Rush – By-Tor And The Snow Dog (Guitar)

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Chords

[Chords]
Gmaj7/F#  2-x-0-0-0-3
G5        x-x-5-0-3-3
G5/F#     x-x-4-0-3-3
Em7       x-x-2-0-3-3
A5        x-0-2-2-5-5
Cadd9     x-3-2-0-3-3
Dadd4     x-5-4-0-x-x
Dadd4     x-5-4-0-3-x
G3        x-x-5-4-0-x

[I. At The Tobes of Hades] [Verse 1]

G        Gmaj7/F# A   D          D    A   D A
Tobes of Hades lit by flickering torchlight

G5    G5/F#     Em7       D     D A E
Netherworld is  gathered in the glare

       G      Gmaj7/F#   A     D      D     A   D A
Prince By-Tor takes the cavern to the north light

G5      G5/F#  Em7    D        D A E
Sign of Eth is rising in the air

[Chorus 1]

C     F G
By-Tor,

          F G D
knight of darkness

   C F       G
Centurion of evil

F G       D
  Devil's prince

[II. Across the Styx] [Verse 2]

G           Gmaj7/F# A   D        D   A   D A
Across the river Styx, out of the lamplight

    G5  G5/F#  Em7    D       D A E
His nemesis is waiting at the gate

    G         Gmaj7/F# A      D       D    A   D A
The Snow Dog, ermine   glowing in the damp night

  G5         G5/F# Em7       D       D A E
A coal-black eyes  shimmering with hate

[Chorus 2]

C     F G
By-Tor

        F G D
and the Snow Dog

C      F   G
Square for battle

F       G      D
Let the fray begin

[III. The Battle - i. Challenge And Defiance] E A B G D E E A B G D E A5 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G A5 Cadd9 G Cadd9 G D E5 D E5 C F C F Dadd4 G3 Dadd4 G3 Dadd4 G3 Dadd4 G3

     E
Ooh, yeah

[Solo 1]

E
(Improvisational)

[Solo 2]

e|---------|---------|-----------------------|
B|-----8-9-|-----8-9-|-----8-9-8-------------|
G|---7-----|---7-----|---7-------9-8-7-------|
D|-9-------|-9-------|-9---------------9-7-6-|
A|---------|---------|-----------------------|
E|---------|---------|-----------------------| (x2)

e|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-------12-14-14b-|-------12-14-14b-|-------12-14b-12-14h-12p-----12-11-12-11p-----------|
D|-12-14-----------|-12-14-----------|-12-14-------------------14h--------------14h-12----|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------12-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------| (x2)

e|---------|---------|-----------------------|
B|---------|---------|---------8-9-8---------|
G|-------7-|-------7-|-------7---------------|
D|---6-9---|---6-9---|---6-9---------9-9-7-6-|
A|-7-------|-7-------|-7---------------------|
E|---------|---------|-----------------------| (x3)

e|---------|---------|---------|
B|---------|---------|---------|
G|-------7-|-------7-|-------7-|
D|---6-9---|---6-9---|---6-9---|
A|-7-------|-7-------|-7-------|
E|---------|---------|---------|

[III. The Battle - ii. 7/4 War Furor]

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|---7-7---7-7-----7-7---7-7-----7-7---7-7-----7-7---7-7-|
E|-0-----0-----0-0-----0-----0-0-----0-----0-0-----0-----| (3x)

e|-------------|-----------|---------|-------|-----|
B|-------------|-----------|---------|-------|-----|
G|-------------|-----------|---------|-------|-----|
D|-------------|-----------|---------|-------|-----|
A|---7-7---7-7-|---7-7---7-|---7-7---|---7-7-|---7-|
E|-0-----0-----|-0-----0---|-0-----0-|-0-----|-0---|

E [III. The Battle - iii. Aftermath] [Solo 3]

E
(Improvisational)

[III. The Battle - iv. Hymn of Triumph] [Solo 4] E B C D (x6)

e|---------|---------|---------------|
B|---------|---------|---------------|
G|---------|---------|---------------|
D|-5-5-6-7-|-5-5-6-7-|-5-5-6-7-5-4---|
A|---------|---------|-------------5-|
E|---------|---------|---------------|

e|---------|---------|-------------------|
B|---------|---------|-------------------|
G|---------|---------|-------------------|
D|-5-5-6-7-|-5-5-6-7-|-5-5-6-7-5-4-5-4---|
A|---------|---------|-----------------5-|
E|---------|---------|-------------------|

[IV. Epilogue] [Verse 3]

    G        Gmaj7/F# A       D       D    A   D A
The battle's over     and the dust is clearing

  G5      G5/F#  Em7      D         D A E
Disciples of the Snow Dog sound the knell

   G      Gmaj7/F# A      D       D    A   D A
Rejoicing echoes   as the dawn is nearing

  G5   G5/F#  Em7  D         D A E
By-Tor in defeat retreats to hell

[Chorus 4]

C    F G
Snow Dog

        F G D
is victorious

    C    F G
The land of the overworld

F  G     D
Is saved again

F  G     D
Is saved again

e|-------------2-|-------------2-|-------------|-------------|-------------2-|
B|-------------3-|-------------3-|-------------|-------------|-------------3-|
G|-------------2-|-------------2-|-------------|-------------|-------------2-|
D|-----------0-0-|-----------0-0-|-----------0-|-----------0-|-----------0-0-|
A|---0-3---2-----|---0-3---2-----|---0-3---2---|---0-3---2---|---0-3---2-----|
E|-1-----3-------|-1-----3-------|-1-----3-----|-1-----3-----|-1-----3-------|