Countdown Lyrics

COUNTDOWN
As recorded by Rush
(From the 1982 Album SIGNALS)
Words by Lee, Lifeson, Peart Music by Lee & Lifeson
Last Updated: 2003-10-20
B7sus4/F#(type 2) Dsus2 G F
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lifeson'
Q=132
Gtr I
Wx8
W +W W +W
||o-0--------|-(0)--------|-5--------|-(5)----|
||o-7--------|-(7)--------|-7--------|-(7)----|
W +W W +W 4x
|-3--------|-(3)--------|-0--------|-(0)----o||
|-5--------|-(5)--------|-9--------|-(9)----o||
W +W W +H.. E
W +H.. E W +H.. E
W +H.. E W +H.. E
H H +H H H H +H Q +Q
E Q E +H E Q E +Q +Q
HH+HHH+H
E Q E +H E Q E +H
H H +H H H H +E Q E Q Q
E Q E +H
Q E Q E E E H. Q H H H H
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E E E E E
E E E Q Q. Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. Q. E +E
H H H H Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q
E E E Q Q E +Q E Q Q E Q. Q Q E +E E E Q E Q
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. +Q Q. Q. +Q
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E Q E Q +E E E Q E E E H
H Q. E +H H E E E E
E E E Q E Q +E E E Q E E E H
+H Q. E +H H E E E E
E E E Q E Q +E E E Q E E E H
+H Q. E +H H E E E E
E E E Q E Q +H.. E E E E E E E E E 12x H H
|-------0--------0---|--------------||o-----------------o||-0----0----|
|-----3------------0-|-(0)--------7-||o-7-7---7---7---7-o||-7----7----|
+H Q. E
+E Q. H Q. H +E +E E Q. E E +E H Q Q Q
W H H H H E Q E Q Q
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E E E E E E Q Q. Q Q E
Q. Q Q. Q. H +E Q. Q E Q H H
H H Q. H +E Q. H +E E E E E Q E E
+E Q E Q Q Q. Q Q E +E E E Q Q. E E E E E E E E
E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q Q. Q. +Q E Q E Q Q
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q
E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q. H +E
Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. Q Q +E
Q. H +E Q. H +E Q. H E E E E Q E Q
H Q. E
+E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q 9x
||o-(0)---0-------0-----------|-------0--------0---o||
||o-(0)---------3-----3-2-0---|-----3------------0-o||
+H H E E E E +H Q. E
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a -
acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it
represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them
represent rests. Multi-bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the
number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths,
s16 = swing 16ths
* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen -
http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *