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From the CD '2112' Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart Mercury/Polygram Records 822545-2 This song is in the key of A. It switches to E for the chorus. The solo is incomplete and may have some mistakes in it. Jimmy Pena - * | = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music ~ = vibrato or held note h = hammer on p = pull off s = slide b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret r = release bend to indicated string/fret / = slide up from infinity \ = slide down into infinity [5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack) o \_ o / repeat sign (always look for these!) [Riff 1] - FreelyA D Dsus2 G e:----------2--2--0-----0-0--3~---3-3----7---5----2------------------|DB:--2--2-2--3--3--3-----3-3--3~---3-3----8---7----3------------------|G:--2--2-2--2--2--2-----2-2--0~---0-0----7---7----2------------------|D:--2--2-2--0--0--0-----0-0--0~---0-0-------------0------------------|A:--0--0-0-------------------2~---2-2--------------------------------|E:---------------------------3~---3-3--------------------------------|A D Dsus2 G e:----------2--2--0----3---2---3---2---------------------------------|B:--2--2-2--3--3--3----3---3---3---3---------------------------------|G:--2--2-2--2--2--2----0---2---0---2---------------------------------|D:--2--2-2--0--0--0----0---0---0---0---------------------------------|A:--0--0-0-------------2-------2-------------------------------------|E:---------------------3-------3-------------------------------------| [Riff 2] ________________________________E5 A B E e:-------------------------------------|---------|---------------------|D |1. A |2. A GB:------------------2--4----9-----7~---|---------|---------------------| G:o-----------------2--4----9-----7~---|--------o|---------------------| D:o-2-2-2-2-2-2-----2--4----9-----7~---|----7---o|----7---5------------|A:--2-2-2-2-2-2-----0--2----7-----5~---|----7----|----7---5------------|E:--0-0-0-0-0-0------------------------|----5----|----5---3------------| [Riff 3]G5 A5 G5 E5 A5 e:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|G5 G5 A5 G5 E5 A5 B5B:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|G:-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|D:--5--5---7--7---5--5---2---7-------|-5--5--7--7--5--5--2---7---9---|A:--5--5---7--7---5--5---2---7-------|-5--5--7--7--5--5--2---7---9---|E:--3--3---5--5---3--3---0---5--3~--0|-3--3--5--5--3--3--0---5---7---|Continues after the ad[Riff 4]G5 A5 G5 E5 A5 e:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|G5 G5 A5 G5 E5A5 D5B:----------------------------------|----------------------------3---|G:----------------------------------|------------------------2---2---|D:--5--5--7--7--5--5--2---7---------|--5--5--7--7--5--5--2---2---0---|A:--5--5--7--7--5--5--2---7---------|--5--5--7--7--5--5--2---0-------|E:--3--3--5--5--3--3--0---5---3~--0-|--3--3--5--5--3--3--0-----------| [Fill 1] e:-----------------------15------------------------------------------| B:-15b17~~17--15--15b17-----15-15b17r16b17~~-----15p12----12---------| G:-----------------------------------------------------14----14b16---|D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:--------------------------------5-5-----------10p7-----------------| B:--12--------------8p5----5---8------8--5~~---------10--10b12r10b12-| G:-----14b16~~~---------7--------------------------------------------|D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| [Fill 2] e:-[12]--------------------------------------------------------------|B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-------14b16r14b16~~---14b16~~16r14p12--14--14b16r14p12~-----------|D:----------------------------------------------------------14~~\----|A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-----------------------15------------15----------------------------| B:--15b17~~17-15--15b17-----15-15b17~~~~~~~-15b17---15p12----12------|G:--------------------------------------------------------14---------|D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:--------------|B:-------15-----| G:-14b16~~~~----|D:--------------|A:--------------|E:--------------| Progression: [Riff 1] x4 [Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics: Sweet memories, flashing very quickly by. Reminding me and giving me a reason why. I know that my goal is more than a thought. I'll be there when I teach what I've been taught, and I've been taught. [Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics: You know we've told you before, but you didn't hear us then. So you still question why. No, you didn't listen again. [Fill 1] x1 and [Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics: You didn't listen again. Oh! [Riff 4] x1 [Riff 1] x4 /w lyrics: Sweet memories, I never thought it would be like this. Reminding me of just how close I came to missing. I know that this is the way for me to go. You'll be there when you know what I know, and I know. [Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics: You know we've told you before, but you didn't hear us then. So you still question why. No, you didn't listen again. [Fill 2] x1 and [Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics: No! [Riff 4] x1 Woah. You didn't listen again. [Guitar Solo] over [Riff 1] until fadeout e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------17--------17--------------------------13b15--13b15~~~-----| G:--16b18~~~~~~r16-------16b18r16p14--16b18~~~-----------------------|D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:--13b15r13--10-----------------------------------------------------| G:----------------12b14r12--11~~~----4b6~~~r4~--4b6r4~---4b6r4--2----|D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:----4p2----[2]~------2----------------------------------------2h4--| D:---------4-------2h4---4p2----2------------------------------------|A:---------------------------4----4-2--------------------------------| E:------------------------------------2h3p2-2h3p2-2h3p2-0-2h3~~------| e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| G:---9b11--9-9-9-----------------------------------------------------|D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|E:-------------------------------------------------------------------| (ad infinitum!) 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