Test for Echo Rush
From the album (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1996 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart and Dubois
Transcribed by Travis Lausch <TravisL@shatteredomega.com>
Last Update: 2003-03-10
This is almost entirely based on Judy Letostak's tab, but her tab was
missing one vital element, The first and third chorus. I have included it,
and made some revisions to the verse sections, and so forth. Still, I am
very sure that this tab is right, and thanks go out to Judy, for helping
me learn this song. I have also included rhythm notation for most of the
song. Wherever there is none, it is usually a repetition of a previous
rhythm pattern (ie. the verse sections). This song is the bomb, and I hope
this tab helps you master it. This is by far one of Alex Lifeson's finest
moments on "Test For Echo", aside from "Time And Motion". Enjoy!
Tune down 1 step (D G C F A D) All notes and chords sound one step lower
than written.
Rhy Fig 1
[E5]e e e q Q [C/E]e e e q Q [D/E]e e e q q e
|----------0------|----------0----|----------0--------------| |-------------0---|-------------0-|-------------0-----------| |-------9---------|-------5-------|-------7----------0------| |----9------------|----5----------|----7--------------------| |-7---------------|-3-------------|-5-----------------------| |-0---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
[Am7]e e e [Bb7(b5)]q q e
|----------0--------| |-------------0-----| |-------0--------0--|End Fig 1 |----2--------------| |-0--------1--------| |-------------------|
Chorus w/Fig 1
[E5]e e e q Q [C/E]e e e q Q [D/E]e e e q q e
|----------0------|----------0----|----------0--------------| |-------------0---|-------------0-|-------------0-----------| |o------9---------|-------5-------|-------7----------0------| |o---9------------|----5----------|----7--------------------| |-7---------------|-3-------------|-5-----------------------| |-0---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
Disregard measure on 2nd repeat
/=========/\========\
[Am7]e e e [Bb7(b5)]q q e x4
|----------0--------| |-------------0-----| |-------0--------0-o| |----2-------------o| |-0--------1--------| |-------------------|
Riff A
[E5]e s s e e e e s s e e e e s s e e s s e x4
||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o|| ||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------|| ||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||
Verse 1
q q e q e +e Q e e q q q e e ee
|--------------------|---------------------|----------------| |--------------------|---------------------|----------------| |-----------------7--|-(7)-----------------|----------------| |----9---7---9----7--|-(7)--9----7h9---7---|------9---7-9--7| |----7---7---7-------|------7----7-----7---|------7---7-7-7-| |-0------------------|---------------------|--0-------------|
__3__
q q s s s e q q q e q e +e Q e e q
|---------------------|---------------------|------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|------------------| |--------7/9p7--7-----|-------------------7-|-(7)--------------| |--7--7--7/9p7-----7--|-------9----7h9----7-|-(7)-9---7h9--7---| |---------------------|-------7----7--------|-----7---7----7---| |---------------------|--0------------------|------------------|
q q e e e e +q e e g q e e q q
A.H.
|-------------------0--|-(0)-------------------|--------------- |-------------------0--|-(0)-------------------|--------------- |---------------7------|---------7h9-----------|--------------- |----9----7--9--9------|----9p7----------9h7---|-------9------- |----7----7--7---------|-----------------------|--7----7------- |-0--------------------|-----------------------|--0------------cont.
