Xanadu Rush
Subject : Xanadu tabs
Transcription by Charles Grogan (s3sijdp@sae.towson.edu)
intro riff
[1]
--12-------11---------12------11-------- -----10-12----9--10------10-12---9--10-- 9-------------------9------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------
main theme
[2] [3]
--0- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --0- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --4- --------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --2- -0-------4-2-0---0--------------- ---------------------------------- --2- ---4-2-0-------4---4-2-0->-4-2-0- ---------------------------------- 0--- --------------------------------- ----------------------------------
long scale after main theme
[4]
----------------------------------------------------------------0- ---------- ----------------------------------------------------------------0- ---------- ----------------------------------------------------------------4- ---------- 0-------4-2-0---2-0-----0---------------------------------------2- ---------- --4-2-0-------4-----4-2---4-2-0-4-2-0---2-0-----0-------------2-2- ---------- --------------------------------------4-----4-2---4-2-0-4-2-0---0- ----------
chord work:
First time- guitar, percussion and synth come in
2nd-bass comes in
3rd-full drums kit, synth fades out
[5]
---5--2--0--0--- 9--7--4--2--0--- 9--7--4--2--4--- 9--7--4--2--5--- 7--5--2--0--5--- ------------3---
Fourth time:
[6]
---5-2-0----0-----0-------0---0-----------0----0-0-0- -9-7-4-2--2----0-------0-------0-----------0---0-0-0- -9-7-4-2-2---4-------3-----1-----1-----------1-4-3-6- -9-7-4-2-----5-----4-------2-----------2-------5-3-7- -7-5-2-0-----5-----4-------2---------2---------5-2-7- -------------3-----2-------0-------0-----------3-2-5-
[7]
-------0-----------0------0-0-0- ---------0-----------0----0-0-0- -----------1-----------1--4-3-8- -----2-----------2--------5-4-9- ---2-----------2----------5-4-9- -0-----------0------------3-2-7-
Progression during lyrics ('To seek...')
8 9
0-0-------0--- -0-0-------0--- -------------------------------------- 0-0-----0---0- -0-0-----0---0- -------------------------------------- 1-3---3------- -8-6---6------- -------------------------------------- 2-4-4--------- -9-7-7--------- -------------------------------------- 2-4----------- -9-7----------- -------------------------------------- 0-2----------- -7-5----------- --------------------------------------
In between '..Paradise' and 'I had heard..'
10
2-0-3-1-0------------------------------------------------------------ 3-1-3-1-0------------------------------------------------------------ 2-2-4-2-1------------------------------------------------------------ 0-2-5-3-2------------------------------------------------------------ --0-5-3-2------------------------------------------------------------ ----3-1-0------------------------------------------------------------
Then the chord sequence during 'I have heard...' etc. Here I've pinned
down all chords, for it's not all repetition.
[11]
[E] [G] [A] [G] [E] [B] [A] [G] [A] [E] [B] [A] [G] [A] [E] [G] [A] [G] [E]
The second one runs from 'I scaled the frozen...'
[12]
[E] [G] [A] [G] [E] [B] [A] [G] [A] [E] [B] [A] [G] [A] [E] [G] [A] [G] [E] [E] [G]
and going over in the picking passage.
[13] [14]
------------------0----------- -------------------0------------------ ----3-------3-------3--------- -----3-------3-------3---------------- --2---0---2---0-------0------- -------0-------0-------0-------------- 0----------------------------- ---7-------7-------------------------- --------1-------3------------- -5---------------3-------------------- ------------------------3-2-0- ---------6---------------3-2-0--------
Two versions here, the first one is how Alex plays it, the second
one just a different fingering. See what suits you best.
Solo:
[15]
--------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------17!--19!--19->-(21)!--21->-(22)!-------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 0->-(2)--0->-(2)-----------------------------------------------------
[16]
--------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------_-------- -----9-11->-(13)-(13)->-11!------11-11-9-11->-(13)-(13)->-11-9----9!- 9-11------------------------9-11-------------------------------11---- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
[17]
--------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 7-6-4-------------------------------------11->-(12)->-11-9!---------- ------7-5-4-5-4------------------------------------------------------ ----------------7-5-4-0---------------------------------------------- ------------------------2->-(3)-(3)->-2-0----------------------------
18
------------------------12------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- 9->-(11)--9->-(11)->-9!---------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
19 20
_
-15-12----12- -15->-(17)-15-15-15-15-14-12--------------------------- -------15---- -----------------------------15-14-12------------------ ------------- --------------------------------------14-13-12--------- ------------- -----------------------------------------------14-13-12 ------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------- -------------------------------------------------------
(two times)
[21] [22] _ _
----------- ------------------------_------12-15----12-15---- ------- ----------- ---------------_------12-15----------15-------15- ------- ----------- ---------_---12-14----------14------------------- ------- ----------- ---_---12-14-------14---------------------------- ------- 14-13-12--- -12-14------------------------------------------- ------- ---------15 ------------------------------------------------- -------
[23]
---------------------------------------17->-(19)-(19)->-17-17-15->-14 17->-(19)--17->-(19)-17-17->-(19)->-17------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------
[24] [25]
-------- -----2-------------0-------------3----------------1--------- 17-15->- -------3-------------1-------------3------------1----------- -------- ---2-------------------------------------------------------- -------- -0---------------2------------------------------------------ -------- ---------------0---------------5--------------3------------- -------- -----------------------------3--------------1---------------
[26] [27]
-------------------------16- -0------ -17--------------17--------- -0------ -------16------------16----- -4------ ---14----------------------- -2------ ----------14---------------- -2------ ---------------------------- -0------ ------
Explanation on used symbols:
- A pair of these indicate a part of music, not the usuals bars.
: - Indicates that a part is to be repeated. This may be ommited, you should
hear it too.
_ - Indicates a hammer-on or pull-off (You should know which is appropriate)
> - Indicates a bend-up or down or a slide. With a bend, the note to bend to
is between '(' and ')'. Use the whammy for a downbend. With a slide, the
follow-up note is the one to be slid to.
! - Indicates vibrato.
^ - Indicates harmonics. Is printed below the note.
For corrections or questions on the tabs, contact the author. If no e-mail
address is included, contact Frank or Jason, addresses below.
For remarks, suggestions or additions on the tab 'archive', contact:
Frank or Jason
(schaaphe@serc.nl) (bold%astroatc.uucp@cs.wisc.edu)
HAPPY PLAYING!!
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