By-tor and the Snow Dog

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From jimmy@walrus.com Sun May 4 09:48:16 1997

Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 17:30:48 -0400 (EDT)

From: Jimmy Pena <jimmy@walrus.com>

To: shpank@beachin.net, guitar@olga.net, jstryk@wt.net

Subject: TAB: 'By-Tor and The Snow Dog' by Rush

Rush - By-Tor & The Snow Dog

From the CD 'Fly By Night'

Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart

Mercury/Polygram Records 822542-2

This tab is not 100% correct. Feel free to fix it. Standard

tuning [EADGBe] (low to high). The key signature is D, but it appears to

change to E in the middle, then back to D at the Epilogue. Yes the tab

has gotten messier but I think it's also gotten more accurate.

Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com

| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music

~ = vibrato or held note

x = percussive note with no pitch; muted 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

Chord legend:

G : [320033]

D : [xx0232]

A : [x0222x]

E : [022100]

C : [x3555x]

F : [133211]

B : [x2444x]

F/A : [x03211]

Progression:

At the Tobes of Hades:

G D A D D A D A

The tobes of Hades lit by flickering torch light.

G D A D D A E

The nether world is gathered in the glare.

G D A D D A D A

Prince By-Tor takes the cavern to the north light.

G D A D D A E

The sign of Eth is rising in the air.

C F G F G D C F G

By-Tor, Knight of darkness, centurion of evil,

F G D

devil's prince.

Across the Styx:

G D A D D A D A

Across the River Styx, out of the lamp light.

G D A D D A E

His Nemesis is waiting at the gate.

G D A D D A D A

The Snow Dog, ermine glowing in the damp night.

G D A D D A E

Coal-black eyes shimmering with hate.

C F G F G D C F G

By-Tor, and the Snow Dog, square for battle,

F G D

Let the fray begin.

----

Here is part of the middle section. I put the time down so you

can figure out where I am.

1:11 1:17 1:23

E~ A B B G~ D E E E~ A B B G~ D E E A~

1:26 1:29 1:32 1:35 1:38

C G C G A~ C G C G D E D E C F/A C F/A

1:41 1:47

D B D B D B D B E~

Guitar and effects for about 1:00

Then there are a few E and D chords:

2:55 2:58 3:01 3:04

E D E D

e:---------------------------------------------------|
B:--------8-9\------8-9\------8-9-8------------------|
G:o-----7---------7---------7-------9-8-7-----------o|
D:o---9---------9---------9---------------9-7-6~~---o|
A:---------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------|

There is another part in here but I just can't figure it out. It

sounds like the previous pattern but played higher up and with some

hammer-ons and pull-offs.

e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o-----5-6-7\-----5-6-7\----5-6-7-6-5-------------------------o|
D:o---7----------7---------7------------7-6-5------------------o|
A:--------------------------------------------7-6~--------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------5--8--5-----------------------|
G:o-----5-6-7\-----5-6-7\----5-6-7---------7-6-5---------------o|
D:o---7----------7---------7---------------------7~------------o|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|

Stop and start E with drum fills:

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------|
G:o----9--9-----9--9--------9--9-----9--9-------------------o|
D:o----9--9-----9--9--------9--9-----9--9-------------------o|
A:-----7--7-----7--7--------7--7-----7--7--------------------|
E:--0--------0--------0--0--------0--------0-----------------|

Every note is gradually swelled via volume control:

e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---8--10--13-----10~----8-10~--------8--10----8~--------------|
G:-7--------------------7---------7~----------7-----------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-7--8---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------8~------7~-------7~--8~------12~---10~---7~----------|
G:-------------7~------7~---6~--7~------14~------------6~--7~---|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------(0)--------------------------|
e:-------|------------------------------------|
B:-7~----|------8~---7~-----------8~--7~------|
G:-------|o-9~--9~---7~--7~---9~--9~--7~-----o|
D:-------|o-9~-----------9~---9~-------------o|
A:-------|------------------------------------|
E:----0~-|-------------------------------0~---|

Full volume:

e:-------------10-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----10b12~~~~~~~~12r10----8-10-8--5~--8b10r8--5~-------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------10-11-12--15b17r15---10h12p10--12\---12--12--12\---|
B:-10-11-12-----------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-12--10---/17--15-12p11p10--12-12\--12--10--------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------12p11p10--9--------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------12-----|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------8-9-10-10-10-8\-----------------|
G:-7-8-9--12--12b14r12s9\-----9---------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----8--10b12r10--10-10-10--10b12r10---8----------------------|
G:-7-9--------------------------------------9-------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------7--5\----------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------8---8h9~--9--9h11--11b12---11b12---11b12-----|
D:---5-5-5h7-7-7s9----------------------------------------------|
A:-7------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------10-10--------------9h10p9--9h10p9--9h10p9-|
G:-11b12p9----9-11-11--11-------9h11--9-7-7\------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-15b16---13--10h12p10--------------10-------------------------|
B:-----------------------8~---10b12~~~~~~12r10-----10b12~~~-----|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-10-8-10-10---5---5--8\---------------------------------------|
G:----------------8---------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|

Then play:

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

Epilogue:

G D A D D A D A

The battle's over and the dust is clearing.

G D A D D A E

Disciples of the Snow Dog sound the knell.

G D A D D A D A

Rejoicing echoes as the dawn is nearing.

G D A D D A E

By-Tor in defeat retreats to hell.

C F G F G D

Snow Dog is victorious!

C F G F G D

The land of the Overworld is saved again,

F G D

is saved again,

F G D

e:------------------|---2---------------------------------------|
B:-------1-------3--|---3--------7------------------------------|
G:-----2-------4----|---2---or---7------------------------------|
D:---3-------5------|---0--------7------------------------------|
A:------------------|------------5------------------------------|
E:------------------|-------------------------------------------|

Repeat whole thing twice

Then repeat first half twice, then whole thing again one last time