The Main Monkey Business tab

The Main Monkey Business

  
 Title: The Main Monkey Business 
 Artist: Rush 
 Album: Snakes and Arrows (2008) 
 Tabbed By: Ronnie Chesson 

 this tab is kind of based off the live version. i've  
 watched the DVD like a hundred times and this is  
 what i came up with. to switch between acoustic and 
 electric guitars on stage lifeson uses an mbrace. 

   Intro: 
(12 String Acoustic Guitar Tuned DADAAD) 
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 --10-------9--------7--------5---------2---3----------- 
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 riff 2-(0:05)for this part just strum that open DADAAD chord 
        and throw in a couple hammer-ons on the 4th and  
        5th string,3rd and 5th fret also some weird chords 
  Like So: 
 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3h5-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0- 
 -3h5-5-5-5-5-3h5-0-0-3h5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-0- 
 -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0- 
         Reapet this like 5 times i think 
   
  riff 3-(0:28)for this part use standard tuning. lifeson uses  
         a distorted guitar with lots of treble.  
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 ------0--------0---2----2-2-2-2------------------------ 
 ----2--------0-----2----2-2-2-2-------0------0--2-2-2-2 
 --3--------2-------0----0-0-0-0-----2------0----2-2-2-2 
 ----------------------------------3------2------0-0-0-0 

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 ------0--------0---2----2-2-2-2------------------------ 
 ----2--------0-----2----2-2-2-2-------0------0--3-3-3-3 
 --3--------2-------0----0-0-0-0-----2------0----3-3-3-3 
 ----------------------------------3------2------1-1-1-1 
            repeat these 2 bars twice 

  riff 4-(0:50) for this riff lifeson uses some sort of flanger 
          thing and also throws in a couple rakes. 
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 ----------------------4-5-4-----------5-4--------4---4- 
 -5--7-7--7--5--7-7--7-------5--5--7-7-----5-5-5---5---5 
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             repeat this riff 4 times 
  
 directly riff 4 repeat the intro and riff 2 just like before. 
 after you repeat riff 2 instead of riff 3, play: 
 riff 5-(1:45) 
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 --2-----4-5-2-------2-----4-5-9--- 
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     repeat that twice  
  
 after riff 5 play riff 3 again twice then play: 

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 -------------------------------3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-- 
 -------------------------------2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-- 
 --0-2--2--0-2--2--2-2--0-2--2--0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-- 
 --0-2--2--0-2--2--2-2--0-2--2-------------------------- 
 --0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0--0-------------------------- 
          repeat 4 times then comes the solo: 

 solo-(2:50) lots of delay sounds cool with this 

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 ---14-14-14--14-14---14-14-14-17-17-17---------19-19-19 
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 --17-17-17--------------------------------------------- 
 ------------------20-20-20-17-17----17----------------- 
 -----------17-17-----------------17----17--19-19-19---- 
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 ---------------------------5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--8-8-8---- 
 ------19-17-17--16-16--16------------------------------ 
 --17--------------------------------------------------- 
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 ---------------------12----12-13-13-13-12-12-12-12----- 
 ---12-12-12-10-10-10----10-------------------------10-- 
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 -10-10h12-12-12b13-13-13-13-13-12-12-12-----20b21-21-21- 
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 -21-21-21-21-17-20------------------------------------- 
 -------------------17-17--20-19--19-19b21-21-21-21-21-- 
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 ---------------------------------------10-10-10-10-12-- 
 ---------------------------------------8--8--8--8--10-- 
 -21-21b19-16-19-16------------------9------------------ 
 -------------------19--19--17--17---------------------- 
 -----------------------------19--19-------------------- 
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 -12-12-12-12-12-12-12-15-15-15-14-14-15-15-15---------- 
 -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12---------- 
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 riff 6-(3:25) 
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 -9-9-9-9---7-9-7---9-9-9-9--7-9-7---9-9-9-9---7-9-7---7- 
 -9-9-9-9---7-9-7---9-9-9-9--7-9-7---9-9-9-9---7-9-7---7- 
 -7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7--7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7---7- 
 -0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0--0-0-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0- 

 --------------------------10-10--10--10-10-10--10-10--- 
 --------------------------10-10--10--10-10-10--10-10--- 
 -7-7-7---7-7--9------------9--9---9---9--9--9---9--9---   
 -7-7-7---7-7--9--2-2-2-2---9--9---9---9--9--9---9--9--- 
 -7-7-7---7-7--7--0-0-0-0---7--7---7---7--7--7---7--7--- 
 -0-0-0---0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0---0--0--0---0--0--- 

 -10--10-10-10--10-10--10--10-10---10-10--10--10-10-10-- 
 -10--10-10-10--10-10--10--10-10---10-10--10--10-10-10-- 
 --9---9--9--9---9--9---9---9--9----9--9---9---9--9--9-- 
 --9---9--9--9---9--9---9---9--9----9--9---9---9--9--9-- 
 --7---7--7--7---7--7---7---7--7----7--7---7---7--7--7-- 
 --0---0--0--0---0--0---0---0--0----0--0---0---0--0--0-- 

 after riff 6 play riff 4 four times, but instead of  
 ending on the intro, end on this: 
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 --------------------------------0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
 --------------------------------1~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
 --2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
 --2-2-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 
 --0-0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 

 here there's a bass fill by geddy Then play: 

 riff 7-(4:08) 
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 -7-9--9--9-9--7--7-9-9-X--X--X--X-X-X-X---------------- 
 -7-9--9--9-9--7--7-9-9-X--X--X--X-X-X-X---------------- 
 -5-7--7--7-7--5--5-7-7-X--X--X--X-X-X-X---------------- 
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 repeat 5 times then play riffs 2,5,3 and 6(in that order) 

 end with the intro right after riff 6  

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