TAB: 'Bastille Day' by Rush
 
I cleaned up the solo some more. I'm still unsure about the last two
seconds or so right before the trill at the end of it, but I think I'm
getting closer. I actually slowed it down in WaveStudio! ;>
 
 
Rush - Bastille Day
 
        From the CD 'Caress of Steel'
                Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
                Mercury/Polygram Records 822543-2
 
        Now the tab has a solo! It's very rough, but it should sound okay.
Let me know how it goes. The song is in the key of G. Many, many helpful
contributions by Branden Robinson .
 
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
^ = upstroke
V = downstroke
tr = trill; play the note(s) indicated rapidly and repeatedly (same thing
        as tremolo picking)
o  \_
o  /   repeat sign (always look for these!)
 
[Intro]
     G?  N.C.?
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---3h5-5-5-5-5-5--3h5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-2--2--0----|
 
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-4--4--2----|
 
[Riff 1]
     Em   G   C   D    A    D
e:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:------------5---7---------7-----|----------------5--7------7-----|
D:---2----5---5---7----7----7-----|---2--2--2---5--5--7---7--7-----|
A:---2----5---3---5----7----5-----|---2--2--2---5--3--5---7--5-----|
E:---0----3---3---5----5----5-----|---0--0--0---3--3--5---5--5-----|
 
[Riff 2]
     G         C            G5    A5
e:---3~--------0~--------------------------------------------------|
B:---3~--------1~------------------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
G:---0~--------0~------------------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
D:---0~--------2~-----------5~--5-7~--7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
A:---2~--------3~--3-2~-0~--5~--5-7~--7--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------|
E:---3~-3-2-3---------------3~--3-5~--5----------------------------|
                                         V ^ V ^ V  ^ V ^ V
[Riff 3]
                  -----------------------------------------
     G D/F#  C  G |1. G5  A5  D5     |2. G5  A5  E5
e:---3------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
B:---3--3----3--3-|------------------|-----------------------------|
G:o--0--2----0--0-|-----------7-7-7-7|----------------------------o|
D:o--0--0----2--0-|---5---7---7-7-7-7|---5---7\--2----------------o|
A:---2--x----3--2-|---5---7---5-5-5-5|---5---7\--2-----------------|
E:---3--2---------|---3---5----------|---3---5\--0-----------------|
 
[Riff 4]
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-8------7~-----8-----8-----5~---7----5~----1---3---5~------------|
G:-10b12--9b11~--10b12-10b12-7b9~-9b11-7b9~--3b4-5b7-7b9~----------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-8------7~-----8-----8-----5~---7~----10~-----1-----3-----5------|
G:-10b12--9b11~--10b12-10b12-7b9~-9b11~-12b14~--3b4---5b7---7b9----|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

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