Rush - Red Barchetta Chords & Tabs

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Rush - Red Barchetta

        From the CD 'Moving Pictures'
                Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart, inspired by 'A Nice Morning
                        Drive' by Richard S. Foster
                Mercury/Polygram Records 800048-2

	Standard tuning. The key is D, I think.

Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com

| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
<5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)

[Intro]
e:------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|
G:o-<12>------------<12>-------------o|
D:o---------<7>-----------<7>--------o|
A:------<7>-----<12>----<7>-----<12>--|
E:------------------------------------|

[Riff 1]
e:-------------------------------|
B:--------------------------<7>--|
G:o---<7>-<5>--------<7>-<5>----o|
D:o----------<7>----------------o|
A:--<9>-----------<9>------------|
E:-------------------------------|

** Note: There are many variations on these themes throughout the song.
		These are just the basic structures. Hold down the chord
		and arpeggate freely.

[Riff 2]
    Asus4			      Asus4/F#
e:---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:--------3--2------2------3---2---|--------3--2------2-----3-2-----|
G:------2--------2----2------------|------2--------2----2---------2-|
D:----2--------2--------2----------|----2--------2--------2-----2---|
A:--0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|--2-----------------------------|

    Asus4/G                               Dsus2
e:-------------------------------------|--------0----------------0---|
B:---------3--2------2------3--2-------|------3---3----2-2-2-2h3-----|
G:-------2--------2----2------------2--|----2-------2----------------|
D:-----2--------2--------2--------2----|--0--------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E:--3----------------------------------|-----------------------------|

[Riff 3]
	   F						G
e:------|----1------1------1------1------1------1-------3--3--|
B:------|----1------1------1------1------1------1-------3--3--|
G:------|-----------------------------------------------4--4--|
D:------|-----------------------------------------------5--5--|
A:-3-2--|--------------------------------------------3--5--5--|
E:------|-1----0--0---0--1---0--0----0-1---0--0---0--1--3--3--|

[Riff 4]
   G  A    D				    G	A Asus4
e:-------------------|----------------------7--/9--10-9\--------|
B:-------------------|----------------------8--/10-10-10\-------|
G:---------2---------|-2--2----------2------7--/9--9--9\--------|
D:----2----0----2----|-0--0----2-----0--------------------------|
A:----0---------0----|---------0--------------------------------|
E:-3b---3b---3b---3b-|------3b---3b----3b-----------------------|


[Riff 5]
    F	  C				      F G
e:--1--1----------1--1----------1--1----------5s7--7--7--------|
B:--1--1--1--1----1--1--1--1----1--1--1--1----6s8--8--8--------|
G:--2--2--0--0----2--2--0--0----2--2--0--0----5s7--7--7--------|
D:--3--3--2--2----3--3--2--2----3--3--2--2---------------------|
A:--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3---------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 6]
   G/D		 A/D
e:--7---------7---9------------9----7---------7-9----10---9-----------|
B:--8---------8---10-----------10---8---------8-10---10---10----------|
G:--7---------7---9------------9----7---------7-9----9----9-----------|
D:--0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----0-----------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rush/red_barchetta_tab.html ]
[Riff 7] (technically starts with first Bb)
		   Bb  F		 C#   G#
e:-7-7-9--10-9--|-----------------------------------------------|
B:-8-8-10-10-10-|--3~--1--1---3~--1--1---6~--4--4---6~--4--4----|
G:-7-7-9--9--9--|--3~--2--2---3~--2--2---6~--5--5---6~--5--5----|
D:-0-0-0--0--0--|--3~--3--3---3~--3--3---6~--6--6---6~--6--6----|
A:--------------|--1~--3--3---1~--3--3---4~--6--6---4~--6--6----|
E:--------------|------1--1-------1--1-------4--4-------4--4----|

[Riff 8]
    E	B		  G    D
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--9~--7--7---9~--7--7---12~---------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G:--9~--8--8---9~--8--8---12~--11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D:--9~--9--9---9~--9--9---12~--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A:--7~--9--9---7~--9--9---10~--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
E:------7--7-------7--7--------10-10-10-10---------------------------|

Song progression:

[Intro] x5
[Riff 1] x4

[Riff 2] x1

[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:

	My uncle has a country place,
	that no one knows about.
	He says it used to be a farm
	before the Motor Law.

