Learn Music: Marathon guitar tab - Rush tabs

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  Subject: Rush:  Crd/Tab:  Marathon
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  MARATHON
      from 'Power Windows'
  
  transcribed by dlinklater@ewu.edu [Derek Linklater]
  
  Note:  I did not transcribe the solo for Marathon, I'll leave that
         to you die-hard rush fans.  Please feel free to mail any comments
         to me regarding this transcription... especially if one of you
         enterprising Lifeson fans wants to transcribe the solo correctly. :)
  
  The 'Alex Lifeson' Sound:  I have managed to re-create (sort of) the sound
                             that Alex uses on Marathon.  Use a ballsey heavy
                             distortion, chorus (using a triangle wave-form if
                             you can), and either a bit of delay or reverb to
                             get that 'studio' sound.
  
  Lyrics not reprinted with permission... sorry guys. :(
  
  
  Intro Riff:
                                                            B  A  B  A
  ------------------------5vvv-|---------------------5vvv---2-----2----
  ---------------5vvv---4------|------------5vvv----4-------4--2--4--2-
  ------4vvv-------------------|---4vvv---------------------4--2--4--2-
  ---4---------2------2--------|--4--------2-------2--------4--2--4--2-
  -2---------0-----------------|-2--------0-----------------2--0--2--0-
  -----------------------------|----------------------------2-----2----
  
  
  Verse:
  
        B                            A
  ------2----------------------------------------------------
  ------4----------------------------2-----------------------
  ------4----------------------------2-----------------------
  ------4----------------------------2-----------------------
  ------2----------------------------0-----------------------
  ------2----------------------------------------------------
   It's not how fast you can go, the force goes into the flow.
  
      B                                A
  ----2---------------------------------------------------------
  ----4--------------------------------2------------------------
  ----4--------------------------------2------------------------
  ----4--------------------------------2------------------------
  ----2--------------------------------0------------------------
  ----2---------------------------------------------------------
   If you pick up the beat, you can forget about the heat.
  
  
  [play 1st half of intro riff]
    More than just survival
    More than just a flash
    More than just a dotted line
  
                    B         A
  ------------------2-------------------
  ------------------4---------2---------
  ------------------4---------2---------
  ------------------4---------2---------
  ------------------2---------0---------
  ------------------2-------------------
   More than just a dash...
  
  [play verse]
    It's a test of ultimate will
    A heartbreak climb uphill
    Got to pick up the pace
    If you want to stay in the race...
  
  
  [play 1st half of intro riff]
    More than blind ambition
    More than simple greed
    More than a finish line
  
  
  ----------------------------------------------------5-2vvv--
  ------------------------------------------------------------
  --------------------4vvv--------------------------4---------
  ------------------4-----------------------------2-----------
  ----------------2-------------------------------------------
  ------------------------------------------------------------
   Must feed this burning need.  In the long run...
  
  
  Chorus #1 & #3:
  
   B              E     F#                           E
  -7--------------7-----2----------------------------0-----------
  -7--------------9-----2----------------------------0-----------
  -8--------------9-----3----------------------------1-----------
  -9--------------9-----4----------------------------2-----------
  -9--------------7-----4----------------------------2-----------
  -7--------------7-----2----------------------------0-----------
    From first to last,  the peak is never passed.    Something
  
                   Abm                       F#
  ------------------4------------------------2-------------------
  ------------------4------------------------2-------------------
  ------------------4------------------------3-------------------
  ------------------6------------------------4-------------------
  ------------------6------------------------4-------------------
  ------------------4------------------------2-------------------
   always fires the light that gets in your eyes.
  
   B           E    F#                         E
  -7-----------7----2--------------------------0------------------
  -7-----------9----2--------------------------0------------------
  -8-----------9----3--------------------------1------------------
  -9-----------9----4--------------------------2------------------
  -9-----------7----4--------------------------2------------------
  -7-----------7----2--------------------------0------------------
    One moment time,  and glory rolls on by.   Like a streak of
  
                   E  E     E  E            F#  F#  F#
  -----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---2---2-------------
  -----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---3---3-------------
  -----------------1--1-----1--1------------3---3---4-------------
  -----------------2--2-----1--1------------4---4---4-------------
  -----------------2--2-----2--2------------4---4---4-------------
  -----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---2---2-------------
   Lightning, that flashes and fades in the summer sky.
  
  
  [play 1st half of intro riff]
    then:
          A
    --------------
    ------2-------
    ------2-------
    ------2-------
    ------0-------
    --------------
  
  [play verse chords]
    Your meters may overload
    You can rest at the side of the road
    You can miss a stride
    But nobody gets a free ride.
  
  [play 1st half of intro rif]
    More than high performance
    More than just a spark
    More than just the bottom line
  
              A    A  A   A  A
  --------------------------------------------------5-2vvv-----
  ------------2----2--2---2--2---------------------------------
  ------------2----2--2---2--2---------------------4-----------
  ------------2----2--2---2--2--------------------2------------
  ------------0----0--0---0--0---------------------------------
  -------------------------------------------------------------
   or a lucky shot in the dark... in the long run
  
  
  [play chorus]
  
  
  Bridge:
  
  -------------12--17vvv-|-------------------------------|
  ----------15-----------|-------------------------------|
  -------14--------------|-------------------------------|
  ----12-----------------|-----------4---------4---------|
  -----------------------|---5-5-5-7---5-5-5-7-----------|
  -----------------------|-----------------------5-------|
                         <------- Repeat 10 times ------->
  
  Solo:  Not Transcribed
  
  Guitar tacet, then:
    [play 1st half of bridge riff]
  
  Chorus #2
    C#            F#  Ab
    From first to last
    The peak is never passed
    F#                         Bbm
    Something always fires the light
                      Ab
    That gets in your eyes
    C#         F#  Ab
    One moment time
    And glory rolls on by
    F#
    Like a streak of lightning
         F# F#   F# F#            Ab  Ab
    That flashes and fades in the summer sky
  
  
  Chorus #3:
   [play Chorus #1 chords until finish]
  
  
  
  Transcription Notes:
  
  'v' indicates shallow tremelo action... basically vibrato.
  '|' indicates a certain section of music... not a traditional musical
       measure

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