Red Tide Lyrics

As recorded by Rush
(From the 1989 Album PRESTO)
Words by Peart
Music by Lee/Lifeson
From the Rush Tablature Project - www.cygnusproductions.com/rtp
Last Updated: 2003-05-27
G5 Gm DmXII CX
FVIII GmX
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric #1 (clean)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Synthesizer'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Hammond organ'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Synth brass'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Electric #2 (distortion)'
Q=147
Gtr I
| Gtr VI
| E E Q E E E E E +E E E +E E E E
|-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|-1-(1)s3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|-1-(1)s3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-3s=5-3----5--5-5--5-|-3-(3)s5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|
| Gtr V
| E E E E E E E E W
| E E Q E E E E Q E E +E S S E E
|-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|---1-------3-(3)----------|
|-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|---1----3--3-(3)-3--3-3-1-|
|-3s=5-3----5--5-5--5-|---3----5--5-(5)-5--5-5-3-|
| E E E E E E E E +E Q Q Q.
| E E Q E E E E E +E E E +E E E E
|-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|-1-(1)s3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|-1-(1)s3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
|-3s=5-3----5--5-5--5-|-3-(3)s5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|
| E E E E E E E E W
| E E Q E E E E Q E E +E E Q
|-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|---1-------3-(3)---------||
|-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|---1----3--3-(3)-3--3----||
|-3s=5-3----5--5-5--5-|---3----5--5-(5)-5--5----||
| E E E E E E E E +E Q Q Q.
Gtr III
W W W W
Gtr I
W H H W H H
| Gtr VI
| PM----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
| Gtr II
| >
| W +W +W +W
Verse 1 and 2
ad
W W W W
W H H W H H
||o-1--------------|-----------------|-1--------------|------------------|
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
||o----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------|
||o-3-3---3--3-3-3-|-5-5---5---5-5-5-|-3-3---3--3-3-3-|-5-5---5---5-5-5--|
ad
W W W W
W H H W H H
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E
W +W W +W
W +W W +W
| Gtr VI
| W +W W +W
W +W
o /
W +W
W +W
o /
W +W
Chorus 1 and 2
H. Q W +H. Q W
Q. Q. Q W Q. Q. Q W
| Q. Q. Q Q +H. Q. Q. Q Q +H.
W W H. Q W
W H H Q. Q. Q W
|-1--------------|-----------------o||-5----5----8--|-5---------|
|----------------|-----------------o||--------------|-----------|
| Gtr VI
| PM-----------------------------| ~~~
| E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q. Q. Q Q +H.
|----------------|-----------------o||-1----1----0--|-1--(1)----|
|-3-3---3--3-3-3-|-5-5---5---5-5-5-o||-0----0----x--|-0--(0)----|
s/
H. Q W W W
Q. Q. Q W W W
| Q. E +Q Q Q +H. E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
s
W W W W
Gtr VI
PM--------------------------------|
E E E E E Q E E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E a E E
|---3------------|---5---------5---5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5h7p5--||
|-1------------1-|-3-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1s|=3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3--||
PM--------------------------------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s|=5-5-5-5-5-7p5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s|=5-5--------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1s|=3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1s|=3----------------|
PM------------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +Q Q
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3s|=5-5-5-5-5-7-5-7-|---3-----3-----3-|--5-----5--(5)---5---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1s|=3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-----1-----1---|--3-----3--(3)---3---|
Gtr I
W +W
| Gtr VI
| PM------------------------------|
| H +E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-7----(7)-------|---------(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)S0-|
|-7----(7)-7-7-7-|--7--7-7--7---7---7---7S=0-|
|-5----(5)-5-5-5-|--5--5-5--5---5---5---5S=0-|
W +W
| H +E E E E E E E E +E E E E
Gtr III
W +W
o /
W +W
W +W
o /
W +W
||o-----1-0-----------|-------------------|
||o-------------3-----|-1--------3----3---|
| Gtr II
| E E E E +H E E E E +H
||o-----1-0-(0)-------|-------------------|
||o-------------------|-1-----------------|
|-------1-0---------|--------------------o||
|-------------3-----|--1--------3---3----o||
| +H E E E E +W
|-------------------|--------------------o||
|-------------3-----|--------------------o||
Gtr VI
E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E +E E E E
Gtr III
W W W W
PM
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E H. E S S
