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Bass Tab for Yyz

Performed by: Rush. Composed by: Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee.
This song is published by ALFRED PUBLISHING CO., INC. and displayed here with permission. All rights reserved.
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Willisis2

                                 YYZ (Bassline)
                               As recorded by Rush
                      (From the 1981 Album MOVING PICTURES)

Words and Music by Rush
Arranged by Rush

Gtr I (E A D G) - 'Bass'
Gtr II (E A D G) - 'Synth Bass'

 Intro
  Moderate Rock Q=104
 10/8
  Gtr I
  Wx2              E S S S S S E S e E E E S S  8x E S S S S S E S E E E E S S
|--------------||--5---5---5---5---5-5-5-5------||-----------------------------|
|--------------||o---4-----------4---------4-4-o||-----------------------------|
|--------------||o-----------------------------o||-3---3---3---3---3-3-3-3-----|
|--------------||-------------------------------||---2-----------2---------2-2-|


                                          Faster Q=119
                                    2/4     4/4
                                                                          ~~~
  E S S S S S S E. S S S S S S S E   H       T T S S S S S S S S S S S S  E.
|----------------------------------|------||-------------------6-8-9-8--------|
|----------------------------------|------||-------------6-7-9---------9-10---|
|-3---3---3---3----3---3---3---3---|------||-------6-7-9----------------------|
|----------------------------------|------||-8-8-9----------------------------|


 3/4
    ~~~~
   +Q   a  S S  S S Q
|----------------------|
|-(10)--9h10-9---------|
|--------------10-9----|
|----------------------|


                                        Faster Q=144
                                    $
 4/4                                   4/4
                                                      ~
   |--3--|
   S  S  S  S  S  S S  S  S q   Q       S S S S S S E H
|-----------------------------------||--2-2---2------------|
|-12-12-12-10-12-10-9----------12\--||o-----4---4-3-2------|
|---------------------12-10-9-------||o---------------4----|
|-----------------------------------||---------------------|


                                             ~
  S S S S S S S S E. S +E  E   S S S S S S E H
|-2-2---2--------------------|-2-2---2------------|
|-----4---4-2----------------|-----4---4-3-2------|
|-------------4-3-2--4-(4)---|---------------4----|
|--------------------------2-|--------------------|


                                             ~
  S S S S S S S S E. S +E  E   S S S S S S E H
|-2-2---2--------------------|-5-5---5------------|
|-----4---4-2----------------|-----7---7-6-5------|
|-------------4-3-2--4-(4)---|---------------7----|
|--------------------------2-|--------------------|


                                             ~
  S S S S S S S S E. S +E  E   S S S S S S E H
|-5-5---5--------------------|-5-5---5------------|
|-----7---7-5----------------|-----7---7-6-5------|
|-------------7-6-5--7-(7)---|---------------7----|
|--------------------------5-|--------------------|


  1.                                   2.
  S S S S S S S. T S S S S +S  S E      S S S S S S S S E. S +E  E
|-5-5---5----------------------------||-5-5---5--------------------||
|-----7---7-6-5----5-5---5-(5)-5----o||-----7---7-5----------------||
|----------------7-----7---------7\-o||-------------7-6-5--7-(7)---||
|------------------------------------||--------------------------5-||


  E. S +E  E H      E E E E S S S S +S  S S S
|------------2----|---------2-2---2-(2)-2-----|
|-----------------|-------------4---------4---|
|-2--4-(4)--------|---2-4-------------------4-|
|----------2------|-------2-------------------|


  E. S +E  E S S S S S E.   E E E E S S S S +S  S S S
|------------2-2-2-2-2h4--|---------2-2---2-(2)-2-----|
|-------------------------|-------------4---------4---|
|-2--4-(4)----------------|---2-4-------------------4-|
|----------2--------------|-------2-------------------|


  E. S +E  a E Q  S E.   E  E E E S S S S +S  S S S
|----------5s7-5--5h7--|-7\-----7-5-5---5-(5)-5------|
|----5-(5)-------------|------5-------7---------7----|
|-3--------------------|----3---------------------7\-|
|----------------------|-----------------------------|


              To Coda
  E. S E E E  E  E E   S S S S S S S S S S S S +S  S E
|--------7-5-/9\-7-5-|-4s5---5--------------------------|
|----x-5-------------|-----7---7-6-5---7-4---5-(5)-5----|
|-3------------------|---------------7-----7---------7\-|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|


  E. S +E  E H      E E E E S S S S +S  S S S
|------------2----|---------2-2---2-(2)-2-----|
|-----------------|-------------4---------4---|
|-2--4-(4)--------|---2-4-------------------4-|
|----------2------|-------2-------------------|


