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Rush - New World Man guitar tab

Rush: New World Man
From the album Signals (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1982 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Rich Soto 

Transcribed by: Richard J. Soto
Email: lerxst@zeus.jersey.net

Original transcription by Kenn Chipkin.  Alex used a telecaster in
the studio and live for this song. I think controlled strumming is key
in this song.  (d=downstroke, u=upstroke.) Use a non-harsh distortion,
chorus, and reverb.  This is the first song I learned (and bled my fingers
with) on an electric guitar.  A Lifeson rhythm-playing classic! And it's
one of my favorites.  This song is obviously influenced by "The Police"
during this era.

--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------
--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------
----------------------------------------------------------------7-7-|---------
-5---5-5---5-7-7------5-5-----7-7----5-5-5-----7-7------5-5---5-----|---------
---5-----5--------5-5-----5-5------5-------5-5------5-5-----5-------|---------
--------------------------------------------------------------------|---------
 Synth intro. arranged for guitar

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------2-----------------------2-----------------------2--------
-0--0--2--0-/4p2--0-----0--0--2--0-/4--0--2-----0--0--2--0--4-----0-----0--0--
---------------------------------------------------------------0--------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Riff-A

------------------|------------------------|---------------|---------------|--
------------------|------------------------|---------------|---------------|--
----------------2-|----------0-------------|---------------|---------------|--
-2--0--4-----0----|-------3--------------3-|---------------|---------------|--
----------0-------|----3-----------1--3----|---------------|---------------|--
------------------|-1----------------------|---------------|---------------|--
                    Riff-B Play 4x           Play Riff-A 2x  Play Riff-B 3x

-----------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------
-----------|-----3------3--|--------------------------------------------------
----------0|-----2------2--|--------------------------------------------------
-------3---|-0-0----0-0----|--------------------------------------------------
----3------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------
-1---------|---------------|--------------------------------------------------


------------------1--1-------------1--1------------3--3--|--------3/5\3\-|----
------------------1--1-------------1--1------------3--3--|--------3/5\3\-|----
-------------2----2--2------3------3--3--------2---3--3--|---------------|----
-----------3--------------3-----3------------5---5-------|---------------|----
---------3-----3--------1-----1------------5-------------|-5-5-5---------|----
-------1---------------------------------3---------------|-3-3-----------|----
 Rhy.1 x x x x x     .  x x x x x     .  x x x x x    .    x x x

-----------|---------------3--3--|-----------|----------3--3--3--|------------
-----------|-------------3h5--3--|-----------|----------3--3--3--|------------
-----------|---------2-----------|-----------|------3---3--3--3--|------------
-----------|-----5-----5---------|-----------|----5-5---5--5--5--|------------
-----------|-5-5---5-------------|-----------|-5--------------5--|------------
-----------|---------------------|-----------|----------------3--|------------
 Play Rhy.1  x x x x x x      .    Play Rhy.1  x  x x

--------------------------------|-------------------1----1--1----1----1--1----
---------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--3-3-3-3-3------1----1--1----3----3--3----
---------------2--2-2-0-0-0-2-2-|-2--2-2-0-0-0-2p0--2----2--2----3----3--3----
---------------0--0-0-0-4-----0-|-0--0-0-0-4--------3----3--3----3----3--3----
--------------------------------|-------------------3----3--3----1----1--1----
--------------------------------|-------------------1----1--1-----------------
 Rhy.2 Play 7x d  d d d d d u d   Rhy.3

-----3------3-3-3--3-3-3----3-3-3--|-1----1--1----1----1--1-------3-------3---
-p1--3------3-3-3--3-3-3----3-3-3--|-1----1--1----3----3--3---p1--3-------3---
-----3------3-3-3--3-3-3----3-3-3--|-2----2--2----3----3--3-------3-------3---
-----5------5-5-5--5-5-5----5-5-5--|-3----3--3----3----3--3-------5-------5---
-----5----5-5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--|-3----3--3----1----1--1-------5----5--5---
-----3----3-3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3--|-1----1--1--------------------3----3--3---
     d    d d u d  d u d  d d u d    Rhy.4                        d    d  u

--3------3--3---3--3------3-3-3--|--------------|------------------|----------
--3------3--3---3--3------3-3-3--|--------------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3---|----------
--3------3--3---3--3------3-3-3--|--------------|-2--2-2-0-0-0-2-2-|----------
--5------5--5---5--5------5-5-5--|--------------|-0--0-0-0-4-----0-|----------
--5------5--5---5--5------5-5-5--|--------------|------------------|----------
--3------3--3---3--3------3-3-3--|--------------|------------------|----------
  d      d  d   d  d      d u d    Play Rhy.2 5x  d  d d d d d u d

---------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|------
---------------|---------------|-----------|-----3------3--|-----------|------
---------------|---------------|----------0|-----2------2--|-----------|------
---------------|---------------|-------3---|-0-0----0-0----|-----------|------
---------------|---------------|----3------|---------------|-----------|------
---------------|---------------|-1---------|---------------|-----------|------
 Play Riff-A 2x  Play Riff-B 3x                              Play Rhy.1

--------3/5\3\-|-----------|------------3--3--3-----|--------------|----------
--------3/5\3\-|-----------|------------3--3--3-----|--------------|----------
---------------|-----------|------------3--3--3-----|--------------|----------
---------------|-----------|-----5---5--------------|--------------|----------
-5-5-5---------|-----------|-5-5---5----------------|--------------|----------
-3-3-----------|-----------|------------------------|--------------|----------
 x x x           Play Rhy.1                           Play Rhy.2 7x

-------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------
-------------|---------------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3--3-3-3-3------3-----3--
-------------|---------------|-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2--
-------------|---------------|-0--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0---0-0----
-------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------
-------------|---------------|------------------------------------------------
 Play Rhy.3&4  Play Rhy.2 10x

----------------------|------------------------------0------------------------
---3------3-----3---3-|-----3-----3---3------3-------3---------3-----3---3----
-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2---0h2-2-2-2-2----
-0----0-0---0-0---0-0-|-0-0---0-0---0-0--0-0---0--0-----0--0-0-----0---0------
----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------
----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------


--------------------|--------------|-----------------3---3-3--3-3-3-----------
----3---------------|--------------|-5---5-5--5-5-5--3---3-3--3-3-3--3--3-3---
-/2-------------4-4-|--------------|-5---5-5--5-5-5--0---0-0--0-0-0--2--2-2---
------4\2-0-2/4-4-4-|--------------|-5---5-5--5-5-5--5---5-5--5-5-5--0--0-0---
--------------------|--------------|-3---3-3--3-3-3--5---5-5--5-5-5-----------
--------------------|--------------|------------------------------------------
                      Play Rhy.2 8x  Outro(Begin Fade) Repeat        d  d d

--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3--|---------------------------------------------------
-0-0-0-2--2--2-2-0-0-0-2--|---------------------------------------------------
-0-4------0--0-0-0-4------|---------------------------------------------------
--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------
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 d d d u  d  d d d d d u.