RUSH - "Afterimage" Tablature
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From the CD 'Grace Under Pressure'
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 818476-2
This song is in the key of C. Standard tuning [EADGBe] (low to
high). 4/4 time. Play with some distortion.
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
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[x35553] = fret box; this is a C chord - this is the same as standard
tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read.
Chord legend:
Dm : [x57765]
C : [x3555x]
Dm11 : [x53553]
Csus2 : [x35533]
[Riff 1]
Am Em
e:-0--0~-------------------------------0~--------------------------|
B:-1--1------------------------------0-0---------------------------|
G:-2--2------------------------------0-0---------------------------|
D:-2--2---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2---------------------------|
A:-0--0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2|
E:-----------------------------------0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0|
G F
e:---3~-----------------------------1--1~--------------------------|
B:-3-3------------------------------1--1---------------------------|
G:-0-0------------------------------2--2---------------------------|
D:-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0---3--3---------------------------|
A:-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2---3--3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3|
E:-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3---1--1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1|
[Riff 2]
Am7 Dm C
e:--------------------5--|---5--5--5--5--5-------------------------|
B:--------------------5--|---6--6--6--6--6---5~--------------------|
G:o-------------------5-o|---7--7--7--7--7---5~--------------------|
D:o---------------------o|---7--7--7--7--7---5~--------------------|
A:-----------5--5-7------|---5--5--5--5--5---3~--------------------|
E:--3--5-----3--3-5------|-----------------------------------------|
[Riff 3]
Bbsus2 Gm7sus4
e:--1--1--1--1------1~---------------------------------------------|
B:--1--1--1--1------1~---------------------------------------------|
G:--3--3--3--3------3~---------------------------------------------|
D:--3--3--3--3------3~---------------------------------------------|
A:--1--1--1--1------x----------------------------------------------|
E:------------------3~---------------------------------------------|
[Riff 4a] [Riff 4b]
e:------13--12--10--12-------------|------13--12--10--12-----------|
B:--10------------------13--10~~---|--10------------------10~~-----|
G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[Riff 4c] [Riff 4d]
e:------13--12--10--12--[15]~~--|------13--12------12--[17]~~------|
B:--10--------------------------|--------------15------------------|
G:------------------------------|--14------------------------------|
D:------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A:------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|----------------------------------|
[Riff 5]
e:--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------------|
B:--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-------------------------------------|
G:--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-------------------------------------|
D:--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7--7-7-7-------------------------------------|
A:--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 6]
Am Em G
e:---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
B:---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
G:o--4-4-5-5-7-7-5-5--o|o------4-4-----------o|o------7-7-5-5-4-4-o|
D:o-------------------o|o--5-5------7-7-5-5--o|o--5-5-------------o|
A:---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
E:---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
F
e:---------------------|
B:---------------------|
G:o------5-5-4-4-2-2--o|
D:o--3-3--------------o|
A:---------------------|
E:---------------------|
[Riff 7]
Dm C
e:-13-13-13---13-13-13---12-12-12---15-15-15-----------------------|
B:-15-15-15---15-15-15---13-13-13---17-17-17-----------------------|
G:-14-14-14---14-14-14---12-12-12---17-17-17-----------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 8]
Gm7sus4
e:--1---1----1-1-1-1-----3---3----3-3-3-3-------3-3--3~~-----------|
B:--1---1----1-1-1-1-----3---3----3-3-3-3-------5-5--6~~-----------|
G:--3---3----3-3-3-3-----5---5----5-5-5-5-------5-5--5~~-----------|
D:--3---3----3-3-3-3-----3---3----3-3-3-3------------0~~-----------|
A:--1---1----1-1-1-1-----5---5----5-5-5-5--------------------------|
E:-----------------------3---3----3-3-3-3--------------------------|
[Riff 9]
Dm C/D Dm
e:--13-13-13---13-13-13---15-15-15---17-17-17----------------------|
B:--15-15-15---15-15-15---15-15-15---15-15-15----------------------|
G:--14-14-14---14-14-14---12-12-12---14-14-14----------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Song progression:
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
[hit xtra F cymbal crashes]
Suddenly you were gone from all the lives you left your mark upon.
[Riff 2] x4 /w lyrics:
I remember -
how we talked and drank into the misty dawn. I hear the voices.
We ran by the water on the wet summer lawn. I see the footprints.
I remember...
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
I feel the way you would. ([Riff 4a] x1)
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
I feel the way you would. ([Riff 4b] x1)
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
I feel, I feel the way you would. ([Riff 5] x1)
[Riff 6] x1 /w lyrics:
Tried to believe but you know it's no good.
