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Overture  Rush

Rush - I Overture (0:00 - 4:33)
[Intro] 
[E] [Am] [C9] [G] [D]  
 
 e:---------3--3--2~---3.---------|--------------------3-----2--3-----2-|
 B:----1.---3--3--3~---3.---1-1-1.|----1.--3-3.----1---3--3--3--3--3--3-|
 G:-1--2.---x--0--2~---0.---2-2-2.|-1--2.--x-0.-1--2.--x--0--2--x--0--2-|
 D:-2--2.---2--0--0~---2.---2-2-2.|-2--2.--2-0.-2--2.--2--0--0--2--0--0-|
 A:-2--0.---3--2-------3.---0-0-0.|-2--0.--3-2.-2--0.--3--2-----3--2----|
 E:-0----------3------------------|-0--------3.-0---------3--------3----|
 e:----------3---------------3--3--2~-|
 B:-----1.---3--3.------1.---3--3--3~-|
 G:--1--2.---x--0.---1--2.---x--0--2~-|
 D:--2--2.---2--0.---2--2.---2--0--0~-|
 A:--2--0.---3--2.---2--0.---3--2-----|
 E:--0----------3.---0----------3-----|

| | |
here, here, here,
(with delayed repeats ~400 ms)
 
 e:---------3--------------3--2.---3-----2--3-----2-----|
 B:----1.---3--3.------1.--3--3.---3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
 G:-1--2.---x--0.---1--2.--0--2.---x--0--2--x--0--2-----|
 D:-2--2.---2--0.---2--2.--0--0.---2--0--0--2--0--0---0-|
 A:-2--0.---3--2.---2--0.--2-------3--2-----3--2--------|
 E:-0----------3----0------3----------3--------3--------|

| | |
here, here, and here.
These chords are played by an acoustic and another electric:
[G] [D] [C] [G] [D] [Dsus4] [D] [C] [F] [C] [D] [A] [D] [A]  
 
 e:-15--14--12--15------------|-----------------------|
 B:-----------------15~-------|-13----13-15-----------|
 G:--------------------14-----|----12-------14~-------|
 D:-----------------------12~-|----------------14-----|
 A:---------------------------|-------------------12~-|
 E:---------------------------|-----------------------|

[Riff 1] 
[A5] [B5] [A5] [G5] [D5] [D/C#] [A5]  
 
 e:-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 B:-----|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 G:-----|------------------------------------------2------------------|
 D:-----|-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0----2--2-2-2-2-2--|
 A:--7\-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---4--0--0-0-0-0-0--|
 E:--5\-|------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|

[E5] [D5] [D/C#] [B5] [D5]  
 
 e:----------------|--------------------------------------------|
 B:----------------|--------------------------------------------|
 G:-4--4-4-2-------|--------------7\----------------------------|
 D:-2--2-2-0----4--|-4-4-4-4-4-4--7\----------------------------|
 A:----------4--2--|-2-2-2-2-2-2--5\----------------------------|
 E:----------------|--------------------------------------------|

[Riff 2] 
[A] [Bm/A] [D] [Amaj7]  
 
 e:--------------------------------------------------------|
 B:---------------------2--3--3---7~--5--5\--2--3--3--7--7-|
 G:---------------------2--4--4---7~--6--6\--2--4--4--7--7-|
 D:---------------------2--4--4---7~--6--6\--2--4--4--7--7-|
 A:------------0--------0--0--0-------0--0---0--0--0-------|
 E:---0--2--3----3--0--------------------------------------|

(with phaser)
[Riff 3] - these chords are doubled by an acoustic and another electric
[B] [Bm] [G] [A5] [D] [D/C#] [A] [Bm]  
 
 e:---------------------------------|-2~---3~-------------------|
 B:-------------------7--7-7--7-7~--|-3~---3~--------3--3-----3-|
 G:-------------------8--8-8--8-8~--|-4~---4~--------2--2--2--4-|
 D:-------------------9--9-9--9-9~--|-4~---5~---7~---0--x--2--4-|
 A:----------0--------9--9-9--9-9~--|-2~---5~---7~------4--0--2-|
 E:-0--2--3----3--0---7--7-7--7-7~--|------3~---5~--------------|

[Riff 4] 
[Bm]  
 
 e:--------------(2)---|--------------------------|--2----------------|
 B:--------------(3)---|--------------------------|--3----------------|
 G:o-------------(4)--o|----------------7------9\-|--4----------------|
 D:o-------------(4)--o|----------------7--7---9\-|--4----------------|
 A:--------0-----(2)---|--------0-------5--7---7\-|--2----------------|
 E:--0-2-3---3-0--2----|--0-2-3---3-2~--5--5---7\-|-------------------|

[Riff 5] 
[A5] [G] [F5]  
 
 e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B:----------------------------------------------------------3--3--3-|
 G:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------2~--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--x--0--x-|
 D:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2--0--2-|
 A:-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--2--3-|
 E:----------------0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--0--1~--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-----3----|

