Rush - In The End guitar tab

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Rush - In The End guitar tab

Rush: In the End
From the album Fly by Night (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1975 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Lee and Lifeson

Comments/corrections to C. D. Bruce 

Transcribed by Jimmy Pena

        This song opens with an acoustic 12 string playing in D, however
there is some sort of electronic detuning which makes it appear to be in C.
I will tab out the intro in C but be aware that it is played with the same
fingering as Riff 2. Also, Riff 1 is played in the same position as Riff 4,
but with the same electronic detuning. There is phaser almost throughout
this song, but I will try to notate specifically where it appears.
Previously tabbed by Tony Zimmerman .

| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted 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
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o  \_
o  /   repeat sign (always look for these!)


[Intro] - strum freely (notes in ()'s are not played on every repeat)
    C     F         Eb    Bb          C     F
e:--0-0---1-1--1---------1-1---1------0-0---1-1--1------------------------|
B:--1--1--1--1--1---4-4--3---3--3---3-1---1-1--1--1-----------------------|
G:--0-----2---------3-3--3--------3---0-----2-----------------------------|
D:--2-----3-------3-5-5--3------------2-----3-------3-----0-3-(0)----3----|
A:--3-----3---------6-6--1------------3-----3-----------1---------0-3---3-|
E:--------1---------------------------------1--------(3)---------------3--|

[Riff 1] - strum freely
    Am                 F             Am              F  G
e:--0-0-----0-0-----0--1-1--1-1------0-0-----0-0-----1-----------|
B:--1-1-----1-1-----1--1--1-1--1-----1-1-----1-1-----1--3--------|
G:--2-2-----2-2-----2--2----2--------2-2-----2-2-----2--4--------|
D:--2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-2--3----3----0h3-2-2-0h2-2-2-0h2-3--5--------|
A:--0-0-----0-0-----0--3----3--------0-0-----0-0-----3--5--------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 2] - I can usually hear a higher riff or single note run over this
        riff; it could be another guitar playing the octave or notes
        related the chord

    D     G    F     C     D     G     (with phaser)
e:--2--2--3~---------0~----2--2--3--3--------------------------------|
B:--3--3--3~---1--1--1~----3--3--3--3--------------------------------|
G:--2--2--0~---2--2--0~----2--2--0--0----------0------0--------------|
D:--0--0--0~---3--3--2~----0--0--0--0--------2------0-----(0)--------|
A:--------2~---3--3--3~----------2--2---0--3------2------0-----------|
E:--------3~---1--1--------------3--3--------------------------------|

[Riff 3] - The last note of Riff 2 is not played when this riff follows it
                           _________________________
        F      A   F       |1.  G      |2. G  D    |
e:---|---------------------|-----------|-----------|
B:---|---1--1-------1--1---|----3-3~---|---3--7~---|
G:---|o--2--2---6---2--2---|----4-4~--o|---4--7~---|
D:---|o--3--3---7---3--3---|----5-5~--o|---5--7~---|
A:---|---3--3---7---3--3---|----5-5~---|---5--5~---|
E:-0-|---1--1---5---1--1---|----3-3~---|---3-------|

[Riff 4]
    Bm            G              Bm         G     A
e:--2--2--2-2--------------------2-2--2--2---------------------------|
B:--3--3--3-3-----3--3---3---3---3-3--3--3--3--3--5--5---------------|
G:--4--4--4-4-----4--4---4---4---4-4--4--4--4--4--6--6---------------|
D:--4--4--4-4-----5--5---5---5---4-4--4--4--5--5--7--7---------------|
A:--2--2--2-2-----5--5---5---5---2-2--2--2--5--5--7--7---------------|
E:----------------3--3---3---3--------------3--3--5--5---------------|


Song progression:

[Intro] x1

[Intro] x2 /w lyrics:

Well I can see what you mean, it just takes me longer.
And I can feel what you feel, it just makes you stronger.

[Riff 1] x1:

Well you can take me for a little while.
You can take me, you can make me smile in the end.

[Intro] x2

(pitch electronically shifted upward from C to D)

[Riff 2] x2

[Fill 1] over [Riff 2]:
                                                      etc
e:---------------------------------------------------------|
B:-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x-15-x-x--------|
G:---------------------------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:

Well I can see what you mean, it just takes me longer.
And I can feel what you feel, it just makes you stronger.

[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:

I know, I know, I know. Oh the feeling grows.
I see, I see, I see. Ooh it's got to be.

[Riff 2] x1

[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:

I can do what you do, you just do it better.
And I can cry like you cry, it just makes me sadder.

[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:

I know, I know, I know. Oh the feeling grows.
I see, I see, I see. Ooh it's got to be.

[Riff 2] x1

[Riff 2] x4 under [Guitar Solo]:

e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-14b16--14~--14b16--14-12-11h12p11-12p11h12p11--14p11-----------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------12~~--10-12-----|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------------------------7-------------------------------------------|
D:-10p9h10p9-10p9-7--9-10----10-9-7----7-------------7----------------|
A:----------------------------------10---10-9-7-9-10---10-9-7-9-7-----|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------10-8|

e:------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------|-----------------------------------10-12-11-----------------7--|
D:------|-----------------------10----10-12----------12-11-[12]--7-9----|
A:------|-------8----10-8-10s12----12-----------------------------------|
E:-10~~-|--8h10---10----------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------10-12b14~~14~~-12b14~~-12b14~14~14r12---|
B:----------------------10--10h12----------------------------------------|
G:-9b11r9---7-7~~--9s11--------------------------------------------------|
D:--------9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                 (gtr joined by a kazoo here?)
e:-12-10-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B:-------12-10-----------------|-----------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------|-12h14-14~-14-12-14-12-14-14b16-14-14b16-|
D:-------------12~-------12-12-|-----------------------------------------|
A:-----------------12h14-------|-----------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

e:------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
G:-14-14b16~~-|-14b17-14b17-14b17-14b17r14-14p12-12p11-11h12p11-14p11----|
D:------------|-------------------------------------------------------12~|
A:------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------|----------------------------------------------------------|

e:----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
B:----------------------------------------------15~~\-------|-------------|
G:----------12p11----12p11----12p11----12p11----------------|--12p11------|
D:-12-12-12-------12-------12-------12-------12-------12-12-|--------12---|
A:----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|-------------|

e:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G:--12p11-----12p11----12p11---------------|-12p11----12p11----12p11----|
D:--------12--------12-------12-12~-12-12--|-------12-------12-------12-|
A:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------|----------------------------|

e:---------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------|
G:-12p11----12p11----12p11---------------------------|
D:-------12-------12-------12--12-12---10h12~~~\-----|
A:---------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

You can take me for a little while.
You can take me you can make me smile in the end.

[Riff 2] x1

[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:

Well I can shine like you shine, it don't make me brighter.
But if I think like you think, it don't make my load much lighter.

[Riff 2] x1

(Now the phaser is used in an opposite fashion - for the chords and it is
        left out from the single notes.)

[Riff 2] x1 much softer

[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:

Well I can see what you mean, it just takes me longer.
And I can feel what you feel, it just makes me stronger.

[Riff 2] x1