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  Rush: Test for Echo
  From the album (Atlantic Records)
  Copyright 1996 Core Music Publishing
  Music by Lee and Lifeson
  Lyrics by Peart and Dubois
  
  Transcribed by Travis Lausch 
  Last Update: 2003-03-10
  
  This is almost entirely based on Judy Letostak's tab, but her tab was
  missing one vital element, The first and third chorus. I have included it,
  and made some revisions to the verse sections, and so forth. Still, I am
  very sure that this tab is right, and thanks go out to Judy, for helping
  me learn this song. I have also included rhythm notation for most of the
  song. Wherever there is none, it is usually a repetition of a previous
  rhythm pattern (ie. the verse sections). This song is the bomb, and I hope
  this tab helps you master it. This is by far one of Alex Lifeson's finest
  moments on "Test For Echo", aside from "Time And Motion". Enjoy!
  
  Tune down 1 step (D G C F A D) All notes and chords sound one step lower
  than written.
  
  Rhy Fig 1
    E5                C/E             D/E
    e  e  e  q  Q     e  e  e  q  Q   e  e  e  q  q    e
  |----------0------|----------0----|----------0--------------|
  |-------------0---|-------------0-|-------------0-----------|
  |-------9---------|-------5-------|-------7----------0------|
  |----9------------|----5----------|----7--------------------|
  |-7---------------|-3-------------|-5-----------------------|
  |-0---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
  
    Am7      Bb7(b5)
    e  e  e  q  q  e
  |----------0--------|
  |-------------0-----|
  |-------0--------0--|End Fig 1
  |----2--------------|
  |-0--------1--------|
  |-------------------|
  
  Chorus w/Fig 1
    E5                C/E             D/E
    e  e  e  q  Q     e  e  e  q  Q   e  e  e  q  q    e
  |----------0------|----------0----|----------0--------------|
  |-------------0---|-------------0-|-------------0-----------|
  |o------9---------|-------5-------|-------7----------0------|
  |o---9------------|----5----------|----7--------------------|
  |-7---------------|-3-------------|-5-----------------------|
  |-0---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
  
  Disregard measure on 2nd repeat
  /=========/========
    Am7      Bb7(b5)
    e  e  e  q  q  e x4
  |----------0--------|
  |-------------0-----|
  |-------0--------0-o|
  |----2-------------o|
  |-0--------1--------|
  |-------------------|
  
  
  
  Riff A
       E5
       e  s s  e  e   e  e  s s  e   e   e  e  s s  e  e  s s  e    x4
  ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
  ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
  ||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
  ||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o||
  ||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------||
  ||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||
  
  Verse 1
  
    q  q   e   q    e    +e   Q    e e   q      q   q   e e ee
  |--------------------|---------------------|----------------|
  |--------------------|---------------------|----------------|
  |-----------------7--|-(7)-----------------|----------------|
  |----9---7---9----7--|-(7)--9----7h9---7---|------9---7-9--7|
  |----7---7---7-------|------7----7-----7---|------7---7-7-7-|
  |-0------------------|---------------------|--0-------------|
           __3__
     q  q  s s s  e  q     q    q    e q    e   +e  Q   e e  q
  |---------------------|---------------------|------------------|
  |---------------------|---------------------|------------------|
  |--------7/9p7--7-----|-------------------7-|-(7)--------------|
  |--7--7--7/9p7-----7--|-------9----7h9----7-|-(7)-9---7h9--7---|
  |---------------------|-------7----7--------|-----7---7----7---|
  |---------------------|--0------------------|------------------|
  
    q  q    e  e  e   e    +q e e  g q     e e      q    q
                                  A.H.
  |-------------------0--|-(0)-------------------|---------------
  |-------------------0--|-(0)-------------------|---------------
  |---------------7------|---------7h9-----------|---------------
  |----9----7--9--9------|----9p7----------9h7---|-------9-------
  |----7----7--7---------|-----------------------|--7----7-------
  |-0--------------------|-----------------------|--0------------cont.
  
    e e    e    e    +e     Q   e e   q    q  q   e q     e
  -----------------|---------------------|----------------0----|
  -----------------|---------------------|---------------------|
  --------------7--|-(7)-----------------|---------------------|
  --7h9---------7--|-(7)----9---7h9---7--|----9---7h9----------|
  --7------7-------|--------7---7-----7--|----7---7------------|
  -----------------|---------------------|-0-------------------|
  
