Totem Lyrics

| NOTE |
| There are 4 guitars in this song. |
| Tunings are noted below |
| TOTEM |
| Made by: Rush |
| There are chords in this song, however, |
| I have taken the time to place them in pure tab. |
| Take note that I worked off this from a |
| totem power tab. If you see a chord on top of a tab|
| table, then I don't know how it's used and I |
| slapped it in there. I even listened to the song, |
| and all I can hear during the solo at the beginning|
| is Gtr IV. So don't get mad at me for that. |
| Just assume it's Gtr I. |
| Since the chords and pure tab now, if I only |
| mention a chord once, yet it has the movement |
| symbols at the top, keep playing that string till |
| the next chord is noted. You will see this at the |
| verse. Look at how the intro is played out, and how|
| it's played later, note the symbols above the |
| table. Even though after the verse, I am no longer |
| repeating chords in a table, it doesn't mean you |
| hit it only once. |
Gtr I : C G C F A D -- Acoustic
Gtr II : D G C F A D -- Electric 1
Gtr III : D G C F A D -- Electric 2
Gtr IV : D G C F A D -- Electric 3 'natural harmonics'
All the notes sound one whole step lower than transcibed, key of Bb.
The chords sound one whole step lower than noted.
Intro:
Gtr 1
E S S+S S S S E S S E S S E S S+S S S S E S S E S S
Gtr 2
(silent)
E S S+S S S S E S S E S S E S S+S S S S E S S E S S
Gtr 2
(silent)
E S S +S S S S E S S E S S E S S +S S S S E S S E S S
Gtr 2
E S S +S S S S Q Q E S S +S S S S Q Q
|o-5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-6-----5-----|--5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-6-----5-----|
|o-----------------------------|------------------------------|
E S S +S S S S E S S E S S E S S +S S S S E S S E S S
Gtr 2
E S S +S S S S Q Q E S S +S S S S Q Q
E S S+S S S S E S S E S S E S S+S S S S E S S E S S
Gtr 2
(silent)
E S S+S S S S E S S E S S E S S+S S S S E S S E S S
Gtr 2
(silent)
E S S +S S S S E S S E S S E S S +S S S S E S S E S S
|Gtr II
| W +H S S S S Q
|Gtr III
| W H S S S S Q
E S S +S S S S E S S E S S E S S +S S S S S S S S E S S
| W
| W H S S S S Q
E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S
|Gtr II
| E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S
|Gtr III
| E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S
E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S E H
|Gtr II
| E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S H
|Gtr III
| E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S H
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-x-x-10-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7S=13-----|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-x-x-11-x-x-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7S=12-----|
|Gtr IV
| W H H
$
W
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|--------15-------15--------15-----15--------| Gtr II
|Gtr III
| +H +H
|Gtr IV
| Q Q Q Q
W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
| Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Gtr IV
| Q Q Q Q
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
To Coda
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
(ignore 'to coda' during second chorus, and keep going:)
E S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E S S E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E E
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E S S E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E S S
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Guitar Solo
W W W W
|Gtr IV
| W E E H. E E H. E E Q +H
H S S S S S +E E E E Q +Q +E S S E E E E Q Q
|-----------------------5-|---3s8---(8)--(8)-----|-----------------| Gtr II
|---------------2-5-(5)---|-5----------------5-7-|-5-4-5--7s9--9\--|
|Gtr IV
| E E H. E E H. E E H.
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Q S S E E S S E E Q E E E E Q Q E S S S S S S E E
|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------13----13p12--|Gtr II
|---------5-7-9s7p5-7-|-7---5--7----------|--------12h14--------------------|
|-----5h7-------------|-5---3--5-3-3s10\--|---------------------------------|
|Gtr IV
| E E H. E E H. E E H.
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Q E. S Q S S S S Q S S S E E E E E E E E E S S E E E
|-----------------------15----|-15---13h15-12-12-13s15-15s13-|-13-------------10----8--|
| E E H. E E H. E E H.
H +Q +Q W +W
|-14b15=====(14)--(14)--|-(14)--------|-(14)---------|
| W +W +H H
(Vocal Bridge)
+W +Q +Q H W
|-(14)--------|-(14)r=(14)------------|---------------------|
| W Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
D.S. al Coda
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W W
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
Outro Pre-Chorus
E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S+S S S S E S S E S S
|o-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----8-----|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----8----|
|o-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x-----|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x----|
Gtr 2
(silent)
E S S+S S S S E S S E S S
|--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----8----o|
|--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-----x----o|
Gtr 2
(silent)
E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S Q
Outro Chorus
Gtr I
+W
|Gtr II
| E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|Gtr IV
| Q Q Q Q
+HH
|Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|Gtr IV
| Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| Q Q Q Q
E S S E E E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S S
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E S S E E E E E S S E S S E E E E E E
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E S S E E E E E E S S S S E E S S S S E S S
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E S S E E E E E E E S S E E E E E E
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E S S E E E E E E Q E E S S S S E E
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
E S S E E E S S +E S S E E E E Q Q
| Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
W +H +H +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