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>From: [email protected] (Jimmy Pena)
>Subject: RUSH TAB: The Body Electric
>Date: 7 Oct 1996 12:21:44 -0400
Hello readers,
Rush — The Body Electric
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]
D7sus4 A Asus4
e:—5~——12~————————————————|
B:—8~——10~——14~—-15~———————————|
G:—5~——12~——14~—-14~———————————|
D:—7~——10~——14~—-14~———————————|
A:—5~————-12~—-12~———————————|
E:————————————————————|
[Riff 2] [Riff 2a]
e:——————-|—————————————-|
B:——————-|—————————————-|
G:——————-|—————————————-|
D:——————-|—————————————-|
A:—0—3—0—3—-|—————————————-|
E:——————-|—————————————-|
[Riff 3]
Dm7sus4 Em7sus4 F
e:—5—5-5-5———7—7-7-7———————————-|
B:—6—6-6-6———8—8-8-8——-10—10-10-10—10———-|
G:—5—5-5-5———7—7-7-7——-10—10-10-10—10———-|
D:—5—5-5-5———7—7-7-7——-10—10-10-10—10———-|
A:—5—5-5-5—5—7—7—7-7-7—7—8—8—8—8—8—-8———-|
E:————————————————————|
E
e:————————————————————|
B:—10-10-10—10—9——————————————|
G:—10-10-10—10—9——————————————|
D:—10-10-10—10—9——————————————|
A:—8—8—8—8—7——————————————|
E:————————————————————|
[Riff 4]
e:—5—5-5-5———7—7-7-7———————————-|
B:—6—6-6-6———8—8-8-8———————————-|
G:—5—5-5-5———7—7-7-7—-2~—————————-|
D:—5—5-5-5———7—7-7-7—-2~—————————-|
A:—5—5-5-5—5—7—7—7-7-7—-0~—————————-|
E:————————————————————|
[Riff 5]
A5
Em7 Dsus4 Csus2
e:—-|———————————————-|————|
B:—-|———2————3—————3———|——3——|
G:—-|—4——2———0——0———0—0——|—5—5—-|
D:-2—|-2—2————2——2—0—-4————|-5——-5—|
A:-0—|————2—————————-5—3-|————|
E:—-|————0———————————|————|
[Riff 6] keyboard plays these parts (A5)
A / C / D / E /
e:———————12~————-10~—————12~—————|
B:—14~—————13~————-10~—————12~—————|
G:—14~—————12~————-11~—————13~—————|
D:—14~—7-7-7-7-7-7——7-7-7-7-7-7-12~—7-7-7-7-7-7-14~—7-7-7-7-7-7—|
A:—12~—7-7-7-7-7-7——7-7-7-7-7-7——7-7-7-7-7-7——7-7-7-7-7-7—|
E:————————————————————————|
[Riff 7]
A5 Csus2/G D(add G)
e:——5-5-5-5-5———————————————|
B:——5-5-5-5-5—3-3—3-3-3-3-3—3-3—3-3-3-3-3————|
G:-2-2—2-2-2-2-2—5-5—5-5-5-5-5—0-0—0-0-0-0-0————|
D:-2-2—2-2-2-2-2—5-5—5-5-5-5-5—4-4—4-4-4-4-4————|
A:-0-0—0-0-0-0-0—3-3—3-3-3-3-3—5-5—5-5-5-5-5————|
E:——————3-3—3-3-3-3-3—————————-|
E
e:—0-0—0-0-0-0-0———————————————|
B:—0-0—0-0-0-0-0———————————————|
G:—1-1—1-1-1-1-1———————————————|
D:—2-2—2-2-2-2-2———————————————|
A:—2-2—2-2-2-2-2———————————————|
E:—0-0—0-0-0-0-0———————————————|
Song progression:
(Drums play 8 measures before guitar joins)
[Riff 1] x4
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 4] x1
[Riff 5] x4 w/ lyrics:
One humanoid escapee, one android on the run,
Seeking freedom beneath a lonely desert sun, [repl. end of Riff 5 w/ Riff 2]
try’n’ to change its program trying to change the mode, crack the code.
Images conflicting into data overload. [replace end of Riff 5 /w Riff 2]
[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
One, zero, zero, one, zero, zero, one, S. O. S.
One, zero, zero, one, zero, zero, one, in distress.
[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:
One, zero, zero, one, zero, zero.
[Riff 5] x4 w/ lyrics:
Memory banks unloading, bytes break into bits.
Unit One’s in trouble, and it’s scared out of its wits. [as above]
Guidance systems breakdown, a struggle to exist, to resist.
A pulse of dying power in a clenching plastic fist. [Riff 2 end as above]
[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
One, zero, zero, one, zero, zero, one, S. O. S.
One, zero, zero, one, zero, zero, one, in distress.
[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:
One, zero, zero, one, zero, zero.
[Riff 6] x2
[Riff 7] x2 /w lyrics:
It replays each of the days, a hundred years of routines,
Bows its head and prays to the mother of all machines, all machines.
[Guitar Solo]
A C/G D
e:—5—7-7———10-10-10-10-10—8~~——8-8—5———-|
B:—5—5-5—12~~—-7—7—7—7—7—5~~——5-5—5—8~~p5—|
G:—2———12~~—-7—7—7—7—7—5~~——5-5—5———-|
D:—2———————————————————|
A:————————————————————|
E:————————————————————|
e:—8-8—5—————————————————|
B:—5-5—5—8~~———————————————-|
G:—5-5—5—5~~———-2p0h4—2p0—-0h2p0——————|
D:——————0h2h4————-4———4p2p0h5—5(b7)~|
A:————————————————————|
E:————————————————————|
e:—————-15~~~—————12-15~~~—12—-12——-|
B:———-14-15————12-13-15—————15—-~-|
G:—12~~~~—————12————————————|
D:————————————————————|
A:————————————————————|
E:————————————————————|
slow slide infinite bend
e:—————12———————————————|
B:-15(b17)~~———15(b17r15)-13-15-13———————-|
G:————————————————19(b~)——-|
D:————————————————————|
A:————————————————————|
E:————————————————————|
e:——20~~~—————————————————|
B:-20~———————————————————|
G:————————————————————|
D:————————————————————|
A:————————————————————|
E:————————————————————|
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
One, zero, zero, one, zero, zero, one, S. O. S.
One, zero, zero, one, zero, zero, one, in distress.
[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:
One, zero, zero, one, zero, zero.
[Riff 6] x2
[Riff 7] x2 /w lyrics:
It replays each of the days, a hundred years of routines,
Bows its head and prays to the mother of all machines,
mother of all MACHINES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Riff 7] x4 until end (Last note is an A5)
