Rush - In The End
From the CD 'Fly By Night'
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 822542-2
This song opens with an acoustic 12 string playing in D, however
there is some sort of electronic detuning which makes it appear to be in C.
I will tab out the intro in C but be aware that it is played with the same
fingering as Riff 2. Also, Riff 1 is played in the same position as Riff 4,
but with the same electronic detuning. There is phaser almost throughout
this song, but I will try to notate specifically where it appears.
Previously tabbed by Tony Zimmerman .
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted 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!)
[Intro] - strum freely (notes in ()'s are not played on every repeat)
C F Eb Bb C F
e:--0-0---1-1--1---------1-1---1------0-0---1-1--1------------------------|
B:--1--1--1--1--1---4-4--3---3--3---3-1---1-1--1--1-----------------------|
G:--0-----2---------3-3--3--------3---0-----2-----------------------------|
D:--2-----3-------3-5-5--3------------2-----3-------3-----0-3-(0)----3----|
A:--3-----3---------6-6--1------------3-----3-----------1---------0-3---3-|
E:--------1---------------------------------1--------(3)---------------3--|
[Riff 1] - strum freely
Am F Am F G
e:--0-0-----0-0-----0--1-1--1-1------0-0-----0-0-----1-----------|
B:--1-1-----1-1-----1--1--1-1--1-----1-1-----1-1-----1--3--------|
G:--2-2-----2-2-----2--2----2--------2-2-----2-2-----2--4--------|
D:--2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2--3----3----0h3-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-3--5--------|
A:--0-0-----0-0-----0--3----3--------0-0-----0-0-----3--5--------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 2] - I can usually hear a higher riff or single note run over this
riff; it could be another guitar playing the octave or notes
related the chord
D G F C D G (with phaser)
e:--2--2--3~---------0~----2--2--3--3--------------------------------|
B:--3--3--3~---1--1--1~----3--3--3--3--------------------------------|
G:--2--2--0~---2--2--0~----2--2--0--0----------0------0--------------|
D:--0--0--0~---3--3--2~----0--0--0--0--------2------0-----(0)--------|
A:--------2~---3--3--3~----------2--2---0--3------2------0-----------|
E:--------3~---1--1--------------3--3--------------------------------|
[Riff 3] - The last note of Riff 2 is not played when this riff follows it
_________________________
F A F |1. G |2. G D |
e:---|---------------------|-----------|-----------|
B:---|---1--1-------1--1---|----3-3~---|---3--7~---|
G:---|o--2--2---6---2--2---|----4-4~--o|---4--7~---|
D:---|o--3--3---7---3--3---|----5-5~--o|---5--7~---|
A:---|---3--3---7---3--3---|----5-5~---|---5--5~---|
E:-0-|---1--1---5---1--1---|----3-3~---|---3-------|
[Riff 4]
Bm G Bm G A
e:--2--2--2-2--------------------2-2--2--2---------------------------|
B:--3--3--3-3-----3--3---3---3---3-3--3--3--3--3--5--5---------------|
G:--4--4--4-4-----4--4---4---4---4-4--4--4--4--4--6--6---------------|
D:--4--4--4-4-----5--5---5---5---4-4--4--4--5--5--7--7---------------|
A:--2--2--2-2-----5--5---5---5---2-2--2--2--5--5--7--7---------------|
E:----------------3--3---3---3--------------3--3--5--5---------------|
Song progression:
[Intro] x1
[Intro] x2 /w lyrics:
Well I can see what you mean, it just takes me longer.
And I can feel what you feel, it just makes you stronger.
[Riff 1] x1:
Well you can take me for a little while.
You can take me, you can make me smile in the end.
[Intro] x2
(pitch electronically shifted upward from C to D)
[Riff 2] x2
[Fill 1] over [Riff 2]:
etc
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x--------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:
Well I can see what you mean, it just takes me longer.
And I can feel what you feel, it just makes you stronger.
[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
I know, I know, I know. Oh the feeling grows.
I see, I see, I see. Ooh it's got to be.
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:
I can do what you do, you just do it better.
And I can cry like you cry, it just makes me sadder.
[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
I know, I know, I know. Oh the feeling grows.
I see, I see, I see. Ooh it's got to be.
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 2] x4 under [Guitar Solo]:
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-14b16--14~--14b16--14-12-11h12p11-12p11h12p11--14p11-----------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------12~~--10-12-----|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------7-------------------------------------------|
D:-10p9h10p9-10p9-7--9-10----10-9-7----7-------------7----------------|
A:----------------------------------10---10-9-7-9-10---10-9-7-9-7-----|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------10-8|
e:------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------|-----------------------------------10-12-11-----------------7--|
D:------|-----------------------10----10-12----------12-11-[12]--7-9----|
A:------|-------8----10-8-10s12----12-----------------------------------|
E:-10~~-|--8h10---10----------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------10-12b14~~14~~-12b14~~-12b14~14~14r12---|
B:----------------------10--10h12----------------------------------------|
G:-9b11r9---7-7~~--9s11--------------------------------------------------|
D:--------9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
(gtr joined by a kazoo here?)
e:-12-10-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B:-------12-10-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------|-12h14-14~-14-12-14-12-14-14b16-14-14b16-|
D:-------------12~-------12-12-|-----------------------------------------|
A:-----------------12h14-------|-----------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
e:------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
G:-14-14b16~~-|-14b17-14b17-14b17-14b17r14-14p12-12p11-11h12p11-14p11----|
D:------------|-------------------------------------------------------12~|
A:------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
B:----------------------------------------------15~~\-------|-------------|
G:----------12p11----12p11----12p11----12p11----------------|--12p11------|
D:-12-12-12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-12-|--------12---|
A:----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
e:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G:--12p11-----12p11----12p11---------------|-12p11----12p11----12p11----|
D:--------12--------12-------12-12~-12-12--|-------12-------12-------12-|
A:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
e:---------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------|
G:-12p11----12p11----12p11---------------------------|
D:-------12-------12-------12--12-12---10h12~~~\-----|
A:---------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:
You can take me for a little while.
You can take me you can make me smile in the end.
[Riff 2] x1
[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:
Well I can shine like you shine, it don't make me brighter.
But if I think like you think, it don't make my load much lighter.
[Riff 2] x1
(Now the phaser is used in an opposite fashion - for the chords and it is
left out from the single notes.)
[Riff 2] x1 much softer
[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:
Well I can see what you mean, it just takes me longer.
And I can feel what you feel, it just makes me stronger.
[Riff 2] x1
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