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Song- Chemistry
Artist- Rush
Album- Signals


This song is heavily dominated by Geddy's keyboards, but Alex retaliates with an awesome solo!
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Fig. 1  (Play 2x)                                
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-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------------------5--5--5--5-|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--7----------7--5--5--5--5-|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------10--9-10----5--5--5--5-|
-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3-------------------3--3--3--3--|
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Fig. 2 (Play 2x)
Second time includes overdub:
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-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------------------5--5--5--5-|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------------------5--5--5--5-|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------------------5--5--5--5-|
-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--5---------7---3--3--3--3-|
--------------------------------8--7-8-------------------|

Approximation of overdub- w/delay                                             _
--13-12----------13-12---------13-12--13-12----------13-12-13--|
--------15-13-12------15-13-12------15------15-13-12-----------|
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Fig. 3  (2x)  Approximation
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D  DD D   CCC  D  CDC
CD  D   DDC  D DC
GG  G  FF  A   F
D  DD  D  DC/  E# E# E# E#

Fig. 4  (10x)
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D  D  D  D   

Fig. 2 (2x) Second time with overdub
Fig. 3 (2x)
Fig. 4 (10x)

Pre-solo---                                                        *Solo
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-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5----------------------------------------|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--------------------------------/12-10-|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--------------------------12-10-------|
-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--5---------7----/10-8--------------|
--------------------------------8--7-8----8-------------------|

                                 [------A.H.------]
---------15--------13-12---------------|
--15-13-----13~---------15-13--------|
--------------------------------12~---|
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   [-------------------Artificial Harmonics------------------]
       _    _  
--13-12-10---12-----_--_-------------_---_---------------|
-----------13------15-13-12-13-15--12-13-12---12-13-----|
----------------------------------------------14------14Ã-|
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-19Ã(19)-17-19Ã--19Ã(19)------------------------------------------|
--------------------------18-20Ã---17Ã(17)---17~--17Ã(17)-13-15~|
---------------------------------------------17---------------------|
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--------13-12~---------13-12~----------13-12------------|
--13-15----------13-15-----------13-15-------13--13-15--|
-------------------------------------------------12-------|
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             _    _
--13-12-13-12--_--_--------------------------------------|
--------------15-13-12----------_--_----_-_---_-_--------|
-----------------------1412--11-12-115-7-54-5-4--_----|
-----------------------------------------------------7-5---|
--------------------------------------------------------7--|
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 [------A.H.----------]                                                      [ A.H. ]
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--_-_------_-_----------15Ã-15--13--12-13-15--12-13------|
-4-5-4--_-5-7-52/4~---------------------------------14---|
-------7-5--------------------------------------------------|
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        [A.H]            [  A.H.  ]
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--12-13--------------------------|
-----------10--10--10--12Ã~~~--|  End Solo
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-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------------------------5----|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--7-------------7----5---|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--------10---9-10--------5---|
-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--------------------------3---|
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KEY:

A.H.  -Artificial Harmonics
~      -Vibrato
à     -Full Bend
_       -Hammer On or Pull Off
       -Slide Down
/       -Slide Up
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Tab arrangements by- Janss Adams (ubeads@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu)
Solo by: Chris Aynesworth (ulevin@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu)
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