Rush - Hand Over Fist guitar tab
Rush: Hand Over Fist
From the album Presto (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1989 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart
Comments/corrections to Branden Robinson
Riff 1
e|-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-|
B|-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-|
G|--9--9--9----9--9--9--9--9-|
D|---------------------------|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
d u d d u d u d
Riff 2
e|-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|
B|-10-10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-|
G|--9--9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9-|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
d u d u d u d u d
Riff 3 (try index finger on 2 and pinky on 5)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-2p0------2p0---------------------------------|
D|-----2-5------2-5p2---------------------------|
A|--------------------5-------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-2p0------[2]p0-----[2]-----------------------|
D|-----2-5--------[2]---------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Riff 5
e|-0-|-3-|-5-|-0-|-3-|-5-|-5-5-5----------------|
B|-0-|-3-|-5-|-0-|-3-|-5-|-5-5-5----------------|
G|-1-|-5-|-7-|-1-|-5-|-7-|-7-7-7----------------|
D|-2-|-5-|-7-|-2-|-5-|-7-|-7-7-7----------------|
A|-2-|-3-|-5-|-2-|-3-|-5-|-5-5-5----------------|
E|-0-|---|---|-0-|---|---|----------------------|
d u d
Riff 6
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-7-7--9-9--7-5-5h7-7-7------------------------|
G|-7-7--9-9--7-5-5h7-7-7------------------------|
D|-7-7--9-9--7-5-5h7-7-7------------------------|
A|-5-5--7-7--5-5-5---5-5------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Riff 7
e|-----------------------|---------------|------|
B|-12-12--10-10--5-5--10-|-12-12--10-10--|-5-5--|
G|-12-12--10-10--5-5--10-|-12-12--10-10--|-5-5--|
D|-12-12--10-10--5-5--10-|-12-12--10-10--|-5-5--|
A|-10-10---8--8--3-3---8-|-10-10---8--8--|-3-3--|
E|-----------------------|---------------|------|
Riff 8 (Need help w/this one! pull-offs or fast picking??)
(palm muted??)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|-2p0---0-2---2p0---0-2p0---0------------------|
D|-----2-----2-----2-------2--------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Progression:
Riff 1 (1x)
Riff 2 (12x) (Chorus) Hand over fist...
Riff 3 (2x)
I could disappear into the crowd...
e|-0---------------------------------------------|
B|-0---------------------------------------------|
G|-1--Hold for 3 measures------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------|
Riff 3 (4x) I could walk away so proud...
Riff 4 (1x)
I thought I was...
Riff 5 (1x)
Riff 2 (13x) (Chorus) Hand over fist...
Riff 3 (2x)
You talk as we walk along...
e|-0---------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------------------/15~~~----------------|
G|-1--Hold for 2 measures------------------------|
D|-2---------------------------------------------|
A|-2---------------------------------------------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------|
Humming your favorite song...
Riff 3 (2x)
Riff 4 (1x)
How can we ever agree...
Riff 5 (1x)
Riff 2 (12x) under solo (at 2:00)
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|------12--15------20~--17h20-17---------------|
G|-/7~---------14~----------------19------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|-21^(22)-22-22-22-22-22r(21)-21-21p17~--------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Hand over fist...
e|-/17~-17-17-17-17-17-17~~---------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7~--9~--/12~--------|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|
Riff 6 (3x) Take a walk outside myself...
Riff 7 (1x) Feel the strenght in his hand...
Riff 8 (about 15 times...tired of counting) I feel my spirit resist...
Riff 8 / Riff 2 (overlayed to finish the song) (Chorus)
Outro Solo at 3:36 (not attempted at this point :-)
Tabulature Explanation (Ripped off from Jimmy Pena, [et.al.] with some
minor changes):
| = bar line
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h = hammer
p = pull
s = slide (used when \ or / don't fit)
^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis ()
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
= natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o \
}- repeat sign
o /
Other pertinent information:
Tuning: Standard [EADGBe].
