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The Origin of the title "YYZ"?
------------------------------
YYZ is the airport code for Toronto Canada. If you ever travel to
Toronto, you'll notice the "YYZ" on your baggage ticket. The intro
to this song on the crotale is based on the letters Y Y Z in Morse
code. In Morse code, the letter Y is "-.--" (dash dot dash dash)
and the letter Z is "--.." (dash dash dot dot). Thus, YYZ becomes:
"-.---.----.." or
"dash dot dash dash dash dot dash dash dash dash dot dot".
Crotale (5/4)
q e q q q e q q q q e e
|-x---x-x---x---x---x-|-x---x---x---x---x-x-|
q e q q q e q q q q e e
|-x---x-x---x---x---x-|-x---x---x---x---x-x-|
Guitar enters
Repeat 8 times
q e q q q e q q q q e e
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
5o--------------------|--------------------o|
4o--------------------|--------------------o|
|-3-----3---3---3-----|-3---3---3---3-------|
|-----2-------------2-|-----------------2-2-|
q q q e q q q e
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-3-----3---3---3-----|-3---3---3---3-------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
(note: tab expanded for clarity)
__3__
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s E
|-----------------|--------------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------------------|
4-----------------4-------------------6-8-9-8-6-5--|
4-----------------4-------------6-7-9--------------|
|-----------------|-------6-7-9--------------------|
|-----------------|-8-8-9--------------------------|
(e) s s s s s s s e s s s s s s e e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------h--------------|---------------------------------|
|(5)--------------4-5-4-----------|-7-7-7-----7---------------------|
|-----------------------5-4-------|---------10--109-7---------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------109-------9\--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
*** SEE NOTE 1 AT THE END OF ****
*** TAB FOR INFO ABOUT THE *****
*** 2ND MEASURE OF THIS *********
*** PROGRESSION. ****************
s s s s s s e h s s s s s s e E E e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|o2-2---2-------------------------|-2-2---2-------------------------|
|o----4---4-3-2-------------------|-----4---4-2---------------------|
|-----------------4---------------|-------------4---2-----4---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
s s s s s s e h s s s s s s s s E E e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2---2-------------------------|-2-2---2-------------------------|
|-----4---4-3-2-------------------|-----4---4-2---------------------|
|-----------------4---------------|-------------4-3-2-----4---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
s s s s s s e h s s s s s s s s E E e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5---5-------------------------|-5-5---5-------------------------|
|-----7---7-6-5-------------------|-----7---7-5---------------------|
|-----------------7---------------|-------------7-6-5-----7---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
_________________________________
| 1st ending |
s s s s s s e h | s s s s s s e s s s e s e |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5---5-------------------------|-5-5---5------------------------o|
|-----7---7-6-5-------------------|-----7---7-5-----5-5---5---5----o|
|-----------------7---------------|-------------7-------7-------7\--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
_________________________________
| 2nd ending |
| s s s s s s s s E E e |
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-5-5---5------------------------o|
|-----7---7-5--------------------o|
|-------------7-6-5-----7---------|
|-----------------------------5---|
sustain - - - - - -
E E e he e e e q q
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------2-------r-------|
|o8-----9-----11\-----------------|-----8---9---11--^-------^-------|
|o----------------7~--------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
sustain - - - - - -
E E e s s s s s Ee e e e q q
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------2-------r-------|
|-8-----9-----11-----------h------|-----8---9---11--^-------^~-\----|
|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-9-----|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E e t e s s s s Q e s t e s s s s s s s s
|------------------h-p-h----------|------------------h-p---h-p-h-p--|
|-1-----3---3/5---3-5-3-5/8-------|-----1---3-3/5---3-5-3/5-8-5-8-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E E t e s s s s Q e s t e s s s s s s s s
|------------------h-p-h----------|------------------h-p---h-p-h-p--|
|-1-----3---3/5---3-5-3-5/8-------|-----1---3-3/5---3-5-3/5-8-5-8-5-|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
** SEE NOTE 2 AT THE END OF TAB **
B7
E s e e e E s e e e
|-7-----7-----7-------7-------7---|-7-----7-----7-------7-------7--/|
|-7-----7-----7-------7-------7---|-7-----7-----7-------7-------7--/|
