Rush - By-tor & The Snow Dog guitar tab
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From jimmy@walrus.com Sun May 4 09:48:16 1997
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.
----
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