  E. S +E  E S S S S S E.   E E E E S S S S +S  S S S
|------------2-2-2-2-2h4--|---------2-2---2-(2)-2-----|
|-------------------------|-------------4---------4---|
|-2--4-(4)----------------|---2-4-------------------4-|
|----------2--------------|-------2-------------------|


  E. S +E   E E. S +Q     E E E E S S S S +S  S S S
|-------------7--5-(5)--|-------7-5-5---5-(5)-5-----|
|----5-(5)-/7-----------|-----5-------7---------7-x-|
|-3---------------------|---3-----------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|


  E. S +E   E Q  S E.   E E a E E E a E E E
|----------/7-5--5h7--|-5-4-4h5-4-----------|
|----5-(5)------------|-----------7-5s4-3---|
|-3-------------------|-------------------5-|
|---------------------|---------------------|


  Q  E E S S S S +S  S E   +E  E E S S S S S S S S S  S
|--------2-2---2-(2)-2---|-----------x-2-2---2-2-2-------|
|------------4---------4-|-(4)-------------4-------4-----|
|-2--4-------------------|-----2-4-------------------(3)-|
|------2-----------------|---------2---------------------|


   E. S +E  E E Q  E   S S   S  S S  S  E   Q    Q
|-----------5s7-5--7-|-5s7-----11-9----12-(12)--14\--|
|-----5-(5)----------|-----/10------11-----12---14\--|
|-/3-----------------|-------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------|


  E. S E E S S S S +S  S S S
|----------2-2---2-(2)-2-2h4-|
|--------------4-------------|
|-2--2-4---------------------|
|--------2-------------------|


  +E  S S E E S S S S +S  S S S    E. S +E  a E E S S S S S S   Q  Q  H
|-(4)---------2-2---2-(2)-2-----|-----------5s7-5-5-5-5h7-5-2-|-5----------|
|-----------------4---------4---|-----5-(5)-------------------|------------|
|-----2-2-4-------------------3-|-/3--------------------------|------------|
|-----------2-------------------|-----------------------------|------------|


  Q  E E S S S S +S  S S S
|--------2-2---2-(2)-2-2h4-|
|------------4-------------|
|-2--4---------------------|
|------2-------------------|


  +E  E E E S S S S S S S S    E S S +E  E E. E. S S
|-(4)-------2-2---2---------|------------7-5--7--7s8-|
|---------------4---4-3-2---|------5-(5)---------7s8-|
|-----2-4-----------------4-|-/3-3-------------------|
|---------2-----------------|------------------------|


  E S S S S S S a E S S S S E   Q  E E E E E E   S S S S E E S S S S S S E
|-5---7-5---5---4s5---5-------|--------2-------|-------------2-2-------------|
|---6-----7---7-----7---7-6-5-|----------4-2-4-|-4-4-------------4-4-2-2-4---|
|-----------------------------|-2--4-----------|-----2-2-4-------------------|
|-----------------------------|------2---------|-----------2-----------------|


  S S S S E S S S S S S S S E   Q  H    S E.   E. S E E E S S S S E
|---------------------------7-|-5------------|----------------2-2----|
|---------5-----5s7-5-x-------|--------------|--------------------4--|
|-3-3-3-3---3-3---------5-5---|---------x-6\-|-2--2-4----------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------|--------2-2-2-2--------|


  E. S E E E S S S S E   E. E. a Q  E E E
|----------------2-2---|-------5s7--5---7-|
|--------------------4-|----5---------7---|
|-2--2-4---------------|-3----------------|
|--------2-2-2-2-------|------------------|


  S S S S S S a S  S a  E. S E  a  E
|-5-5-----6-7-8s9-12-9s11--9-7-15s16s=|
|-----7-9-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


         |--3--|
   E  E  S  S  S  E  S  E.  E  E
|-14-12-11h12s11------------------|
|----------------14\---<5>-<9>----|
|----------------------<5>-<9>-7\-|
|---------------------------------|


  Q  E E S S S E S E   +E  E E E S S S E S S S
|--------2-2---2-2---|-----------2-2---2-2-----|
|------------4-----4-|-(4)-----------4-----4---|
|-2--4---------------|-----2-4---------------3-|
|------4-------------|---------2---------------|


  E. E. a E E S S S S S S   Q  H.        H.      S E.
|-------5s7-5-5-5-5h7-5---|-5----------|--------------||
|----5------------------7-|------------|--------------||
|-3-----------------------|------------|--------------||
|-------------------------|------------|-----------5--||


