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2112 Iv Presentation

Rush
Bass Tab

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Song

Rush: Presentation

>From the album 2112 (Mercury Records)

Copyright 1976 Core Music Publishing

Music by Lee and Lifeson

Lyrics by Peart

Transcribed by Sean Jones

Q e Q s s Q q e e e Q e q e e e e e e e

||-----------|-----------|-----------|-r---r---r---
||-------7-7-|-7-5-4-----|-----------|-e-5-e-4-e---
||---4-4-----|-------7-6-|-5---5---5-|-s---s---s---
||-5---------|-----------|---5---5---|-t---t---t---

e e e Q e Q s s Q q e e e Q e s s e q e q q e e e Q e

------|-----------|-----------|-------------|-r-----------|-------
5-----|-------7-7-|-7-5-4-----|-------------|-e-5-4-5-----|-------
--5-7-|---4-4-----|-------7-6-|-5---5---5---|-s-------5-7-|-------
------|-5---------|-----------|---5---5---5\|-t-----------|-5-7---

e q e E s s s q e e e Q e e q e e q e e e s s e E s e e e q

r------|-----------------|-----r---r-|-9-6---r---------|---------r----
e------|-----9-----9-7---|-----e---e-|-----9-e-7-------|---------e----
s---14\|-9-7---9-7-----7-|-----s---s-|-------s---9-7---|---------s----
t-7----|-----------------|-5-7-t-7-t-|-------t-------9\|-5-5-5-7-t-7--

e E s s s e e q e Q e e q e e e e e e e e s s Q h+e

---|-----------r-----|-----r---r-|-11-9----------------|-------|
14\|-----9---9-e-7---|-----e---e-|------11-9-7---------|-------|
---|-9-9---7---s---9-|-----s---s-|-------------9-7-----|---5---|
---|-----------t-----|-5-7-t-7-t-|-----------------9-7-|-5-----|

e e e q s s e e Q h+e s s e e q e s^s^s^e Q h+e e e e E

|-r---------------|-------|-r-------------------|-------|-r---------
|-e-5-4-6-6h7p6---|-------|-e-4-5-4-6-7-6h7p6---|-------|-e-5-4-6---
|-s-------------7-|---5---|-s-----------------7-|---5---|-s---------
|-t---------------|-5-----|-t-------------------|-5-----|-t---------

s e s^s^s^e Q h+e s s e e E s e e e Q e e e e s s e s s

------------|-------|-r-----------------|---------------|---------
6-7-6h7p6---|-------|-e-4-5-4-6-6-7-6-7\|-----------7-7-|-7-7-7---
----------7-|---5---|-s-----------------|---4-4-4-4-----|---------
------------|-5-----|-t-----------------|-5-------------|---------

e q e s s e Q e q q e e e e e e e e Q s s e e e s s Q q

------------|---------|-r---r---r-------|-----------------|-------
7-5-4-5-4---|---------|-e-5-e-4-e-5-----|-------------7-7-|-7-5---
----------6-|-5---5---|-s---s---s---5-7-|---4-4-4-4-4-----|-------
------------|---5---5\|-t---t---t-------|-5---------------|-------

e e e Q e q q e e e e e e e e Q e Q s s e q q e e e Q

------|---------|-r---------------|-----------|-------------|-----
4-----|---7---7\|-e-5-4-5-4-5-4---|-------7-7-|-7-9-7-5-4---|-----
--7-6-|-5---5---|-s-------------7-|---4-4-----|-----------7-|-5---
------|---------|-t---------------|-5---------|-------------|-----

e s s e q e q e e e s s e e e e e Q s s e s s e s s e e e e

----r-----|-r---------------|---------------|---------------------|
----e-----|-e-5-4-5-4-5-7---|-----------7-7-|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-4-----|
--5-s-5---|-s-------------7-|-------4-4-----|-----------------7-6-|
5---t---5\|-t---------------|-5-5-5---------|---------------------|

Q e q q e e e e e e e e Q h e E s s s e e q e Q e

|---------|-r---r---r-------|--------|-----------r-----|-------
|---------|-e-5-e-4-e/5-4---|-----14\|---------9-e-7---|-------
|-5---5---|-s---s---s-----7-|--------|-9-9-9-7---s---7-|-------
|---5---5\|-t---t---t-------|-5-7----|-----------t-----|-5-7---

e q e e q e e e s s e Q e e q e q e q e s s e E s e e e

r---r-|-9-6---r---------|-----r------|---6-----------|---------r--
e---e-|-----9-e-7-------|-----e---14\|-----9-7-------|---------e--
s---s-|-------s---9-7---|-----s------|-9-------9-7---|---------s--
t-7-t-|-------t-------9-|-5-7-t-7----|-------------9-|-5-5-5-7-t--

q e e e e e s s e e s s E s e h+e s s e e q e s^s^s^e

-/11-|-9--------------------|-----------|-r-------------------|---
-----|---11-9-7-9-7---------|-----------|-e-4-5-4-6-7-6h7p6---|---
-----|--------------9-7-----|-------5---|-s-----------------7-|---
7----|------------------9-7-|-5-5-5-----|-t-------------------|---

