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Rush - Countdown guitar tab

COUNTDOWN

As recorded by Rush

(From the 1982 Album SIGNALS)

Words by Lee, Lifeson, Peart Music by Lee & Lifeson

Transcribed by Charles D. Bruce

Last Updated: 2003-10-20

E7 A/E G6/E

B7sus4/F#

x 7 9 7 0 0 0 7 7 6 5 0 0 5 5 4 3 0 x 9 7 9

0 0

B7sus4/F#(type 2) Dsus2 G F

x 9 7 9 7 7 x 5 7 7 5 5 3 5 5 4 3 3 1 3 3 2

1 1

C5 E5 A

Aadd9

x 3 5 5 x x x 7 9 9 0 0 5 7 7 6 5 5 5 7 7 6

0 0

Fmaj7 G7 A7sus2

Fmaj7sus2

1 3 3 2 0 x 3 x 3 0 0 x x 0 2 0 0 x 1 3 3 0

0 x

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lifeson'

Q=132

4/4

Gtr I

Wx8

|--------|

|--------|

|--------|

|--------|

|--------|

|--------|

W +W W +W

||--0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)----|

||o-0--------|-(0)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|

||--7--------|-(7)--------|-6--------|-(6)----|

||--9--------|-(9)--------|-7--------|-(7)----|

||o-7--------|-(7)--------|-7--------|-(7)----|

||-----------|------------|----------|--------|

1.,2.,3.

W +W W +W 4x

|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)-----||

|-3--------|-(3)--------|-0--------|-(0)----o||

|-4--------|-(4)--------|-9--------|-(9)-----||

|-5--------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)-----||

|-5--------|-(5)--------|-9--------|-(9)----o||

|----------|------------|----------|---------||

4.

