COUNTDOWN
As recorded by Rush
(From the 1982 Album SIGNALS)
Words by Lee, Lifeson, Peart Music by Lee & Lifeson
Transcribed by Charles D. Bruce
Last Updated: 2003-10-20
E7 A/E G6/E
B7sus4/F#
x 7 9 7 0 0 0 7 7 6 5 0 0 5 5 4 3 0 x 9 7 9
0 0
B7sus4/F#(type 2) Dsus2 G F
x 9 7 9 7 7 x 5 7 7 5 5 3 5 5 4 3 3 1 3 3 2
1 1
C5 E5 A
Aadd9
x 3 5 5 x x x 7 9 9 0 0 5 7 7 6 5 5 5 7 7 6
0 0
Fmaj7 G7 A7sus2
Fmaj7sus2
1 3 3 2 0 x 3 x 3 0 0 x x 0 2 0 0 x 1 3 3 0
0 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lifeson'
Q=132
4/4
Gtr I
Wx8
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
W +W W +W
||--0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)----|
||o-0--------|-(0)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|
||--7--------|-(7)--------|-6--------|-(6)----|
||--9--------|-(9)--------|-7--------|-(7)----|
||o-7--------|-(7)--------|-7--------|-(7)----|
||-----------|------------|----------|--------|
1.,2.,3.
W +W W +W 4x
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)-----||
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-0--------|-(0)----o||
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-9--------|-(9)-----||
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)-----||
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-9--------|-(9)----o||
|----------|------------|----------|---------||
4.
W +W W +H.. E
|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)----------|
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-0--------|-(0)----------|
|-4--------|-(4)--------|-9--------|-(9)----------|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)--------9-|
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-9--------|-(9)--------7-|
|----------|------------|----------|--------------|
W +H.. E W +H.. E
|-0--------|-(0)----------|-0--------|-(0)----------|
|-0--------|-(0)----------|-5--------|-(5)----------|
|-7--------|-(7)--------6-|-6--------|-(6)--------4-|
|-9--------|-(9)--------7-|-7--------|-(7)--------5-|
|-7--------|-(7)--------7-|-7--------|-(7)--------5-|
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|
W +H.. E W +H.. E
|-0--------|-(0)----------|-0--------|-(0)--------0-|
|-3--------|-(3)----------|-0--------|-(0)--------0-|
|-4--------|-(4)--------9-|-9--------|-(9)--------7-|
|-5--------|-(5)--------7-|-7--------|-(7)--------9-|
|-5--------|-(5)--------9-|-9--------|-(9)--------7-|
|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|
H H +H H H H +H Q +Q
|-0----0----|-(0)-------0-----|-0----0----|-(0)-------0---(0)---|
|-0----0----|-(0)-------0-----|-5----5----|-(5)-------5---(5)\--|
|-7----7----|-(7)-------7-----|-6----6----|-(6)-------6---(6)\--|
|-9----9----|-(9)-------9-----|-7----7----|-(7)-------7---(7)\--|
|-7----7----|-(7)-------7-----|-7----7----|-(7)-------7---(7)\--|
|-----------|-----0--0-(0)----|-----------|-----0--0-(0)--(0)---|
E Q E +H E Q E +Q +Q
H H +H H H H +H H
|-0----0----|-(0)-------0-----|-0----7----|-(7)-------0-----|
|-3----3----|-(3)-------3-----|-0----7----|-(7)-------0-----|
|-4----4----|-(4)-------4-----|-9----9----|-(9)-------9-----|
|-5----5----|-(5)-------5-----|-7----7----|-(7)-------7-----|
|-5----5----|-(5)-------5-----|-9----9----|-(9)-------9-----|
|-----------|-----0--0-(0)----|-----------|-----0--0-(0)----|
E Q E +H E Q E +H
~
H H +H H H H +E Q E Q Q
|-0----0----|-(0)-------0-----|-0----0----|-(0)------------|
|-0----0----|-(0)-------0-----|-5----5----|-(5)-5----5-----|
|-7----7----|-(7)-------7-----|-6----6----|-(6)----6----6--|
|-9----9----|-(9)-------9-----|-7----7----|-(7)------------|
|-7----7----|-(7)-------7-----|-7----7----|-(7)------------|
|-----------|-----0--0-(0)----|-----------|----------------|
E Q E +H
~~
Q E Q E E E H. Q H H H H
|-0-------0-----|---------0--|-0----0----|-7----7----|
|-3--3------3---|---------0--|-0----0----|-7----7----|
|-4----4------4-|-4-------7--|-9----9----|-9----9----|
|---------------|-5-------9--|-7----7----|-7----7----|
|---------------|-5-------7--|-9----9----|-9----9----|
|---------------|------------|-----------|-----------|
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q
|-5----5----5--|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----5----5--|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----7----7--|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-4----4----4--|
|-7----7----7--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|
|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|
|--------------|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|-3----3----3--|
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E E E E E
|-5----5----5--|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-5----5----5--|--------------|--------------|-----------------|
|-7----7----7--|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7----7----7--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|--------------|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|-----------------|
E E E Q Q. Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. Q. E +E
|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|---------------|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5----5-(5)\-|
|-9-9-9-9--9----|-9----9----(9)-|-6----6----(6)-|-6----6----6-(6)\-|
