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The Wreckers by Rush
The Wreckers
Tuning: Standard
Intro Riff:
e|----22-2---0--2-3--2--0--------------------------------------------------|
B|----33-3---3--3-3--3--3--------------------------------------------------|
G|----22-2---2--2-2--2--2--------------------------------------------------|
D|----00-0---0--0-0--0--0--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse: Strum each chord up and down as sixteenth notes.
e|---0-----------------0-------------||------1-------------------0-------------|
B|---1-----------------0-------------||------1-------------------1-------------|
G|---0---x16-----------0------x16----||------2-------x16---------2-------x16---|
D|---2-----------------2-------------||------3-------------------2-------------|
A|---3-----------------2-------------||------3-------------------0-------------|
E|---------------------0-------------||------1---------------------------------|
Repeat until the pre-chorus:
e|--33-3------(15)-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--33-3---------------(15)-----(13)-----(12)-----(10)-----------------------|
G|--00-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--00-0---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--22-2---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--33-3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (Listen for the strum pattern) (Repeat as necessary for the different choruses):
e|----------5-------7----------------------------5-------7-------------------|
B|--10------5-------8-------12---------10--------5-------8-------------------|
G|--10------5-------9-------12---------10--------5-------9-------------------|
D|--10------7-------9-------12---------10--------7-------9-------------------|
A|--8-------7-------7-------10---------8---------7-------7-------------------|
E|----------5-------0----------------------------5-------0-------------------|
Repeat everything and then back to intro again.
Bridge (nice and slow):
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------0~---------------|x4
D|--------------2--------------------|
A|----------2------------------------|
E|-----0-----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5------5------5------7------7------7-----9-----9-----9---------|
D|---2------2------2-----5------5------5------7------7------7-----9-----9-----9---------|
A|---2------2------2-----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-----7-----7---------|
E|---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0---------------------------------------------0-0---0-0---0-------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------5------5-----7------7------7-----9------9------9------------------|
D|--5------5------5-----7------7------7-----9------9------9------------------|
A|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--7------7------7------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------0-0----0-0---0----------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------5------5-----7------7------7---------------------0~---------------|
D|--5------5------5-----7------7------7-------------2----4-------------------|
A|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5------2-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|------------------0~---------------|x2
D|--------------2--------------------|
A|----------2------------------------|
E|-----0-----------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------5------5------5------7------7------7-----9-----9-----9---------|
D|---2------2------2-----5------5------5------7------7------7-----9-----9-----9---------|
A|---2------2------2-----3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3---5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5--7-----7-----7---------|
E|---0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0---------------------------------------------0-0---0-0---0-------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5------5------5-----7------7------7-------------------0~--|
D|--5------5------5-----7------7------7--------------2--------|
A|--3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3--5--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-------2------------|
E|-------------------------------------------0----------------|
Repeat Chorus (Fade out):
e|----------5-------7----------------------------5-------7-------------------|
B|--10------5-------8-------12---------10--------5-------8-------------------|
G|--10------5-------9-------12---------10--------5-------9-------------------|
D|--10------7-------9-------12---------10--------7-------9-------------------|
A|--8-------7-------7-------10---------8---------7-------7-------------------|
E|----------5-------0----------------------------5-------0-------------------|
If you want to improvise a solo over the outro chorus, the Am pentatonic sounds nice.
As always, listen to the song while learning it to get specifics and repeats.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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version 2
D-Dsus2-D-Dsus4 x2 C Em F Am
The breakers roar On an unseen shore
C Em F Am
In the teeth of a hurricane Oh, we struggle in vain
C Em F Am
A hellish night A ghostly light
C Em F Am
Appears through the driving rain Salvation in a human chain G// e|--------15--10-8-7-5---|
F Am Em G F
All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary Of a miracle too good to be true
Am Em G F
All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary Everything in life you thought you knew
Am Em G D-Dsus2-D-Dsus4 x2
All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary 'Cause sometimes the target is you
C Em F Am
Driven aground With a awful sound
C Em F Am
The people swarm Through the darkening storm
C Em F Am
Gather everything they can score 'Til their backs won't bear any more
G// e|--------15--10-8-7-5---|
F Am Em G F
All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary Of a miracle too good to be true
Am Em G F
All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary Everything in life you thought you knew
Am Em G F
All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary Of a miracle too good to be true
Am Em G Em x2
All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary 'Cause sometimes the target is you
Em (slowly pick 1st 3 strings then strum 4x) C D Em C D Em
The breaker's roar On an unseen shore, In the teeth of an icy grave, In the teeth of an icy grave
Em (slowly pick 1st 3 strings then strum 4x) C D Em |
the human chain Leaves a bloody stain, Washed away in the pounding waves, Washed |
C D Em (slow x1)
away in the pounding waves
F Am Em G F
All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary of a miracle too good to be true,
Am Em G F
All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary everything in life you thought you knew
Am Em G F
All I know is that sometimes you have to be wary, 'cause sometimes the target is you.
Am Em G F
All I know is that memory can be too much to carry striking down like a bolt from the blue
Am Em G F
All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary everything in life you thought you knew
Am Em G F
All I know is that sometimes the truth is contrary, 'cause sometimes the target is you \m/
Am Em G F
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