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Prime Mover As recorded by
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(In D major) Rush
Music by Lee & Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart
Transcribed by Brendan Cahill (bcahill@ucsd.edu)
***Note: I'm not sure if all this is 100% accurate. It will sound like the song because the chords are right and stuff--some of it is just my improvisation though. However, most of it is basically what Geddy plays. Enjoy:
Tab notes:
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R = Rest / = slide up . = dotted note
/3\ = Triplet grouping \ = slide down % = coda marking
x = Muted note + = tie
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Guitar, drums &
Keyboard only
/3\ /3\ /3\
w +h.. sss q. sss q. sss h.. e w +h.. e q s s e q s s e
+--------+----------+---------------+-------+---+-------+---11-9-----12-11-9----+
|4:--R---|--R-------|---------------|-------|---|-------|---------12---------12-|
|4:------|------999-|-9--777-7--555-|-5---5-|-5-|-5---5-|-5---------------------|
+--------+----------+---------------+-------+---+-------+-----------------------+
+h.. e h q. e +h.. e h q. s s e e e e e e e e w w w
+--------+---------+-------+-------9-9-+-9-7-6---9-7-6---+---+--------------+-----+
|-12-----|---------|-------|-----------|-------7-------7-|-5-|------R-------|--R--|
|------5-|-5--2--0-|-0---5-|-5--2------|-----------------|---|--------------|-----|
+--------+---------+-------+-----------+-----------------+---+--------------+-----+
1.Basic elemental
w w w w w w
+---------------+-----+----------------+---------+----------------+-----+
|-------R-------|--R--|-------R--------|----R----|-------R--------|--R--|
|---------------|-----|----------------|---------|----------------|-----|
+---------------+-----+----------------+---------+----------------+-----+
instinct to survive Stirs the higher passions Thrill to be alive
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 e e e e e e e e
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2-0-2-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-2-|-2-2-0-2-5-5-5-0-|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
Alternating currents In a tidewater surge Rational re-
+e e+e e+e e+e e e e e e e e e e +e e e e e e q w +w
+-----------------+-----------------+-------7-6-----+---------------+------+
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7---|---------------|------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-------7-|---------------|------|
+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+--3------------+-3----+
sistance To an unwise urge Anything can happen
%
q s s e q s s e +q s s e q s s e +q s s e s s e e
+---11-9----12-11-9----+----11-9----12-11-9----+----11-9----12-11-9----+
|-0------12---------12-|-12------12---------12-|-12------12---------12-|
|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
+----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
1.From the point of conception To the moment of
2.From a point on the compass To magnetic
q. e+e e e q s s e q s s e +q s s e q s s e +q s s e s s e e
+------------+---11-9----12-11-9----+----11-9----12-11-9----+----11-9----12-11-9----+
|------------|-0------12---------12-|-12------12---------12-|-12------12---------12-|
|-7--7-7-7-7-|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
++-----------+----------------------+-----------------------+-----------------------+
truth At the point of surrender To the burden of
north The point of a needle Moving back and
q. e+e e e e e+e e+e e+e e +e e e e+e e q e e e e+e e e e +q. e+e e e
+------------+-----------------+-------7-7-----+-----------------+------------+
|-7--7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-----5-|-5-7-9-----9-9-|-----------------|------------|
|------------|-5-7-7-----5-5---|---------------|-----5-9-9-7-5---|------------|
+------------+-----------------+---------------+-7-9-----------0-+-0--0-0-0-0-+
proof From the point of ignition To the final drive
forth From the point of entry Until the candle is burned
*TO CODA*
e e+e e+e e+e e +e e e e+e s s q e e e e+e e e e +q. e+e e e w
+-----------------+-------7-7-------+-----------------+------------+---------------+
|-------7-7-----5-|-5-7-9-----9-9-9-|-----------------|------------|---------------|
|-5-7-7-----5-5---|-----------------|-----5-9-9-7-5-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-|---------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-7-9-------------+------------+--3------------+
The point of the journey Is not to arrive Anything can
The point of departure Is not to return Anything can
/H^P\
e e e e e e e e +e e e e s s s s s s s s e e e e e e e e +e e e s s s s e e e
+-----------------+-------------------------+-----7-------7---+-----7---------------+
|---------7-7-7-5-|-5---5---5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|-4-4---4/5-5-----|-------4-5-4---------|
|-5-5-5-5---------|---5---5-----------------|---------------7-|-7-7---------7-5-7-2-|
+-----------------+-------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+
happen
+h.. e +h.. e +h.. e +h.. e +h.. e +h.. e +h.. e
+-------------+-----------+------------+-------+-------------+----------+-------------+
