---10---|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9-------9---9-------9-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8-----8-8---|
D|--7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---7-7-----7-7-----7-7-----7-7---|
A|----------------------------------------0-0-----0-0-----0-0-----0-|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pre-Chorus Part 2
G|--------------12----------12----15----------12------|
D|--14-14-14-14----14-14-14----14----14-14-14----14---|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9----------9----9----------9------|
D|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10---10---10-10-10---10---|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9-------9---9-------9-----8-8-----8-8-----8-----|
D|--7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---7-7-----7-7-----7-----|
A|----------------------------------------0-0-----0-0----0--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-10-9-7-----------------------|
E|----------------10-8-8-8-8-8-10-8-7---|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-3-5-7-7-5-7-8-8-7-8-10-10-8-10--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7---7---10-9-7-------------7---------|
E|---0---0--------10-8-8-10-8---10-8-7--|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-5--5--3--2--|
Pause
Verse 2
G|----------------------------|
D|-------5--------5/14-----5--|
A|----------------------------|
E|-0-0-0----0-0-0------0-0----|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------5\2--------5-----5--|
A|---------------------------|
E|-0-0-0------0-0-0---0-0----|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------5\2--------5----5----|
A|---------------------7---7--|
E|-0-0-0-----0-0-0------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|----------5-------------------|
E|---7---7----7--1--1-0-1-3-1-0-|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------5/14--------5-----5-|
A|---------------------------|
E|-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-------5--------5-----5---|
A|--------------------------|
E|-0-0-0----0-0-0---0-0-----|
G|----------------------------|
D|-------5--------5----5------|
A|-------------------7----7---|
E|-0-0-0----0-0-0-------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-----------5----------------|
E|---7---7-7---7--1--1--1-1-1-|
Pre-Chorus
G|--------------12----------12----15----------12------|
D|--14-14-14-14----14-14-14----14----14-14-14----14---|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------9----------9----9----------9------|
D|--10-10-10-10---10-10-10---10---10-10-10---10---|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9-------9---9-------9-----8---8----|
D|--7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7---7-7-7---7---7---7----|
A|--------------------------------------0------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Pause
Chorus 2
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-10-9-7-----------------------|
E|----------------10-8-8-8-8-8-10-8-7---|
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------10-9-7-----|
E|-5-5-3-5-7-7-5-7-8-8-7-8--------10--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7---7---10-9-7-------------7---------|
E|---0---0--------10-8-8-10-8---10-8-7--|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rush/bu2b_btab.html ]
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10-9----9h10p9---------|
A|------------------------12--------12-10-9-|
E|-5-5-3-5-7-7-5-7-8------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-10-9-7-------------7---------|
E|----------------10-8-8-10-8---10-8-7--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------10-9-7---------------|
A|------------------------10-8-7-8-10---|
E|-5-5-3-5-7-7-5-7----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7---7-7-10-9-7---------7-------------|
E|----------------10-8-10---10-8-7-8-10-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3--2--|
Bridge
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-2-2---2-4-4--4-5-5--5-9-9-7/9-9-------|
A|-----2-------4------5------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7---5---7------7---5---7------------------------------------|
A|-0-----0---0-----0----0---0---7-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-2-2---2-4-4--4-5-5--5-9-9-7/9-9-------|
A|-----2-------4------5------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7---5---7------7---5---7-----------------------------------|
A|-0-----0---0-----0----0---0---7-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---------------------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-2-2---2-4-4--4-5-5--5-9-9-7/9-9-------|
A|-----2-------4------5------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7---5---7------7---5---7------------------------------------|
A|-0-----0---0-----0----0---0---7-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|-2-2---2-4-4--4-5-5--5-9-9-7/9-9-------|
A|-----2-------4------5------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7---5---7------7---5---7-----------------------------------|
A|-0-----0---0-----0----0---0---7-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
G|---------------------------|
D|---------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------|
E|-----------------3-3-3-3-2-|
Interlude/Guitar Solo
G|------------------------------|
D|-------2/5--------2/5-----5---|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0------0-0-0-----0-0-----| X2
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------2/5--------2/5----5-----|
A|-----------------------7---7---|
E|-0-0-0------0-0-0--------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|-----------5------------------|
E|---7---7-7---7--1--1--1-1-1-1-|
G|------------------------------|
D|-------2/5--------2/5-----5---|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0------0-0-0-----0-0-----| X2
G|------------------------------|
D|-------2/5--------2/5---------|
A|------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0------0-0-0------5-3-0--|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------| (triplets)
A|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---------------------------|
E|-------------------------1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|
Final Chorus
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-10-9-7-----------------------|
E|----------------10-8-8-8-8-8-10-8-7---|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------10-9-7----|
E|-5-5-3-5-7-7-5-7-8-8-7-8--------10-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7---7---10-9-7-------------7---------|
E|---0---0--------10-8-8-10-8---10-8-7--|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------10-9----9h10p9---------|
A|------------------------12--------12-10-9-|
E|-5-5-3-5-7-7-5-7-8------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7---10-9-7-------------7---------|
E|-------0--------10-8-8-10-8---10-8-7--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------7-9--|
A|-------------------------7--9-10------|
E|-5-5-3-5-7-7-5-7--8--10---------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-7-7-10-9-7---------7-------------|
E|----------------10-8-10---10-8-7-8-7--|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7---7---10-9-7-------------7---------|
E|---0---0--------10-8-8-10-8---10-8-7--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-----------------10--9--7---------7---|
A|--------------------------10-9-10-----|
E|-5-5-3-5-7-7-5-7----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-7---7---10-9-7-------------7---------|
E|---0---0--------10-8-8-10-8---10-8-7--|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-12-12-12-12--|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------5-----------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-3-5-5-5-5-3-----3-3-2---|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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