Rush: Different Strings From the album Permanent Waves (Mercury Records) Copyright 1980 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Lee Transcribed: Tony Kennedy Last Updated: 2001-09-30 2x Riff 1 --------------------|--------0----------|--------------------------- --1-------3-------1-|------1---0-----1--|-----------0--------------- -------0--0----0--0-|----2---------2----|-----0--2-------0---------- -----2-------4------|------------2------|--------------------------- --0-------0-------0-|--0----------------|--3-----------2---3-------- --------------------|-------------------|--------------------------- Riff 2 (Too much fuss..) ----------0------|--1-----1--------|----------0------|------------- --2---------2----|----1-----1------|--2---------2----|------------- -------2------2--|-----------------|-------2------2--|------------- -----0-----------|------3-----3----|-----0-----------|------------- --2-------2---2--|---------------0-|--2-------2---2--|------------- -----------------|--1--------------|-----------------|------------- --1-----1--3-----|--0----0------------0-------|-------------------- ----1--------3---|--0------0------------0-0---|-------------------- -----------------|--6--------6----------------|-------------------- ------3--------5-|--7---------------7---------|-------------------- -----------------|--0--7-------0--7---------0-|-------------------- --1--------3-----|----------------------------|-------------------- Riff 2 with variation (Peel away...) ----------0-------|-1-----1--------|----------0--------|----------- --2---------2-----|---1-----1------|--2---------2------|----------- -------2------2---|----------------|-------2------2----|----------- -----0------------|-----3-----3----|-----0-------------|----------- --2-------2-----0-|--------------0-|--2-------2-----0--|----------- ------------------|-1--------------|-------------------|----------- --1-----1--3-------|--0----0------------0-------|-------------------- ----1--------3-----|--0------0------------0-----|-------------------- -----------------4-|--6--------6------------6---|-------------------- ------3--------5---|--7---------------7---------|-------------------- -------------------|--0--7-------0--7---------0-|-------------------- --1--------3-------|----------------------------|-------------------- (All there really is....) -----------------0----------|----------0-------7-----5----0-------- --3-5--1-3--0------0--------|------------0-------0-----0----3-1---- --4----2----0--0-------0----|--0----------------------------------- --5----3----0---------------|--------------2--------------2---2---- --3----3----3----3----------|--0-----3-----0-------0--------------- -------1-------------1---0--|-----0-------------------------------- ..both know why Nothing to explain... --3--3--0--0--0-|--0--0--0--0--0--|--------------------0----------- --5--5--3--3--3-|--5--5--5--5--5--|--3--5-1--1-0---------0--------- --5--5--4--4--4-|--5--5--5--5--5--|--4----2----0------------------- --3--3--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--|--5----3----0----0-------0------ ----------------|--0-----0--------|--3----3----3-------3----------- ----------------|-----------------|-------1----1--1-------1----0--- to be found -----------0----------|--7-----5-----0-------|--3-3--0-0-0--0------ --0-----------0-----0-|-----------0-----3--1-|--5-5--3-3-3--5------ ----------------------|----------------------|--5-5--4-4-4--5------ -----------------2----|--------------2-----2-|--3-5--5-5-5--5------ --0------3-------0----|-----0----------------|--------------0------ ------0---------------|----------------------|--------------------- Repeat. after the second chorus add touched harmonics (Electric guitar) ------------|------------------------------------------------------ ------------|-----3-----3------5----7---8-------------------------- ------------|-----4-----4------5----7-7---------------------------- -----(7)----|-----5-----5------5----7------------------------------ --(7)-------|---------5-----3-----5-------------------------------- ------------|--5--------------------------------------------------- trem down 1 1/2 step -------------------------------12---9--11--9b(10)r9---------------- ----------------------------------------------------10------------- --7~~~----------5--7-7--5\----------------------------------------- ----------5-6-7---------------------------------------------------- --------7---------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------- bend up 1/2 step hit and release -------------------------|--14-10-12----12-10----10---------------- -------------------------|-----------13-------13----13-12-10-12---- --(10)r9--7---------9-7--|----------------------------------------- ------------9--7--9------|----------------------------------------- -------------------------|----------------------------------------- -------------------------|----------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Below is a suggestion from C. Bruce: Are you guys sure about these versions? I could swear that the main verse part starts up at the 5th position something like this (caution: this is from memory... and you know how bad my memory can be!): Who's come to slay the dragon... AmAddB? Am7AddB? Csomething? Am7AddB? 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 |-------0---------|-------0---------|-----------------|-------0---------| |---------0-------|---------0-------|-----0-----------|---------0-------| 4-----5---------5-|-----5---------5-|-------2---------|-----5---------5-| 4---7---------7---|---7---------7---|---5-------5---5-|---7---------7---| |-0---------0-----|-5---------5-----|-3-------2---3---|-5---------5-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 4 AmAddB? 4 Am7AddB? 2 Csomething 2 C/B? 0---|---|---|---| 0---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| 0---|---|---|---| 0---|---|---|---| 0---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|-O-|---|---|m |---|-O-|---|---|m |-O-|---|---|---|i |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|-O-|l |---|---|---|-O-|l |---|---|---|-O-|l |---|---|---|-O-|l 0---|---|---|---| |---|-O-|---|---|i |---|-O-|---|---|m |-O-|---|---|---|i |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| 2 C5? |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|---| |---|---|---|-O-|l |---|-O-|---|---|i |---|---|---|---| i = index finger m = middle finger r = ring finger l = little (pinky) finger This version explains some of the string squeek you hear on the recording. The versions you guys have don't... [na na nana na!... ;-)] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------