This is something that just can't be understood.
[Riff 2] x4 /w lyrics:
I remember -
the shouts of joy skiing fast through the woods. I hear the echoes.
I learned your love for life. I feel the way that you would. I feel your
presence. I remember...
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
I feel the way you would. ([Riff 4a] x1)
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
I feel the way you would. ([Riff 7] x1)
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
I feel, I feel the way you would. ([Riff 4c] x1)
[Riff 8] x1 /w lyrics:
This just can't be understood...
Keyboard arr. for guitar:
This is a little sloppy but the keyboard plays each chord on the beat.
Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm
Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm
C C C C C C C C C C C C
Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm
C C C C C C C C C C C C
Dm Dm Dm Dm11* Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm
C C C Csus2* C C C C C C C C
Dm Dm Dm Dm* Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm
C C C C* C C C C C C C C
Dm Dm Dm Dm11* Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm Dm
C C C C* C C C C C C C C C C
The noise you hear in the background is a keyboard. The guitar
strikes all notes with an asterisk.
[Guitar Solo]
e:---------5---------|----------------------|----------------------|
B:--6--x---6-----6---|---6--------6p5--6----|----------------6-----|
G:--7--x---7--7--7---|---7---7----7p5--7----|--------7--7p5--------|
D:--7--x---7--7--7---|---7---7----7p5--7----|-----7----------------|
A:--5--x---5--5--5---|---5---5----5----5----|---5------------------|
E:-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
e:-----------------------|---------------------|---5--5--5--3--3---|
B:--5--5--5-------5------|--8--8--8--8\6---6\--|---6--6--6--5--5---|
G:--5--5--5-------5------|--9--9--9--9\7---7\--|-------------------|
D:--5--5--5----5--5--5---|---------------------|-------------------|
A:--3--3--3-------3------|---------------------|-------------------|
E:-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
e:----------------5-----|-----10--10~--10--10--|----13-13-13-13-13-|
B:--6---------6---6-----|-----10--10~--10--10--|-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
G:--7---------7---7-----|-----12--12~--12--12--|-14----------------|
D:--7---7-----7---7-----|----------------------|-------------------|
A:--5------5------5-----|----------------------|-------------------|
E:----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
e:----13--------|--------------12------------------|---------------|
B:-15-15-15-----|--13--13------13----------13------|---------------|
G:-14----14-----|--12--12--12--12------12--12--12--|---------------|
D:--------------|--14--14--14----------14--14--14--|---------------|
A:--------------|----------------------------------|---------------|
E:--------------|----------------------------------|---------------|
e:--12--13--12---15-12-15---|--13-12------13-12-----13\------------|
B:--13--13--13---13-13-13---|--13-13-13---13-13-13--13\------------|
G:--12--12--12---12-12-12---|--12-12-12---12-12-12--12\------------|
D:--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e:------5------5---|--8---8---8---5--|-----------------------------|
B:------6------6---|--6---6----------|--6---6s8--------------------|
G:--7---7------7---|--9---9----------|-----------7-----------------|
D:--7---7------7---|--7---7----------|-----------------------------|
A:--5---5------5---|-----------------|----------------------10-----|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------------8-----|
e:-----------------8----/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---3~~--------------|
B:--8----8--8--8---8----/6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---5~~--------------|
G:--9----9--9--9---9----/5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---5~~--------------|
D:-10---10-10-10--10-----------------------------------------------|
A:-10---10-10-10---------------------------------------------------|
E:--8--------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------20---20~~------------------------------------|
B:--17--17--15-18p17--17---17~~------------------------------------|
G:--17--17--16-17-----17---17~~------------------------------------|
D:--17--17--17-17-----17---17~~------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 6] x1
[Riff 6] x1 /w lyrics:
I tried to believe but you know it's no good.
This is something that just can't be understood.
[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:
I remember -
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
I feel the way you would. ([Riff 4a] x1)
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
I feel the way you would. ([Riff 9] x1)
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
I feel, I feel the way you would. ([Riff 4d] x1)
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
This just can't be understood.
e:------10~------10~------20b22~~~~~-------------------------------|
B:------10~------10~-----------------------------------------------|
G:--12~------12~---------------------------------------------------|
D:--12~------12~---------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
No!
e:---1------1--1-----3------3--3-------3~~-------------------------|
B:---1------1--1-----3------3--3-------6~~-------------------------|
G:---3------3--3-----5------5--5-------5~~-------------------------|
D:---3------3--3-----3------3--3-------3~~-------------------------|
A:---1------1--1-----5------5--5-------5~~-------------------------|
E:-------------------3------3--3-----------------------------------|
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