Rush - Prime Mover bass tab
Rush: Prime Mover
>From the album Hold Your Fire (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1987 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart
Comments/corrections to Sean Jones
Transcribed by Erik Habbinga
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|4:-R-|------------|-4-------2-------|-------|---|--------|
|4:---|------------|-----------------|-5---5-|-5-|------5-|
+-----+------------+-----------------+-------+---+--------+
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+---11-9----12-11-9-7-+--------------+-------+--------+-----11-11-11-+
|--------12-----------|--------------|-------|--------|--------------|
|-5-------------------|----5-5-5-5-5-|-5-----|------5-|-5------------|
+---------------------+--------------+---7-5-+--------+---7----------+
e e e e e e e e w w +w +w +w +w +w +w +H q
+-9-7------9-7-6---+---+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+------+
|-----11-7---------|---|-R-|----|----|----|----|----|----|------|
|------------------|---|---|----|----|----|----|----|----|------|
+----------------7-+-3-+---+----+----+----+----+----+----+----5-+
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+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+------------------+
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e e e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e w
+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+--------7-6-------+---+
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|----|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
+----+----------------------+---------------------+-----------------0-+
e e e e e e e e q s s e e s s q q s s e e s s q
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|-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|
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|-----------------0-|---0---0---0-0-0-|-5-7-----5---|--------------5-|
+-------------------+-----------------+-------------+----------------+
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|-2-4-5---7-5---|-----------------|-5-7-----5---|--------------5-|
+-------------0-+---0---0---0---0-+-------------+----------------+
e e e q e e e e e e e e e s E w e e e e e e e e
+---------------+-----------------+---+-----------------+
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+-------------5-+---5-5-5-5-5-5-7-+-3-+-----------------+
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|----0---0---0---0---0---0-|---------------7-|----7---------5-7-|-------|
+--------------------------+-----------------+------------------+-7-----+
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|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|------5-7-----|
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+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+---------------+
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e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e w +w
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|---------5-5---5-|---------------|---------5-5---5-|-------------7---|---|----|
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q s s e e s s q q s s e e s s q q s s e q e e
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|-R------12---------12-|-R------12---------12-|-R------12---------|
|----------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
+----------------------+----------------------+-----------------0-+
e e e e e e e e q s s e e s s q q s s e e s s q
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|-----------------|----------------------|----------------------|
+---0---0---0---0-+----------------------+----------------------+
q s s e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e q q e +e e e q e e e
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|-----------------0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|-5-7-----5---|--------------5-|
+-------------------+-----------------+-------------+----------------+
e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q q e +e e e q e e e
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|-2-4-5---7-5---|-----------------|-5-7-----5---|--------------5-|
+-------------0-+---0---0---0-0-0-+-------------+----------------+
e e e q e e e +e e e e e e e e w +h+Q e h Q e +h+Q e h Q e
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+-------+-----------+-------+---------+-------+-----------+-----------------+
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
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+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
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|-5-7-----5-|-------------|-2-4-5---7-5-|---|-5-7-----5-|-------------|
+-----------+-------------+-------------+-0-+-----------+-------------+
e e e Q e e h e e s s e w +H q e e e e e e e e +e e e e e e e e
+-------------+-------------+---+------+-----------------+------------------+
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|-2-4-5---7-5-|-------------|---|------|-5-5-5-5---------|----------------5-|
+-------------+-5-5-5-5-5-7-+-3-+------+-----------------+------------------+
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e +q e e e e e e
+-----------------+-----------------+----------------+
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|---------------7-|-7-7-7-7-------5-|------5---5-----|
+-----------------+-----------------+----5-----------+
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|------4---5---4---5---7---|-4-4---4-5-5-----|--------4-5-4-R---|
|----0---0---0---0---0---0-|---------------7-|----7-----------5-|
+--------------------------+-----------------+------------------+
+e e e e e e e e +e e e e s s s s s s s s e e e e e e e e
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|----------7---7-5-|------4---5---4---5---7---|-4-4---4-5-5-----|
|----5---5---5-----|----0---0---0---0---0---0-|---------------7-|
+------5-----------+--------------------------+-----------------+
e e e e s s e e e +e e e e e e e e +e e e e s s s s s s s s
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|-7-7---------5-7-5-|----5-0-5---5-----|----0---0---0---0---0---0-|
+-------------------+------------------+--------------------------+
e e e e e e e e e e e s s e e e e +e e e e e e e e
+-----7-------7---+-----7-------------+------------------+
|-4-4---4-5-5-----|-------4-5-4-------|----------7-----5-|
|---------------7-|-7-7---------5-7-5-|----5-0-5---5-5---|
+-----------------+-------------------+------------------+
+e e e e s s s s s s s s e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
+--------------------------+-----7-------7---+-----7-7---------+
|------4---5---4---5---7---|-4-4---4-5-5-----|---------5-4-----|
|----0---0---0---0---0---0-|---------------7-|-7-7---------7-5-|
+--------------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
+e e e e e e e e +e e e e s s s s s s s s e e e e e e e e
+------------------+--------------------------+-----7-------7---+
|----------7---7-5-|------4---5---4---5---7---|-4-4---4-5-5-----|
|----5-0-5---5-----|----0---0---0---0---0---0-|---------------7-|
+------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+
e e e s s e e e e +e e e e e e e e +e e e e s s s s s s s s
+-----7-------------+------------------+--------------------------+
|-------4-5-4-------|----------7-----5-|------4---5---4---5---7---|
|-7-7---------5-7-5-|----5-0-5---5-5---|----0---0---0---0---0---0-|
+-------------------+------------------+--------------------------+
e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e q e +e e e e s s s s s s s s
+-----7-----7---+-----7-7---------+-------------+--------------------------+
|-4-4---5-5-----|---------5-4-----|-------7-7-5-|------4---5---4---5---7---|
|-------------7-|-7-7---------7-5-|-5-5-5-------|----0---0---0---0---0---0-|
+---------------+-----------------+-------------+--------------------------+
e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e q e e e e e +e e e e e e e e
+-----7-------7---+-----7---------+---------------+------------------+
|-4-4---4-5-5-----|-------5-4-----|-------7---7-5-|------4---5---7---|
|---------------7-|-7-7-------7-5-|-5-5-5---0-----|----0---0---0---0-|
+-----------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+
e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e q e e e e e +e e e e e e e e
+-----7-------7---+-----7---------+---------------+------------------+
|-4-4---4-5-5-----|-------5-4-----|-------7---7-5-|------4---5---7---|
|---------------7-|-7-7-------7-5-|-5-5-5---0-----|----0---0---0---0-|
+-----------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+
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__ by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
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