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Ghost Of A Chance Tab

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Ghost Of A Chance
			by Rush.

 riff A   |--------------------------------------|
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--4--4--4---4----4--4--4--4-----4-------4--4--4--
--0--2--0---23--2--0--2--0-----4-------0--3--0--
-----------------------------0--2----------------
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play riff A again

verse;

p.m.------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

p.m.----------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

p.m.--------------------------------------------|

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

play that section again, but let note ring.


Pre chorus is just the intro riff.

Chorus:

(clean)
--9--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--10-------------------------------------2-----------------------------------
--11-------------------------------------2-----------------------------------
--12-------------------------------------4-----------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------


-------------------------------------------------------------2----2----
--10--10--10------9----------9-------------------------------2----2----
--11--11--11------9----------9-------------------------------3----3----
--12--12--12------9----------9-----------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------9-----------------
-----------------------------------10------10--10-------------9--
----------2(2.5)------------------11------11--11-------------9--
----2--4-----------4---------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

------7---------------------------------------------------------------
-----------9------------------------2---2-------------------109-/11--
--9---------------------------------3---3------------11-----1110/11--
------------------------------------4---4------------12-----1211/12--
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------


----------------------------------------------9--------9-----9---
--2--------------252---------------------910-----910-----9---
--3---------------------2--4/6vvvvvvvv---------------------------
--4--------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

                                   |-- riff A --------------------------------|
				   distortion
-----7-------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------10--109------------------------9----------
--9-----9-------------------------------------11--9vvvvv------911-----11vvvv--
--------------------4------------------------------------11-------------------
--------------------4---------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Verse two is the sam eas verse one, but when you get too...

        "Oh so many.....  "

then play;
let ring-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------2-----
--------2-----------2--------2--------------2--
-----4-----4-----4--------4-----4-----4--------
--4-----------2--------------------------------
-----------------------4-----------4-----------
play that twice, then at;


"  ... we played."

play

-
--------2-----------2----------------------------
-----4-----4-----4-----------4--------4---4---4--
--4-----------2-----------2-----------0---3---0--
-----------------------4-------------------------
-------------------------------------------------
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Chorus 2

Begining with;

"I don't believe..."

---9--9--9---9-----7-------------------7--7----------------2--
--10----10--10-----7-------------------7----------------2--2--
-------------------9-------------------9----------------3-----
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------



--------------------------9---9---9-----------7-----------------------
---5--5--4--2------------10--10--10--9--------7-----------------------
---6--6--4--2---------------------------------9-----------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------9--11--
---------------------------------------------------------9/11---------
----------------------------------------------------------------------


------------------------------------------9--------7---
-----------------------------------------109------7---
---------9--11/13--11vvvvvvvvvv--------------------9---
---9/11------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------

--------------------2------------------------------9---9------------
--------------------2-----------------------------10--10--9------7--
--------------------3------------4---------------------------11--9--
----/11-----------------------------4--2----------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------



--------7--------------2---------------2--	riff A twice.
--------------------------2------------2--
----9------9------------------------------
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------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------


solo
-----------------------------------------------------------
--9--10---9--12vvvvvvvv---10--12/14---12--14/17vvvvvvvvv--
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------

----------------14-----------14------14--17vvv--1714------14----------
---------1418------17(19)------18--------------------17------17(19)-
--1416----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------


--14---------14--14---------------------------------------------
------1714----------1714------14--------------17--14--17--14--
----------------------------16------16(18)---------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------
--14----------17-----------------------------------14----------------
------16--14-----------------------------131416------1614vvvvvvv--
------------------16vvvvvvvv-----1416------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

             p.h.
	      v----v
---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------14--12--14--------------------------------------14--17-----
---1314-------------------13--13--11------------16(18)----------14-
-----------------------11--------------14vvvvvv----------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------14--17--1612--14--------------
----------------14--15--17---------------------14vvvvvvv--
--16/18vvvvvv---------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------14--17---14--16--17vvvvv--16--17--19--16-
----------------141617-------------------------------------------
---------1416-----------------------------------------------------
--1416------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------

--19--19(21)--19(21)19--16--17--19--19(21)--19(21)--19(21)vvvvvvvvv--
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------


outro:
---------------------------------------------------
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---11/13--9------13/14--13--13--11/13vvvvvvvvvv----
-------------11------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------

---------14-----------14--------------------------------
-------------17(19)------17vvvvvvv---141214--12vvvv--
--1416-------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------

--1714--14---14--12--14--12vvv--14(16)vvvvvvvvvv--12--14vvvvvv--
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------
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slow bend.
--14(15)1412------12--14(15)14--14--12vvvvvvvv----
-----------------14------------------------------------
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riff A till end.

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Ghost Of A Chance Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture J_ROC Lead Player	#1 by J_ROC at Aug 13, 1972 at 10:56 AM EST
	this song is so freakin' awesome... i think its about how he realized all the ladies he could of got with but didn't and he dosn't beleive in fate, he just thinks that he can find someone to love. But thats just me.

No Picture foster Average	#2 by foster meng at Nov 4, 1984 at 9:45 AM EST
	First, the lyrics are slightly wrong. It should say "We can find someone to love" not "TO find someone to love". So you have to understand what the term Ghost of a Chance means. It basically means a slim to none chance. So I think Neil is saying that we all have a slim to none chance of finding someone to fall in love with and making that relationship work. Ouch!

No Picture Turbo Grom Wanna Be	#3 by Turbo Grom at Jun 25, 1996 at 2:57 AM EST
	Neil has presented an alternative slant on the love song concept before in "Different Strings", when the message was something like "no need to explain it, no need for fancy meatphors etc". I think this is a similar message that says "we can find love, despite all the shit that goes on". Neil also uses the song to air his disdain for mystical and divine forces and to push through the notion that life is an exercise in chance or luck.

No Picture Toni Average	#4 by Toni at Jan 23, 2005 at 10:10 PM EST
	I think the song has to do with the odds of finding some one are pretty low; due to the amount of people and diffrent paths we take. But people still some how find that one special person.