Rush: Show Don't Tell
>From the album Presto (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1989 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Sean Jones 

Transcribed by Mark Mitchell and Sean Jones


            e s s s s s s e Q
+---8 mm.-+-------------------+
|4:-rest--|---7---5---5---7---|
|4:-------|-R---0---0---0---R-|
|---------|-------------------|

  +e E s e s s s s s s s s   +e e e e e e s s s s
+--------------------------+----------------------+
|--------------------------|--------------7-5---7-|
|----7-5-R-3-R-3-R-3-2-----|--------3---R-----7---|
|----------------------3-2-|----3-5---5-----------|


  e s s s s e s s s s s E   e s s s s s s s q+E   +e E s e s s s s s s s s
+-------------------------+---------------------+--------------------------+
|---7-5---5---------------|---7---5---7---5-----|--------------------------|
|-R-----7---R-3-R-3-R-5-3-|-0---0---0---0---R---|----7-5-R-3-R-3-R-3-2-----|
|-------------------------|---------------------|----------------------3-2-|


  +e e e e e s s s s s s   s q+E s s s s s E   e s s s s s s s q+E
+------------------------+-------------------+---------------------+
|--------------7-5---7---|-5-----------------|---7---5---7---5-----|
|--------3---R-----0---0-|---R---3-R-3-3-5-3-|-0---0---0---0---R---|
|----3-5---5-------------|-------------------|---------------------|


  +e E s e s s s s s s s s   +e e e e e s s s s s s   s q+E s s s s s E
+--------------------------+------------------------+-------------------+
|--------------------------|--------------7-5---7---|-5-----------------|
|----7-5-R-3-R-3-R-3-2-----|--------3---R-----0---0-|---R---3-R-3-3-5-3-|
|----------------------3-2-|----3-5---5-------------|-------------------|


  H e e   h e q e   h h   e q e e e e e   e e e e e e q   h s s e s s e
+-------+---------+-----+---------------+---------------+----------------+
|-------|---------|---3-|---------------|-----7---5-----|-------5--------|
|---3/4-|-5-------|-----|-R-3-3-R-------|-0-0---0---7\3/|-5-5H7---7P5----|
|-5-----|---3-3-3-|-5---|---------3-2-3-|---------------|-------------10-|


  e q e e q e   e e e e e e e e   H e e   h e q e   Q e Q e   e q e e e e e
+-------------+-----------------+-------+---------+---------+---------------+
|-------3-3-3-|-----------------|-------|---------|-----3-3-|---------------|
|-------------|-R-3-2-3---------|---3/4-|-5-------|---------|-R-3-5-R-------|
|-5-5-5-------|---------3-3-2-3-|-5-----|---3-3-3-|-5-5-----|---------3-2-3-|


  e e e e e e e e   Q e s s e s s e    e q e e q e   e e s s e e e e e
+-----------------+------------------+-------------+-------------------+
|-----7---5-------|---------5--------|-------3-3-3-|-----2-2-2---------|
|-0-0---7---7-3/4-|-5-5-5H7---7P5----|-------------|-3-3---------------|
|-----------------|---------------10-|-5-5-5-------|-----------3-3-2-3-|


  e s s s s s s q q   +e E s e s s s s s s s s   +e e e e e e s s s s
+-------------------+--------------------------+----------------------+
|---------5-----7---|--------------------------|--------------5---7---|
|-0-0-0-0---0-0---R-|----7-5-R-3-R-3-R-3-2-----|--------3---R---0---0-|
|-------------------|----------------------3-2-|----3-5---5-----------|


  s q+E s s s s s E   e s s s s s s e Q   +e E s e s s s s s s s s
+-------------------+-------------------+--------------------------+
|-5-----------------|---7---5---7---5---|--------------------------|
|---R---3-R-3-R-5-3-|-0---0---0---0---R-|----7-5-R-3-R-3-3-3-2-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|----------------------3-2-|

