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  Rush: Available Light
  From the album Presto (Atlantic Records)
  Copyright 1989 Core Music Publishing
  Music by Lee and Lifeson
  Lyrics by Peart
  
  Comments/corrections to Branden Robinson 
  
  Transcribed by Jesse Gress and Branden Robinson
  
  
  Riff A1 (q = 64) (intro and first verse)
  
      s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------------------------|
  G:--------3-----------3-----------3-----------2----------------------|
  D:-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |   PM-------------------------------------------|                   |
  |                                                                    |
  |   H                                   q                            |
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--3-----------------------------------3----------------------------|
  G:--3-----------------------------------2----------------------------|
  D:--5-----------------------------------3----------------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
      (piano arranged for guitar)
  
      s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--3-----------3-----------3-----------3----------------------------|
  G:--------2-----------2-----------2-----------2----------------------|
  D:-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |   PM-------------------------------------------|                   |
  |                                                                    |
  |   w                                                                |
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
  G:--2----------------------------------------------------------------|
  D:--3----------------------------------------------------------------|
  A:--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  Riff A2 (q = 64) (second verse)
  
      s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--5-----------5-----------5-----------5----------------------------|
  G:--------5-----------5-----------5-----------4----------------------|
  D:-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----5-------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |   PM-------------------------------------------|                   |
  |                                                                    |
  |   H                                   q                            |
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--5-----------------------------------5----------------------------|
  G:--5-----------------------------------4----------------------------|
  D:--7-----------------------------------5----------------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
      (piano arranged for guitar)
  
      s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--5-----------5-----------5-----------5----------------------------|
  G:--------4-----------4-----------4-----------4----------------------|
  D:-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-----2-------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  |   PM-------------------------------------------|                   |
  |                                                                    |
  |   w                                                                |
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
  G:--4----------------------------------------------------------------|
  D:--5----------------------------------------------------------------|
  A:--7----------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  
  Fill 1 (with riff A2)
  
      h  s  t  t  s  s  e  s  s      H  q
  e:------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  B:--------------5-----8--8------|------------------------------------|
  G:-----------------5--------7s--|--9---------------------------------|
  D:--------5h-7------------------|------------------------------------|
  A:------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  E:------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  
  Fill 2 (with riff A2)
  
      h   s       t   t   t   e   s   s      w
  e:------------------17------------------|----------------------------|
  B:---------(18b)20------20--17~-17------|----------------------------|
  G:----------------------------------19--|--17~-----------------------|
  D:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
  A:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
  E:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
             ghost bend
  
  Fill 3 (with riff A2)
  
      h  e  s  s  s  s  s  s     e  e  H
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------7s-8s-7--5--7-----|--------7-------------------------------|
  G:--------7s-8s-7--5--7--5--|--7p-5--7-------------------------------|
  D:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  A:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  
  Fill 4 (with riff A2)
  
      h  E  s  s  s  e
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--------X---------------------------------------------------------|
  G:--------X-9--9--9------------------------------------------------|
  D:--------X-9--9--9------------------------------------------------|
  A:-----------7--7--7------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
            pick slide
  
  Riff B (q = 128) (pre-chorus)
  
      e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  |  e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e
  e:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  B:--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
  G:--------0--------0--------|--0-----0-------------------------------|
  D:-----2--------0-----------|-----3-----------3----------------------|
  A:--0--------2-----------3--|--------------3-----2-------------------|
  E:--------------------1-----|-----------1-----------3----------------|
      (with chorus, let all notes ring)
      (doubled by synth)
  
  Riff C1 (6/4 time, q = 128) (chorus)
  
      Q   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--12--12------12------10--12--10--12--10---------------------------|
  G:--12--12------12------11--12--11--12--11---------------------------|
  D:--12--12------12------12--12--12--12--12---------------------------|
  A:--10--10------10------12--10--12--10--12---------------------------|
  E:----------------------10------10------10---------------------------|
                                          *
  
  * omit on final repeat; instead slide previous chord into next measure
  
  Riff C2 (6/4 time, q = 128) (chorus)
  
      Q   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--8---8-------8-------7---8---7---8---7----------------------------|
  G:--9---9-------9-------7---9---7---9---7----------------------------|
  D:--9---9-------9-------9---9---9---9---9----------------------------|
  A:--7---7-------7-------9---7---9---7---9----------------------------|
  E:----------------------7-------7-------7----------------------------|
                                          *
  
  * omit on final repeat; instead slide previous chord into next measure
  
  Riff C3 (6/4 time, q = 128) (chorus)
  
      Q   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--5---5-------5-------3---5---3---5---3----------------------------|
  G:--5---5-------5-------4---5---4---5---4----------------------------|
  D:--5---5-------5-------5---5---5---5---5----------------------------|
  A:--3---3-------3-------5---3---5---3---5----------------------------|
  E:----------------------3-------3-------3----------------------------|
                                          *
  
  * omit on final repeat; instead slide previous chord into next measure
  
  Riff C4 (q = 128) (chorus)
  
      (4/4 time)                              (5/4 time)
      e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e   e       e   e   h
  e:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
  B:--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|---12-----------------------|
  G:--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|---12-----------------------|
  D:--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--|---12-----------------------|
  A:--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--|---10-----------------------|
  E:--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
      (crescendo through measure)
  
  Riff D1 (q = 128) (bridge)
  
      Q  e +h     +w            Q  e +q  q    +h              h
  e:--5--5-(5)~-|-(5)~-------|--5--5-(5)-3--|-(3)~------------3--------|
  B:--5--3-(3)~-|-(3)~-------|--5--3-(3)-1--|-(1)~------------5--------|
  G:--5--4-(4)~-|-(4)~-------|--5--4-(4)-2--|-(2)~------------4--------|
  D:--7--5-(5)~-|-(5)~-------|--7--5-(5)-3--|-(3)~------------3--------|
  A:------------|------------|--------------|--------------------------|
  E:------------|------------|--------------|--------------------------|
           (w/ bar)                           (w/ bar)
  