|o8-----8-----8-------8-------8---|-8-----8-----8-------8-------8--/|
|o7-----7-----7-------7-------7---|-7-----7-----7-------7-------7--/|
|-9-----9-----9-------9-------9---|-9-----9-----9-------9-------9--/|
|-7-----7-----7-------7-------7---|-7-----7-----7-------7-------7--/|
_________________________________
C7 | 1st - bass fill, 2nd -drum fill |
E s e e e | e |
|-8-----8-----8-------8-------8---|{8 }-----------------------------|
|-8-----8-----8-------8-------8---|{8 }-{chord shown in brackets}---|
|-9-----9-----9-------9-------9---|{9 }-{played 2nd time only. }--o|
|-8-----8-----8-------8-------8---|{8 }----------------------------o|
|-10----10----10------10------10--|{10}-----------------------------|
|-8-----8-----8-------8-------8---|{8 }-----------------------------|
B7
e e e e q e e e e q
|-7---7---------------------------|-7---7---------------------------|
|-7---7---------------------------|-7---7---------------------------|
|-8---8---------------------------|-8---8---------------------------|
|-7---7-------------------7-------|-7---7-------------------7-------|
|-9---9---------------9-----------|-9---9---------------9-----------|
|-7---7-----------7---------------|-7---7-----------7---------------|
C7
e e e e q e ...bass fill
|-8---8---------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
|-8---8---------------------------|-8-------------------------------|
|-9---9---------------------------|-9-------------------------------|
|-8---8-------------------8-------|-8-------------------------------|
|-10--10--------------10----------|-10------------------------------|
|-8---8-----------8---------------|-8-------------------------------|
Note: Musical notes indicated by "x" below are executed by muting the
strings with the fretting hand and strumming as indicated.
B7
s s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s e s s
|---------7---------------7-------|---------7---------------7-------|
|-x-x-x-x-7---x-x-x-x-x-x-7---x-x-|-x-x-x-x-7---x-x-x-x-x-x-7---x-x-|
|-x-x-x-x-8---x-x-x-x-x-x-8---x-x-|-x-x-x-x-8---x-x-x-x-x-x-8---x-x-|
|-x-x-x-x-7---x-x-x-x-x-x-7---x-x-|-x-x-x-x-7---x-x-x-x-x-x-7---x-x-|
|-x-x-x-x-9---x-x-x-x-x-x-9---x-x-|-x-x-x-x-9---x-x-x-x-x-x-9---x-x-|
|---------7---------------7-------|---------7---------------7-------|
C7
s s s s e s s s s s s e s s e ...drum fill
|---------8---------------8-------|-8-------------------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-8---x-x-x-x-x-x-8---x-x-|-8-------------------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-9---x-x-x-x-x-x-9---x-x-|-9-------------------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-8---x-x-x-x-x-x-8---x-x-|-8-------------------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-10--x-x-x-x-x-x-10--x-x-|-10------------------------------|
|---------8---------------9-------|-8-------------------------------|
B7
E E E E E E E E
|-------7---------------7---------|-------7---------------7---------|
|-------7---------------7---------|-------7---------------7---------|
|-------8---------------8---------|-------8---------------8---------|
|-------7---------------7---------|-------7---------------7---------|
|-9-----9---------9-----9---------|-9-----9---------9-----9---------|
|-7---------------7---------------|-7---------------7---------------|
C7
E E E E E E E E
|-------8---------------8---------|-------8---------------8---------|
|-------8---------------8---------|-------8---------------8---------|
|-------9---------------9---------|-------9---------------9---------|
|-------8---------------8---------|-------8---------------8---------|
|-10----10--------10----10--------|-10----10--------10----10--------|
|-8---------------8---------------|-8---------------8---------------|
e ...bass fill
|-8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-9-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-8-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-10------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B
E s Q E s Q
|-2-----2-----2-------------------|-2-----2-----2-------------------|
|-4-----4-----4-------------------|-4-----4-----4-------------------|
|-4-----4-----4-------------------|-4-----4-----4-------------------|
|-4-----4-----4-------------------|-4-----4-----4-------------------|
|-2-----2-----2-------------------|-2-----2-----2-------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
C
E s Q e ...drum fill
|-3-----3-----3-------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5-------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5-------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-5-----5-----5-------------------|-5-------------------------------|
|-3-----3-----3-------------------|-3-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
drum fill (continued)
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
Solo: Overdriven/chorused guitar sound with slight reverb
and short slap back delay. See Scale chart at bottom of
tab for additional guidance.
