Rush — Fly By Night Tab
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>Subject: RUSH TAB: Fly By Night
>Date: 7 Oct 1996 12:22:14 —0400
Hello readers,
Rush — Fly By Night
This tab is my meager attempt at tabbing Fly By Night. Some parts
were old, some parts were new. The solo is not complete. Everything I
have figured out is below. As for the rest, you are on your own. The key
is D.
| — not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ — vibrato or held note
x — percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. — staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h — hammer on
p — pull off
s — slide
t — trill; play the note(s) indicated rapidly and repeatedly
/ — slide up from infinity
— slide down into infinity
— natural harmonic (or pinch harmonic)
3(b5) — bend note up from 3rd to 5th fret pitch
3(b5r3) — bend note from 3rd to 5th fret pitch, then return to 3rd fret
o _
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[x35553] — fret box; this is a C chord — this is the same as standard
tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read.
[Riff 1]
D Dsus4 C G/B Gm/Bb A G A
e:—2——2———3——3—|—————————————3———————3—————————3————————————————————|
B:—3——3———3——3—|—————————————3———————3—————————3———2——0——2——————————|
G:—2——2———0——0—|—————————————0———————0—————————0———2——0——2——————————|
D:—0——0———2——2—|——————————2———————0——————————0—————2——0——2——————————|
A:—————————————|——0——2——3———————2———————0——1———————0——0——0——————————|
E:—————————————|————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
[Riff 2]
G D G/D
e:——3——2——2———————————|—7——7—————3——2——2——2——————————————————————|
B:——3——3——3———————————|—8——8—————3——3——3——3——2——2——0——2——————————|
G:——0——2——2———————————|—7——7—————0——2——2——2——2——2——0——2——————————|
D:——0——0——0———————————|———————————0——0——0——0——2——2——0——2——————————|
A:——2————————3——2—0———|———————————2———————————0——0——0——0——————————|
E:——3———————————————3—|———————————3———————————————————————————————|
[Riff 3]
D F
e:—2———2————5———5————7——8——10—————————————————10—————————————————|
B:——3———3————6———6———8——8——10————10———10———10—————————————————————|
G:———2———2————5———5——7——9——11——————11———11————————————————————————|
D:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
[Riff 4]
Am Fmaj7 louder
e:—0———0————0———0———————————————————————7—7—7—7—7—7——————————————|
B:——1———1————1———1——————————————————————8—8—8—8—8—8——————————————|
G:———2———2————2———2—————————————————————7—7—7—7—7—7——————————————|
D:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
Song Progression:
[Riff 1] x3
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
Why try? I know why.
This feeling inside me says it's time I was gone.
Clear head, new life ahead.
It's time I was king now, not just one more pawn.
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night away from here, change my life again.
[First half of Riff 2, then last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night, goodbye my dear.
My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend.
[Riff 1] x1
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics
Moon rise, thoughtful eyes.
Staring back at me from the window beside.
No fright, or hindsight.
Leaving behind that empty feeling inside.
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night away from here, change my life again.
[First half of Riff 2, then last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night, goodbye my dear.
My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend. Woah!
[Guitar Solo]
e:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B:——6(b7)——6(b7)——6p5———5—5——3——5p3———————————————————————————————|
G:————————————————————7—————————————6———5——4——0——3————————————————|
D:——————————————————————————————————————————————————2h3p2h3p2h3———|
A:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
e:————————————————————————————————7p6p5——7p5——7h8h9——13(b14)——————|
B:———————5——6(b7)——6(b7)——5h6h8———————————————————————————————————|
G:—4h5h7——————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
e:—13p11p10——11p10p8——5———5———————————————————————————————————————|
B:——————————————————————8———8/11~———————3—3——3—3—3—3—————3—3——————|
G:——————————————————————————————————2h4——————————————2h4——————————|
D:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
e:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
B:—5p32———————————5——7———————————————————————————————————————————|
G:———————4——2——4h6————————————————————————————————————————————————|
D:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
A:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
E:————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————|
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night away from here, change my life again.
[First half of Riff 2, then last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night, goodbye my dear.
My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend.
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
Start a new chapter, I find what I'm after, is changing every day.
[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:
The change of a season's enough of a reason to want to get away.
[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
Quiet and pensive, my thoughts apprehensive, the hours drift away.
[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:
Leaving my homeland, playing a lone hand, my life begins today.
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night away from here, change my life again.
[First half of Riff 2, then last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night, goodbye my dear.
My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend.
[Last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend.
[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night away from here, change my life again.
[First half of Riff 2, then last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Fly by night, goodbye my dear.
My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend.
[Last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend.
[Last half of Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
My ship isn't coming and I just can't pretend. [End on D]