Rush - Spirit Of The Radio Chords & Tabs

Tuning: EADGBE

intro
(dist. w/ phazer)

Guitar 1
Riff A
e|---2p0---------5p0--------0------2p0-------0-----4p2p0----------0----------|
B|-----------3---------3----------------3--------------------3---------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|      x 2
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2 (comes in after two bars of guitar one, while riff A continues)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---2--------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
A|---2--------------------------2--------------------------------------------|
E|---0--------------------------0--------------------------------------------|

Guitar 1 (joins in with the bass run halfway through it)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------4-----2------0----------0--------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------4----------4-------2------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------0--------------------|


Guitars 1 and 2

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-----2-----2------2------------------------------|    Riff B (repeat x4)
A|---------2----2----------0-----2-----3h4-----------------------------------|
E|---0-----2----3-----4------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----------------0------------------------------------------------------0--|
B|----9------------0------------------------------------------------------0--|
G|----9------------8------------------------------------------------------8--|
D|----9------------9------2--2--2--2--------------------------------------9--|
A|----7------------9------x--x--x--x----------------7--7--7----7--7--7--7-9--|
E|----0------------7------4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4----5--5--5----5--5--5--5-7--|

Riff C
e|--0------0---------------------------0---------------0---------------------|
B|--0---------0--------------------------0---------------0-------------------|
G|--9---9---------------------------8----------------------------------------|
D|--9-----------------------------------------2------2-----------------------|
A|--7--------------9--9-9----9----------------x-------------7-7-7------------|
E|--0--------------0--0-0----7----------------4-------------5-5-5---7/9--7-4-|

Riff C (continued)
e|------0----------------------0--------------0------------------------------|
B|---------0---------------------0--------------0----------------------------|
G|---------------------------8-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------2---2---------------------------------|     (repeat x3)
A|------------9--9-9--9----------------x---x--------------7--7--7--7---9-----|
E|--0---------0--0-0--7--------------9\4---4-------4---2--5--5--5--5---7-----|

Riff D
e|----------------------------7--------------4-------------------------------|
B|----------9--------------------7--------------5----------------------------|
G|-------------9-------8--8--------8--4------------------------6-6-6---8-8---|
D|---9---9--------9----9--------------6---6--------------------7-7-7---9-9---|     (repeat x2)
A|---7-----------------9--------------7-------------7--7-7-----7-7-7---9-9---|
E|---0-----------------7--------------4-------------4--5-5-----5-5-5---7-7---|


Riff E
e|----0-----0-------------0---------0-----------4----------------------------|
B|----0--9----0-----------0-----------0---------5----------------------------|
G|----9-------------------8----8----------------4----------------6-6-6-6-8---|
D|----9-------------------9---------------x-x---6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-9---|
A|----7-----------9--9-9--9-------------9-x-x---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
E|----0-----------0--7-7--7-------------9-x-x---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7---|

P.M................................................
Riff F (to get the clicking noise, fret the notes, but just touch them, while palm muting)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------7----5----3------10---9---7--------7---5---3-----10---9---7----------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rush/spirit_of_the_radio_tab_ver_2.html ]
Play riff A x2

Play riff A x6 with just bass (during first line...visible airways.....)
Play riff A x6 with Guitar 2 doing:        (during ...motional feedback.....)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------3---------------3-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2-------4-------2-------------------------------------------|
D|----2----------0-------2-------0----------2--------------------------------|
A|----2----------x-------2-------x----------2--------------------------------|
E|----0----------2-------4-------2----------0--------------------------------|

for the next verse, repeat the chords in Riff C, but just play them in straight eigth notes with
no little ornamenting open strings and such (do this 4 times)

repeat everything from riff F (except for verse)

now it goes in to free time, chord changes are indicated by the drummer.
the chords are:

e|------------2--------4-------2---------------------------------------------|
B|------------3--------5-------3-------------------3---------3---------------|
G|------------2--------4-------2------------7------2----4----2-----7---------|
D|-----2---------------------------2--------7------0----2----0-----7---------|
A|-----2---------------------------2--------9------x----2----x-----9---------|
E|-----0---------------------------0--------0------2----4----2-----0---------|


repeat riff C twice, and then riff A twice, (while Guitar 2 hits an E5 twice)


now launch into the super fast synchronized scale run:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----7-7--7-5---4---4-4-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------7------7---5--4-----4---------------3/4--2--0-----0-------|
A|----------------------------------7-----7--5---4----------------4-----4--2-|
E|---------------------------------------------------5-----------------------|


now back into riff B, repeat 4 times, and then go into the reggae section:
Guitar one plays Riff G, while Guitar two plays Riff H

Riff G  (Guitar 1) (clean)
e|-------4------4-----5-----7------12----12----5------7----------------------|
B|-------5------5-----5-----7------12----12----5------7----------------------|
G|-------4------4-----6-----8------13----13----6------8----------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(repeat the last four once more)


Riff H  (Guitar 2) (clean)  repeat this three times, except the second time play 
7 9 9 instead of 7 9 7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------9----------------7---------7---------------------------------|
A|--------7---------7---------7---------9------------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------5----------7--------------------------------------|
  P.M...............................................................................


Now launch into Riff B, played twice (distortion)

then repeat the reggae section, but Guitar 1 only plays whats written in Riff G (without 
the last
four chords) and Guitar only repeats Riff H twice.

Now Riff B again, played twice by both guitars, and then guitar two continues riff B 
the solo (6 times)


SOLO:

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15b-15b~-15rb---12---14b~---12-14--12--12b-12rb--12b--12rb--12brb------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------14~---------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

(with wah)
e|-12--12----12----12------12--------12------12-12------12--------17b-----------|
B|-15b---15b----15b----15b------15b------15b-------15prb-----15-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------0---------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


depress whammy before backing notes, down 1 and 1/2 tones, then pull up too 1 tone higher
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----0-0-12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----0-0-12-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|