Marathon Rush
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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]
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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]
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[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]
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or a lucky shot in the dark... in the long run
[play cborus]
Bridge:
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