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Red Tide

Rush
Bass Tab
★4.8(4)

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

Song

Red Tide By: Rush

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w +w +w +H 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

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

|4:-R-|----|----|----10-|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|
|4:---|----|----|-------|-5-5---5---------|-1-1---1-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|
+-----+----+----+-------+---------1-1-1-1-+-------------3---+---------1-1-1-1-+

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

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

|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|
|-1-1---1---------|-5-5---5---------|-1-1---1-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|
+---------3-3-1-3-+---------1-1-1-1-+-------------3---+---------1-1-1-1-+

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

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

|-----R-----------|-----R-------R---|-----R-----------|-----R-------R---|
|-1-1---1---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+---------3-3-1-3-+-1-1---1-1-1---1-+-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-+-1-1---1-1-1---1-+

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

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

|-----R-----------|-----R-------R---|-----R---R-------|-----R-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-+-1-1---1-1-1---1-+-3-3---3---3-3-3-+-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-+

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

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

|-----R---R-------|-----R-------R---|-----R---R-------|-----R-----------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+-3-3---3---3-3-3-+-1-1---1-1-1---1-+-3-3---3---3-3-3-+-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-+

e e e e e e e e Q q e e e e e e e e e e e h e e e e e e e q e e e

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

|-----R-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|---------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|-----------|-------3-3-----|
+-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-+-----------+-----------------+-5-5-5-5-5-+-5-5-5-----5-5-+

q e q e q e q q e e e q Q Q q e q e q Q Q q w Q Q q w

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

|-----R---R-|---R---------|---3-2-|-----------|-------|---|-------|---|
|-----------|-------------|-------|-3-3-5-5-3-|-------|---|-------|---|
+-3-3---3---+-3---3-3-5-3-+-1-----+-----------+-5-5-3-+-5-+-5-5-3-+-5-+

Q q q e e e e e e e e e e e e q q e e e e e e e e e Q q q e

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

|---------|-----R-----------|-----R-------|-----R-----------|---------|
|---------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------|
+-1-1-1-1-+-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-+-1-1---1-1-1-+-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-+-1-1-1-1-+

e e e e e e e e e e e q q e e e e e e e e e Q q q e e e e e e e e e

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

|-----R-----------|-----R-------|-----R-----------|---------|-----R-----------|
|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
+-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-+-1-1---1-1-1-+-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-+-1-1-1-1-+-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-+

h+Q e e e e e e e e e q H e q q e q q e q e q e q e e e e e

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

|-------|-----R-----------|-----|---R-------|-----R---R-|---R---R-------|
|-5---3-|-5-5---5-5-5-5-3-|-----|-----3-3---|-----------|---------------|
+-------+-----------------+-5-5-+-5-------5-+-3-3---3---+-3---3---3-5-3-+

q Q Q Q q e e e Q Q q w Q Q q w Q Q q w Q Q q w

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

|---3-2-|-----------|-------|---|-------|---|-------|---|-------|---|
|-------|-3-5-5-3-2-|-------|---|-------|---|-------|---|-------|-3-|
+-1-----+-----------+-5-5-3-+-5-+-5-5-3-+-5-+-5-5-3-+-5-+-5-5-3-+---+

Q q e e e Q q e e e Q q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

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

|-----------|-----------|-------R---|-----------------|-----R-------R---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3---|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
+-----------+---------3-+-1-1-1---1-+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-1-1---1-1-1---1-+

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 q e e e

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

|-----R-----------|-----R-------R---|-----R-----------|-----R-----R---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|
+-3-3---3-3-3-5-3-+-1-1---1-1-1---1-+-3-3---3-3-3-3-5-+-1-1---1-1---1-+

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

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

|-----R-----------|-3-3-R-3-3-3-R-3-|-5-5-R-5-5-7-5-7-|-3-3-R-3-3-3-R-3-|
|-----------2-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+-3-3---3-3-------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

e e e e e e e e h+Q e e q e e e e e q Q e e e e e e q e q

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

|-5-5-R-5-5-5-3-5-|-------|---R---R-------|-----------|-------------|
|-----------------|-5-----|-5---5---3-5-3-|-----------|-------3-3---|
+-----------------+-----5-+---------------+-5-5-5-5-3-+-5-3-5-----5-+

q e q e q e q e e e e e q Q q e Q e e e e e w +H q

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

|-----R---R-|---R---R-----R-|---3-2-2-|-------------|-R-|----10-|
|-----------|---------------|---------|-3-3-3-5-3-5-|---|-------|
+-3-3---3---+-3---3---5-3---+-1-------+-------------+---+-------+

