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Subdivisions Tab

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From: jimmy@news.walrus.com (Jimmy Pena)
Subject: RUSH TAB: Subdivisions
Date: 7 Oct 1996 12:22:19 -0400


Hello readers,

Rush - Subdivisions

Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com

| - not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ - vibrato or held note
x - percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. - staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide
/ - slide up from infinity
 - slide down into infinity
 - natural harmonic (or pinch harmonic)
3(b5) - bend note up from 3rd to 5th fret
3(b5r3) - bend note up from 3rd to 5th fret, then return to 3rd fret
o  _
o  /   repeat sign (always look for these!)

Song progression:

Keyboard/Synth intro (arranged for guitar)
[244322]
  F# F# F#  F# F# F#
  F# F# F#  F# F# F#

Guitar enters:
  F# F# F#  F# F# F#
  F# F# F#  F# F# F#

  F# F# F#  F# F# F#
  F# F# F#  F# F# F#

  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#    (/w  2 4 2 4 pattern below)
  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#    (    "         "      "   )

[x24432][x0222x]
  Bm Bm   A A   Bm Bm   A A    Bm Bm   A A

[355433]
  G      A     Bm    G     A     Bm

Guitar/Keyboard tradeoff:
  G G  A A  Bm Bm  Bm Bm
  G G  A A  Bm

  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#          |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---4---4---4---|
                               |---------------|
                               |-2---2---2---2-|

 F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#
Sprawling on the fringes of the city

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm   A   A   A  A
 In geometric order,

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm   A   A   A  A
 An insulated border,

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm    A   A   A  A
 In between the bright lights

         G G  A A  Bm Bm  Bm  Bm
And the far unlit unknown

G G  A A

  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#          |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---4---4---4---|
                               |---------------|
                               |-2---2---2---2-|

  F#  F#   F#   F#   F#    F#   F#   F#
Growing up it all seems so one-sided

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm  A   A   A  A
 Opinions all provided,

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm  A   A   A  A
 The future predecided,

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm     A   A   A  A
 Detached and subdivided

        G G   A A        Bm Bm   Bm  Bm
In the mass production zone.

  G G     A A   Bm Bm    Bm Bm    G G  A A  Bm Bm  Bm Bm
Nowhere is the dreamer or the    misfit so alone.

Repeat twice:

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------4--4---2---4---4-----------------------------------|
D:------0------0---0---0-------------------------------------|
A:----2------------------------------------------------------|
E:--3--------------------------------------------------------|

Above riff x11 /w lyrics:

Subdivisions -
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
Subdivision -
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out
Any escape might help to smooth
The unattractive truth
But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
The restless dreams of youth

Keyboard interlude arr. for guitar:

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------15-15-14-12--|
G:-------------16-14-11---14---------------------------------|
D:-9~--11--12----------------12-11--9~--11--12---------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------12---------------|
G:-14---11-----11--14--------------------14----11--14--------|
D:----------14--------12--11--9~--11--12---------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------15--15-14-12-----------|
G:-11h14p11s9--------------------------------------14--11----|
D:------------11--11h12p11s9~--11--12------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------12~---------------------------------------------|
G:----11--14-------------------------------------------------|
D:-14--------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|


  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#  F#

  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#          |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---4---4---4---|
                               |---------------|
                               |-2---2---2---2-|

  F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#
Drawn like moths we drift into the city

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm   A   A   A  A
 The timeless old attraction,

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm   A   A   A  A
 Cruising for the action,

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm    A   A   A  A
 Lit up like a firefly

 G G     A A      Bm Bm  Bm  Bm
Just to feel the living night

G G  A A

  F#  F#  F#   F#  F#          |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---------------|
                               |---4---4---4---|
                               |---------------|
                               |-2---2---2---2-|

  F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#   F#
Well some will sell their dreams for small desires

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm  A   A   A  A
 Or lose the race to rats,

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm  A   A   A  A
 Get caught in ticking traps,

Bm  Bm  Bm Bm     A   A   A  A
 And start to dream of somewhere,

    G G          A A    Bm Bm   Bm  Bm
To relax their restless flight

  G G     A A   Bm Bm  Bm Bm        G G    A A      Bm Bm  Bm Bm
Somewhere out of a memory     of lighted street on quiet nights

Repeat twice

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------4--4---2---4---4-----------------------------------|
D:------0------0---0---0-------------------------------------|
A:----2------------------------------------------------------|
E:--3--------------------------------------------------------|

Above riff x7 /w lyrics:

Subdivisions -
In the high school halls
In the shopping malls
Conform or be cast out
Subdivision -
In the basement bars
In the backs of cars
Be cool or be cast out


Keyboard interlude arr. for guitar:

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------15-15-14-12--|
G:-------------16-14-11---14---------------------------------|
D:-9~--11--12----------------12-11--9~--11--12---------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------12---------------|
G:-14---11-----11--14--------------------14----11--14--------|
D:----------14--------12--11--9~--11--12---------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------15--15-14-12-----------|
G:-11h14p11s9--------------------------------------14--------|
D:------------11--11h12p11s9~--11--12------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:--15-14---12h14p12-----------------------------------------|
G:--------------------14~------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

[Guitar Solo]

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------14-15-|
G:-7--9--11---9--7--9~--4--6--2~--12-14-16--14-12-14~-------|
D:-0~~~~~~~--------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|

      ad lib
e:--7-7-7-8-8-7-7-8-8~---------------------------------------|
B:--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8~---------------------------------------|
G:--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7~---------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------x------------------------------|
E:---------------------------x------------------------------|
                        
[Guitar tacet:]

 Any escape might help to smooth
 The unattractive truth
 But the suburbs have no charms to soothe
 The restless dreams of youth....

G G   A   F#
G G   A   Bm

G G   A   F#
G G   A   Bm  D

G G   A   F#
G G   A   Bm

G G   A   F#
G G   A   Bm  D

G G   A   Bm
G G   A   F#

G  G  G        G

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture JUSTIN Lead Player	#1 by JUSTIN LOCKHART at Jul 3, 1970 at 9:23 AM EST
	This song seems to be about growing up in suburbia, all houses the same, streets the same, and how it sucks compared to growing up in the countryside. It also goes into whats cool and what isn't, peer pressures,and also how you don't have to be a subdivision like homes, be an artist, or a painter, or whatever you want. "Opinions all provided The future pre-decided " It can also be looked at how media and the press try to push the norm, and stuff like 60's shows daddy knows best, and my three sons,

No Picture Jesus Professional	#2 by Jesus at Aug 16, 1971 at 11:25 AM EST
	About conformity and life in the suburbs as in the early 80's was when people started moving out to York, Halton, Peel Region or wherever from Toronto.

No Picture Chris Badass	#3 by Chris Phillips at Jul 21, 1980 at 5:41 PM EST
	another great song from a great band! my favorite cd is 'signals'. all the songs on that cd are fantastic !

No Picture Tim Rhythm Player	#4 by Tim Hanson at Sep 9, 1987 at 12:32 AM EST
	The song is about the need for conformity and mass consumerism in the capitalist society we live in. Modern capitalism cannot function without it. When I listen to it, I hear an amazingly written eulogy for society by Neil. I also think it represents Neil falling away a bit from his earlier beliefs, as he's mentioned he had.