Rush: Working Man (Guitar Solo) From the album Rush (Mercury Records) Copyright 1974 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Lee and Lifeson Tabbed by Justin Chidester jchitty_16@yahoo.com Standard Tuning – low to high E A D G B E “1:33” e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-5v--/7-7v---7--7-8v---8--7--8--7--5--7--5-----5----------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------7-----7-6-7p6p4-----------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------7--9p7---------| 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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|--------------------------------------8v\\---------------------------------- G|-9--9--9p7-----9--9--9p7-----9--7------------------------------------------- D|------------9-------------9--------9---------------------------------------- A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--------------------------------------5v------------------------------------ A|-7--7--7p5-----7--7--7p5-----7--5-----------7--5---------------------------- E|------------7-------------7--------7---------------------------------------- e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|-7--7--7p5-----7--7--7p5-----7--5------------------------------------------- E|------------7-------------7--------7--3v---p0------------------------------- “5:00” e|-0--------0------0--0------0--0---------0----------------------------------- B|-0--------3------3--2------2--0---------0---------------x\------------------ G|-1--------1------1--1------1--1---------1--------9-------------------------- D|-2--------0------0--0------0--2---------2--------9-------------------------- A|-2--------2------2--2------2--2---------2--------7-------------------------- E|-0--------0------0--0------0--0---------0--------0-------------------------- e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|--7------------------------------------------------------------------------- E|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hit this chord 28 times, palm muting heavily at first, and gradually take off the palm mute. After this, do a pick slide down on the B string and continue. “5:20” e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- G|-7---------1---1-1---1--5---7\\--1---1-1---1---7---------------------------- D|-7----7\---2---2-2---2--5---7\\--2---2-2---2---7----7----------------------- A|-5----7\---2---2-2---2--3---5\\--2---2-2---2---5----7----------------------- E|------5\---0---0-0---0-----------0---0-0---0--------5----------------------- e|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------------- B|-0------------13v-------15v------------------------------------------------- G|-1------------15b17v----17b19r17b19v---------------------------------------- D|-2---2-2--2----------------------------------------------------------------- A|-2---2-2--2----------------------------------------------------------------- E|-0---0-0--0----------------------------------------------------------------- KEY/LEGEND | / slide up | \ slide down | // slide up to infinity | \\ slide down to infinity | h hammer-on | p pull-off | b bend | r release bend | pb pre-bend | ^ micro-bend | PM... Palm mute – notes w/the dots directly beneath them are P.M. | v vibrato | x Mute note | x\ pick slide down | x/ pick slide up | ~ let note ring | (+1/2) up (+)or down (-)on whammy bar, number indicates amount of whammy | (5) Ghost note | <> natural harmonic (finger touches string lightly above fret-usually the 5th, 7th, or 12th fret) | [] artificial harmonic (picked usually at 5, 7, or 12 frets above the note being played, thumb follows through with pick attack) | {} pinch harmonic (thumb follows through in pick attack at place where the pinch harmonic is found) | ! semi-harmonic (appears directly above natural, artificial, and pinch harmonics, indicating that the harmonic is a semi-harmonic) |“#:##” time indicates the minute and second of song that the stanza of tab appears | * extra (other side-notes or explanations of tab)
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