	And on Sundays, I elude the "Eyes"
	and hop the turbine freight -
	to far outside the wire
	where my white-haired uncle waits.

[Riff 3] x2
[Riff 4] x1

[Riff 4] x2 w/ lyrics:

	Jump to the ground as the turbo slows to cross the borderline.
	Run like the wind as excitement shivers up and down my spine.

[Riff 5] x2 w/ lyrics:

Down in his barn, my uncle preserved for me an old machine - for 50 odd
years. To keep it as new has been his dearest dream.

[Intro] x1

[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:

	I strip away the old debris
	that hides the shining car.
	a brilliant red Barchetta from a
	better vanished time.

	Fire up the willing engine,
	responding with a roar!
	Tires spitting gravel I commit
	my weekly crime.

e:----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|
D:----------------------------|
A:----------------------------|
E:--------5-------------------|
  (Bend this note into infinity, mix with heavy flange)

[Riff 6] x2

[Riff 6] x3 /w lyrics:

	Wind in my hair, shifting and drifting.
	-- mechanical music,

[Riff 7] x1 /w lyrics:

	-- adrenalin surge.....

[Riff 7] x1 w/ lyrics:

   Well weathered leather, hot metal and oil, the scented country air.

[Riff 8] x1 w/ lyrics:

  Sunlight on chrome, the blur of the landscape, every nerve aware!

[Guitar Solo] (in 7/4 btw)

e:--9--7--5----------------|-------------------------------------------|
B:----------7--5-----------|-------------------------------------------|
G:---------------6--4------|--------------------------4-6-7--6-7-9-7---|
D:--------------------7--4-|--------------------4-6-7------------------|
A:-------------------------|--------------4-5-7------------------------|
E:-------------------------|-5~-5~-5~--7-------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:--------------7----------[7]h8p7-|---5-------------------------------|
G:-9b11r9-7--9----[9]b11~----------|-7---[7]-6--7b9r7b9--7-6---------6-|
D:---------------------------------|-------------------------7----/7---|
A:---------------------------------|---------------------------7-------|
E:---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e:-----------------|-----------------------------------|---------5-----|
B:--5--5-------5---|-7~--7~-7~--7~--7-7--------------7-|-------3-------|
G:-----------6---6-|---------------------6-6-----4s6---|-2s3s4---------|
D:-------5s7-------|-------------------------7---------|---------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|

e:-------5---------5--|---------10-------10-------12-----------14------|
B:-----3---------3----|-------10-------10------------------------------|
G:-3s4-----2s3s4------|--9s11-------11------11s12----12--12s14---------|
D:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 4] x1 (repeat first part 3 times)

[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:

	Suddenly ahead of me,
	across the mountain side,
	a gleaming alloy air car shoots towards
	me two lanes wide.

	I spin around with shrieking tires
	to run the deadly race;
	go screaming through the valley as
	another joins the chase.

[Riff 3] x2
[Riff 4] x1

[Riff 4] x2 w/ lyrics:

Drive like the wind, straining the limits of machine and man.
Laughing out loud with fear and hope, I've got a desperate plan.

[Riff 5] x2 w/ lyrics:

At the one lane bridge I leave the giants stranded at the riverside.
Race back to the farm to dream with my uncle at the fireside.

[Riff 5] x1

[Intro] x7
[Riff 1] x4

Repeat until fadeout:

e:------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---0-----2-------------0------------------------------------|
D:-----2--------------0------4--------------------------------|
A:-------------0---4------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|