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Carve Away The Stone Bass Tab

Send "Carve Away The Stone" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Rush: Carve Away the Stone
>From the album Test for Echo (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1996 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Sean Jones <seanj@execpc.com>

Transcribed by Don Dianetti and Sean Jones


                   W      w      H      e e q e e e e e e   e e e e e
||----9 mm----|----r-|----r-|----r-|----------------------|-------------
||-4:-rest----|-6:-e-|-4:-e-|-3:-e-|-5:-------------------|-------------
||-4:---------|-4:-s-|-4:-s-|-4:-s-|-4:-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-5-3-5-5-5---
||------------|----t-|----t-|----t-|----------------------|-------------


e e e q   e e e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e q      e e e q e Q Q
--------|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------
------5-|---------------------|-----------------5|-7:------------------
7-7-7---|-5-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-5-3-5-5-5-7-7-7---|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7------
--------|---------------------|-------------------|----------------7----


q      e e e q e q q      e e e q e Q Q q      e e e q e e e q      e
--|------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------
--|-5:-------------5-|-7:-----------------|-5:-----------------|-7:-----
--|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7---|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7-----|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-------|-4:-8---
5-|------------------|----------------7-5-|--------------5-3-5-|--------


e e q e Q Q q      e e e q e q q      e e e q e Q Q q      e e e q e
--------------|------------------|--------------------|-----------------
--------------|-5:-------------5-|-7:-----------------|-3:--------------
8-8-5-5-7-----|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7---|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7-----|-4:-8-8-8-5-5----
----------7-5-|------------------|----------------7-5-|-----------------


       e e q e q e e e   e e q e q e q        h h   w   h h   H q
||---------------------|----------------||----7-6-|-4-|-7-6-|------|----
||*-5:-----------------|---------------*||-4:-----|---|-----|-7----|----
||*-4:---------0-0-----|---------0-0-3-*||-4:-----|---|-----|------|----
||-----5-3-5-5-----3-3-|-5-3-5-5--------||--------|---|-----|---12|----


Q e Q e   e e e e q e e   e e e e Q e   q e q e e e   q e e Q e   q e
--------|-----r---------|-------------|-------------|-----------|-------
--------|-----e---2-0-2-|-----5-------|-------------|-----------|-------
--------|-----s---------|-------------|---5-7-7-5-7-|-----5-----|-------
5-5-7-7-|-2-2-t-2-------|-5-5---5-2-2-|-0-----------|-5-5---7-7-|-2-2---


e e e e e   e e e e q e e   Q q e q      q q e q e e e   e e q e q e
----------|---------------|---------|------------------|----------------
----------|---------------|---------|-5:---------------|----------------
----------|---------------|-------7|-4:-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-5-3-5-5-7-7----
2-2-2-0-2-|-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-|-0-0-0---|------------------|----------------


q   e e q e q e q   e e e e e e e q e      e e e q e Q Q q      e e e
--|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|------------
5-|-------------5-|-----------------5-|-7:-----------------|-5:---------
--|-5-3-5-5-7-7---|-5-3-5-5-5-7-7-7---|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7-----|-4:-8-8-8---
--|---------------|-------------------|----------------7-5-|------------


q e q q      e e e q e Q Q q      e e e q e e e e      e e e q e Q Q
--------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------
------5-|-7:-----------------|-5:-----------------|-7:------------------
5-5-7---|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7-----|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-------|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7------
--------|----------------7-5-|--------------5-3-5-|----------------7----


q      e e e q e q q      e e e q e Q Q q      e e e q e       e s s
--|------------------|--------------------|--------------||-------------
--|-5:-------------5-|-7:-----------------|-3:-----------||-6:----------
--|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7---|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7-----|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-||-4:-8-8-8----
5-|------------------|----------------7-5-|--------------||-------------


