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Marathon by Rush
Marathon
Intro Riff:
B A B A
------------------------5vvv-|---------------------5vvv---2-----2----|
---------------5vvv---4------|------------5vvv----4-------4--2--4--2-|
------4vvv-------------------|---4vvv---------------------4--2--4--2-|
---4---------2------2--------|--4--------2-------2--------4--2--4--2-|
-2---------0-----------------|-2--------0-----------------2--0--2--0-|
-----------------------------|----------------------------2-----2----|
Verse:
B A
------2----------------------------------------------------|
------4----------------------------2-----------------------|
------4----------------------------2-----------------------|
------4----------------------------2-----------------------|
------2----------------------------0-----------------------|
------2----------------------------------------------------|
It's not how fast you can go, the force goes into the flow.
B A
----2---------------------------------------------------------|
----4--------------------------------2------------------------|
----4--------------------------------2------------------------|
----4--------------------------------2------------------------|
----2--------------------------------0------------------------|
----2---------------------------------------------------------|
If you pick up the beat, you can forget about the heat.
[play 1st half of intro riff]
More than just survival
More than just a flash
More than just a dotted line
B A
------------------2-------------------|
------------------4---------2---------|
------------------4---------2---------|
------------------4---------2---------|
------------------2---------0---------|
------------------2-------------------|
More than just a dash...
[play verse]
It's a test of ultimate will
A heartbreak climb uphill
Got to pick up the pace
If you want to stay in the race...
[play 1st half of intro riff]
More than blind ambition
More than simple greed
More than a finish line
----------------------------------------------------5-2vvv--|
------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------4vvv--------------------------4---------|
------------------4-----------------------------2-----------|
----------------2-------------------------------------------|
------------------------------------------------------------|
Must feed this burning need. In the long run...
Chorus #1 & #3:
B E F# E
-7--------------7-----2----------------------------0-----------|
-7--------------9-----2----------------------------0-----------|
-8--------------9-----3----------------------------1-----------|
-9--------------9-----4----------------------------2-----------|
-9--------------7-----4----------------------------2-----------|
-7--------------7-----2----------------------------0-----------|
From first to last, the peak is never passed. Something
Abm F#
------------------4------------------------2-------------------|
------------------4------------------------2-------------------|
------------------4------------------------3-------------------|
------------------6------------------------4-------------------|
------------------6------------------------4-------------------|
------------------4------------------------2-------------------|
always fires the light that gets in your eyes.
B E F# E
-7-----------7----2--------------------------0------------------|
-7-----------9----2--------------------------0------------------|
-8-----------9----3--------------------------1------------------|
-9-----------9----4--------------------------2------------------|
-9-----------7----4--------------------------2------------------|
-7-----------7----2--------------------------0------------------|
One moment time, and glory rolls on by. Like a streak of
E E E E F# F# F#
-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---2---2-------------|
-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---3---3-------------|
-----------------1--1-----1--1------------3---3---4-------------|
-----------------2--2-----1--1------------4---4---4-------------|
-----------------2--2-----2--2------------4---4---4-------------|
-----------------0--0-----0--0------------2---2---2-------------|
Lightning, that flashes and fades in the summer sky.
[play 1st half of intro riff]
then:
A
--------------|
------2-------|
------2-------|
------2-------|
------0-------|
--------------|
[play verse chords]
Your meters may overload
You can rest at the side of the road
You can miss a stride
But nobody gets a free ride.
[play 1st half of intro rif]
More than high performance
More than just a spark
More than just the bottom line
A A A A A
--------------------------------------------------5-2vvv-----|
------------2----2--2---2--2---------------------------------|
------------2----2--2---2--2---------------------4-----------|
------------2----2--2---2--2--------------------2------------|
------------0----0--0---0--0---------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------------------|
or a lucky shot in the dark... in the long run
[play chorus]
Bridge:
-------------12--17vvv-|---------------------------------|
----------15-----------|---------------------------------|
-------14--------------|---------------------------------|
----12-----------------|-----------4---------4-----------|
-----------------------|---5-5-5-7---5-5-5-7-------------|
-----------------------|-----------------------5---------|
<------- Repeat 10 times ---------|
Solo: Not Transcribed
Guitar tacet, then:
[play 1st half of bridge riff]
Chorus #2
C# F# Ab
From first to last
The peak is never passed
F# Bbm
Something always fires the light
Ab
That gets in your eyes
C# F# Ab
One moment time
And glory rolls on by
F#
Like a streak of lightning
F# F# F# F# Ab Ab
That flashes and fades in the summer sky
Chorus #3:
[play Chorus #1 chords until finish]
Transcription Notes:
'v' indicates shallow tremelo action... basically vibrato.
'|' indicates a certain section of music... not a traditional musical
measure
Note: I did not transcribe the solo for Marathon, I'll leave that
to you die-hard rush fans. Please feel free to mail any comments
to me regarding this transcription... especially if one of you
enterprising Lifeson fans wants to transcribe the solo correctly. :)
The 'Alex Lifeson' Sound: I have managed to re-create (sort of) the sound
that Alex uses on Marathon. Use a ballsey heavy
distortion, chorus (using a triangle wave-form if
you can), and either a bit of delay or reverb to
get that 'studio' sound.
It's not how fast you can go
The force goes into the flow
If you pick up the beat
You can forget about the heat
More than just survival
More than just a flash
More than just a dotted line
More than just a dash
It's a test of ultimate will
The heartbreak climb uphill
Got to pick up the pace
If you want to stay in the race
More than blind ambition
More than simple greed
More than a finish line
Must feed this burning need
In the long run...
Chorus
From first to last
The peak is never passed
Something always fires the light that gets in your eyes
One moment's high, and glory rolls on by
Like a streak of lightning
That flashes and fades in the summer sky
Your meters may overload
You can rest at the side of the road
You can miss a stride
But nobody gets a free ride
More than high performance
More than just a spark
More than just the bottom line
Or a lucky shot in the dark
In the long run...
Chorus
You can do a lot in a lifetime
If you don't burn out too fast
You can make the most of the distance
First you need endurance
First you've got to last...
Chorus
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