Tom Sawyer tab by Rush
Guitar tabs
Rush - Tom Sawyer
From the CD 'Moving Pictures'
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart/Dubois
Mercury/Polygram Records 800048-2
Previously tabbed by James Bender (I think) .
The key is E. Some kind of effect during the solo. You tell me.
| = 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
[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.
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Chord 🏷Legend:
Csus2 : [x3x03x]
G/B : [x2003x]
A7sus4 : [x0203x]
[Riff 1]
E5 D5 A7sus4 Csus2
e:-------------0~-----------------------------3~-------------0-------|
B:-------------0~--------------3~-------------3~-------------3-------|
G:-------------9~--------------2~-------------0~-------------0-------|
D:-------------9~--------------0~-------------2~-------------x-------|
A:-------------7~-----------------------------0~-------------3-------|
E:--0--0---0---0~---0--0---0--------0--0---0-------0--0---0----------|
[Riff 2]
E5 D
e:---------0------0--0--0--|--------------------2-2------|-----------|
B:---------0------0--0--0--|----------3--3--3---3-3---3--|-----------|
G:---------9--9---9--9--9--|----------2--2--2---2-2---2--|-----------|
D:---------9--9---9--9--9--|----------0--0--0---0-0---0--|-----------|
A:---------7--7---7--7--7--|-----------------------------|-----------|
E:-0-0--0-----0------------|--0-0--0---------------------|--0-0--0---|
e:--3-3--3----3------------------------|
B:--3-3--3----3--3---3-----------------|
G:--0-0--0----0--0---0-----------------|
D:--2-2--2----2--2---2-----------------|
A:--0-0--0----0--0---0-----------------|
E:-------------------------------------|
[Riff 3]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----0----------0-----------0-------0---------0------0------0------|
G:-----4----------4-----------4-------4---------4------4------4------|
D:--------------------------2-----2----------2-----------------------|
A:-2----------2---------------------------3---------2------0---------|
E:-0-------2------------3----------------------------------------3---|
[Riff 4]
Asus2 Bsus2 A5 A5/G
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--0----2~------2-2-2~---2~--2-2-2-2--2-----------------------------|
G:--2----4~------4-4-4~---4~--4-4-4-4--4----2-2-2-2---2--2--2--------|
D:--2----4~------4-4-4~---4~--4-4-4-4--4----2-2-2-2---2--2--2--------|
A:--0----2~------2-2-2~---2~--2-2-2-2--2----0-0-0-0---x--x--x--------|
E:----------------------------------------------------3--3--3--------|
B A A5/G A5 E5
e:--------------------------------------------------0~~--------------|
B:--4---4-4-4---2-2-2-2-----------------------------0~~--------------|
G:--4---4-4-4---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----------4~~--------------|
D:--4---4-4-4---2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-----2----------------------|
A:--2---2-2-2---0-0-0-0--x-x-x-x--0-0-0-0-----2----------------------|
E:-----------------------3-3-3-3--------------0----------------------|
Song progression:
(Keyboard opens song with flanged E; heard throughout song)
(Guitar Tacet)
A modern day warrior mean mean stride, today's Tom Sawyer mean mean pride.
[Riff 1] x1
[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Though his mind is not for rent, ....
Csus2 G/B A7sus4 Csus2 G/B A7sus4
no re - ....
[Riff 2] x1
Csus2 G/B A7sus4 Csus2 G/B A7sus4
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 3] x3 /w lyrics:
What you say about his company is ....
[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:
The world is, the world is, ....
(Guitar Tacet)
Today's Tom Sawyer he gets high on you and ....
Keyboard arranged for guitar: (play 4 times alone)
e:------------------------------------------|
B:--10p7-9----7------10~p7--9----7----------|
G:o--------9-----7------------9------------o|
D:o---------------------------------9------o|
A:------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------|
[Fill 1] - after the keyboard plays the above part 4 times alone, this fill
joins it in tandem four more times
E5 F#sus4
e:-------------------------------|
B:----------0-------------0------|
G:o---------4-------------4-----o|
D:o-2-------2-------------4-----o|
A:--2---2--------------4---------|
E:--0------------0--2~-----------|
[Fill 2] - played in tandem with keyboard part below
e:--------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G:o------------------------------------------------o|----------------|
D:o----7---4---6-------4------7~----4--6-----------o|----------------|
A:-----------------7------5~--------------7---5-----|----------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------7--|----5\----------|
Keyboard arranged for guitar:
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--10p7-9----7------10~p7--9--------------10p7--9-----7-------------|
G:---------9----7--------------9--7-----------------9------7~~~------|
D:-----------------------------------9-------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Guitar Solo] - I can hear some effect here!
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------10p9h10-/12\|
G:--------------------13p11h13s14--13---11h13p11s7s9~----------------|
D:--5~~s9~~s12~~~----------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------5b----3p0h2---3---[3b5]~~----5h7p5--[5]------[3]---|
G:---------------------------------------------------------[7]-------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:----------5--------------------------------------------------------|
E:--5---7------------------------------------------------------------|
*** bar dive
e:---------------------------------------12--------------------------|
B:-2p0--2--[3]-5~~--------15~--15p12-14------14~--12---15--12---12-14|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------------------12--16b~~~~----------|
B:--14~~-----------15-12~-------12---[15]~~--------------------------|
G:--------------------------14---------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:16-17-19--17-16-17--19-17-16-17-19-16-19-17-16--16-19-19b21~~21~~--|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-19b21~~~21~~21~~21~~21~~---19b21-19b21-19b21r19b21r19-19b21~21~21\|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Fill 3]
e:--------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------|----------------|
G:o------------------------------------------------o|----------------|
D:o----7---4---6-------4------7~----4--6-----------o|----------------|
A:-----------------7------5~--------------7---5-----|-----------5--7-|
E:-----------------------------------------------7--|----5---7-------|
[Riff 1] x1
[Riff 1 x1 /w lyrics:
No his mind is not for rent to ....
Csus2 G/B A7sus4 Csus2 G/B A7sus4
but change is.
[Riff 2] x1
Csus2 G/B A7sus4 Csus2 G/B A7sus4
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 3] x3 /w lyrics:
What you say about his company is what you ....
[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:
The world is, the world is, ....
(Guitar Tacet)
Exis the warrior, today's Tom Sawyer ....
E5 F#sus4
e:-------------------------------|
B:----------0------------0-------|
G:o---------4------------4------o|
D:o--2------2------------4------o|
A:---2--2-------------4----------|
E:---0----------0--2~------------|
day.
Repeat above ad infinitum while keyboard plays this:
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--10p7-9----7~~~~~~~-----------------------------------------------|
G:---------9---------------9~~~~~~~~-----------------------11--------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------11------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------9----------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--10p7--9----7~~~~~~h9p7-------------------------------------------|
G:----------9--------------9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:---17p14--16----14-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------17----15---17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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