Rush – Fly By Night (Drums Tab)

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NOT MY TAB. I just thought it would be good to have these here on UG. Credit goes to those below. From the Album Fly By Night Copyright 1975 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee & Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Transcribed & submitted by Chris Luongo on 2/22/98 Comments/corrections to Chris Luongo ([email protected])
     3   Q s s E s q  w  h s s s s q  w  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e  
C  |    |------------|C-|------------|C-|------------------------------|
S4 |Bar |----X-------|--|----------F-|--|----X---X-------X-------------|
T4 |Rest|------4-4-5-|--|--4-5-------|--|5-4---4---4-5-4---5---6---7-8-|
K  |    |------------|X-|------X-O---|X-|------------------------------|

      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    
C  || C---------------|No Cr|----------------|---------------------- ||
H  ||.--X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X    |X-O-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X-O-X-X---------------.||
S  ||.----X-------X---| ./. |----X-------X---|----X---F-X-X---------.||
T  || ----------------|     |----------------|----------------4-4-4- ||
K     X-----X---X-----|     |X-----X---X---X-|X-----X---------------   
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending - - - ->   

   e e e e s s e s s e    e e s s s s e s s s s s s  
H  X-X-X-O-+---O-+---O- ||O-+-----------------------|
S  ----X---X-X---X-X---.||--F-X-X-------------------|
T  --------------------.||--------4-4-5-6-6-7-7-8-8-|
K  X-----X-----X-----X- ||X-------------------------|
   <- 2nd Ending - - ->   <- 3rd Ending - - - - - -> 

      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 e^e^e e^e^e e    
C  || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- ||
S  ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.||
T  ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.||
K  || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- ||
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending  - - - - - - - - - ->   

   Q e e s s s s s s  Q e e e e e  
C  C-C---------------|C-C---------|
T  ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|------4F5F8F|
K  X-X---------------|X-X---------|
   <- 2nd Ending  - - - - - - - -> 

      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 e    
C  || C---------------|No Cr|----------------|--------------------C- ||
H  ||.--X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X    |X-O-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X-O-X-X---------------.||
S  ||.----X-------X---| ./. |----X-------X---|----X---------------X-.||
T  || ----------------|     |----------------|--------5-4-5-4------- ||
K     X-----X---X-----|     |X-----X---X---X-|X-----X---------X-O---   
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending - - - ->   

   e e s s s s e s s s s s s    s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s E  
H  O-+----------------------- ||----------------------------------------|
S  --F-X-X-------------------.||X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------X-|
T  --------4-4-5-6-6-7-7-8-8-.||------------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-8---|
K  X------------------------- ||X-----------X-----------X-----------X---|
   <- 2nd Ending - - - - - ->   <- 3rd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - -> 

      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 e^e^e e^e^e e    
C  || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- ||
S  ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.||
T  ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.||
K  || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- ||
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending  - - - - - - - - - ->   

   Q e e s s s s s s  Q e s s s s s s e  
C  C-C---------------|C-C---------------|
S  ------------------|----X-X---------F-|
T  ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|--------4-4-5-5---|
K  X-X---------------|X-X---------------|
   <- 2nd Ending  - - - - - - - - - - -> 

   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^q^q  
C  C---------------|----------------|C---------------|--------S-S-S-|
H  --X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X-X---X---X---X-|--X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X-X-X-X-------|
S  ----X-------X---|----X---X---X---|----X-------X---|----X---------|
K  X-----X---X-----|X-----X---X---X-|X-----X---X-----|X-----X-X-X-X-|

      e e e e e e e e            s s s s q s s s s q    
C  || C---------------|No Cr|   |S-------S-S-------S- ||
H  ||.--X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X    |   |--------------------.||
S  ||.----X-------X---| ./. |./.|--------------------.||
K  || X-----X---X-----|     |   |X-O-X-O-X-X-O-X-O-X- ||
      <- Repeat These Bars  - -> <- 1st Ending - - ->   

   e e e e e s s s s e    s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s E  
H  X-O-X-X------------- ||----------------------------------------|
S  ----X-----X-X-X-X-F-.||X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------F-|
T  --------------------.||------------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-8---|
K  X-----X------------- ||X-----------X-----------X-----------X---|
   <- 2nd Ending - - ->   <- 3rd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - -> 

