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Marathon  Rush

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Subject: Rush: Crd/Tab: Marathon
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MARATHON
from 'Power Windows'
transcribed by dlinklater@ewu.edu [Derek Linklater]
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 balf 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 balf 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----------- 

From first to last, the peak is never passed. Something
[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 balf of intro riff] 
then:
[A]  
 
 --------------
 ------2-------
 ------2-------
 ------2-------
 ------0-------
 --------------

[play verse cbords] 
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 balf 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 cborus] 
Bridge:
 
 -------------12--17vvv- -------------------------------
 ----------15----------- -------------------------------
 -------14-------------- -------------------------------
 ----12----------------- -----------4---------4---------
 ----------------------- ---5-5-5-7---5-5-5-7-----------
 ----------------------- -----------------------5------- 

Solo: Not Transcribed
Guitar tacet, then:
[play 1st balf of bridge riff] 
Chorus #2
[C#]From first to [F#]last[Ab]
The peak is never passed
[F#]Something always fires the [Bbm]light
That gets in your [Ab]eyes
[C#]One moment [F#]time[Ab]
And glory rolls on by
[F#]Like a streak of lightning
That [F#]fla[F#]shes [F#]and[F#] fades in the [Ab]summ[Ab]er sky
Chorus #3:
[play Cborus #1 cbords until finisb] 
Transcription Notes:
'v' indicates shallow tremelo action... basically vibrato.
' ' indicates a certain section of music... not a traditional musical
measure

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