|-9-9-9-9--9----|-9----9----(9)-|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7----7-(7)\-|
|-7-7-7-7--7----|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7----7-(7)\-|
|---------------|---------------|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5----5-(5)\-|
H H H H Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
|-3----3----|-3----3----|--------------|--------------|
|-3----3----|-3----3----|-5----5-------|-5----5-------|
|-4----4----|-4----4----|-6----6-------|-6----6-------|
|-5----5----|-5----5----|-7----7----7--|-7----7----7--|
|-5----5----|-5----5----|-7----7----7--|-7----7----7--|
|-3----3----|-3----3----|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|
E E E Q Q E +Q E Q Q E Q. Q Q E +E E E Q E Q
|-------------0-|-(0)------------|------0-------|---------0-------|
|-------------0-|-(0)------------|---------0----|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9-----9-|-(9)--7-7--7----|-6----------6-|-(6)--------6----|
|-9-9-9-9--9----|------9-9--9----|-7------------|-----7--------7--|
|-7-7-7-7--7----|------7-7--7----|-7------------|-------7---------|
|---------------|--------------0-|-5------------|-----------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. +Q Q. Q. +Q
|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|----------------|----------------|
|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|----------------|----------------|
|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-5----5----(5)--|-5----5----(5)--|
|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-5----5----(5)--|-5----5----(5)--|
|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3----3----(3)--|-3----3----(3)--|
|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|----------------|----------------|
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-5----5----5--|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|-7----7----7--|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-4----4----4--|
|-7----7----7--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|
|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|
|--------------|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|-3----3----3--|
6/4
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E Q E Q +E E E Q E E E H
|--------------|--------------|------------------|----------------------------|
|-5----5----5--|--------------|-----0--------0---|-(0)---0-------0------------|
|-7----7----7--|-4----4----4--|-------2----------|---------0-------0----------|
|-7----7----7--|-5----5----5--|------------3-----|-----2----------------------|
|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|---3------------0-|-(0)---------3-----3-2-0----|
|--------------|-3----3----3--|-1-------3--------|-----------1-------------1--|
H Q. E +H H E E E E
4/4 6/4
E E E Q E Q +E E E Q E E E H
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|--------------------|---------------------------|
|-------0--------0---|-(0)---0-------0-----------|
|---------2----------|---------0-------0---------|
|--------------3-----|-----2---------------------|
|-----3------------0-|-(0)---------3-----3-2-0---|
|-(1)-------3--------|-----------1-------------1-|
+H Q. E +H H E E E E
4/4 6/4
E E E Q E Q +E E E Q E E E H
|--------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------0--------0---|-(0)---0-------0-------------|
|---------2----------|---------0-------0-----------|
|--------------3-----|-----2-----------------------|
|-----3------------0-|-(0)---------3-----3-2-0-----|
|-(1)-------3--------|-----------1-------------1---|
+H Q. E +H H E E E E
4/4
E E E Q E Q +H.. E E E E E E E E E 12x H H
|--------------------|--------------||-------------------||-0----0----|
|-------0--------0---|--------------||o-----------------o||-0----0----|
|---------2--------2-|-(2)--------9-||--9-9---9---9---9--||-7----7----|
|--------------3---2-|-(2)--------9-||--9-9---9---9---9--||-9----9----|
|-----3------------0-|-(0)--------7-||o-7-7---7---7---7-o||-7----7----|
|-(1)-------3--------|--------------||-------------------||-----------|
+H Q. E
|-3-|
+E Q. H Q. H +E +E E Q. E E +E H Q Q Q
|-(0)-0----0----|------5----(5)-|-(5)-----------------|-0----0------|
|-(0)-0----0----|------5----(5)-|-(5)-----------------|-3------3----|
|-(7)-7----7----|-6----6----(6)-|-(6)-6-6----6-6-(6)\-|-4--------4--|
|-(9)-9----9----|-7----7----(7)-|-(7)-7-7----7-7-(7)\-|-5-----------|
|-(7)-7----7----|-7-------------|-----7-7----7-7-(7)\-|-5-----------|
|---------------|-5-------------|-----5-5----5-5-(5)\-|-------------|
~
W H H H H E Q E Q Q
|----------|-0----7----|-7----7----|--------------|
|----------|-0----7----|-7----7----|-5----5----5--|
|----------|-9----9----|-9----9----|-7----7----7--|
|-5--------|-7----7----|-7----7----|-7----7----7--|
|----------|-9----9----|-9----9----|-5----5----5--|
|----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-5----5----5--|
|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-4----4----4--|-7----7----7--|
|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-7----7----7--|
|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|
|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|-3----3----3--|--------------|
