Rush: Fly By Night From the Album Fly By Night Copyright 1975 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee & Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Transcribed & submitted by Chris Luongo on 2/22/98 Comments/corrections to Chris Luongo (luongo2112@aol.com) 3 Q s s E s q w h s s s s q w s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e C | |------------|C-|------------|C-|------------------------------| S4 |Bar |----X-------|--|----------F-|--|----X---X-------X-------------| T4 |Rest|------4-4-5-|--|--4-5-------|--|5-4---4---4-5-4---5---6---7-8-| K | |------------|X-|------X-O---|X-|------------------------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s s s s s C || C---------------|No Cr|----------------|---------------------- || H ||.--X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X |X-O-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X-O-X-X---------------.|| S ||.----X-------X---| ./. |----X-------X---|----X---F-X-X---------.|| T || ----------------| |----------------|----------------4-4-4- || K X-----X---X-----| |X-----X---X---X-|X-----X--------------- <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending - - - -> e e e e s s e s s e e e s s s s e s s s s s s H X-X-X-O-+---O-+---O- ||O-+-----------------------| S ----X---X-X---X-X---.||--F-X-X-------------------| T --------------------.||--------4-4-5-6-6-7-7-8-8-| K X-----X-----X-----X- ||X-------------------------| <- 2nd Ending - - -> <- 3rd Ending - - - - - -> e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e^e^e e^e^e e C || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- || S ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.|| T ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.|| K || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- || <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending - - - - - - - - - -> Q e e s s s s s s Q e e e e e C C-C---------------|C-C---------| T ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|------4F5F8F| K X-X---------------|X-X---------| <- 2nd Ending - - - - - - - -> e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e s s s s s s e C || C---------------|No Cr|----------------|--------------------C- || H ||.--X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X |X-O-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X-O-X-X---------------.|| S ||.----X-------X---| ./. |----X-------X---|----X---------------X-.|| T || ----------------| |----------------|--------5-4-5-4------- || K X-----X---X-----| |X-----X---X---X-|X-----X---------X-O--- <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending - - - -> e e s s s s e s s s s s s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s E H O-+----------------------- ||----------------------------------------| S --F-X-X-------------------.||X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------X-| T --------4-4-5-6-6-7-7-8-8-.||------------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-8---| K X------------------------- ||X-----------X-----------X-----------X---| <- 2nd Ending - - - - - -> <- 3rd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - -> e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e^e^e e^e^e e C || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- || S ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.|| T ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.|| K || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- || <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending - - - - - - - - - -> Q e e s s s s s s Q e s s s s s s e C C-C---------------|C-C---------------| S ------------------|----X-X---------F-| T ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|--------4-4-5-5---| K X-X---------------|X-X---------------| <- 2nd Ending - - - - - - - - - - -> e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q^q^q C C---------------|----------------|C---------------|--------S-S-S-| H --X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X-X---X---X---X-|--X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X-X-X-X-------| S ----X-------X---|----X---X---X---|----X-------X---|----X---------| K X-----X---X-----|X-----X---X---X-|X-----X---X-----|X-----X-X-X-X-| e e e e e e e e s s s s q s s s s q C || C---------------|No Cr| |S-------S-S-------S- || H ||.--X-X-X-X-O-X-X-|X | |--------------------.|| S ||.----X-------X---| ./. |./.|--------------------.|| K || X-----X---X-----| | |X-O-X-O-X-X-O-X-O-X- || <- Repeat These Bars - -> <- 1st Ending - - -> e e e e e s s s s e s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s E H X-O-X-X------------- ||----------------------------------------| S ----X-----X-X-X-X-F-.||X-X-X-X-X-X---------------------------F-| T --------------------.||------------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-7-7-8---| K X-----X------------- ||X-----------X-----------X-----------X---| <- 2nd Ending - - -> <- 3rd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - -> e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e^e^e e^e^e e C || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- || S ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.|| T ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.|| K || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- || <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending - - - - - - - - - -> Q e e s s s s s s Q e e e e e || h E s q h E s q Q Q q C C-C---------------|C-C---------||.C---B-B-|B---B-B-|B-B-B-| T ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|------4F5F8F||.--------|--------|------| K X-X---------------|X-X---------|| X-------|--------|------| <- 2nd Ending - - - - - - - -> <- Repeat These Bars -> Q s s E s q ||q s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s ||q^q^q q^q^q || C ------------.||C-------------------------------------.||------------.|| T --4-4-5-5-8-.||--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-.||--3F4F5F6F8F.|| K ------------ ||X-X-----------X-----------X----------- ||------------ || <1st Ending> <- 2nd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - -> <3rd Ending> s^s^s s^s^s s s s s s^s^s s^s^s s s s s S ----------------------------------------| T 8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-4-4-| K X-----------X-------X-----------X-------| <- 4th Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - -> e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e^e^e e^e^e e C || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- || S ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.|| T ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.|| K || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- || <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending - - - - - - - - - -> Q e e s s s s s s Q e e e e e Q e e e s s e Q e e s s s s s s C C-C---------------|C-C---------|C-C-----------|C-C---------------| S ------------------|------------|------F-------|----F-------------| T ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|------4F5F8F|--------4-4-5-|------4-4---5-5-5-| K X-X---------------|X-X---------|X-X-----------|X-X-------X-------| <- 2nd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -> e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e^e^e e^e^e e C || C-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-R-R-R-C-C-R-R-|R-R-R-R-R-R-R-R-|R-C--------------- || S ||.X-----X---X-----|--X-----X-X-----|X-----X---X-----|--X-X-X-----------.|| T ||.----------------|----------------|----------------|--------4-4-5-5-8-.|| K || X---X---------X-|----X---X-X---X-|----X---------X-|--X--------------- || <- Repeat These Bars - - - - - -> <- 1st Ending - - - - - - - - - -> Q e e s s s s s s Q e s s s s s s s s Q e e e s s e C C-C---------------|C-C-----------------|C-C-----------| S ------------------|----X-X-----X-X-----|------F-------| T ------4-4-5-5-6-6-|--------4-5-----4-5-|--------4-4-5-| K X-X---------------|X-X-----------------|X-X-----------| <- 2nd Ending - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -> Q e s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s s^s^s Q e e e s s e Q e e e q w C C-C-------------------------|C-C-----------|C-C-------|C-| S ----------------------------|------F-------|----------|--| T ----8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--------4-4-5-|------5F8F|--| K X-X-------------------------|X-X-----------|X-X-------|X-| The Notes: w=whole W=dotted whole h=half H=dotted half q=quarter Q=dotted quarter e=eighth E=dotted eighth s=sixteenth S=dotted sixteenth t=thirty second T=dotted thirty second The Lines: C=Cymbal Line where C=Crash, K=choKed crash, R=Ride cymbal, B=Bell of ride, S=Splash cymbal, & T=Trash or china type. H=Hi-hat Line where O=Open hit, X=closed hit, & H=Half open hit. S=Snare Line where X=normal hit, R=Rimshot, F=Flam, & S=Stick on rim. P=Percussion Line where T=Timbale, & F=Flam on timbale. A-E=cow bells A(high)-E(low), & 1-5=blocks 1(high)-5(low). X=Other miscellaneous Percussion as noted. T=Tom Line where 1=6", 2=8", 3=10", 4=12", 5=13", 6=14", 7=15", 8=18" (Floor Tom). F after a number=Flam on that tom. (These reflect my 8 Tom set-up. Substitute your own as required.) K=Kick Line where X=primary foot, & O=secondary foot & P=hi-hat Pedal.