Rush - Roll The Bones Chords & Tabs

 

Roll The Bones Chords & Tabs

Rush Chords & Tabs

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Roll The Bones Bass Tab

   
Rush: Roll the Bones
>From the album Roll the Bones (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1991 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Sean Jones 

Transcribed by Erik Habbinga

Note the low B string.  Geddy occasionally used a 5-string Wal in this period.


    Q     e e e e e e s s s s   e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e s s
+-----+-----------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|3:---|4:---------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|8:-R-|4:-0-0-R-0-R-0-0---0-2-|-3-3-R-3-R-3---2-3-|-5-5-R-5-R-5-R-5-7-|
|-----|-----------------3-----|-------------3-----|-------------------|
+-----+-----------------------+-------------------+-------------------+


  e e+h e s s   e e h s s s s   e e e e Q s s   e e h e e   e e e e q+s e
+-------------+---------------+---------------+-----------+---------------+
|-------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
|-0-0---------|-0-0-R-0---0-2-|-3-3-R-3-R-3-5-|-----R---3-|-5-5-R-5-R---7-|
|-------0-3-4-|---------3-----|---------------|-3-3---3---|---------------|
+-------------+---------------+---------------+-----------+---------------+


  e e e e e e s s s s   e e e e e e e s s   e e h   e e h s s s s
+---------------------+-------------------+-------+---------------+
|---------------------|-------------------|-------|---------------|
|-0-0-R-0-R-0-0---0-2-|-3-3-R-3-R-3---2-3-|-5-5-5-|-0-0-R-0---0-2-|
|---------------3-----|-------------3-----|-------|---------3-----|
+---------------------+-------------------+-------+---------------+


  e e e e Q s s   e e h e e   e e e e q+s e   e e e e e e s s s s
+---------------+-----------+---------------+---------------------+
|---------------|-----------|---------------|---------------------|
|-3-3-R-3-R-3-5-|-----R---3-|-5-5-R-5-R---7-|-0-0-R-0-R-0-0---0-2-|
|---------------|-3-3---3---|---------------|---------------3-----|
+---------------+-----------+---------------+---------------------+


  e e e e e e e s s   e e q h   q e s s s e e e   s e s e s e s e e s s
+-------------------+-----7---+-----------------+-----------------------+
|-------------------|---------|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-3-3-R-3-R-3---2-3-|-5-5---R-|-5-3---R-------3-|---------------------3-|
|-------------3-----|---------|-----5---5-3-5---|-0-0-0-1-2-2-3-3-5-5---|
+-------------------+---------+-----------------+-----------------------+


  q E s s s e e e   s s q s s q s s s s   q E s s s e e e
+-----------------+---------------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-3-3---3-3---3-5-3-5-|-----------------|
|-5-3---R-------3-|-----R-----R---------|-5-3---R-------3-|
|-----5---5-3-5---|---------------------|-----5---5-3-5---|
+-----------------+---------------------+-----------------+


  s e s e s e s e e s s   q E s s s e e e   s s q s s q s s s s
+-----------------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|-----------------------|-----------------|-3-3---3-3---3-5-3-5-|
|---------------------3-|-5-3---R-------3-|-----R-----R---------|
|-0-0-0-1-2-2-3-3-5-5---|-----5---5-3-5---|---------------------|
+-----------------------+-----------------+---------------------+


  q E s s s e e e   s e s e s e s e e s s   q E s s s e e e
+-----------------+-----------------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-5-3---R-------3-|---------------------3-|-5-3---R-------3-|
|-----5---5-3-5---|-0-0-0-1-2-2-3-3-5-5---|-----5---5-3-5---|
+-----------------+-----------------------+-----------------+


  s s q s s q s s s s   e e e e e e e e   e+h e e s s   e e e e e e e s s
+---------------------+-----------------+-------------+-------------------+
|-3-3---3-3---3-5-3-5-|-----------------|-------------|-------------------|
|-----R-----R---------|-----------------|-------5-3-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3---3-------|-----------------3-|
+---------------------+-----------------+-------------+-------------------+


  e e e s s e s s e e   Q q e e e   e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e s s
+---------------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+
|---------------------|-----------|---------------0-2-|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-5-|-----------|-------------5-----|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|---------3-----3-----|-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------3-|
+---------------------+-----------+-------------------+-------------------+


  e e e s s e s s e e   e e e e e e s s s s   e e e e e e e s s
+---------------------+---------------------+-------------------+
|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-5-|-----R---R-------0-2-|-3-3-R-3-R-3---2-3-|
|---------3-----3-----|-5-5---5---5-5-3-----|-------------3-----|
+---------------------+---------------------+-------------------+


  e e e e e e e s s   e e+h s s s s   e e h s s s s   e e e e Q s s
+-------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+
|-------------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-5-5-R-5-R-5-R-5-7-|-------------3-|-----R-----0-2-|-3-3-R-3-R-3-5-|
|-------------------|-5-5---5-3-5---|-5-5---5-3-----|---------------|
+-------------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+


