Rush: Presto
>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 Erik Habbinga and Sean Jones


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||----------|---|-------|---|--12 mm.-|---r-----|-------------------|---
||-4:-------|---|-------|---|---rest--|---e-----|-------------------|---
||-4:-7-5-5-|---|-------|---|---------|-5-s-7-7-|-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-2-3-|---
||----------|---|-5-3-3-|---|---------|---t-----|-------------------|---


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


  w   Q e h+  w       e e e e      e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
|---|-------|---||------------|--------------------|--------------------
|---|-------|---||-2:---------|-4:-----------------|--------------------
|---|-------|---||-4:-5---5-3-|-4:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5---5-3----
|---|-5-3-3-|---||------5-----|--------------------|-----------5--------


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-r---------------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-e---------------
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5---5---|-----------------|-s---------------
|-----------------|-----------5---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-t-5-5-5-5-5-5---


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
--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
--|-----------------|---------5---5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5-----
5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3---5-----|-----------------|-----------5---


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
----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------
----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------
5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5---5---|-----------------|-------------
----|-----------------|-----------5---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5-5---


e e e   e e e e e e e e      e e e e       q  H             H q   q q
------|-----------------|------------||-------r-|--4 mm.--|-r---|-------
------|-----------------|-2:---------||-4:/12\e-|--rest---|-e---|-------
------|-----------------|-4:---------||-4:----s-|---------|-s---|-------
5-5-5-|-7-7-7-3-3-3-7-7-|----7-3-3-3-||-------t-|---------|-t-5/|-7\5---


h   H q   w   H q   Q e+h   E s e E s e e e   e e e q e s s s s   E s
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e-|-e---|-e-|-e---|-------|-----------------|-------------------|-------
s-|-s-9\|-s-|-s---|-5-7---|-2-2-0-2-2-0-2-0-|-3---3-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-------
t-|-t---|-t-|-t---|-------|-----------------|---3---------------|-1-1---


e E s s s s s s s   e s s e e E s s s s s   E s e E s s s e e   e e e
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1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---3-----


q s s s s s s   e s s e E e s e e   e s s e e e s s e e   Q Q e^e^e^
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--------------|-1-0-0-1-1-1-1-1-1-|---3-3---3-----------|-1-1-1-1-1-|---


Q e h+  w   Q e h+  w       e e e e+     e e e e e e e e+  e e e e e
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------|---|-------|---||-2:---------|-4:-----------------|--------------
7-5-5-|---|-------|---||-4:-5---5-3-|-4:---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-5----
------|---|-5-3-3-|---||------5-----|--------------------|--------------


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
------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------
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5-----|-----------------|-----------5---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-5-5---


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
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5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-3-3-3-----|---3-3-3---5-----|-----------------|---------


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   q e
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3-5---7-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5---5---|-----------------|-------
----5-----|-----------------|-----------5---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|-5-5---


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
----------|-----------------|------------||-----------------|-----------
----------|-----------------|-2:---------||-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-4-|-----------
----------|-----------------|-4:---------||-----------------|-2-2-2-0---
5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-3-3-3-7-7-|----7-3-3-3-||-----------------|-----------


e e e e   e s s e e s s e e e   E s e q e e e   q e e e e e e   e s s
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--------|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-2-4-|---------------|-2-2-4-4-4-2-4-|---------
0-0-2-0-|---------------------|-4-4-2-4-2-4-4-|---------------|-2-2-2---
--------|---------------------|---------------|---------------|---------


e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   E s E E s s e e   q e e e e e e   e s s
----------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------
----------|-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-4-|-----------------|-2-2-4-4-4-2-4-|---------
2-0-0-2-0-|-----------------|-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-2-|---------------|-2-2-2---
----------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------


e e e e e e   e s s e e e e e e   E s e E s e e e   e e e e e e e e
------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---
------------|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-6-|---
2-0-0-0-2-0-|-------------------|-4-4-2-4-4-2-4-4-|-----------------|---
------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|---


e s s e q e e e   e s s e e e e e e   e e e s e s e e e   e e e e e e
----------------|-------------------|-------r-----------|---------------
----------------|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-6-|-------e-----------|-4-4-4-6-6-6---
4-4-4-4-2-2-4-2-|-------------------|-6-6-6-s-4-4-4-6-4-|---------------
----------------|-------------------|-------t-----------|---------------


e e   s s s s e e e e e e   e s s e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   Q q
----|-----6---6-----------|-------------------|-----------------|-------
4-6-|---------------------|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-6-|-----------------|-5-7---
----|-4-4---4---2-2-2-4-2-|-------------------|-6-6-6-4-4-4-6-4-|-------
----|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------


e e e   e e e q e e e   e e e q e e e   E s E E e e e   Q q e e e   e
------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|-7---
7-5-7-|---------------|-5-5-5-7-7-5-7-|---------------|-5-7-7-5-7-|-----
------|-5-5-5-3-3-5-3-|---------------|-7-5-5-7-5-7-5-|-----------|-----
------|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|-----


e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   E s e e+h       h      q q e e e e
7-7-5-5-7-5-|-----------------|-----------||------|----------------|----
------------|-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-7-|-----------||-2:---|-4:-------------|----
------------|-----------------|-7-7-5-7---||-4:-5-|-4:-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----
------------|-----------------|-----------||------|----------------|----