|-5----5----5\--|---------------|-1----1----1s3-|-3--------------|
|-6----6----6\--|-5----5----5---|-1----1----1s3-|-3--------------|
|-7----7----7\--|-5----5----5---|-2----2----2s3-|-3---------2-2--|
|-7----7----7\--|-5----5----5-0-|-3----3----3s5-|-5-------5-2-2--|
|-5----5----5\--|-3----3----3-0-|-3----3----3s5-|-5-------5-0-0--|
|---------------|-------------0-|-1----1----1s3-|-3-------3------|
W W W W
PM------------|
H +E E E E E E E E E E E E Q. E +H W
W W W W
PM
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E W
|-5----5----5\--|---------------|-1----1----1s3-|-3----|
|-6----6----6\--|-5----5----5---|-1----1----1s3-|-3----|
|-7----7----7\--|-5----5----5---|-2----2----2s3-|-3----|
|-7----7----7\--|-5----5----5-0-|-3----3----3s5-|-5----|
|-5----5----5\--|-3----3----3-0-|-3----3----3s5-|-5----|
|---------------|-------------0-|-1----1----1s3-|-3----|
Guitar Solo
DmXII CX FVIII GmX
Gtr IV
W W W W
PM
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E W
|-5----5----5\--|---------------|-1----1----1s3-|-3------------|
|-6----6----6\--|-5----5----5---|-1----1----1s3-|-3------------|
|-7----7----7\--|-5----5----5---|-2----2----2s3-|-3------------|
|-7----7----7\--|-5----5----5-0-|-3----3----3s5-|-5------------|
|-5----5----5\--|-3----3----3-0-|-3----3----3s5-|-5------------|
|---------------|-------------0-|-1----1----1s3-|-3------------|
| Gtr VI
| W W W H Q Q
Gtr I
| Q Q +S +S E E E E Q +E +E E Q +Q
|----13b15====(13)-(13)r13-10-----10-|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------13-----|-13b15===(13)-(13)r==13---13-----(13)\---|
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---0-2S3-3-5---0-3-5-6-7---7-0-9-9-7-6-6-0-|
| S S S S S S S S S S Q +E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-3-2-0---2-3-5-5-3---2-0-3---(3)s19-|--------17---------17---------17---------|
| Q. S S S S S S S S S S
Gtr III
H. Q W H. Q W
Gtr I
Q. Q. Q W Q. Q. Q W
| Gtr VI
| Q. Q. Q Q +H. Q. Q. Q Q +H.
W +W +W
H. Q W H. Q W
Q. Q. Q W Q. Q. Q W
| Q. Q. Q Q +H. Q. Q. Q Q +H.
Gtr IV
W W W W
Gtr VI
PM
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E W
|-5----5----5\--|---------------|-1----1----1s3-|-3----|
|-6----6----6\--|-5----5----5---|-1----1----1s3-|-3----|
|-7----7----7\--|-5----5----5---|-2----2----2s3-|-3----|
|-7----7----7\--|-5----5----5-0-|-3----3----3s5-|-5----|
|-5----5----5\--|-3----3----3-0-|-3----3----3s5-|-5----|
|---------------|-------------0-|-1----1----1s3-|-3----|
W W W W
PM
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E W
|-5----5----5\--|---------------|-1----1----1s3-|-3----|
|-6----6----6\--|-5----5----5---|-1----1----1s3-|-3----|
|-7----7----7\--|-5----5----5---|-2----2----2s3-|-3----|
|-7----7----7\--|-5----5----5-0-|-3----3----3s5-|-5----|
|-5----5----5\--|-3----3----3-0-|-3----3----3s5-|-5----|
|---------------|-------------0-|-1----1----1s3-|-3----|
DmXII CX FVIII GmX
Gtr IV
W W W W
Gtr VI
PM
Q. Q. Q Q. Q. E E Q. Q. E E W
|--5-----5-----5\--|------------------|--1-----1-----1s3-|--3----|
|--6-----6-----6\--|--5-----5-----5---|--1-----1-----1s3-|--3----|
|--7-----7-----7\--|--5-----5-----5---|--2-----2-----2s3-|--3----|
|--7-----7-----7\--|--5-----5-----5-0-|--3-----3-----3s5-|--5----|
|--5-----5-----5\--|--3-----3-----3-0-|--3-----3-----3s5-|--5----|
|------------------|----------------0-|--1-----1-----1s3-|--3----|
| Gtr VI
| Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q Q. Q. Q W
Break
Gtr I
| +H +H +W
| +W +W
Gtr I
| >
| +H H W W W
||o------1--0-----------|----------------------|
||o--------------3------|-1-----------3----3---|
| Gtr VI
| E E Q E E E E E +E E E +E E E E
||--1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|-1-(1)s3--3-(3)-3-3-3-|
||o-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|-1-(1)s3--3-(3)-3-3-3-|
||--3s=5-3----5--5-5--5-|-3-(3)s5--5-(5)-5-5-5-|
||o---------------------|----------------------|
| Gtr V
| E E E E E E E E Q E Q Q.
||o------------------22-|---------22-----------|
||o---------------------|----------------------|
|------1--0-----------|---------------------------o||
|--------------3------|---1------------3-----3----o||
| E E Q E E E E E +E E E +E E E E 3x
|-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|---1--(1)s3--3-(3)-3--3-3---||
|-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|---1--(1)s3--3-(3)-3--3-3--o||
|-3s=5-3----5--5-5--5-|---3--(3)s5--5-(5)-5--5-5---||
|---------------------|---------------------------o||
| E E E E E E E E +E Q Q E E E 3x
|------------------20-|-(20)-------18-------20----o||
|---------------------|---------------------------o||
| E E Q E E E E E +E E E +E E E E
|-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|---1--(1)s3--3-(3)-3--3----*|
|-1s=3-1----3--3-3--3-|---1--(1)s3--3-(3)-3--3----*|
|-3s=5-3----5--5-5--5-|---3--(3)s5--5-(5)-5--5----*|
| E E E E E E E E +E Q Q E Q
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 *