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Roll the Bones

Rush
Bass Tab
★4.2(5)

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Song

Roll The Bones By: Rush

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Q e e e e e e s s s s e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e e s s

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

|3:---|4:---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|8:-R-|4:-0-0-R-0-R-0-0---0-2-|-3-3-R-3-R-3---2-3-|-5-5-R-5-R-5-R-5-7-|
|-----|-----------------3-----|-------------3-----|-------------------|

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

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

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

|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
|-0-0---------|-0-0-R-0---0-2-|-3-3-R-3-R-3-5-|-----R---3-|-5-5-R-5-R---7-|
|-------0-3-4-|---------3-----|---------------|-3-3---3---|---------------|

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

e e e e e e s s s s e e e e e e e s s e e H e e h s s s s

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

|---------------------|-------------------|-------|---------------|
|-0-0-R-0-R-0-0---0-2-|-3-3-R-3-R-3---2-3-|-5-5-5-|-0-0-R-0---0-2-|
|---------------3-----|-------------3-----|-------|---------3-----|

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

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

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

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|---------------|-3-3---3---|---------------|---------------3-----|

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

e e e e e e e s s e e q h q E s s s e e e s e s e s e s e e s s

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

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

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|-----5---5-3-5---|---------------------|-----5---5-3-5---|

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

s e s e s e s e e s s q E s s s e e e s s q s s q s s s s

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

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|-0-0-0-1-2-2-3-3-5-5---|-----5---5-3-5---|---------------------|

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

q E s s s e e e s e s e s e s e e s s q E s s s e e e

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

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

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

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

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|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3---3-------|-----------------3-|

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

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

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|---------3-----3-----|-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------3-|

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

e e e s s e s s e e e e e e e e s s s s e e e e e e e s s

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

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

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|-------------------|-5-5---5-3-5---|-5-5---5-3-----|---------------|

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

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

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

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

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|-----5---5-3-5---|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|

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

e e e e e e e s s e e e s s e s s e e e e e e e e e e

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

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|-----------------3-|---------3-----3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|

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

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

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|-------------5-3-5-|-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3---5---5-3-2-|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------3-|-----3-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|

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

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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e e s s

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

e s s e s s e e s s 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

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|-----3-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|---------------3-|

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

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|-----------------|---|-----------|-----3---|-----------|-----5-5-3---|
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E E e Q e E E q s s s s e H q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s

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|-----------|-----5-5---5-5-3-|---5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
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e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e q E E e Q e E E Q s s e E E e Q e

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

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E E e s s e e e s e s e s e s e e s s E E e s s e e e s s q s s q q

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|-----5---5-3-5---|-0-0-0-1-2-2-3-3-5-5---|-----5---5-3-5---|---------------|

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

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s e e e e e e e s s

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

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|-----3---------------|-0-0---0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|

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

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

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

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

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 s s

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|---------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|

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e s s e e e s s 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 s s

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

e e e q e e e w

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

|-----5-----5---|---|
|-3-3---3-3---3-|-3-|
|---------------|---|

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

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

__ Created using the Bass Tab Creator

+|o | 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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