    +e  e  e e q     e  e    q  q   e   q    e    +e  Q   e e   q
  |-(0)--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
  |------------------------|--------------------|------------------|
  |--------7---7-----------|-----------------7--|-(7)-7------------|
  |-----9----7h9-----9--7--|----9---7---9-------|-----9---7h9---7--|
  |------------------------|----7---7---7-------|---------7-----7--|
  |------------------------|-0------------------|------------------|
  
    q q        e   e   e   e    +e    Q     q      q
                         let ring-------------------
  |------------------------0--|-(0)---------0------0---------|
  |------------------------0--|-(0)---------0------0---------|
  |---9--------7---9---7------|------------------------------|
  |---9--------7---9----------|-------9----------------------|
  |---------------------------|-------7----------------------|
  |-0-------------------------|------------------------------|
  
  Pre-chorus
       E5
       e  s s  e  e   e  e  s s  e   e   e  e  s s  e  e  s s  e    x4
  ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
  ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
  ||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
  ||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o||
  ||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------||
  ||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||
  
  
  Choruses 1 and 3
  (not 100% sure about it, but it works)
  
     e  s s s s e  s s s s e  s s   s s e  s s e e e e  e
  |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
  |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
  |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
  |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-101010111112-12----|
  |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-101010111112-12----|
  |--5--5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-7--7-7-|-7-7-8--8-8-8-9-9-10-10----|
  
     e  s s s s e  s s s s e  s s   s s e  s s e e e
  |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0------|
  |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0------|
  |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0------|
  |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-1010101111-----|
  |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-1010101111-----|
  |--5--5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-7--7-7-|-7-7-8--8-8-8-9-9------|
  
     e  s s s s e  s s s s e  s s   s s e  s s e e e e  e
  |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
  |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
  |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----|
  |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-101010111112-12----|
  |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-101010111112-12----|
  |--5--5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-7--7-7-|-7-7-8--8-8-8-9-9-10-10----|
  
     e  s s s s e  s s s s q        +w
  |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-8~-----|-(8)----------------------|
  |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-8~-----|-(8)----------------------|
  |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-10~----|-(10)---------------------|
  |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-10~----|-(10)---------------------|
  |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-8~-----|-(8)----------------------|
  |--5--5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-8~-----|-(8)----------------------|
  
  same rhythm as verses
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------7---------------------------------7-------
  -9--9---7--9---7------9---7h9--7------9---7--9---7-------
  -7--7---7--7----------7---7----7------7---7--7-----------
  -----------------------------------8---------------------
  
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  --9---7h9----7-------------------------------------------
  --7---7------7-------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  2nd verse
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  -----------------7---------------------------------------
  ----9---7---9----7--------9----7h9---7---------9---7-9--7
  ----7---7---7-------------7----7-----7---------7---7-7-7-
  -0-------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  ----------------------------------------7----------------
  -------5-7~-----------------9----7h9----7---9---7h9--7---
  ---5h7----------------------7----7----------7---7----7---
  -----------------------0---------------------------------
  
                         A.H.
  ----------------0----------------------------------------
  ----------------0----------------------------------------
  ------------7----------9~--------------------------------
  -9----7--9--9----------------5--7~---------------9-------
  -7----7--7----------------------------------7----7-------
  --------------------------------------------0------------
  
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  --------------7------------------------------------------
  --7h9---------7----------9---7h9---7----9---7h9----------
  --7------7---------------7---7-----7----7---7------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  
  
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  --------------------------------------7----7-------------
  -----5h7p5---------------9---7---9---------9----7h9---7--
  -5h7-------7~------------7---7---7--------------7-----7--
  --------------------0------------------------------------
  
                         let ring------------------
  ------------------------0---------------0------0---------
  ------------------------0---------------0------0---------
  ---9--------7---9---7------------------------------------
  ---9--------7---9-----------------9----------------------
  ----------------------------------7----------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  
  Pre-chorus
       E5
       e  s s  e  e   e  e  s s  e   e   e  e  s s  e  e  s s  e    x4
  ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
  ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
  ||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
  ||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o||
  ||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------||
  ||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||
  
  Chorus
    E5                C/E             D/E
    e  e  e  q  Q     e  e  e  q  Q   e  e  e  q  q    e
  |----------0------|----------0----|----------0--------------|
  |-------------0---|-------------0-|-------------0-----------|
  |o------9---------|-------5-------|-------7----------0------|
  |o---9------------|----5----------|----7--------------------|
  |-7---------------|-3-------------|-5-----------------------|
  |-0---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
  
  Disregard measure on 2nd repeat
  /=========/========
    Am7      Bb7(b5)
    e  e  e  q  q  e x4
  |----------0--------|
  |-------------0-----|
  |-------0--------0-o|
  |----2-------------o|
  |-0--------1--------|
  |-------------------|
  
       E5
       e  s s  e  e   e  e  s s  e   e   e  e  s s  e  e  s s  e
  ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
  ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
  ||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
  ||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o||
  ||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------||
  ||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||
  