e e e e +e Q e e q q q e q e
-----------------|---------------------|----------------0----| -----------------|---------------------|---------------------| --------------7--|-(7)-----------------|---------------------| --7h9---------7--|-(7)----9---7h9---7--|----9---7h9----------| --7------7-------|--------7---7-----7--|----7---7------------| -----------------|---------------------|-0-------------------|
+e e e e q e e q q e q e +e Q e e q
|-(0)--------------------|--------------------|------------------| |------------------------|--------------------|------------------| |--------7---7-----------|-----------------7--|-(7)-7------------| |-----9----7h9-----9--7--|----9---7---9-------|-----9---7h9---7--| |------------------------|----7---7---7-------|---------7-----7--| |------------------------|-0------------------|------------------|
q q e e e e +e Q q q
let ring------------------- |------------------------0--|-(0)---------0------0---------| |------------------------0--|-(0)---------0------0---------| |---9--------7---9---7------|------------------------------| |---9--------7---9----------|-------9----------------------| |---------------------------|-------7----------------------| |-0-------------------------|------------------------------|
Pre-chorus
[E5]e s s e e e e s s e e e e s s e e s s e x4
||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o|| ||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------|| ||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||
Choruses 1 and 3
(not 100% sure about it, but it works)
e s s s s e s s s s e s s s s e s s e e e e e
|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----| |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----| |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----| |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-101010111112-12----| |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-101010111112-12----| |--5--5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-7--7-7-|-7-7-8--8-8-8-9-9-10-10----|
e s s s s e s s s s e s s s s e s s e e e
|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0------| |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-1010101111-----| |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-1010101111-----| |--5--5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-7--7-7-|-7-7-8--8-8-8-9-9------|
e s s s s e s s s s e s s s s e s s e e e e e
|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----| |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----| |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-----| |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-101010111112-12----| |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-9--9-9-|-9-9-10-101010111112-12----| |--5--5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-7--7-7-|-7-7-8--8-8-8-9-9-10-10----|
e s s s s e s s s s q +w
|--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-8~-----|-(8)----------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-8~-----|-(8)----------------------| |--0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-10~----|-(10)---------------------| |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-10~----|-(10)---------------------| |--7--7-7-7-7-8--8-8-8-8-8~-----|-(8)----------------------| |--5--5-5-5-5-6--6-6-6-6-8~-----|-(8)----------------------|
same rhythm as verses
--------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ---------------7---------------------------------7------- -9--9---7--9---7------9---7h9--7------9---7--9---7------- -7--7---7--7----------7---7----7------7---7--7----------- -----------------------------------8--------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --9---7h9----7------------------------------------------- --7---7------7------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
2nd verse
--------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- -----------------7--------------------------------------- ----9---7---9----7--------9----7h9---7---------9---7-9--7 ----7---7---7-------------7----7-----7---------7---7-7-7- -0------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------7---------------- -------5-7~-----------------9----7h9----7---9---7h9--7--- ---5h7----------------------7----7----------7---7----7--- -----------------------0---------------------------------
A.H.
----------------0---------------------------------------- ----------------0---------------------------------------- ------------7----------9~-------------------------------- -9----7--9--9----------------5--7~---------------9------- -7----7--7----------------------------------7----7------- --------------------------------------------0------------ --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------7------------------------------------------ --7h9---------7----------9---7h9---7----9---7h9---------- --7------7---------------7---7-----7----7---7------------ --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------7----7------------- -----5h7p5---------------9---7---9---------9----7h9---7-- -5h7-------7~------------7---7---7--------------7-----7-- --------------------0------------------------------------ let ring------------------ ------------------------0---------------0------0--------- ------------------------0---------------0------0--------- ---9--------7---9---7------------------------------------ ---9--------7---9-----------------9---------------------- ----------------------------------7---------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
Pre-chorus
[E5]e s s e e e e s s e e e e s s e e s s e x4
||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o|| ||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------|| ||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||
Chorus
[E5]e e e q Q [C/E]e e e q Q [D/E]e e e q q e
