riff 1
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---------------7--|
A|------------------|
E|-0-0-5~-3-5-3-3---| x2
riff 2 (variation of riff 1) Alternate between riff 1 and 2 in the verses
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-5~-3-5-3-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 2nd time
e|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0--------0----|-0--------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x--2--4--7--9-|-x--2--4--7-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2--3--9--9-|-2--2--3--9-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2-----7-|-2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
chorus
e|----8-----8-----4------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8-----4----4---6--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-----9-----5-----5---7---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10----10----6-----6---8----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----10----6-----6---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
riff 1
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-5~-3-5-3-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
riff 2 (variation of riff 1) Alternate between riff 1 and 2 in the verses
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------5--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------3--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-5~-3-5-3-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rush/carnies_tab.html ]
Bridge 2nd time
e|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0--------0----|-0--------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x--2--4--7--9-|-x--2--4--7-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2--3--9--9-|-2--2--3--9-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2--2--2-----7-|-2--2--2--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------0-|-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
riff 3 (riff before the solo) x7
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-3-5-3-0-0-3-0--------------------------------------------------------------------|
solo 1
e|----------------------------|
B|-------8-10-8-10-8-12-8-10--|
G|-5-7-9----------------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
riff 3 x4
solo 2- under lyrics
e|---------------------12-15---------------------------|
B|-------10-10-8-8---8------------8-10-8-10-8-12-8-10--|
G|-5-7-9--9-----9-9-9--------5-7-9---------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
riff 3 x4
chorus
e|----8-----8-----4------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----8-----8-----4----4---6--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-----9-----5-----5---7---------------------------------------------------------|
D|--10----10----6-----6---8----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10----10----6-----6---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
riff 4- before the final bridge
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 2nd time A wheel of fate a game of chance
e|---------------|------------|----|
B|-0--------0----|-0--------0-|----|
G|-x--2--4--7--9-|-x--2--4--7-|----|
D|-2--2--3--9--9-|-2--2--3--9-|-2--|
A|-2--2--2-----7-|-2--2--2----|-2--|
E|-0-----------0-|-0----------|-0--|
riff 3 x11
end with
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9-9-7-9/------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-7-9/------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7-5-7/------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|