#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## MANHATTAN PROJECT As recorded by Rush (From the 1985 Album POWER WINDOWS (MERCURY 314 534 635-2)) Words by Peart Music by Lee and Lifeson Arranged by Rush and Peter Collins Transcribed by R.Soto Copyright 1985 Core Music Publishing (SOCAN) Last Updated: 2005-03-04 The Artificial "Pinch" Harmonics played by the guitar in the intro, are picked (& pinched) an octave (12 frets) above each of the 3 fretted notes respectively. Since I ran out of midi guitars within PowerTab with all of the synth work, I have one guitar midi patch in the PowerTab, so I lowered the volume when simulating a clean chorused guitar. Measures 12-20 are supposed to be played on a clean lower volume chorused guitar as is the outro but not as low as the intro. The 2nd verse is mostly a little muted guitar lick. The guitar within the song's main parts in the choruses, has a tight delay that gives it that nervous-jangly flavor. Orchestral Strings tabbed out the best I think Power Tab can do for this. According to an interview with Alex Lifeson in the April 1986 Guitar Player Magazine, the long digital delayed guitar shown here in measures 120-122 & 136-138,is set to "about 700 milliseconds." --- This tab can be freely downloaded in a musically playable PowerTab file from The Power Tab Archive at http://www.powertabs.net/pta.php?page=user,5342 The free Power Tab Editor v1.7 Tablature Software is available at The Official Power Tab Home Website at http://www.power-tab.net/ As always, this tab (and possible future corrections/updates of this tab) in ASCII text (.txt/.tab) was originally and exclusively distributed for free on The Rush-tabs mailing list at Yahoo Groups at http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/rush-tabs/ AND free web-based archival/updated distribution on The Rush Tablature Project Website at: http://www.cygnusproductions.com/rtp/ If you actually paid ANY amount of money for this ASCII text tab file &/or it's Power Tab companion instead of obtaining it for free at the above mentioned websites, you have gotten ripped off my friend! --- Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Overdriven Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'String Ensemble' Intro Q=170 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I Wx9 Q Q. Q. W |------------||------------------|-[10]----| |------------||----[13]---[11]---|---------| |------------||------------------|---------| |------------||------------------|---------| |------------||------------------|---------| |------------||------------------|---------| E7sus4/A A F#m G W W W W |-^0--------|-^5--------|-^2--------|-^3----| |-^0--------|-^5--------|-^2--------|-^3----| |-^7--------|-^6--------|-^2--------|-^4----| |-^7--------|-^7--------|-^4--------|-^5----| |-^5--------|-^7--------|-^4--------|-^5----| |-^5--------|-^5--------|-^2--------|-^3----| G A F#m Gsus4 6/4 W W W W +W. |-^3--------|-^5--------|-^2--------|-^3--------|-(3)----|| |-^3--------|-^5--------|-^2--------|-^3--------|-(3)----|| |-^4--------|-^6--------|-^2--------|-^5--------|-(5)----|| |-^5--------|-^7--------|-^4--------|-^5--------|-(5)----|| |-^5--------|-^7--------|-^4--------|-^3--------|-(3)----|| |-^3--------|-^5--------|-^2--------|-^3--------|-(3)----|| Verse 1 N.C. Gsus2 4/4 Wx14 H H +W |-------------|------10----|-(10)----| |-------------|------10----|-(10)----| |-------------|------12----|-(12)----| |-------------|------12----|-(12)----| |-------------|------10----|-(10)----| |-------------|------------|---------| Gsus2 Csus2 6/4 > +W +W +H W |-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----3----| |-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----3----| |-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----5----| |-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----5----| |-(10)--------|-(10)--------|-(10)----3----| |-------------|-------------|--------------| Verse 2 Csus2 N.C. 4/4 > PM----| PM----------------------| +H E E E E W H E E E E E E E E E E E E |-(3)------------|----------|--------------|-----------------| |-(3)------------|----------|--------------|-----------3-3---| |-(5)----4-2-0-2-|----------|------2-0---0-|---4-4-2-0-----4-| |-(5)------------|----------|----------4---|-----------------| |-(3)------------|----------|--------------|-----------------| |----------------|----------|--------------|-----------------| N.C. PM----| PM----| H E E E E Wx3 H E E E E W |--------------|------------|--------------|------| |--------------|------------|--------------|------| |------4-2-0-2-|------------|------4-2-0-2-|------| |--------------|------------|--------------|------| |--------------|------------|--------------|------| |--------------|------------|--------------|------| N.C. PM----------------------| H E E E E E E E E E E E E Wx4 |--------------|-----------------|--------|| |--------------|-----------3-3---|--------|| |------2-0---0-|---4-4-2-0-----4-|--------|| |----------4---|-----------------|--------|| |--------------|-----------------|--------|| |--------------|-----------------|--------|| Chorus 1 & 2 $ Csus2 Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q E ||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| ||o--------------|-3--3---------|--------------|-3--3----------| ||-----5----3----|------5--3--5-|----5----3----|------5--3--5--| ||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| ||o-3-----3----3-|--------------|-3-----3----3-|---------------| ||---------------|--------------|--------------|---------------| Csus2 +Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q E +Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q. |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| |----------------|-3------------|----------------|-3------------| |-(5)--5----3----|------5--3----|------5----3----|------5--3----| |----------------|------------3-|-(3)------------|--------------| |---------3----3-|----3---------|---------3----3-|----3---------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| Dm Q Q E Q E Q. Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q. Q Q E |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-6----5-------|--------------|-6----5-------| |----7----5----|---------7----|----7----5----|---------5----| |--------------|------------7-|--------------|--------------| |-5-----5----5-|--------------|-5-----5----5-|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| F E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |---------10---8----|-----------10---8---| |------10---------8-|--------10--------8-| |---10--------------|-----10-------------| |-8-----------------|---8----------------| |-------------------|--------------------| 1. 2. To Coda F E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------||-------------------------|| |---------10---8----|-----------10---8---o||-----------10-10-10--10--|| |------10---------8-|--------10--------8--||--------10----------(10)-|| |---10--------------|-----10--------------||-----10-------------(10)-|| |-8-----------------|---8----------------o||---8---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------||-------------------------|| Verse 3 D.S. al Coda & F +H H Wx14 E E E E H |---------------|-------------||-----------------| |-(10)\---------|-------------||-----------10----| |-(10)\---------|-------------||--------10-------| |-(10)\---------|-------------||-----10----------| |---------------|-------------||---8-------------| |---------------|-------------||-----------------| Verse 4 G A F#m G ~~~ ~~~ W Q +H. W Q +H. |-3--------|-5--(5)------|-2--------|-3--(3)----| |-3--------|-5--(5)------|-2--------|-3--(3)----| |-4--------|-6--(6)------|-2--------|-4--(4)----| |-5--------|-7--(7)------|-4--------|-5--(5)----| |-5--------|-7--(7)------|-4--------|-5--(5)----| |-3--------|-5--(5)------|-2--------|-3--(3)----| G E5 F#m G5 G W Q +H Q Q H. E E E E E E E E |-3--------|---------------|----2-------|---------------3--| |-3--------|---------------|----2-------|---------------3--| |-4--------|-9--(9)\-------|----2-------|---------------4--| |-5--------|-9--(9)\-------|----4-------|---------------5--| |-5--------|-7--(7)\-------|----4-------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--| |-3--------|---------------|----2-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--| G A F#m G ~~~ +W Q +H. W W |-(3)--------|-5--(5)------|-2--------|-3----| |-(3)--------|-5--(5)------|-2--------|-3----| |-(4)--------|-6--(6)------|-2--------|-4----| |-(5)--------|-7--(7)------|-4--------|-5----| |-(5)--------|-7--(7)------|-4--------|-5----| |-(3)--------|-5--(5)------|-2--------|-3----| A F#m Gsus4 W W W +W |-5--------|-2--------|-3--------|-(3)----|| |-5--------|-2--------|-3--------|-(3)----|| |-6--------|-2--------|-5--------|-(5)----|| |-7--------|-4--------|-5--------|-(5)----|| |-7--------|-4--------|-3--------|-(3)----|| |-5--------|-2--------|-3--------|-(3)----|| Breakdown Csus2 Gtr II 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 E E E E |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |------------3---|-----------3-------|------------3---|-----------3-------| |------2-3-5-----|---2--3--5-----3-5-|------2-3-5-----|---2--3--5-----3-5-| |----5-----------|-5-----------5-----|----5-----------|-5-----------5-----| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| | | Gtr I | PM-----------| PM-----------------------| PM------| | q q E q E Q +E q q E q q E q E Q +E q q E |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |----------------|-3---(3)-----------|----------------|-3---(3)-----------| |----5-----3-----|---------5---3---5-|----5-----3-----|---------5---3---5-| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| |-3------3-----3-|-------------------|-3------3-----3-|-------------------| |----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------| Csus2 Gtr II Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------10---|--------------10----------| |-------10-11-13------|----10-11--13-------11-13-| |----12---------------|-12--------------12-------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| | | Gtr II | Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------3---|---------------3----------| |--------2--3--5------|-----2--3---5--------3--5-| |-----5---------------|--5---------------5-------| |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| | | Gtr I | PM------------| PM---------| | Q q E q E Q +E q q E |---------------------|--------------------------| |---------------------|--3----(3)----------------| |-----5--------3------|------------5-----3-------| |---------------------|------------------------3-| |-----------3-------3-|--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------10---|--------------10---------| |-------10-11-13------|----10-11--13------------| |----12---------------|-12--------------12------| |---------------------|--------------------12---| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| | | Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------3---|---------------3---------| |--------2--3--5------|-----2--3---5------------| |-----5---------------|--5---------------5------| |---------------------|---------------------5---| |---------------------|-------------------------| | | PM------------| PM---| | Q