RUSH - "lakeside park" Tablature

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Rush - Lakeside Park

From the CD 'Caress of Steel'
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 822543-2

Thanks to WaveStudio, I was able to slow the song down and tab the
solo right. Now it's definitely correct. Thanks to Rich Soto
<lerxst@zeus.jersey.net> for some corrections.

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
tr = trill; play the note(s) indicated rapidly and repeatedly (same thing
as tremolo picking)
\ = slide down into infinity
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)


[Riff 1]
A5 G D C G A G Gsus4
e:-5--3-3--3-2------------|--5--3-3--3-2---7-8\-------------|
B:-5----3--3-3---3--3--2--|--5----3--3-3---8-8\--2----------|
G:-2----0----2---0--0--2--|--2----0----2---7-7\--2----------|
D:------0----0---x--0--2--|-------0----0---------2----------|
A:---------------3--x--0--|----------------------0----------|
E:------------------3-----|---------------------------------|

[Riff 2] - with phaser _________________________
Dm7 G C |1. |2.
e:---5--5~--5--5--5--6p5----|---3--3-3----0--|------------|-----------|
B:---6------6------------6--|---3--3-3----1--|------------|-----------|
G:o--5------5---------------|---0--0-0----0--|--0h2-0-0--o|---0tr7----|
D:o--0------0---------------|---0--0-0----2--|-----------o|-----------|
A:--------------------------|-------------3--|------------|-----------|
E:--------------------------|----------------|------------|-----------|

[Riff 3] - with phaser
Fmaj7 Cmaj7 phaser off
e:---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|--------------------------2~-|
G:----2~----2~----2~-------0~----0~---0~-|----2~----2~----2~-----0--2~-|
D:-3~----3~-------------2~----2~---------|-3~----3~-----------2~----2~-|
A:---------------------------------------|--------------------------0~-|
E:---------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

[Riff 4] - Slow (with phaser)
D C9 C Cmaj7 Csus2 Cmaj7
e:--5-5-5-5-7----3-3-3--3-------|---------------------------2~-|
B:--7---7---7----3---1----0-----|-----3-----3---------------3~-|
G:--7---7--------0---0----0-----|---5-----4----2-0----------2~-|
D:--0---0--------2---2----2-----|-5-----5----------4----2---0~-|
A:------------------------------|---------------------3---0----|
E:------------------------------|------------------------------|

Progression:

[Riff 1] x2

[Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics:

Midway hawkers calling, "Try ....

[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:

Lakeside Park, willows in ....

[Riff 3] x1

[Riff 1] x2

[Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics:

Days of barefoot freedom, ....

[Guitar Solo] over [Riff 1] x4

e:--------------------------------------------------------12---------|
B:----------------------------7-8-10-------12-14-15-14-15------------|
G:---------------------6-7-9---------6~----------------------14------|
D:--7p5s2---------7-7------------------------------------------------|
A:---------4~--------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
G:-12-11-12--14--12p11-----11----------------------|-14-12p11--------|
D:---------------------14-----14p12--11-12-12s14~--|----------14-----|
A:-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-12-----------12---------------------------------------------------|
G:----14-12p11-----14-12p11-----9s6.-----6p4p0-4-6~-4h6p4-0----------|
D:------------14------------14---------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:------------------------------------------------------------12--15-|
B:------------13-15-15b17r15p13----13-15--15b17r15b17~~-15b17--------|
G:-14-14~--14-------------------14-----------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-15b17-15-15b17-15b17~~\-------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:

Lakeside Park, willows.....

[Riff 4] x2

[Riff 4] x2 /w lyrics:

Everyone would gather on the 24th ....

Riff 4] x3

Last half of [Riff 4] x3 with this riff:

e:-------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|
G:--5~--4~---2-0-----------------|
D:---------------4----2----0~----|
A:------------------3---0--------|
E:-------------------------------|

Final cadence:

e:--<12>~~~--------------------------|
B:-----------<7>~~~------------------|
G:---------------------<7>~~~--------|
D:-----------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|

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