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Rush - What You're Doing
Source: 'Rush' - [CD]
Music and Lyrics by: Lee/Lifeson
Publisher/Catalog No.: Mercury/Polygram Records 822541-2
Tuning: Standard tuning - [EADGBe] (low to high)
Main Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: E
Tone/Effects: Distortion
Tab Accuracy: Solo is missing
Tab History: The tab is a joint effort by the following people: Branden
Robinson , Sean Jones and
Jimmy Pena .
Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com
+ Tab Legend +
+--------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| Symbol | Explanation | +--------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| | | Bar line separating measures of music | | h,s | Hammer on, Slide | | \ | Slide down from/into infinity | | = | Tremolo picking; Play the note rapidly and repeatedly| +--------+-------------------------------------------------------+
Rhythm:
w = whole note W = dotted whole
h = half note H = dotted half
q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter
e = eighth note E = dotted eighth
s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth
t = 32nd note T = dotted 32nd
x = 64th note X = dotted 64th
^ = triplet
Song progression:
[Verse]:
e q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:----|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:----|--------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:----|---------------------5---7------|-------------------------7-----|E:-7\-|-0-------3-----4-5h7------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
A5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-----------|A:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-----------|E:------5----------------5---------------5-------------5-----------|Well I see you standing there with your finger in the air,
G5 q q q s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-5---------|A:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-5---------|E:------5----------------5---------------5-------------5-3---------| Everything we do, you wanna leave it up to
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--| you.
A5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-----------|A:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-----------|E:------5----------------5---------------5-------------5-----------| Who do you think you are, you think you are a star,
G5 q q q s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-5---------|A:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-5---------|E:------5----------------5---------------5-------------5-3---------| Tryin' to run the town, always tryin' to put us
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--| down.
B5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:---------9----------------9--------------9-----------------9-----|A:---------9----------------9--------------9-----------------9-----|E:---------7----------------7--------------7-----------------7-----|Well you think that you're right, you think you're out of sight,
A5 G5 H+s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:--7----------------------------------------------------5---------|A:--7----------------------------------------------------5---------|E:--5----------------------------------------------------3---------| Tell me something mister, why'd you have to make us so up-
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--| -tight? Well you
A5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:-----7-----------------7----------7---------------7--------------|A:-----7-----------------7----------7---------------7--------------|E:-----5-----------------5----------5---------------5--------------| say you've been tryin', you know that you're lyin'.
G5 q q q s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:--7-------------------7------------7-------------------7-5-------|A:--7-------------------7------------7-------------------7-5-------|E:--5-------------------5------------5-------------------5-3-------|I think you need some groovin', who do you think you're foolin'
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--| now?
A5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:--------7--------------7---------------7--------------7----------|A:--------7--------------7---------------7--------------7----------|E:--------5--------------5---------------5--------------5----------|Well you better start changin', your life needs rearrangin',
G5 q q q s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7-------------7-------------7-5-----------|A:------7----------------7-------------7-------------7-5-----------|E:------5----------------5-------------5-------------5-3-----------| You better do some talkin' or you better do some walkin'
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--| now.
B5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:---------9----------------9-----------9------------------9-------|A:---------9----------------9-----------9------------------9-------|E:---------7----------------7-----------7------------------7-------|Yeah you think that you're right, you think you're outta sight,
A5 G5 H+s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:--7----------------------------------------------------5---------|A:--7----------------------------------------------------5---------|E:--5----------------------------------------------------3---------| Tell me something mister, why'd you have to make us so up-
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--| -tight?
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s se:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-9-8-7-----------9-8-7-----------9-8-7---7-----------------------|D:-------9-8-7-5---------9-8-7-5---------9---9-7-5-7-5---5---------|A:-----------------------------------------------------7---7-5-----|E:-------------------------------------------------------------7s5\|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s se:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-9-8-7-----------9-8-7-----------9-8-7---7-----------------------|D:-------9-8-7-5---------9-8-7-5---------9---9-7-5-7-5---5---------|A:-----------------------------------------------------7---7-5-----|E:-------------------------------------------------------------7s5\|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:------------------------4-5-4-5-6-7-6----------------------------|D:----------5-4-5-6-7-6-7---------------5\-------------------------|A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
[Chorus]: A5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:--------7--------------7---------------7--------------7----------|A:--------7--------------7---------------7--------------7----------|E:--------5--------------5---------------5--------------5----------| I know what you're do - in',
G5 q q q s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7-------------7-------------7-5-----------|A:------7----------------7-------------7-------------7-5-----------|E:------5----------------5-------------5-------------5-3-----------| all that you've been do-in'
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--| wrong.