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 e e e e
r---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------
e---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------
s-3-3-3-5---5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-5---5---|-------------------
t---------5-----|-----------------|-----------5---3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5---


  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
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
|-----------------|-----------------|---------5---7-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3---
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-3-3-3-7-7-|-7-3-3-3---5-----|-----------------


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+  q e e e e e
--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------r---
--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------e---
3-|---3-3-3-5---7-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-5---5---|-----------s---
--|-----------5-----|-----------------|-----------5---3-|---3-3-3-3-t---


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   q e e e e e
--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------
--|-----------------|-------------7-7-|-7-5-5-5-7-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3---
5-|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-3-3-3-----|-----------7-5-3-|---------------


e+  e e e e e e e e   q e e e e e e+  e e e e e e q   q e e e e e e+
--|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------r---|---
--|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------e---|---
3-|---3-3-3-5---5-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----3-3-5-3---|-----------s---|---
--|-----------5-----|---------------|---3---------5-|-3-3-3-3-3-t-5-|---


e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e q   e e e e s s e e e   q e e e e e e
----------------|---------------|-------------------|-----------r---|---
----------------|---------------|---------7-7-5-----|-----------e---|---
----------------|-------------7-|-7-5-5-5-------7-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-s-3-|---
--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-3-3-3---|-------------------|-----------t---|---


e e e e e e e e   q e e e q e   e e e e e e e e   h+e e e e+  e e e e
----------------|-------r-----|-----------------|-----------|-----------
----------------|-------e-----|-----------------|-----5-----|-----7-----
3-3---3-5---5-3-|-3-3-3-s-3-3-|-3---3-5-3-2-----|-----------|-----------
----3-----5-----|-------t-----|---3---------5-3-|-3-----3-5-|---5---5---


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


s e   q e q q e+  e e e q e q   q e e e e e e+  e e e e e e e e   e e
----|-----5-4---|-----4-4-4-4-|---------------|-----------------|-r-----
----|---------7-|---5---------|-------5-------|-------5-7-7-5-7-|-e-7---
7-5-|-3-3-------|-------------|---------------|-----------------|-s-----
----|-----------|-------------|-3-3-3---3-3-5-|---5-5-----------|-t-----


e q e e e+  e e e e s s e e e   q e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e
--4-----4-|-------------------|-------5-------|-5-------------r-|-----
5---7-5---|---7-5-7-----------|---------------|---------------e-|-----
----------|---------7-7---7-5-|-3-3-3---3-3-3-|---3-5-3-5-7-5-s-|-3---
----------|-------------7-----|---------------|---------------t-|-----


e e e e e e e+  e e e e e e e e   q e e e e e e+  e e e e e e e e
--5-----------|-----------------|---------------|-----------------||----
--------------|-----------------|---5-----5---7-|---7-5-7-7-7-5-7-||----
3---3-3-2-2-3-|---5-3-2-3-2---5-|---------------|-----------------||----
--------------|-------------5---|-3---3-3---3---|-----------------||----


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----------                ----------                ----t---
----5h8--- Hammeron       ----(8)--- Ghost          ----6--- Tap
----------                ---------- Note           --------
----5p8--- Pulloff        ----------                --------

----------                ----------                -----p--
----5/8--- Slide Up       -----x---- Dead           -----7-- Pop
----------                ---------- Note           --s-----
----5\8--- Slide Down     ----------                --5----- Slap

----------                ||------|| Repeat         --------
----5~~~-- Vibrato        ||*----*||                ---5^--- Bend
----------                ||*----*||                --------
----------                ||------||                --------

----------                ----------                --------
-4:------- Time           ----------                --------
-4:------- Signature      ----------                --------
----------                ----------                --------

Rhythm:
  w = whole note            W = dotted whole
  h = half note             H = dotted half
  q = quarter note          Q = dotted quarter
  e = eighth note           E = dotted eighth
  s = sixteenth note        S = dotted sixteenth
  t = 32nd note             T = dotted 32nd
  x = 64th note             X = dotted 64th
  ^ = triplet

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