E s e h+e s s e e E s e e e Q h+e s s e e E s e e e Q h+e

----------|-r-----------------|-------|-r-----------------|-------|
----------|-e-4-5-4-6-6-7-6---|-------|-e-4-5-4-6-6-7-6---|-------|
------5---|-s---------------7-|---5---|-s---------------7-|---5---|
5-5-5-----|-t-----------------|-5-----|-t-----------------|-5-----|

s s e e E s s s e e Q e Q e Q q e e e q e e q e e e

|-r---------------r-7\|---------|-----------|-------------|-r---
|-e-4-5-4-6-6-6-7-e---|-------7-|-7-5-4-----|-------------|-e---
|-s---------------s---|---4-4---|-------7-6-|-5-5---5-5---|-s---
|-t---------------t---|-5-------|-----------|-----5-----5-|-t---

e e e e e e e Q e Q s s Q E s e e e Q e q e e e e e e e

--------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|-r-----------
5-4-5-4-5-----|-------7-7-|-7-5-5-4-----|-----------|-e-5-4-5-4---
----------5-7-|---4-4-----|---------7-6-|-5---5---5-|-s-----------
--------------|-5---------|-------------|---5---5---|-t-----------

e e e Q e Q s s Q q e e e Q e q e e e e e e e e e e Q

------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-r---------------|-----
7-4---|-------7-7-|-7-5-4-----|-----------|-e-5-4-5-4-------|-----
----4-|---4-4-----|-------7-6-|-5---5---5-|-s---------4-5-7-|-----
------|-5---------|-----------|---5---5---|-t---------------|-5---

e q e s s Q q e e e Q e e e q e H e+ q q e e e e+ e e e

----------|-----------|-----------|---r---|-------------|---------
------7-7-|-7-5-4-----|-------7---|---e---|-------------|---------
4-4-4-----|-------7-6-|-5---5---5-|---s-2-|---2-2-------|-----2---
----------|-----------|---5-------|-3-t---|-------0-2-3-|---3-----

e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+

----------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------
----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-----4-------
--3-------|-----------------|---------0-----2-|---2---2-2---2-----
3---2-3-5-|---4-5-4-5-4-5-7-|---0-2-3---3-0---|---------------3---

e e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e q e

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------
|-----5---5---5---|-----------------|---------0-----2-|---2-2-2---
|---3---3---3---5-|---4-5-4-5-4-5-7-|--\0-2-3---3-0---|-----------

e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e

------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----
------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----
------|----/3---3-2-----|----/5--/5-4-----|---------0-----2-|-----
0-2-3-|---3---3-----3-5-|---5---5-----5-7-|--\0-2-3---3-0---|-----

e e s s e e e e+ e e s s s s e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e e e

----------------|-------r-------------|-----------------|---------
--4-4-4-4-2-----|-------e-------------|-----------------|---------
2-----------5---|-----5-s-5-5-5-4-----|-----7-7-7-5-4---|---------
--------------3-|---3---t---------5-5-|---5-----------7-|--\0-2-3-

e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e

--------|---------4-------|---------4-------|---------6-------|-----
--------|-----4-4---4-----|-------5---5-----|-------7---7---9-|-----
0-----2-|---2---------2---|-----5-------2-0-|---0-7-------0---|-----
--3-0---|---------------3-|---3-------------|-----------------|-----

e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e e e

---------------||------------------|-----------------|------------
\--------------||*-----------------|-----------------|------------
-------0-----2-||*---1-2-1-2-1-2---|-----------------|------------
-0-2-3---3-0---||----------------3-|---2-3-2-3-2-3-5-|---4-5-4----

e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+

--------|------------------||-----------------|-------------------
--------|-----------------*||-----------------|-------------------
--------|---------0-----2-*||---1-2-1-2-------|-------------------
5-4-5-7-|--\0-2-3---3-0----||-----------0-2-3-|---2-3-2-3-2-3-5---

e e e e e e e e+ e e e e e e e e+ w

|-----------------|-----------------|---||---
|-----------------|-----------------|---||---
|---------5-4-----|---------0-----5-|---||---
|---4-5-4-----5-7-|--\0-2-3---3-0---|---||---

==================================================================

== TABLATURE EXPLANATION ==

==================================================================

---------- ----------

----5h8--- Hammeron ----(8)--- Ghost Note

---------- ----------

----5p8--- Pulloff ----------

---------- ----------

----5/8--- Slide Up -----x---- Dead Note

---------- ----------

----5\8--- Slide Down ----------

---------- ||------|| Repeat Start & End

----5~~~-- Vibrato ||*----*||

---------- ||*----*||

----------                            ||------||

Rhythm:

w = whole note W = dotted whole

h = half note H = dotted half

q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter

e = eighth note E = dotted eighth

s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth

^ = triplet

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