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Broons Bane

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BROON'S BANE (Live)

As recorded by Rush

(From the 1981 Album EXIT...STAGE LEFT (MERCURY 314 534 632-2))

Music by Alex Lifeson

Arranged by Alex Lifeson

Transcribed by Richard J. Soto <massmurderer at hauntedmansion dot com>

Last Updated: 2006-02-16

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Classical Guitar'

Intro

Q.=94

Gm6 Gm6/Bb Dsus2/F# Dsus2/A

6/8

Gtr I

E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q

|---------0------|---------0------|--------0-----|---------0------|
|-3----------3---|------------3---|----------3---|------------3---|
|----------------|------3---------|------2-------|------2---------|
|----0-3---------|----0-----------|----0-------0-|----0-----------|
|--------------0-|-1------(1)---1-|--------------|-0------(0)---0-|
|-3------(3)-----|----------------|-2------------|----------------|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H. Q. +Q E

Gm6 Gm6/Bb A

E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q

|---------0------|---------0--0---|--------0-----|---------0------|
|------------3---|----------------|----------2---|------------2---|
|------3---------|------3---------|------2-------|------2---------|
|----0-----------|----0-----------|----2-------2-|----2-----------|
|--------------0-|-1------(1)---0-|-0------------|-0------(0)---0-|
|-3------(3)-----|----------------|--------------|----------------|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H. Q. +Q E

Gm6 Gm6/Bb Dsus2/F# Dsus2/A

E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q

|---------0------|---------0------|--------0-----|---------0------|
|------------3---|------------3---|----------3---|------------3---|
|------3---------|------3---------|------2-------|------2---------|
|----0-----------|----0-----------|----0-------0-|----0-----------|
|--------------0-|-1------(1)---1-|--------------|-0------(0)---0-|
|-3------(3)-----|----------------|-2------------|----------------|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H. Q. +Q E

Gm6 Gm6/Bb A Bb7

E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q

|---------0------|---------0------|---------0------|---------1------|
|------------3---|------------3---|-2----------2---|-3----------3---|
|------3---------|------3---------|------2---------|------1---------|
|----0-----------|----0-----------|----2-----------|----3-----------|
|--------------0-|-1------(1)---0-|-0------(0)---0-|-1------(1)---0-|
|-3------(3)-----|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E

A Dm/G Dm/A Am E/G# Am

H. Q E E Q E E E E Q E E E E q E E E Q.

|----------|-5------5------|---------5------|-8------8-7--|-5-------5------|
|-^2-------|-6---6-----6---|------6-----6---|------5------|------5---------|
|-^2-------|-7-------------|----7-----------|----5--------|----5-----------|
|-^2-------|-5-----(5)-----|----------------|-7------7-6--|-7------(7)-----|
|-^0-------|-------------5-|--------------5-|-------------|----------------|
|----------|---------------|-5------(5)-----|-------------|------------5---|

H. Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E q Q. +E Q

Gmadd9+5/C Gm

E E E E Q E E E E Q

|-5-------5------|-3-------3------|
|------4-----4---|------3-----3---|
|----3-----------|----3-----------|
|--------------5-|-5------(5)---5-|
|-3------(3)-----|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E

Bm Bm/F# Bb7

E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q

|-2-------2------|---------2------|---------1-------|
|------3-----3---|------------3---|-3----------3----|
|----4-----------|------4---------|------1----------|
|----------------|----4-----------|----3------------|
|-2------(2)---2-|--------------2-|-1------(1)---1--|
|----------------|-2------(2)-----|-----------------|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E

Bb7/F A

E E E E Q E E E E Q

|---------1------|----------------|
|------------3---|-2-------2------|
|------1---------|------2-----2---|
|----3-----------|----2-----------|
|--------------0-|-0------(0)---0-|
|-1------(1)-----|----------------|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E

A/G Dsus2/F# Dsus2/F

E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q

|----------------|--------0-----|---------0-------|
|---------2------|----------3---|------------3----|
|------2-----2---|------2-------|------2----------|
|----2-----------|----0-------0-|----0------------|
|----------------|--------------|--------------0--|
|-3------(3)---3-|-2------------|-1------(1)------|

Q. +Q E H. Q. +Q E

A A/G

E E E E Q E E E E Q

|----------------|----------------|
|-2-------2------|---------2------|
|------2-----2---|------2-----2---|
|----2-----------|----2-----------|
|-0------(0)---0-|----------------|
|----------------|-3------(3)---3-|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E

Dsus2/F# Dsus2/F# Gm6

E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E Q

|--------0-----|---------0------|---------0-------|
|----------3---|------------3---|------------3----|
|------2-------|------2---------|------3----------|
|----0-------0-|----0-----------|----0------------|
|--------------|----------------|--------------0--|
|-2------------|-1------(1)---0-|-3------(3)------|

H. Q. +Q E Q. +Q E

Gm6/Bb Dsus2/F# Dsus2/A

E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q

|---------0------|--------0-----|---------0------|
|------3-----3---|----------3---|------------3---|
|----------------|------2-------|------2---------|
|----0-----------|----0-------0-|----0-----------|
|-1------(1)---1-|--------------|-0------(0)---0-|
|----------------|-2------------|----------------|