|----------0------|----------0----|----------0--------------| |-------------0---|-------------0-|-------------0-----------| |o------9---------|-------5-------|-------7----------0------| |o---9------------|----5----------|----7--------------------| |-7---------------|-3-------------|-5-----------------------| |-0---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
Disregard measure on 2nd repeat
/=========/\========\
[Am7]e e e [Bb7(b5)]q q e x4
|----------0--------| |-------------0-----| |-------0--------0-o| |----2-------------o| |-0--------1--------| |-------------------|
[E5]e s s e e e e s s e e e e s s e e s s e
||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o|| ||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------|| ||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||
Guitar Solo
(2nd time, doubled 8va)
s s s s e e e q e e e e e s s s s e e
|------------------------------|--------------------------------| |------------------------------|--------------------------------| |o-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |o------------5b------------5--|-----------5--------------------| |-7--7--7--7------7--5--7~-----|--7--5--7-----------------5-----| |------------------------------|--------------7--7--7--7-----7--|
e e e e e q e e e e e s s s s s s s s
|-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|---------------------------------o| |--------5b------------5--|-----------5---------------------o| |------------7--5--7~-----|--7--5--7-----7/9--9--9--7h9-9-9--| |--8--8-------------------|----------------------------------|
Half Time
2. *q *s s s *s*h g s H.+s
1. w s s H. w w
Gtr. 2---| ---------| |------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------| |------------|-------------|-----------------|---------------| |------------|--------0----|-----------------|-0-------------| |------------|-----2-------|--------12h14----|-2---12/14\12~-| |--2---------|--3----------|--2--------------|-3-------------| |--0---------|-------------|--0--------------|-----10/12\10~-|
Normal
*e s s e e g h +h+e e q e e s s e q *q e e q e e
|----------------------|--------------|---------------------|--------0-----| |----------------------|------12h15~--|-(15)----------------|--------------| |----------------------|--------------|--------------12h16~\|----9-7-9-----| |----------------------|--------------|--------12h14--------|----------7-5-| |---------10-12-12/14--|-(14\)--------|-----14--------------|--------------| |---10/12--------------|--------------|---------------------|--------------|
q q e q s s e s s e e e e q
|-----------------------|------------------------------| |---------15--12-----12-|------------------------12----| |-----------------------|---14-------12-12--14bf----14-| |-7~--7~----------14----|------12h14-------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------|------------------------------|
q q q e e q q q q
|-7--7--7---7--7--|-7--7--7-----------| |-7--8--7---8--8--|-7--8--7-----------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| |-----------------|-----------x\------|
w/chorus 1 chords
e s s e e e s s e e x7 w
|-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17-17--|----13~w/bar----------| |-17--17-17-17-17--17-17-17-17-17--|----13~---------------| |o--------------------------------o|----------------------| |o--------------------------------o|----------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------|
same as verse rhythm
----------------------0---------------------------------- ----------------------0---------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- -------4----2----4---------4---2----4---2-------4---2-4-- -2-----2----2----2---------2---2----2---2-------2---2-2-- ---------------------------------------------3----------- -0------------------------------------------------------- -0------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- ------4---2---4---2-------------------------------------- ------2---2---2---2-------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------
Rhy Fig 5 (3x)
e e e q q e e e e q q e
|----------0--------|-----------0--------------------------| |-------------0-----|--------------0-----------------------| |o------4--------4-o|o-------4--------4-------------------o| |o---4-------------o|o----4-------------------------------o| |-2-----------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------|--3-----------------------------------|
Pre Chorus
[E5]e s s e e e e s s e e e e s s e e s s e x4
||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o|| ||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------|| ||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||
Chorus Outro W Fig 1
[E5]e e e q Q [C/E]e e e q Q [D/E]e e e q q e
|----------0------|----------0----|----------0--------------| |-------------0---|-------------0-|-------------0-----------| |o------9---------|-------5-------|-------7----------0------| |o---9------------|----5----------|----7--------------------| |-7---------------|-3-------------|-5-----------------------| |-0---------------|---------------|-------------------------|
Disregard measure on 2nd and 4th repeats
/=========/\========\
[Am7]e e e [Bb7(b5)]q q e x6
|----------0--------| |-------------0-----| |-------0--------0-o| |----2-------------o| |-0--------1--------| |-------------------|
[E5]e s s e e e e s s e e e e s s e e s s e x3
||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| ||o------------------------------|-------------------------------o|| ||o-----2p0-----0------0--2p0----|-0------0--2p0-----0-----------o|| ||-----------------/5------------|----/5----------------4p2-------|| ||---0-------4-----------------4-|----------------4----------3----||
e *H.
|------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------|| |------------------------------------------------------------|| |--2---------------------------------------------------------|| |--2---------------------------------------------------------|| |--0---------------------------------------------------------||
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