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Rush: Double Agent
From the album Counterparts (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1993 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Transcribed by Richard J. Soto 

This tab's creation was inspired by Dave Toussaint. < bigdave@pe.net >
Thanks also go to Dave for a suggestive correction.
I've been playing some of this wrong for the past few years.
Dave's soundbite inspired me to take a hard look at this song.
Dave's Rush web site is http://www.pe.net/~bigdave/rush/rush.html

The part when the guitar kicks in after the bass can be played
at a different position but I think Alex plays it this way.
The simple solo is reminiscent of U2's The Edge's playing on
New Years Day. The tapped harmonics must be hit hard and be
sure to mute the other strings to avoid sloppy sound.

-------------1--0-----------8-----------1-1-1-------|-------------1--0--------
-------3-----------3--1/6-6-------------1-1-1---5-5-|-------3-----------3--1--
-----5----5-----------------------------2-2-2---5-5-|-----5----5--------------
-0-5------------------------------------3-3-3---5-5-|-0-5---------------------
----------------------------------------3-3-3---3-3-|-------------------------
----------------------------------------1-1-1-------|-------------------------
 Rhy.1                                                Rhy.2

--------------1-1-1--------|--------------------------------------------------
--------------1-1-1---5-5--|--------------------------------------------------
-4------------2-2-2---5-5--|--------------------------------------------------
-5------------3-3-3---5-5--|--------------------------------------------------
-5------------3-3-3---3-3--|--------------------------------------------------
-3------------1-1-1--------|-0--0--0--0-0-0-3--5---3p0--0--0--0-0-0-3--5------
                             Riff-A

---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------
---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------
-----------------------------8-8--8-8--------|--------------------------------
-----------------------------8-8--8-8--------|--------------------------------
-----------------------------7-7--7-7--------|--------------------------------
-3p0--0--0--0-0-0-3--5---5/8-8-8--8-8--3--5--|--------------------------------


----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------
----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------
-----------------------------------------------------8-8--8-8---------|-------
-----------------------------------------------------8-8--8-8---------|-------
-----------------------------------------------------7-7--7-7---------|-------
-3p0--0--0--0-0-0-3--5---3p0--0--0--0-0-0-3--5---5/8-8-8--8-8--3--5---|-------
 Riff-B Play 4x

-----------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1--|---------
-----------------------------------------------------------1-1-1-1--|---------
-----------------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2--|---------
-------------1p0----------------1p0----------------1p0-----3-3-3-3--|---------
-0-0---0---------3--0-0---0---------3--0-0---0---------3---3-3-3-3--|---------
-----3---3-3------------3---3-3------------3---3-3---------1-1-1-1--|---------
 Riff-C

------------|------------------------------------------------0--------|-------
------------|------------------------------------------------0--------|-------
------------|------------------------------------------------6--------|-------
------------|------------------------------------------------7--------|-------
------------|------------------------------------------------7--------|-------
------------|-3p0--0--0--0-0-0-3--5---3p0--0--0--0-0-0-3-/-5-5--------|-------
 Play Riff-B

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-11--11--11----11----11----11--11--11--11--11---11--11--11----11----11--------
-11--11--11----11----11----11--11--11--11--11---11--11--11----11----11--------
--9---9---9-----9-----9-----9---9---9---9---9----9---9---9-----9-----9--------
 Rhy.3

-----------------|-0------------|-----------|-0------------|-----------|------
-----------------|-0------------|-----------|-0------------|-----------|------
-----------------|-6------------|-----------|-6------------|-----------|------
-11--11--11--11--|-7------------|-----------|-7------------|-----------|------
-11--11--11--11--|-7------------|-----------|-7------------|-----------|------
--9---9---9---9--|-5------------|-----------|-5------------|-----------|------
                                  Play Rhy.3                 Play Rhy.3

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-9--9--9----9----9----9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9----9----9----9----11----9-------
-9--9--9----9----9----9--9--9--9--9---9--9--9----9----9----9----11----9-------
-7--7--7----7----7----7--7--7--7--7---7--7--7----7----7----7-----9----7-------
 Rhy.4                                                           .    .

