fresh tabs top tabs lessons submit videos
S Rush

the spirit of the radio bass

Rush

tools GoTabs

Start AutoScroll Font Size Down Font Size Up

Find us on Facebook

chords
tabs
bass
ukulele
keyboards
drums
flute
harmonica
guitar pro
video
GoTabs

the spirit of the radio

The Spirit of Radio 
By Rush 
Transcribed by Eric Habbinga 
Corrected by Sean Jones, Eddie Easterly and Sean Carroll 
Any comments, questions, or corrections please contact Sean at [email protected] 
Last Updated 7-9-01 
 
     w   +w   w   e^e^e^Q E E   s s e s s q s s e e 
+-----+----+---+-7-7-----4-6-+-4-4-----------------+ 
|4:-R-|----|---|-----R-R-----|-----R-7-7-R-7-7---R-| 
|4:---|----|---|-------------|-----------------5---| 
+-----+----+-0-+-------------+---------------------+ 
 
 
     s s e e s^s^s^s s s e e s e e     w     e e q 
+---------------------------------+-----+---------+ 
|5:-7-7---R-4-4-4-4-5-4---------R-|4:---|3:-----R-| 
|4:-----5---------------5-5-5-7---|4:---|8:-0-0---| 
+---------------------------------+---0-+---------+ 
 
 
     s^s^s^s s s s^s^s^s s s s s s s e     e s s s s s s 
+---7-7-7-7-5-4-----------------------+-----------------+ 
|4:-------------7-7-7-5-4---4---------|2:-4-2-0---0-----| 
|4:-----------------------7---7-5-4-0-|4:-------4---4-2-| 
+--------------------------------------+-----------------+ 
 
 
     q q e e e e  +e s s e e e e e e   +q q q e e 
+---------------+-------------------+------------+ 
|4:---------R---|---------------2---|------------| 
|4:-----------0-|---0-0-2-0-3-4-----|----------0-| 
+---0-2-3-3-----+-----------------0-+----2-3-4---+ 
 
 
   +e e e e e e e e   +q q e e e e   +e e e e e e e e   +q q e e e e 
+------------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+ 
|--------------2---|--------------|--------------2---|--------------| 
|----0-2-0-3-4-----|------------0-|----0-2-0-3-4-----|------------0-| 
+----------------0-+----2-3-3-4---+----------------0-+----2-3-3-4---+ 
 
 
   +e e e e e e e e  +w   w   e e e e e e e e   e^e^e^e^e^e^e Q   q e q e e s s 
+------------------+---+---+-----------------+-----------------+--------------- 
|--------------2---|---|---|-----------------|-----------------|---R----------- 
|----0-2-0-3-4-----|---|-2-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------2-4- 
+----------------0-+---+---+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-+-0---0-0-0----- 
 
 
   Q E e s e e   e e e E e s e e   Q q q e   q e q s s e s s 
+-------------+-----------------+---------+-----------------+ 
|-------------|-----R-----------|-------2-|---R-------------| 
|-2-2-2-0-2---|-----------------|-0-4-2---|-------------2-4-| 
+-----------4-+-4-4---4-4-4-2-4-+---------+-0---0-0-0-0-----+ 
 
 
   e e e q s s e e   q e e e s s e e   q e q q e   q e q e e s s   q e q e e e 
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+---------------+-------------+ 
|-----R-----------|---R---R---------|---R-------|---R-----------|---R---------| 
|-2-2---2-2-2-2-0-|-----------------|-0---0-2-4-|-----------2-4-|-2---2-2-2---| 
+-----------------+-4---4---4-4-2-4-+-----------+-0---0-0-0-----+-----------4-+ 
 
 
   q e e e e e e   e e e q s s s s s s   q e q e e s s   e s s s s s E e s s e 
+---------------+---------------------+---------------+-----------------------+ 
|---R---R---R---|-----R---------------|---R-----------|---R---------R---------| 
|---------------|-0-0---0-2-4-2-4-2-4-|-----------2-4-|-2---2-2-0-2---2-2-2---| 
+-4---4---4---4-+---------------------+-0---0-0-0-----+---------------------3-+ 
 
