Tom Sawyer Bass Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 Ver 4 Ver 5 Ver 6 Ver 7 Ver 8 Ver 9 Ver 10 
	

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Title:Tom Sawyer
Artist:Rush
Album:Moving Pictures
Time signatures in song: 4/4, 7/8, 7/16, 3/8



Just as a note I will show you where all the time changes are.

~Into
G--------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------|
E-0~(hold for 16 beats)----------------------|

G--------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------7--------10----|
A--------7---------5-------------------------|
E-0-0--0----0-0--0-----0-0--0---0-0--0-------|


~Verse 1
G--------------------------------------------
D---------------------------7--------10------
A--------7---------5-------------------------
E-0-0--0----0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---------

G--------------------------------------------
D-10--9--7--10--9--7/-------------------4-5-4
A----------------------------7/----7---------
E---------------------0-0--0----0-----0------

G----------7-----------7---7----------------------
D-------------------------------------7----------7
A-5-5--5-5----5--5-5-5---5------------------------
E----------------------------5-5--5-5---5-5--5-5--

G--------------------------------------------
D-10--9--7--5--4-4---------------------------
A------------------7/-----------0--0---0-----
E--------------------0-2--0-2-3------3-------

G-------------------------
D-2-----------------------
A---3---3-2--0------------
E-----3--------3-2--------


~Pre Chorus
G--------------------------------------------
D---------------2----------------------------
A------------0----3--3-2-0-------------0-----
E-0--2-2-3-----------------3-2-0-2-2-3-------

G-----------------------------------------------
D-2-------------------------------2-------------
A---3-3-2-0---------------0-0---0---3--3-2--2-0-
E-----------3-2-0-2-0-2-3-----3-------3----3----

~Chorus
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A-2~-2~-0-0-----2-0-0---0--------------------
E-----------3-3-------3---0(hold for 8 beats)

G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
E-0(hold for 8 beats)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0

G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2-0-0-2-2----

G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A-7-7-7-7-7-7(hold for 3 beats)--------------
E--------------------------------------------

G----------------------------
D-7---6---------7---6--------
A---9---7-5-------9---7-5----
E-----------7-7-----------7--


~Guitar Solo
G---------------------------
D-7---6--------------------- (Repeat 4 times)
A---9---7-5-----------------
E-----------7-7-------------

(time change: 7/16)
G--------------------------------------------
D-7---6--------------------------------------
A---9---7-5-5-------5------------------------
E-------------7-5-7--------------------------

(time change: 3/8)
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A---7-5--------------------------------------
E-5------------------------------------------

(time change: 7/8)
G------------------
D-7---6------------ (Repeat 6 times)
A---9---7-5--------
E-----------7------

(time change 7/16)
G--------------------------------------------
D-7---6--------------------------------------
A---9---7-5----------------------------------
E-----------7--------------------------------

(time change 3/8)
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A-----5--------------------------------------
E-5-7----------------------------------------

(time change 7/8)
G------------------
D-7---6------------ (Repeat 4 times)
A---9---7-5--------
E-----------7------

G-7---6------------
D---9---7-5-------- (Repeat 4 times)
A-----------7-7h9--
E------------------

G------------------
D-7---6------------ (Repeat 2 times)
A---9---7-5--------
E-----------7------

(time change 7/16)
G--------------------------------------------
D-7---6--------------------------------------
A---9---7-5----------------------------------
E-----------7--------------------------------

(time change 4/8)
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A------5--7----------------------------------
E-5--7---------------------------------------

(time change 4/4, thank god)
(4/4 time for rest of song)
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------7-----------------
A--------7--------5--------------------------
E-0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0--5-5-5-5-5--------

G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A--------10----------------------------------
E-0-0--0----8--7-5---------------------------

~Verse2:
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------7--------10-------
A--------7--------5--------------------------
E-0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0---0-0--0----------

G--------------------------------------------
D----10-10-----10-9-7--10-10-10-9-9-7/-------
A-10------------------/----------------------
E----------8-8-------------------------------

G---------------------------------7-7-----7--
D-----------------4-5-4-5--------------------
A--------7/---------------5-5-5-5-----5-5----
E-0-0--0----0-0-0----------------------------

G---7---7------------------------------------
D----------------7-7-----7----7-7-7----------
A-5---5--------------------------------------
E--------5-5-5-5-----5-5---5-5---------------

G--------------------------------------------
D-10--9--7--5--5-4---------------------------
A------------------7-------------------------
E--------------------0-2--0-2-3-5-3-5--------

G--------------------------------------------
D-2------------------------------------------
A---3---3-2-0-0------------------------------
E-----3---------3-2--------------------------

~Prechorus:
G--------------------------------------------
D---------------2----------------------------
A------------0----3--3-2-0-------------0-----
E-0--2-2-3-----------------3-2-0-2-2-3-------

G--------------------------------------------
D-2-------------------------2----------------
A---3-3-2-0---------------0---3-3-2-0--------
E-----------3-2-0-2-0-2-3-------------3-2----

G--------------------------------------------
D-------------------2------------------------
A-----------0-0---0---3---3-2-0-2-0-0-0------
E-0-2-0-2-3-----3-------3--------------------

~Chorus:
G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A-2~-2~-0-0-----2-0-0---0--------------------
E-----------3-3-------3---0(hold for 8 beats)

G--------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------
A------------------------7-------------------
E-0~-0(hold for 8 beats)---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~--

G-----------------------------------------------
D-----2---2-----4-2---------------2-2-2---2-----
A---2---2-----4---------------------------------
E-0---------2-------0-2-2-0-0-2-2-------0---2-2-

                             (begins fading about here)
G--------------------------------------------
D-----2-----2---------------4-------------4--
A-------------------------4-------------4----
E-0-0---0-0---2-2-0-0-2-2-----0-0-0-0-2------

G--------------------------------------------
D-----2-2-----2-----4-----2-2-----2-----4----
A-----------------4-------------------4------
E-0-0-----0-0---2-----0-0-----0-0---2--------

G--------------------------------------------
D-----2-----2-----4--------------------------
A---------------4----------------------------
E-0-0---0-0---2------------------------------


This is probably one of most well know songs from Rush (It's actually the 
theme song for McGyver in Brazil
I read that in the "Rush In Rio" booklet...yes I know, I'm a nerd)
Hope this helped.
enjoy.
-Ian