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Force Ten

Rush
Bass Tab
★4.6(3)

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Force Ten By: Rush

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w +w +w +w +w +w +w +w +w +w +w +w +w +H e e

+-----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----+----9-12-+
|4:-R-|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----|----7-10-|
|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

+--12---------------12-+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12-----12-+
|--10---------------10-|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10-----10-|
|-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|

+----------------------+--------------------+--------------------+

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+-----14---12---9-12-+-12-------------12-+-----14---12-----12-+
|-----12---7----7-10-|-10-------------10-|-----12---10-----10-|
|-0-0----0----0------|----0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|

+--------------------+-------------------+--------------------+

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e ee e e e e e e e e

+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12---12-+-12-------------12-+
|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10---10-|-10-------------10-|
|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0----|----0-0-0-0-0-0----|

+--------------------+------------------+-------------------+

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e ee

+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12---12-+
|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10---10-|
|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----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

+-12-------------12-+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12-----12-+
|-10-------------10-|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10-----10-|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|

+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+

e e e e e e e e +w e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q q e e e

+-----14---12-------+----+---------------+-----------------+-------------+
|-----12---10-------|----|---------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-0-0----0----0-0-0-|----|---------------|-----------------|-------------|
+-------------------+----+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-+-----------------+-------------+

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q q q e e e e e e e e e

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------+

|-----------------|-9-----9-----9---|-----------|-----7-----------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---7-7---7-7---7-|-----------|-------------7---|
+-----------------+-----------------+-5-5-5-5-5-+-5-5---5-5-5---5-+

e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e q e q e q

+-----------------+---------------+-----------------+-----------+

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---R-------------|-6---7---9-|
|-----------------|---------------|-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-|---7---7---|

+-----------------+---------------+-----------------+-----------+

e e e q e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+---------------+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+

|-----7-----7---|-----7---7---7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-6-6-6-8-8-|
|-5-5---5-5---5-|-5-5---5---5---|-----------------|-----------------|

+---------------+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+-6---------------+
|-----------------|-------3-3-3-4-4-|---------------|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-----------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|---4-4-4-3-4-3-4-|

+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+-----------------+

e e e q 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

+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|

+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e h q +q q q^q^q^ w +w W

+-----------------+-----------------+-----4-4-+----4-------+----+----+-----+
|-----------------|-----------------|---------|------7-7-7-|-10-|----|6:-R-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-----|------------|----|----|4:---|

+-----------------+-----------------+---------+------------+----+----+-----+

q w+q +W q w+q W q w+q q w+q q w e e H e e

+-------+----+-------+---+-------+-------+-----9-12-+---12---12-+
|---R---|----|---R---|---|---R---|---R---|---R-7-10-|4:-10-R-10-|
|-------|----|-------|---|-------|-------|----------|4:---------|
+-3-----+----+-3-----+-1-+-3-----+-5-----+-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 H e e

+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12---9-12-+-12---12-+
|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10---7-10-|-10-R-10-|
|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----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 +H e e

+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12-------+--------+
|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10-------|--------|
|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0-0-|--------|
+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------+----5-5-+

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 e e e

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----R-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

|-7-6---7-6---7-|-------7-----7---|---7-----7---9-7-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-----7-----7---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+---------------+-5-5-5---5-5---5-+-5---5-5---5-----+-----------------+

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 e e e

+-----------------+-----4---4-------+------4---4-------+-----------------+
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2---2---2-2-2-|----2---2---2-2---|-----7---7---7---|
|-----------------|-----------------|----------------5-|-5-5---5---5---5-|

+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+

e e e e s s s s s s s s e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e

+-------------------------+-----------------+---------------+-----------------+

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

+-------------------------+-----------------+---------------+-----------------+

e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e q e e q q e e e e e e e e e q e e e q

+-----------------+---------------+-----------+-----------------+-------------+

|-----------------|---------R-----|-R-----R---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-6-8-8-8-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4---4-4-|---4-4---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 e e e e

+-----------------+-----------------+-----6-------6---+-----6-----6---6-+
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4---4-4-4---4-|-4-4---4-4---4---|

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

e e e e e e e e e e q q^q^q^ w +w W e e w+q +W e e w+q W

+-----4-------4---+-----4-------+-5-+----+-----+---------+----+---------+---+
|-----------------|-------7-7-7-|-7-|----|6:-R-|-----R---|----|-----R---|---|
|-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-2-2---------|---|----|4:---|---------|----|---------|---|
+-----------------+-------------+---+----+-----+-3-3-----+----+-3-3-----+-1-+

e e w+q e e w+q e e w e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+---------+---------+-------9-12-+---12-------------12-+-----14---12-----12-+
|-----R---|-----R---|-----R-7-10-|4:-10-------------10-|-----12---10-----10-|
|---------|---------|------------|4:----0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|
+-3-3-----+-5-5-----+-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

