Rush: Fly by Night From the album Fly by Night (Mercury Records) Copyright 1975 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee Lyrics by Peart Transcription by C. D. Bruce , Howard Wright, Jimmy Pena and Kerry O'Brian Comments/corrections to C. D. Bruce Revision 01, Date submitted: 8/28/98. Intro: Electric guitar, slightly overdriven. 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I know why.... 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Change my life... 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My ship.... 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Thoughtful eyes... 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Change my life... 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My ship... 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Change my life... 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My ship.... 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Change my life... 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My ship.... 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G D C+9 G G D A GAA e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e Q e e |---3---2-2---2---|-3---3-3---3-3---|---3---2-2---2-2-|-2---------------|A| |---3---3-3---3---|-3---3-3---3-3---|---3---3-3---3-3-|-3---2-----0-2---|C| |---0---2-2---2---|-0---0-0---0-0---|---0---2-2---2-2-|-2---2-----0-2---|O| |---0---0-0---0---|-2---2-0---0-0---|---0---0-0---0-0-|-0---2-----0-2---|U| |---2-------------|-3---3-2---2-2---|---2-------------|-----0-----0-0---|S| |---3-------------|-------3---3-3---|---3-------------|-----------------| | G D G G D GA D A GAA | e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e Q e e | |---7-------------|-------3---1515--|---7-------------|-2---------------|E| |---8---7-7---7---|-------3---1515--|---8---7-7---7-0-|-3---2-----0-2/--|L| |---7---7-7---7---|-------0---------|---7---7-7---7-0-|-2---2-----0-2/--|E| |---9---7-7---7---|-------0---------|---9---7-7---7-0-|-0---2-----0-2/--|C| |---10--5-5---5---|-3-2-0-2---------|---10--5-5---5-0-|-----0-----0-0---| | |-----------------|-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------| | Fly by night... My ship.... G D C+9 G GAG/B C+9 G/B Gm/Bb A e e e e e e e q e e Q he Q he |---3---2-2---2---|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3-----2---------|-3---------------|A| |---3---3-3---3---|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|-3-----3---------|-3-----2---------|C| |---0---2-2---2---|-0-0-0-0-----0-0-|-0-----0---------|-0-----2---------|O| |---0---0-0---0---|-2-2-2-0-----0-0-|-2-----0---------|-0-----2---------|U| |---2-------------|-3-3-3-2-----0-2-|-3-----2---------|-1-----0---------|S| |---3-------------|-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------| | G D G Cadd9 G/B GmBb A | e e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e q e e e Q e e | |---7-------------|-------3---3-----|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|E| |---8---7-7---7---|-------3---3-----|-----3-------3---|-----3-2---------|L| |---7---7-7---7---|-------0---0-----|-----0-------0---|-----0-2---------|E| |---9---7-7---7---|-------0---------|---2-------0-----|---0---2---------|C| |---10--5-5---5---|-3-2-0-2-----0-2-|-3-----2---------|-1-----0-----0-2-| | |-----------------|-------3---------|-----------------|-----------------| | My ship... My ship... C+9 G/B Gm/Bb A C+9 G/B Gm/Bb A GAA Q he Q he Q he Q q e e |-3-----3---------|-3---------------|-3-----3---------|-3---------------|A| |-3-----3---------|-3-----2---------|-3-----3---------|-3-----2---0-2---|C| |-0-----0---------|-0-----2---------|-0-----0---------|-0-----2---0-2---|O| |-2-----0---------|-0-----2---------|-2-----0---------|-0-----2---0-2---|U| |-3-----2---------|-1-----0---------|-3-----2---------|-1-----0---0-0---|S| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | C+9 G/B Gm/Bb A C+9 G/B Gm/Bb A | e e e q e e e e e e Q e e e e e q e e e e e e Q e e | |-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|-----3-------3---|-----3-----------|E| |-----3-------3---|-----3-2---------|-----3-------3---|-----3-2---0-2---|L| |-----0-------0---|-----0-2---------|-----0-------0---|-----0-2---0-2---|E| |---2-------0-----|---0---2---------|---2-------0-----|---0---2---0-2---|C| |-3-----2-------0-|-1-----0-----0-2-|-3-----2---------|-1-----0---0-0---| | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | D h |-2---------------|A| |-3---------------|C| |-2---------------|O| |-0---------------|U| |-----------------|S| |-----------------| | D | h | |-2---------------|E| |-3---------------|L| |-2---------------|E| |-0---------------|C| |-----------------| | |-----------------| | Prologue (on album sleeve - not spoken or sung) Airport scurry, flurry faces parade of passers-by people going many places with a smile or just a sigh waiting, waiting, pass the time another cigarette got in line-gate thirty-nine the time is not here yet..... Lyrics: 1st Verse: Why try? I know why. This feeling inside me says it's time I was gone Clear head, new life ahead It's time I was king now not just one more pawn Chorus Fly by night away from here Change my life again Fly by night goodbye my dear My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend 2nd Verse: Moonrise thoughtful eyes Staring back at me from the window beside No fright, or hindsight Leaving behind that empty feeling inside Repeat Chorus (add "wo" prior to solo) Solo Repeat Chorus Bridge: Start a new chapter I find what I'm after Is changing every day Change of the season's Enough of a reason