Presto Rush
PRESTO (Bassline)
As recorded by Rush
(From the 1989 Album PRESTO)
Words by Peart Music by Lee and Lifeson
Transcribed by Keith Nelson - ob1gynob@hotmail.com (mod. GFTPM 6/90)
Last Updated: 2003-02-24
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Intro
[E5] [D5] [A] [Gsus4]
[4/4] Gtr I
Q E E H +W Q E E H +W
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|-------------|--------|| |-7----5-5----|-(5)--------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|-5----3-3----|-(3)----||
First Verse
Wx4 Wx8 [D]Q E [Dsus4]E +Q Q [B5]E. S [A5B5]E E +S S [A5B5]E E E
|------------||------------|----------------|----------------------| |------------||------------|----------------|----------------------| |------------||------------|-5----7-(7)-----|-2--2-0-2-(2)-2-0-2-3-| |------------||------------|----------------|----------------------|
[C]Q. [Bbsus2]E +H [F]Q. E +H [C]H [Bbsus2]H [F]Q. E +Q S E.
|---------------|---------------|-----------|------------------| |---------------|---------------|-----------|------------------| |-3----1-(1)----|---------------|-3----1----|------------------| |---------------|-1----1-(1)----|-----------|-1----1-(1)--1-1--|
[C]Q. [Bbsus2]E +H [F]Q. E +H [C]H [Bbsus2]H [F]Q. E +S E. q
|---------------|---------------|-----------|------------------|| |---------------|---------------|-----------|------------------|| |-3----1-(1)----|---------------|-3----1----|------------------|| |---------------|-1----1-(1)----|-----------|-1----1-(1)-1--1--||
Pre-Chorus
[E5]Q E [D]E H +W [A]Q. [G]E H +W
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|-------------|--------|| |------5-5----|-(5)--------|-------------|--------|| |-0-----------|------------|-5----3-3----|-(3)----||
Chorus
[D] [Cadd9] [Dsus4/D/C] [Dsus2/C]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5---5-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---5---------------|-----------------|---5-------------|-----------------|
[D] [G] [A] [G]
[2/4] [4/4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-5---5---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---5---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
[D] [Cadd9] [Dsus4/C]
[2/4] E E E E [4/4] E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|---------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| |---------|-5---5-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5-3-(3)-3-3--| |-3-3-3-3-|---5-------------|-----------------|---5--------------|
[D/CDsus2/C] [D] [G]
Q E E E E E E [2/4] E E E E
|----------------|---------| |----------------|---------| |-3--3-3-5-3-3-3-|-5---5---| |----------------|---5---3-|
[A] [G]
[4/4] [2/4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|--------------------|-2-2-2-------2-2-|-2-------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-|-------3-3-3-----|---3-3-3-|
[C] [Bbsus2] [F]
[4/4] Q Q H W Wx3
|--------------|----------|------------| |--------------|----------|------------| |-/7\----------|----------|------------| |--------------|----------|------------|
[F]H Q Q [C]+Q +E E [Bbsus2]H [F]H Q E E
|---------------|------------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|-----------------| |---------------|------------------|---------9\------| |---------5b7===|=(5)r=(5)\--------|-----------------|
[C]W [Bbsus2] [F]H Q Q [D]Q. [Dsus4]E +Q Q [B5]E. S [A5B5]E E +S S [A5B5]E E e
|----------|-------------|----------------|-----------------------| |----------|-------------|----------------|-----------------------| |----------|---------9\--|-5----7-(7)-----|-2--2-0-2-(2)-2-0-2-0--| |----------|-------------|----------------|-----------------------|
Second Verse
[C]E. S E [Bbsus2]E +E E S S S S [F]E. S E E +S S S S S S S S [C]E S S E E [Bbsus4]E. S S S S S
|------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------| |-3----3-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|----------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-1--1-1-1-1-0-| |----3-------------------|-1--0-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------------|
[F]E. S E E +S S S S E E [C]E E E [Bbsus2]E +E S S S S S S [F]E S S E E +S E S E E
|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|-3---3-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-1-|------------------------| |-1--1-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1-1-|---3---------------------|-1-0-0-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-1/-|
[C] [Bbsus2] [F] |-3-|
E S S E E E S S E E Q. E +Q E E E
|---------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|-------------------|| |-3-----3---1-1-1-1-1-|-------------------|| |---3-3---3-----------|-1----1-(1)--1-1-1-||
Second Pre-Chorus
[E5]Q E [D]E H +W [A]Q. [G]E H +W
|-------------|------------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|-------------|--------|| |-7----5-5----|-(5)--------|-------------|--------|| |-------------|------------|-5----3-3----|-(3)----||
Second Chorus
[D]E E E [Cadd9]E +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E [Dsus4/C]E E E [D/C]E E E [Dsus2/C]E E E E
