Rush: Discovery
From the album 2112 (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1976 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Jimmy Pena (jimmy@walrus.com)

Rush - 2112

        From the CD '2112'
                Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
                Mercury/Polygram Records 822545-2

| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
tr = trill; play the note(s) indicated rapidly and repeatedly (same thing
        as tremolo picking)
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o  \_
o  /   repeat sign (always look for these!)
[x35553] = fret box; this is a C chord - this is the same as standard
  tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read.
+ = bass position for wah-wah pedal (depressed fully back)
o = treble position for wah-wah pedal (depressed fully forward)
x\ _
x\   pick slide; slide the edge of the pick along the strings

        This Rush song is the culmination of many hours of work. It is
not 100% complete, but every effort has been made to include as much as
possible. Part IV does not include the solo. This is so that you can
experiment :). The key is D. Part VI now includes the solo! I worked it out
but there are still some omissions because the wah-wah makes the notes
unclear. It sounds easy enough to tab, so eventually I will do it. Part VII
does not include the solo either. Crank up the wah-wah pedal and go wild.
The key is E. Now I can claim that this work is original, since the solo I
took from the other tab was (partially) wrong and I replaced it with what I
hope is the correct version. Previous versions (part I & II) were done by
Blake Butterworth (last known address: butterwo@cs.tulane.edu) and also Ian
Schmidt (last known address: irsman@iastate.edu). I have tried contacting
Ian, but without success. Joost de Moel <j.moel@tip.nl> tabbed Discovery
(part III) and I have corrected it and incorporated the free time section
into this tab. There are many other corrections. Branden Robinson
<branden@purdue.edu> helped out greatly.

Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com

Rush - III Discovery (6:44 - 10:15)

[Riff 1] - Freely              C(addD)
   G/D         D           G6/B   \/    A7
e:-7----7---7\-2----2---2--0------0--0--0------0~-------------|
B:-8-----8--8\-3------3-3--3------3--3--2--------2------------|
G:-7--7-----7\-2--2-----2--0------0--0--0---0------0----------|
D:-0-----------0-----------0------0--0--2---------------------|
A:-------------------------2------3--2--0---------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 2] - Gradual increase in volume and speed
  G/D C/D  A/D     D   C/D
e:-7--8-8--9---9---10--12\------------------------------------|
B:-8--8-8--10--10--10--13\------------------------------------|
G:-7--9-9--9---9---11--12\------------------------------------|
D:-0--0-0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 3a]         Gsus2      [Riff 3b]
                    |
    D  C Csus2 Dsus2| G
e:--2--0-----2--0.--5-7--5-|-2--7--0--2-----7--5--------------|
B:--3--1--3--3--3.--8-8--8-|-3--8--3--3--3.-8--8--------------|
G:--2--0--5--2--2.--7-7--7-|-2--7--2--2--5.-7--7--------------|
D:--------5----------------|-------------5.-------------------|
A:-------------------------|----------------------------------|
E:-------------------------|----------------------------------|

[Riff 3c]

e:--2--7--0--2------0-0---------|
B:--3--8--3--3--3.--3-3---------|
G:--2--7--2--2--5.--2-2---------|
D:--------------5.--------------|
A:------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|

[Riff 4] - Freely
    A                         D           E
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----2----2h3--2----3p3-----7--7h8--7---9~---9--9h10--9-------------|
G:----------2---------2-------7--7----7---9~---9--9-----9-------------|
D:-------2--2h4----2--4p2-----7--7h9--7---9~---9--9h11--9-------------|
A:--0~----------------0----0--------------0-----------------0---------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Progression:

[Free time] - this is in Dropped-D tuning [DADGBe] low to high

e:-------------0~----------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------0~------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------0~-------------0~-----------------------------------------|
D:-------0~--------------------------------0~---------------0~-------|
A:-----0~------------0~---------------0~---------------0~------------|
E:-0~----------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------2~-------2~~-----------------------------------------------|
D:-----0-----------------------0------<7>~~~~~------------0.-----0.--|
A:--0----------0------------0-----<7>-------------------0~------0~---|
E:----------------------------------------------------0~-------0~----|

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------3~--------|
G:-----------------------------------------2~------------2-----------|
D:--------------------------0~-------------------------0-------------|
A:----<7>~-----0~-------0-------------0------------------------------|
E:<7>-------0--------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------0~-------3-5--2-------------------------------------------|
B:-----3-------------------3----3---------------0--3~----------------|
G:-0h2---2-------------------2----2---0~--------0--0~----------------|
D:------------------------------------0~--------0--0~----------------|
A:------------------------------------3~--------2--3~----------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-2~-----------------------------------------------|----------------|
B:-3~------0---3~~---------<7>~---------------------|----------------|
G:-2~------0---0~~-------------<7>~---------<12>~---|----------------|
D:-0~------0---0~~------------------<12>~-----------|----------------|
A:---------2---3~~----------------------<12>~-------|----------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------|----------------|

e:----------------|----------------|---7~-----------|----7~----------|
B:--0--3--0-------|----------------|--8~------------|---8~-----------|
G:--0--0--0-------|-----<5>~~------|----------------|--7~------------|
D:--0--0--0-------|----------------|----------------|---------0~-----|
A:--2--3--2-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

[Riff 1] x2

[Riff 1] x2 w/ lyrics:

What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it gives forth a sound.
It has wires that vibrate and give music, what can this thing be that
I've found?

[Riff 2] x4

[Riff 3a] x2

[Riff 3a] x1 /w lyrics:

        See how it sings like a sad heart, and

[Riff 3b] x1 /w lyrics:

        joyously screams out its pain.

[Riff 3c] x1 /w lyrics:

        Sounds that build high like a mountain -- or

    D      Cadd2  G             Cadd2  G     A7
e:--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--3------3------3-------------3------3-----2-----------------------|
G:--2------0------0----0--0--0--0------0-----0-----------------------|
D:--0------0------0----0--0--0--0------0-----2-----------------------|
A:---------3------2----2--2--2--3------2-----0-----------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    notes  that   fall          ge-    ent-  ly   like

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
D:--12-12-12-12s9--9--9--9s-11-11-11-11s7--7--7--7s-9--9--9--9s------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    rain...

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
D:--5--5--5--5s-7--7--7--7s-4--4--4--4s-5--5--5--5s-2--2--2--2s------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------|
D:--7--7--7--7s-4--4--4--4s-5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0-------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 4] x2

[Riff 4] x4 w/ lyrics:

I can't wait to share this new wonder
The people will all see its light.
Let them all make their own music.
The priests praise my name on this night.