      Q  e +h     +w            Q  e +q  q    +w
  e:--5--5-(5)~-|-(5)~-------|--5--5-(5)-8--|-(8)----------------------|
  B:--5--3-(3)~-|-(3)~-------|--5--3-(3)-6--|-(6)----------------------|
  G:--5--4-(4)~-|-(4)~-------|--5--4-(4)-5--|-(5)----------------------|
  D:--7--5-(5)~-|-(5)~-------|--7--5-(5)-7--|-(7)----------------------|
  A:------------|------------|-----------5--|-(5)----------------------|
  E:------------|------------|--------------|--------------------------|
           (w/ bar)
  
  Riff D2 (q = 128) (outro/coda/that bit at the end)
  
      Q  e +q  q     +h  h     Q  e +q  q    +h               h
  e:--5--5-(5)-1--|--(1)-3--|--5--5-(5)-3--|--(3)-------------3--------|
  B:--5--3-(3)-1--|--(1)-3--|--5--3-(3)-1--|--(1)-------------3--------|
  G:--5--4-(4)-2--|--(2)-4--|--5--4-(4)-2--|--(2)-------------4--------|
  D:--7--5-(5)-3--|--(3)-5--|--7--5-(5)-3--|--(3)-------------5--------|
  A:--------------|---------|--------------|---------------------------|
  E:--------------|---------|--------------|---------------------------|
  
  Solo (with riff D1)
  
      Q         e          +h        +e     +e   e  e      +h
  e:------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  B:------------------------------|-----------------13b15-(b15)--------|
  G:--12--------12--------(b14)~--|-(b14)--(r12)-----------------------|
  D:------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  A:------------------------------|------------------------------------|
  E:------------------------------|------------------------------------|
      (-2 1/2)  (-1 1/2)
      (dip)     (dip)
  
                           ---3---
       +e    +e        e   e  e  e   s   s   s   s
  e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  B:--(b15)-(r13)------13--12----13--15--13p-12------------------------|
  G:---------------------------------------------14--------------------|
  D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
       (even release)   (lay back slightly)
  
                                       ----3----
      s   E    +q     +q   +e   e      q   q   q   E    +s    +q
  e:--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  B:--12------------------------12--|--13--12--13--15--(b17)-(b17)-----|
  G:------14--(b16)--(r14)-(14)-----|----------------------------------|
  D:--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  A:--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  E:--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  
       +e    +e   e  e   h
  e:-----------------15-(15)~------------------------------------------|
  B:--(b17)-(r15)-13---------------------------------------------------|
  G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
  E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
                         (w/ bar)
  
      s  s  e  +e   s  s  E  s  e  e      +h                q  q
  e:--12h15p12-(12)--------------------|-------------------------------|
  B:----------------12h15p12-12--------|--------------------5--8-------|
  G:----------------------------14p12--|--(12)-------------------------|
  D:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  A:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  E:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  
  Riff E (with riffs B and D2)
  
      Q  e  +q   q      +H        q      Q  e  +q   q      +w
  e:--17---------15--|--(15)~-----13--|--12-------------|--------------|
  B:-----17-(17)-----|----------------|-----10-(10)-13--|--(13)~-------|
  G:-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
  D:-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
  A:-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
  E:-----------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|
                         (w/ bar)                          (w/ bar)
  
  Remarks:
  
  A stunningly beautiful closer to an incredibly underrated album.  I can't
  say enough about how cool this song is, so instead I'll say things about
  the transcription.
  
  This song is in G minor with parts in A minor; 4/4 except where noted.
  
  Puritanically speaking, the opening palm muted part (the A riffs)
  isn't there.  I think the bass, or a sequenced synth, is doing something
  similar.  But if you're short handed this does the trick.
  
  There is insufficient information here for a keyboard player to reproduce
  the keyboard parts.  If someone would like to figure them out for me I'll
  gladly add them to the transcription.
  
  Almost all of this is played with clean tone, except for the chorus riffs,
  the solo, and riff E.  The fills during riff A2 are definitely clean.  Play
  with chorus, maybe an almost imperceptible amount of slapback delay -- who
  knows what else?  Alex Lifeson's guitar rig costs more than the national
  debt and you can really tell it on this song.
  
  And listen to that solo -- you know this man can walk on water.  Oh well,
  enough hero-worship.  Mail comments, corrections, et al. to
  branden@ecn.purdue.edu .
  
  Tablature explanation:
  
  | - bar line
  
  |----|
  |----|
  |o--o|  repeat
  |o--o|
  |----|
  |----|
  
  w  - whole note
  h  - half note
  q  - quarter note
  e  - eighth note
  s  - sixteenth note
  t  - thirty-second note
  x  - sixty-fourth note
  
  Captial lengths indicate dotted notes, + indicates tied note
  
  Length notations with no information below them indicate rests
  
  Duplets, triplets, and their ilk are indicated by "---3---" and similar
  constructs above the note lengths
  
  h  - hammer on
  p  - pull off
  tr - trill
  b  - bend (use tremolo bar for downbend)
  r  - release bend
  s  - slide
  /  - slide up
    - slide down
  ~  - vibrato
  t  - tap (with strumming hand)
  x  - muted, struck string
  
  +  - wah pedal back
  o  - wah pedal forward
  
  () optional note, or note held from previous articulation
  <> natural harmonics
  [] artificial (pinch) harmonics
  NH natural harmonics
  AH artificial (pinch) harmonics
  PM palm mute

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