The Big Money by Rush

The Big Money bass tab by Rush

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This one's very minor - there was a typo in the repeated measure
that starts at 2:33. Notes #7 and #8 in that measure should be
A's, but they were written one string higher as D's.

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Rush: The Big Money
>From the album Power Windows (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1985 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Sean Jones (seanj@execpc.com)

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Transcription by Eric Habbinga and Sean Jones

   Q e+h 14x q^q^q+h
+-------------+---------+
|*4:---------*|---------|
|*4:-2-2-----*|-2-2-2---|
+-------------+---------+


 H q    e e e e e e e e e e e e 8x  e e q e e q  e e e e e e e e
+------+-----------------------------+-------9\----7\+---9---7---9-----+
|------|*6:---------------------4---*|4:-------------|-----R---R-------|
|-0-19\|*4:-7-7---7-5-5-5-7-------5-*|4:-7-7---5-5---|-7-----------5-7-|
+------+--------7-----------5-5------+---------------+-----------------+


 e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e
+-9---7-------------+---9---7---9-----+-9---7---7-7-------+---9---7---9-----+
|---X---X-5H6-------|-----R---7-------|---9---9-----9-----|-----R---7-------|
|-------------7---5-|-7-----------5-7-|-----------------5-|-7-------------5-|
+---------------7---+-----------------+---------------7---+-------------7---+


 e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e s s e e  e e e e e e e e
+-9---7-------------+---9---7---9-----+-9---7---7-7-------+-----------------+
|---9---9-5H6-------|-----R---7-------|---9---9-----9-7-9-|---9---7-R-9-----|
|-------------7---5-|-7-----------5-7-|-------------------|-----9-----------|
+---------------7---+-----------------+-------------------+-7-----------5-7-+


 e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e
+-------------------+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------+
|-9---7-------------|---9-R-7---9-----|-9---7---7-7-------|---9---7-R-9-----|
|---9---9-5H6-------|---------9-------|---9---9-----9-7-9-|-----------------|
+-------------7-5-7-+-7-----------5-7-+-------------------+-7---7-------5-7-+


 e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e s s Q
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------+
|-9---7-------------|---9---7-R-9-----|-9---7-------R-|
|---9---9-5-5-------|-----9-----------|---9---9-7-7---|
+-------------7-5-7-+-7-----------5-7-+---------------+


   e e e e Q e e e e e 5x e e e e Q e e e e e  e e e e Q e e e e e 3x
+-------------------------+---------------------+------------------4----+
|*6:-----------------4---*|---------------4-5-6-|*-7-7---7-5-7-------5-*|
|*4:-7-7---7-5-7-------5-*|-7-7---7-5-7---------|*-----7-------5-5-----*|
+--------7-------5-5------+-----7-------5-------+-----------------------+


 e e e e Q e e e e e  e e q e e q e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+---------------------+-----9\----7---------+-----9---7---9-----+
|-7-7---7-5-7---------|-----------------4---|4:-----R---R-------|
|-----7-------2-3-4-5-|-7-7---5-5---------5-|4:-7-----------5-7-|
+---------------------+-------------5-5-----+-------------------+

               o                    o
 e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e s s e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e
+-9---7-------------+---9---7---7-----+-9---7-7---7-7-------+---9---7---7-----+
|---9---9-5H6-------|-----R---7-------|---9-----9-----9-----|-----R---7-------|
|-------------7---5-|-7-----------5-7-|-------------------5-|-7-----------5-7-|
+---------------7---+-----------------+-----------------7---+-----------------+

               o
 e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e s s s s s E  e e e e e e e e
+-9---7-------------+---9---7---7-----+-9-7-6-7-6H7P6-------+-----------------+
|---9---9-5H6-------|-----R---7---R---|---------------9-7-9-|---9-R-7-R-9-----|
|-------------7---5-|-7-------------7-|---------------------|-----------------|
+---------------7---+-----------------+---------------------+-7-----------5-7-+


 e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e q e e e
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
|-9---7-------------|---9---7-R-9-----|-9---7---6-7-6---|---9---7-9-----|
|---9---9-5H6-------|-----9-----------|---9---9-------7-|---------------|
+-------------7-5-7-+-7-----------5-7-+-----------------+-7---7-----5-7-+


 e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-9---7-------------|---9-R-7---9-----|-9---7-------9---|
|---9---9-5H6-------|---------9-------|---9---9-7-7---9-|
+-------------7-5-7-+-7-----------5-7-+-----------------+


   e e e e Q e e e e e 5x e e e e Q e e q e  e e e e Q e e e e e 3x
+-------------------------+-------------------+------------------4----+
|*6:-----------------4---*|-----------------6-|*-7-7---7-5-7-------5-*|
|*4:-7-7---7-5-7-------5-*|-7-7---7-5-7-------|*-----7-------5-5-----*|
+--------7-------5-5------+-----7-------5-5---+-----------------------+


 e e e e Q e e e e e  e e q e e e e e e e  e e q e e q e e e e 3x  Q e+h
+---------------------+-----9-----7---------+------------7----------+---------+
|-7-7---7-5-7---------|-----------------4---|*-----------------4---*|4:-------|
|-----7---------4-5-6-|-7-7---5-5---------5-|*-7-7---5-5---------5-*|4:-7-5---|
+-------------7-------+-------------5-5-----+------0-------5-5------+---------+