To want to get away Quiet and pensive My thoughts apprehensive The hours drift away Leaving my homeland Playing a lone hand My life begins today Chorus (repeating last two bars) Tablature Contributors: This transcription was created by C. D. Bruce (cbruce@peco-energy.com) in the format described below. It was previously transcribed by Howard Wright, Jimmy Pena (jimmy@walrus.com) and Kerry O'Brian (GFTPM). Special Thanks to Rich Soto for the video footage. Disclaimer: This tablature represents how the song is played as closely as reasonably achievable to the studio recording. Video footage was utilized as much as possible to validate the information (Promo video of Fly By Night). Alex Lifeson may have played it slightly differently. Revision History: Revision 0: No date information available. Initial submittal by C. D. Bruce. Revision 01: 8/28/1998. Reformatted to condense tab. Made changes to chords in the chorus. Added acoustic rhythm guitar. Made position changes for the solo based on video footage. Added note duration information. Added GFTPM in the previously tabbed by section. Tablature Explanation: NT = Nashville Tuning is when the low E, A, D & G strings are replaced with lighter gauge strings and tuned one octave higher than normal. | = bar separating measures ~ = vibrato x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note . = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it h = hammer p = pull s = slide (used when \ or / don't fit) ^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis () r = release bend (string/fret may be indicated) t = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush) / = slide up \ = slide down x/ = pick slide up x\ = pick slide down <5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated) [5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack) (5) = note sustained from previous measure o =\ repeat sign o =/ DC = "Da capo" - means "from the head", when you see these initials you go back to the beginning of the piece of music. DS = "Dal segno" - means "from the sign", go back in the tabulature only as far as the (%) sign. Coda = A passage at the end of a movement or composition that brings it to a formal close. Al Coda = means "to the tail", tells you that you must go to the end section which starts with the Coda sign (+). RF = repeat and fade rit = "ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding. Other pertinent information: Tuning: Standard [EADGBe]. Key signature: D Effects: Overdrive, Distortion, Phaser Chord Chart Below for major chords 0 D 0 A7sus4 0 G/B e |---|-O-|---|---| e |---|---|-O-|---| e |---|---|-O-|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| G |---|-O-|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| A |---|---|---|---| A 0---|---|---|---| A |---|-O-|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| 0 Cadd9 0 GmBb 0 A e |---|---|-O-|---| e |---|---|-O-|---| e |---|---|---|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B |---|(O-|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| G |---|(O-|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| D |---|(O-|---|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| A |-O-|---|---|---| A 0---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| 0 G/A 0 G e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|-O-|---| B 0---|---|---|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| G 0---|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| A 0---|---|---|---| A |---|-O-|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|-O-|---| Tablature Format: This Tablature is based on the format indicated below. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 <--Quarter note beat locations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 <--Eighth note beat locations <--Effects/Misc Line D C G/B <--Chord Line e e e q q e e e e q e e e <--Note Duration Line (table below) |-----2-----------|-----------------| <--High E string |-------3---------|-----------------| <--B string |---2-------2---0-|-----0-------0---| <--G string |-0---------------|---2-------0---0-| <--D string |-----------------|-3-----2---------| <--A string |-----------------|-----------------| <--E string Effects/Misc Line: Provides effects information, number of repeats, etc. Chord Line: Provides the chord name for the chords used in the tab below. Note Duration Line: Provides the "value" of each note, e.g., whole, half, quarter, etc. Note Duration Designator Table: w = Whole note h = Half note q = Quarter note H = Dotted half note Q = Dotted Quarter note s = Sixteenth note e = Eighth note S = Dotted sixteenth note E = Dotted eighth note + = Duration exceeds 2 measures t = Thirty-second note T = Dotted thirty-second note Notes with two designations immediately adjacent to each other have durations added (e.g., he = half note + eigth note, etc.) String lines: Represent the strings of a guitar. The tab is laid out as if you placed a right handed guitar on your lap, string side up. A vertical line character "|" represents a bar between measures. A dash "-" represents each string. The numbers indicate which fret should be fingered to sound the note. The first space after every bar is a blank space that is almost never used. Quarter notes are separated by 3 dashes, eighth notes are separated by 1 dash. In an effort to make the ASCII tab look as much like tab in a music book, the notes are spaced out as accurately as possible. In the event the notes will not fit into the format shown above, the tab will be expanded (usually only required for solos).