Stick It Out Chords

by Rush
Key- CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays477

Stick It Out by Rush is a guitar song. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
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Text
16
Speed
  			 
Riff  A  
 
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A:-----------0--2----------------------0-----------------------------| 
D:--0--2--3-------------------0--2--3-----3--------------------------| 
                  (feedback)                 (feedback) 
 
Riff  B  
 
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:--------------6---6--6---6--6---6----------------------------------| 
G:--------------4---4--4---4--4---4----------------------------------| 
D:--------------3---3--3---3--3---3----------------------------------| 
A:-----------0--2---2--2---2--2---2-----------0--5---5--5---5--5---5-| 
D:--0--2--3--------------------------0--2--3-----3---3--3---3--3---3-| 
 
Fill 1 
 
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A:-----------0--5---5--5\--------------------------------------------| 
D:--0--2--3-----3---3--3\--------------------------------------------| 
 
Riff  C  
 
e:-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------| 
B:-----------------|-------------------------------|-----------------| 
G:-----------------|o-----------------------------o|-----------------| 
D:-----------------|o--0--------------------------o|-----------------| 
A:-----------0-----|---------------2p0--2p0--2p0---|-----------------| 
D:--0--2--3-----3--|------0--2--3------------------|--3--------------| 
 
Riff  D1                      Riff  D2  
 
e:-----------------------|-------------------------------------------| 
B:-----------------------|-------------------------------------------| 
G:--0--------------0--0--|--0-------------0--------------------------| 
D:--5--------5-----0--3--|--5--------5-------4-----------------------| 
A:-----------3-----------|-----------3-------------------------------| 
D:-----3--5--------------|-----3--5----------------------------------| 
 
Riff  E                     Riff  F1              Riff  F2  
 
e:--------------------|--3--3--3----1--1--|--------------------------| 
B:--------------------|--3--3--3----1--1--|--------------------------| 
G:--------------------|--0--0--0----3--3--|--5--5--5----3--3---------| 
D:--------0--------0--|--2--2--2----3--3--|--5--5--5----3--3---------| 
A:-----0--------3-----|--3--3--3----1--1--|--3--3--3----1--1---------| 
D:--0--------0--------|-------------------|--------------------------| 
 
Riff  G  
 
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D:--------0--------0-------------------------------------------------| 
A:-----3--------3----------------------------------------------------| 
D:--3--------0-------------------------------------------------------| 
                      (hold note for a whole bar) 
 
Solo 
 
    (over riff  F2 )     (over riff  G ) 
 
e:------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
B:--10tr13----------|--15b17--(17)~~~~~~~--15b17--17--17--17~~~~~~~--| 
G:------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D:------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
A:------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
D:------------------|------------------------------------------------| 
    (w/ vol swell)                (bar)           (hold bend) (bar) 
 
e:-------10p0--10p0----------------------10--------------10----------| 
B:-------------------13p10p0-------------10----------10--10----------| 
G:----------------------------10--12b14-------12b14------------------| 
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D:--17\--------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e:---------10------------------------------------------|-------------| 
B:---------10--10--------------------------------------|-------------| 
G:--14b16------12b14--12------------0(b2)---------<5>--|o-----------o| 
D:------------------------------------------------<5>--|o-----------o| 
A:-----------------------------------------------------|-------------| 
D:------------------------0----------------------------|-------------| 
                            (dive)  (pull bar up)       (bar -1 step) 
 
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B:------10---------10---------10---------10---------10--13b15--------| 
G:----------12b14------12b14------12b14------12b14-------------------| 
D:--12---------------------------------------------------------------| 
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 
e:--10h13p10---------------------------------------------------------| 
B:------------13--10-------------------------------------------------| 
G:--------------------12--10--0--------------(0)(b2)--<7>------------| 
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------| 
                                (slow dive)     (bar)     (dive) 
 
Remarks: 
 
One of Rush's more simple songs, but the arrangement does change enough 
to keep things interesting. Observe the dropped-D tuning. It appears 
to be in  D  minor and 4/4 the whole time, but I haven't done a careful 
harmonic or rhythmic analysis. Note that for the second and third 
verses, the second half of riff  B  is played an additional time at the 
beginning; if you listen to the song you'll have no trouble figuring it 
out. Lots of whammy in the solo. It seems to divide its time between  D  
minor and A minor (most of the solo happens in the pentatonic minor box 
at the 10th position, but the unison bends are A's). High levels of gain 
and feedback will help with executing some passages without having to 
re-articulate notes. A floating tremolo system helps with this one. 
 
Tablature explanation: 
 
| - music separator, not a standard notation bar line 
 
|----| 
|----| 
|o--o|  repeat 
|o--o| 
|----| 
|----| 
 
h  - hammer on 
p  - pull off 
tr - trill 
b  - bend (use tremolo bar for downbend) 
r  - release bend 
s  - slide 
/  - slide up 
\  - slide down 
~  - vibrato 
t  - tap (with strumming hand) 
x  - muted, struck string 
 
() optional note, or note held from previous articulation 
<> natural harmonics 
{} artificial (pinch) harmonics 
NH natural harmonics 
AH artificial (pinch) harmonics 
PM palm mute 
 
 
 
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Contribuição: Taino Vieira([email protected]) 

    	

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