---------------------------------------5------------------|-----------------|-
---------------------------------------5------------------|-----------------|-
---------------------------------------6------------------|-----------------|-
-7--7--7----7----7----7--7--7--7--7----7------------------|-----------------|-
-7--7--7----7----7----7--7--7--7--7----7------------------|-----------------|-
-5--5--5----5----5----5--5--5--5--5----5------------------|-----------------|-
                                                            Play Rhy.1+2 2x

---------------|------------|------------|------------------------0--------|--
---------------|------------|------------|------------------------0--------|--
---------------|------------|------------|------------------------6--------|--
---------------|------------|------------|------------------------7--------|--
---------------|------------|------------|------------------------7--------|--
---------------|------------|------------|-3p0--0--0--0-0-0-3-/-5-5--------|--
 Play Riff-B 3x  Play Riff-C  Play Riff-B

-----------|-0------------|-----------|-0-------------|------------|----------
-----------|-0------------|-----------|-0-------------|------------|----------
-----------|-6------------|-----------|-6-------------|------------|----------
-----------|-7------------|-----------|-7-------------|------------|----------
-----------|-7------------|-----------|-7-------------|------------|----------
-----------|-5------------|-----------|-5-------------|------------|----------
 Play Rhy.3                 Play Rhy.3                 Play Rhy.3+4

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-7--7-7--7--7\5--5/10---7--7-7--7--7\5--5/10---7--7-7--7--7\5--5/9---7--7-7---
-0--0-0--0--0\0--0/-0---0--0-0--0--0\0--0/-0---0--0-0--0--0\0--0/0---0--0-0---
-5--5-5--5--5\3--3/-8---5--5-5--5--5\3--3/-8---5--5-5--5--5\3--3/7---5--5-5---
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Play 4x

----------------|------------|------------------------------------------------
----------------|------------|------------------------------------------------
-7--7\5--5/12-\-|------------|------------------------------------------------
-0--0\0--0/-0-\-|------------|------------------------------------------------
-5--5\3--3/10-\-|------------|------------------------------------------------
----------------|------------|------------------------------------------------
                  Play Riff-A

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Solo  H Fast Pick w/finger touching string & slide down to aprox.2nd fret H

-1----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-1----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-2---------------------------------------------------------x/-----------------
-3---------------------------------------------------------x/-----------------
-3---------------------------------------------------------x/-----------------
-1---------------------------------------------------------x/-----------------
                                                           String noise

--------------------------------------------------------------------------1---
--------------------------------------------------------------------------1---
--------------------------------------------------------------------------2---
--------------------------------------------------------------------------3---
-24\xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx\2--3---
--------------------------------------------------------------------------1---
    same as above with some slight picking imperfections

----x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////////////////////--x//--
----x\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\/////////////////////////////////--x//--
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 while holding F chord, pickslide the fretboard, down neck then back up

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-19----19-19--19-19-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------19----19-----------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Fret 12th fret and VERY Sharply & Exactly tap on the frets noted (Play 4x)

-0--------|-----------|-0--------|-----------|-0--------|-------------|-------
-0--------|-----------|-0--------|-----------|-0--------|-------------|-------
-6--------|-----------|-6--------|-----------|-6--------|-------------|-------
-7--------|-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7--------|-------------|-------
-7--------|-----------|-7--------|-----------|-7--------|-------------|-------
-5--------|-----------|-5--------|-----------|-5--------|-------------|-------
            Play Rhy.3             Play Rhy.3             Play Rhy.3+4

---------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------
---------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------
---------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------
---------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------
---------------|------------|---------------|-----------------------|---------
---------------|------------|---------------|-3p0--0--0--0-0-0-3--5-|---------
 Play Riff-B 3x  Play Riff-C  Play Riff-B 2x                          End