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

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

|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|
|-5-5---5---------|-1-1---1-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|-1-1---1---------|
+---------1-1-1-1-+-------------3---+---------1-1-1-1-+---------3-3-1-3-+

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 e e e

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

|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|
|-5-5---5---------|-1-1---1-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|-1-1---1---------|
+---------1-1-1-1-+-------------3---+---------1-1-1-1-+---------3-3-1-3-+

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 e e e

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

|-5-5-R-5-----R---|-1-1-R-1-3-3---3-|-5-5-R-5---------|-1-1-R-1---------|
|---------1-1---1-|-------------3---|---------1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-1-3-|

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

Q e e e e e e q q e e e e q q q e e e s s e e e e e e+h e e e

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

|-----R-------|-------------|-----------|-------------------|-----------|
|-5-5---5---5-|-3-3-3-3-5-3-|-----------|-----------------3-|-----------|
+---------5---+-------------+-1-1-1-1-1-+-3-3-3-3-1-3-5-7---+-5---5-5-5-+

e q e e e e e q Q e e e e e e s s s s e e e Q q e e e

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

|---R---R-------|-------R---|-----R---------------|-----------|
|-----------2---|-----------|---------------------|-5-5-5-7-5-|
+-5---5---5---5-+-3-3-3---3-+-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-5-+-----------+

e e e e e e e e e e e q q e e e s s e e e e e Q q e e e

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

|-----R---R-------|-----R-------|-------------------|-----------|
|-3-3---3---3-5---|-------------|---------------2-3-|-5-5-5-7-5-|
+---------------5-+-1-1---1-1-1-+-3-3-3-3-1-3-5-----+-----------+

e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e q^q^q^s s s s s s s s e e e e e e e e

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

|-----R---R-------|-----R-----R---|-----------------------|-5-5-R-5-----R---|
|-3-3---3---3-5---|---------------|-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------1-1---1-|
+---------------5-+-1-1---1-1---1-+-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 e e e

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

|-1-1-R-1-3-3---3-|-5-5-R-5---------|-1-1-R-1---------|-5-5-R-5-----R---|
|-------------3---|---------1-1-1-1-|---------3-3-1-3-|---------1-1---1-|

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

e e e e e e q Q Q q w Q Q q w Q Q q w Q Q q w Q e e e e e

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

|-1-1-R-1-3-3-1-|-------|---|-------|---|-------|---|-------|---|-----R-------|
|---------------|-------|---|-------|---|-------|---|-------|-3-|-5-5---5---5-|
+---------------+-5-5-3-+-5-+-5-5-3-+-5-+-5-5-3-+-5-+-5-5-3-+---+---------5---+

Q q e e e Q q e e e E E e e e e e Q q e e e e q q e e e

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

|-----------|-------R---|---------------|-------R---|-------------|
|-3-3-3-5-3-|-----------|-----------2-3-|-5-5-5---5-|-3-3-3-3---3-|
+-----------+-1-1-1---1-+-3-3-1-3-5-----+-----------+---------3---+

e q q e e e s s s s e s s s s e s s s s Q e e e e e e q q e e e

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

|---------R---|-----------------------------|-----R-------|-------------|
|-------------|-----------------------------|-5-5---5---5-|-3-3-3-3-5-3-|
+-1-1-1-1---1-+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-+---------5---+-------------+

e q q e q e e e e s s s s s s s s w +w +w h h w +w +w

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

|---------R-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-R-|----|----|-12-7-|-R-|----|----|
|-----------|-------------------------|---|----|----|------|---|----|----|
+-1-1-1-1---+-------------------------+---+----+----+------+---+----+----+

+H 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

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

|----10-|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|
|-------|-5-5---5---------|-1-1---1-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|
+-------+---------1-1-1-1-+-------------3---+---------1-1-1-1-+

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

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

|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|
|-1-1---1---------|-5-5---5---------|-1-1---1-3-3---3-|-5-5---5---------|
+---------3-3-1-3-+---------1-1-1-1-+-------------3---+---------1-1-1-1-+

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

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

|-----R-----------|-5-5-R-5---------|-1-1-R-1-3-3---3-|-5-5-R-5---------|
|-1-1---1---------|---------1-1-1-1-|-------------3---|---------1-1-1-1-|
+---------3-3-1-3-+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

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 e e e

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

|-1-1-R-1---------|-5-5-R-5---------|-1-1-R-1-3-3---3-|-5-5-R-5---------|
|---------3-3-1-3-|---------1-1-1-1-|-------------3---|---------1-1-1-1-|

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

e e e e e e q w

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

|-1-1-R-1-----R-|-R-|
|---------3-3---|---|

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

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

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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