From: [email protected] (Jimmy Pena)
Subject: RUSH TAB: Fly By Night
Date: 7 Oct 1996 12:22:14 -0400
Hello readers,
Rush — Fly By Night
This tab is my meager attempt at tabbing Fly By Night. Some parts
were old, some parts were new. The solo is not complete. Everything I
have figured out is below. As for the rest, you are on your own. The key
is D.
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
. — staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h — hammer on
p — pull off
s — slide
t — trill; play the note(s) indicated rapidly and repeatedly
/ — slide up from infinity
— slide down into infinity
— natural harmonic (or pinch harmonic)
3(b5) — bend note up from 3rd to 5th fret pitch
3(b5r3) — bend note from 3rd to 5th fret pitch, then return to 3rd fret
o _
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[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.
[Riff 1]
D Dsus4 C G/B Gm/Bb A G A
e:-2—2—3—3-|————-3——-3———3———————|
B:-3—3—3—3-|————-3——-3———3—2—0—2———-|
G:-2—2—0—0-|————-0——-0———0—2—0—2———-|
D:-0—0—2—2-|———-2——-0———-0——2—0—2———-|
A:————-|—0—2—3——-2——-0—1——-0—0—0———-|
E:————-|—————————————————-|
[Riff 2]
G D G/D
e:—3—2—2————|-7—7——3—2—2—2———————-|
B:—3—3—3————|-8—8——3—3—3—3—2—2—0—2———-|
G:—0—2—2————|-7—7——0—2—2—2—2—2—0—2———-|
D:—0—0—0————|————0—0—0—0—2—2—0—2———-|
A:—2———3—2-0—|————2————0—0—0—0———-|
E:—3—————3-|————3——————————-|
[Riff 3]
D F
e:-2—2—-5—5—-7—8—10——————10——————|
B:—3—3—-6—6—8—8—10—-10—10—10———————|
G:—2—2—-5—5—7—9—11——11—11————————|
D:—————————————————————-|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
[Riff 4]
Am Fmaj7 louder
e:-0—0—-0—0————————7-7-7-7-7-7—————|
B:—1—1—-1—1———————-8-8-8-8-8-8—————|
G:—2—2—-2—2———————7-7-7-7-7-7—————|
D:—————————————————————-|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
Song Progression:
[Riff 1] x3
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
Why try? I know why.
This feeling inside me says it’s time I was gone.
Clear head, new life ahead.
It’s time I was king now, not just one more pawn.
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night away from here, change my life again.
[First half of Riff 2, then last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night, goodbye my dear.
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend.
[Riff 1] x1
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics
Moon rise, thoughtful eyes.
Staring back at me from the window beside.
No fright, or hindsight.
Leaving behind that empty feeling inside.
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night away from here, change my life again.
[First half of Riff 2, then last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night, goodbye my dear.
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend. Woah!
[Guitar Solo]
e:—————————————————————-|
B:—6(b7)—6(b7)—6p5—5-5—3—5p3——————————-|
G:———————7————-6—5—4—0—3—————-|
D:—————————————————2h3p2h3p2h3—|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
e:———————————7p6p5—7p5—7h8h9—13(b14)——|
B:——-5—6(b7)—6(b7)—5h6h8————————————|
G:-4h5h7———————————————————-|
D:—————————————————————-|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
e:-13p11p10—11p10p8—5—5—————————————|
B:———————-8—8/11~——-3-3—3-3-3-3——3-3——|
G:———————————-2h4—————2h4———-|
D:—————————————————————-|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
e:—————————————————————-|
B:-5p32————5—7——————————————-|
G:——-4—2—4h6————————————————|
D:—————————————————————-|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night away from here, change my life again.
[First half of Riff 2, then last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night, goodbye my dear.
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend.
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
Start a new chapter, I find what I’m after, is changing every day.
[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:
The change of a season’s enough of a reason to want to get away.
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
Quiet and pensive, my thoughts apprehensive, the hours drift away.
[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:
Leaving my homeland, playing a lone hand, my life begins today.
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night away from here, change my life again.
[First half of Riff 2, then last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night, goodbye my dear.
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend.
[Last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend.
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night away from here, change my life again.
[First half of Riff 2, then last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night, goodbye my dear.
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend.
[Last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend.
[Last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
My ship isn’t coming and I just can’t pretend. [End on D]