      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 e^e^e e^e^e e    
C  || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- ||
S  ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.||
T  ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.||
K  || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- ||
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending  - - - - - - - - - ->   

   Q e e s s s s s s  Q e e e e e || h E s q  h E s q  Q Q q  
C  C-C---------------|C-C---------||.C---B-B-|B---B-B-|B-B-B-|
T  ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|------4F5F8F||.--------|--------|------|
K  X-X---------------|X-X---------|| X-------|--------|------|
   <- 2nd Ending  - - - - - - - ->   <- Repeat These Bars  -> 

   Q s s E s q  ||q s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s  ||q^q^q q^q^q  ||
C  ------------.||C-------------------------------------.||------------.||
T  --4-4-5-5-8-.||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-.||--3F4F5F6F8F.||
K  ------------ ||X-X-----------X-----------X----------- ||------------ ||
   <1st Ending>   <- 2nd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - ->   <3rd Ending>   

   s^s^s s^s^s s s s s s^s^s s^s^s s s s s  
S  ----------------------------------------|
T  8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-4-4-|
K  X-----------X-------X-----------X-------|
   <- 4th Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - -> 

      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 e^e^e e^e^e e    
C  || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- ||
S  ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.||
T  ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.||
K  || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- ||
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending  - - - - - - - - - ->   

   Q e e s s s s s s  Q e e e e e  Q e e e s s e  Q e e s s s s s s  
C  C-C---------------|C-C---------|C-C-----------|C-C---------------|
S  ------------------|------------|------F-------|----F-------------|
T  ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|------4F5F8F|--------4-4-5-|------4-4---5-5-5-|
K  X-X---------------|X-X---------|X-X-----------|X-X-------X-------|
   <- 2nd Ending  - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -> 

      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 e^e^e e^e^e e    
C  || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- ||
S  ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.||
T  ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.||
K  || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- ||
      <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending  - - - - - - - - - ->   

   Q e e s s s s s s  Q e s s s s s s s s  Q e e e s s e  
C  C-C---------------|C-C-----------------|C-C-----------|
S  ------------------|----X-X-----X-X-----|------F-------|
T  ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|--------4-5-----4-5-|--------4-4-5-|
K  X-X---------------|X-X-----------------|X-X-----------|
   <- 2nd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -> 

   Q e s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s  Q e e e s s e  Q e e e q  w  
C  C-C-------------------------|C-C-----------|C-C-------|C-|
S  ----------------------------|------F-------|----------|--|
T  ----8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------4-4-5-|------5F8F|--|
K  X-X-------------------------|X-X-----------|X-X-------|X-|
The Notes: w=whole W=dotted whole h=half H=dotted half q=quarter Q=dotted quarter e=eighth E=dotted eighth s=sixteenth S=dotted sixteenth t=thirty second T=dotted thirty second The Lines: C=Cymbal Line where C=Crash, K=choKed crash, R=Ride cymbal, B=Bell of ride, S=Splash cymbal, & T=Trash or china type. H=Hi-hat Line where O=Open hit, X=closed hit, & H=Half open hit. S=Snare Line where X=normal hit, R=Rimshot, F=Flam, & S=Stick on rim. P=Percussion Line where T=Timbale, & F=Flam on timbale. A-E=cow bells A(high)-E(low), & 1-5=blocks 1(high)-5(low). X=Other miscellaneous Percussion as noted. T=Tom Line where 1=6", 2=8", 3=10", 4=12", 5=13", 6=14", 7=15", 8=18" (Floor Tom). F after a number=Flam on that tom. (These reflect my 8 Tom set-up. Substitute your own as required.) K=Kick Line where X=primary foot, & O=secondary foot & P=hi-hat Pedal.