W +W W +H.. E

|-0--------|-(0)--------|-0--------|-(0)----------|

|-3--------|-(3)--------|-0--------|-(0)----------|

|-4--------|-(4)--------|-9--------|-(9)----------|

|-5--------|-(5)--------|-7--------|-(7)--------9-|

|-5--------|-(5)--------|-9--------|-(9)--------7-|

|----------|------------|----------|--------------|

W +H.. E W +H.. E

|-0--------|-(0)----------|-0--------|-(0)----------|

|-0--------|-(0)----------|-5--------|-(5)----------|

|-7--------|-(7)--------6-|-6--------|-(6)--------4-|

|-9--------|-(9)--------7-|-7--------|-(7)--------5-|

|-7--------|-(7)--------7-|-7--------|-(7)--------5-|

|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|

W +H.. E W +H.. E

|-0--------|-(0)----------|-0--------|-(0)--------0-|

|-3--------|-(3)----------|-0--------|-(0)--------0-|

|-4--------|-(4)--------9-|-9--------|-(9)--------7-|

|-5--------|-(5)--------7-|-7--------|-(7)--------9-|

|-5--------|-(5)--------9-|-9--------|-(9)--------7-|

|----------|--------------|----------|--------------|

H H +H H H H +H Q +Q

|-0----0----|-(0)-------0-----|-0----0----|-(0)-------0---(0)---|

|-0----0----|-(0)-------0-----|-5----5----|-(5)-------5---(5)\--|

|-7----7----|-(7)-------7-----|-6----6----|-(6)-------6---(6)\--|

|-9----9----|-(9)-------9-----|-7----7----|-(7)-------7---(7)\--|

|-7----7----|-(7)-------7-----|-7----7----|-(7)-------7---(7)\--|

|-----------|-----0--0-(0)----|-----------|-----0--0-(0)--(0)---|

E Q E +H E Q E +Q +Q

H H +H H H H +H H

|-0----0----|-(0)-------0-----|-0----7----|-(7)-------0-----|

|-3----3----|-(3)-------3-----|-0----7----|-(7)-------0-----|

|-4----4----|-(4)-------4-----|-9----9----|-(9)-------9-----|

|-5----5----|-(5)-------5-----|-7----7----|-(7)-------7-----|

|-5----5----|-(5)-------5-----|-9----9----|-(9)-------9-----|

|-----------|-----0--0-(0)----|-----------|-----0--0-(0)----|

E Q E +H E Q E +H

~

H H +H H H H +E Q E Q Q

|-0----0----|-(0)-------0-----|-0----0----|-(0)------------|

|-0----0----|-(0)-------0-----|-5----5----|-(5)-5----5-----|

|-7----7----|-(7)-------7-----|-6----6----|-(6)----6----6--|

|-9----9----|-(9)-------9-----|-7----7----|-(7)------------|

|-7----7----|-(7)-------7-----|-7----7----|-(7)------------|

|-----------|-----0--0-(0)----|-----------|----------------|

E Q E +H

~~

Q E Q E E E H. Q H H H H

|-0-------0-----|---------0--|-0----0----|-7----7----|

|-3--3------3---|---------0--|-0----0----|-7----7----|

|-4----4------4-|-4-------7--|-9----9----|-9----9----|

|---------------|-5-------9--|-7----7----|-7----7----|

|---------------|-5-------7--|-9----9----|-9----9----|

|---------------|------------|-----------|-----------|

E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q

|-5----5----5--|--------------|--------------|--------------|

|-5----5----5--|--------------|--------------|--------------|

|-7----7----7--|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-4----4----4--|

|-7----7----7--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|

|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|

|--------------|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|-3----3----3--|

E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E E E E E

|-5----5----5--|--------------|--------------|-----------------|

|-5----5----5--|--------------|--------------|-----------------|

|-7----7----7--|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

|-7----7----7--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

|--------------|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|-----------------|

E E E Q Q. Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. Q. E +E

|---------------|---------------|---------------|------------------|

|---------------|---------------|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5----5-(5)\-|

|-9-9-9-9--9----|-9----9----(9)-|-6----6----(6)-|-6----6----6-(6)\-|

|-9-9-9-9--9----|-9----9----(9)-|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7----7-(7)\-|

|-7-7-7-7--7----|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7----7-(7)\-|

|---------------|---------------|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5----5-(5)\-|

H H H H Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q

|-3----3----|-3----3----|--------------|--------------|

|-3----3----|-3----3----|-5----5-------|-5----5-------|

|-4----4----|-4----4----|-6----6-------|-6----6-------|

|-5----5----|-5----5----|-7----7----7--|-7----7----7--|

|-5----5----|-5----5----|-7----7----7--|-7----7----7--|

|-3----3----|-3----3----|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|

E E E Q Q E +Q E Q Q E Q. Q Q E +E E E Q E Q

|-------------0-|-(0)------------|------0-------|---------0-------|

|-------------0-|-(0)------------|---------0----|-----------------|

|-9-9-9-9-----9-|-(9)--7-7--7----|-6----------6-|-(6)--------6----|

|-9-9-9-9--9----|------9-9--9----|-7------------|-----7--------7--|

|-7-7-7-7--7----|------7-7--7----|-7------------|-------7---------|

|---------------|--------------0-|-5------------|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. +Q Q. Q. +Q

|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|----------------|----------------|

|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|----------------|----------------|

|-2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---|-5----5----(5)--|-5----5----(5)--|

|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-5----5----(5)--|-5----5----(5)--|

|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---|-3----3----(3)--|-3----3----(3)--|

|-1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---|----------------|----------------|

E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q

|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

|-5----5----5--|--------------|--------------|--------------|

|-7----7----7--|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-4----4----4--|

|-7----7----7--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|

|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|

|--------------|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|-3----3----3--|

