Rush - Lessons
From the CD '2112'
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 822545-2
This song is in the key of A. It switches to E for the chorus.
The solo is incomplete and may have some mistakes in it.
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
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[Riff 1] - Freely
A D Dsus2 G D
e:----------2--2--0-----0-0--3~---3-3----7---5----2------------------|
B:--2--2-2--3--3--3-----3-3--3~---3-3----8---7----3------------------|
G:--2--2-2--2--2--2-----2-2--0~---0-0----7---7----2------------------|
D:--2--2-2--0--0--0-----0-0--0~---0-0-------------0------------------|
A:--0--0-0-------------------2~---2-2--------------------------------|
E:---------------------------3~---3-3--------------------------------|
A D Dsus2 G
e:----------2--2--0----3---2---3---2---------------------------------|
B:--2--2-2--3--3--3----3---3---3---3---------------------------------|
G:--2--2-2--2--2--2----0---2---0---2---------------------------------|
D:--2--2-2--0--0--0----0---0---0---0---------------------------------|
A:--0--0-0-------------2-------2-------------------------------------|
E:---------------------3-------3-------------------------------------|
[Riff 2]
________________________________
E5 A B E D |1. A |2. A G
e:-------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|
B:------------------2--4----9-----7~---|---------|---------------------|
G:o-----------------2--4----9-----7~---|--------o|---------------------|
D:o-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2--4----9-----7~---|----7---o|----7---5------------|
A:--2-2-2-2-2-2-----0--2----7-----5~---|----7----|----7---5------------|
E:--0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|----5----|----5---3------------|
[Riff 3]
G5 A5 G5 E5 A5 G5 G5 A5 G5 E5 A5 B5
e:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:--5--5---7--7---5--5---2---7-------|-5--5--7--7--5--5--2---7---9---|
A:--5--5---7--7---5--5---2---7-------|-5--5--7--7--5--5--2---7---9---|
E:--3--3---5--5---3--3---0---5--3~--0|-3--3--5--5--3--3--0---5---7---|
[Riff 4]
G5 A5 G5 E5 A5 G5 G5 A5 G5 E5 A5 D5
e:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------|----------------------------3---|
G:----------------------------------|------------------------2---2---|
D:--5--5--7--7--5--5--2---7---------|--5--5--7--7--5--5--2---2---0---|
A:--5--5--7--7--5--5--2---7---------|--5--5--7--7--5--5--2---0-------|
E:--3--3--5--5--3--3--0---5---3~--0-|--3--3--5--5--3--3--0-----------|
[Fill 1]
e:-----------------------15------------------------------------------|
B:-15b17~~17--15--15b17-----15-15b17r16b17~~-----15p12----12---------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------14----14b16---|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------5-5-----------10p7-----------------|
B:--12--------------8p5----5---8------8--5~~---------10--10b12r10b12-|
G:-----14b16~~~---------7--------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Fill 2]
e:-[12]--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------14b16r14b16~~---14b16~~16r14p12--14--14b16r14p12~-----------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------14~~\----|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------15------------15----------------------------|
B:--15b17~~17-15--15b17-----15-15b17~~~~~~~-15b17---15p12----12------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------14---------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------|
B:-------15-----|
G:-14b16~~~~----|
D:--------------|
A:--------------|
E:--------------|
Progression:
[Riff 1] x4
[Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics:
Sweet memories, flashing very quickly by.
Reminding me and giving me a reason why.
I know that my goal is more than a thought.
I'll be there when I teach what I've been taught, and I've been taught.
[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:
You know we've told you before, but you didn't hear us then.
So you still question why. No, you didn't listen again.
[Fill 1] x1 and [Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
You didn't listen again. Oh!
[Riff 4] x1
[Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics:
Sweet memories, I never thought it would be like this.
Reminding me of just how close I came to missing.
I know that this is the way for me to go.
You'll be there when you know what I know, and I know.
[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:
You know we've told you before, but you didn't hear us then.
So you still question why. No, you didn't listen again.
[Fill 2] x1 and [Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
No!
[Riff 4] x1
Woah. You didn't listen again.
[Guitar Solo] over [Riff 1] until fadeout
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------17--------17--------------------------13b15--13b15~~~-----|
G:--16b18~~~~~~r16-------16b18r16p14--16b18~~~-----------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--13b15r13--10-----------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------12b14r12--11~~~----4b6~~~r4~--4b6r4~---4b6r4--2----|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:----4p2----[2]~------2----------------------------------------2h4--|
D:---------4-------2h4---4p2----2------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------4----4-2--------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------2h3p2-2h3p2-2h3p2-0-2h3~~------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---9b11--9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(ad infinitum!) Anyone?
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