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  Rush: Chain Lightning
  From the album Presto (Atlantic Records)
  Copyright 1989 Core Music Publishing
  Music by Lee and Lifeson
  Lyrics by Peart
  
  Comments/corrections to Branden Robinson 
  
  Transcribed by Jesse Gress and Branden Robinson
  
  
  4/4 time, q = 128
  
      H+e  e+      w       w     w     H+e  e+      w
  e:--6----8---|--(8)---|--3--|--3--|--6----8---|--(8)-----------------|
  B:--6----8---|--(8)---|--3--|--3--|--6----8---|--(8)-----------------|
  G:--8----10--|--(10)--|--3--|--3--|--8----10--|--(10)----------------|
  D:--8----10--|--(10)--|--5--|--5--|--8----10--|--(10)----------------|
  A:-----------|--------|-----|--6--|-----------|----------------------|
  E:-----------|--------|-----|-----|-----------|----------------------|
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------3--------3--------|--3--------3--------3-------------------|
  G:-----6--------6--------6--|--------6--------6-----6----------------|
  D:--5--------5--------5-----|-----5--------5-------------------------|
  A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e+     e   e+H
  e:-----3--3--3--3--3--3--1--|--(1)--(1)~-----------------------------|
  B:-----3--3--3--2--2--2--3--|--(3)--(3)~-----------------------------|
  G:-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|--(0)--(3)~-----------------------------|
  D:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
                                      w/ bar
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  G:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  D:--------------------------|--x--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------|
  A:--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--5--|--x--4--4--4--4--4--5--4----------------|
  E:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--x--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------|
      variable PM ------------------------------------|
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  G:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  D:--------------------------|--x--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------------|
  A:--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--5--|--x--4--4--4--4--4--4--5---------------|
  E:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--x--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---------------|
      variable PM ---------------------------------|
  
      q  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--6--------------------|-------------------------------------------|
  B:--6--------------------|-------------------------------------------|
  G:--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------------|
  D:--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-------------------|
  A:--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--|--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-------------------|
  E:-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
         variable PM, crescendo -------------------|
  
      q  q  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--1-----------------|----------------------------------------------|
  B:--1-----------------|----------------------------------------------|
  G:--2-----------------|----------------------------------------------|
  D:--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--1--0----------------------|
  A:--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--1-------------------------|
  E:--1--1--1--1--1--1--|--1--1--1--1--1--1----------------------------|
         variable PM, crescendo -------------------|
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------3--------3--------|--3--------3--------3-------------------|
  G:-----6--------6--------6--|--------6--------6----------------------|
  D:--5--------5--------5-----|-----5--------5--------5----------------|
  A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:-----3--------3--------3--|--------3--------3----------------------|
  G:--6--------6--------6-----|-----6--------6-----6-------------------|
  D:--------5--------5--------|--5--------5-----------5----------------|
  A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  
      H+e  e+      w       w     w     H+e  e+      w       w
  e:--6----8---|--(8)---|--3--|--3--|--6----8---|--(8)---|--3----------|
  B:--6----8---|--(8)---|--3--|--3--|--6----8---|--(8)---|--3----------|
  G:--8----10--|--(10)--|--3--|--3--|--8----10--|--(10)--|--3----------|
  D:--8----10--|--(10)--|--5--|--5--|--8----10--|--(10)--|--5----------|
  A:-----------|--------|-----|--6--|-----------|--------|--5----------|
  E:-----------|--------|-----|-----|-----------|--------|--3----------|
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D:--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------|
  A:--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------|
  E:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------------------------|
      variable PM, crescendo
  
      e     e     e     e     e     e     e     e
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--------------3-----------------3----------------------------------|
  G:--------6-----------------6----------------------------------------|
  D:--5-----------------5----------------------------------------------|
  A:--------------------------------------4-----5----------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                    |
  |   (synth arranged for guitar)                                      |
  |   e     e     s  s+s   s  e     e     e     e                      |
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G:--------12-------11-------10----------11----12---------------------|
  D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A:--------10-------9--------8-----------9-----10---------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
                               ---3----
      Q       e+q              e   e  e+
  e:---------------------------13--------------------------------------|
  B:--18b20~--r18------------------17b18r17----------------------------|
  G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
      ghost   gradual release      ghost
  
       Q                    e  h+
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--(17)------------------12h17b21-----------------------------------|
  G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
      dive and vib. w/ bar     gradual bend
  
       E        s               s  s  e  h
  e:----------------------------X--X-----15~---------------------------|
  B:--(17b21)--(b21)------------X--X--0--------------------------------|
  G:----------------------------------0--------------------------------|
  D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                (r -1/4)
  
