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Rush › Spirit Of Radio Guitar Tab

Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4

Exit... Stage Left Tabs:

  1. Spirit Of Radio
  2. Red Barchetta
  3. YYZ
  4. Passage To Bangkok
  5. Closer To The Heart
  6. Jacob's Ladder
  7. Broon's Bane
  8. Trees
  9. Xanadu
  10. Freewill
  11. Tom Sawyer
  12. La Villa Strangiato
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Rush - "The Spirit Of Radio"
Transcribed by Damon Schmidt.
	

Key to Notation: T = Tap, P = Pull-off, H = Hammer-on

 Main Riff-

 T P  P  H  T   P  P  H  T  P  P  H  T  P  P  P  H
---^--^--^--^---^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^----
-7--5--3--5--10--5--3--5--7--5--3--5--9--7--5--3--5---
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 T P  P  H  T   P  P  H  T  P  P  H  T  P  P  P  H
---^--^--^--^---^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^----
-7--5--3--5--10--5--3--5--7--5--3--5--9--7--5--3--5---
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                    Repeat Main Riff 7 Times
                   
  While Guitar 1    T P  P  H  T   P  P  H  T  P  P  H  T  P  P  P  H 
  is repeating     ---^--^--^--^---^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^--^----
  the main riff->  -7--5--3--5--10--5--3--5--7--5--3--5--9--7--5--3--5---
  Guitar 2 is      ------------------------------------------------------
  playing a full   ------------------------------------------------------
  extension E5     ------------------------------------------------------
  a la Tom Sawyer  ------------------------------------------------------
                                               Ascending patt. Repeat 4 times
'Tom Sawyer' E5 0      -----------------------|----------------------------
                5      -----------------------|----------------------------
                4      -----------------------|----------------------------
                2      --4--2--0-----0--------|--------------------------2-
                2      -----------3-----3--2--|--------------0--2--3--4----
                0      -----------------------|--0--2--3--4----------------

  E         B5          G#5                     A5                    B5
------|-----------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------
------|-----------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------
--1---|-----------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------
--2---|-----9----|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----9-------
--2---|-----9----|-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----9-------
--0---|-----7----|-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|-----7-------

   Pre-verse riff

  E               B5             G#5                A5
--------0---------------0---------------0------------------------
--------0--0------------0--0---------------0---------------------
--1---------------4---------------------------------2-------P----
--2---------------4---------------6-----------------2-------^----
--2------------0--2--2------------6-----------------0--0--4--2---
--0--0-------------------------0--4--4--------4--4---------------

   Verse riff one(times 2)  "Begin the day..."

  E               B5             G#5                A5
--------0---------------0---------------0------------------------
--------0--0------------0--0---------------0---------------------
--1---------------4---------------------------------2--2--4------
--2---------------4---------------6-----------------2--2--4------
--2------------0--2--2------------6-----------------0--0--2------
--0--0-------------------------0--4--4--------4--4---------------

   Repeat Pre-verse section once then-

   Verse riff two(times 2) "Off on your way..."

--------4--0---------2--2---------4--0----------------
-----0--5--0------0--0--4---------4--0----------------
--1------------4-------------------------2--2--4------
--2------------4------------6------------2--2--4------
--2------------2------------6------------0--0--2------
--0-------------------------4--4----------------------

   End Verse riff

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

Mute all notes on the staff below...

----------------------  Play this muted part twice, then repeat(14 times)
--7--5--3---9--7--5---  while the other gtr plays the Main riff(also 14 times)
----------------------
----------------------
----------------------
----------------------

  "All this machinery..."
  Let all chords ring freely(times 4)

  E                 B5                G#5               A       B
--0---0------0------2---2------2------4---4------4------0---0---2-------------
--1---1------1------4---4------4------4---4------4------2---2---4-------------
--1---1------1------4---4------4------5---5------5------2---2---4-------------
--2---2------2------4---4------4------6---6------6------2---2---4-------------
--2---2------2------2---2------2------6---6------6------0---0---2-------------
--0---0------0------------------------4---4------4----------------------------

  Repeat End verse riff, repeat muted part(times 2), repeat muted part
  (times 14) and Main riff(times 14), then-

