RUSH - "between the wheels" Tablature
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Rush - Between the Wheels
From the CD 'Grace Under Pressure'
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 818476-2
This song is in 'dropped-D' tuning [DADGBe] low to high. It is in
the key of C. Mostly 4/4 time. This song sounds like it has some chorus
or flange in the intro (guitar).
Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held 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
<5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[Intro] - First measure played 3 times
(played on synth)
Dm7+6 Am
e:--7----7------5----5----|-----------|------------------------------|
B:--6----6------5----5----|-----------|------------------------------|
G:o-5----5------5----5---o|-----------|------------------------------|
D:o----------------------o|-----------|---\7-------------------------|
A:------------------------|-----------|------0-----------------------|
E:------------------------|--0~~~~~~--|--------0~~~~~~---------------|
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B:--------------------5---------6--------|---------------------------|
G:--4(b5)--4---2--------------------7~~~-|-4(b5)--4---2----<7>~~\----|
D:----------------5------5s7-------------|---------------5-----------|
A:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
e:----------------------------|---20~~--19--19(b22)~~~~-|------------|
B:----------------------------|-------------------------|------------|
G:--4(b5)--4--2--0------------|-------------------------|------------|
D:------------------0h2-------|-------------------------|---\7-------|
A:----------------------------|-------------------------|------0-----|
E:-----------------------0~~--|-------------------------|--------0~~~|
/\
vibrato bar dive 1/2 then 1 1/2 steps
[Riff 1] -----------------------------------
Dm7+6 Am/D |1. |2.
e:--10-10-10---10-10-10----10-10-10--|-10-10-10----|-------------------|
B:--12-12-12---12-12-12----10-10-10--|-10-10-10----|-------------------|
G:o-10-10-10---10-10-10-----9--9--9--|--9--9--9---o|-------------------|
D:o----------------------------------|------------o|-------------------|
A:-----------------------------------|-------------|-------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|-------------|--3--5--0----------|
[Riff 2]
Dm7 Am/D C
e:------5----5---5---5------------5----5---5---5---------------3--3--|
B:------6----5---5---6------------6----5---5---6---------------3--3--|
G:------5----5---5---5------------5----5---5---5------5---5----5--5--|
D:------7----5---5---7------------7----5---5---7------5---5----------|
A:----------------------------------------------------3---3----------|
E:---0---------------------0--0-----------------------3---3----------|
G C Dm7
e:--3--3-----------------10-10-10-10-10------------------------------|
B:--3--3---5-------------10-10-10-10-10------------------------------|
G:--4--4---5-------------10-10-10-10-10------------------------------|
D:---------5---/10---------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------/10---12----------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------3--2--0---------------------|
[Riff 3a]
Fsus2 Gsus2 Em F+4
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--3-------3-------5-------------0-------0-------0-----0---0--------|
G:--5---------5-----7-------5--7--0-----0----0----2---2---2----------|
D:--5--5--------5---7----7--------2---2-----------3------------------|
A:--3-----3---------5-------------2---------------x------------------|
E:--3-----------------------------2---------------3-------------0----|
[Riff 3b]
e:-------3-------3---------------------------------------------------|
B:--3------------3-------5---------5------------0~-------------------|
G:--5-------5-------5----7---7-----5-----7------0~-------------------|
D:--5---------------5----7-----7----------------2~-------------------|
A:--3--------------------5----------------------2~-------------------|
E:--3---------------------------------------0---2~-------------------|
[Riff 4]
e:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D:----------------|---\7---------------------------------------------|
A:----------------|-------0------------------------------------------|
E:--0~~~~~~-------|----------0~~~~~~---------------------------------|
Song progression:
[Intro] x1
[Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics:
To live between a rock and a hard ....
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 2] x3 /w lyrics:
You know how that rabbit feels, going under .....
[Riff 3a] x1
[Riff 3a] x3 /w lyrics:
Wheels can take you around. Wheels can ...
[Fill 1] x1 /w lyrics:
e:---------------------------------------------------1--0------------|
B:--3-------3-------5-------------0-------0-------0-------1--0-------|
G:--5---------5-----7-------5--7--0-----0----0----2-------------0----|
D:--5--5--------5---7----7--------2---2-----------3------------------|
A:--3-----3---------5-------------2---------------x------------------|
E:--3-----------------------------2---------------3------------------|
We can fall from rocket's red ....
another
[Riff 3b] x1 /w lyrics:
war, another ...
[Riff 4] x2 /w lyrics:
generation.
[Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics:
It slips between your hands like water....
