Rush- Fly By Night

Guitar Tab

Taken from the album "Fly By Night" (1975)


[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


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| x  Dead note
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| ~  Vibrato
| 9b(11) First fret bended to the fret in parenthesis (hammer)

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