e e s s s s q s s s s e e   s e s e s e s s s e e s s s s e e   e s e
--------------------------|---------------------5-5-7-r-7-5-7-|---------
--------------------------|---------5-5-5-5-5-7-------e-------|---------
8-5-5-5-5-5/7--------5-7-|-8-8-8-8-------------------s-------|-8-8-8---
--------------8-8-8-8-----|---------------------------t-------|---------


s s e s s s q s s s s e e   s e s s s s e s s s e e e e q   s e s e E
--------------------------|-----------------------5-7-5-7-|-------------
--5-5-5-5-5/7--------5-7-|-----------5-5-5-5-5-7---------|-------------
8-------------8-8-8-8-----|-8-8-8-8-8---------------------|-1-1-1-1-3---
--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------


s s s q s s s s e e   s e s e s e s s s s s e s s s s e e   s e s e s
--------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------
--------------------|-----------------------3-3-5-5-5-7-5|-------------
3-3-3/51-1-1-1-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---------------|-1-1-1-1-3---
--------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------


s s s s s e e s s s s e e   s s s s e E s s s e e e e e e   s s s s s
--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------
--------------------------|---------------------3-5-7-5---|-------------
3-3-3-3-3-5-3-1-1-1-1-3-5-|-1-1-1-1-5-3-3-3-3-5---------8-|-8-8-8-8-8---
--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------


s E s s s q s s s s e e   e s e s E s s s e e e e e   e s s s s E s s
------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------
--5-5-5-5/73-3-3-3-5-7-|---------5-5-5-5-7---------|-----------5-5-5---
8-----------------------|-8-8-8-8-----------5-5-3-5-|-8-8-8-8-8---------
------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------


s e e s s s s e e   e s e s E s s s q  q  q       q e e q e e   q e e
------------------|----------------------/12|----------------|---------
5-7-5---------5-7-|---------5-5-5-5---/12---|-4:-------------|---------
------8-8-8-8-----|-8-8-8-8--------/12------|-4:-------------|---------
------------------|--------------------------|----7-7-9-9-9-9-|-4-4-4---


e e e e   q e e q e e   e e e e e e e e   q e e q e e   q e e e e e e
--------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------
--------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------
--------|-------------|---7---5-5-7-7---|-------------|-----------------
4-4-4-4-|-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-0---0---------0-|-7-7-9-9-9-9-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---


  q e e q e e   e e e e e e q     e e e q e e e      e e e e e e e e
|-------------|----------------||---------------|-----------------------
|-------------|----------------||---------------|-5:--------------------
|-------------|------------/14||-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-|-4:-5-3-5-5-5-7-7-7----
|-5-5-5-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0----||---------------|-----------------------


q   e e e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e q      e e e q e e e e Q q
--|---------------------|-------------------|---------------------------
5-|-----------------5-5-|-----------------5-|-7:------------------------
--|-5-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-----|-5-3-5-5-5-7-7-7---|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7-7-7--------
--|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------7-5----


     e e e q e q q      e e e q e e e e Q q      e e e q e e e q
|------------------|------------------------|--------------------|------
|-5:-------------5-|-7:---------------------|-5:-----------------|-7:---
|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7---|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7-7-7-----|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-------|-4:---
|------------------|--------------------7-5-|--------------5-3-5-|------


e e e q e q e Q q      e e e q e q q      e e e q e e e e Q q      e
------------------|------------------|------------------------|---------
------------------|-5:-------------5-|-7:---------------------|-3:------
8-8-8-5-5-7-7-----|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7---|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7-7-7-----|-4:-8----
--------------7-5-|------------------|--------------------7-5-|---------


e e q e      e e e q e q e Q q      e e e q e q q      e e e q e q e
--------|----------------------|------------------|---------------------
--------|-7:-------------------|-5:-------------5-|-7:------------------
8-8-5-5-|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7-7-----|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7---|-4:-8-8-8-5-5-7-7----
--------|------------------7-5-|------------------|---------------------