 
   q e e e s s s s s s   Q q q e   q e q s s e e   e e e E s e e e 
+---------------------+---------+---------------+-----------------+ 
|---R---R-------------|-------2-|---R-----------|-----R-----------| 
|---------------------|-0-4-2---|---------------|-2-2---2-2-2-2---| 
+-4---4---4-4-2-2-4-4-+---------+-0---0-0-0-0-0-+---------------4-+ 
 
 
   e e e e e e e e   e e e q q e   e e e q e e s s   e e e e e s s e e 
+-----------------+-------------+-----------------+-------------------+ 
|-----R---R-------|-----R-------|-----R-----------|-----R---R---------| 
|-----------------|-0-0---0-2-4-|-------------2-4-|-2-2---2---2-2-2---| 
+-4-4---4---4-2-4-+-------------+-0-0---0-0-0-----+-----------------4-+ 
 
 
   e e e e e e e e   e e s s e e e s s e   q e E s e e s s 
+-----------------+---------------------+-----------------+ 
|-----R---R-------|-------------------2-|---R-------------| 
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-4-2-2-4---|-------------2-4-| 
+-4-4---4---4-2-4-+---------------------+-0---0-0-0-0-----+ 
 
                                                           <* 
   e s s s s s e e s e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e q   w   +w   w+ 
+-----------------------+-----------------+---------------+---+----+---+ 
|---R---------R---------|-----------------|-------------R-|---|----|-2-| 
|-2---2-2-0-2---2-0-2---|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-2---|---|----|---- 
+---------------------4-+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-+---------------+-0-+----+---- 
 
 
   w   w   w   w   w   w+  w   w   w 
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 
|---|-2-|-4-|-6-|-4-|-2-|---|-2-|-4-| 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 
 
        *> 
   w   w   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e 
+---+---+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ 
|-6-|-4-|-----------------|-----------------|-----R---R-------| 
|---|---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
+---+---+-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-+-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-+-0-0---0---0-0-0-+ 
 
 
   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 
+-------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+ 
|-----R-------|-----R-----------|-----R---R-------|-----R-----------| 
|-2-2---2-2---|-----------------|-0-0---0---2-2-4-|-----------------| 
+-----------3-+-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-+-----------------+-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-+ 
 
 
   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   e e e e e e e e 
+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+-----------------+ 
|-----R-----------|-----R---R---R---|-------------------|-----R-----------| 
|-2-2---2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|-----------------| 
+---------------3-+-4-4---4---4---4-+-------------------+-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-+ 
 
 
   e e e q e e e   e e e q e e e   e e e q e e e   e e e q e e e 
+---------------+---------------+---------------+---------------+ 
|-----R---------|-----R---------|-----R---------|-----R---------| 
|-2-2---2-2-2---|---------------|-0-0---0-2-2-4-|---------------| 
+-------------3-+-4-4---4-4-4-4-+---------------+-0-0---0-0-0-0-+ 
 
 
   e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e s s s s e   q e E s e e s s 
+---------------+-----------------+---------------------+-----------------+ 
|-----R---------|-----R---R---R---|-R---R---R---------2-|---R-------------| 
|-2-2---2-2-2---|-----------------|---0---0---2-4-2-4---|-------------2-4-| 
+-------------3-+-4-4---4---4---4-+---------------------+-0---0-0-0-0-----+ 
 
                                                       <* 
   e s e s s E e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e q   w   +w   w+  w 
+-------------------+-----------------+---------------+---+----+---+---+ 
|---R-------R-------|-----------------|-------------R-|-2-|----|-2-|---| 
|-2---2-0-2---2-2---|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-2---|---|----|---|---| 
+-----------------3-+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-+---------------+-0-+----+---+---+ 
 
 
   w   w   w   w   w+  w   w   w   w 
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 
|-2-|-4-|-6-|-4-|-2-|---|-2-|-4-|-6-| 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| 
+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+ 
 