q E q E Q +E q q E |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|--3----(3)---------------| |-----5--------3------|------------5-----3------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |-----------3-------3-|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| Dm W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q |-17------------|-17------------------|-------------------|-17------20-------| |---------------|------18---17--------|---------17---18---|------------------| |---------------|----------------17---|-----19------------|------------------| |---------------|---------------------|-19----------------|------------------| |---------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------| |---------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------| | | W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H Q Q |---------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------| |-10------------|-10------------------|-------------------|-10------13-------| |---------------|------10----9--------|----------9---10---|------------------| |---------------|----------------10---|-----12------------|------------------| |---------------|---------------------|-12----------------|------------------| |---------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------| | | PM---------| PM-------------| | q q E q E Q. Q Q E q q E q E Q. Q Q E |---------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------| |---------------|--6------5-----------|-------------------|--6----5----------| |-----7----5----|--------------7------|------7-----5------|------------5-----| |---------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------| |--5-----5----5-|---------------------|--5-------5------5-|------------------| |---------------|---------------------|-------------------|------------------| F W W |-20-----------------|-20------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| | | W W |--------------------|---------------------| |-13-----------------|-13------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| | | PM---| PM---| | E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |----------10---8----|------------10---8---| |-------10---------8-|---------10--------8-| |----10--------------|------10-------------| |--8-----------------|----8----------------| |--------------------|---------------------| F |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |----3-----| |----3-----| E E a E E E a E E E a E E E a E |-20-19----17s15-18-17----15s13-17-15---13s12-15-13---12s10-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | |-----3-----| |-----3-----| |----3-----| |----3-----| | E E a E E E a E E E a E E E a E |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-13-12----10s=8-12-11-----9s=6-10--8----6s=5--8--6----5s=3-| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| | | PM------------| | E E E E E Q E |-----------------------------------------------------------| |----------------------10-------------8---------------------| |----------------10---------------------------------8-------| |-------10--------------------------------------------------| |--8--------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| G7sus4 |----3-----| |----3-----| |----3-----| E E a E E E E E a E E E a E |-13-12----10s7------------------------------------|| |---------------11----13-12----10s8----------------|| |------------------10---------------10-9------7s5--|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| | | |----3-----| |----3-----| |----3-----| | E E a E E E E E a E E E a E |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |-10--9-----7s4------------------------------------|| |----------------9----10--9-----7s5----------------|| |-------------------8----------------8-7------5s3--|| |--------------------------------------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E |---------------13----13------------13-------------|| |-------13------13-13-13----13------13---(13)------|| |-------12---------12-------12-----------(12)------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------------|| Chorus 3 Csus2 Gtr I E E E E E E E E |-(13)------(13)------(13)------(13)------| |-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-| |------(12)------(12)------(12)------(12)-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | Q Q E Q E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-------------5--------------3------------| |-----------------------------------------| |---3-------------------3--------------3--| |-----------------------------------------| E E E E H W W |-(13)------(13)----------|--------------|--------------| |-(13)-(13)-(13)----------|--------------|--------------| |------(12)---------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| | | Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q E |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| |---3---------3-----------|--------------|-3--3---------| |----------------5---3--5-|----5----3----|------5--3--5-| |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------------|-3-----3----3-|--------------| |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| Csus2 +Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q E +Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q. |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| |----------------|-3------------|----------------|-3------------| |-(5)--5----3----|------5--3----|------5----3----|------5--3----| |----------------|------------3-|-(3)------------|--------------| |---------3----3-|----3---------|---------3----3-|----3---------| |----------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| Dm Q Q E Q E Q. Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q. Q Q E |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |--------------|-6----5-------|--------------|-6----5-------| |----7----5----|---------7----|----7----5----|---------5----| |--------------|------------7-|--------------|--------------| |-5-----5----5-|--------------|-5-----5----5-|--------------| |--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| F E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |---------10---8----|-----------10---8---| |------10---------8-|--------10--------8-| |---10--------------|-----10-------------| |-8-----------------|---8----------------| |-------------------|--------------------| E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|------13----13----13------| |---------10---8----|---13-13-13-13-13-13-(13)-| |------10---------8-|---12----12----12----(12)-| |---10--------------|--------------------------| |-8-----------------|--------------------------| |-------------------|--------------------------| Csus2 Gtr I E E E E E E E E |-(13)------(13)------(13)------(13)------| |-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-(13)-| |------(12)------(12)------(12)------(12)-| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| | | Gtr I | Q Q E Q E |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-------------5--------------3------------| |-----------------------------------------| |---3-------------------3--------------3--| |-----------------------------------------| E E E E H W W |-(13)------(13)----------|--------------|--------------| |-(13)-(13)-(13)----------|--------------|--------------| |------(12)---------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| | | Q E Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q E |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| |---3---------3-----------|--------------|-3--3---------| |----------------5---3--5-|----5----3----|------5--3--5-| |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| |-------------------------|-3-----3----3-|--------------| |-------------------------|--------------|--------------| Dsus2+5/F Csus2 Q H. Q E Q Q E +Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q. |----0-------|--------------|----------------|--------------| |----3-------|-3------------|----------------|-3------------| |----3-------|------5--3----|------5----3----|------5--3----| |----3-------|------------3-|-(3)------------|--------------| |------------|----3---------|---------3----3-|----3---------| |------------|--------------|----------------|--------------| D6sus2 Dm Q H Q Q. Q Q E Q Q E Q E Q. Q Q E |----0-------|--------------|--------------|--------------| |----0-------|-6----5-------|--------------|-6----5-------| |----7----5--|---------7----|----7----5----|---------5----| |----7-------|------------7-|--------------|--------------| |----5-------|--------------|-5-----5----5-|--------------| |------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| F Bb6sus4 C6sus4 Bb6sus4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------------------|--------------------| |---------10---8-8-8-|---10-10-10---8-8-8-| |------10------8-8-8-|---10-10-10---8-8-8-| |---10---------8-8-8-|---10-10-10---8-8-8-| |-8------------------|--------------------| |--------------------|--------------------| C6sus4 Bb6sus4 C6sus4 Q Q Q Q Q E E +H |---------------|--------------------|| |-10--10--8--8--|-10--10-10-(10)\----|| |-10--10--8--8--|-10--10-10-(10)\----|| |-10--10--8--8--|-10--10-10-(10)\----|| |---------------|--------------------|| |---------------|--------------------|| Guitar Solo Gsus2 Gtr I ~~~~ ~~~ Q +H E E Q +H +Q H Q E E H +H |--------------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------| |-10--(10)\----------|--------------------|---------7----|---------------| |-12--(12)\----11----|-14--(14)----(14)\--|--------------|-[7]----(7)----| |-12--(12)\-------12-|--------------------|-----------10-|---------------| |-10--(10)\----------|--------------------|--------------|---------------| |--------------------|--------------------|--------------|---------------| N.C. ~~~~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~ H +E E E E H a H +H Q Q |--------------14----|-12----(12)s17----|-(17)----------| |-(8)----(8)------15-|------------------|---------------| |-(7)----(7)---------|------------------|------------9--| |--------------------|------------------|---------7-----| |--------------------|------------------|---------------| |--------------------|------------------|---------------| N.C. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ W +W +W +W |----------|------------|------------|--------|| |----------|------------|------------|--------|| |-7--------|-(7)--------|-(7)--------|-(7)----|| |----------|------------|------------|--------|| |----------|------------|------------|--------|| |----------|------------|------------|--------|| Outro Csus2 Q Q. Q E Q Q Q Q 5x ||---------------|--------------|| ||o--------------|-3-----------o|| ||-----5----3----|----3---------|| ||---------------|-------5------|| ||o------------3-|----------3--o|| ||---------------|--------------|| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths *************************************************************************************** * Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org * ***************************************************************************************