Rush: A Passage to Bangkok From the album 2112 (Mercury Records) Copyright 1976 Core Music Publishing Music By Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Comments/corrections to C. D. Bruce Transcribed by Charles Grogan and Branden Robinson Riff A (intro/verse) s s E s E s e e +s s s s e:--------|----------------------------------------------------------| B:--------|----------------------------------------------------------| G:--------|o---------------------------------------------------------| D:--------|o---------------------------------------------------------| A:--------|--7-----5-----7s2-2-(2)-2---------------------------------| E:--0--0--|-----0-----0---------------0--0---------------------------| E s E s e e +e s s e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:------------------------------------------------------------------o| D:------------------------------------------------------------------o| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:--8--0--7--0--8s3-3-(3)-0--0---------------------------------------| Riff B (played over second half of riff A) s s s s e e e e q e:--10-10-10-10-9--9--------9----------------------------------------| B:--8--8--8--8--7--7--10-10-7----------------------------------------| G:--------------------7--7-------------------------------------------| D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| Riff C (played in harmony with riff A) q q s E q q q s E q e:-----------------|-------------------------------------------------| B:--8--7--8--p7----|-------------------------------------------------| G:--------------8--|--9--8--9--p8------------------------------------| D:-----------------|--------------9----------------------------------| A:-----------------|-------------------------------------------------| E:-----------------|-------------------------------------------------| AH----------------------------| Riff D (pre-chorus) q q q e s s q q q e s s e:--------------------|-----------3--3--3----------------------------| B:--------------------|--5--5--5--3--3--3----------------------------| G:--9-s7-s9-s4--4--4--|--5--5--5--4--4--4----------------------------| D:--9-s7-s9-s4--4--4--|--5--5--5--5--5--5----------------------------| A:--7-s5-s7-s2--2--2--|--3--3--3--5--5--5----------------------------| E:--------------------|-----------3--3--3----------------------------| Riff E (chorus) q e e e e e e e e +q +e e e e e:--2-----3-----7-----5--|-(5)-s2-(2)-(2)-3--2-----------------------| B:--3-----5-----8-----7--|-(7)-s3-(3)-(3)-3--3-----------------------| G:--2-----5-----7-----7--|-(7)-s2-(2)-(2)-2--2--0--------------------| D:-----------------------|----------------------0--------------------| A:-----------------------|-------------------------------------------| E:-----------------------|-------------------------------------------| q e e +e e e e q e e e s s s s s s e:-----------------------|-------------------------------------------| B:-----------------------|-------------------------------------------| G:-----------------------|-----------7--7--7--7--7--7----------------| D:--5--4--5-(5)-4--5--7s-|-s2--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7----------------| A:--5--4--5-(5)-4--5--7s-|-s2--7-----5--5--5--5--5--5----------------| E:--3--2--3-(3)-2--3--5s-|-s0--5-------------------------------------| q s s e e e e e e e e e h e:--2--2--2--3-----7-----8--|-----7-----2--2-------------------------| B:--3--3--3--5-----8-----8--|-----8-----3--3-------------------------| G:--2--2--2--5-----7-----7--|-----7-----2--2-------------------------| D:--------------------------|----------------------------------------| A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------| E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------| q e e +e e e e w +w e:-----------------------|-----|-------------------------------------| B:-----------------------|-----|-------------------------------------| G:-----------------------|-----|-------------------------------------| D:--5--4--5-(5)-4--5--7s-|-s2--|-(2)---------------------------------| A:--5--4--5-(5)-4--5--7s-|-s2--|-(2)---------------------------------| E:--3--2--3-(3)-2--3--5s-|-s0--|-(0)---------------------------------| Rhythm under solo (4/4 time) e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------| B:--------------------------|----------------------------------------| G:o-4--4-----4-----4--4-----|----------------------------------------| D:o-4--4-----4-----4--4-----|--4--4-----4-----4--4-------------------| A:--2--2-----2-----2--2-----|--4--4-----4-----4--4-------------------| E:--------------------------|--2--2-----2-----2--2-------------------| (7/8 time) x4 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------| B:--------------------------|----------------------------------------| G:--------------------------|-----------------7---------------------o| D:--5--5-----5-----5--5-----|--7--7-----7-----7---------------------o| A:--5--5-----5-----5--5-----|--7--7-----7-----5----------------------| E:--3--3-----3-----3--3-----|--5--5-----5----------------------------| (4/4 time) e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------| B:--------------------------|----------------------------------------| G:--4--4-----4-----4--4-----|----------------------------------------| D:--4--4-----4-----4--4-----|--4--4-----4-----4--4-------------------| A:--2--2-----2-----2--2-----|--4--4-----4-----4--4-------------------| E:--------------------------|--2--2-----2-----2--2-------------------| (7/8 time) (2/4 time) e e e e e e e e e e e e e e +e +h e:--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------| B:--------------------------|-----------------------|----------------| G:--------------------------|-----------------7-(7)-|-(7)------------| D:--5--5-----5-----5--5-----|--7--7-----7-----7-(7)-|-(7)------------| A:--5--5-----5-----5--5-----|--7--7-----7-----5-(5)-|-(5)------------| E:--3--3-----3-----3--3-----|--5--5-----5-----------|----------------| Solo Rhythm not strictly notated; instead approximate measure markers are present. The numbers above the tab staves indicate which iteration of the underlying B5/F#5/G5/A5/D5 progression is being played. 