    *> 
   w   Q q q e     e e e e e e     q e q q e     s s e e e e e     Q q q e 
+---+---------+---------------+-------------+-----------------+-----------+ 
|-4-|---------|3:-2-R-2-R-2-R-|4:---R-------|3:-2-2---2-R-2-R-|4:---------| 
|---|---------|4:-------------|4:-----------|4:-----2---------|4:---------| 
+---+-0-0-0-0-+---------------+---2---2-2-2-+-----------------+---4-4-4-4-+ 
 
 
     s s e e e e e     e e e e e e e e   s s e e e e e e e   Q q e e e 
+-----------------+-------------------+---------4-------4-+-----------+ 
|3:-2-2---2---2---|4:-----R---R---R---|-2-2---2---2---2---|-------R---| 
|4:-----2---2---2-|4:-----------------|-----2-------2-----|-----------| 
+-----------------+---2-2---2---2---2-+-------------------+-0-0-0---0-+ 
 
 
     e e e e e e     Q e e e e e     s s e e e q     e e e e e e e e 
+---------------+---------------+---------------+-------------------+ 
|3:-2-R-2-R-2-2-|4:-----R---R---|3:-2-2---2-R-2-|4:-----R---R---R---| 
|4:-------------|4:-------------|4:-----2-------|4:-----------------| 
+---------------+---2-2---2---2-+---------------+---4-4---4---4---4-+ 
 
 
     e e e e e e     e e e e e e e e   s s e e e e e e e   q e q e e s s 
+---------------+-------------------+---------4-------4-+---------------+ 
|3:-R---R-------|4:-----R---R---R---|-2-2---2---2---2---|---R-----------| 
|4:-------------|4:-----------------|-----2-------2-----|-----------2-4-| 
+-----4---4-4-4-+---2-2---2---2---2-+-------------------+-0---0-0-0-----+ 
 
 
   q e E e s e e   q e E s e e e   q e q q s s   q e q e e s s   e e e q e e e 
+---------------+---------------+-------------+---------------+---------------+ 
|---R-----------|---R-----------|---R---------|---R-----------|-----R---------| 
|-2---2-2-2-2---|---------------|-0---0-2-2-4-|-----------2-4-|-2-2---2-2-2---| 
+-------------3-+-4---4-4-4-2-4-+-------------+-0---0-0-0-----+-------------3-+ 
 
 
   e e e e e e e e   e^e^e^e^e^e^e Q   w   +h+Q s^s^s^ 
+-----------------+-----------------+---+------7-7-7-+ 
|-----------------|-----------------|---|------------| 
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|---|------------| 
+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-+-----------------+-0-+------------+ 
 
 
   s s s s s^s^s^s s s s s s s s e     e s s s s s s   q q e e e e 
+-7-5-4---------------------------+-----------------+-------------+ 
|-------7-5-5-5-7-5-4---4---------|2:-4-2-0---0-----|---------R---| 
|---------------------7---7-5-4-0-|4:-------4---4-2-|-----------0-| 
+---------------------------------+-----------------+-0-2-3-3-----+ 
 
 
   +e e e e e e e e   +q q e e e e   +e e e e e e e e   +e e q q e e 
+------------------+--------------+------------------+--------------+ 
|--------------2---|--------------|--------------2---|--------------| 
|----0-2-0-3-4-----|------------0-|----0-2-0-3-4-----|------------0-| 
+----------------0-+----2-3-3-4---+----------------0-+----0-2-3-4---+ 
 
