Rush: Digital 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 Updated 29 May 1998 Eternal thanks and credit go to Joe , to Jimmy Pena , to Charles D. Bruce , and to Sean Carroll for their tremendous help and opinions. After all the tabs I've done, this has given me the most trouble! A very elusive piece at times. The solo was surprisingly not troublesome! Be aware that the bass notes in Rhy.3 marked with * aren't always played/heard. After the 4th time Rhy.1 is played there is a little fill that is also very noisy, wierd, & puzzling. After careful study and watching the 1982 Montreal Forum Signals video, I believe this to be various hammer-ons w/pick as tabbed. Riff-A is the kicker! After several possibilities and again watching the video, and consulting with my psychic ( & real) friends, I've come to the riff as tabbed. 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-12-12---12-12---7-7---2-2---2-2---4--------------|-12-12---12-12---7-7---2-|- -----------------------------0-0---2--------------|-------------------------|- --------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|- Riff-A Play 4x . . . . . . -----------|-----|--------------------|------0--------------0----------0------ -----------|vvvvv|--------------------|------0--------------0----------0------ -----------|vvvvv|-16b17vvvvvvvvvvvvr-|------2--------------2----------2------ -----------|vvvvv|-16b17vvvvvvvvvvvvr-|------2--------------2----------2------ -----------|vvvvv|-14b15vvvvvvvvvvvvr-|------0--------------0----------0------ -----------|-----|--------------------|-0-2------------0-2--------0-2--------- Play Rhy.1 w/bar Bend1/2tone Bar ------0-----|------------------------------------0----------------0----------- ------0-----|-----------------------0v-v-v-v------0-----------------0--------- 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-vvvv----------0------------0----------------0------------------------------|- -vvvv------4-4-4--------4-4-4------4---4-----4------------------------------|- -vvvv---4--4-4-4-----4--2-2-2----------------4--------2---------------------|- -vvvv---0--2-2-2-----0--0-0-0----------------2--------0---------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|- Bar Bar Down ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ -----------------------------------------------3--5-5b7-----r-4-5p4-5-4-5vvvv- -------4b5r-4-4p2p0-4b6----r----------0-2----2-------------------------------- --------------------------------0-2-4-----4----------------------------------- ----------------------------2-4----------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Solo AH AH (AH-----------------------------) 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---------------------------------------------------------------------|-------- w/delay ---------------|--------------|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0---0---0--------10----- ---------------|--------------|-0--0--0--0-|-0--0--0--0---0---0-----10----10-- ---------------|--------------|-7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--12--12--12----------- ---------------|--------------|-7--7--7--7-|-9--9--9--9--12--12--------------- ---------------|--------------|-5--5--5--5-|-7--7--7--7--10--10--------------- ---------------|--------------|-5--5--5--5-|-7--7--7--7--10--10--------------- Play Riff-A 5x Play Rhy.3 4x Repeat this w/fade ------0-0---0----0-0---0----|------------------------------------------------- ------0-0---0----0-0---0----|------------------------------------------------- --12--7-7---7----7-7---7----|------------------------------------------------- ------7-7---7----7-7---7----|------------------------------------------------- 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