Rush – Prime Mover (Guitar Tab)

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 22:05:12 -0700 (MST) From: "Anthony John Zimmermann" <[email protected]> Hold Your Fire Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann <[email protected]> Comments Welcome

---------------------------------------------------|---2--2-----------|
---------------------------------------------------|---3--3-----------|
--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|---2--2-----------|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|---0--0-----------|
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  Palm mute, 2x                                        D, 2x

--2--2------2-------------------|---3--3------------------------------|
--3--3------3---------2---------|---3--3------------------------------|
--2--2------4---------2---------|---0--0------------------------------|
--0--0------4---------2---------|---0--0------------------------------|
------------2---------0---------|---2--2------------------------------|
--------------------------------|---3--3------------------------------|
  D         Bm        A      (2x)

Top part: Rhy. Fig. 1

Basic Elemental...
|-----2-P-0----3----2-P-0--|-----2-P-0----3----2-P-0------------------|
|-----------3-------------3|-----------3-------------3----------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|

|  (Two Guitars)           |
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|--2-----------------------|--0---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|------------------------------------------|

  (Bm)   (D)  (A)      (Bm) (D)  (A)
  Alternating currents in a tidewater surge
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------A.H.-----------|
|------------------------------------------------2-----<2>------------|
|---------------------------------------------2-----2-----------------|
|-------------------------------------0---/4--------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

  (Bm)    (D)  (A)    (Bm)  (D)  (A)
  Rational resistance to an unwise urge
|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
|------------------------------------/3--2-----------3----------------|
|-------------------------------------------2--------0----------------|
|----------------------------------------------2-----0----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------0--2----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
                                                     G

(G) Anything can happen Verses: (Guitars are Nashville-tuned w/4 bottom strings up 1 octave) (D) (G) >From the point of conception (Bm) (E) E:022100 To the moment of truth (D) (G) At the point of surrender (Bm) (A) to the burden of proof w/Rhy.Fig.1 (3x) >From the point of ignition (E) to the final drive w/Rhy.Fig.1 (3x) The point of the journey (A) is not to arrive (G) Anything can happen Guitar Tacet until "Alternating Currents..."

I set the wheels in motion....
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----------------0------0-------------------0-------0------------------|
------------6--------------------------4------------------------------|
--------6--------------------------4----------------------------------|
----4--------------------------2--------------------------------------|
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(C#m) (E5) (B) E5: x799xx I set the clouds in motion (C#m) (E5) (B) Turn up light and sound (C#m) (E5) (B) Activate the window (A) and watch the world go 'round

Palm Mute:  (2x)                    1.      2.
--2------------3-------------3----|------|----------------------------|
--3------------3--------3----3----|------|----------------------------|
--2------2-----0--------2----0----|------|----------------------------|
--0------2-----0--------0----0----|--2---|---/-9-~~~~~~---------------|
---------0--------------0----2----|--2---|---/-9-~~~~~~---------------|
------------------------2----3----|--0---|----------------------------|
                                          Depress Tremolo bar before
                                          striking note
Outro chords:

D A G D/F# G E A D/F#: 20023x