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Chain Lightning Bass Tab

Send "Chain Lightning" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

Rush: Chain Lightning
>From the album Presto (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1989 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

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

Transcribed by Erik Habbinga


    Q 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
+-----8-+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|5:-R---|4:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|8:-----|4:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+-------+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+


  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 H e   e h Q   e H e
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------+-------+-------+
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------|---R---|---R---|---R---|
|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------|-----1-|-------|
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-3---3-+-3-----+-3---3-+


  e e+h 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
+---------+---7-7-7-6-6-6-7-+----6---6---6-7-6-+---7---7-6-6-6-7-+
|---R-----|-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-R-5-5-5---5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
+-3-----1-+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+


  +e e e e e e q   q q e e e e   +e q q e e e   q e e e e e e   +e q q e e e
+----6---6---6-7-+-------------+--------------+---------------+--------------+
|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----4-4---5-|----4-4-4-4-5-|---5---4---4-5-|----4-4-4-4-5-|
+----------------+-3-3-----3---+--------------+-3---3---3-----+--------------+


  q q Q e   +e e q q e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e q e e   e e e e e e e e
+---------+--------------+-----------------+---------------+---7-7-7-6-6-6-7-+
|-1-1-1-1-|----1---------|-----------------|---------------|-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------|------5-3-1-3-|-----------------|---3-----1-1-3-|-----------------|
+---------+--------------+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-+-1---1-1-------+-----------------+


  +e e e e e e q   q q e e e e   +e q e e e e e   q q e e e e   +e q e e e q
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|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|----------------|-------------|--------------|
|----------------|-----4-4---5-|----5-4-4-4-4-5-|-----4---4-5-|----4-4-4-4-5-|
+----------------+-3-3-----3---+----------------+-3-3---3-----+--------------+


  q q 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
+---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
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|-------5-|-----5-5-3-3---3-|-----------------|-3-------------5-|
+---------+-------------1---+-1-1---1-1-3-1-1-+---1-1---1-1-----+


  e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e q   q e e h   +q e e h   +e e e q e e e
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|-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-R-5-5-R-|----3-3-R-|----5-5-R-5-5-1-|
|-----------------|----------------|---3-3---|----------|----------------|
+-----------------+----------------+---------+----------+----------------+


  +h h   q q Q e   +e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e q e e e
+----5-+-3-------+----------------+-----------------+---------------+
|----3-|---5-1-3-|----3-3-----3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|------|---------|--------3-3---3-|-----------------|---------------|
+------+---------+----------------+-----------------+---------------+


  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 e e e e e e
+-----------------+------------------+---7-7-7-6-6-6-7-+----6---6---6-7-6-+
|-------------1---|------------------|-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-|----3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|------------------|
+-----------------+----------------3-+-----------------+------------------+


  e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e q   q q e e e e   +e q q e e e   q q e e e e
+-7---7-7-6-6-6-7-+----6---6---6-7-+-------------+--------------+-------------+
|-5-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-------------|--------------|-------------|
|-----------------|----------------|-----4---4-5-|----4-4---4-5-|-----4---4-5-|
+-----------------+----------------+-3-3---3-----+--------3-----+-3-3---3-----+


  +e q e e e e e   q q Q e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+----------------+---------+------------------+-----------------+
|----------------|-1-1-1-1-|----1-------------|-----------------|
|----4-4-4---4-5-|---------|------5-5-3-3-1-3-|---------------3-|
+----------3-----+---------+------------------+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e q   q e e h   +q e e h
+-----------------+---7-7-7-6-6-6-7-+----6---6---6-7-+---------+----5-5---+
|-----------------|-R-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|-R-5-5-R-|----3-3-R-|
|-----3---3-1-----|-----------------|----------------|---3-3---|----------|
+-1-1---1-----5-3-+-----------------+----------------+---------+----------+


  +e e e q e e e   +h h   q q Q e   +Q q e e e   e e e e e e e e
+----7-7---7-7-3-+----5-+-3-------+------------+-----------------+
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|----------------|------|---------|----3-3---3-|-----------------|
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+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+
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|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-----1-3-|----3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|
+-----------------+-----------------+----------------5-+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+


  q q q e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e q e e e   q e q e e e   e e e e e e e e
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|-------1-3-|----3-3-------3---|---------------|-------------|-1-1-1-1-----1-3-|
+-----------+------------------+---------------+-------------+-----------------+


  +Q e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e E E q e e   e e e e e e e e
+--------------+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+
|--------------|-----------------|-R-----------|-R---------------|
|----3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-------------|-----5---4-----5-|
+--------------+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+---3-2-1-2-3-+---3---3---3-3---+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e s s e   e e e e e e e e
+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------3-|-----------------|
|---4-----4---4-5-|-----5---4-----5-|---4-----4---4-5---|-----5---4-----5-|
+-3---3-3---3-----+-3-3---3---3-3---+-3---3-3---3-------+-3-3---3---3-3---+