|-------------|-----------|------------|-------|-------------|----------|-------------|
|-2---------0-|-0-------2-|-2--------0-|-0---2-|-2---------0-|-0------2-|-2---------0-|
+-------------+-----------+------------+-------+-------------+----------+-------------+
2.Basic tempermental Filters on our eyes Alter our perceptions Lenses polar-
w 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
+-----+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---|-2-2-0-2-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-2-|
+-----|-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
ize Alternating currents Force a show of hands
D.S. al
coda %
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 q w +w
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------7-6-----+-------------+----+
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------7---|-------------|----|
|-2-2-0-2-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-0-2-5-5-5-0-|-0-0-0-------7-|-------------|----|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+--3----------+-3--+
Rational responses Force a change of plans Anything can happen
*CODA*
+w e h q. e +h.. e h q. e +h.. e w h.. e +h.. e h.. e +h+e e e e
+--------+--------+-------+--------+-------+----++-------+-------+-------+-----------+
|--------|--------|-------|--------|-------|----||-------|-------|-------|-------2---|
|------5-|-5-2--0-|-0---5-|-5-2--0-|-0---5-|-5--||-4---2-|-2---2-|-4---2-|-2-2-2---2-|
+-3------+--------+-------+--------+-------+----++-------+-------+-------+-----------+
happen I
h.. e +h+e e e e h.. e +h+e e e e h.. e
+-----------------+--------------+------------------+-------------+--------------+
|-----------------|--------------|------------------|---------2---|--------------|
|-4-------------2-|-2-2----2-R-2-|-4--------------2-|-2-2---2---2-|-4----------2-|
+-----------------+--------------+------------------+-------------+--------------+
set the wheels in motion Turn up all the machines Activate the
+h+e e e e h.. e +h+e e e e e e e e e e e e +e e+e e+e e+e e
+-------------+--------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-------------|--------------|---------2---|-----------------|-----------------|
|-2-2---2-R-2-|-4----------2-|-2-2---2---2-|-4-4-2-4-7-7-7-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
+-------------+--------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------------+
programs and run behind the scenes I set the clouds in motion
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
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4-4-2-4-7-7-7-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-2-4-7-7-7-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
Turn up light and sound Activate the window
w +w w w w w
+--------------------+----++---------------------+-------+----------------+------+
|--------------------|----||---------R-----------|---R---|--------R-------|---R--|
|--------------------|----||---------------------|-------|----------------|------|
+-5------------------+-5--++---------------------+-------+----------------+------+
Watch the world go round From the point of conception To the moment of truth
w w w w e e+e e+e e+e e e e e e+e e q
+-------------+----------+------------------+-----+-----------------+-------7-7-----+
|-------------|----------|------------------|-----|-------7-7-----5-|-5-7-9-----9-9-|
|-5-----------|----------|-2/---------------|-0---|-5-7-7-----5-5---|---------------|
+-------------+-3--------+------------------+-----+-----------------+---------------+
At the point of surrender To the burden of proof From the point of ignition
e e e e+e e e e +q. e+e e e e e+e e+e e+e e e e e e+e e q e e e e+e e e e
+-----------------+------------+-----------------+-------7-7-----+-----------------+
|-----------------|------------|-------7-7-----5-|-5-7-9-----9-9-|-----------------|
|-----5-9-9-7-5---|------------|-5-7-7-----5-5---|---------------|-----5-9-9-7-5-0-|
+-7-9-----------0-+-0--0-0-0-0-+-----------------+---------------+-7-9-------------+
To the final drive The point of the journey Is not to ar-
+q. e+e e e w +h. q e e e e e e e e +e e+e e+e e e e
+------------+------------+----------+-----------------+-----------------+
|------------|------------|----------|---------7-7-7-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-|------------|-------x\-|-5-5-5-5---------|-----------------|
+------------+-3----------+-3--------+-----------------+-----------------+
rive Anything can happen
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 s s s s s s s s
+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
|-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-2-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-|*---------7-7-7-5-|-5---5---5-0-4-0-5-0-4-0-|
|-----------------|-----------------|*-5-5-5-5---------|---5---5-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+-------------------------+
/H^P\
e e e e e e e e +e e e s s s s e q
+-----7-------7---+-----7--------------+
|-4-4---4/5-5-----|-------4-5-4-------*|
|---------------7-|-7-7---------7-5-7-*|
+-----------------+--------------------+
(Repeat and fade out
w/ vocal ad lib)
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