Rush – Red Barchetta (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

[Intro]
e:------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|
G:o-<12>------------<12>-------------o|
D:o---------<7>-----------<7>--------o|
A:------<7>-----<12>----<7>-----<12>--|
E:------------------------------------|

[Riff 1]
e:-------------------------------|
B:--------------------------<7>--|
G:o---<7>-<5>--------<7>-<5>----o|
D:o----------<7>----------------o|
A:--<9>-----------<9>------------|
E:-------------------------------|

** Note: There are many variations on these themes throughout the song. These are just the basic structures. Hold down the chord and arpeggate freely. [Riff 2]

    Asus4                             Asus4/F#
e:---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:--------3--2------2------3---2---|--------3--2------2-----3-2-----|
G:------2--------2----2------------|------2--------2----2---------2-|
D:----2--------2--------2----------|----2--------2--------2-----2---|
A:--0------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|--2-----------------------------|

    Asus4/G                               Dsus2
e:-------------------------------------|--------0----------------0---|
B:---------3--2------2------3--2-------|------3---3----2-2-2-2h3-----|
G:-------2--------2----2------------2--|----2-------2----------------|
D:-----2--------2--------2--------2----|--0--------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E:--3----------------------------------|-----------------------------|

[Riff 3]
           F                                            G
e:------|----1------1------1------1------1------1-------3--3--|
B:------|----1------1------1------1------1------1-------3--3--|
G:------|-----------------------------------------------4--4--|
D:------|-----------------------------------------------5--5--|
A:-3-2--|--------------------------------------------3--5--5--|
E:------|-1----0--0---0--1---0--0----0-1---0--0---0--1--3--3--|

[Riff 4]
   G  A    D                                G   A Asus4
e:-------------------|----------------------7--/9--10-9\--------|
B:-------------------|----------------------8--/10-10-10\-------|
G:---------2---------|-2--2----------2------7--/9--9--9\--------|
D:----2----0----2----|-0--0----2-----0--------------------------|
A:----0---------0----|---------0--------------------------------|
E:-3b---3b---3b---3b-|------3b---3b----3b-----------------------|

[Riff 5]
    F     C                                   F G
e:--1--1----------1--1----------1--1----------5s7--7--7--------|
B:--1--1--1--1----1--1--1--1----1--1--1--1----6s8--8--8--------|
G:--2--2--0--0----2--2--0--0----2--2--0--0----5s7--7--7--------|
D:--3--3--2--2----3--3--2--2----3--3--2--2---------------------|
A:--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3---------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 6]
   G/D           A/D
e:--7---------7---9------------9----7---------7-9----10---9-----------|
B:--8---------8---10-----------10---8---------8-10---10---10----------|
G:--7---------7---9------------9----7---------7-9----9----9-----------|
D:--0-0-0-0-0-0---0--0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0-0----0----0-----------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 7] (technically starts with first Bb)
                   Bb  F                 C#   G#
e:-7-7-9--10-9--|-----------------------------------------------|
B:-8-8-10-10-10-|--3~--1--1---3~--1--1---6~--4--4---6~--4--4----|
G:-7-7-9--9--9--|--3~--2--2---3~--2--2---6~--5--5---6~--5--5----|
D:-0-0-0--0--0--|--3~--3--3---3~--3--3---6~--6--6---6~--6--6----|
A:--------------|--1~--3--3---1~--3--3---4~--6--6---4~--6--6----|
E:--------------|------1--1-------1--1-------4--4-------4--4----|

[Riff 8]
    E   B                 G    D
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--9~--7--7---9~--7--7---12~---------------12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G:--9~--8--8---9~--8--8---12~--11-11-11-11--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D:--9~--9--9---9~--9--9---12~--12-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A:--7~--9--9---7~--9--9---10~--12-12-12-12--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
E:------7--7-------7--7--------10-10-10-10---------------------------|

Song progression: [Intro] x5 [Riff 1] x4 [Riff 2] x1 [Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics: My uncle has a country place, that no one knows about. He says it used to be a farm before the Motor Law. And on Sundays, I elude the "Eyes" and hop the turbine freight - to far outside the wire where my white-haired uncle waits. [Riff 3] x2 [Riff 4] x1 [Riff 4] x2 w/ lyrics: Jump to the ground as the turbo slows to cross the borderline. Run like the wind as excitement shivers up and down my spine. [Riff 5] x2 w/ lyrics: Down in his barn, my uncle preserved for me an old machine - for 50 odd years. To keep it as new has been his dearest dream. [Intro] x1 [Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics: I strip away the old debris that hides the shining car. a brilliant red Barchetta from a better vanished time. Fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar! Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime.

e:----------------------------|
B:----------------------------|
G:----------------------------|
D:----------------------------|
A:----------------------------|
E:--------5-------------------|
  (Bend this note into infinity, mix with heavy flange)

[Riff 6] x2 [Riff 6] x3 /w lyrics: Wind in my hair, shifting and drifting. -- mechanical music, [Riff 7] x1 /w lyrics: -- adrenalin surge..... [Riff 7] x1 w/ lyrics: Well weathered leather, hot metal and oil, the scented country air. [Riff 8] x1 w/ lyrics: Sunlight on chrome, the blur of the landscape, every nerve aware! [Guitar Solo] (in 7/4 btw)

e:--9--7--5----------------|-------------------------------------------|
B:----------7--5-----------|-------------------------------------------|
G:---------------6--4------|--------------------------4-6-7--6-7-9-7---|
D:--------------------7--4-|--------------------4-6-7------------------|
A:-------------------------|--------------4-5-7------------------------|
E:-------------------------|-5~-5~-5~--7-------------------------------|

e:---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B:--------------7----------[7]h8p7-|---5-------------------------------|
G:-9b11r9-7--9----[9]b11~----------|-7---[7]-6--7b9r7b9--7-6---------6-|
D:---------------------------------|-------------------------7----/7---|
A:---------------------------------|---------------------------7-------|
E:---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e:-----------------|-----------------------------------|---------5-----|
B:--5--5-------5---|-7~--7~-7~--7~--7-7--------------7-|-------3-------|
G:-----------6---6-|---------------------6-6-----4s6---|-2s3s4---------|
D:-------5s7-------|-------------------------7---------|---------------|
A:-----------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------------------------|---------------|

e:-------5---------5--|---------10-------10-------12-----------14------|
B:-----3---------3----|-------10-------10------------------------------|
G:-3s4-----2s3s4------|--9s11-------11------11s12----12--12s14---------|
D:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------|------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 4] x1 (repeat first part 3 times) [Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics: Suddenly ahead of me, across the mountain side, a gleaming alloy air car shoots towards me two lanes wide. I spin around with shrieking tires to run the deadly race; go screaming through the valley as another joins the chase. [Riff 3] x2 [Riff 4] x1 [Riff 4] x2 w/ lyrics: Drive like the wind, straining the limits of machine and man. Laughing out loud with fear and hope, I've got a desperate plan. [Riff 5] x2 w/ lyrics: At the one lane bridge I leave the giants stranded at the riverside. Race back to the farm to dream with my uncle at the fireside. [Riff 5] x1 [Intro] x7 [Riff 1] x4 Repeat until fadeout:

e:------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------------|
G:---0-----2-------------0------------------------------------|
D:-----2--------------0------4--------------------------------|
A:-------------0---4------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|