'Chain Lightning' by Rush - Guitar Tutorial

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            Chain Lightning         By: Rush
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    Q q     e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+-----8-+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|5:-R---|4:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|8:-----|4:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+-------+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e H e   e h Q   e H e  
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|---R---|---R---|---R---|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------|-----1-|-------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-3---3-+-3-----+-3---3-+


  e e+h q   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+---------+---7-7-7-6-6-6-7-+----6---6---6-7-6-+---7---7-6-6-6-7-+
|---R-----|-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-R-5-5-5---5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
+-3-----1-+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+


  +e e e e e e q   q q e e e e   +e q q e e e   q e e e e e e   +e q q e e e  
+----6---6---6-7-+-------------+--------------+---------------+--------------+
|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----4-4---5-|----4-4-4-4-5-|---5---4---4-5-|----4-4-4-4-5-|
+----------------+-3-3-----3---+--------------+-3---3---3-----+--------------+


  q q Q e   +e e q q e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e q e e   e e e e e e e e  
+---------+--------------+-----------------+---------------+---7-7-7-6-6-6-7-+
|-1-1-1-1-|----1---------|-----------------|---------------|-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------|------5-3-1-3-|-----------------|---3-----1-1-3-|-----------------|
+---------+--------------+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-+-1---1-1-------+-----------------+


  +e e e e e e q   q q e e e e   +e q e e e e e   q q e e e e   +e q e e e q  
+----6---6---6-7-+-------------+----------------+-------------+--------------+
|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----4-4---5-|----5-4-4-4-4-5-|-----4---4-5-|----4-4-4-4-5-|
+----------------+-3-3-----3---+----------------+-3-3---3-----+--------------+


  q q Q e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-1-1-1---|-1-1-------------|-----3-----------|-------3-----1---|
|-------5-|-----5-5-3-3---3-|-----------------|-3-------------5-|
+---------+-------------1---+-1-1---1-1-3-1-1-+---1-1---1-1-----+


  e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e q   q e e h   +q e e h   +e e e q e e e  
+---7-7-7-6-6-6-7-+----6---6---6-7-+---------+----5-5---+----7-7---7-7-3-+
|-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-R-5-5-R-|----3-3-R-|----5-5-R-5-5-1-|
|-----------------|----------------|---3-3---|----------|----------------|
+-----------------+----------------+---------+----------+----------------+


  +h h   q q Q e   +e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e q e e e  
+----5-+-3-------+----------------+-----------------+---------------+
|----3-|---5-1-3-|----3-3-----3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|------|---------|--------3-3---3-|-----------------|---------------|
+------+---------+----------------+-----------------+---------------+


  e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e  
+-----------------+------------------+---7-7-7-6-6-6-7-+----6---6---6-7-6-+
|-------------1---|------------------|-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-|----3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|------------------|
+-----------------+----------------3-+-----------------+------------------+


  e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e q   q q e e e e   +e q q e e e   q q e e e e  
+-7---7-7-6-6-6-7-+----6---6---6-7-+-------------+--------------+-------------+
|-5-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----4---4-5-|----4-4---4-5-|-----4---4-5-|
+-----------------+----------------+-3-3---3-----+--------3-----+-3-3---3-----+


  +e q e e e e e   q q Q e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+----------------+---------+------------------+-----------------+
|----------------|-1-1-1-1-|----1-------------|-----------------|
|----4-4-4---4-5-|---------|------5-5-3-3-1-3-|---------------3-|
+----------3-----+---------+------------------+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e q   q e e h   +q e e h  
+-----------------+---7-7-7-6-6-6-7-+----6---6---6-7-+---------+----5-5---+
|-----------------|-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-R-5-5-R-|----3-3-R-|
|-----3---3-1-----|-----------------|----------------|---3-3---|----------|
+-1-1---1-----5-3-+-----------------+----------------+---------+----------+


  +e e e q e e e   +h h   q q Q e   +Q q e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+----7-7---7-7-3-+----5-+-3-------+------------+-----------------+
|----5-5-R-5-5-1-|----3-|---5-1-3-|--------3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------|------|---------|----3-3---3-|-----------------|
+----------------+------+---------+------------+-----------------+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------1-1-----|------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-----1-3-|----3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+----------------5-+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+


  q q q e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e q e e e   q e q e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+-3---------+------------------+---------------+-------------+-----------------+
|---5-1-----|--------3-3-3---3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------1-1-----|
|-------1-3-|----3-3-------3---|---------------|-------------|-1-1-1-1-----1-3-|
+-----------+------------------+---------------+-------------+-----------------+


