Rush: Different Strings From the album Permanent Waves (Mercury Records) Copyright 1980 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Lee Comments/corrections to Branden Robinson Transcribed by Sean Carroll Last updated 28 July 1998 Deviations from maintainer's format: Time signatures, rhythm notation, notes sustaining over bar lines will be shown in rhythm notation only, ^ = bend, r = release bend,(^) = note is pre-bent before picking, ~ = vibrato only, R = rest, hold = sustain while other note(s) is/are played, forced = stopped short of rhythm value shown, choke = pick & nail to bring out artificial harmonics, self-explanatory notes and headers Arpeggios (sustain all possible) throughout until solo Verse [Repeat 3X............. e e e e e e w e e e e e e Q e e e e e e e e e e x--------------|-------|--------------|-------|--------0---------|---- x--1-----3-----|--5----|--1-----3-----|--5--R-|----------0-------|---- 6:-----0-----0-4:-5----6:-----0-----0-2:-5----4:-----5---------5-|---- 8:---2-----4---4:------8:---2-----4---4:------4:---7---------7---|---- x--0-----0-----|--0----|--0-----0-----|--0----|--0---------0-----|-5-- x--------------|-------|--------------|-------|------------------|---- Verse ..................................................] [Repeat 2X........ e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e q e q e x-----0---------|---------------|-------0---------| -------0-----|-1-- x-------0-------|-------0-------|---------0-------| -2-------2---|---- x---5---------5-|-----2---------|-----5---------5-| -----2-----2-|---- x-7---------7---|---5-------5---|---7---------7---| ---0---------|---- x---------5-----|-3-------2---3-|-5---------5-----| -2-----2---2-|---- x---------------|---------------|-----------------| -------------|-1-- ...................................................................... e e q e q e e e q e q e e e e e e e e Q q q e+ e e e q x-----1-----|-------0-----|-1-----1-3-----3-|---0-0-----|-------0----- x-1-----1---|-2-------2---|---1-------3-----|-P-0---0---|------------- x-----------|-----2-----2-|---------------4*|-E-6-----6-|------------- x---3-----3-|---0---------|-----3-------5---|-E-7-------|-----7------- x-----------|-2-----2---2-|-----------------|-W-7-------|---7--------- x-----------|-------------|-1-------3-------|-S-5-------|------------- * substitute 2nd time Chorus ........] Repeat 2X................................................... e q e e e e e e e+ q e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e q e x-------| -------0---------|-------0-----|-------0-------7-|-----5-0-- x-0-0*--| ---------0-----0-|---------0---|---------0-------|---------- x---6**-| -----5-----5-R-0-|-----0-----0-|-----5-------5---|---5------ x-------| ---7-----------0-|---0---------|---7-------7-----|-7-------- x-------| -8-------------8-|-------------|-0---------------|---------- x-------| -----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------- * first time ** second time ...................................] e q Q Q Q Q q Q Q Q Q q h x------|--0-0--0--0*-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-| -----0----| x------|--8-8-10-10*10-|-5-5-5-5-5-| ---P-0----| x-7----7:-5-5--7--7*-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-| 2:-E-6----6: x---10-4:-7-7--9--9*-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-| 4:-E-7----8: x------|--8-8-10-10*10-|-0-0-0-0-0-| ---W-7----| x------|---------------|-----------| ---S-5----| * omit what follows 2nd time - measure is 6/4 and then goes to 2/4 Middle & Verse [Repeat 6X.............. e e e e e e w e e e e e e Q e e e e e e e e e e x--------------|-------|--------------|-------|--------0---------|---- x--1-----3-----|--5----|--1-----3-----|--5--R-|----------0-------|---- 6:-----0-----0-4:-5----6:-----0-----0-2:-5----4:-----5---------5-|---- 8:---2-----4---4:------8:---2-----4---4:------4:---7---------7---|---- x--0-----0-----|--0----|--0-----0-----|--0----|--0---------0-----|-5-- x--------------|-------|--------------|-------|------------------|---- Verse ..................................................] [Repeat 2X........ e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e q e q e x-----0---------|---------------|-------0---------| -------0-----|-1-- x-------0-------|-------0-------|---------0-------| -2-------2---|---- x---5---------5-|-----2---------|-----5---------5-| -----2-----2-|---- x-7---------7---|---5-------5---|---7---------7---| ---0---------|---- x---------5-----|-3-------2---3-|-5---------5-----| -2-----2---2-|---- x---------------|---------------|-----------------| -------------|-1-- ...................................................................... e e q e q e e e q e q e e e e e e e e Q q q e+ e e e q x-----1-----|-------0-----|-1-----1-3-----3-|---0-0-----|-------0----- x-1-----1---|-2-------2---|---1-------3-----|-P-0---0---|------------- x-----------|-----2-----2-|---------------4*|-E-6-----6-|------------- x---3-----3-|---0---------|-----3-------5---|-E-7-------|-----7------- x-----------|-2-----2---2-|-----------------|-W-7-------|---7--------- x-----------|-------------|-1-------3-------|-S-5-------|------------- * substitute 2nd time Chorus ........] Repeat 2X................................................... e q e e e e e e e+ q e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e q e x-------| -------0---------|-------0-----|-------0-------7-|-----5-0-- x-0-0*--| ---------0-----0-|---------0---|---------0-------|---------- x---6**-| -----5-----5-R-0-|-----0-----0-|-----5-------5---|---5------ x-------| ---7-----------0-|---0---------|---7-------7-----|-7-------- x-------| -8-------------8-|-------------|-0---------------|---------- x-------| -----------------|-------------|-----------------|---------- * first time ** second time ...................................] e q Q Q Q Q q Q Q Q Q q w+ w x------|--0-0--0--0*-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-| -----0----|-----| x------|--8-8-10-10*10-|-5-5-5-5-5-| ---P-0----|-----| x-7----7:-5-5--7--7*-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-| 4:-E-6----|-----| x---10-4:-7-7--9--9*-9-|-5-5-5-5-5-| 4:-E-7----|-----| x------|--8-8-10-10*10-|-0-0-0-0-0-| ---W-7----|-----| x------|---------------|-----------| ---S-5----|-----| * omit what follows 2nd time - 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