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Xanadu Tab

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intro riff
1

--12-------11---------12------11--------|
-----10-12----9--10------10-12---9--10--|
9-------------------9-------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|


main theme
2    3

--0-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
--0-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
--4-|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
--2-|-0-------4-2-0---0---------------|----------------------------------|
--2-|---4-2-0-------4---4-2-0->-4-2-0-|----------------------------------|
0---|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|


long scale after main theme
4

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


chord work:

First time- guitar, percussion and synth come in
2nd-bass comes in
3rd-full drums kit, synth fades out
5

---5--2--0--0---|
9--7--4--2--0---|
9--7--4--2--4---|
9--7--4--2--5---|
7--5--2--0--5---|
------------3---|


Fourth time:
6

---5-2-0----0-----0-------0---0-----------0----0-0-0-|
-9-7-4-2--2----0-------0-------0-----------0---0-0-0-|
-9-7-4-2-2---4-------3-----1-----1-----------1-4-3-6-|
-9-7-4-2-----5-----4-------2-----------2-------5-3-7-|
-7-5-2-0-----5-----4-------2---------2---------5-2-7-|
-------------3-----2-------0-------0-----------3-2-5-|

7

-------0-----------0------0-0-0-|
---------0-----------0----0-0-0-|
-----------1-----------1--4-3-8-|
-----2-----------2--------5-4-9-|
---2-----------2----------5-4-9-|
-0-----------0------------3-2-7-|


Progression during lyrics ('To seek...')

8               9

0-0-------0---|-0-0-------0---|--------------------------------------|
0-0-----0---0-|-0-0-----0---0-|--------------------------------------|
1-3---3-------|-8-6---6-------|--------------------------------------|
2-4-4---------|-9-7-7---------|--------------------------------------|
2-4-----------|-9-7-----------|--------------------------------------|
0-2-----------|-7-5-----------|--------------------------------------|


In between '..Paradise' and 'I had heard..'

10

2-0-3-1-0------------------------------------------------------------|
3-1-3-1-0------------------------------------------------------------|
2-2-4-2-1------------------------------------------------------------|
0-2-5-3-2------------------------------------------------------------|
--0-5-3-2------------------------------------------------------------|
----3-1-0------------------------------------------------------------|


Then the chord sequence during 'I have heard...' etc. Here I've 
pinned
down all chords, for it's not all repetition.

11

E G A G E B A G A   E B A G A E G A G E|


The second one runs from 'I scaled the frozen...'

12

E G A G E B A G A   E B A G A E G A G E| E G


and going over in the picking passage.

13                              14

------------------0-----------|-------------------0------------------|
----3-------3-------3---------|-----3-------3-------3----------------|
--2---0---2---0-------0-------|-------0-------0-------0--------------|
0-----------------------------|---7-------7--------------------------|
--------1-------3-------------|-5---------------3--------------------|
------------------------3-2-0-|---------6---------------3-2-0--------|

Two versions here, the first one is how Alex plays it, the second
one just a different fingering. See what suits you best.


Solo:

15

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------17!--19!--19->-(21)!--21->-(22)!--------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
0->-(2)--0->-(2)-----------------------------------------------------|


16

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------_--------|
-----9-11->-(13)-(13)->-11!------11-11-9-11->-(13)-(13)->-11-9----9!-|
9-11------------------------9-11-------------------------------11----|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|

17

---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
7-6-4-------------------------------------11->-(12)->-11-9!----------|
------7-5-4-5-4------------------------------------------------------|
----------------7-5-4-0----------------------------------------------|
------------------------2->-(3)-(3)->-2-0----------------------------|

18

------------------------12-------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
9->-(11)--9->-(11)->-9!----------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------------|

19              20
    _
|-15-12----12-|-15->-(17)-15-15-15-15-14-12----------------------------|
|-------15----|-----------------------------15-14-12-------------------|
|-------------|--------------------------------------14-13-12----------|
|-------------|-----------------------------------------------14-13-12-|
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
 [two times]

21           22
                                             _        _
-----------|------------------------_------12-15----12-15----|-------|
-----------|---------------_------12-15----------15-------15-|-------|
-----------|---------_---12-14----------14-------------------|-------|
-----------|---_---12-14-------14----------------------------|-------|
14-13-12---|-12-14-------------------------------------------|-------|
---------15|-------------------------------------------------|-------|

23

---------------------------------------17->-(19)-(19)->-17-17-15->-14-|
17->-(19)--17->-(19)-17-17->-(19)->-17--------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------------------------------|

24       25

--------|-----2-------------0-------------3----------------1---------|
17-15->-|-------3-------------1-------------3------------1-----------|
--------|---2--------------------------------------------------------|
--------|-0---------------2------------------------------------------|
--------|---------------0---------------5--------------3-------------|
--------|-----------------------------3--------------1---------------|

26                            27

-------------------------16-|-0------|
-17--------------17---------|-0------|
-------16------------16-----|-4------|
---14-----------------------|-2------|
----------14----------------|-2------|
----------------------------|-0------|

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Explanation on used symbols:

|  - A pair of these indicate a part of music, not the usuals bars.
:  - Indicates that a part is to be repeated. This may be ommited, 
you should
     hear it too.
_  - Indicates a hammer-on or pull-off (You should know which 
is appropriate)
>  - Indicates a bend-up or down or a slide. With a bend, the 
note to bend to
     is between '(' and ')'. Use the whammy for a downbend. With a slide, 
the
     follow-up note is the one to be slid to.
!  - Indicates vibrato.
^  - Indicates harmonics. Is printed below the note

Xanadu Tab

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Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/r/rush/341841.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Johan Average	#1 by Johan Soderberg at Aug 11, 2006 at 12:24 AM EST
	i had to hear what other people said about this song after i heard it and found it rated as the the # 1 rush song on song website i love this song i was hope'n to find out what it was about here rock on rush!

No Picture JJ Average	#2 by JJ at Nov 22, 2006 at 6:41 AM EST
	Another gift from Rush to the world. It really shows that Rush may integrate the most exotic concepts and create fantastic music. It blows me away every time I listen to it. Do read the poem it , I 'm sure Neil would want you to. The song live or on the album makes you wonder how so much music and talent cold be compressed into three guys. Truly the best rock trio ever, if not the best band ever.

No Picture kyle Professional	#3 by kyle mcdonough at May 15, 2007 at 9:38 AM EST
	i love the intro to this song and i finally learned it on guitar...the famous X-riff almost puts you in a state of uphoria.

No Picture *Lee Average	#4 by Lee at Aug 7, 2007 at 7:38 AM EST
	it's originally from a poem but it kicks ass and this song is about xanadu and the peom is about kubla khan two cool figures but anyhow this is probably one of my most favorite rush songs probably cause i enjoy fiction and shit like that so if you've never heard it i segest you go out and by farewell to kings or just download this kick ass song