Rush: Grand Designs From the album Power Windows (Mercury Records) Copyright 1985 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Comments/corrections to Rich Soto Transcribed by: Richard J. Soto Email: lerxst@zeus.jersey.net The 12th fret scratchy sound is produced by quickly picking/strumming the natural harmonics on the 12th fret. This is what it sounds like to me. It may also be the 12th fret fretted and some right hand muting but, I don't think so. In the solo, I've seen Alex do "one" long pickslide and not two. It's two in this studio version. ----------------------------------------------------|------------------------- --------------7-7---0------------7-7---0------------|------------------------- --------------7-7---4------------7-7---4------------|------------------------- --------------7-7---2------------7-7---2------------|------------------------- --------------5-5---2------------5-5---2------------|------------------------- --------------------0------------------0------------|------------------------- Rhy.1 Play 2x . . -12^-----------------------------12^------------15-15-15-15-15---------12^---- -12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^------------15-15-15-15-15---------12^---- -12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^------------16-16-16-16-16---------12^---- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Quick strums to sound abrasive Ring -------------------------12^------------15-15-15-15-15----|-----------------|- -12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^------------15-15-15-15-15----|-----------------|- -12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^-12^------------16-16-16-16-16----|-----------12^---|- ----------------------------------------------------------|------12^--------|- ----------------------------------------------------------|-12^-------------|- ----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|- Ring Play 5x -----------------------------------------------|------------------------------ --------------------3/-------------------------|-----3/------------------2---- --------------------2/-----12------4------2-2--|-----2/-----12------4----2---- ----------------0-0-0------12------4------2-2--|-0-0-0------12------4----2---- -----------------------0-0-10--2-2-2--0-0-0-0--|--------0-0-10--2-2-2----0---- -----------------------------------------------|------------------------------ 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Play Rhy.4 . 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