Track: Freewill
Artist: Rush
Album: Permanet Waves
I looked at the other tab for this and I found it very confusing. So I figgered I'll
it out for you all and
this is what I came up with:
X - mute string
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer on
*7* - pinch harmonic
Intro:
|-1-0------------------------------|
|-----3-1-0--------1-0-------------|
|-----------2-0--------2-0---------|
|---------------3----------3-2-0---|
|--------------------------------3-|
|----------------------------------|
Riff 1:
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------0-|
|---------------------------------2--0----------|
|-------3----2--0----X-------3----------2--3----|
|-1--1-------------3----1--1--------------------|
Rhy 1:
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-6/8--8-----13-13----12----10----6-----8-8-----10-10----|
|-5/7--7--X--12-12-X--12-X--10----5--X--7-7--X--10-10--X-|
|-7/9--9-----14-14----12----10-0--7-----9-9-----10-10----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-10----13----12\---6--8-8-----13-13----12----10---|
|-10-X--12-X--12\---5--6-6--X--12-12-X--12-X--10---|
|-10----14----12\---7--9-9-----14-14----12----10-0-|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-6-----8--8-----10-10----10----13----12---|
|-5--X--7--7--X--10-10-X--10-X--12-X--12---|
|-7-----9--9-----10-10----10----14----12-0-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
Verse 1.1:
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------2-0----0-2\-|
|-3---3--3-2--0--------3---2--3-----3-------|
|-1-1------------3-0---1-1------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------0-|
|----------------------------2--0--------|
|-3---3--2--0---------3---3-------2-3----|
|-1-1----------3--0---1-1----------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------0---------------------|
|----------------------------2-0----------------------------|
|-3---3--3-2-0---X--3---3--3-----2-3-----3---3--3-2--0----X-|
|-1-1----------3----1-1------------------1-1------------3---|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------| This part is not slower,
|-----------------------------| I've just extended the tab.
|---------------2--0-----0--2-|
|-3-----3----3--------3-------|
|-1--1------------------------|
Verse 1.2:
Bm7(add4) Bbmaj7b5 Fsus2 C G
|-------0----------------0----------------------------------------------|
|----------3----------------3--------------8-----------------8--------0-|
|-2-------------2--2--------------------------10----------------9-----0-|
|-0--0-------------0--0--------3h5-----10----------------10-----------0-|
|-2----------------1----------------8----------------10-----------------|
|-----------------------------------8-------------8---8------------8----|
Bm7(add4) Bbmaj7b5 D Dsus4
|-----------0-----------------0-----------2-2--2--3---2-|
|-2------------3-----------------3--------3-3--3--3---3-|
|-0--2--2------------2--2-----------------2-2--2--2---2-|
|-2-----0---------0-----0--0--------0--0--0-0--0--0---0-|
|-----------------------1-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bm7(add4) Bbmaj7b5 Fsus2 C
|-----0------------0-------------------------------------|
|-------3------------3------------8--------------8-------|
|-2---------2--2-2------------------10-------------9-0-0-|
|-0-0-----0----0-------0-10----10----------10-10---------|
|-2------------1------------------------10---------------|
|----------------------------8-----------8---------------|
Bm7(add4) Bbmaj7b5 D Dsus4 D
|-------0-----------0------2-2--2--3-3--3--2-|
|---------3-----------3----3-3--3--3-3--3--3-|
|-2-2-2------2----2--------2-2--2--2-2--2--2-|
|-0---0---------0----------0-0--0--0-0--0--0-|
|-2-------------1-------0--------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
D5 D5/C# A5 B5 E5 D/F# A5
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-------3--------3------------------------------------5-----|
|----2--------2-----------2--------4--------------2---2---2-|
|-0--------------------2--------4--------2---0----2---2-X-2-|
|----------4--------0--------2--------0--2---0----0---0---0-|
|----------------------------------------0---2--------------|
D5 D5/C# A5 G D/F# A5
|---------------------------------------------|
|-------3--------3--------------3--3----5-----|
|----2--------2-----------2-----0--2----2---X-|
|-0--------------------2--------0--0----2-----|
|----------4--------0--------0--2--0----0-----|
|-------------------------------3--2----------|
D5 D5/C# A5 B5 E5 D/F# A5
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-------3--------3---------------------------------|
|----2--------2-----------2--------4-------------2-|
|-0--------------------2--------4-----0--2--0----2-|
|----------4--------0--------2-----------2--0----0-|
|----------------------------------------0--2------|
D5 D5/C# B5 A5 G D/A D
|----------------------------------------------2------2-|
|-------3--------3--------------------------3--3------3-|
|----2--------2--------------4--------2-----0--2---X--2-|
|-0-----------------------4--------2--------0--0------0-|
|----------4--------0--2--------0--------0--2--0--------|
|-------------------------------------------3-----------|
Fill 1:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------0----|
|----------------------------------2--0-----------5-|
|-------3---2--0---------------3---------2--3-------|
|-1--1------------3--X---1--1-----------------------|
Fill 2:
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------3-----|
|-------7-5-4-------5-3-2---------5-3-|
|-4\5-5-------2\3-3-------3\5-5-------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------3-3-------------------------7\8~~~~~~~~-|
|-----------5-3--10-9-7-------------------------|
|-3\5-5-----------------10-9-7------------------|
|------------------------------10-8-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
Solo:
Alex Lifeson is one of the most underrated guitarist ever, only because he didn't play
lightning fast arpeggios like the guitarist of his time. But here shows that when he wants
to be fast, it's still Lifeson and you can tell.
