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From jimmy@walrus.com Sun May 4 09:48:16 1997
Date: Wed, 23 Apr 1997 17:30:48 -0400 (EDT)
From: Jimmy Pena
To: shpank@beachin.net, guitar@olga.net, jstryk@wt.net
Subject: TAB: 'By-Tor and The Snow Dog' by Rush
Rush - By-Tor & The Snow Dog
From the CD 'Fly By Night'
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 822542-2
This tab is not 100% correct. Feel free to fix it. Standard
tuning [EADGBe] (low to high). The key signature is D, but it appears to
change to E in the middle, then back to D at the Epilogue. Yes the tab
has gotten messier but I think it's also gotten more accurate.
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
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
Chord legend:
G : [320033]
D : [xx0232]
A : [x0222x]
E : [022100]
C : [x3555x]
F : [133211]
B : [x2444x]
F/A : [x03211]
Progression:
[At the Tobes of Hades:]
G D A D D A D A
The tobes of Hades lit by flickering torch light.
G D A D D A E
The nether world is gathered in the glare.
G D A D D A D A
Prince By-Tor takes the cavern to the north light.
G D A D D A E
The sign of Eth is rising in the air.
C F G F G D C F G
By-Tor, Knight of darkness, centurion of evil,
F G D
devil's prince.
[Across the Styx:]
G D A D D A D A
Across the River Styx, out of the lamp light.
G D A D D A E
His Nemesis is waiting at the gate.
G D A D D A D A
The Snow Dog, ermine glowing in the damp night.
G D A D D A E
Coal-black eyes shimmering with hate.
C F G F G D C F G
By-Tor, and the Snow Dog, square for battle,
F G D
Let the fray begin.
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Here is part of the middle section. I put the time down so you
can figure out where I am.
1:11 1:17 1:23
E~ A B B G~ D E E E~ A B B G~ D E E A~
1:26 1:29 1:32 1:35 1:38
C G C G A~ C G C G D E D E C F/A C F/A
1:41 1:47
D B D B D B D B E~
[Guitar and effects for about 1:00]
Then there are a few E and D chords:
2:55 2:58 3:01 3:04
E D E D
G
e:---------------------------------------------------|
B:--------8-9\------8-9\------8-9-8------------------|
G:o-----7---------7---------7-------9-8-7-----------o|
D:o---9---------9---------9---------------9-7-6~~---o|
A:---------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------|
There is another part in here but I just can't figure it out. It
sounds like the previous pattern but played higher up and with some
hammer-ons and pull-offs.
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o-----5-6-7\-----5-6-7\----5-6-7-6-5-------------------------o|
D:o---7----------7---------7------------7-6-5------------------o|
A:--------------------------------------------7-6~--------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------5--8--5-----------------------|
G:o-----5-6-7\-----5-6-7\----5-6-7---------7-6-5---------------o|
D:o---7----------7---------7---------------------7~------------o|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
Stop and start E with drum fills:
e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------|
G:o----9--9-----9--9--------9--9-----9--9-------------------o|
D:o----9--9-----9--9--------9--9-----9--9-------------------o|
A:-----7--7-----7--7--------7--7-----7--7--------------------|
E:--0--------0--------0--0--------0--------0-----------------|
Every note is gradually swelled via volume control:
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---8--10--13-----10~----8-10~--------8--10----8~--------------|
G:-7--------------------7---------7~----------7-----------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-7--8---------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------8~------7~-------7~--8~------12~---10~---7~----------|
G:-------------7~------7~---6~--7~------14~------------6~--7~---|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------(0)--------------------------|
e:-------|------------------------------------|
B:-7~----|------8~---7~-----------8~--7~------|
G:-------|o-9~--9~---7~--7~---9~--9~--7~-----o|
D:-------|o-9~-----------9~---9~-------------o|
A:-------|------------------------------------|
E:----0~-|-------------------------------0~---|
Full volume:
e:-------------10-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----10b12~~~~~~~~12r10----8-10-8--5~--8b10r8--5~-------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------10-11-12--15b17r15---10h12p10--12\---12--12--12\---|
B:-10-11-12-----------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-12--10---/17--15-12p11p10--12-12\--12--10--------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------12p11p10--9--------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------12-----|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------8-9-10-10-10-8\-----------------|