 +w  h h  +w  h h  +w 5x h h   +Q s s e s s e e
+----+------+----+-----+-----+-----+---------------------+
|----|*-----|----|-----|----*|-----|11:----6-6-7-6-6-7---|
|----|*-----|----|---5-|----*|-----| 8:----------------5-|
+----+--0-2-+----+-0---+-----+-0-2-+---------------------+


  +e e e e s s e e e  s s e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e
+----------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
|4:------R---------R---|-------------------|-----------------|
|4:----5---5-4-4-5---5-|-4-4-5-4-5-4-------|-----------------|
+----------------------+-------------7-5-0-+-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-+


 e s s e s s e e e e  +e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e
+---0-1-2-4-6-7-------+--------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|---------------7-----|------R-------------|---4-------------|-----------------|
|-----------------7-5-|----5---5-4-4-5-4-5-|-7---7-5-4-------|-----------------|
+-2-------------------+--------------------+-----------7-5-0-+-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-+


 e s s e s s e e e e  +e e e q e e e  +e e e e e e e e
+---12-13-14-14-12-------11----+----7-----------+------------------+
|------------------14-------12-|------7---------|----------R---R---|
|---------------------14-------|--------5-5---5-|----7-5-4---------|
+-2----------------------------+------------5---+------------7---0-+


 e e e e e e e e  e s s s s s s s s s s e e  +e e e q e e e
+-----------------+---------------------------+----------------+
|-----------------|---6-6-7-0-6-0-4-0-5-0-4---|------R-----R---|
|-----------------|-------------------------5-|----5---5-5---5-|
+-2-2-0-2-2-2-0-2-+-2-------------------------+----------------+


 +e e e e s s e e e  +e e e q e e e  +e e e q e e e  e e e q e e s s
+--------------------+----------------+----------------+-----------------+
|--------------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|----5-4-5-4-4-----9-|----9---7-7---6-|----6-6-7-7---7-|-9---9-7---7-7-7-|
+--------------7-5---+------7-----7---+------------7---+---9-----7-------+


 e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e e e q  e e e e e e e e e e e e
+-----------6-7-9-+-----------------------4-+---------------------4---+
|-------7-9-------|6:-7-7---7-5-5-7-7-------|-7-7---7-5-5-7-7-------5-|
|-6-7-9-----------|4:-----7-----------5-5---|-----7-----------5-5-----|
+-----------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+


 e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e e e e e  e e q e e q e e e e
+---------------------4---+-------------------------+-----9-----7---------+
|-7-7---7-5-5-7-7-------5-|-7-7---7-5-5-7-7---------|-----------------4---|
|-----7-----------5-5-----|-----7-------------4-5-6-|-7-7---5-5---------5-|
+-------------------------+-----------------5-------+-------------5-5-----+

                         o
  e e e e e e e e  e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e s s e e e
+-----9---7---9-----+-9---7-------------+---9---7---9-----+-9---7---7-7-------+
|4:-----R---R-------|---X---X-5H6-------|-----9---7-------|---9---9-----9-----|
|4:-7-----------5-7-|-------------7---5-|-7-----------5-7-|-----------------5-|
+-------------------+---------------7---+-----------------+---------------7---+

     o                   o
 e e e e e e e e  e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e s E
+---9---7---9-----+-9---7-------------+---9---7---9-----+-9-7-6-----------+
|-----R---7-------|---9---9-5H6-------|-----R---7-------|-------9-8-7-5---|
|-7-----------5-7-|-------------7---5-|-7-----------5-7-|---------------7-|
+-----------------+---------------7---+-----------------+-----------------+


 e e e e e e e e  e e e e s s e e e  e e e e e e e e  e e e e e e e e
+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|---9---7---9-----|-9---7-------------|---9---7---9-----|-9---7---6-7-6---|
|-----9---9-------|---9---9-5-5-------|-----9---9-------|---9---9-------7-|
+-7-----------5-7-+-------------7-5-7-+-7-----------5-7-+-----------------+


  e e e e e e e e 3x h h  Q e+h 10x q^q^q^+h  +w  +w   W
+-------------------+-----+---------+-----------+----+----+-------+
|*-----------------*|-----|*-------*|-----------|----|----|-6:-R--|
|*-----------------*|-----|*-------*|-----------|----|----|-4:----|
+--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--+-5-5-+--7-7----+--7-7-7----+----+----+-------+

                        repeat and fade
 w s s s s s s s s  s s s s q e e q e e e e  e e q e e q e e e e
+---9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-+-9-9-9-9-------7---------+------------7----------+
|-R-----------------|---------------------4---|*-----------------4---*|
|-------------------|-----------5-5---------5-|*-7-7---5-5---------5-*|
+-------------------+---------0-------5-5-----+------0-------5-5------+


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        Created using the Bass Tab Creator
   __     by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
  +|oo|+    modified by Erik Habbinga (habbinga@ucsu.colorado.edu)
  +|oo|+    Notes: w = Whole h = Half q = Quarter
   ||         e = 8th  s = 16th t = 32nd x = 64th
   ||
   ||         Capital durations are dotted notes
   ||          (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
   ||
   ||       #
   ||     +----+          +----+
 _ || _   |*--*+ = MEASURE    |4:--| = TIME
 \\_||_//   |*--*+  REPEATS    |4:--|  SIGNATURES
  | [] |    +----+  (#=Num Repeats) +----+
  | || |
 / [] \   + = TIE     ^ = TRIPLET      > = BEND
 \______/   H = HAMMER ON  \ = SLIDE TO FRET   R = Rest
        P = PULL OFF  \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE ~ = Trill

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