                                           
  +h+Q e   w   +h+Q e   e e e e e e q   q+E s e e e e   e q e e q e
+--------+---+--------+---------------+---------------+-------------+
|--------|---|--------|-----7---5-----|---------------|-------3-3-3-|
|--------|---|--------|-0-0---7---7-3-|-5---5---------|-------------|
|--------|---|------3-|---------------|-------3-3-2-3-|-5-5-5-------|
+------1-+-1-+--------+


  e q e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   h s s e s s e    e e e e e e e e
+---------------+-----------------+----------------+-----------------+
|---------------|-----7---5-------|-------5--------|---------3-3---3-|
|-3-3-5---------|-0-0---0---7-3-4-|-5-5H7---7P5----|-----R-------R---|
|-------3-3-2-3-|-----------------|-------------10-|-5-5---5---------|


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   q+E s e e e e   e q e e q e
+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+-------------+
|-----------------|-----7---5\2-----|---------------|-------3-3-3-|
|-R-3-2-3-R-------|-0-0---7-----3/4-|-5---5---------|-------------|
|-----------3-2-3-|-----------------|-------3-3-2-3-|-5-5-5-------|


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e q+s s s s e s s e    e q e e q e
+-----------------+-----------------+----------------------+-------------+
|-----2-2---------|-----7---5-------|-------------5--------|-------3-3-3-|
|-3-3-------------|-0-0---7---7-3/4-|-5-5---5-5H7---7P5----|-------------|
|---------3-3-2-3-|-----------------|-------------------10-|-5-5-5-------|


  e e e e e e e e   e s s s s s s e Q   +e E s e s s s s s s s s
+-----------------+-------------------+--------------------------+
|-----2-2---------|---7-----5-----7---|--------------------------|
|-3-3-------------|-0---0-0---0-0---R-|----7-5-R-3-R-3-R-3-2-----|
|---------3-3-2-3-|-------------------|----------------------3-2-|


  +e e e e s e s s s s s   e Q s s s s s E   e s s s s s s s s Q
+------------------------+-----------------+---------------------+
|----------------5---7---|-5---------------|---7---5---7---5-5---|
|--------3---R-0---0---0-|---R-3-R-3-3-5-3-|-0---0---0---0-----R-|
|----3-5---5-------------|-----------------|---------------------|

                                                                        
  Q e+h   w   s s s s s s s s s s s s e e   h h   Q e+h   e e e e e s^s^s e e
+-------+---+-9P7---------------5H7---7-5-+-----+-------+---------5-4-5-4-----+
|-------|---|-----0-2H3-0-2H3-0-----0-----|-7-3-|-------|-----7-----------7-5-|
|-3-----|-5-|-----------------------------|-----|-3-----|-0-0---0-------------|
|---3---|---|-----------------------------|-----|---3---|---------------------|


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e E e s s e e s s
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------4-5-5-4-------+
|-3-3-2-2-0-0---0-|-------2-3-3-2-0-|-----0-2---------|-----7---------7-5-5-|
|-------------3---|-0-0-3-----------|-3-3-------------|-0-0-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------3-3-2-3-|---------------------|


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e s s s s s s q q
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+
|-3-3-2-2-0-0---0-|-------2-3-3-2-0-|-----0-2---------|---------5-----7---|
|-------------3---|-0-0-3-----------|-3-3-----R-------|-0-0-0-0---R-0---R-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------3-2-3-|-------------------|


  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   e s s s s s s q s s s s
+---5P4---5-----------------------+-------------------7-----+
|-------7---7P6-5-4-7---5---------|---7-----5-----7-------x-|
|-R-------------------7---7-6-5-3-|-0---0-0---0-0---R---R---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|


