Caravan Bass

Rush - Caravan
 
This is from the recently released singles for the new (2011) album "Clockwork Angels".
I tried to get all the little Geddy-isms "Best I Can". You'll notice that there is a lot of muting during the
solo, and getting that timing right makes it really bounce. Enjoy!
 
 
Intro
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--7-6-5~-----------7-6-5---------------|
E|----------7-6-5~----------5h7-3-0------| (bend that 3 ever so slighty)
 
 
Now Faster
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|--7-6-5~-----------7-6-5---------------|
E|----------7-6-5~----------5h7-3-0------|
 
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|-0-0~----| x2
 
 
Verse
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|------7777-6666-555---------------|
E|-0-0-----------------7-7-6-6-5----| x 3
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-0------|
A|----7777-6666-555------------2----|
E|-0-----------------0-2-3----------|
 
 
Verse Part 2
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----7777-6666-555--------1-1-1------|
E|-0-----------------0-2-3------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---------1-2-3---------------1-1-1--|
E|-0-0-2-3------------0-0-2-3---------|
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------1-2-3-4-5-6-11111111-----|
E|-0-0-2-3--------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---------1-2-3---------------1-1-1--|
E|-0-0-2-3------------0-0-2-3---------|
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------1-2-3-4-5-6-11111111-----|
E|-0-0-2-3--------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---------1-2-3---------------1-1-1--|
E|-0-0-2-3------------0-0-2-3---------|
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-2-3--6-7-8-9-10-11-12\(4)----|
 
 
Chorus x2
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-----------1-1-1-1------------------------|
E|---4-4-4-4-----------------------------4-4-4-4-----------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-----------1-1-1-1------------------------|
E|---4-4-4-4-----------------------------4-4-4-4-----------1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5------|
 
 
Chorus Ending
G|--------------------------|
D|--------1-0-------1-0-----|
A|--------------------------|
E|-0-2-3-------2-3-------2--|
 
 
Verse
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|------7777-6666-555---------------|
E|-0-0-----------------7-7-6-6-5----| x 3
 
G|-----------------------------------|
D|---------------------- ----2-0-----|
A|----7777-6666-555-------0-----2----|
E|-0-0----------------0-3------------|
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|------7777-6666-555---------------|
E|-0-0-----------------7-7-6-6-5----| x 3
 
 
Verse Part 2
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|----7777-6666-555--------1-1-1------|
E|-0-----------------0-2-3------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---------1-2-3---------------1-1-1--|
E|-0-0-2-3------------0-0-2-3---------|
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------1-2-3-4-5-6-11111111-----|
E|-0-0-2-3--------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---------1-2-3---------------1-1-1--|
E|-0-0-2-3------------0-0-2-3---------|
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------1-2-3-4-5-6-11111111-----|
E|-0-0-2-3--------------------------|
 
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|---------1-2-3---------------1-1-1--|
E|-0-0-2-3------------0-0-2-3---------|
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-2-3--12-11-10-9-8-7-6\-------|
 
 
Chorus x2
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-----------1-1-1-1------------------------|
E|---4-4-4-4-----------------------------4-4-4-4-----------1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-----------1-1-1-1------------------------|
E|---4-4-4-4-----------------------------4-4-4-4-----------1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5------|
 
 
Bridge 1
G|--------------3---------------------3---5----|
D|------55-3-55---55-3--------55-3-55---5-5----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3-----------------3-3--------------------|
 
G|---------------3--------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-----|
D|------55-33-55---55-3h5-------------------------------5---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3-----------------------------------------------------|
 
G|---------------3----3h5---------------3-3-3-3-3-3--------|
D|------55-33-55---55----------55-3h5---------------3h5----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3--------------------3-3-----------------------------|
 
G|-----------3-3-3-3----3h5------------------------------|
D|------55-3---------5------------55-3h5p3-3-------------|
A|-------------------------------------------3h5p3-3-5---|
E|--3-3----------------------3-3-------------------------|
 
G|---------------3-3-3h5--------------------|
D|------5-5-3-5-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------2-3-4-5-6-7------|
E|-3-3--------------------------------------|
 
 
Bridge 2 (x2)
G|-12--10--12--10--12--10--10--12--12--10--12--10--15--15--15--15---|
D|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--12--12--10--10--10--13--13--13--13---|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|-12--10--12--10--12--10--10--12--12--10--12--10--8--8--8--8---|
D|-10--10--10--10--10--10--10--12--12--10--10--10--6--6--6--6---|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
Bridge 3
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--7--6--5--4--3--2--------------------------|
A|--------------------2--3--4--5--6--7--------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
 
 
Bridge 4
G|---------------3-------------------3---3h5----|
D|-------55-3-55---5-3--------55-3-5---5--------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3------------------3-3--------------------|
 
G|---------------3----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------55-3-55---5-3-/-10-10-10-10-8-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-10-10-8-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--3-3---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
G|-------------3-3---3h5-------------------------------|
D|------55-3h5-----------------55-3h5p3-3--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------3h5p3-3-5---|
E|--3-3--------------------3-3-------------------------|
 
G|-------------3-3-------------------------------|
D|------55-3h5------8h10-------------------------|
A|------------------------777-666-555-444-3--2---|
E|--3-3------------------------------------------|
 
 
Solo
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|-----------1x1x------|
E|--0-0-2-3--------2h3-|
 
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---------11122x3---------------11111111-|
E|-0-0-2-3------------0-0-2-3-------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|---------111-2-3-444-5-6-11111111-----|
E|-0-0-2-3------------------------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------111-2x3-------------11111111--|
E|-0-0-2-3------------0-0-2-3------------|
 
G|----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|
A|---------1x2x3-4x5x6-11111111-----|
E|-0-0-2-3--------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|-----------1x2x3---------------1-1-1--|
E|-0000-2-3------------0-0-2-3----------|
 
G|-----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|----------7x6x5x4x3-2--111111------|
E|-0-0-2-3----------------------2h3--|
 
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------7-6-5-4-3-2-------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0-2-3---------------444-5---444-5---4---5--66-77-88-99-12/---|
 
 
Final Chorus
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------3-1-3-3---1-|
A|----------1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-----------1-1-1-1--------------------3---|
E|-4-4-4-4-----------------------------4-4-4-4-----------1-1-1-1-1-------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0--3-3-3h6p3-----------1-1-1-1------------------------|
E|-4-4-4-4-------------------------------4-4-4-4-----------1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------3---3------|
A|------------1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0--3-3h6p3------------1-1-1-1--------------6---3h6--|
E|---4-4-4-4----------------------------6-4-4-4-4-----------1-1-1-1-1------------|
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------1----------------------------------------------|
A|------------1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0--3-3---1h3-----------1-1-1-1------------------------|
E|---4-4-4-4-------------------------------4-4-4-4-----------1-1-1-1--5-5-5-5------|
 
 
Ending
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------1-1---1--0-0---0--3-3---3-----------1-1---1------------------------|
E|---4-4-1-4------1--------1--------1----4-4-1-4------1----1-1-1-1-1-0-1-0-------|
 
G|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|
A|--77-66-55~--------------|
E|--------------77-66-50~--|
 
G|-12-12-12-12-|
D|-14-14-14-14-|
A|-------------|
E|-------------| x15 (Note: Geddy's using his flick technique here. Unless your using a pick,
it's the easiest and best way to play this up to speed.)
 
G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|-0--77-66-55-~--|
 
| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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