  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 e e e e e e
+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+
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|---4-----4---4-5-|-----------------|------5-5-3-3-1-3-|-----------------|
+-3---3-3---3-----+-----------------+------------------+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-+


  e E E E E e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e q   q q Q e   +e e e q e e e
+-------------+---7-7-7-6-6-6-7-+----6---6---6-7-+---------+----------------+
|-------------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|----5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------|----------------|
|---3-1-3-1---|-----------------|----------------|---------|--------4---4-5-|
+-1---------5-+-3---------------+----------------+-3-3-3-3-+----3-3---3-----+


  q q Q e   +e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+---------+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
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|-------5-|----4---4---4-5-|---------------5-|-----5-5-----5-3-|
+-3-3-3---+------3---3-----+-----------------+-----------------+


  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 e e e e q
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|---------3-------|----3-----3-1-----|-----------------|----------------|
+-1---1-1---1-1---+------1-1-----5---+-----------------+----------------+


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|---------|----------|----------------|------|---3-3---|----------|
+---------+----------+----------------+------+---------+----------+


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+----7-7---7-7-3-+----5-+-3-------+------------+-----------------+
|----5-5-R-5-5-1-|----3-|---5-1-3-|--------3---|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|----------------|------|---------|----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 e
+---------------+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------------1---|------------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1---3-|----3-3-3-3-3-1---|-----------------|
+---------------+-----------------+----------------5-+-3-3-3-3-2-3-2-3-+


  q q q e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e s^s^s e e   Q q q e
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|---5-1-----|----------------3-|-5-5-5-5---------5-3-|-1-1-1-1-|
|-------1-3-|----3-3-3-3-3-3---|---------------------|---------|
+-----------+------------------+---------------------+---------+


  e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e s s e   q q q e e
+-----------------+------------------+-------------------+-3---------+
|---------1-1-----|------------------|-----------------3-|---5-1-----|
|-1-1-1-1-----1-3-|----3-3-3-3-3-1---|-------------3-5---|-------1-3-|
+-----------------+----------------5-+-3-3-3-3-3-3-------+-----------+


  e e e e e e e   e e e e e s^s^s e e   e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e
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|-----3-3-3---3-|-5-5-5-5---------5-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---------1-1-----|
|-3-3-------3---|---------------------|---------------|-1-1-1-1-----1-3-|
+---------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------+


  e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   q q q e e   +e e e e e e e e
+---------------+-----------------+-3---------+------------------+
|---------------|-----------------|---5-1-----|--------3-3-3---3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-1---|-----------------|-------1-3-|----3-3-------3---|
+-------------5-+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-----------+------------------+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e
+-----------------+---------------+---------3-------+------------------+
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------R-3---|------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-1-1-1-1-------3-|----3-3-3-3-3-1---|
+-----------------+---------------+-----------------+----------------5-+


  e e e e e e e e   e H e   e h Q   e H e   e h Q   e H e   e h Q   e Q+h   +w
+-----------------+-------+-----3-+-------+-------+-------+-----3-+-------+----+
|-----------------|-5-R-5-|-5-R---|-5-R-5-|-5-R-3-|-5-R-5-|-5-R---|-5-R---|----|
|-----------------|-------|-----1-|-------|-------|-------|-----1-|-------|----|
+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3---3-+-3-----+-3---3-+-3---1-+-3---3-+-3-----+-3-----+----+


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     ||                 e = 8th    s = 16th  t = 32nd  x = 64th
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     ||                 Capital durations are dotted notes
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  _||_//      |*--*+    REPEATS        |4:--|    SIGNATURES
   | [] |       +----+   (#=Num Repeats) +----+
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  /  []        + = TIE         ^  = TRIPLET           > = BEND
  ______/      H = HAMMER ON     = SLIDE TO FRET     R = Rest
                P = PULL OFF    X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE  ~ = Trill

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Chain Lightning Bass Tab

Send "Chain Lightning" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture mike Average	#1 by mike rojas at Jun 12, 1987 at 8:28 AM EST
	Wonderful lyrics, quite moving when you think about it. Quite an agressive sound, even for Presto. The restraint of the chorus is nicely offset by the heavy, rythmic pulse of the verses.

No Picture rachel ♥ Wanna Be	#2 by rachel ♥ has met the pink spiders at Jun 19, 1992 at 2:12 AM EST
	I absolutely love this song, then again I love every song I have ever heard from Rush and I have heard a lot. The song is very moving. Even if it was about Neil and his daughter I think this song can affect anyone in a different way. To me the song means that there is a reaction to every action. That society, people, and the world in general can affect the way you feel. I love the theme of this song, its awesome.