Rush- Fly By Night
Guitar Tab
Taken from the album "Fly By Night" (1975)
Key:
9b(11): First fret bended to the fret in parenthesis (hammer)
~ : Indicates Vibrato
Riff 1:
| E 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 |
| b 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 2 |
| g 2 2 x x 0 0 0 2 0 2 |
| d 0 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 2 |
| a 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 |
| e |
Riff 2: (Start a new chapter...)
| E 2 2 5 5 7 8 10 10 |
| b 3 3 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 |
| g 2 2 5 5 7 9 11 11 11 |
| d |
| a |
| e |
| E 0 0 0 7 7 7~~ |
| b 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 8~~ |
| g 2 2 2 2 7 7 7~~ |
| d |
| a |
| e |
Riff 3: (Quiet and pensive...)
| E 2 2 2 5 5 5 7 8 10 10 |
| b 3 3 6 6 8 8 10 10 10 |
| g 2 5 7 9 11 11 11 |
| d |
| a |
| e |
| E 0 0 0 7 7 7~~ |
| b 1 1 1 1 1 8 8 8~~ |
| g 2 2 2 2 7 7 7~~ (Drums Here) |
| d |
| a |
| e |
Chorus 1: (Fly by night...)
| E 3 3 2 2 3 14 14 3 3 2 2 |
| b 3 3 3 3 3 15 15 3 3 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 |
| g 0 0 2 2 0 14 14 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 |
| d 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 |
| a 2 2 3 2 0 x 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
| e 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 |
| b 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 2 |
| g 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 |
| d 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 |
| a 2 2 3 2 0 x 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 |
| e 3 3 3 |
Chorus 2: (Fly by night...)
| E 3 3 2 2 3 14 14 3 3 2 2 |
| b 3 3 3 3 3 15 15 3 3 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 |
| g 0 0 2 2 0 14 14 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 |
| d 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 |
| a 2 2 3 2 0 x 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
| e 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 |
| b 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| g 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| d 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 |
| a 2 2 3 2 0 x 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 |
| e 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 3 |
| b 3 3 3 2 0 2 |
| g 0 0 0 2 0 2 |
| d 2 0 1 2 0 2 |
| a 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 |
| e |
Chorus 3: (Fly by night...)
| E 3 3 2 2 3 14 14 3 3 2 2 |
| b 3 3 3 3 3 15 15 3 3 3 3 2 0 2 0 2 |
| g 0 0 2 2 0 14 14 0 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 |
| d 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 |
| a 2 2 3 2 0 x 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 |
| e 3 3 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 |
| b 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 |
| g 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 |
| d 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 |
| a 2 2 3 2 0 x 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 |
| e 3 3 3 |
| E 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 |
| b 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 0 2 3 |
| g 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 2 |
| d 2 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 |
| a 0 2 3 2 0 0 0 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 |
| e |
Guitar Solo (Played over a second guitar with riff 1)
| E |
| b |
| g 9b(11) 9b(11) 9 7 7 7 9 7 5~ 4~ 2 3 |
| d 9 9 9 9 2p3 2p3 2 0 |
| a |
| e |
| E 7 7 7 9 10 12b(14) |
| b 7 9 10 10 7 10 |
| g 7 9b(11) 9b(11) |
| d 7 9 |
| a |
| e |
| E 12 9 7 10 9 15 17b19~~ |
| b 10 |
| g 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| d 7 9 7 9 |
| a |
| e |
| E |
| b 10b12 10b12 10b12~ 10 9 7 |
| g 7 9 7 7 9 7 7 9 7 7 7 9 7 7 |
| d 7 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| a |
| e |
| E 12b14 12b14 12b14~ 12 10 12 10 10 12 10 10 10 12 12 10 |
| b 12 12 10 12 12 12 10 |
| g 11 |
| d |
| a |
| e |
| E |
| b |
| g 11 9 7 7 9 7 |
| d 9 9 7 |
| a 9 7 5 |
| e 7~~ |
Song Progression:
Riff 1 (5 Times)
Chorus 1
Riff 1 (3 Times)
Chorus 1
Guitar Solo
Chorus 1
Riff 2
Riff 3
Chorus 2
Chorus 3
-Chorus 1, 2 and 3 are barely different, its just the endings that repeat. If you play them you'll see.
-This song is great, have fun playing it.
-Rock on