  Repeat the following measure twice

  E                D/F#             E/G#
--0---0---0--0--0-------------------0---0---0--0--0---------------------------
--0---0---0--0--0--3---3---3--3--3--0---0---0--0--0--3---3---3--3--3----------
--1---1---1--1--1--2---2---2--2--2--4---4---4--4--4--2---2---2--2--2----------
--2---2---2--2--2--0---0---0--0--0--2---2---2--2--2--0---0---0--0--0----------
--2---2---2--2--2--x---x---x--x--x--x---x---x--x--x--x---x---x--x--x----------
--0---0---0--0--0--2---2---2--2--2--4---4---4--4--4--2---2---2--2--2----------

  Repeat Pre-verse riff once , End Verse riff once
  Repeat Main riff twice, then a descending scale that
  I haven't tried to figure out yet, then the ascending
  patt. 4 times, then-

--4---4---5---7---------------------------------------------------------------
--5---5---5---5---------------------------------------------------------------
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  this pattern varies slightly times 3, Ascending patt, times 2, then above
  pattern with variations, then Ascending patt. times two, then solo, Ascending
  patt, times 5, Main riff once , then-

--0---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--0--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--1-------------9------------------------------------------------------------
--2-------------9------------------------------------------------------------
--2-------------7------------------------------------------------------------
--0---------------------------------------------------------------------------

  Sorry, no solo yet, but soon.

  Everything should be fairly obvious.  When I have more time I'll tab
  some more stuff- the complete Bastille Day with some of the solo, the
  Natural Science solo, Entre Nous, complete The Trees, Closer To The
  Heart, Freewill,  Show Don't Tell, Working Man, 2112, maybe more too :)

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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Jeff
Average 		#1 by Jeff Berg at Nov 7, 1977 at 9:06 AM EST
they take the simple task of listening to the radio and turn it into this magical endevour. its really quite moving
 
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chris
Wanna Be 		#2 by chris valverde at Sep 27, 1990 at 6:03 AM EST
This song is simply amazing. No wonder it's one of the '500 best songs' in the Rock and Roll HOF. I agree that it has an obvious meaning. The simple delight it used to bring was much more profound then it is today, simple because of the money makers and the greedy 'salesmen'. When you listen to music today, the meaning is so surface level; and I'm being general there, though. You still get great music here and there, but it's nothing like this. It's nothing like Rush and it's nothing like the radio used to be.
 
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Murders in the
Average 		#3 by Murders in the Rue Morgue at Mar 26, 1991 at 12:47 PM EST
jesus only 4 comments?! thats all?!! its spirit of the radio people! this song is gloriously amazing
 
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Ben
Rhythm Player 		#4 by Ben at Mar 3, 1992 at 1:53 AM EST
By the way the radio station is CFNY and they are not that mainstream ( at least 1984-1988) they were not. Great song
 
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Peter
Wanna Be 		#5 by Peter Lambden at Jun 6, 1993 at 9:05 PM EST
this is a great song to wake up to...starts your day off right. as far as the meaning, i think Philosophic_Musings hit it right on the head...music is a great thing, but can be ruined by the music industry...its up to the musicians to make music for the right reasons...obviously rush has always done that
 
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jordan
Wanna Be 		#6 by jordan at Sep 16, 1995 at 1:13 AM EST
hey rapisgarbage (i toatally agree with ur user name.) if u dont like then dont commet on it
 
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Speed Demon
Professional 		#7 by Speed Demon at Aug 17, 1998 at 11:13 AM EST
"One likes to believe in the freedom of music, But glittering prizes and endless compromises Shatter the illusion of integrity." This statement describes many many artists in the music industry, they begin with integrity, but then lose it by "selling out".... Bands such as Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Motley Crue, and though I am glad they have lost their integrity, artists such as Brittany Spears, Ashlee Simpson. They and many more have proven the point that musicians seeking "glittering prizes" will end up with "endless comprimises" ultimately end up "shattering" their careers and loosing many of their once adoring fans.
 
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bilbo
n00b! 		#8 by bilbo baggins at Jun 30, 2006 at 8:12 PM EST
another way to play the intro riff without tapping is:
e2p0---5p0---2p0---4p2p0------------------------------------------
b---3p0---3p0---3p0-----3p0---------------------------------------

(on the top two strings)
 
 

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