Q q      e e q e      e e q e q e e e   e e e e e e e e e e   e e e e
----|------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------
----|-3:---------|-5:-----------------|---------------------|-----------
----|-4:-8-8-5-5-|-4:---------0-0-----|-----------0-0-0-3-2-|-5-3-5-5---
7-5-|------------|----5-3-5-5-----3-3-|-5-3-5-5-5-----------|-----------


e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e q      e s s s s E s s s q s s s s e e
------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------
------------|-----------------5-|-6:-----------5-5-5-5/7--------5-7----
5-7-7-7-3-3-|-5-3-5-5-5-7-7-7---|-4:-8-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8--------
------------|-------------------|---------------------------------------


  e s e s E s s s e e e s s e e   e s e s e s s s s q s s s s e e   e
|-------------------5-7-7-7-5-7-|---------------------------------|-----
|---------5-5-5-5-7-------------|---------5-5-5-5-5/7--------5-7-|-----
|-8-8-8-8-----------------------|-8-8-8-8-------------8-8-8-8-----|-8---
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----


s e s E s s s q s s s s q   e s e s E s s s q s s s s e e   e s e s E
--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------
------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|---------5-5-5-5/7--------5-7-|---------5---
8-8-8---------------------|-8-8-8-8-----------8-8-8-8-----|-8-8-8-8-----
--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------


s s s e e e s s q+  W+  W+  W
--------5-7-7-7-7-|---|---|---||----------------------------------------
5-5-5-7-----------|---|---|---||----------------------------------------
------------------|---|---|---||----------------------------------------
------------------|---|---|---||----------------------------------------




========================================================================
==                       TABLATURE EXPLANATION                        ==
========================================================================

----------                ----------                ----t---
----5h8--- Hammeron       ----(8)--- Ghost          ----6--- Tap
----------                ---------- Note           --------
----5p8--- Pulloff        ----------                --------

----------                ----------                -----p--
----5/8--- Slide Up       -----x---- Dead           -----7-- Pop
----------                ---------- Note           --s-----
----58--- Slide Down     ----------                --5----- Slap

----------                ||------|| Repeat         --------
----5~~~-- Vibrato        ||*----*||                ---5^--- Bend
----------                ||*----*||                --------
----------                ||------||                --------

----------                ----------                --------
-4:------- Time           ----------                --------
-4:------- Signature      ----------                --------
----------                ----------                --------

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

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==            Created with a demo version of BUCKET O' TAB            ==
==              tablature creation software for Windows               ==
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Carve Away The Stone Bass Tab

Send "Carve Away The Stone" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Ron Average	#1 by Ron Edwards at Sep 27, 1975 at 4:35 PM EST
	To me this song is about peoples sin and consciouses leaving a heavy burden on them, like Sisyphus, the king of Corinth, who, according to Greek legend, was condemned to forever roll a huge stone uphill that always rolled down again.

No Picture drw Average	#2 by drw drw at Jul 19, 1990 at 7:35 PM EST
	Just my offhand impressions... It comes across as something of an admonition not to sentence oneself to the fate of Sisyphus, to perpetually roll the ball of chain of past sins and pains against nature (gravity), as the forced position is unstable and the past will not stay where it is so forcably put. Your past will always remain behind you, whether you spend all your energies rolling it around or not. Be true to yourself, do what you feel and know is right, and thus put your own face on all of your actions and your past, and it won't seem so heavy any more, because it fits, it's right, it's you. "If we're going to be damned, let's be damned for what we really are!"

No Picture Dylan Average	#3 by Dylan Johnstone at Mar 9, 1993 at 6:02 AM EST
	"The gods had condemned Sisyphus to ceaselessly rolling a rock to the top of a mountain, whence the stone would fall back of its own weight. They had thought with some reason that there is no more dreadful punishment than fu tile and hopeless labor." taken from site i dont bother siting...sue me...