Rush: I Think I'm Going Bald From the album Caress of Steel (Mercury Records) Copyright 1975 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart This is a great song in the key of A. The solos I tabbed are a bit simplified, but they should give you an idea of what's going on. Special thanks to Ross Stites for giving me a big head start on tabbing this one out. Rock on! I changed Riff 2 to powerchords, also check Riff 1 and see if it's right. I changed a little bit of it. | = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music ~ = vibrato or held note h = hammer on p = pull off s = slide b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret r = release bend to indicated string/fret / = slide up from infinity \ = slide down into infinity [Riff 1] A D G e:-----------------------------------2--3~---------| B:-----------------------------------3--3~---------| G:-----2-2------2-------2----2-------2--0~---------| D:-----2-2------2-------2----2-------0--0~---------| A:-----0-0-3h4--0-------0----0--3h4p0---2~---------| E:-----------------3h4------------------3~---------| [Riff 2] D5 C5 D5 C e:------------------------------------------------------| B:------------------------------------------------------| G:---7--7--7--7--5--5--5-5--7--7--7--7------0-----0-----| D:---7--7--7--7--5--5--5-5--7--7--7--7----2-----0-----0-| A:---5--5--5--5--3--3--3-3--5--5--5--5--3-----2-----0---| E:------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 3] E A5 G5 E E A5 G5 E e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------------| D:------7--7-5---------2------2--|------7--7-5-------------------------| A:-(2)--7--7-5-------2-----------|-(2)--7--7-5---2-1-0-----------------| E:--0---5--5-3---3-4-----3h4-----|--0---5--5-3---------4-4-4-4-5-7\----| [Riff 4] A G D e:-------------------------3---2-----| B:---2~~-------------------3---3-----| G:---2~~-------------------0---2-----| D:---2~~-------------------0---0-----| A:---0~~-------------------2---------| E:-------------------------3---------| Progression: [Riff 1] x4 [Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics: I looked in the mirror today; my eyes just didn't seem so bright. [Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics: I've lost a few more hairs. I think I'm, I'm going bald. [Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics: I think I'm going bald. Seems like only yesterday we would sit and talk of dreams all night. [Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics: Dreams of youth, and simple truths. Now we're all so involved, [Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics: so involved with life. [Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics: I walk down vanity fair, memory lane everywhere. Wall Street shuffles there, dressed in flowing hair. [Guitar Solo] over [Riff 1] x4 (Don't hold me to this one) e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:------5-8p5-------5-8p5--8p5--8p5--8p5----5---8p7p5----------------| G:--7b9---------7b9-----------------------7------------7-5-----------| D:---------------------------------------------------------7~----5---| A:-------------------------------------------------------------7-----| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:--------------------------------------------10--10b12-10b13-10b13--| G:---------------------------------------9b11------------------------| D:--7p5---5----------------------------------------------------------| A:------7---7-6-5-3-5-3--3b5r3---------------------------------------| E:------------------------------3-5~---------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-10b14-10b14r10p8-10-10-8---------7p5---7p5---7p5---7p5---7p5------| G:-----------------------------5-5------5-----5-----5-----5-----5----| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-7p5----5--7b9r7p5-------------------------------------------------| D:-----7-------------7~~---------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics: Once we loved the flowers, now we ask the price of the land. [Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics: Once we would take water, but now it must be wine. Now we've been and now we've seen, what price peace of mind? [Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics: Take a piece of my mind! [Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics: My life is slipping away. I'm aging every day. But even when I am grey, I'll still be grey my way. [Guitar Solo] over [Riff 3] x2 e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-15p14p12--15p14p12---15p14p12-15p14p12--15p14p12--15b17~~~~-------| G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:--15b17-15b17~~~-15b17-15b17r16b17r16b17r15---15p14p12----12-------| B:-------------------------------------------------------15----------| G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-------12-------------| B:-15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------15b17----15b17----15b17r15----| G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-13-15~------------------------------------------------------------| G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 4] until fadeout with Solo