When you do these pinch harmonics, Alex really shows off, so all pinches should pinch
then as squawky as you possibly can!
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-*7*-0-*7*----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------*10*b(12)-*10*b(12)-*10*b(12)-*10*b(12)-*10*b(12)-*10*b(12)-10-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rush/freewill_tab_ver_2.html ]
dig in------------------------------------------------|
|-8-------------------8-10------12---------------------------------|
|---12-10-8-12~-10-12------12-8---------13-15~-13-15~-13-15b(17)---|
|----------------------------------10~-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------15--13-15-13-12-15\13---------|
|-15-13-15-15b(17)-15-13-----------------------13~~~~~-|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Bend behind the nut.
v
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-13-12---------------------------------------------------|
|----------*12*b(13)-12-*12*b(14)--rp0h4b(5)p0---0b(2)rb(2)r-|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
Here's where Lifeson cuts loose:
|-17-15-13----13-17-15-13----13-------------15-15-13-13-13-17-|
|----------17-------------17----17-13-13-15-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-15-15-15-------------------13-13-------13-17-|
|----------17-17-17-13-13-15-------13-15-------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
The even faster part:
|-15-------------------10-13-10------------------------------------|
|----13-13----13-13-13----------13-10----10------------------------|
|----------14-------------------------12----12---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------10-7-10-7-10-7------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------10-8-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------4-4---------4-------4-5-4-5-7-|
|-------------3-7-5-3-5-5-----7-7-5-5---7-5-7-----------|
|-3-5-7-3-5-7-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------12/13-13--------|
|-----------------------------------------------10-12-10-12----------15-13\-|
|-7-5-7-7/9-9-9-7-9-9/10-10-9-10-10/12-12-10-12-----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo 2:
Then in comes a second guitar. I'm going to try to get timing right.
|-1/3-3/8-8-8-8\3-3\1-1-----|-1/////////3---3---5-----5------5-----5//8--------8\\\7-7\\\1-|
|-1/3-3/8-8-8-8\3-3\1-1-0---|-1/////////3---3---6-----6------6-----6//8--------8\\\8-8\\\1-|
|-2/4-4/9-9-9-9\4-4\2-2-----|-2/////////4---4---5-----5------5-----5//9--------9\\\7-7\\\2-|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------10|-13----------------13----------------13----------13-13b(15)~~-|
|---------------------------|----15-15-13----15----15-13-------15----15-13-15--------------|
|---------------------------|-------------14-------------14-14-----------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-1/3-3/8-8-8-8\7-7\3-3-----|-1/3-3--3-5--5--5/8--8\----7----7\\\\1-|
|-1/3-3/8-8-8-8\8-8\3-3-X---|-1/3-3--3-6--6--6/8--8\----8----8\\\\1-|
|-2/4-4/9-9-9-9\7-7\4-4-----|-2/4-4--4-5--5--5/9--9\----7----7\\\\2-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
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|------------------------20-|-20b(22)~~~~~--17----17-20-20b(22)-(22)~-|
|-------------------/20-----|------------------20---------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-1/3-3/8-8-8-8\7-7\5-5\1-|-1/3-3-3-5------5-5///8----8\7---7-7---|
|-1/3-3/8-8-8-8\8-8\6-6\1-|-1/3-3-3-6------6-6///8----8\8---8-8---|
|-2/4-4/9-9-9-9\7-7\5-5\2-|-2/4-4-4-5------5-5///9----9\7---7-7---|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------|-8~~~~~~~~-8b(10)--5-8-8b(10)--7-5-7-5-|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-1/3-3/8-8-8-8---7---5\1-|-1////////3-----3----3-----5---5-----5////5---8\\\\5-----5---5---|
|-1/3-3/8-8-8-8-0-8-0-6\1-|-1////////3-----3----3-----6---6-----6////6---8\\\\6-----6---6---|
|-2/4-4/9-9-9-9-0-7-0-5\2-|-2////////4-----4----4-----5---5-----5////5---9\\\\5-----5---5---|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------|-13-10----------------10-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------13-10----13-------13-10-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------12----12----------12-10-9-9----9--------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------12---11-12-9-11---------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------12\-10\-|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-10-9-7------------|
|--------10-9-7-----|
|---------------10\-|
|-------------------|
Then the outro
I will choose freewill
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------3-----------3------|
|-------7-5-4-----5-3-2---------5-3---------5-3/-|
|-4/5-5-------3-3-------3/5-5-------3/5-5--------|
|------------------------------------------------|
G
|-----------------------------------------3-|
|-----------------------------------------3-|
|-10-9-7----------------------------------0-|
|--------10-9-7------10-9-7---------------0-|
|---------------10-8--------10-8-7--------2-|
|----------------------------------10-8\--3-|
Song Flow:
Intro
Riff 1
Riff 2
Verse 1.1
Verse 1.2
Chorus
Fill 1
Riff 2
Verse 1.1
Verse 1.2
Chorus
Fill 2
Bass Interlude
Solo 1
solo 2
Chorus
Chorus
Outro
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