s s s e e e q s s s s s s
|-----------------------------p-p-|p--h---h---h--------p--h-p-p-h-p-|
|---------------------------151312|-0---7---8---10------8-108-7-8-7-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
h s s s s s s s s s s s e s e e q s s
|---------------------------------|------------------------1--------|
|--------------------h--7-8-107/8\|-7---7--p-----h----7---7^-----p--|
|-9~----------------8-9-----------|---9---9-8---8-9-------------9-8-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
q q t S s s s s s s s ht
|---------------------------------|------h--h-p-p-h-h-p-p-h---------|
|---------------------------------|-----0-1--4-1-0-4-7-4-0-12-------|
|-9------(9)\---------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E q+s s t s q e e e e e e e e
p h p 1 1
|-------14---------12\11-12-11----|----p---h----11------11--11^-11^-|
|-(12)----------------------------|-13--12--13------13-------w/bar--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
h
|-8-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
(Note: Tab Expanded for clarity)
s s s s e t t t t e e e s e e
h p h p p h p h
|-17--12--14--12--15------1412141112---------p---p-------h--------|
|---------------------------------------16----13--12/13---15------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Q s s s e e e e
|--(2)-----------------------p-------h-------------------------(2)|
|-15^--------------------(15)-13-\12--13------12------13-----(13^)|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s e e
|---r-p------h-------------------p-------h---p-----------h--------|
|(13^)12-\10--12------13------13--12-\10--12--10-\8-------10------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
s Q+e
|p---p------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8---7-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
s e s s s s e s s s s t e+s
|----h-------h---p---p---h---p-----------h---p---p---h-h----------|
|-0---1-------4---1---0---1---0-------5---7---4---0---4-5---------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
s s s s e s e+t s s s e
|--------h---p---p-------h---h---------p----h----p----------------|
|(5)--4---5---4---0-------10--13--------10---12---10--\8----------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e s s s t Q s
|--------p---h---p---h--------------------------------------------|
|-10------7---8---7---8/10------------------------------------0---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|h---h---p---p---h---h---p---p---h---h---p---p---h---h---p---p----|
|-10--12--10--0---10--12--10--0---8---10--8---0---8---10--8---0---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|h---h---p---p---h---h---p---p---h---h---p---p---h---h---p---p----|
|-7---8---7---0---5---7---5---0---4---5---4---0---1---4---1---0--/|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Note: tab returned to normal width)
w+
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-10--------------|(10)----feedback-|(10)-------------|(10)-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Guitar Rest for 2 measures
He ew H e ew
|-----------------|-----------------|-12--------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------13|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------14--|-----------------|
|---------------14|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-12--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Q e Q ew He ewH
|-------1-r-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-12----^-^-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------12|-----------------|---------------5-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
q
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-------------9\--|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
*** SEE NOTE 1 AT THE END OF ****
*** TAB FOR INFO ABOUT THE *****
*** 2ND MEASURE OF THIS *********
*** PROGRESSION. ****************
s s s s s s e h s s s s s s s s E E e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2---2-------------------------|-2-2---2-------------------------|
|-----4---4-3-2-------------------|-----4---4-2---------------------|
|-----------------4---------------|-------------4-3-2-----4---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
s s s s s s e h s s s s s s s s E E e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2---2-------------------------|-2-2---2-------------------------|
|-----4---4-3-2-------------------|-----4---4-2---------------------|
|-----------------4---------------|-------------4-3-2-----4---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
s s s s s s e h s s s s s s s s E E e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5---5-------------------------|-5-5---5-------------------------|
|-----7---7-6-5-------------------|-----7---7-5---------------------|
|-----------------7---------------|-------------7-6-5-----7---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
s s s s s s e h s s s s s s e s s s e E
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5---5-------------------------|-5-5---5-------------------------|
|-----7---7-6-5-------------------|-----7---7-5-----5-5---5---------|
|-----------------7---------------|-------------7-------7-----7-----|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
s s s s s s s h+s s s s s s s s s E E e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2---2-------------------------|-2-2---2-------------------------|