      --------3---------
      q   q   e        e         s+E+q+
  e:--15------[17b18]--17----------------------------------------------|
  B:------13---------------------18b20r18------------------------------|
  G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
               ghost   ghost     ghost
                       (b +1/4)
  
       ---3----                   ------3------
       e   e  e   s  s  s    s    e  e        e   q
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--------------------13b15r13--------------15--15tr16---------------|
  G:--(18)-17-15--12-15-----------15-17--------------------------------|
  D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                     (b +1/4)
      ---3---
      e  e  e   e  s  s    s   E          e           e
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:---------------------------14b15r12--(12)---------14b15------------|
  G:-----0-(0)--0--12--12--12------------------------------------------|
  D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
           vib. w/ bar--|      ghost gradual release  ghost
  
                                 --3---
      s  e  s+s e  s  e    s  s  s s  s+
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--11s13------------------------------------------------------------|
  G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D:--------15--12----12~--10-8--8h10p8--------------------------------|
  A:---------------15--------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
       s  E     q                     s   e s+q
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  G:----------------------------------10--10b12------------------------|
  D:--(8)-s15--(15)~---------------------------------------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
               dip -1 1/2 (feedback)
  
       -----3-----
       e    e    e   q    e   Q+        q    q+q    e
  e:---------------------------------|---------------------------------
  B:---------------------------------|---------------------------------
  G:--(12)--r10------10~-------------|-------10b12--r10----------------
  D:-------------12-------12--12s10--|--s10----------------------------
  A:---------------------------------|---------------------------------
  E:---------------------------------|---------------------------------
            lay back          gradual slide  gradual bend and release
  
       e+       w+        H                            q
  e:-------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
  B:-------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
  G:--<5>--|--(<5>)--|--(<5>)------------------------------------------|
  D:-------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
  A:-------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------|---------|-------------------------------------------------|
              bar -1, gradually pull bar up to +2 1/2
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------3--------3--------|--3--------3--------3-------------------|
  G:-----6--------6--------6--|--------6--------6----------------------|
  D:--5--------5--------5-----|-----5--------5--------5----------------|
  A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  |                                                                    |
  |   q     e  e  h              q     e  e  h                         |
  e:--------3--3--------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------3--3--------------|----------------------------------------|
  G:--------5--5--------------|----------------------------------------|
  D:--------5--5--------------|--------3--3----------------------------|
  A:--------3--3--------------|--------3--3----------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|--------1--1----------------------------|
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:-----3--------3--------3--|--------3--------3----------------------|
  G:--6--------6--------6-----|-----6--------6--------6----------------|
  D:--------5--------5--------|--5--------5--------5-------------------|
  A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  |                                                                    |
  |   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e+    h           h                         |
  e:-----------------------6--|-(6)----------8-------------------------|
  B:-----------------------6--|-(6)----------8-------------------------|
  G:-----------------------8--|-(8)----------10------------------------|
  D:-----5--5--------5-----8--|-(8)----------10------------------------|
  A:-----5--5--------5-----6--|-(6)----------8-------------------------|
  E:-----3--3--------3--------|----------------------------------------|
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------3--------3--------|--3--------3--------3-------------------|
  G:-----6--------6--------6--|--------6--------6----------------------|
  D:--5--------5--------5-----|-----5--------5--------5----------------|
  A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  |                                                                    |
  |   q     e  e  h              q     e  e  h                         |
  e:--------3--3--------------|--------8--8----------------------------|
  B:--------3--3--------------|--------8--8----------------------------|
  G:--------5--5--------------|--------10-10---------------------------|
  D:--------5--5--------------|--------10-10---------------------------|
  A:--------3--3--------------|--------8--8----------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:-----3--------3--------3--|--------3--------3----------------------|
  G:--6--------6--------6-----|-----6--------6--------6----------------|
  D:--------5--------5--------|--5--------5--------5-------------------|
  A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  |                                                                    |
  |   e  e  e  e  e  q     e+    h           h                         |
  e:-----------------------6--|-(6)----------8-------------------------|
  B:-----------------------6--|-(6)----------8-------------------------|
  G:-----12-12-------12---8--|-(8)----------10------------------------|
  D:-----12-12-------12---8--|-(8)----------10------------------------|
  A:-----10-10-------10---6--|-(6)----------8-------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  
      H+e  e+      w       w     w     H+e  e+      w
  e:--6----8---|--(8)---|--3--|--3--|--6----8---|--(8)-----------------|
  B:--6----8---|--(8)---|--3--|--3--|--6----8---|--(8)-----------------|
  G:--8----10--|--(10)--|--3--|--3--|--8----10--|--(10)----------------|
  D:--8----10--|--(10)--|--5--|--5--|--8----10--|--(10)----------------|
  A:-----------|--------|-----|--6--|-----------|----------------------|
  E:-----------|--------|-----|-----|-----------|----------------------|
  
