'Xanadu' by Rush - Guitar Tutorial

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Subject : Xanadu tabs

Transcription by Charles Grogan ([email protected])


intro riff
1

--12-------11---------12------11--------|
-----10-12----9--10------10-12---9--10--|
9-------------------9-------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|


main theme
2    3

--0-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
--0-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
--4-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
--2-|-0-------4-2-0---0---------------|----------------------------------|
--2-|---4-2-0-------4---4-2-0->-4-2-0-|----------------------------------|
0---|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


long scale after main theme
4

----------------------------------------------------------------0-|----------|
----------------------------------------------------------------0-|----------|
----------------------------------------------------------------4-|----------|
0-------4-2-0---2-0-----0---------------------------------------2-|----------|
--4-2-0-------4-----4-2---4-2-0-4-2-0---2-0-----0-------------2-2-|----------|
--------------------------------------4-----4-2---4-2-0-4-2-0---0-|----------|


chord work:

First time- guitar, percussion and synth come in
2nd-bass comes in
3rd-full drums kit, synth fades out
5

---5--2--0--0---|
9--7--4--2--0---|
9--7--4--2--4---|
9--7--4--2--5---|
7--5--2--0--5---|
------------3---|


Fourth time:
6

---5-2-0----0-----0-------0---0-----------0----0-0-0-|
-9-7-4-2--2----0-------0-------0-----------0---0-0-0-|
-9-7-4-2-2---4-------3-----1-----1-----------1-4-3-6-|
-9-7-4-2-----5-----4-------2-----------2-------5-3-7-|
-7-5-2-0-----5-----4-------2---------2---------5-2-7-|
-------------3-----2-------0-------0-----------3-2-5-|

7

-------0-----------0------0-0-0-|
---------0-----------0----0-0-0-|
-----------1-----------1--4-3-8-|
-----2-----------2--------5-4-9-|
---2-----------2----------5-4-9-|
-0-----------0------------3-2-7-|


Progression during lyrics ('To seek...')

8               9

0-0-------0---|-0-0-------0---|--------------------------------------|
0-0-----0---0-|-0-0-----0---0-|--------------------------------------|
1-3---3-------|-8-6---6-------|--------------------------------------|
2-4-4---------|-9-7-7---------|--------------------------------------|
2-4-----------|-9-7-----------|--------------------------------------|
0-2-----------|-7-5-----------|--------------------------------------|


In between '..Paradise' and 'I had heard..'

10

2-0-3-1-0------------------------------------------------------------|
3-1-3-1-0------------------------------------------------------------|
2-2-4-2-1------------------------------------------------------------|
0-2-5-3-2------------------------------------------------------------|
--0-5-3-2------------------------------------------------------------|
----3-1-0------------------------------------------------------------|


Then the chord sequence during 'I have heard...' etc. Here I've pinned
down all chords, for it's not all repetition.

11

E G A G E B A G A   E B A G A E G A G E|


The second one runs from 'I scaled the frozen...'

12

E G A G E B A G A   E B A G A E G A G E| E G


and going over in the picking passage.

13                              14

------------------0-----------|-------------------0------------------|
----3-------3-------3---------|-----3-------3-------3----------------|
--2---0---2---0-------0-------|-------0-------0-------0--------------|
0-----------------------------|---7-------7--------------------------|
--------1-------3-------------|-5---------------3--------------------|
------------------------3-2-0-|---------6---------------3-2-0--------|

Two versions here, the first one is how Alex plays it, the second
one just a different fingering. See what suits you best.


Solo:

15

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------17!--19!--19->-(21)!--21->-(22)!--------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
0->-(2)--0->-(2)-----------------------------------------------------|


16

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------_--------|
-----9-11->-(13)-(13)->-11!------11-11-9-11->-(13)-(13)->-11-9----9!-|
9-11------------------------9-11-------------------------------11----|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|

17

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
7-6-4-------------------------------------11->-(12)->-11-9!----------|
------7-5-4-5-4------------------------------------------------------|
----------------7-5-4-0----------------------------------------------|
------------------------2->-(3)-(3)->-2-0----------------------------|

18

------------------------12-------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
9->-(11)--9->-(11)->-9!----------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|

19              20
    _
|-15-12----12-|-15->-(17)-15-15-15-15-14-12----------------------------|
|-------15----|-----------------------------15-14-12-------------------|
|-------------|--------------------------------------14-13-12----------|
|-------------|-----------------------------------------------14-13-12-|
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
 [two times]

21           22
                                             _        _
-----------|------------------------_------12-15----12-15----|-------|
-----------|---------------_------12-15----------15-------15-|-------|
-----------|---------_---12-14----------14-------------------|-------|
-----------|---_---12-14-------14----------------------------|-------|
14-13-12---|-12-14-------------------------------------------|-------|
---------15|-------------------------------------------------|-------|

23

---------------------------------------17->-(19)-(19)->-17-17-15->-14-|
17->-(19)--17->-(19)-17-17->-(19)->-17--------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|

24       25

--------|-----2-------------0-------------3----------------1---------|
17-15->-|-------3-------------1-------------3------------1-----------|
--------|---2--------------------------------------------------------|
--------|-0---------------2------------------------------------------|
--------|---------------0---------------5--------------3-------------|
--------|-----------------------------3--------------1---------------|

26                            27

-------------------------16-|-0------|
-17--------------17---------|-0------|
-------16------------16-----|-4------|
---14-----------------------|-2------|
----------14----------------|-2------|
----------------------------|-0------|

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Explanation on used symbols:

|  - A pair of these indicate a part of music, not the usuals bars.
:  - Indicates that a part is to be repeated. This may be ommited, you should
     hear it too.
_  - Indicates a hammer-on or pull-off (You should know which is appropriate)
>  - Indicates a bend-up or down or a slide. With a bend, the note to bend to
     is between '(' and ')'. Use the whammy for a downbend. With a slide, the
     follow-up note is the one to be slid to.
!  - Indicates vibrato.
^  - Indicates harmonics. Is printed below the note.

For corrections or questions on the tabs, contact the author. If no e-mail
address is included, contact Frank or Jason, addresses below.

For remarks, suggestions or additions on the tab 'archive', contact:

Frank                       or      Jason
([email protected])                  (bold%[email protected])

HAPPY PLAYING!!