Prime Mover Tabs & Lyrics by Rush
Prime Mover
guitar tabs lyrics
e: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 22:05:12 -0700 (MST)
From: "Anthony John Zimmermann"
Rush
Prime Mover
Hold Your Fire
Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart
Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann
Comments Welcome
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--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2---|---2--2-----------|
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---|---0--0-----------|
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Palm mute, 2x D, 2x
--2--2------2-------------------|---3--3------------------------------|
--3--3------3---------2---------|---3--3------------------------------|
--2--2------4---------2---------|---0--0------------------------------|
--0--0------4---------2---------|---0--0------------------------------|
------------2---------0---------|---2--2------------------------------|
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D Bm A (2x)
Top part: Rhy. Fig. 1
Basic Elemental...
|-----2-P-0----3----2-P-0--|-----2-P-0----3----2-P-0------------------|
|-----------3-------------3|-----------3-------------3----------------|
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| (Two Guitars) |
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|--2-----------------------|--0---------------------------------------|
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(Bm) (D) (A) (Bm) (D) (A)
Alternating currents in a tidewater surge
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|------------------------------------------------2-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------2-----2-----------------|
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(Bm) (D) (A) (Bm) (D) (A)
Rational resistance to an unwise urge
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|------------------------------------/3--2-----------3----------------|
|-------------------------------------------2--------0----------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------0--2----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------3----------------|
G
(G)
Anything can happen
Verses: (Guitars are Nashville-tuned w/4 bottom strings up 1 octave)
(D) (G)
>From the point of conception
(Bm) (E) E:022100
To the moment of truth
(D) (G)
At the point of surrender
(Bm) (A)
to the burden of proof
w/Rhy.Fig.1 (3x)
>From the point of ignition
(E)
to the final drive
w/Rhy.Fig.1 (3x)
The point of the journey
(A)
is not to arrive
(G)
Anything can happen
Guitar Tacet until "Alternating Currents..."
I set the wheels in motion....
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(C#m) (E5) (B) E5: x799xx
I set the clouds in motion
(C#m) (E5) (B)
Turn up light and sound
(C#m) (E5) (B)
Activate the window
(A)
and watch the world go 'round
Palm Mute: (2x) 1. 2.
--2------------3-------------3----|------|----------------------------|
--3------------3--------3----3----|------|----------------------------|
--2------2-----0--------2----0----|------|----------------------------|
--0------2-----0--------0----0----|--2---|---/-9-~~~~~~---------------|
---------0--------------0----2----|--2---|---/-9-~~~~~~---------------|
------------------------2----3----|--0---|----------------------------|
Depress Tremolo bar before
striking note
Outro chords:
D A G
D/F# G E A D/F#: 20023x
