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Middletown Dreams

Rush
Tab
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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.

Song

Middletown Dreams

by Rush, Power Windows

Mercury Records / Anthem Entertainment

Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann

Comments welcome

Am : x02210

G : 320033

F : 133211

Dm : x57765

Bb : x13331

Csus2: x35533

G/B : x20033

e|----------------------------------------------8-----------------------|
B|--15-------------------------------15------------10-------------------|
G|--12------------5------0-----------12-------9-------------------------|
D|--14----------------5-----0--------14----12---------------------------|
A|--12------5--7---------------0-----12---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Office door... rake

e|--------------------5----5--------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------3---3--------------------------------------------|
G|-(2)------0-----------2--2--------------------------------------------|
D|-(2)----0--------------2-2--------------------------------------------|
A|--0---2------3-----------0--------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

But he's still...

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------1------1-----1---------------0---------------0-----------------|
G|-----0------0-----0-------0-------5---5---5-------5---5---5-----------|
D|---2------2-----2-------0-------5-------5-------5-------5-------------|
A|-0--------------------2-------3---------------3-----------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Another day... Slapback delay

e|---------------------------------------------------3------------------|
B|-15---------------------------------3---------------------------------|
G|-12-------------------------------5---5---5------5--------------------|
D|-14-----------------------------5-------5------5----------------------|
A|-12---------------------------3--------------3------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Whoa.....

F Am G F

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------10-------10-------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------/10------10------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Dreams flow....

Am, G, F

Am, G, F

Am, G/B, F

....Boy walks..... 1,2 3 4

e|--5--------------3------3--3----|-------------|------------|------------|
B|--8--------------3------x--x----|-------------|------------|------------|
G|--5--//-------0--5--//--7--7----|-------------|------------|------------|
D|--7---------0----5------5--5----|----5--------|----5-------|-----5---|
A|--5-------2------3------3--3----|-/7---5---|-/7---5--|--/7---PH---|
E|--------------------------------|---------PH--|--------PH--|------------|

Synth (arr. for guitar)

e|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B|----13-----------|-----12-----------|-----10------10---|-----12-----------|
G|14------14--14---|-12------12--14---|-10------10-------|-12------12--14---|
D|--14--14--14--14-|---12--12--12--10-|---12--12--12--12-|---14--14--14--14-|
A|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
e|----------------------------------|----------------|-----------|-13----------|
B|-10------12------10------12-------|----------------|--12-------|---13--------|
G|--9--//--12--//--10--//--12--//---|--/---------|----12-----|-----12-H-14-|
D|-10------12------10------12-------|-----PH--/--|------12---|-------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------PH--|--------12-|-------------|
E|----------------------------------|----------------|-----------|-------------|
e|-(20)-20---17-H-20-P-17----17-----------------------------------------|
B|---F--rel---------------20----17-H-20-(20)----------13--15------------|
G|----------------------------------------F------/14----------14--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------17-P-15----15----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------17----17-\-15-P-13---|
G|-14--12-14-12-14---12--14-12-14-12-14-------------------------------12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------Outline C Pentatonic Major---|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----12--15------12--(13)---------------------------------------------|
B|-13----------13-------F-----13--15--12--13--12----12--13--(15)--------|
G|-----------------------------------------------14----------F----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Dm, F, Bb, Csus2, Dm

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------6-6------6----|
G|--------10----10---------10---10-------3---3--------5---5--------------------|
D|--10--10----10-----10--10---10-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------1--1---1-----3--3---3----5--5-5---5--5-7-7-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------3-------------------------|
B|-------10---10--------10--10-------------------3---6------------------|
G|-------------------------------2----3----5---------7-//---9---9-------|
D|-10--10---10----10--10--10-----2----3----5---------7------10--10------|
A|-------------------------------0----1----3---------5------7---7-------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------1--------3------   -5-|
B|---------8-------8---------------1--------3------   -8-|
G|------10---10------10------2--2--3--------5------   -5-|
D|---10---------10------10---2--2--3--------5------   -7-|
A|-8-------------------------0--0--1--------3------   -5-|
E|-------------------------------------------------   ---|

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| (n) Ghost note

| / Slide up

| x Dead note

| \ Slide down

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