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |-5---5-3-(3)-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-5---5-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---5--------------|-------------------|---5---------------|-----------------|
[D] [G] [A] [G]
[2/4] [4/4] [2/4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|---------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------| |---------|-----------------|------------------|------------------|-----------| |-5---5---|-----------------|------------------|-2-2-2-------/7-7-|-7\--------| |---5---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-|-------3-3-3------|----3-3-3--|
[D] [Cadd9] [Dsus4/C] [D/C] [Dsus2/C]
[4/4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [A] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|------------------| |-5---5-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5s7-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| |---5-------------|-----------------|---5-----------------|------------------|
[D] [G] [A] [G]
[2/4] E E E E [4/4] E E E E E E E E +E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E [2/4] E E E E
|---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------| |---------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------| |-5---5---|-----------------|-------------------|-2-2-2-------2-2-|-2---------| |---5---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5--5-5-5-5-5\-|-------3-3-3-----|---3-3-3/--|
Bridge I
[E5] [Asus2] [B5] [Asus2]
[4/4]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [A] [E] [E]
|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-9\-|-------------------| |------------------|-7-7-7-5-5-5-5s7-5-|
[E5]E S S E [Asus2]E S S E E E [C#5]E. S [B5C#5]E S S +S S [B5C#5]E E E
|----------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------|--------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-7-9\-|--------------------------| |----------------------|-9--9-7-9-9-(9)-9-7-9-9/--|
[E5]Q E [Asus2]E E E E E [B5]E S S E [Asus2]E +E E A E E
|-----------------|-----------------------| |-----------------|-----------------------| |-7--7-9-9-9-7-9\-|-----------------------| |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-5-(5)-5-5s7-5-|
[E5]E E E [Asus2]E E E E E [C#5]E. S [B5/C#5]E. S +S S [B5C#5]E E E
|-----------------|------------------------| |-----------------|------------------------| |-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-9-|------------------------| |-----------------|-9--9-7--9-(9)-9-7-9-7\-|
[E5]Q E [Asus2]E E E E E [B5]E S S E [Asus2]E E E A E E
|-----------------|---------------------| |-----------------|---------------------| |-7--7-9-9-9-7-9\-|---------------------| |-----------------|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5s7-5-|
[E5]E S S E [Asus2]E E E E E [C#5]E. S [B5C#5]E E +S S [B5C#5]E E E
|-------------------|------------------------|| |-------------------|------------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-9-|------------------------|| |-------------------|-9--9-7-9-(9)-9-7-9-9/--||
Guitar Solo
[F#] [F#sus4] [C#] [B]
[E] [E] [E] [A] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [A] [E] [E]
|------------------------|---------------------| |------------------------|---------------------| |-9-9-9-9s11-11-11-9-11\-|---------------------| |------------------------|-9-9-9-7-(7)-7-7h9-7-|
[F#]E S S E A [F#sus4] E E E E E [D#m]E E E S [C#]S +S S E E E
|--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |-9-9-9-9-9s11-11-11-9-11\-|-6-6-6---4-(4)-4-4-6-4--| |--------------------------|------------------------|
A [F#]E E E [F#sus4] E E E E E A [C#]E S S E [B]E E E A E E
|------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |-8s9-9-9-11-11-11-9-11\-|-----------------------| |------------------------|-7s9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7s9-7-|
A [F#]E S S E [F#sus4] E E E E E [D#m]E S S E [C#]S S S S S S E E
|--------------------------|-------------------------|| |--------------------------|-------------------------|| |-8s9-9-9-9-11-11-11-9-11\-|-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-4-|| |--------------------------|-------------------------||
Bridge II
[G]Q E [Am7]E +E E E E [D]E S S E [C]E E E A E E
|------------------|---------------------| |-5--5-7-(7)-7-5-7-|---------------------| |------------------|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3s5-3-| |------------------|---------------------|
[G]E E E A [Am7]E E E E E [Em]E. S [D5]E S [Em]S +S S [D5EmD5]E E E
|--------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-5s7-7-7-5-7\-|-------------------------| |--------------------|-7--7-5---7-(7)-7-5-7-5--| |--------------------|-------------------------|
[G]E E E [Am7]E +E E E E A [D]E S S E [C]E +E E A E E
|--------------------|-------------------------| |-5-5-5-7-(7)-7-5-7\-|-------------------------| |--------------------|-3s5-5-5-5-3-(3)-3-3s5-3-| |--------------------|-------------------------|
[G]E S S E [Am7]E E E E E A [Em]E. S [D5Em]E E +Q Q
