Tablatures: Rush Marathon

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MARATHON
from 'Power Windows'

Note: I did not transcribe the solo for Marathon, I'll leave that
to you die-hard rush fans. Please feel free to mail any comments
to me regarding this transcription... especially if one of you
enterprising Lifeson fans wants to transcribe the solo correctly. :)

The 'Alex Lifeson' Sound: I have managed to re-create (sort of) the sound
that Alex uses on Marathon. Use a ballsey heavy
distortion, chorus (using a triangle wave-form if
you can), and either a bit of delay or reverb to
get that 'studio' sound.

Lyrics not reprinted with permission... sorry guys. :(

Intro Riff:
B A B A
------------------------5vvv-|---------------------5vvv---2-----2----
---------------5vvv---4------|------------5vvv----4-------4--2--4--2-
------4vvv-------------------|---4vvv---------------------4--2--4--2-
---4---------2------2--------|--4--------2-------2--------4--2--4--2-
-2---------0-----------------|-2--------0-----------------2--0--2--0-
-----------------------------|----------------------------2-----2----

Verse:

B A
------2----------------------------------------------------
------4----------------------------2-----------------------
------4----------------------------2-----------------------
------4----------------------------2-----------------------
------2----------------------------0-----------------------
------2----------------------------------------------------
It's not how fast you can go, the force goes into the flow.

B A
----2---------------------------------------------------------
----4--------------------------------2------------------------
----4--------------------------------2------------------------
----4--------------------------------2------------------------
----2--------------------------------0------------------------
----2---------------------------------------------------------
If you pick up the beat, you can forget about the heat.

[play 1st half of intro riff]
More than just survival
More than just a flash
More than just a dotted line

B A
------------------2-------------------
------------------4---------2---------
------------------4---------2---------
------------------4---------2---------
------------------2---------0---------
------------------2-------------------
More than just a dash...

[play verse]
It's a test of ultimate will
A heartbreak climb uphill
Got to pick up the pace
If you want to stay in the race...

[play 1st half of intro riff]
More than blind ambition
More than simple greed
More than a finish line

----------------------------------------------------5-2vvv--
------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------4vvv--------------------------4---------
------------------4-----------------------------2-----------
----------------2-------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------
Must feed this burning need. In the long run...

Chorus #1 & #3:

B E F# E
-7--------------7-----2----------------------------0-----------
-7--------------9-----2----------------------------0-----------
-8--------------9-----3----------------------------1-----------
-9--------------9-----4----------------------------2-----------
-9--------------7-----4----------------------------2-----------
-7--------------7-----2----------------------------0-----------

Abm F#
------------------4------------------------2-------------------
------------------4------------------------2-------------------
------------------4------------------------3-------------------
------------------6------------------------4-------------------
------------------6------------------------4-------------------
------------------4------------------------2-------------------
always fires the light that gets in your eyes.

B E F# E
-7-----------7----2--------------------------0------------------
-7-----------9----2--------------------------0------------------
-8-----------9----3--------------------------1------------------
-9-----------9----4--------------------------2------------------
-9-----------7----4--------------------------2------------------
-7-----------7----2--------------------------0------------------
One moment time, and glory rolls on by. Like a streak of

E E E E F# F# F#
-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---2---2-------------
-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---3---3-------------
-----------------1--1-----1--1------------3---3---4-------------
-----------------2--2-----1--1------------4---4---4-------------
-----------------2--2-----2--2------------4---4---4-------------
-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---2---2-------------
Lightning, that flashes and fades in the summer sky.

[play 1st half of intro riff]
then:
A
--------------
------2-------
------2-------
------2-------
------0-------
--------------

[play verse chords]
Your meters may overload
You can rest at the side of the road
You can miss a stride
But nobody gets a free ride.

[play 1st half of intro rif]
More than high performance
More than just a spark
More than just the bottom line

A A A A A
--------------------------------------------------5-2vvv-----
------------2----2--2---2--2---------------------------------
------------2----2--2---2--2---------------------4-----------
------------2----2--2---2--2--------------------2------------
------------0----0--0---0--0---------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------
or a lucky shot in the dark... in the long run

[play chorus]

Bridge:

-------------12--17vvv-|-------------------------------|
----------15-----------|-------------------------------|
-------14--------------|-------------------------------|
----12-----------------|-----------4---------4---------|
-----------------------|---5-5-5-7---5-5-5-7-----------|
-----------------------|-----------------------5-------|
:------- Repeat 10 times -------:

Solo: Not Transcribed

Guitar tacet, then:
[play 1st half of bridge riff]

Chorus #2
C# F# Ab
The peak is never passed
F# Bbm
Something always fires the light
Ab
That gets in your eyes
C# F# Ab
One moment time
And glory rolls on by
F#
Like a streak of lightning
F# F# F# F# Ab Ab
That flashes and fades in the summer sky

Chorus #3:
[play Chorus #1 chords until finish]

Transcription Notes:

'v' indicates shallow tremelo action... basically vibrato.
'|' indicates a certain section of music... not a traditional musical
measure