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E E E Q Q. Q Q E
|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-9----9--9--9-|
|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-9----9--9--9-|
|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-7----7--7--7-|
|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|----------------|--------------|
Q. Q Q. Q. H +E Q. Q E Q H H
|--------------|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5--5-5--|-----------|
|--------------|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5--5-5--|-3----3----|
|-9----9--9----|-6----6----(6)-|-6----6--6-6--|-4----4----|
|-9----9--9----|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7--7-7--|-5----5----|
|-7----7--7----|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7--7-7--|-5----5----|
|--------------|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5--5-5--|-3----3----|
H H Q. H +E Q. H +E E E E E Q E E
|-----------|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5----(5)-|----------------|
|-3----3----|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5----(5)-|----------------|
|-4----4----|-6----6----(6)-|-6----6----(6)-|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-|
|-5----5----|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7----(7)-|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-|
|-5----5----|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7----(7)-|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-|
|-3----3----|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5----(5)-|----------------|
+E Q E Q Q Q. Q Q E +E E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E
|--------0-0-----|-0----0-------|---------0-------|-1---1---1---1---|
|--------0-0-----|-5-------0----|------------0----|-1---1---1---1---|
|-(9)-7-------7--|-6----------6-|-(6)-------------|-2---2---2---2---|
|-(9)-9-------9--|-7------------|-----7-----------|-3---3---3---3---|
|-(7)-7----------|-7------------|-------7---------|-3---3---3---3---|
|----------------|--------------|-----------------|-1---1---1---1---|
E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q Q. Q. +Q E Q E Q Q
|-1---1---1---1---|--------------|----------------|--------------|
|-1---1---1---1---|--------------|----------------|-5----5----5--|
|-2---2---2---2---|-5----5----5--|-5----5----(5)--|-7----7----7--|
|-3---3---3---3---|-5----5----5--|-5----5----(5)--|-7----7----7--|
|-3---3---3---3---|-3----3----3--|-3----3----(3)--|-5----5----5--|
|-1---1---1---1---|--------------|----------------|--------------|
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q
|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-5----5----5--|
|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-4----4----4--|-7----7----7--|
|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-7----7----7--|
|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|
|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|-3----3----3--|--------------|
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q. H +E
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------5----(5)-|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-5----5----(5)-|
|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-4----4----4--|-7----7----(7)-|
|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-7----7----(7)-|
|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-5-------------|
|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|-3----3----3--|---------------|
Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. Q Q +E
|------3----(3)-|------1----(1)-|------3----(3)-|------5---------|
|------3----(3)-|------1----(1)-|------3----(3)-|-5----5--5--(5)-|
|-4----4----(4)-|-2----2----(2)-|-4----4----(4)-|-7----7--7--(7)-|
|-5----5----(5)-|-3----3----(3)-|-5----5----(5)-|-7----7--7--(7)-|
|-5-------------|-3-------------|-5-------------|-5--------------|
|-3-------------|-1-------------|-3-------------|----------------|
Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. H E E E E Q E Q
|------3----(3)-|------1----(1)-|------3------|------------------|
|------3----(3)-|------1----(1)-|------3------|-----0--------0---|
|-4----4----(4)-|-2----2----(2)-|-4----4------|-------2----------|
|-5----5----(5)-|-3----3----(3)-|-5----5----5-|------------3-----|
|-5-------------|-3-------------|-5---------5-|---3------------0-|
|-3-------------|-1-------------|-3---------3-|-1-------3--------|
H Q. E
6/4 4/4
+E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q 9x
||----------------------------|---------------------||
||o-(0)---0-------0-----------|-------0--------0---o||
||----------0-------0---------|---------2-----------||
||------2---------------------|--------------3------||
||o-(0)---------3-----3-2-0---|-----3------------0-o||
||------------1-------------1-|-(1)-------3---------||
+H H E E E E +H Q. E
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a -
acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it
represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them
represent rests. Multi-bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the
number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths,
s16 = swing 16ths
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