+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12---9-12-+-12-------------12-+
|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10---7-10-|-10-------------10-|
|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0------|----0-0-0-0-0-0----|

+--------------------+--------------------+-------------------+

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12---9-12-+
|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10---7-10-|
|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----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

+-12-------------12-+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12-----12-+
|-10-------------10-|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10-----10-|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|

+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+-----14---12---9-12-+-12-------------12-+-----14---12-----12-+
|-----12---10---7-10-|-10-------------10-|-----12---10-----10-|
|-0-0----0----0------|----0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|

+--------------------+-------------------+--------------------+

e e e e e e e e e e e s s e e q e e e e e e e e

+-----14---12-----12-+-----14-12-12-12-12-12-+-----------------+
|-----12---10-----10-|-----12-10-10-10-10-10-|-----R-----------|
|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0-------------------|-0-0---0-3-2-0---|
+--------------------+-----------------------+---------------3-+

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

+----------------+-----------------+----------------+---------------+

|------R-----R---|-----R-----------|------R---------|-----R---------|
|----------------|-0-0---0-3-2-0---|------------0---|-----------3---|
+----3---3-3---3-+---------------3-+----3---3-3---3-+-1-1---1-1---3-+

e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e h e e H e e e e e e e e e e

+---------------+-----------------+-------9-12-+-12---12-+-----14---12-----12-+
|-R---R-----R---|-----R-----------|-----R-7-10-|-10-R-10-|-R---12---10-----10-|
|---------------|-0-0---0-3-2-0---|------------|---------|---0----0----0-0----|
+---3---3-3---3-+---------------3-+-3-3--------+---------+--------------------+

e e e e e e e^e^e^ e^e^e^ e^e^e^ e^ e^ e^ e^ e^ e^ w +w W +W

+-----14---12---------+-12-----14-----12-12-12-14-14-14-+---+----+-----+----+
|-----12---10---------|-10-----12-----10-10-10-12-12-12-|---|----|6:-R-|----|
|-0-0----0----0-0-0-0-|----0-0----0-0-------------------|-0-|----|4:---|----|

+---------------------+---------------------------------+---+----+-----+----+

+W +W 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^e^

+----+----+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+

|----|----|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|----|----|-------------------------------|---------------------------5-7-|
+----+----+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----+

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^e^

+-------------------------------+-------------------------------+

|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------5-7-|
+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----+

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^e^

+-------------------14-----------+-------------------------------+
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------5-7-|
+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5-+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----+

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^e^

+-------------------------------+-------------------12-----------+
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----3-3-3-3-3-+

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

+-------------------------------+-------------------14-----9-12-+
|-------------------7-----------|--------------------------7-10-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-5------+

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

+---12-------12-+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12---9-12-+
|4:-10-------10-|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10---7-10-|
|4:----0-0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----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

+-12-------------12-+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12-----12-+
|-10-------------10-|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10-----10-|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|

+-------------------+--------------------+--------------------+

e e e e e e e e H e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

+-----14---12---9-12-+-12---12-+-----14---12-----12-+-----14---12-----12-+
|-----12---10---7-10-|-10-R-10-|-----12---10-----10-|-----12---10-----10-|
|-0-0----0----0------|---------|-0-0----0----0-0----|-0-0----0----0-0----|

+--------------------+---------+--------------------+--------------------+

e e e e e e e e H e e

+-----14---12---9-12-+-12---12-+
|-----12---10---7-10-|-10-R-10-|
|-0-0----0----0------|---------|

+--------------------+---------+

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

Created using the Bass Tab Creator

__ by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)

+|oo|+

+|oo|+ Notes: w = Whole h = Half q = Quarter

|| e = 8th s = 16th t = 32nd x = 64th

||

|| Capital durations are dotted notes

|| (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)

||

|| #

|| +----+ +----+

_ || _ |*--*+ = MEASURE |4:--| = TIME

\\_||_// |*--*+ REPEATS |4:--| SIGNATURES

| [] | +----+ (#=Num Repeats) +----+

| || |

/ [] \ + = TIE ^ = TRIPLET > = BEND

\______/ H = HAMMER ON \ = SLIDE TO FRET R = Rest

P = PULL OFF \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE ~ = Trill

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