Rush - Something For Nothing guitar tab

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Rush - Something For Nothing guitar tab

Rush: Something for Nothing
From the album 2112 (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1976 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

This song is in C. The solo is incomplete. The tab, I mean. Lots
of help from Pete Beshuk  and Rich Soto
. I still hear some extra 12-string notes in
the intro, but if I start trying to figure them out, I'll never finish
this tab.

Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com

| = 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
tr = trill; play the note(s) indicated rapidly and repeatedly (same thing
	as tremolo picking)
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
<5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
[x35553] = fret box; this is a C chord - this is the same as standard
  tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read.

Chord legend:

Am : [x02210]  D5 : [x577xx]
C  : [x32010]  C5 : [x355xx]
D  : [xx0232]  G5 : [355xxx]
E5 : [x799xx]  A5 : [577xxx]
G  : [320033]

[Intro] - two guitars arranged as one
  Am           Dsus4    D          E               G      Am
e:-------0~--3---3~-----2~------|---------0~-------3------0~---------|
B:---------1------3~------3~----|-----------0~-------3------1~-------|
G:-----2--------------------2---|-----------------------------2------|
D:---2--------------------------|-------2----------------------------|
A:-0----------------------------|-----2------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|---0--------------------------------|

   Am          Dsus4    D           E               G        Am
e:-------0~------3------2~------|---------0~----------3------0-------|
B:---------1~------3------3~----|-----------0~----------3------1-----|
G:-----2-------------2------2---|--------------------------------2---|
D:---2--------------------------|-------2----------------------------|
A:-0----------------------------|-----2------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|---0--------------------------------|


[Riff 1] - two guitars arranged as one (one guitar plays [Intro] simile
        while second doubles random notes an octave higher)
   Am          Dsus4    D          E                  G       Am
e:-------0~------10-----14~-----|---------0~----------7-----0~-------|
B:---------1~--------8-----15---|-----------0~----------8-----1~-----|
G:-----2---------------------2--|-------------------------------2----|
D:---2--------------------------|-------2----------------------------|
A:-0----------------------------|-----2------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|---0--------------------------------|

[Riff 2]				[Riff 3]
    E                  G                 Am       D
e:--------0~-------------------3~-----|--0--0--0--2--0--2---0--0---|
B:----------0~-------------------3~---|--1--1--1--3--1--3---1--1---|
G:------------------------------------|--2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2---|
D:------2------------------0----------|--2--2--2--0--2--0---2--2---|
A:----2------------------2------------|--0--0--0-----0------0--0---|
E:--0--------------0-2-3--------------|----------------------------|

[Riff 4]			   [Riff 5]
    D5  C5  D5                       D5  C5  D5
e:--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B:--3---1---3---------------------|--3---1---3-----------------------|
G:--2---0---2---------------------|--2---0---2--------------2--------|
D:--0---x---0---------------------|--0---x---0--------------2--------|
A:------3-------0-2-3-2-0-2~---0--|------3-------0-2-3-2----0--------|
E:---------------------------3----|-----------------------3----------|

[Riff 6]
    Am           C5  D5      E5           D5    C5     G5   C5
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--1~--1~-------1~--3~----------------------------------------------|
G:--2~--2~-------0~--2~------1~--1~------7-7-7--5-5-5---------5-5-5--|
D:--2~--2~-------x---0~------2~--2~------7-7-7--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--|
A:--0~--0~-------3~----------2~--2~------5-5-5--3-3-3--5-5-5--3-3-3--|
E:---------------------------0~--0~--------------------3-3-3---------|

[Riff 7]
   E           G
e:------0~----------3~|
B:------0~----------3~|
G:------1~----------0~|
D:--------------------|
A:--------------------|
E:-0~-0~---0-2-3~-3~--|


Progression:

[Intro] x1

[Riff 1] x2

[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:

Waiting for the winds of change to sweep the clouds away.
Waiting for the rainbow's end to cast its gold your way.

[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:

Countless the ways...

[Riff 3] x1

[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:

You pass the days...

[Riff 3] x1

[Riff 6] x2 /w lyrics:

Waiting for someone to come and turn your world around.
Looking for an answer to the questions you have found.

[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:

Looking for...

[Riff 3] x1

[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:

An open door...

[Fill 1]:
    Am	     D
e:--0--0--0--2--0--2--0---0--0---|--0--0--0--2--0--2---0--0---|
B:--1--1--1--3--1--3--1---1--1---|--1--1--1--3--1--3---1--1---|
G:--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2---|--2--2--2--2--2--2---2--2---|
D:--2--2--2--0--2--0--2---2--2---|--2--2--2--0--2--0---2--2---|
A:--0--0--0-----0-----0---0--0---|--0--0--0-----0------0--0---|
E:-------------------------------|----------------------------|

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

Well, you don't get something for nothing,

[Riff 5] x1 /w lyrics:

You can't have freedom for free.

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

You won't get wise with the sleep still in your eyes.

     D5    C5        D5         A5   G   G  G   Am
No matter what your dream might     be.

[Guitar Solo] over:

[Riff 6] x2
[Riff 7] x1
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 7] x1
[Fill 1] x1

e:-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------|---------------------------------12--12h13p12----|
G:-14tr12----------|------------14b15r14--14~--14b15-----------------|
D:-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------|--0~---0~----------------------------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
     **
   Bend string behind fretting hand with pick hand
        while trilling with fret hand (even bend and release)

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------13--15---15p13-----------13-15b17-15b17~~~-|
G:--14p12--14b15~---14b15----------------14--12h14-------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-17b19r17--15h17p15------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------16b18r16~--14h16p14--12h14p12------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                            I got lost at this point

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

Well, you don't get something for nothing,

[Riff 5] x1 /w lyrics:

You can't have freedom for free.

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

You won't get wise with the sleep still in your eyes.

     D5    C5        D5         A5   G   G  G   Am
No matter what your dream might     be.



Am              Dsus4      D       E              G         Am
What you own is your own kingdom. What you do is your own glory.
Am               Dsus4     D      E                G        Am
What you love is your own power. What you live is your own story.
Am          Dsus4     D      E                     G   Am
In your head is the answer, let it guide you along.
Am            Dsus4     D     E                     G     Am
Let your heart be the anchor and the beat of your song.

[Riff 7] x1
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 7] x1
[Fill 1] x1

Repeat ad lib until fade: (Yes, I know there is another solo here)

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

Well, you don't get something for nothing,

[Riff 5] x1 /w lyrics:

You can't have freedom for free.

[Riff 4] x1
[Riff 5] x1