  e e h e e   e e e e q+s e   e e e e e e s s s s   e e e e e e e s s   e e h
+-----------+---------------+---------------------+-------------------+-------+
|-----------|---------------|---------------------|-------------------|-------|
|-----R---3-|-5-5-R-5-R---7-|-0-0-R-0-R-0-0---0-2-|-3-3-R-3-R-3---2-3-|-5-5-5-|
|-3-3---3---|---------------|---------------3-----|-------------3-----|-------|
+-----------+---------------+---------------------+-------------------+-------+


  e e h s s s s   e e e e Q s s   e e h e e   e e e e q+s e
+---------------+---------------+-----------+---------------+
|---------------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
|-0-0-R-0---0-2-|-3-3-R-3-R-3-5-|-----R---3-|-5-5-R-5-R---7-|
|---------3-----|---------------|-3-3---3---|---------------|
+---------------+---------------+-----------+---------------+


  e e e e e e s s s s   e e e e e e e s s   e e q h   q e s s s e e e
+---------------------+-------------------+-----7---+-----------------+
|---------------------|-------------------|---------|-----------------|
|-0-0-R-0-R-0-0---0-2-|-3-3-R-3-R-3---2-3-|-5-3---R-|-5-3---R-------3-|
|---------------3-----|-------------3-----|---------|-----5---5-3-5---|
+---------------------+-------------------+---------+-----------------+


  s e s e s e s e e s s   q E s s s e e e   s s q s s q s s s s
+-----------------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|-----------------------|-----------------|-3-3---3-3---3-5-3-5-|
|---------------------3-|-5-3---R-------3-|-----R-----R---------|
|-0-0-0-1-2-2-3-3-5-5---|-----5---5-3-5---|---------------------|
+-----------------------+-----------------+---------------------+


  q E s s s e e e   s e s e s e s e e s s   q E s s s e e e
+-----------------+-----------------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-5-3---R-------3-|---------------------3-|-5-3---R-------R-|
|-----5---5-3-5---|-0-0-0-1-2-2-3-3-5-5---|-----5---5-3-5---|
+-----------------+-----------------------+-----------------+


  s s q s s q s s s s   q E s s s e e e   s e s e s e s e e s s
+---------------------+-----------------+-----------------------+
|-3-3---3-3---3-5-3-5-|-----------------|-----------------------|
|-----R-----R---------|-5-3---R-------3-|---------------------3-|
|---------------------|-----5---5-3-5---|-0-0-0-1-2-2-3-3-5-5---|
+---------------------+-----------------+-----------------------+


  q e s s s e e e   s s q s s q s s s s   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e s s
+-----------------+---------------------+-----------------+-------------------+
|-----------------|-3-3---3-3---3-5-3-5-|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-3---R-------3-|-----R-----R---------|-----------------|-------------5-3-5-|
|-----5---5-3-5---|---------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
+-----------------+---------------------+-----------------+-------------------+


  e e e e e e e s s   e e e s s e s s e e   e e e e e e e e
+-------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-5-|-----------------|
|-----------------3-|---------3-----3-----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
+-------------------+---------------------+-----------------+


  e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e s s   e s s q e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-------------------+-----5-------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-------------------|-------------------|---------2-------|-----------------|
|-------------5-3-5-|-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3---5---5-3-2-|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------3-|-----3-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
+-------------------+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rush/roll_the_bones_btab.html ]
  e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e s s   e e e s s e s s s e   w
+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+---+
|-------------------|-------------------|---------------------|---|
|-------------5-3-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3---3-5-|---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------3-|---------3-----3-----|-0-|
+-------------------+-------------------+---------------------+---+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e s s
+-----------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------5-3-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------3-|
+-----------------+-------------------+-------------------+


  e s s e s s e e s s e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-----------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----------------------|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|
|-3-3---5-5-5-7-5-3-5-2-|-----------------|-------------5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-----3-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-----|---------------3-|
+-----------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+


  e e e e e e e e   w   e e e Q e   e e e+h   e e e Q e   e e Q s s e
+-----------------+---+-----------+---------+-----------+-------------+
|-----------------|---|-----------|---------|-----------|-------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-|-R-|-------R---|---------|-------R---|-------------|
|-----------------|---|-----------|-----3---|-----------|-----5-5-3---|
+-----------------+---+-3-5-0---0-+-3-5-----+-3-5-0---0-+-3-5-------5-+


  e e e Q e   e e Q s s e   e e e Q e   e e q s s s s e   e e e Q e   e e e+h
+-----------+-------------+-----------+-----------------+-----------+---------+
|-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|---------|
|-------R---|-------------|-------R---|-----------------|-------R---|---------|
|-----------|-----3-3-3---|-----------|-----5-5---5-5-3-|-----------|-----3---|
+-3-5-0---0-+-3-5-------5-+-3-5-0---0-+-3-5-----5-------+-3-5-0---0-+-3-5-----+


