“2112/OVERTURE”
Rush
THE OPENING SECTION of this magnum opus that kicks off Rush’s breakthrough 1976 concept album, 2112, showcases the great Canadian prog-rock power trio of guitarist Alex Lifeson, bassist-vocalist Geddy Lee and drummer-lyricist Neil Peart soaring to a new creative height, with a brilliantly conceived and arranged classical-like ensemble fanfare that ushers in an epic suite of thematically related songs, our transcription comprising the first two.
Perhaps the biggest challenge in performing this piece is nailing the tight ensemble chord hits during the intro, which are phrased in a series of precise eighth-note syncopations. Although it’s possible to just look to the tabs for Lifeson’s chord fingerings and
