Rush - I Think Im Going Bald guitar tab
Rush: I Think I'm Going Bald
From the album Caress of Steel (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1975 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart
This is a great song in the key of A. The solos I tabbed are a bit
simplified, but they should give you an idea of what's going on.
Special thanks to Ross Stites for giving me a big
head start on tabbing this one out. Rock on!
I changed Riff 2 to powerchords, also check Riff 1 and see if it's
right. I changed a little bit of it.
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held 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
[Riff 1]
A D G
e:-----------------------------------2--3~---------|
B:-----------------------------------3--3~---------|
G:-----2-2------2-------2----2-------2--0~---------|
D:-----2-2------2-------2----2-------0--0~---------|
A:-----0-0-3h4--0-------0----0--3h4p0---2~---------|
E:-----------------3h4------------------3~---------|
[Riff 2]
D5 C5 D5 C
e:------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------------|
G:---7--7--7--7--5--5--5-5--7--7--7--7------0-----0-----|
D:---7--7--7--7--5--5--5-5--7--7--7--7----2-----0-----0-|
A:---5--5--5--5--3--3--3-3--5--5--5--5--3-----2-----0---|
E:------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 3]
E A5 G5 E E A5 G5 E
e:-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D:------7--7-5---------2------2--|------7--7-5-------------------------|
A:-(2)--7--7-5-------2-----------|-(2)--7--7-5---2-1-0-----------------|
E:--0---5--5-3---3-4-----3h4-----|--0---5--5-3---------4-4-4-4-5-7\----|
[Riff 4]
A G D
e:-------------------------3---2-----|
B:---2~~-------------------3---3-----|
G:---2~~-------------------0---2-----|
D:---2~~-------------------0---0-----|
A:---0~~-------------------2---------|
E:-------------------------3---------|
Progression:
[Riff 1] x4
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
I looked in the mirror today; my eyes just didn't seem so bright.
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
I've lost a few more hairs. I think I'm, I'm going bald.
[Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics:
I think I'm going bald.
Seems like only yesterday we would sit and talk of dreams all night.
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
Dreams of youth, and simple truths. Now we're all so involved,
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
so involved with life.
[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
I walk down vanity fair, memory lane everywhere.
Wall Street shuffles there, dressed in flowing hair.
[Guitar Solo] over [Riff 1] x4 (Don't hold me to this one)
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------5-8p5-------5-8p5--8p5--8p5--8p5----5---8p7p5----------------|
G:--7b9---------7b9-----------------------7------------7-5-----------|
D:---------------------------------------------------------7~----5---|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------7-----|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------10--10b12-10b13-10b13--|
G:---------------------------------------9b11------------------------|
D:--7p5---5----------------------------------------------------------|
A:------7---7-6-5-3-5-3--3b5r3---------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------3-5~---------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-10b14-10b14r10p8-10-10-8---------7p5---7p5---7p5---7p5---7p5------|
G:-----------------------------5-5------5-----5-----5-----5-----5----|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-7p5----5--7b9r7p5-------------------------------------------------|
D:-----7-------------7~~---------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
Once we loved the flowers, now we ask the price of the land.
[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:
Once we would take water, but now it must be wine.
Now we've been and now we've seen, what price peace of mind?
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
Take a piece of my mind!
[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
My life is slipping away. I'm aging every day.
But even when I am grey, I'll still be grey my way.
[Guitar Solo] over [Riff 3] x2
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-15p14p12--15p14p12---15p14p12-15p14p12--15p14p12--15b17~~~~-------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--15b17-15b17~~~-15b17-15b17r16b17r16b17r15---15p14p12----12-------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------15----------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------12-12-------12-12-------12-12-------12-------12-------------|
B:-15b17-------15b17-------15b17-------15b17----15b17----15b17r15----|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-13-15~------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 4] until fadeout with Solo
