Chord/Tab song: Prime Mover

Date: Wed, 18 Oct 1995 22:05:12 -0700 (MST)
From: "Anthony John Zimmermann"

Rush
Prime Mover
Hold Your Fire
Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart

Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann

Comments Welcome

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Palm mute, 2x D, 2x

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D Bm A (2x)

Top part: Rhy. Fig. 1

Basic Elemental...

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| (Two Guitars) |

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[(Bm)]Alterna[(D)]ting [(A)]currents [(Bm)]in a [(D)]tidew[(A)]ater surge

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[(Bm)]Rational[(D)] resi[(A)]stance [(Bm)]to an [(D)]unwis[(A)]e urge

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[G]
[(G)]Anything can happen

Verses: (Guitars are Nashville-tuned w/4 bottom strings up 1 octave)

[(D)]>From the point of[(G)] conception

(Bm) (E) E:022100
To the moment of truth

[(D)]At the point of s[(G)]urrender

[(Bm)]to the burden of [(A)]proof

w/Rhy.Fig.1 (3x)
>From the point of ignition

to the final [(E)]drive

w/Rhy.Fig.1 (3x)
The point of the journey

is not to [(A)]arrive

[(G)]Anything can happen

Guitar Tacet until "Alternating Currents..."

I set the wheels in motion....

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(C#m) (E5) (B) E5: x799xx
I set the clouds in motion

[(C#m)]Turn up li[(E5)]ght and [(B)]sound

[(C#m)]Activate t[(E5)]he window[(B)]

and [(A)]watch the world go 'round

Palm Mute: (2x) 1. 2.

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Depress Tremolo bar before
striking note
Outro chords:

[D]D/F# [A]G [G]E A D/F#: 20023x