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Rush — The Enemy Within
From the CD ‘Grace Under Pressure’
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 818476-2
This song is in D. The guitar is chorused. This tab is not
entirely correct as there are many picking nuances throughout the song
and I didn’t tab out each and every one. I just tabbed the main ones and
you are free to experiment with them.
Jimmy Pena — [email protected]
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
s = slide
/ = slide up from infinity
= slide down into infinity
[x35553] = fret box; this is a C chord — this is the same as standard
tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read.
PM = Palm Mute; lightly touch the strings at the bridge with the edge of
the fret hand
Chord legend:
A : [x0222x]
[Riff 1] — Let each note ring out
Bm some kind of D Bm? Asus4 addD?
e:——————-|————0—|——2———|—————|
B:———0—-3——|——0—3——|—-3———-|——3—2—|
G:——4———0—|—-2———0-|—4——2——|—-2——-4-|
D:—-0—————|-0—————|2————2-|—0————|
A:—2—————-|—————-|————0—|0————-|
E:——————-|—————-|—————|—————|
[Riff 2]
Bm G A
e:—————7—————7—————3—————-5—-|
B:—————7—————7—————3—————-5—-|
G:—————7—————7—————4—————-6—-|
D:—————9—————9————————————-|
A:—9—9-9-9-9——9—9-9-9-9——-5—5-5-5-5——-7—7-7-7-7——-|
E:—7—7-7-7-7——7—7-7-7-7——-3—3-3-3-3——-5—5-5-5-5——-|
PM ———-| PM ———-| PM ———-| PM ——————|
[Riff 3]
Bm D A A/C#
e:——-7~———7~———7~—————|———————-|
B:——-7~———7~———7~——10~——-|———————-|
G:——-7~———7~———7~——11~-11—-|—2—2-2-2—2-2—2—-|
D:——-9~———9~———9~——12~-12—-|—2—2-2-2—2-2—2—-|
A:—9-9——9-9-9——9-9-9——9—12~-12—-|—0—0-0-0—0-0—4—-|
E:—7-7——7-7-7——7-7-7——7—10~-10s12-|———————-|
e:—————————-|
B:——————-2———|
G:——2————-2———|
D:——2—2—-0——2———|
A:—4—4—4——0—0—0—-|
E:—————————-|
[Riff 4]
Bm G A
e:———————————————————————|
B:———————7————————————————|
G:———7———7——————4———-6———————|
D:————9—-9——————5———-7———————-|
A:——9—————————5———-7————————|
E:—7—————————3———-5—————————|
PM ——————————————————————|
Progression:
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 2] x4
[Riff 2] x8 /w lyrics:
Things crawl in the darkness that imagination spins.
Needles at your nerve ends crawl like spiders on your skin.
Pou — pou — pou — pounding in your temples, and a surge of adrenalin.
Every muscle tense to fence the enemy within.
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
I’m not not giving in to security under pressure,
I’m not missing out on the promise of adventure,
I’m not giving up on implausible dreams,
Experience to extremes, experience to extremes…
[Guitar tacet] while keyboard and bass imply [Riff 2] x4
[Riff 2] x8 /w lyrics:
Suspicious looking stranger flashes you a dangerous grin.
Shadows across your window, was it only trees in the wind?
Every breath a static charge, a tongue that tastes like tin.
Steely-eyed outside to hide the enemy within.
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
I’m not not giving in to security under pressure,
I’m not missing out on the promise of adventure,
I’m not giving up on implausible dreams,
Experience to extremes, experience to extremes…
[Riff 4] x8
[Riff 1] x3
To you is it movement or is it action? Is it contact or just reaction?
And you, revolution, just resistance? Is it living or just existence?
Yeah you, it takes a little more persistance to get up and go the
A A
distance.
[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
I’m not not giving in —
I’m not missing out —
I’m not giving up on implausible dreams,
Experience to extremes…
[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
I’m not not giving in to security under pressure,
I’m not missing out on the promise of adventure,
I’m not giving up on implausible dreams,
___(some kind of weird chord here
/ can’t make it out)
Experience to extremes, experience to extremes…
[Riff 4] x5
e:———————————————————————|
B:———————-7———————————————-|
G:———7———-7————————————————|
D:————9——9—————-5-5-5-5—7-7-7-7——————|
A:——9—————————-5-5-5-5—7-7-7-7——————|
E:—7——————————-3-3-3-3—5-5-5-5——————|
PM ——————————————————————|
Hey hey hey yeah!
Until fadeout:
Bm G A
e:——7—7——7—7——7——7——-3——-3——5-5——5——|
B:——7—7——7—7——7——7——-3——-3——5-5——5——|
G:——7—7——7—7——7——7——-4——-4——6-6——6——|
D:——9—9——9—9——9——9————————————-|
A:—9———9———9——9——5———5——7——-7———|
E:—7———7———7——7——3———3——5——-5———|