G:-7-8-9--12--12b14r12s9\-----9---------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----8--10b12r10--10-10-10--10b12r10---8----------------------|
G:-7-9--------------------------------------9-------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------7--5\----------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------8---8h9~--9--9h11--11b12---11b12---11b12-----|
D:---5-5-5h7-7-7s9----------------------------------------------|
A:-7------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------10-10--------------9h10p9--9h10p9--9h10p9-|
G:-11b12p9----9-11-11--11-------9h11--9-7-7\------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-15b16---13--10h12p10--------------10-------------------------|
B:-----------------------8~---10b12~~~~~~12r10-----10b12~~~-----|
G:--------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-10-8-10-10---5---5--8\---------------------------------------|
G:----------------8---------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------|
Then play:
e:----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G:----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
D:--5-5-6-7---5-5-6-7---5-5-6-7-6-5-------|--5-5-6-7---5-5-6-7-------|
A:----------------------------------7~----|--------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------|--------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--5-5-6-7-6-5-6-5--------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------7\-----------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Epilogue:]
G D A D D A D A
The battle's over and the dust is clearing.
G D A D D A E
Disciples of the Snow Dog sound the knell.
G D A D D A D A
Rejoicing echoes as the dawn is nearing.
G D A D D A E
By-Tor in defeat retreats to hell.
C F G F G D
Snow Dog is victorious!
C F G F G D
The land of the Overworld is saved again,
F G D
is saved again,
F G D
e:------------------|---2---------------------------------------|
B:-------1-------3--|---3--------7------------------------------|
G:-----2-------4----|---2---or---7------------------------------|
D:---3-------5------|---0--------7------------------------------|
A:------------------|------------5------------------------------|
E:------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Repeat whole thing twice
Then repeat first half twice, then whole thing again one last time
Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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Brad Lead Player |
#1 by Brad Vincent at Dec 15, 1972 at 10:30 PM EST |
| By-Tor, knight of darkness, Centurion of evil, devil's prince? In Caress of Steel, doesn't By-Tor kill the Necromancer and save the three travelers? | |
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Jeremy Rhythm Player |
#2 by Jeremy Dosser at Mar 9, 1989 at 12:57 PM EST |
| Ahh, the great battle between Geddy and Alex | |
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†§ean† Average |
#3 by †§ean† at Sep 22, 1991 at 5:19 AM EST |
| the names come from 2 dogs that the boys saw at a party one time. one liked to bite people so they called it biter, or by tor. the other was white, hence the name snow dog. the video for this on the vapor trails tour was hilarious. | |
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DUMBASS Average |
#4 by DUMBASS Thomas at Dec 5, 1994 at 2:27 PM EST |
| w00t! Drum solo! Peart is the shit. /discussion | |
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Green Day rocks Average |
#5 by Green Day rocks!!!! at Oct 14, 2000 at 1:35 AM EST |
| I would assume after ByTor was defeated he stopped his evil ways, which is why he helped the travellers in The Necromancer. | |
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Mike Average |
#6 by Mike Murphy at Oct 26, 2006 at 10:20 PM EST |
| Alex Lifeson is labled as "Snow Dog" and Geddy Lee as "By-Tor" on the Fly By Night album. Snow Dog appears on the next album Caress Of Steel in the song The Necromancer | |
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Stephen Average |
#7 by Stephen Weber at Sep 28, 2007 at 6:30 PM EST |
| Excuse me By-Tor appears in The Necromancer not Snow Dog | |
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Dillon Rhythm Player |
#8 by Dillon H. at Sep 30, 2007 at 4:14 AM EST |
| The riff after the drum solo is badass. | |
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Steven Average |
#9 by Steven Daniel at Oct 19, 2007 at 10:49 AM EST |
| By-Tor, knight of darkness, Centurion of evil, devil's prince? In Caress of Steel, doesn't By-Tor kill the Necromancer and save the three travelers? | |
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