      q  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
  G:--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
  D:--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------------------|
  A:--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------------------------|
  E:--3--3--3--3--3--3--3----------------------------------------------|
  
      h  e  e  e  e
  e:--3--3--------3----------------------------------------------------|
  B:--3--------3-------------------------------------------------------|
  G:--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
  D:--5-----5----------------------------------------------------------|
  A:--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------3--------3--------|--3--------3--------3-------------------|
  G:-----6--------6--------6--|--------6--------6-----6----------------|
  D:--5--------5--------5-----|-----5--------5-------------------------|
  A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  |                                                                    |
  |   e  e  q     q     e  e     h           e  Q                      |
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  G:--------------------------|-----------------3----------------------|
  D:--5-----------------5--5--|-----------------3----------------------|
  A:--5-----------------5--3--|-----------------1----------------------|
  E:--3-----------------3--3--|----------------------------------------|
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------3--------3--------|--3--------3--------3-------------------|
  G:-----6--------6--------6--|--------6--------6-----6----------------|
  D:--5--------5--------5-----|-----5--------5-------------------------|
  A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  |                                                                    |
  |   e  e  q     q     e  e     h           e  Q                      |
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  G:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  D:--5-----------------5--5--|-----------------3----------------------|
  A:--5-----------------5--3--|-----------------3----------------------|
  E:--3-----------------3--3--|-----------------1----------------------|
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e     e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------3--------3--------|--3--------3--------3-------------------|
  G:-----6--------6--------6--|--------6--------6-----6----------------|
  D:--5--------5--------5-----|-----5--------5-------------------------|
  A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  |                                                                    |
  |   e  e  q     q     e  e     h           e  Q                      |
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  G:--------------------------|-----------------3----------------------|
  D:--5-----------------5--5--|-----------------3----------------------|
  A:--5-----------------5--3--|-----------------1----------------------|
  E:--3-----------------3--3--|----------------------------------------|
  
      e  e  q     h              w     e  e  q     h
  e:--------------------------|-----|----------------------------------|
  B:--------------------------|-----|----------------------------------|
  G:--------------------------|-----|----------------------------------|
  D:--5-----------------------|-----|--5-------------------------------|
  A:--------------------------|-----|--5-------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|-----|----------------------------------|
  |                                                                    |
  |   e  e  q     h              w     e  e  q     h                   |
  e:--------------------------|-----|----------------------------------|
  B:--------------------------|-----|----------------------------------|
  G:--------------------------|-----|----------------------------------|
  D:--5-----------------------|-----|--5-------------------------------|
  A:--5-----------------------|-----|--5-------------------------------|
  E:--3-----------------------|-----|--3-------------------------------|
  
  Remarks:
  
  Rather than labelling all the riffs and having some monstrous "progression"
  section as my past tabs have, I am simply putting in the parts in the order
  they appear and ignoring repeats.  It's up to you to put them together
  correctly.
  
  The guitar solo was recorded backwards; however it is notated in a forwards
  approximation, as it is unlikely that anyone would want to perform the song
  in reverse.  :)
  
  Tablature explanation:
  
  | - bar line, merely a separator when length notation absent
  
  |----|
  |----|
  |o--o|  repeat
  |o--o|
  |----|
  |----|
  
  w  - whole note
  h  - half note
  q  - quarter note
  e  - eighth note
  s  - sixteenth note
  t  - thirty-second note
  x  - sixty-fourth note
  
  Captial lengths indicate dotted notes, + indicates tied note
  
  Length notations with no information below them indicate rests
  
  Duplets, triplets, and their ilk are indicated by "---3---" and similar
  constructs above the note lengths
  
  h  - hammer on
  p  - pull off
  tr - trill
  b  - bend (use tremolo bar for downbend)
  r  - release bend
  s  - slide
  /  - slide up
    - slide down
  ~  - vibrato
  t  - tap (with strumming hand)
  x  - fret-hand muting
  
  +  - wah pedal back
  o  - wah pedal forward
  
  () optional note, or note held from previous articulation
  <> natural harmonics
  [] artificial (pinch) harmonics
  NH natural harmonics
  AH artificial (pinch) harmonics
  TH tapped harmonics
  PM palm mute

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