  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   +e s s s s s s q s  s s s
+-5-----7-----5-------------------+--------------------14-----+
|---x-x---x-x---0-----------------|----7-----5-----7------0-0-|
|-----------------3P0-5P0-3P0-5P0-|------0-0---0-0---R--------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------|


   s s s  s s s  s s  s s  s s  s E+  e s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
+-12-----11-----12---11---12---11-9-+-------------------------------+
|----0-0----0-0----0----0----0------|---7-----5-----7-----5-----7---|
|-----------------------------------|-----0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-|
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|


  s s s s s s s e s e s e s   e s s e s e s s s e s s
+---------------------------+-------------------------+
|---5-----7-----5/0-5/0-5/7-|---7---5-7-----7---5-7---|
|-0---0-0---0-0-------------|-0---0-----0-0---0-----0-|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|


  +s s E E s s s s s s s s  +e e e e e s s e s s  +s s s s e s e s s s s s s s
+--------------------------+---------------------+-----------------------------+
|--------------------------|-----------7---5-7---|-----7---5-7-----7---5---7---|
|----0-7-5-3-R-3-R-3-2-----|-------3-0---0-----0-|---0---0-----0-0---0---0---0-|
|----------------------3-2-|---3-5---------------|-----------------------------|


  e s s e s e s s s e s s   +s s E E s s s s s s s s   +e e e e e e e s s
+-------------------------+--------------------------+--------------------+
|---7---5-7-----7---5-7---|--------------------------|------------7-5-7---|
|-0---0-----0-0---0-----0-|----0-7-5-3-R-3-R-3-2-----|--------3-0-------0-|
|-------------------------|----------------------3-2-|----3-5-------------|


  +s s s s e e+h   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   q e e e e e e
+----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
|------7---5-7---|-0-0---0---0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
|----0---0-------|-----R---R-------|-R---------------|-------R-------|
|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|


  e e q e e e e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+---------------+-----------------+------------------+-----------------+
|---0-0-0-2-0-2-|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-R-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------0-0---0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------|-----------------|----1-1-1-----1---|-----------------|


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0---0---0-|---0---0-----5---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-------0-0---0-|---------R---R---|-R---R---3-3---3-|-----------------|
|---1-1-1-----1---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|---0---0-0-2-0-2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-R---R-----------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-R-------0-0---0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---1-1-1-----1---|---------------0-|


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e    +e e  e e  e e e e   q e q e e e
+-----------------+---------------10-+--------------------+-----7-----10-+
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-10-|----10-9-10-7---5-7-|-----------10-|
|---------0-0---0-|------------------|--------------7-----|-5-5---5-5----|
|-1-1-1-1-----1---|------------------|--------------------|--------------|


  +e e e e  q s^s^s^e   e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+---------------------+-------5---5---+-----------------+-------5-----5---+
|------9-10-7-5-7-5---|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----9--------------8\|-3-3-3---3---3-|-R-------0-0---0-|-3-3-3---R-3-----|
|---------------------|---------------|---1-1-1-----1---|---------------0-|


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   +e e e e q e e
+-----------------+-------7-------5-+------4---------+
|-----------------|-----------------|----5---5-7-5-7-|
|-R-------0-0---0-|-5-5-5---5-5-5---|----------------|
|---1-1-1-----1---|-----------------|----------------|


Notes bracketed by  should be played on a synth.


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     __         Created using the Bass Tab Creator
   +|o |        by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
   +|oo|+
   +|oo|+       Notes:  w = Whole  h = Half  q = Quarter
     ||                 e = 8th    s = 16th  t = 32nd  x = 64th
     ||
     ||                 Capital durations are dotted notes
     ||                 (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
     ||
     ||             #
     ||         +----+                   +----+
  _  ||  _      |*--*+  = MEASURE        |4:--|  = TIME
  \\_||_//      |*--*+    REPEATS        |4:--|    SIGNATURES
   | [] |       +----+   (#=Num Repeats) +----+
   | || |
  /  []  \      + = TIE         ^  = TRIPLET           > = BEND
  \______/      H = HAMMER ON   \  = SLIDE TO FRET     R = Rest
                P = PULL OFF    \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE  ~ = Trill

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