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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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