Marathon Rush
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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 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-------| <------- Repeat 10 times ------->
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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