 Guitar Solo
  Q  E E. S S S S S E   Q  E E. S S S E E   Q  E E. E S a E E
|---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------4-4---4-----|---------4-4---4---|---------5---5s7-5-|
|-2----2------2---2---|-2----2------2---2-|-3----3----3-------|
|-------------------2-|-------------------|-------------------|


  a E E a E E a E E E E    Q  E E. S S S S S E   Q  E E. S S S E E
|-8s9-7-4s5-4-4s5-4------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------7-5\-|---------4-4---4-----|---------4-4---4----|
|------------------------|-2----2------2---2---|-2----2------2---2--|
|------------------------|-------------------2-|--------------------|


  Q  E E. E S a E E   a E E E E E S S S S S S   Q  E E. E S S S E
|-------------------|-8s9-7-5p4-5-5-----------|--------------------|
|---------5---5s7-5-|---------------7-5-------|--------------------|
|-3----3----3-------|-------------------7-5s3-|-2----2--2---2---0--|
|-------------------|-------------------------|-----------2---2----|


  Q  E E. S S S S S E   Q  E E. E. E E   E E E  Q  E E E
|---------------------|--------------5-|-4-----/9--7-5-4\-|
|---------4-4---4-----|---------5------|---7-5------------|
|-2----2------2---2---|-3----3-----3---|------------------|
|-------------------3-|----------------|------------------|


  Q  E E. S S S E E   Q  E E. S S S E E    Q  E E  E E E E   Q  H.
|-------------------|-------------------|---------/7-7-5-7-|-5--------|
|---------4-4---4---|---------4-4---4---|-----5-5----------|-5--------|
|-2----2------2-----|-2----2------2-----|-/3---------------|----------|
|-----------------2-|-----------------2-|------------------|----------|


             Interlude
              Gtr II
  W           H    +Q.   E   +W           H    +Q.   E   +W
|----------||--------------|------------|--------------|--------|
|----------||--------------|------------|--------------|--------|
|----------||--------------|------------|--------------|--------|
|----------||-5----(5)---5-|-(5)--------|-5----(5)---5-|-(5)----|


  H    +Q.   E   +W           H    +E. S E E   +W
|--------------|------------|----------------|--------|
|--------------|------------|----------------|--------|
|--------------|------------|----------------|--------|
|-5----(5)---5-|-(5)--------|-5----(5)-5-5-5-|-(5)----|


  H    +Q.   E   +Q   Q   H       +H     +E  E E E   +W
|--------------|----------------|------------------|--------|
|--------------|----------7-----|-(7)----(7)-------|--------|
|--------------|----------------|------------------|--------|
|-5----(5)---5-|-(5)--5--(5)----|-(5)----(5)-5-5-5-|-(5)----|


  H    +Q.   E   +W           H    E E E E   +W
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------|
|--------------|------------|------7-7-7---|--------|
|--------------|------------|--------------|--------|
|-5----(5)---5-|-(5)--------|-5----------5-|-(5)----|


 D.S. al Coda &
                 Gtr I
  H.      Q      E E E E S S S E S E
|-------------||---------------------||
|---------7\--||---2-3-5-3-3---2-2---||
|-------------||-3-----------5-----5-||
|-5-----------||---------------------||


  E. S +E  E H      E E E E S S S S +S  S S S
|------------2----|---------2-2---2-(2)-2------|
|-----------------|-------------4---------4----|
|-2--4-(4)--------|---2-4-------------------4--|
|----------2------|-------2--------------------|


  E. S +E  E S S S S S E.   E E E E S S S S +S  S S S
|------------2-2-2-2-2h4--|---------2-2---2-(2)-2-----|
|-------------------------|-------------4---------4---|
|-2--4-(4)----------------|---2-4-------------------4-|
|----------2--------------|-------2-------------------|


  E. S +E   E E. S +Q     E E E E S S S S +S  S S S   E. S +E   E Q  S E.
|-------------7--5-(5)--|-------7-5-5---5-(5)-5-----|----------/7-5--5h7--|
|----5-(5)-/7-----------|-----5-------7---------7-x-|----5-(5)------------|
|-3---------------------|---3-----------------------|-3-------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|


  Q  E.  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S S
|---------------------------------|
|-5-----14-14-12----12-10----10-9-|
|-5--------------14-------10------|
|---------------------------------|


                             Slower Q=112
                               10/8
            |---5----|
  S  S  S S S S S  S S q  Q     E E S E E E S +Q   S S S S
|----------------------------||----------------------------*|
|-7-10------7----------------||--------------------4-2-----*|
|------10-7---9-7------------||-3-3---3-3-3------------5-2-*|
|-----------------10-8-7-----||-----2-------2-(2)----------*|


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
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