|-----4---4-3-2-------------------|-----4---4-2---------------------|
|---------------4-----------------|-------------4-3-2-----4---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
s s s s s s e h s s s s s s s s E E e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-2-2---2-------------------------|-2-2---2-------------------------|
|-----4---4-3-2-------------------|-----4---4-2---------------------|
|-----------------4---------------|-------------4-3-2-----4---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2---|
s s s s s s e h s s s s s s s s E E e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5---5-------------------------|-5-5---5-------------------------|
|-----7---7-6-5-------------------|-----7---7-5---------------------|
|-----------------7---------------|-------------7-6-5-----7---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
s s s s s s e h s s s s s s s s E E e
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-5-5---5-------------------------|-5-5---5-------------------------|
|-----7---7-6-5-------------------|-----7---7-5---------------------|
|-----------------7---------------|-------------7-6-5-----7---------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
sustain - - - - - -
E E e h e e e e q q
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------2-------r-------|
|-8-----9-----11\-----------------|-----8---9---11--^-------^~------|
|-----------------7~--------------|(7)------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
sustain - - - - - -
E E e s s s s s E e e e e q q
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------2-------r-------|
|-8-----9-----11-----------h------|-----8---9---11--^-------^~---\--|
|-----------------7-7-7-7-7-9-----|(9)------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E E t e s s s s Q e e t e s s s s s s s s
|------------------h-p-h----------|------------------h-p---h-p-h-p--|
|-1-----3---3/5---3-5-3-5/8-------|-----1---3-3/5---3-5-3/5-8-5-8-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E E e s s s s Q e e t e s s s s s s s s
|------------------h-p-h----------|------------------h-p---h-p-h-p--|
|-1-----3---/-5---3-5-3-5/8-------|-----1---3-3/5---3-5-3/5-8-5-8-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E E e h e e e e q q
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------2-------------|
|-8-----9-----11------------------|----[8]-[9]-[11][11^]---[11]-----|
|-----------------7---------------|(7)------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E E e h e e e e q q
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------2-------------|
|[8]---[9]---[11]-----------------|----[8]-[9]-[11][11^]---[11]-----|
|----------------[7]--------------|(7)------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E E t e s s s s Q e e t e s s s s s s s s
|------------------h-p-h----------|------------------h-p---h-p-h-p--|
|-1-----3---3/5---3-5-3-5/8-------|-----1---3-3/5---3-5-3/5-8-5-8-5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
sustain - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
E E t E s s s s w+
|------------------h-p-h----------|---------------------------------|
|-1-----3---3/5---3-5-3-5/8-------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
w q q e
|---------------------------------|---------------------|
|-----slight feedback-------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------------5---------------------|
|---------------------------------8---------------------|
|---------------------------------|-3-------3-----------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------2---|
sustain - - - - - - - - - - - -
q q q wwQ
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------------|
6-------------------------4---------------------------------|
8-------------------------4---------------------------------|
|-3-------3-------3-------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|-2-------------------------------|
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - e e e
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------6-------------------------|
|---------------------------------8-------------4---2-------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------5---|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
e
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|
|-2-----------------------|
|-------------------------|
NOTES
-----
NOTE 1:
An alternate fingering to these measures is provided below:
s s s s s s e E E e
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-2-2---2-------------------------|
|-----4---4-2---------------------|
|-------------4---2-----4---------|
|-----------------------------2---|
s s s s s s e E E e
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-5-5---5-------------------------|
|-----7---7-5---------------------|
|-------------7---5-----7---------|
|-----------------------------5---|
NOTE 2:
I "suspect" Lifeson may be muting the D string in the 7th chord
with his ring finger...
7 B7 8 C7
e |(O-|---|---|---|i e |(O-|---|---|---|i
B |(O-|---|---|---|i B |(O-|---|---|---|i
G |(--|-O-|---|---|m G |(--|-O-|---|---|m
D |(--|---|-X-|---| D |(--|---|-X-|---|
A |(--|---|-O-|---|r A |(--|---|-O-|---|r
E |(O-|---|---|---|i E |(O-|---|---|---|i
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