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Something for Nothing

Rush
Bass Tab
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Song

Rush: "Something For Nothing" Bass Tab

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From: Rush Complete

Transcribed by: Mario D'Alessio

h q e e Q q e q h e e e e Q q e q 4 h e e e e h e e q

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

|*4:---7-----|---------|---2-------|---------*|---2-------|---------|
|*4:-----5-6-|-7-5-5---|-----2-----|---3-2---*|-----2-----|---------|
+----5-------+-------5-+-0-----0-2-+-3-----3--+-0-----0-2-+-3-3-2-3-+

e e e e e e e e e e e e e q h e e e e h e e q e e e e e e e e

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

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

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

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

|-R---R-----7/X-|---7---7---|-------------|-----2-------|-----------------|
|---5-----------|-----------|-3-3-5-5-3---|---2---2---5-|-5-3-3-----3-3---|
+-------5-5-----+-5---5---5-+-----------5-+-0-------0---+-------3-3-----5-+

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

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

|---7---7---|-------------|-----2-------|-----------------|-----2-------|
|-----------|-3-3-5-5-3---|---2---2---5-|-5-3-3-----3-3---|-------2-----|
+-5---5---5-+-----------5-+-0-------0---+-------3-3-----0-+-0-0-----0-2-+

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

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

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

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 q q q q q e e

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

|-----R---R---R---|-R---R-----R-|-----R---R---R---|-R---R-------|-7-5-------|
|-----------5-----|---5---------|-----------5-----|---5-------7-|-----5-0-2-|
+-5-5---5-------5-+-------5-5---+-5-5---5-------5-+-------5-5---+-----------+

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

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

w +w w +w w Q h+e w Q h e w q^q^q q q q e q e e e

+-2-+----+---+----+---+-------+---+-------+---+-----------+-------------+
|---|----|---|----|---|-------|---|-------|---|-----------|---7---7-----|
|---|----|---|----|---|-------|---|-7-5---|---|-----------|---------5-6-|
+---+----+-5-+----+-0-+-3-5---+-5-+-----0-+-0-+-3-3-3-5-0-+-5---5-------+

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

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

|-----------|-------------|-----------------|---7---7-----|-----------|
|-7-7-5-5-7-|---7---------|-------3-2-3-2---|---------5-6-|-7-7-5-5-7-|
+-----------+-0---0-0-0-2-+-3-2-3---------3-+-5---5-------+-----------+

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

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

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

e e e e e q Q 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

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

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

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

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

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

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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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For corrections or questions on the tabs, contact the author. If no e-mail

address is included, contact Frank for guitar tabs or Mario for bass tabs,

addresses below.

For remarks, suggestions or additions on the tab 'archive', contact:

Frank (guitar) or Mario (bass)

(sheep@gargoyle.hacktic.nl) (motcid!marble!dalessio@uunet.uu.net)

HAPPY PLAYING!!

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