  +Q e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e E E q e e   e e e e e e e e  
+--------------+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+
|--------------|-----------------|-R-----------|-R---------------|
|----3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-------------|-----5---4-----5-|
+--------------+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+---3-2-1-2-3-+---3---3---3-3---+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e s s e   e e e e e e e e  
+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------3-|-----------------|
|---4-----4---4-5-|-----5---4-----5-|---4-----4---4-5---|-----5---4-----5-|
+-3---3-3---3-----+-3-3---3---3-3---+-3---3-3---3-------+-3-3---3---3-3---+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|----1-------------|-----------------|
|---4-----4---4-5-|-----------------|------5-5-3-3-1-3-|-----------------|
+-3---3-3---3-----+-----------------+------------------+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-+


  e E E E E e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e q   q q Q e   +e e e q e e e  
+-------------+---7-7-7-6-6-6-7-+----6---6---6-7-+---------+----------------+
|-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------|----------------|
|---3-1-3-1---|-----------------|----------------|---------|--------4---4-5-|
+-1---------5-+-3---------------+----------------+-3-3-3-3-+----3-3---3-----+


  q q Q e   +e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+---------+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|---------|----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-1-1-----1-1-----|
|-------5-|----4---4---4-5-|---------------5-|-----5-5-----5-3-|
+-3-3-3---+------3---3-----+-----------------+-----------------+


  e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e q  
+-----------------+------------------+---7-7-7-6-6-6-7-+----6---6---6-7-+
|---3-----------3-|----------------3-|-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------3-------|----3-----3-1-----|-----------------|----------------|
+-1---1-1---1-1---+------1-1-----5---+-----------------+----------------+


  q e e h   +q e e h   +e e e q e e e   +h h   q e e h   +q e e h  
+---5-5---+----5-5---+----7-7---7-7-3-+----5-+---------+----5-5---+
|-R-5-5-R-|----3-3-R-|----5-5-R-5-5-1-|----3-|-R-5-5-R-|----3-3-R-|
|---------|----------|----------------|------|---3-3---|----------|
+---------+----------+----------------+------+---------+----------+


  +e e e q e e e   +h h   q q Q e   +Q q e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+----7-7---7-7-3-+----5-+-3-------+------------+-----------------+
|----5-5-R-5-5-1-|----3-|---5-1-3-|--------3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------|------|---------|----3-3---3-|-----------------|
+----------------+------+---------+------------+-----------------+


  e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+---------------+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------1---|------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-|----3-3-3-3-3-1---|-----------------|
+---------------+-----------------+----------------5-+-3-3-3-3-2-3-2-3-+


  q q q e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e s^s^s e e   Q q q e  
+-3---------+------------------+---------3-2-3-2-----+---------+
|---5-1-----|----------------3-|-5-5-5-5---------5-3-|-1-1-1-1-|
|-------1-3-|----3-3-3-3-3-3---|---------------------|---------|
+-----------+------------------+---------------------+---------+


  e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e s s e   q q q e e  
+-----------------+------------------+-------------------+-3---------+
|---------1-1-----|------------------|-----------------3-|---5-1-----|
|-1-1-1-1-----1-3-|----3-3-3-3-3-1---|-------------3-5---|-------1-3-|
+-----------------+----------------5-+-3-3-3-3-3-3-------+-----------+


  e e e e e e e   e e e e e s^s^s e e   e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e  
+---------------+---------3-2-3-2-----+---------------+-----------------+
|-----3-3-3---3-|-5-5-5-5---------5-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------1-1-----|
|-3-3-------3---|---------------------|---------------|-1-1-1-1-----1-3-|
+---------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------+


  e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   q q q e e   +e e e e e e e e  
+---------------+-----------------+-3---------+------------------+
|---------------|-----------------|---5-1-----|--------3-3-3---3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-----------------|-------1-3-|----3-3-------3---|
+-------------5-+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-----------+------------------+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e  
+-----------------+---------------+---------3-------+------------------+
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------R-3---|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-1-1-1-1-------3-|----3-3-3-3-3-1---|
+-----------------+---------------+-----------------+----------------5-+


  e e e e e e e e   e H e   e h Q   e H e   e h Q   e H e   e h Q   e Q+h   +w  
+-----------------+-------+-----3-+-------+-------+-------+-----3-+-------+----+
|-----------------|-5-R-5-|-5-R---|-5-R-5-|-5-R-3-|-5-R-5-|-5-R---|-5-R---|----|
|-----------------|-------|-----1-|-------|-------|-------|-----1-|-------|----|
+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3---3-+-3-----+-3---3-+-3---1-+-3---3-+-3-----+-3-----+----+


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     __         by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
   +|oo|+       
   +|oo|+       Notes:  w = Whole  h = Half  q = Quarter
     ||                 e = 8th    s = 16th  t = 32nd  x = 64th
     ||
     ||                 Capital durations are dotted notes
     ||                   (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
     ||
     ||             #
     ||         +----+                   +----+
  _  ||  _      |*--*+  = MEASURE        |4:--|  = TIME
  _||_//      |*--*+    REPEATS        |4:--|    SIGNATURES
   | [] |       +----+   (#=Num Repeats) +----+
   | || |
  /  []        + = TIE         ^  = TRIPLET           > = BEND
  ______/      H = HAMMER ON     = SLIDE TO FRET     R = Rest
                P = PULL OFF    X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE  ~ = Trill
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