Victor: Promise
From the album Victor (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1996 Lerxst Music Inc.
Music by Alex Lifeson and Bill Bell
Lyrics by Alex Lifeson
Comments/corrections to Rich Soto
Transcribed by Richard J. Soto
A very Rushesque sort-of song; Signature Lifeson!
Thanks go out to Eric Harris for his helpful suggestion.
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Rhy.1 (Play 8x) .
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Riff-A (Play 4x)
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-9\-------------|-7---7-7---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\-2--2--2--2------|---------
-9\-------------|-7---7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-2--2--2--2------|---------
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Rhy.2 (Play 3x) . . d d u u d u u d u u d
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(Rhy.2 Play 3x) . . d d u u d u u d u u d .
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(Rhy.1 Play 8x) (Riff-A Play 4x) (Rhy.2 Play 3x)
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----------------x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-------|------------
-7----7---7-7---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-------|------------
-7----7---7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-------|------------
-5----5---5-5---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0----|------------
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d d u u d u u d u u d . . . .
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----------------|-7-7--7-7-7---4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\----6---6-6--|----------
----------------|-7-7--7-7-7---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\----7---7-7--|----------
----------------|-5-5--5-5-5---5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5\----7---7-7--|----------
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(Rhy.2 Play 3x) . . d d u u d u u d u u d . .
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. . . . x x This Riff is repeated until end of guitar solo
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Bar gradually down than return up
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A.H.*************** Solo
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Bar
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(Rhy.1 Play 8x) (Riff-A Play 4x)
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Riff-B (Play 2x)
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(Riff-A Play 1x, begin fade while repeating over & over) END
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