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 2] x3 /w lyrics:
You know how that rabbit feels, going ....
[Riff 3a] x1
[Riff 3a] x2 /w lyrics:
You can go from boom to bust, ....
[Fill 1] x1 /w lyrics:
e:---------------------------------------------------1--0------------|
B:--3-------3-------5-------------0-------0-------0-------3-1-0------|
G:--5---------5-----7-------5--7--0-----0----0----2-------------0----|
D:--5--5--------5---7----7--------2---2-----------3------------------|
A:--3-----3---------5-------------2---------------x------------------|
E:--3-----------------------------2---------------3------------------|
We can fall from rocket's red ....
another
[Riff 3b] x1 /w lyrics:
war, another wasteland ....
Start [Guitar Solo]
generation.
e:----------------------------12h15p12----12-------------------------|
B:----------<7>-----10~~~~~\-----------15----15(b17r15)p13h15~~~-----|
G:------<7>---------10~~~~~\-----------------------------------------|
D:--<7>--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:---------<15(b17)>---15(b17)~~-------------------------------------|
B:--13--15------------------------15(b17r15)--13--15-----------------|
G:----------------------------------------------------15(b17)~-------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:---------------------------------15(b17)~~~---15(b17)--15(b17r15)--|
B:----------8~~----8s10--7s5~~---------------------------------------|
G:-------5-----------------------------------------------------------|
D:--5s7--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-15--12~~~----------15(b17r15)~~~----12----------------------------|
B:-------------15p13----------------------13-------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------12~~~\------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:---------------------------------------------------------------5~--|
B:-------------5--6-------------------5--6--8-------------5-6-8------|
G:-------5--7-------------------5--7------------------5-7------------|
D:--5s7-----------------5s7--7--------------------5s7----------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----8~--5~-8~---5~--8~--5-----------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------8~~-------------------5--6~---5h6p5----|
G:-----------------------------------5s7------5--7-------------------|
D:---------------------------------------5s7-------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------8---8--7--5----------------------------|
B:--------6s8---6--5----------------------8--6--5--------------------|
G:--7--5--------------7--5~~-----------------------7--5--4-----------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------7--5--3--|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------7--7~--7~--------------|
B:-------------------------8~~-----8-----5--5----5~--5~--------------|
G:----------------------5------------7-------------------10s12--12---|
D:-----------------5s7-----------7-----------------------------------|
A:--7--5--3~~--------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Fsus2(add D)
e:------12-----------------17-------20~~~----------------------------|
B:--10--10--10~------------15-------18~~~----------------------------|
G:---------------12----17------17---19~~~----------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 3a] x2 /w lyrics:
Wheels can take you ar...
[Fill 1] x1 /w lyrics:
e:----------------------------------------------------1--0-----------|
B:--3-------3-------5-------------0-------0-------0--------1--0------|
G:--5---------5-----7-------5--7--0-----0----0----2-------------0----|
D:--5--5--------5---7----7--------2---2-----------3------------------|
A:--3-----3---------5-------------2---------------x------------------|
E:--3-----------------------------2---------------3------------------|
From rocket's red glare down ....
[Riff 3b] x1 /w lyrics:
war, another ....
[Riff 4] x2 /w lyrics:
generation.
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------5-------6--------6-----------------------|
G:--4(b5)---4(b5r4)--2----------------7~~~-------4(b5)--4--2---<7>\--|
D:----------------------5------5s7---------------------------5-------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------20~~~~---19---20(b22)~~~------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--4(b5)--4--2------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------5--0h2-------------------------------------\7-------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------7-----|
E:-----------------------0~~~------------------------------------0---|
/\
vib. bar dive
e:-----------------------------------------1-------------------------|
B:-----------------------5-------6-----------------------------------|
G:--4(b5)--4(b5r4)--2---------------7~~--------4-4-4-<4(b5b6r5r4)>---|
D:---------------------5----5s7--------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------20--19--|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--4--2---0h2p0------0----------4(b5)---4--2p0----------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------0h2-----------------|
A:----------------5\----5\-------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------0~~~-----------|
/\
vib. bar slight dive
e:-20(b22)~~~--------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------5-------6--------------12-12-12-|
G:--------------------4(b5)--4--2---------------7~~----10---12-12-12-|
D:--------------------------------5-----5s7--------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------0---------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--12---------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--12-------------------------4(b5)---4--2--0-----------------------|
D:------<9>-<9>-<5>-----------------------------0h2---0~~------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------0~~------------|
E:------------------5\----0~~----------------------------------------|
e:--12---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--12-----12--------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------12--------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------<9>\----------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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