Rush - Test For Echo guitar tab

Rush: Test for Echo

From the album (Atlantic Records)

Copyright 1996 Core Music Publishing

Music by Lee and Lifeson

Lyrics by Peart and Dubois

Transcribed by Travis Lausch

Last Update: 2003-03-10

This is almost entirely based on Judy Letostak's tab, but her tab was

missing one vital element, The first and third chorus. I have included it,

and made some revisions to the verse sections, and so forth. Still, I am

very sure that this tab is right, and thanks go out to Judy, for helping

me learn this song. I have also included rhythm notation for most of the

song. Wherever there is none, it is usually a repetition of a previous

rhythm pattern (ie. the verse sections). This song is the bomb, and I hope

this tab helps you master it. This is by far one of Alex Lifeson's finest

moments on "Test For Echo", aside from "Time And Motion". Enjoy!

Tune down 1 step (D G C F A D) All notes and chords sound one step lower

than written.

Rhy Fig 1

E5 C/E D/E

e e e q Q e e e q Q e e e q q e

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

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

|-------9---------|-------5-------|-------7----------0------|

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

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

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

Am7 Bb7(b5)

e e e q q e

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

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

|-------0--------0--|End Fig 1

|----2--------------|

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

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

Chorus w/Fig 1

E5 C/E D/E

e e e q Q e e e q Q e e e q q e

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

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

|o------9---------|-------5-------|-------7----------0------|

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

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

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

Disregard measure on 2nd repeat

/=========/\========\

Am7 Bb7(b5)

e e e q q e x4

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

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

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

|----2-------------o|

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

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

Riff A

E5

e s s e e e e s s e e e e s s e e s s e x4

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

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

||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o||

||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o||

||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------||

||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||

Verse 1

q q e q e +e Q e e q q q e e ee

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

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

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

|----9---7---9----7--|-(7)--9----7h9---7---|------9---7-9--7|

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

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

__3__

q q s s s e q q q e q e +e Q e e q

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

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

|--------7/9p7--7-----|-------------------7-|-(7)--------------|

|--7--7--7/9p7-----7--|-------9----7h9----7-|-(7)-9---7h9--7---|

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

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

q q e e e e +q e e g q e e q q

A.H.

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

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

|---------------7------|---------7h9-----------|---------------

|----9----7--9--9------|----9p7----------9h7---|-------9-------

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

|-0--------------------|-----------------------|--0------------cont.

e e e e +e Q e e q q q e q e

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

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

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

--7h9---------7--|-(7)----9---7h9---7--|----9---7h9----------|

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

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

+e e e e q e e q q e q e +e Q e e q

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

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

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

|-----9----7h9-----9--7--|----9---7---9-------|-----9---7h9---7--|

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

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

q q e e e e +e Q q q

let ring-------------------

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pre-chorus

E5

e s s e e e e s s e e e e s s e e s s e x4

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

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

||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o||

||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o||

||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------||

||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||

Choruses 1 and 3

(not 100% sure about it, but it works)

e s s s s e s s s s e s s s s e s s e e e e e

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

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

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

|--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-101010111112-12----|

|--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-101010111112-12----|

|--5--5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-7--7-7-|-7-7-8--8-8-8-9-9-10-10----|

e s s s s e s s s s e s s s s e s s e e e

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

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

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

|--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-1010101111-----|

|--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-1010101111-----|

|--5--5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-7--7-7-|-7-7-8--8-8-8-9-9------|

e s s s s e s s s s e s s s s e s s e e e e e

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

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

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

|--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-101010111112-12----|

|--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-101010111112-12----|

|--5--5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-7--7-7-|-7-7-8--8-8-8-9-9-10-10----|

e s s s s e s s s s q +w

|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-8~-----|-(8)----------------------|

|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-8~-----|-(8)----------------------|

|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-10~----|-(10)---------------------|

|--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-10~----|-(10)---------------------|

|--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-8~-----|-(8)----------------------|

|--5--5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-8~-----|-(8)----------------------|

same rhythm as verses

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

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

---------------7---------------------------------7-------

-9--9---7--9---7------9---7h9--7------9---7--9---7-------

-7--7---7--7----------7---7----7------7---7--7-----------

-----------------------------------8---------------------

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

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

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

--9---7h9----7-------------------------------------------

--7---7------7-------------------------------------------

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

2nd verse

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

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

-----------------7---------------------------------------

----9---7---9----7--------9----7h9---7---------9---7-9--7

----7---7---7-------------7----7-----7---------7---7-7-7-

-0-------------------------------------------------------

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

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

----------------------------------------7----------------

-------5-7~-----------------9----7h9----7---9---7h9--7---

---5h7----------------------7----7----------7---7----7---

-----------------------0---------------------------------

A.H.