A5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:--------7--------------7---------------7--------------7----------|A:--------7--------------7---------------7--------------7----------|E:--------5--------------5---------------5--------------5----------| I don't know what you're fee - lin',
G5 q q q s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7-------------7-------------7-5-----------|A:------7----------------7-------------7-------------7-5-----------|E:------5----------------5-------------5-------------5-3-----------| oh, but you've been feelin'
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--| long.
B5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:---------9--------------9-------------9----------------9---------|A:---------9--------------9-------------9----------------9---------|E:---------7--------------7-------------7----------------7---------| Well you think that you're right,
A5 G5 H+s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:--7----------------------------------------------------5---------|A:--7----------------------------------------------------5---------|E:--5----------------------------------------------------3---------| Tell me something mister, why'd you have to
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--| make us so uptight? Oh yeah!
[Guitar Solo] over verse progression:
A5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-----------|A:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-----------|E:------5----------------5---------------5-------------5-----------|
G5 q q q s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-5---------|A:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-5---------|E:------5----------------5---------------5-------------5-3---------|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
A5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-----------|A:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-----------|E:------5----------------5---------------5-------------5-----------|
G5 q q q s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-5---------|A:------7----------------7---------------7-------------7-5---------|E:------5----------------5---------------5-------------5-3---------|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
B5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:---------9----------------9--------------9-----------------9-----|A:---------9----------------9--------------9-----------------9-----|E:---------7----------------7--------------7-----------------7-----|
A5 G5 H+s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:--7----------------------------------------------------5---------|A:--7----------------------------------------------------5---------|E:--5----------------------------------------------------3---------|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s se:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|D:---------------------------4-5-7-|---------------------------4-5-7-|A:-------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-------|E:-5-5-5---------------------------|-5-5-5---------------------------|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s se:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|D:---------------------------4-5-7-|---------------------------4-5-7-|A:-------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-------|-------4-4-4-5-5-5-6-6-6-7-------|E:-5-5-5---------------------------|-5-5-5---------------------------|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s se:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:----------------------------------7-9-7--------------------------|A:----------------6-6-6-7-7-7-8-8-9--------------------------------|E:----------7-7-7--------------------------------------------------|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s se:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-9-8-7-----------9-8-7-----------9-8-7---7-----------------------|D:-------9-8-7-5---------9-8-7-5---------9---9-7-5-7-5---5---------|A:-----------------------------------------------------7---7-5-----|E:-------------------------------------------------------------7s5\|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s se:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-9-8-7-----------9-8-7-----------9-8-7---7-----------------------|D:-------9-8-7-5---------9-8-7-5---------9---9-7-5-7-5---5---------|A:-----------------------------------------------------7---7-5-----|E:-------------------------------------------------------------7s5\|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:------------------------4-5-4-5-6-7-6----------------------------|D:----------5-4-5-6-7-6-7---------------5\-------------------------|A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|
[Chorus]:
A5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:--------7--------------7---------------7--------------7----------|A:--------7--------------7---------------7--------------7----------|E:--------5--------------5---------------5--------------5----------| I know what you're do - in',
G5 q q q s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7-------------7-------------7-5-----------|A:------7----------------7-------------7-------------7-5-----------|E:------5----------------5-------------5-------------5-3-----------| all that you've been do-in'
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--| wrong.
A5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:--------7--------------7---------------7--------------7----------|A:--------7--------------7---------------7--------------7----------|E:--------5--------------5---------------5--------------5----------| I don't know what you're fee - lin',
G5 q q q s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:------7----------------7-------------7-------------7-5-----------|A:------7----------------7-------------7-------------7-5-----------|E:------5----------------5-------------5-------------5-3-----------| oh, but you've been feelin'
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--| long.
B5 q q q qe:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:---------9--------------9-------------9----------------9---------|A:---------9--------------9-------------9----------------9---------|E:---------7--------------7-------------7----------------7---------| Well you think that you're right,
A5 G5 H+s Ee:-----------------------------------------------------------------|B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|D:--7----------------------------------------------------5---------|A:--7----------------------------------------------------5---------|E:--5----------------------------------------------------3---------| Tell me something mister, why'd you have to
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--| make us so uptight?
q E s s s e q E s E s s s e s Ee:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|B:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:---------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:---------------------------------|---------------------5---------|A:---------------------5---7-------|-------------------------7-----|E:-0-------3-----4-5h7-------------|-0-----0-3-----4-5h7-------7\--|Yeah yeah!
[Outro]:
G5 A5 E5e:--------------3-----|---------------5-----|----------------------|B:--------------3-----|---------------5-----|----------------------|G:--------------4-----|---------------6-----|--9=-------------9----|D:--5-----------------|--7=-----------------|--9=-------------9----|A:--5-----------------|--7=-----------------|--7=-------------7----|E:--3-----------------|--5=-----------------|--0=-------------0----|