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From [email protected] Sun May 4 09:48:16 1997
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 17:30:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jimmy Pena
To: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Subject: TAB: ‘By-Tor and The Snow Dog’ by Rush
Rush — By-Tor & The Snow Dog
From the CD ‘Fly By Night’
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 822542-2
This tab is not 100% correct. Feel free to fix it. Standard
tuning [EADGBe] (low to high). The key signature is D, but it appears to
change to E in the middle, then back to D at the Epilogue. Yes the tab
has gotten messier but I think it’s also gotten more accurate.
Jimmy Pena — [email protected]
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted 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
Chord legend:
G : [320033]
D : [xx0232]
A : [x0222x]
E : [022100]
C : [x3555x]
F : [133211]
B : [x2444x]
F/A : [x03211]
Progression:
[At the Tobes of Hades:]
G D A D D A D A
The tobes of Hades lit by flickering torch light.
G D A D D A E
The nether world is gathered in the glare.
G D A D D A D A
Prince By-Tor takes the cavern to the north light.
G D A D D A E
The sign of Eth is rising in the air.
C F G F G D C F G
By-Tor, Knight of darkness, centurion of evil,
F G D
devil’s prince.
[Across the Styx:]
G D A D D A D A
Across the River Styx, out of the lamp light.
G D A D D A E
His Nemesis is waiting at the gate.
G D A D D A D A
The Snow Dog, ermine glowing in the damp night.
G D A D D A E
Coal-black eyes shimmering with hate.
C F G F G D C F G
By-Tor, and the Snow Dog, square for battle,
F G D
Let the fray begin.
—-
Here is part of the middle section. I put the time down so you
can figure out where I am.
1:11 1:17 1:23
E~ A B B G~ D E E E~ A B B G~ D E E A~
1:26 1:29 1:32 1:35 1:38
C G C G A~ C G C G D E D E C F/A C F/A
1:41 1:47
D B D B D B D B E~
[Guitar and effects for about 1:00]
Then there are a few E and D chords:
2:55 2:58 3:01 3:04
E D E D
G
e:—————————————————|
B:———8-9——8-9——8-9-8——————|
G:o——7———7———7——-9-8-7————o|
D:o—9———9———9—————9-7-6~~—o|
A:—————————————————|
E:—————————————————|
There is another part in here but I just can’t figure it out. It
sounds like the previous pattern but played higher up and with some
hammer-ons and pull-offs.
e:—————————————————————|
B:—————————————————————|
G:o——5-6-7——5-6-7—-5-6-7-6-5————————-o|
D:o—7———-7———7————7-6-5——————o|
A:———————————————7-6~—————|
E:—————————————————————|
e:—————————————————————|
B:———————————5—8—5————————|
G:o——5-6-7——5-6-7—-5-6-7———7-6-5—————o|
D:o—7———-7———7———————7~————o|
A:—————————————————————|
E:—————————————————————|
Stop and start E with drum fills:
e:————————————————————|
B:————————————————————|
G:o—-9—9——9—9———9—9——9—9——————-o|
D:o—-9—9——9—9———9—9——9—9——————-o|
A:——7—7——7—7———7—7——7—7———————|
E:—0———0———0—0———0———0——————|
Every note is gradually swelled via volume control:
e:—————————————————————|
B:—8—10—13——10~—-8-10~———8—10—-8~—————|
G:-7———————7———7~———-7——————|
D:—————————————————————|
A:—————————————————————|
E:—————————————————————|
e:-7—8———————————————————|
B:———8~——7~——-7~—8~——12~—10~—7~———-|
G:————-7~——7~—6~—7~——14~————6~—7~—|
D:—————————————————————|
A:—————————————————————|
E:———————————(0)—————————|
e:——-|————————————|
B:-7~—-|——8~—7~————8~—7~——|
G:——-|o-9~—9~—7~—7~—9~—9~—7~——o|
D:——-|o-9~————9~—9~————-o|
A:——-|————————————|
E:—-0~-|——————————-0~—|
Full volume:
e:————-10————————————————|
B:——10b12~~~~~~~~12r10—-8-10-8—5~—8b10r8—5~————-|
G:—————————————————————|
D:—————————————————————|
A:—————————————————————|
E:—————————————————————|
e:————10-11-12—15b17r15—10h12p10—12—12—12—12—|
B:-10-11-12——————————————————|
G:—————————————————————|
D:—————————————————————|
A:—————————————————————|
E:—————————————————————|
e:-12—10—/17—15-12p11p10—12-12—12—10———————|
B:——————————————-12p11p10—9———|
G:——————————————————-12——|
D:—————————————————————|
A:—————————————————————|
E:—————————————————————|
e:—————————————————————|
B:——————————8-9-10-10-10-8——————|
G:-7-8-9—12—12b14r12s9——9———————————|
D:—————————————————————|
A:—————————————————————|
E:—————————————————————|
e:—————————————————————|
B:——8—10b12r10—10-10-10—10b12r10—8———————-|
G:-7-9—————————————9——————-|
D:————————————————7—5———-|
A:—————————————————————|
E:—————————————————————|
e:—————————————————————|
B:—————————————————————|
G:——————8—8h9~—9—9h11—11b12—11b12—11b12——|
D:—5-5-5h7-7-7s9———————————————-|
A:-7————————————————————|
E:—————————————————————|
e:——————————————————————|
B:————————10-10—————9h10p9—9h10p9—9h10p9-|
G:-11b12p9—-9-11-11—11——-9h11—9-7-7————————|
D:——————————————————————|
A:——————————————————————|
E:——————————————————————|
e:-15b16—13—10h12p10—————10————————-|
B:————————8~—10b12~~~~~~12r10——10b12~~~——|
G:—————————————————————|
D:—————————————————————|
A:—————————————————————|
E:—————————————————————|
e:—————————————————————|
B:-10-8-10-10—5—5—8—————————————|
G:—————-8———————————————|
D:—————————————————————|
A:—————————————————————|
E:—————————————————————|
Then play:
e:—————————————-|—————————|
B:—————————————-|—————————|
G:—————————————-|—————————|
D:—5-5-6-7—5-5-6-7—5-5-6-7-6-5——-|—5-5-6-7—5-5-6-7——-|
A:———————————-7~—-|—————————|
E:—————————————-|—————————|
e:——————————————————————-|
B:——————————————————————-|
G:——————————————————————-|
D:—5-5-6-7-6-5-6-5—————————————————|
A:——————7————————————————|
E:——————————————————————-|
[Epilogue:]
G D A D D A D A
The battle’s over and the dust is clearing.
G D A D D A E
Disciples of the Snow Dog sound the knell.
G D A D D A D A
Rejoicing echoes as the dawn is nearing.
G D A D D A E
By-Tor in defeat retreats to hell.
C F G F G D
Snow Dog is victorious!
C F G F G D
The land of the Overworld is saved again,
F G D
is saved again,
F G D
e:——————|—2—————————————|
B:——-1——-3—|—3———7——————————|
G:——2——-4—-|—2—or—7——————————|
D:—3——-5——|—0———7——————————|
A:——————|————5——————————|
E:——————|——————————————-|
Repeat whole thing twice
Then repeat first half twice, then whole thing again one last time