----------------0----------------------------------------

----------------0----------------------------------------

------------7----------9~--------------------------------

-9----7--9--9----------------5--7~---------------9-------

-7----7--7----------------------------------7----7-------

--------------------------------------------0------------

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

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

--------------7------------------------------------------

--7h9---------7----------9---7h9---7----9---7h9----------

--7------7---------------7---7-----7----7---7------------

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

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

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

--------------------------------------7----7-------------

-----5h7p5---------------9---7---9---------9----7h9---7--

-5h7-------7~------------7---7---7--------------7-----7--

--------------------0------------------------------------

let ring------------------

------------------------0---------------0------0---------

------------------------0---------------0------0---------

---9--------7---9---7------------------------------------

---9--------7---9-----------------9----------------------

----------------------------------7----------------------

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

Pre-chorus

E5

e s s e e e e s s e e e e s s e e s s e x4

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

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

||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o||

||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o||

||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------||

||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||

Chorus

E5 C/E D/E

e e e q Q e e e q Q e e e q q e

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

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

|o------9---------|-------5-------|-------7----------0------|

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

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

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

Disregard measure on 2nd repeat

/=========/\========\

Am7 Bb7(b5)

e e e q q e x4

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

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

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

|----2-------------o|

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

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

E5

e s s e e e e s s e e e e s s e e s s e

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

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

||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o||

||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o||

||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------||

||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||

Guitar Solo

(2nd time, doubled 8va)

s s s s e e e q e e e e e s s s s e e

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

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

|o-----------------------------|--------------------------------|

|o------------5b------------5--|-----------5--------------------|

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

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

e e e e e q e e e e e s s s s s s s s

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

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

|-------------------------|---------------------------------o|

|--------5b------------5--|-----------5---------------------o|

|------------7--5--7~-----|--7--5--7-----7/9--9--9--7h9-9-9--|

|--8--8-------------------|----------------------------------|

Half Time

2. *q *s s s *s*h g s H.+s

1. w s s H. w w

Gtr. 2---| ---------|

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

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

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

|------------|-----2-------|--------12h14----|-2---12/14\12~-|

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

|--0---------|-------------|--0--------------|-----10/12\10~-|

Normal

*e s s e e g h +h+e e q e e s s e q *q e e q e e

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

|----------------------|------12h15~--|-(15)----------------|--------------|

|----------------------|--------------|--------------12h16~\|----9-7-9-----|

|----------------------|--------------|--------12h14--------|----------7-5-|

|---------10-12-12/14--|-(14\)--------|-----14--------------|--------------|

|---10/12--------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|

q q e q s s e s s e e e e q

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

|---------15--12-----12-|------------------------12----|

|-----------------------|---14-------12-12--14bf----14-|

|-7~--7~----------14----|------12h14-------------------|

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

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

q q q e e q q q q

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

|-7--8--7---8--8--|-7--8--7-----------|

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

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

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

|-----------------|-----------x\------|

w/chorus 1 chords

e s s e e e s s e e x7 w

|-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17-17--|----13~w/bar----------|

|-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17-17--|----13~---------------|

|o--------------------------------o|----------------------|

|o--------------------------------o|----------------------|

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

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

same as verse rhythm

----------------------0----------------------------------

----------------------0----------------------------------

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

-------4----2----4---------4---2----4---2-------4---2-4--

-2-----2----2----2---------2---2----2---2-------2---2-2--

---------------------------------------------3-----------

-0-------------------------------------------------------

-0-------------------------------------------------------

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

------4---2---4---2--------------------------------------

------2---2---2---2--------------------------------------

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

Rhy Fig 5 (3x)

e e e q q e e e e q q e

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

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

|o------4--------4-o|o-------4--------4-------------------o|

|o---4-------------o|o----4-------------------------------o|

|-2-----------------|--------------------------------------|

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

Pre Chorus

E5

e s s e e e e s s e e e e s s e e s s e x4

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

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

||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o||

||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o||

||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------||

||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||

Chorus Outro W Fig 1

E5 C/E D/E

e e e q Q e e e q Q e e e q q e

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

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

|o------9---------|-------5-------|-------7----------0------|

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

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

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

Disregard measure on 2nd and 4th repeats

/=========/\========\

Am7 Bb7(b5)

e e e q q e x6

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

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

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

|----2-------------o|

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

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

E5

e s s e e e e s s e e e e s s e e s s e x3

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

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

||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o||

||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o||

||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------||

||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||

e *H.

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

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

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

|--2---------------------------------------------------------||

|--2---------------------------------------------------------||

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