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Best I Can by Rush
Best I Can
Standard Tuning
Main Riff.......................|Chorus.............|1st fill |2nd fill
A D A G C G D D | A A G G D D |after chrs|after chrs
e--------------|----------------|-----------3-3-2-2-|-/-14-14\-|-3-2-0-2-|
B--------------|----------------|-------2-2-3-3-3-3-|-/-15-15\-|-3-3-3-3-|
G--------------|-7-7------------|-------2-2-0-0-2-2-|-/-14-14\-|-2-2-2-2-|
D---7------5---|-7-7------------|-------2-2-0-0-0-0-|----------|-0-0-0-0-|
A-7-5-7--5-3-5-|-5-5-8-7-6-5~~~-|-------0-0-2-2-----|----------|---------|
E-5---5--3---3-|----------------|-7-6-5-----3-3-----|----------|---------|
Right before the solo!
e------------------------|
B------------------------|
G------------------------|
D-[7-7---7--]-9-9-9-9\]--|
A-[5-5-7-5-2]-7-7-7-7\]--|
E-----[5---0]------------|
e----------------------------| Thats the beginning to Alex's solo. The rest
B----10-10-------------------|is just Alex Jammin' in "B" (penatonic). He
G-7^9-----9^7-7~---7h9p7-7~7~|played this type of solo alot in Rush's
D---------------7h9-----9----|first few records. Its a good place where
A----------------------------|you can place your identity, and create your
E----------------------------|own solo.
^ - bend
[]- palm mute everything inside
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato
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version 2
Intro: = Main Riff
A D A G C G/D D /
e|------------/--------------------/
B|--7------5--/7---7---------------/ 2x
G|6-7-6--4-5-4/7---7---------------/
D|7-7-7--5-5-5/7---7---------------/
A|7-5-7--5-3-5/5---5--8-7-6-5------/
E|5---5--3---3/--5------------2-3-4/
A D A
I've got a livin' that's rough,
G C A
a future that's tough
D D
You know what I mean
A D A
Blankers and boasters,
G C A
all the bluffers and posers
D D
I'm not into that scene
Chorus:
A B
You can tell me that I got no class
G D Di (1st fill)
Look around, you'll see who's laughin' last
A B
Don't give me speeches 'cause they're oh so droll
G D (2nd fill) D
Leave me alone, let me rock and roll
A D A
Got an itch - in' to rock,
G C G
a hate for small talk
D D
I'm funny that way
A D A
Got my sights on the stars,
G C G
won't get that far
D D
But I'll try any - way
A D A
I just like to please,
G C G
don't like to tease
D D
I'm easy like that
A D A
Don't like long rests,
G C G
I must con - fess
D
I'm an im - patient cat
Chorus:
A B
You can tell me that I got no class
G D Di (1st fill)
Look around, you'll see who's laughin' last
A B
Don't give me speeches 'cause they're oh so droll
G D (2nd fill) D
Leave me alone, let me rock and roll
D A D E E
I do the best I can
D A D E E
I'm just what I am
D A D E E
I do the best I can
D A - D - E D
Well, I know what I am
Break:
A - D - A - G - C - G - D
A - D - A - G - C - G - D
A - D - A - G - C - G - D
A - D - A - G - C - G - D
A - B - G - D - Di - A - B - G - D
D A D E E
I do the best I can
D A D E E
I'm just what I am
D A D E E
I do the best I can
D A - D - E D
Well, I know what I am
A D A
Got an itch - in' to rock,
G C G
a hate for small talk
D D
I'm funny that way
A D A
Got my sights on the stars,
G C G
won't get that far
D D
But I'll try any - way
A D A
Rock and roll-in's a scream,
G C A
makin' millions my dream
D D
Well, I do that a lot
A D A
I'll just give it a try,
G C A
won't let good times pass me by
D D
They're all I've got
Outro:
(A|8-7-6) - D 2x
(E|8-7-6-5) 2x
(A|8-7-6) - D //
Chorus............./1st fill /2nd fill
A B G G D D/ Di /
e|-----------3-3-2-2/---14-14--/-2-3-0-2-/
B|------2--4-3-3-3-3/---15-15--/-3-3-3-3-/
G|------2--4-0-0-2-2/---14-14--/-2-2-2-2-/
D|------2--4-0-0-0-0/----------/-0-0-0-0-/
A|------0--2-2-2----/----------/---------/
E|8-7-5------3-3----/----------/---------/
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