Rush – Lessons (Bass Tab)

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From the album 2112 (Mercury Records) Copyright 1976 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Lifeson Transcribed by Mike Jarvis this is my interpretation so may not be exact but is very close.
                E s e E s e e e    E s e E s e e e
||--4 mm.--|------------------|-----------------|repeat|
||--rest---|-----7------------|-----5-----------|*-10-*|
||---------|-0-0--/9-9-7-9----|-------5-5-4-5-7-|*----*|
||---------|---------------10\|-3-3-------------|times-|
Chorus
  s s s s e e e q e e s s e s s s s s s s s s s s
|-----------r-------|---7-7-7-6-7-9-7-6---7-6-----|
|-----------e-------|-------------------9-----9-7-|
|-----------s-----7-|-5---------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-t-5-7---|-----------------------------|

  s s s s e e e q e   e s s e e e e q
|-----------r-------|-------------------|
|-----------e-------|---7-7-7-----------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-s-----7-|-5-------7---------|
|-----------t-5-7---|-----------5-5-3---|

  s s s s e e e q e   q q e e e e
|-----------r-------|-----7-------|
|-----------e-------|---7---7-5-7-|
|-----------s-----7-|-5-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-t-5-7---|-------------|

  s s s s e e e q e   h q q
|-----------r-------|-------|
|-----------e-------|-------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-s-----7-|-5-----|
|-----------t-5-7---|---5-3\|

  e e  e e e e e e  e e e e e q e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e Q
|-----r-----r-----|-r---r---r-----|-----r-----r-----|-r---r---r---|
|-----e-----e-----|-e---e---e-----|-----e-----e-----|-e---e---e---|
|-----s-----s-----|-s---s---s-----|-----s-----s-----|-s---s---s---|
|-3-3-t-5-5-t-3-3-|-t-0-t-5-t-3-0-|-3-3-t-5-5-t-3-3-|-t-0-t-5-t-7-|

  e e e e e   e e e   e e e e e q e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e q
|-----r-------r-----|-r---r---r-----|-----r-----r-----|-r---r---r---r-|
|-----e-------e-----|-e---e---e-----|-----e-----e-----|-e---e---e---e-|
|-----s-------s-----|-s---s---s-----|-----s-----s-----|-s---s---s-5-s-|
|-3-3-t-5-5---t-3-3-|-t-0-t-5-t-3-0-|-3-3-t-5-5-t-3-3-|-t-0-t-5-t---t-|

             E s e E s e e e    E s e E s e e e
||--4 mm.--|------------------|-----------------|repeat|
||--rest---|-----7------------|-----5-----------|*nine*|
||---------|-0-0--/9-9-7-9----|-------5-5-4-5-7-|*----*|
||---------|---------------10\|-3-3-------------|times-|
Chorus
  s s s s e e e q e e s s e s s s s s s s s s s s
|-----------r-------|---7-7-7-6-7-9-7-6---7-6-----|
|-----------e-------|-------------------9-----9-7-|
|-----------s-----7-|-5---------------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-t-5-7---|-----------------------------|

  s s s s e e e q e   e s s e e e e q
|-----------r-------|-------------------|
|-----------e-------|---7-7-7-----------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-s-----7-|-5-------7---------|
|-----------t-5-7---|-----------5-5-3---|

  s s s s e e e q e   q q e e e e
|-----------r-------|-----7-------|
|-----------e-------|---7---7-5-7-|
|-----------s-----7-|-5-----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-t-5-7---|-------------|

  s s s s e e e q e   h q q
|-----------r-------|-------|
|-----------e-------|-------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-s-----7-|-5-----|
|-----------t-5-7---|---5-3\|

  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e q e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e Q
|-----r-----r-----|-r---r---r-----|-----r-----r-----|-r---r---r---|
|-----e-----e-----|-e---e---e-----|-----e-----e-----|-e---e---e---|
|-----s-----s-----|-s---s---s-----|-----s-----s-----|-s---s---s---|
|-3-3-t-5-5-t-3-3-|-t-0-t-5-t-3-0-|-3-3-t-5-5-t-3-3-|-t-0-t-5-t-7-|

   e e e e      e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e q
|-----r-------r-----|-r---r---r-----|-----r-----r-----|-r---r---r---r-|
|-----e-------e-----|-e---e---e-----|-----e-----e-----|-e---e---e---e-|
|-----s-------s-----|-s---s---s-----|-----s-----s-----|-s---s---s-5-s-|
|-3-3-t-5-5---t-3-3-|-t-0-t-5-t-3-0-|-3-3-t-5-5-t-3-3-|-t-0-t-5-t---t-|

Guitar solo
             E s e E s e e e    E s e E s e e e
||--4 mm.--|------------------|-----------------|repeat|
||--rest---|-----7------------|-----5-----------|*-12-*| fade out
||---------|-0-0--/9-9-7-9----|-------5-5-4-5-7-|*----*|
||---------|---------------10\|-3-3-------------|times-|
Or alternative ending
  s s s s e e e q e e
|-----------r-------|-----|
|-----------e-------|-----|
|-----------s-----7-|-5---| Sustain last note
|-0-0-0-0-0-t-5-7---|-----|
____________________________________________________________________________ Explaination of symbols
----------                ----------                ----t---|
----5h8--- Hammeron       ----(8)--- Ghost          ----6---| Tap
----------                ---------- Note           --------|
----5p8--- Pulloff        ----------                --------|

----------                ----------                -----p--|
----5/8--- Slide Up       -----x---- Dead           -----7--| Pop
----------                ---------- Note           --s-----|
----5\8--- Slide Down     ----------                --5-----| Slap

----------                ||------|| Repeat         --------|
----5~~~-- Vibrato        ||*----*||                ---5^---| Bend
----------                ||*----*||                --------|
----------                ||------||                --------|

----------                ----------                --------|
-4:------- Time           ----------                --------|
-4:------- Signature      ----------                --------|
----------                ----------                --------|
Rhythm: w = whole note W = dotted whole h = half note H = dotted half q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter e = eighth note E = dotted eighth s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth t = 32nd note T = dotted 32nd x = 64th note X = dotted 64th ^ = triplet