'Chemistry' by Rush - Guitar Tutorial

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Song- Chemistry
Artist- Rush
Album- Signals


This song is heavily dominated by Geddy's keyboards, but Alex retaliates with an awesome solo!
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Fig. 1  (Play 2x)
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-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------------------5--5--5--5------|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--7----------7--5--5--5--5------|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------10--9-10----5--5--5--5------|
-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3-------------------3--3--3--3------|
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Fig. 2 (Play 2x)
Second time includes overdub:
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-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------------------5--5--5--5-------|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------------------5--5--5--5-------|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------------------5--5--5--5-------|
-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--5---------7---3--3--3--3-------|
--------------------------------8--7-8---------------------|

Approximation of overdub- w/delay                                             _
--13-12----------13-12---------13-12--13-12----------13-12-13-------|
--------15-13-12------15-13-12------15------15-13-12----------------|
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Fig. 3  (2x)  Approximation
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D  DD D   CCC  D  CDC
CD  D   DDC  D DC
GG  G  FF  A   F
D  DD  D  DC/  H H H H

Fig. 4  (10x)
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D  D  D  D

Fig. 2 (2x) Second time with overdub
Fig. 3 (2x)
Fig. 4 (10x)

Pre-solo---                                                        *Solo
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-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------------|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--------------------------------/12-10-----|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--------------------------12-10-----------|
-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--5---------7----/10-8------------------|
--------------------------------8--7-8----8----------------------|

                                 [------A..-------|
---------15--------13-12---------------------------|
--15-13-----13~---------15-13---------------------|
--------------------------------12~---------------|
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   [-------------------Artificial Harmonics------------------]
       _    _
--13-12-10---12-----_--_-------------_---_-------------------|
-----------13------15-13-12-13-15--12-13-12---12-13----------|
----------------------------------------------14------14?----|
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-19?(19)-17-19?--19?(19)----------------------------------------------|
--------------------------18-20?---17?(17)---17~--17?(17)-13-15------|
---------------------------------------------17-----------------------|
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--------13-12~---------13-12~----------13-12----------------|
--13-15----------13-15-----------13-15-------13--13-15------|
-------------------------------------------------12---------|
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             _    _
--13-12-13-12--_--_------------------------------------------|
--------------15-13-12----------_--_----_-_---_-_------------|
-----------------------1412--11-12-115-7-54-5-4--_--------|
-----------------------------------------------------7-5-----|
--------------------------------------------------------7----|
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 [------A..---------------------------------------------|                                                      [ A.. ]
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--_-_------_-_----------15?-15--13--12-13-15--12-13------|
-4-5-4--_-5-7-52/4~---------------------------------14--|
-------7-5-----------------------------------------------|
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        [A.]            [  A..  ]
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--12-13-----------------------------|
-----------10--10--10--12?~~~------|  End Solo
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-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5-------------------------5-------|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--7-------------7----5-------|
-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--------10---9-10--------5-------|
-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--------------------------3------|
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KEY:

A..  -Artificial Harmonics
~      -Vibrato
?      -Full Bend
_       -Hammer On or Pull Off
       -Slide Down
/       -Slide Up
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Tab arrangements by- Janss Adams ([email protected])
Solo by: Chris Aynesworth ([email protected])