1 | | | 2 e:----------------------------------------------10-12-10----10------------| B:--10----------------------------------12~--12----------12----12b15r12~--| G:---9b11r9-7-7b9r7---7-\-4h7p4h7p4h7p4-----------------------------------| D:------------------9-----------------------------------------------------| A:------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | e:------------------------------------------------------------------| B:--14p12----12----------12-10--------------------------------------| G:-------h13----14b16r14-------11-9-11-9b11r9~-9b11--(9)b11r9b11r9--| D:------------------------------------------------------------------| A:------------------------------------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------------------------------------| AH------------------- | 3 e:-----------------------------| B:-----------------------------| G:--9-8-7----------------------| D:--------9-8-7----------------| A:--------------9-8-7----------| E:--------------------11-10-9--| AH continued--------------| | | | 4 e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B:-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G:------------------------------------------------------------------7---7--| D:--------------------------------------------------------------7-9---9----| A:----------------------------------------------------------9-9------------| E:--7-7--7--7-7h9-9--9--9-9h10-10--10--10-10s12-12-12-12-12----------------| | | e:-------------------------------------------7-9-10-10b12r10-7-7h10p7----7--| B:--------------------7-10-10b12r10-7---7-10-------------------------h10----| G:--9b11r9p7---9-9b11-----------------9-------------------------------------| D:-----------7--------------------------------------------------------------| A:--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:--------------------------------------------------------------------------| | e:--------10-----------------------------------------------| B:--10-12----12b15r12--12-12-12--10h12-12-12--12p10----10--| G:-------------------------------------------------h11-----| D:---------------------------------------------------------| A:---------------------------------------------------------| E:---------------------------------------------------------| 5 e:--------------------------------------------------------------------| B:--10p7-------------10------10------10------10-10---------10-10------| G:------9p7---7-9b11----9b11----9b11----9b11-----9b11-9b11-----9b11-/-| D:---------h9---------------------------------------------------------| A:--------------------------------------------------------------------| E:--------------------------------------------------------------------| | correct this | | e:------------------17----------------------------------------------------| B:------------17b19----(19)r17p15----15-------15-------15-------15--------| G:--(11)-/-16--------------------h16----14b16----14b16----14b16----14b16--| D:------------------------------------------------------------------------| A:------------------------------------------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------------------------------------------| DONE e:------------------------------------| B:--12-12-10----10-12b4r12p10---------| G:-----------11---------------9-\-7~--| D:------------------------------------| A:------------------------------------| E:------------------------------------| Fill 1 (riff E) e:--14-14-15--15-15-15-14--| e:----------5---------------5------| B:--15-15-15--15-15-15-15--| B:------7-----7---------7-----7----| G:--14-14-14--14-14-14-14--| G:----7---7-----7-----7---7-----7--| D:-------------------------| D:--7-------------7----------------| A:-------------------------| A:---------------------------------| E:-------------------------| or E:---------------------------------| (live) PM--------------------------| Fill 2 (riff E) e:-------------------------| B:-------------------------| G:-------------------------| D:----------0-0-1-1-2-4----| A:--0-0-4-4----------------| E:-------------------------| Fill 3 (riff E) e:-----------------------------| B:-----------------------------| G:-----------------------------| D:--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| A:--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--| E:--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--| Riff F e:-----------------2-----------| B:-----------------3-----------| G:-----------------2-----------| D:--5--4-5--4-5-7--0-----------| A:--5--4-5--4-5-7--0-----------| E:--3--2-3--2-3-5--2-----------| Remarks: This song is in E minor except during the chorus, where it's D major. It uses 4/4 time except during the solo, where it goes into a bizarre game of meter shifting (notated above). The main riffs are played with some minor ad lib rhythmic variations throughout the song. Generally the riffs are notated as they first appear. The solo and fills have no length/measure notation yet. Some people may not like some of the chord voicings I've used; leave out the thirds if you're playing with a lot of saturation. The live version (from _Exit...Stage Left_) has some differences. The harmony part is reworked; Alex simply plays the higher voice, without any artificial harmonics. The high riff (B) in unison with some mess Neil does on weird cymbals and bells is missing -- Neil does it alone. The pick-up A5 chord before the D5 in the chorus is also absent except at the very end of the song, and the power chord section in riff E is less busy in general. Geddy played the rhythm guitar part on his double-neck live, and in addition to adding some ad lib fret-hand muted "scuffs" between most of the measures, the last D5 chord before the pattern repeats is often followed by a C#5 a half-step lower, as a transition to the B5 following. Naturally, some of the solo is different, as parts of it sound like they were improvised in the studio, so they were improvised live as well. This is mainly the stuff during and after the "unison" part with the rhythm chords, and before the series of unison bends in the tenth and fifteenth positions. Features of the live solo (improvements, as far as I'm concerned) include putting a little more melody in the unison part, and a really long bend. If someone would like to tab the live solo, be my guest. Tablature explanation: | - bar line, merely a separator when length notation absent |----| |----| |o--o| repeat |o--o| |----| |----| w - whole note h - half note q - quarter note e - eighth note s - sixteenth note t - thirty-second note x - sixty-fourth note Captial lengths indicate dotted notes, + indicates tied note Length notations with no information below them indicate rests Duplets, triplets, and their ilk are indicated by "---3---" and similar constructs above the note lengths h - hammer on p - pull off tr - trill b - bend (use tremolo bar for downbend) r - release bend s - slide / - slide up \ - slide down ~ - vibrato t - tap (with strumming hand) x - fret-hand muting + - wah pedal back o - wah pedal forward () optional note, or note held from previous articulation <> natural harmonics [] artificial (pinch) harmonics NH natural harmonics AH artificial (pinch) harmonics TH tapped harmonics PM palm mute