|--------------------|---------------------| |-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-7\-|---------------------| |--------------------|-5s7--7-5-7-(7)--7---| |--------------------|---------------------|
Chorus
[D]Q. [Cadd9]+E H E E E E +E E E E
|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------| |-5----(5)\-3----|-3-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-| |----------------|-------------------|
[Dsus4/CD/C] [Dsus2/C] [D] [G]
E E E E +E E Q E E E E E E E E [2/4] E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|---------| |------------------|-----------------|---------| |-5---5-3-(3)-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5---5---| |---5--------------|-----------------|---5---3-|
Outro Verse
[A] [G] [D]
[4/4] +E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E A E E
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------| |------------------|-------------------|-2-2-2-------2-2-|-2-------5---5s7-3--| |-(3)-3-3--3-3-3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3-3-3-----|---3-3-3---5--------|
[Cadd9] [D] [Cadd9]
[+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [A] [E] [E]
|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-5---5s7-3-| |-------------------|-------------5-------|
[D]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-5---5---| |-----------------|-------------5---3-|
[G]Q Q E Q [A]E +E E E E E E E E [G]E E E E E E A E E E E E E [D]E E E E
|--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |--------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |--------------|-------------------|-2-2-2-------5s7-7-|-7-5-5-5-7-----5-| |-3--3--3-3--5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3-3-3-------|-----------7-5---|
[Cadd9]Q Q E Q E +E E E E [D]E E E [Cadd9]E Q E E E E E E +E E E E [D]E E E E
|--------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |--------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-3--3--3-3--3-|-(3)-3-3-3-5---5-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-(3)---3-3-5-3-5-7-| |--------------|-------------5-----|----------------|-----3-------------|
Outro Solo
[G]Q E E E Q [A]E +E E E E E E E E [G]E E E E E E A E E E E E E [D]E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |------5--------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------| |---------------|-------------------|-2-2-2-------5s7-7-|-7-5-5-5-7-5-7-5-| |-3--3---3-3--5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------3-3-3-------|-----------------|
[Cadd9]Q E E E E E E +E E E E [D]E E A E [Cadd9]E Q E E E Q E +E E E E [D]E E E E
|----------------|---------------------|---------------|-------------------| |----------------|---------------------|---------------|-------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3---3-|-(3)-3---3-5---5s7-5-|-3--3-3---3--3-|-(3)-2-3-5-2-3---5-| |----------------|-------3-----5-------|---------------|---------------5---|
[G]Q E E E E E [A]E +E E E E E. S E E [G]Q E E +E E Q E E E E A [D]E E E E
|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |----------5-----|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |----------------|--------------------|-2--2---------2--|-2-------3s5---5---| |-3--3-3-3---3-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5--x-5-5-|------3-(3)-3----|---3-3-3-----5---5-|
[Cadd9]Q E E E Q E +E E E E [D]E E A E S S
|---------------|-----------------------| |---------------|-----------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-(3)-2-0---5---5s7-5---| |---------------|---------3---5-------5-|
[Cadd9]E. S E E +E Q E +E E A Q +E A E E E
|--------5-(5)-4--2-|-(2)---2s4--(4)-4s5-4s2-| |-------------------|-----5------------------| |-3--3-3------------|------------------------| |-------------------|------------------------|
[G]Q E E E E E [A]E +E E E E E E E E
|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-----7-7-5-7-7-5-7-| |----------------|-------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|-(5)---------------|
[G] ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~[D]
E A E E A E +E E E A E +E E E E A E S S E E
|-------------------------|------------------------| |---5s7-5-7s9-(9)-7-5-7s9-|-(9)-7-5-5-----7h9------| |-------------------------|-----------5s7-----7-5--| |-------------------------|------------------------|
[Cadd9]Q E E E Q E +E E E E [D]E A E E S S
|---------------|-----------------------| |---------------|-----------------------| |-3--3-3-3-3--3-|-(3)---3---5-5s7-5-7s5-| |---------------|-----3---3-------------|
[Cadd9]E. S E. S E E E E E E E E A [D]E E E E
|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-3----3----3-2-2-3-|-3-5-3-2-2h3-2---5--| |----3----3---------|---------------5----|
[G] [A]
[E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [+E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E] [E]
|-----------------|-------------------*| |-----5-----5-----|-----7-5-7---------*| |-----------------|-------------------*| |-3-3---3-3---3-5-|-(5)-------5-5-3-5-*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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