Grand Designs Lyrics

As recorded by Rush
(From the 1985 Album POWER WINDOWS)
Words by Peart Music by Lee & Lifeson
A Powertab file is available at the following URL:
http://www.powertabs.net/pta.php'page=song,9258
Previously transcribed by Rich Soto
Last Updated: 2004-02-03
A/C# E5VII D5 A5
B5 Dopen D5II
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Main Guitar' - Strat type guitar, floating vibrato,
overdriven w/chorus
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Clean Guitar' - Strat type guitar, floating vibrato,
clean w/chorus
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar' - Strat type guitar, floating vibrato,
overdriven w/chorus
Synth Intro
Q=140
Gtr I
W W W W
Q Q H +W Q Q H +W
||o-7--7\--0----|-(0)--------|-7--7\--0----|-(0)----o||
||o-5--5\--2----|-(2)--------|-5--5\--2----|-(2)----o||
1st Verse
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S H +W
| Gtr I
| W H S S S S Q
E S S S S S S H +W
| W H S S S S Q
Gtr II
Q Q H +W 4x Q Q H +W
||----------------------|----------------||-------------^----|-()----|
||o---------------------|---------------o||-------------^----|-()----|
||------------------|-()---------||-------------^----|-()----|
||------------------|----------------||---------^----|-()----|
||o-----------------|---------------o||------------------|-----------|
Gtr I
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-0-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-0-4-4-4-4--|
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-0-4-4-4-4-|
E E E +E E E E E E E E E E S S E E
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-|
E E E +E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2--4-4-4-4-|
D G N.C.
Gtr II
E E E +E E E E E Q Q Q Q
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-10-|-------------------|
1st Chorus
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S H +W
E S S S S S S H +W
W +W W +W
||o----------|------------|----------|--------o||
||o-7--------|-(7)--------|-5--------|-(5)----o||
W +W W +W
2nd Verse
S S S S S S S S H +W
E S S S S S S H +W
N.C. G5/D N.C.
Gtr II
Q Q H +W Q Q H
||o---------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
||o-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
| Gtr I
| W H E S S S S S S W
||o---------------------|-------------15-15-15-15-15-15-|---------------------|
||o---------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------|
+W Q Q H +W
|-------------------------------||-------------^----|-()----|
|------------------------------o||-------------^----|-()----|
|-()------------------------||-------------^----|-()----|
|-------------------------------||---------^----|-()----|
|------------------------------o||------------------|-----------|
| H E S S S S S S W W
|-------------15-15-15-15-15---o||----------------------|-----------|
|------------------------------o||----------------------|-----------|
Gtr I
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-0-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-0-4-4-4-4--|
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-0-4-4-4-4-|
E E E +E E E E E E E E E S S S S E E
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-0-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
E E E +E E E E E Q Q Q Q E E E +E E E E E
|-7-7-7-(7)S12-12-12-(12)-|----3-----2--|-----7-(7)-12-12-12-12-|
|-7-7-7-(7)S12-12-12-(12)-|----4-----2--|-7-7-7-(7)-12-12-12-12-|
|-7-7-7-(7)S12-12-12-(12)-|-4--4--2--2--|-7-7-7-(7)-12-12-12-12-|
|-5-5-5-(5)S10-10-10---0--|-2--2--4--4--|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-10-|
2nd Chorus
W +W W +W
||o----------|------------|----------|--------o||
||o-7--------|-(7)--------|-5--------|-(5)----o||
W +W W +W
S S S S E S S H +W
E S S S S S S H +W
Q H. +W W +W
Guitar Solo
Gtr I
W +W W +W
| Gtr III
| <
| W W W W
Gtr III
+W +E E S S S Q. +S E S S E Q +H +H Q Q
|--------------|-------9-9-9-9-9----(9)-9-|-9s11s9-7--(7)----|-(7)----x/--x\--|
s
Q H +E E W Q. E Q Q Q H. +E E
\5__________\7___/
Q H +E E E. S +H +E S S S S S S +H. +E +H..
|-9s=10----(10)---|-----------------------|-------------------|--------------|
|---------------7-|-7s11-(11)----(11)-7h9p|=7h9p7p0-(0)-------|-(0)--(0)-----|
Q H +E E E E E E +Q. E H +E E. E. W
Out-Chorus
Q. E +S E +E. E +S E +E. E +S E. E +S S
||-/7----9-(9)s=7--(7)-9-|-(9)s=7--(7)-9-(9)s11--9-(9)s=7--|
Q. E +S E +E. E +S E +E. E +S E. E +S S
|-/11----9-(9)s=7--(7)-9-|-(9)s=7--(7)-9-(9)s11--9-(9)s=7--|
H Q Q W Q E E Q E +S S +W
|-/11----7--9--|------------|-/7--9s=7--/11--9-(9)s=7--|-(7)----|
Gtr I
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-0-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-0-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2--2--4-4-4-4--|
Gtr I
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-0-4-4-4-4-|
| Gtr III
| W W
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-2--4--4--4--4--|
| W H E E E E
|--5--5-5-(5)s10-10-10---0--|---2--2-2-0-4-4-4-4-|
| E Q Q Q +E +W
|---5--5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|---2----2---2---4---4---4-----|
| >
| +W +W
|--5-5--5-(5)s10-10-10--0-|--2--2--2--0-4-4-4-4-|
| Q E E E E E E E E H.
|--5--5--5-(5)s10-10-10--0-|--2--2--2--0-4-4-4-4--|
| E E E E E E E E E E H.
|---5--5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
| >
| +W W
|-5-5-5-(5)s10-10-10-0-|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|
| W W
Gtr I
E E H. +W Q H. +W
Q H. +W Q H. +W
Q H. +H. +E S S W +H. +E S S
W +W Q H. +W
Q H. +W Q H. +W
+W +W +W
+W +W +W
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 *