Lessons

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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

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Rush - Lessons

From the CD '2112'

Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart

Mercury/Polygram Records 822545-2

This song is in the key of A. It switches to E for the chorus.

The solo is incomplete and may have some mistakes in it.

Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com

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

~ = vibrato or held 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

[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)

o \_

o / repeat sign (always look for these!)

[Riff 1] - Freely

A D Dsus2 G D

A D Dsus2 G

Riff 2

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E5 A B E D |1. A |2. A G

e:-------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
B:------------------2--4----9-----7~---|---------|---------------------|
G:o-----------------2--4----9-----7~---|--------o|---------------------|
D:o-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2--4----9-----7~---|----7---o|----7---5------------|
A:--2-2-2-2-2-2-----0--2----7-----5~---|----7----|----7---5------------|
E:--0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|----5----|----5---3------------|

Riff 3

G5 A5 G5 E5 A5 G5 G5 A5 G5 E5 A5 B5

e:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:--5--5---7--7---5--5---2---7-------|-5--5--7--7--5--5--2---7---9---|
A:--5--5---7--7---5--5---2---7-------|-5--5--7--7--5--5--2---7---9---|
E:--3--3---5--5---3--3---0---5--3~--0|-3--3--5--5--3--3--0---5---7---|

Riff 4

G5 A5 G5 E5 A5 G5 G5 A5 G5 E5 A5 D5

e:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|----------------------------3---|
G:----------------------------------|------------------------2---2---|
D:--5--5--7--7--5--5--2---7---------|--5--5--7--7--5--5--2---2---0---|
A:--5--5--7--7--5--5--2---7---------|--5--5--7--7--5--5--2---0-------|
E:--3--3--5--5--3--3--0---5---3~--0-|--3--3--5--5--3--3--0-----------|

Fill 1

e:-----------------------15------------------------------------------|
B:-15b17~~17--15--15b17-----15-15b17r16b17~~-----15p12----12---------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------14----14b16---|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------5-5-----------10p7-----------------|
B:--12--------------8p5----5---8------8--5~~---------10--10b12r10b12-|
G:-----14b16~~~---------7--------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

Fill 2

e:-[12]--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------14b16r14b16~~---14b16~~16r14p12--14--14b16r14p12~-----------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------14~~\----|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------15------------15----------------------------|
B:--15b17~~17-15--15b17-----15-15b17~~~~~~~-15b17---15p12----12------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------14---------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------|
B:-------15-----|

G:-14b16~~~~----|

D:--------------|
A:--------------|
E:--------------|

Progression:

[Riff 1] x4

[Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics:

Sweet memories, flashing very quickly by.

Reminding me and giving me a reason why.

I know that my goal is more than a thought.

I'll be there when I teach what I've been taught, and I've been taught.

[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:

You know we've told you before, but you didn't hear us then.

So you still question why. No, you didn't listen again.

[Fill 1] x1 and [Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

You didn't listen again. Oh!

[Riff 4] x1

[Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics:

Sweet memories, I never thought it would be like this.

Reminding me of just how close I came to missing.

I know that this is the way for me to go.

You'll be there when you know what I know, and I know.

[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:

You know we've told you before, but you didn't hear us then.

So you still question why. No, you didn't listen again.

[Fill 2] x1 and [Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

No!

[Riff 4] x1

Woah. You didn't listen again.

[Guitar Solo] over [Riff 1] until fadeout

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------17--------17--------------------------13b15--13b15~~~-----|
G:--16b18~~~~~~r16-------16b18r16p14--16b18~~~-----------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--13b15r13--10-----------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------12b14r12--11~~~----4b6~~~r4~--4b6r4~---4b6r4--2----|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----4p2----[2]~------2----------------------------------------2h4--|
D:---------4-------2h4---4p2----2------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------4----4-2--------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------2h3p2-2h3p2-2h3p2-0-2h3~~------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---9b11--9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(ad infinitum!) Anyone?