Q. +Q E H. Q. +Q E

Gm6 Gm6/Bb

E E E E Q E E E E Q

|---------0------|---------0-------|
|------------3---|-3----------3----|
|------3---------|------3----------|
|----0-----------|----0------------|
|--------------0-|-1------(1)---0--|
|-3------(3)-----|-----------------|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E

A A/E

E E E E E E E E E E Q

|--------0-----|---------0------|
|-2--------2---|------------2---|
|------2-------|------2---------|
|----2-------2-|----2-----------|
|-0------------|--------------0-|
|--------------|-0------(0)-----|

H. Q. +Q E

Gm6 Gm6/Bb Dsus2/F

E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E

|---------0------|---------0------|--------0------|
|------------3---|------3-----3---|----------3----|
|------3---------|----------------|------2--------|
|----0-----------|----0-----------|----0-------0--|
|--------------0-|-1------(1)---1-|---------------|
|-3------(3)-----|----------------|-2-------------|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H.

Q.=80

Dsus2/A Gm6 Gm6/Bb A Bb7

E E E E Q E E E E Q E E E E Q H. Q E +E Q

|---------0------|---------0------|---------0------|---------|-----------------|
|------------3---|------------3---|------------3---|-2-------|-^3--^3-(3)-^3---|
|------2---------|------3---------|------3---------|-2-------|-^1--^1-(1)-^1---|
|----0-----------|----0-----------|----0-----------|-2-------|-^3--^3-(3)-^3---|
|-0------(0)---0-|--------------0-|-1------(1)---0-|-0-------|-^1--^1-(1)-^1---|
|----------------|-3------(3)-----|----------------|---------|-----------------|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H. Q E +E Q

H=H Q.=94

A Dm/G Dm/A Am E/G# Am

H. Q E E Q E E E E Q E E E E q E E E Q.

|----------|-5------5------|---------5------|-8------8-7--|-5-------5------|
|-^2-------|-6---6-----6---|------6-----6---|------5------|------5---------|
|-^2-------|-7-------------|----7-----------|----5--------|----5-----------|
|-^2-------|-5-----(5)-----|----------------|-7------7-6--|-7------(7)-----|
|-^0-------|-------------5-|--------------5-|-------------|----------------|
|----------|---------------|-5------(5)-----|-------------|------------5---|

H. Q. +Q E Q. +Q E Q. E q Q. +E Q

Gmadd9+5/C Gm

E E E E Q E E E E Q

|-5-------5------|-3-------3------|
|------4-----4---|------3-----3---|
|----3-----------|----3-----------|
|--------------5-|-5------(5)-----|
|-3------(3)-----|--------------0-|
|----------------|----------------|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E

Bm Bm/F# Bb7

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

|-2--------2---|----------2---|----------1----|
|--------3---3-|--------3-----|--------3---3--|
|------4-------|------4-------|------1--------|
|----4---------|----4---------|----3----------|
|-2------------|--------------|-1-------------|
|--------------|-2------------|---------------|

H. H. H.

Bb7/F A

E E E E E E E E E E Q e E E E e E

|----------1---|-------------|-!0----------0---|
|--------3---3-|-------2-----|-----3-2--3------|
|------1-------|-2---2----2--|-^2------(2)-----|
|----3---------|-2-----------|-^2------(2)-----|
|--------------|-0-----------|-^0------(0)---0-|
|-1------------|-------------|-----------------|

H. E E E Q. Q. +Q E

Bb7 Bb7/F

E E E E Q E E E E E E

|---------1------|---------1-------|
|------------3---|------------3----|
|------1---------|------1----------|
|----3-----------|----3------------|
|-1------(1)---1-|------------1----|
|----------------|-1------(1)------|

Q. +Q E Q. +E E E

Outro

A A/G Dsus2/F# Dsus2/F

Q E E Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q

|------------|----------------|--------0-----|---------0------|
|-2----2-----|---------2------|----------3---|------------3---|
|----2---2---|------2-----2---|------2-------|------2---------|
|------------|----2-----------|----0-------0-|----0-----------|
|-0--------0-|----------------|--------------|--------------0-|
|------------|-3------(3)---3-|-2------------|-1------(1)-----|

Q E Q E Q. +Q E H. Q. +Q E

H.=H

A A/G Dsus2/F# Dm/F

E E E S S Q E E E E Q E E E E E E H.

|------------------|----------------|--------0-----|--------*|
|-2-------2h=3p2---|---------2------|----------3---|-^3-----*|
|------2-----------|------2-----2---|------2-----0-|-^2-----*|
|----2-------------|----2-----------|----0---------|-^0-----*|
|-0------(0)-----0-|----------------|--------------|--------*|
|------------------|-3------(3)---3-|-2------------|-^1-----*|

Q. +Q E Q. +Q E H. H.

Duration Legend

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

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted

Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)

Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the

duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-

bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low

melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend

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

h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

pb - pre-bend

r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

s - legato slide

S - shift slide

<n> - natural harmonic

[n] - artificial harmonic

n(n) - tapped harmonic

~ - vibrato

tr - trill

T - tap

TP - trem. picking

PM - palm muting

\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

\n - tremolo bar down

n/ - tremolo bar up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls

<> - volume swell (louder/softer)

x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash

o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend

-----------

| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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