  e e e Q e   e e q s s s s e   h q   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e s s
+-----------+-----------------+-----+-----------------+-------------------+
|-----------|-----------------|-----|-----------------|-------------------|
|-------R---|-----------------|-R---|-----------------|-------------5-3-5-|
|-----------|-----5-5---5-5-3-|---5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
+-3-5-0---0-+-3-5-----5-------+-----+-----------------+-------------------+


  e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e q   e e e Q e   e e Q s s e   e e e Q e
+-------------------+-------------7-+-----------+-------------+-----------+
|-------------------|---------------|-----------|-------------|-----------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-------R---|-------------|-------R---|
|-----------------3-|---------------|-----------|-----5-5-5-3-|-----------|
+-------------------+---------------+-3-5-0---0-+-3-5---------+-3-5-0---0-+


  e e Q s s e   e e e Q e   e e q s s s s e   e e e Q e   e e q Q   +h+Q s s
+-------------+-----------+-----------------+-----------+---------+----------+
|-------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|---------|----------|
|-------------|-------R---|-----------------|-------R---|-------R-|--------3-|
|-----3-3-3---|-----------|-----5-5---5-5-3-|-----------|-----3---|------5---|
+-3-5-------5-+-3-5-0---0-+-3-5-----5-------+-3-5-0---0-+-3-5-----+----------+


  e e e s s e e e   s e s e s e s e e s s   e e e s s e e e   s s q s s q q
+-----------------+-----------------------+-----------------+---------------+
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-3-3---3-3-----|
|-5-3---R-------3-|---------------------3-|-5-3---R-------3-|-----R-----R-7-|
|-----5---5-3-5---|-0-0-0-1-2-2-3-3-5-5---|-----5---5-3-5---|---------------|
+-----------------+-----------------------+-----------------+---------------+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e s s
+-----------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------5-3-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-----------------3-|
+-----------------+-------------------+-------------------+


  e s s e s s e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e s s
+---------------------+-----------------+-------------------+
|---------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3---5-5-5-7-5-3-2-|-----7-----------|-------------5-5-7-|
|-----3---------------|-0-0---0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
+---------------------+-----------------+-------------------+


  e e e e e e e s s   q q e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e s s
+-------------------+-------------+-----------------+-------------------+
|-------------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-5-3-5-7-5-|-----------------|-------------5-3-5-|
|-----------------3-|-------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
+-------------------+-------------+-----------------+-------------------+


  e e e e e e e s s   q e s s e e s e   e e e q e e e   e e e q e e s s
+-----5-------------+-----------------+---------------+-----------------+
|-------------------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-3-3---3-3-3-3-3---|-3-5-5-5-7-5-R-3-|---------------|-----------5-5-7-|
|-----------------3-|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-------|
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------+-----------------+


  e e e q e e s s   s s e e e e e e e   e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e s s
+-----------------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+
|-----------------|-------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-5-7-5-7-5-3-2-|-----7---------|-------------5-5-7-|
|---------------3-|-------------------|-0-0---0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
+-----------------+-------------------+---------------+-------------------+


  e e e e e e e s s   e s s e s s e e e e   e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e s s
+-------------------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+
|-------------------|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-3-3---5-5-5-7-5-3-5-|---------------|-------------5-3-5-|
|-----------------3-|-----3---------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
+-------------------+---------------------+---------------+-------------------+


  e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e s s
+-------------2-+-4-2-------------+-----------------+-------------------+
|-----5-----5---|-----5-4-5-4-2---|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3---3-3-----|---------------5-|-----------------|-------------5-3-5-|
|---------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+


  e s s e e e s s e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e s s
+---------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+
|---------------------|-2-2-------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|-3-3---3-3-3-3---3-5-|-----5-5-3-2-----|-----------------|-------------5-3-5-|
|-----3---------3-----|-------------5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|
+---------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+


  e e e q e e e   w
+---------------+---+
|-----5-----5---|---|
|-3-3---3-3---3-|-3-|
|---------------|---|
+---------------+---+


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     __         Created using the Bass Tab Creator
   +|o |        by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
   +|oo|+
   +|oo|+       Notes:  w = Whole  h = Half  q = Quarter
     ||                 e = 8th    s = 16th  t = 32nd  x = 64th
     ||
     ||                 Capital durations are dotted notes
     ||                 (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
     ||
     ||             #
     ||         +----+                   +----+
  _  ||  _      |*--*+  = MEASURE        |4:--|  = TIME
  \\_||_//      |*--*+    REPEATS        |4:--|    SIGNATURES
   | [] |       +----+   (#=Num Repeats) +----+
   | || |
  /  []  \      + = TIE         ^  = TRIPLET           > = BEND
  \______/      H = HAMMER ON   \  = SLIDE TO FRET     R = Rest
                P = PULL OFF    \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE  ~ = Trill

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