[Riff 6] 
[F]  
 
 e:----------------------------------------------------------|
 B:-----------------------------5----------------------------|
 G:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5----------------------------|
 D:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---5----------------------------|
 A:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3----------------------------|
 E:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------|

[Riff 7] - Doubled by an acoustic guitar (and two other electrics)
[Bm] [D5] [Bm] [G5]  
 
 e:-------------------------------------------------------|
 B:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------|
 G:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---------------------|
 D:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---7---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---5-----------------|
 A:-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---5-----------------|
 E:-------------------------------------3-----------------|

[Riff 8] - Doubled by an acoustic guitar
[Esus2] [Dsus2] [Csus2]  
 
 e:--7--7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------|
 B:--7--7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------|
 G:--9--9-9-9-9-9---7--7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
 D:--9--9-9-9-9-9---7--7-7-7-7-7---5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------|
 A:--7--7-7-7-7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------------------|
 E:------------------------------------------------------------------|

Progression:
[Free time] 
[Intro] x1
[Riff 1] x3
First half of [Riff 1] x1
[Riff 2] x4
[Riff 3] x1
Last half of [Riff 3] x1
[Riff 4] x2, last time without final Bm
[Riff 5] x1
[Guitar Solo] (trill; 0tr2 = 0h2p0h2p0h2p0 etc)
\/
 
 e:-----------------------------------------------------------------5-7---|
 B:-8---------0------------------------------------5-7-8b10~--8b10--------|
 G:-7b9r7b9~----0~-0tr2~--------------------5-6--7------------------------|
 D:-----------------------3~----------5-6-7-------------------------------|
 A:----------------------------5--6-7-------------------------------------|
 E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e:-8b10~~(10)~~(10)~~r8~---5h8p5------------------------------------------|
 B:-------------------------------8-8b10~---10b12~~(12)~--10b12~~--10b13~~-|
 G:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 D:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 A:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 E:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
 B:-10b12~~(12)~~--10b13--10b13r10--8h10p8-----------------------|
 G:----------------------------------------9--5h7p5---7b9-5~~~---|
 D:-------------------------------------------------7------------|
 A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
 E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
 e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 G:-------[5]-----[7]-[5]---------------------------------------------|
 D:-5--7------[7]---------[7]~~----7p5---7--5s3~~~~-------------------|
 A:------------------------------------7------------------------------|
 E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

This riff is played 3 1/2 times under the guitar solo:
[Am7] [C/G] [F] [C5] [G5] [C5]  
 
 e:--------0------------0---|----------1-----------------------|
 B:----------1------------1-|------------1---------------------|
 G:-----0------0------0-----|------2-----------5------5--------|
 D:-2-2-------------2-------|----3-------------5---5--5--------|
 A:-0-----------------------|-3----------------3---5--3--------|
 E:--------------3----------|-1--------------------3-----------|

[Riff 6] x1
[Riff 7] x2
[Riff 7] x2 along with this line played by yet another electric and
acoustic guitar, two times:
[Bm] [D] [Bm] [G]  
 
 e:-------7-7-7-7-7----5--------------7-7-7-7-7----3------------------|
 B:-------7-7-7-7-7-x--7---x-x--------7-7-7-7-7-x--3---x-x------------|
 G:-------7-7-7-7-7-x--7---x-x--------7-7-7-7-7-x--4---x-x------------|
 D:--/9-------------x--7---x-x---/9-------------x--5---x-x------------|
 A:--/9-------------x--5---x-x---/9-------------x--5---x-x------------|
 E:--/7--------------------------/7----------------3------------------|

[Riff 8] x1
[Riff 7] x1
[Riff 8] x1
[Riff 7] x2
Play over [Riff 7] x2: (This is the 1812 Overture FYI)
 
 e:------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
 B:--------4-------4-------|-------4-------4--------|-------4-------4------|
 G:o---4-6---6-4-6---4-4~-o|---4-6---6-4-6---4-4~---|---4-6---6-4-6---4-[4]|
 D:o-4--------------------o|-4----------------------|-4--------------------|
 A:------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
 E:------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|
 |-------2---------2----------------------|
 |-3--3--3---3--3--3---3------------------|
 |-x--0--2---x--0--2---0---1--1--1--1--1~-|
 |-2--0--0---2--0--0---0---2--2--2--2--2~-|
 |-3--2------3--2------2---2--2--2--2--2~-|
 |----3---------3------3---0--0--0--0--0~-|

With phaser:
[C] [Dadd4] [C] [G/B] [Am]  
 
 |-----------3~-----------------------0~-----|
 |-------------1~--1-----3------------1~-----|
 |---------0---------------0---0---0--2~-----|
 |-------2-------2-----4--------------2~-----|
 |-0-2-3-------------5-------3---2----0~-----|
 |-------------------------------------------|

And the meek shall inherit the earth.

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A A5 Am Am7 Amaj7 B B5 Bm Bm/A C C/G C5 C9 Csus2 D D/C# D5 Dadd4 Dsus2 Dsus4 E E5 Esus2 F F5 G G/B G5
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