 
   +q e e e e e e   +e e q q e e   +e e e e e e e  e   e e H   e e q e e e e 
+----------------+--------------+-------------------+-------+---------------+ 
|------------2---|--------------|--------------2/14-|-----R-|-7-7-R-------9-| 
|----2-0-3-4-----|------------0-|----0-2-0-3-4------|-------|-----------6---| 
+--------------0-+----0-2-3-4---+-------------------+-0-0---+-------7-7-----+ 
 
 
   e e H   e e q e e e e   q H   e e q e e e e   e e e e e e e e 
+-------+---------------+-----+---------------+-----------------+ 
|-----R-|-7-7-R-------9-|---R-|-7-7--R----9---|-R-----R---R-----| 
|-------|-----------6---|-----|---------6-----|---------------0-| 
+-0-0---+-------7-7-----+-0---+-------7-----0-+---0-2---3---4---+ 
 
 
   +e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e e e   +e e e e e e E s   e e H 
+------------------+------------------+------------------+-------+ 
|--------------2---|--------R---R-----|--------------2-2-|-----R-| 
|----0-2-0-3-4-----|----------------0-|----0-2-0-3-4-----|-------| 
+----------------0-+----0-2---3---4---+------------------+-0-0---+ 
 
 
   e e q e e e e   e e H   e e q e e e e   +e e q q e e   +q e e e e e e 
+---------------+-------+---------------+--------------+----------------+ 
|-7-7-R-------9-|-----R-|-7-7-R---------|--------------|------------2---| 
|-----------6---|-------|-----------6---|------------0-|----2-0-3-4-----| 
+-------7-7-----+-0-0---+-------7-7---0-+----0-2-3-4---+--------------0-+ 
 
 
   +q q 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 
+--------------+------------------+----------------+------------------+ 
|--------------|--------------2---|----------------|--------------2---| 
|------------0-|----0-2-0-3-4-----|--------------0-|----0-2-0-3-4-----| 
+----2-3-3-4---+----------------0-+----2-2-3-3-4---+----------------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   +e e e e e e e e 
+------------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------+ 
|------------------|-------------2---|------------------|----4-4---2-------| 
|----------------0-|-0-2-2-0-3-4-----|----------------0-|--------4---4-2---| 
+----0-2-2-3-3-4---+---------------0-+----0-2-2-3-3-4---+----------------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   +e e e e e e e e 
+------------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------+ 
|------------------|-----------2-----|------------------|--------------2---| 
|----------------0-|-0-2-2-0-2---4---|----------------0-|----0-2-0-3-4-----| 
+----0-2-2-3-3-4---+---------------0-+----0-2-2-3-3-4---+----------------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   +e e e e e e e e 
+------------------+-----------------+------------------+------------------+ 
|--------R-----R---|---R-------2-----|------------------|--------------2---| 
|----------------0-|-0---2-2-4---4---|----------------0-|----0-2-2-3-4-----| 
+----2-2---4-4-----+---------------0-+----0-2-2-3-3-4---+----------------0-+ 
 
 
   +e e e 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 
+------------------+-----------------+----------------+------------------+ 
|------------------|---4-4---2-------|----------------|--------------2---| 
|----------------0-|-0-----4---4-2---|--------------0-|----0-2-0-3-4-----| 
+----0-2-2-3-3-4---+---------------0-+----0-2-3-3-4---+----------------0-+ 
 
 
   +h e e e e   h e e e e   w   q q h   +w   +H q 
+------------+-----------+---+-------+----+------+ 
|------------|-R---------|-R-|---R---|----|------| 
|--------2---|-------2---|---|-------|----|------| 
+----3-4---0-+---3-4---0-+---+-0---0-+----+----0-+ 
 
 
Notes bracketed by <* *> should be played on a synth. 
 
========================================================================== 
 
                 Created using the Bass Tab Creator 
      __         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
x
less
plus
Add to Songbook Print Version How to play lesson Submit videolesson
Click the best TAGS for this song:
None of them
Contributor: lawlFerg Correct

If you can not find the chords or tabs you want, look at our partner E-chords. If you are a premium member, you have total access to our video lessons.

If you find a wrong Bad To Me from Rush, click the correct button above.

login/signup
my songbooks
my recent views
my submits