Rush: Superconductor From the album Presto (Atlantic Records) Copyright 1989 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Comments/corrections to Branden Robinson Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann <97445@ef.gc.maricopa.edu> Comments welcome (7/4) Rhy.Fig.1 ---------||----------------------------------------------------------| --x------||----------------------------------------------------------| --x------||-----2----2-----------2-------2---2-----------------------| ------X--||-----2----2-----------2-------2---2-------2---------------| ------X--||-----0----0-----------0-------0---0---Q---2---------------| ------X--||---------------3----------3-----------3---0---------------| cowbell/ snare Q=quarter step bend Rhy.Fig.2 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----2----2-----------2-------2---2--------------------------------| |-----2----2-----------2-------2---2-----------2--------------------| |-----0----0-----------0-------0---0-----------2--------------------| |---------------3----------3-----------3---2---0--------------------| Rhy.Fig.3 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------6----------------------| |-----5----5----3------5---3---5---5----3----5----------------------| |-----5----5----3------5---3---5---5----3----3----------------------| |-----3----3-----------3-------3---3---------3----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhy.Fig.4 |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----5----5----3------5---3---5---5--------------------------------| |-----5----5----3------5---3---5---5--------------------------------| |-----3----3-----------3-------3---3--------------------------------| |--------------------------------------6--5--3----------------------| Rhy.Fig.5 (4/4 time) ||------------------------|---------------|--------------------------| ||------------------------|---------------|--------------------------| ||---------------7---8--7-|---------------|--------8-----7-----8--7--| ||------8--6--------------|----6--5-----5-|-----8-----8-----8--------| ||------------8-----------|----------6----|--6-----------------------| ||---6--------------------|-4-------------|--------------------------| Rhy.Fig.5 (cont.) |---------------------------------||---------------------------------- |---------------------------------||---------------------------------- |--------------8--/12--10~~~~~----||---------------------------------- |-------8--10---------------------||---------------------------------- |--/10----------------------------||---------------------------------- |---------------------------------||---------------------------------- Rhy.Fig.6 (4/4) Rhy.Fig.7 slight trem vibrato |----------------------------|---------------------------------------- |----------------------------|-------6-----6-------6-~~~~------------- |------5--5--5--3--3--5--5---|-------5-----5-------3------------------ |--R---5--5--5--3--3--5--5---|---R---3-----3-------3------------------ |------3--3--3--------3--3---|-------3-----3-------------------------- |----------------------------|---------------------------------------- Rhy.Fig.8 ||-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|| ||------------------------------2----|--2--2--------2-----2--2-------|| ||--2--2--0-----2--0--2--2--0---2----|--2--2--------2-----2--2-----2-|| ||--2--2--0-----2--0--2--2--0---0----|--0--0--------0-----0--0--Q--2-|| ||--0--0--------0-----0--0-----------|---------3-------3-------(3)-0-|| Rhy.Fig.9 (synth arr. for guitar) ||------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||------------------7------6----------------------------------------|| ||--9-----------------------------7-------4-------------------------|| ||------------------0-----(0)----(0)-----(0)------------------------|| ||--0---------------------------------------------------------------|| Rhy.Fig.10 ||--------------------------------|----------------------------------- ||--------------------------------|----------------------------------- ||--5--5--3-----5----3--5--5--3---|--2--2-------2-------2--2---------- ||--5--5--3-----5----3--5--5--3---|--2--2-------2-------2--2--------2- ||--3--3--------3-------3--3------|--0--0-------0-------0--0--------2- ||--------------------------------|--------3---------3--------3--2--0- Rhy.Fig.11 (synth arr. for guitar) ||------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||--2---------------5------4----------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------4---------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------6-------------------------|| ||------------------2-----(2)----(2)-----(2)------------------------|| ||--2---------------------------------------------------------------|| Rhy.Fig.12 Rhy.Fig.13 slight trem vibrato ||---------------------------|---------------------------------------- ||---------------------------|-------8-----8-------8-~~~~------------- ||-----7--7--7--5--5--7--7---|-------7-----7-------5------------------ ||-R---7--7--7--5--5--7--7---|---R---5-----5-------5------------------ ||-----5--5--5--------5--5---|-------5-----5-------------------------- ||---------------------------|---------------------------------------- Rhy.Fig.14 Rhy.Fig.15 slight trem vibrato ||---------------------------|---------------------------------------- ||---------------------------|-------10----10-----10-~~~~------------- ||-----9--9--9--7--7--9--9---|-------9-----9-------7------------------ ||-R---9--9--9--7--7--9--9---|---R---7-----7-------7------------------ ||-----7--7--7--------7--7---|-------7-----7-------------------------- ||---------------------------|---------------------------------------- Rhy.Fig.16 (synth arr. for guitar) ||------------------------------------------------------------------|| ||--4---------------7------6----------------------------------------|| ||--------------------------------6---------------------------------|| ||----------------------------------------8-------------------------|| ||------------------4-----(4)----(4)-----(4)------------------------|| ||--4---------------------------------------------------------------|| [w/Rhy.Fig.1] Packaged like a rebel or a hero Target mass appeal to make an audience feel [w/Rhy.Fig.2] He really needs it [alternate Rhy.Figs. 3&4] Package the illusion of persona Careful to conceal [Rhy.Fig.4 twice] the fact that she's only too real she's got to screen it [w/Rhy.Fig.5] Hit you in a soft place a melody so sweet a strong and simple beat that you can dance to [Rhy.Fig.6 twice, then Rhy.Fig.7, repeated] Watch his every move SUPERCONDUCTOR Orchestrate illusions SUPERCONDUCTOR Watch his every move SUPERCONDUCTOR Hoping you'll believe Designing to deceive That's entertainment [w/Rhy.Fig.8 into next verse] [sim.] He can put a target on the market bask in your applause reality withdraws no he believes it the role becomes the actor she's addicted to applause the stage a world because she never leaves it [sim.] hit you in a soft place with sentimental ease they know the fantasies that you romance to [sim.] Watch her every move SUPERCONDUCTOR She can manipulate reactions SUPERCONDUCTOR Watch her every move SUPERCONDUCTOR Pin the donkeys on her tail Fantasy for sale That's entertainment... [Rhy.Fig.9] (Guitar tacet) [Rhy.Fig.10] [Rhy.Fig.5] Hit you in a soft place a melody so sweet a strong and simple beat that you can dance to [Rhy.Fig.5] hit you in a soft place with sentimental ease they know the fantasies that you romance to [Rhy.Fig.6 twice, then Rhy.Fig.7, repeated] WATCH his every move SUPERCONDUCTOR Orchestrate illusions SUPERCONDUCTOR Watch his every move SUPERCONDUCTOR Hoping you'll believe Designing to deceive [Rhy.Fig.12 twice, then Rhy.Fig.13, repeated, with synth playing Rhy.Fig.11] Watch her every move SUPERCONDUCTOR She can manipulate reactions SUPERCONDUCTOR Watch her every move SUPERCONDUCTOR Pin the donkeys on her tail Fantasy for sale That's entertainment... [Rhy.Fig.14 twice, then Rhy.Fig.15, repeated, with synth playing Rhy.Fig.16] Watch his every move SUPERCONDUCTOR Watch his every move SUPERCONDUCTOR Hoping you'll believe Designing to deceive [Repeat :Rhy.Fig.6 twice, then Rhy.Fig.7] That's entertainment... That's entertainment... That's entertainment... [Last Chord: C5 x355xx]