6/4

E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E Q E Q +E E E Q E E E H

|--------------|--------------|------------------|----------------------------|

|-5----5----5--|--------------|-----0--------0---|-(0)---0-------0------------|

|-7----7----7--|-4----4----4--|-------2----------|---------0-------0----------|

|-7----7----7--|-5----5----5--|------------3-----|-----2----------------------|

|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|---3------------0-|-(0)---------3-----3-2-0----|

|--------------|-3----3----3--|-1-------3--------|-----------1-------------1--|

H Q. E +H H E E E E

4/4 6/4

E E E Q E Q +E E E Q E E E H

|--------------------|---------------------------|

|-------0--------0---|-(0)---0-------0-----------|

|---------2----------|---------0-------0---------|

|--------------3-----|-----2---------------------|

|-----3------------0-|-(0)---------3-----3-2-0---|

|-(1)-------3--------|-----------1-------------1-|

+H Q. E +H H E E E E

4/4 6/4

E E E Q E Q +E E E Q E E E H

|--------------------|-----------------------------|

|-------0--------0---|-(0)---0-------0-------------|

|---------2----------|---------0-------0-----------|

|--------------3-----|-----2-----------------------|

|-----3------------0-|-(0)---------3-----3-2-0-----|

|-(1)-------3--------|-----------1-------------1---|

+H Q. E +H H E E E E

4/4

E E E Q E Q +H.. E E E E E E E E E 12x H H

|--------------------|--------------||-------------------||-0----0----|

|-------0--------0---|--------------||o-----------------o||-0----0----|

|---------2--------2-|-(2)--------9-||--9-9---9---9---9--||-7----7----|

|--------------3---2-|-(2)--------9-||--9-9---9---9---9--||-9----9----|

|-----3------------0-|-(0)--------7-||o-7-7---7---7---7-o||-7----7----|

|-(1)-------3--------|--------------||-------------------||-----------|

+H Q. E

|-3-|

+E Q. H Q. H +E +E E Q. E E +E H Q Q Q

|-(0)-0----0----|------5----(5)-|-(5)-----------------|-0----0------|

|-(0)-0----0----|------5----(5)-|-(5)-----------------|-3------3----|

|-(7)-7----7----|-6----6----(6)-|-(6)-6-6----6-6-(6)\-|-4--------4--|

|-(9)-9----9----|-7----7----(7)-|-(7)-7-7----7-7-(7)\-|-5-----------|

|-(7)-7----7----|-7-------------|-----7-7----7-7-(7)\-|-5-----------|

|---------------|-5-------------|-----5-5----5-5-(5)\-|-------------|

~

W H H H H E Q E Q Q

|----------|-0----7----|-7----7----|--------------|

|----------|-0----7----|-7----7----|-5----5----5--|

|----------|-9----9----|-9----9----|-7----7----7--|

|-5--------|-7----7----|-7----7----|-7----7----7--|

|----------|-9----9----|-9----9----|-5----5----5--|

|----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|

E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q

|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

|--------------|--------------|--------------|-5----5----5--|

|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-4----4----4--|-7----7----7--|

|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-7----7----7--|

|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|

|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|-3----3----3--|--------------|

E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E E E Q Q. Q Q E

|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|

|--------------|--------------|----------------|--------------|

|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-9----9--9--9-|

|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-9----9--9--9-|

|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|-7----7--7--7-|

|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|----------------|--------------|

Q. Q Q. Q. H +E Q. Q E Q H H

|--------------|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5--5-5--|-----------|

|--------------|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5--5-5--|-3----3----|

|-9----9--9----|-6----6----(6)-|-6----6--6-6--|-4----4----|

|-9----9--9----|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7--7-7--|-5----5----|

|-7----7--7----|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7--7-7--|-5----5----|

|--------------|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5--5-5--|-3----3----|

