Rush: Chemistry From the album Signals (Mercury Records) Copyright 1982 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart Comments/corrections to Rich Soto Transcribed by Rich Soto This is a partial tab of Chemistry. You'll note some changes and more detail as to wants on the site now. The flanged riff has bothered me for years. I've FINALLY got it right. I knew that there was more going on ther than just the little simple pull-off riff over and over again. Anyways this isn't finished yet. I will finish this over the time (a month or two even). I just had to get this here so others could at least get the main passage stuff and the flanged riff right. The first part of Rhy.3 is recorded with two guitars. One noticably playing the higher line and one noticably playing the lower line. Alex played the lower line when performed live on the New World Tour. Riff-A is flanged similar to the famous SOR riff. Alex chose, playing this live, not to play the extra notes after Riff-A is played 4times. I assume to ease the transition in hand position to reduce sloppy play string noise and for effects changing since the whole Riff-A passage is overdubbed at the studio sessions. Rhy.4 is boring if you're only playing guitar. However, Alex is also playing the ascending synth line with his taurus pedals during the passage. At least he did playing it live. Much more challenging. -----------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------- -5----5----5----5----3----3----3----3----|------------------3-|-3----3----3--- -7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5----|-9--7vv--5---4--5---|-5----5----5--- -7----7----7----7----5----5----5----5----|--------------------|-5----5----5--- -5----5----5----5----3----3----3----3----|--------------------|-3----3----3--- -----------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------- Rhy.1 Rhy.2 . . ----|------------|---------------------|-----------|-------------------------- -3--|------------|-3----3----3----3----|-----------|----------------------3-3- -5--|------------|-5----5----5----5----|-----------|----------------------5-5- -5--|------------|-5----5----5----5----|-----------|-7--5-------------5---5-5- -3--|------------|-3----3----3----3----|-----------|-7--5----8---7--8-5---3-3- ----|------------|---------------------|-----------|---------8---7--8--------- Play Rhy.1+2 Play Rhy.1 Rhy.3 -----------|--13p12---------13p12---------14p12---13p12---------13p12--------- -3----3----|-------15p12-13------15p12-13------15------15p12-13------15p12-13- -5----5----|------------------------------------------------------------------ -5----5----|------------------------------------------------------------------ -3----3----|------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------|------------------------------------------------------------------ Riff-A Play 4x. . . . . -13p12--|13p12--|----5----------------3-------3------3--3--3---3----3-3--3---- ------13|-----13|----5----------------3-------3----3-3--3--3-3-3----3-3--3---- --------|-------|-7--7----5-5--7--5/7-5--5-5--5----4-4--5--4-5-4----4-4--4---- --------|-------|-7--7----5-5--7--5/7-5--5-5--5----5-5--5--5-5-5----5-5--5---- --------|-------|-5--5----3-3--5--3/5-3--3-3--3----3-3--3--3-3-3----5-5--5---- --------|-------|---------------------------------------------------3-3--3---- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -3-3--0----1----5-5--5---|--8---8---8---8|------------------------------------ -3-3--0----1----5-5--5---|--8---8---8---8|------------------------------------ -4-4--6--2-2----7-7--7---|-10--10--10--10|------------------------------------ -5-5--7--3-3----7-7--7---|-10--10--10--10|------------------------------------ -5-5--7--3------5-5--5---|--8---8---8---8|------------------------------------ -3-3--5--1------5-5--5---|---------------|------------------------------------ . . . . . . . . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------|------------------------------------------|-------------|--- --8---8---8---8\-|--8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----|-------------|--- -10--10--10--10\-|-10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10----|-------------|--- -10--10--10--10\-|-10---10---10---10---10---10---10---10----|-------------|--- --8---8---8---8\-|--8----8----8----8----8----8----8----8----|-------------|--- -----------------|------------------------------------------|-------------|--- . . . Rhy.4 Play 5x . . . . . Play Rhy.1+3 ---------------|13p12--|------------------------------------------------------ ---------------|-----13|------------------------------------------------------ ---------------|-------|------------------------------------------------------ ---------------|-------|------------------------------------------------------ ---------------|-------|------------------------------------------------------ ---------------|-------|------------------------------------------------------ Play Riff-A 4x