  Guitar Solo
  (2nd time, doubled 8va)
    s  s  s  s  e   e  e  q   e     e  e  e  e  s  s  s  s  e  e
  |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  |------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  |o-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
  |o------------5b------------5--|-----------5--------------------|
  |-7--7--7--7------7--5--7~-----|--7--5--7-----------------5-----|
  |------------------------------|--------------7--7--7--7-----7--|
  
     e  e  e   e  e  q   e     e  e  e  e  s s  s  s  s s s s
  |-------------------------|----------------------------------|
  |-------------------------|----------------------------------|
  |-------------------------|---------------------------------o|
  |--------5b------------5--|-----------5---------------------o|
  |------------7--5--7~-----|--7--5--7-----7/9--9--9--7h9-9-9--|
  |--8--8-------------------|----------------------------------|
  
  Half Time
  2.                           *q  *s s  s *s*h      g  s  H.+s
  1. w            s  s  H.      w                w
                                  Gtr. 2---|        ---------|
  |------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
  |------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------|
  |------------|--------0----|-----------------|-0-------------|
  |------------|-----2-------|--------12h14----|-2---12/1412~-|
  |--2---------|--3----------|--2--------------|-3-------------|
  |--0---------|-------------|--0--------------|-----10/1210~-|
  
  
  Normal
   *e s  s  e  e  g  h     +h+e e  q       e  e  s  s  e  q    *q  e e q e e
  |----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------0-----|
  |----------------------|------12h15~--|-(15)----------------|--------------|
  |----------------------|--------------|--------------12h16~|----9-7-9-----|
  |----------------------|--------------|--------12h14--------|----------7-5-|
  |---------10-12-12/14--|-(14)--------|-----14--------------|--------------|
  |---10/12--------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
  
    q   q   e   q   s  s      e  s  s  e  e   e    e  q
  |-----------------------|------------------------------|
  |---------15--12-----12-|------------------------12----|
  |-----------------------|---14-------12-12--14bf----14-|
  |-7~--7~----------14----|------12h14-------------------|
  |-----------------------|------------------------------|
  |-----------------------|------------------------------|
  
    q  q  q   e  e    q  q  q   q
  |-7--7--7---7--7--|-7--7--7-----------|
  |-7--8--7---8--8--|-7--8--7-----------|
  |-----------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------|-------------------|
  |-----------------|-----------x------|
  
  w/chorus 1 chords
    e   s  s  e  e   e  s  s  e  e  x7    w
  |-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17-17--|----13~w/bar----------|
  |-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17-17--|----13~---------------|
  |o--------------------------------o|----------------------|
  |o--------------------------------o|----------------------|
  |----------------------------------|----------------------|
  |----------------------------------|----------------------|
  
  same as verse rhythm
  ----------------------0----------------------------------
  ----------------------0----------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  -------4----2----4---------4---2----4---2-------4---2-4--
  -2-----2----2----2---------2---2----2---2-------2---2-2--
  ---------------------------------------------3-----------
  
  
  -0-------------------------------------------------------
  -0-------------------------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  ------4---2---4---2--------------------------------------
  ------2---2---2---2--------------------------------------
  ---------------------------------------------------------
  
  Rhy Fig 5  (3x)
  
    e  e  e  q  q  e     e  e  e  q  q  e
  |----------0--------|-----------0--------------------------|
  |-------------0-----|--------------0-----------------------|
  |o------4--------4-o|o-------4--------4-------------------o|
  |o---4-------------o|o----4-------------------------------o|
  |-2-----------------|--------------------------------------|
  |-------------------|--3-----------------------------------|
  
  Pre Chorus
       E5
       e  s s  e  e   e  e  s s  e   e   e  e  s s  e  e  s s  e    x4
  ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
  ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
  ||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
  ||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o||
  ||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------||
  ||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||
  
  Chorus Outro W Fig 1
    E5                C/E             D/E
    e  e  e  q  Q     e  e  e  q  Q   e  e  e  q  q    e
  |----------0------|----------0----|----------0--------------|
  |-------------0---|-------------0-|-------------0-----------|
  |o------9---------|-------5-------|-------7----------0------|
  |o---9------------|----5----------|----7--------------------|
  |-7---------------|-3-------------|-5-----------------------|
  |-0---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
  
  Disregard measure on 2nd and 4th repeats
  /=========/========
    Am7      Bb7(b5)
    e  e  e  q  q  e x6
  |----------0--------|
  |-------------0-----|
  |-------0--------0-o|
  |----2-------------o|
  |-0--------1--------|
  |-------------------|
  
  
       E5
       e  s s  e  e   e  e  s s  e   e   e  e  s s  e  e  s s  e    x3
  ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
  ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
  ||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o||
  ||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o||
  ||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------||
  ||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||
  
     e    *H.
  |------------------------------------------------------------||
  |------------------------------------------------------------||
  |------------------------------------------------------------||
  |--2---------------------------------------------------------||
  |--2---------------------------------------------------------||
  |--0---------------------------------------------------------||

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