H H Q. H +E Q. H +E E E E E Q E E

|-----------|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5----(5)-|----------------|

|-3----3----|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5----(5)-|----------------|

|-4----4----|-6----6----(6)-|-6----6----(6)-|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-|

|-5----5----|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7----(7)-|-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-|

|-5----5----|-7----7----(7)-|-7----7----(7)-|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-|

|-3----3----|-5----5----(5)-|-5----5----(5)-|----------------|

+E Q E Q Q Q. Q Q E +E E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E

|--------0-0-----|-0----0-------|---------0-------|-1---1---1---1---|

|--------0-0-----|-5-------0----|------------0----|-1---1---1---1---|

|-(9)-7-------7--|-6----------6-|-(6)-------------|-2---2---2---2---|

|-(9)-9-------9--|-7------------|-----7-----------|-3---3---3---3---|

|-(7)-7----------|-7------------|-------7---------|-3---3---3---3---|

|----------------|--------------|-----------------|-1---1---1---1---|

E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q Q. Q. +Q E Q E Q Q

|-1---1---1---1---|--------------|----------------|--------------|

|-1---1---1---1---|--------------|----------------|-5----5----5--|

|-2---2---2---2---|-5----5----5--|-5----5----(5)--|-7----7----7--|

|-3---3---3---3---|-5----5----5--|-5----5----(5)--|-7----7----7--|

|-3---3---3---3---|-3----3----3--|-3----3----(3)--|-5----5----5--|

|-1---1---1---1---|--------------|----------------|--------------|

E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q

|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

|--------------|--------------|--------------|-5----5----5--|

|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-4----4----4--|-7----7----7--|

|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-7----7----7--|

|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-5----5----5--|

|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|-3----3----3--|--------------|

E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q. H +E

|--------------|--------------|--------------|------5----(5)-|

|--------------|--------------|--------------|-5----5----(5)-|

|-4----4----4--|-2----2----2--|-4----4----4--|-7----7----(7)-|

|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-7----7----(7)-|

|-5----5----5--|-3----3----3--|-5----5----5--|-5-------------|

|-3----3----3--|-1----1----1--|-3----3----3--|---------------|

Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. Q Q +E

|------3----(3)-|------1----(1)-|------3----(3)-|------5---------|

|------3----(3)-|------1----(1)-|------3----(3)-|-5----5--5--(5)-|

|-4----4----(4)-|-2----2----(2)-|-4----4----(4)-|-7----7--7--(7)-|

|-5----5----(5)-|-3----3----(3)-|-5----5----(5)-|-7----7--7--(7)-|

|-5-------------|-3-------------|-5-------------|-5--------------|

|-3-------------|-1-------------|-3-------------|----------------|

Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. H E E E E Q E Q

|------3----(3)-|------1----(1)-|------3------|------------------|

|------3----(3)-|------1----(1)-|------3------|-----0--------0---|

|-4----4----(4)-|-2----2----(2)-|-4----4------|-------2----------|

|-5----5----(5)-|-3----3----(3)-|-5----5----5-|------------3-----|

|-5-------------|-3-------------|-5---------5-|---3------------0-|

|-3-------------|-1-------------|-3---------3-|-1-------3--------|

H Q. E

6/4 4/4

+E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q 9x

||----------------------------|---------------------||

||o-(0)---0-------0-----------|-------0--------0---o||

||----------0-------0---------|---------2-----------||

||------2---------------------|--------------3------||

||o-(0)---------3-----3-2-0---|-----3------------0-o||

||------------1-------------1-|-(1)-------3---------||

+H H E E E E +H Q. E

Duration Legend

---------------

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a -

acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted

Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)

Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it

represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them

represent rests. Multi-bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the

number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend

----------------

h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

pb - pre-bend

r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

s - legato slide

S - shift slide

- natural harmonic

[n] - artificial harmonic

n(n) - tapped harmonic

~ - vibrato

tr - trill

T - tap

TP - trem. picking

PM - palm muting

/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

- tremolo bar down

n/ - tremolo bar up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls

- volume swell (louder/softer)

x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash

o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend

-----------

| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths,

s16 = swing 16ths

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