Rush - Spirit Of The Radio Chords & Tabs

Rush - Spirit of the Radio

Legend:

h: hammer on
p: pull off
#: Tremolo (in solo's case just f*** with it)
b: bend
(#): note that is bent to
/: slide

Intro:
                          Faster
                          |-----|
e|-2p0-----5p0-----2p0-----4p2p0-----|
B|-----3p0-----3h5-----3p0-------3p5-|
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----4-----2-0-----------|
A|---------------5-4-5-4---|
E|-------------------------|

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------2-------|
A|----------0-2-3h4----------|
E|-0-2-3-4-------------------|

e|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------------------------------------------------|
G|-1--4--4-----------------------------------------------|
D|-2--4--4/6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9|
A|-2--2--2/6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--9|
E|-0------/4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--7|

Verses

e|------0----------------0----------------0---------------|
B|--------0----------------0----------------0-------------|
G|-1---------9--9-----------------------------------------| play when needed
D|-2---------9--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--------|(when Geddy don't sing)
A|-2--2------7--0--9--9-------9/6--6--6-------6--7--------|
E|-0--0---------0--7----------7/4--4--4-------4--5--9-7---|

e|------0----------0---------------0----------------|
B|--------0----------0---------------0--------------|
G|-1-----------4-4----------------------------------| 
D|-2-----------4-4--------6--6--6-------6--7-7--7-9-| regular verse riff
A|-2--2--------2-2--------6--6--6-------6--7-7--7-9-|
E|-0--0------0------------4--4--4-------4--5-5--5-7-|

Chorus:

Basicly just repeat the intro, but keep the ringing low E chord
at the begining till the speed part comes in.

Interlude:

just mess with these chords, you'll hear the changes

e|-0---0(3)--0(4)--0(3)-|
B|-0---3-----0(4)--3----|
G|-1---2-----*-----2----|
D|-2---0-----6-----0----|
A|-2---0-----6-----0----|
E|-0---2-----4-----2----|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rush/spirit_of_the_radio_tab.html ]
Now the fingerings in brackets are little parts you can hear
Alex mess with, there optionals. (and the 3rd chord isn't right
but it's close)

  ===================
  =Do the Verse riff=
  ===================

  Then intro thing a couple times

Then this bitchy thing:
  
|-7-5-4-2-4-2-0-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------4-5-4-2-4P2P0---|---4-2-0---------|
|-----------------------------0-|---------4-5-4-2-|
|-------------------------------|-----------------|

Back to here:

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------2-------|  <===|
A|----------0-2-3h4----------|      |
E|-0-2-3-4-------------------|      |
                                    |
Then Reggae:                        |==== it alternates twice
                                    |     between the two
e|-4---5---7-----------------|      |
B|-5---5---5-----------------|      |
G|-4---4---4-----------------|      |
D|----just f*** with this----| <====|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|

Solo (yay :D)

e|-12------12-----12----------------|
B|-15b(17)-15(17)-15(17)--15-12-14b-|
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------| 
A|----------------------------------| 
E|----------------------------------| 

e|----------------------------------|
B|-12-14-12b--12b-12b-12-12b~r12----|
G|-------------------------------14-|

e|-12------###########--------------|
B|-15b(17)-###########--------------|
           
    ^^just do wat ever with this^^

 after that he dive bombs it, does the same with this

B|-5-----########--------------|
G|-7b(9)-########--------------|

 then he improv's a something with a penatonic scale, ending
 with:

e|-15b(17)-|

After solo:

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------2-------| a few times
A|----------0-2-3h4----------|
E|-0-2-3-4-------------------|

B|---------2-----------------|
E|-0-2-3h4-------------------|

intro speedy w/e once then end on an E chord


Well i did the best i could, better than most out there, sorry
if it's a bit confusing, u'll have to listin to the song to pick
out where it all goes. Make sure you read what i put to get it right!
Pardon my french in the tab. :P

Have fun :D