Rush - Hope

My attempt at Alex Lifeson's tune "Hope" from Rush's Snakes and Arrows album

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• Rock

[NastyGreaser]

yeah isn´t the tunning something like "DADDAD"?

[potsforrags]

The tuning is DADAAD which means that the strings which need to change go down a tone, except the G string which needs to go up to A. Some people have commented that the G string tends to break due to extra tension (and so they tune the whole thing down to C#), but I've never had any trouble.

[Azorelovesrush]

This is going to sound so stupid of me... But I am not certain what is meant by 'tuning up'. Does that mean that I tune my eadgbe strings to the format suggested? What ever it was, DAADAD or what ever it was? Sounds dumb, but I am just picking up the guitar again after 35 years and was curious. This version is super! I will have to check 911tabs for the transcription and then find someone to help me read it!! lol. Keep it up!!

[potsforrags]

Hi - you will need to retune the guitar to DADAAD. This means three strings, E,B and E all drop a tone to D,A & D respectively. If you look at some of the other post, where you might have trouble is in tuning the G string up to A as it tends to break for some people. I haven't had any problems but look at some of the other entries if you do.

Cheers and good luck!!

[Dogdashdash]

That one part at about 1:40, where you play high, on a 12 string you can play that aroud the same area (on the fretboard) as the rest of the song, I gotta say it's harder to play with a 12 string (and a million times harder to tune for Hope) but sounds a bit better. Still sounds really good though.

[potsforrags]

Thanks for the comments. Yes, I agree, I was trying to compensate for the lack of 12 strings but I've started playing it lower down and it sounds OK. Would love to try it on a 12 string but dont fancy the tuning! Cheers.

[danblath]

Doesnt sound 100% accurate, but it does flow really well, brilliant cover, and nice guitar :)

[MEDLI123]

awsome



[DannyDoomPink]

beautiful rendition

[LloSnD1]

pretty much wired it. THE BOY GOES TO THE TOP OF THE HOPE CLASS!

[xRaspberryVenomx]

That was beautiful sir! I'm only sixteen but my Dad brought me up on great bands like Rush! Makes me proud to be Canadian! You did a lovely cover, almost like listening to the CD itself. Please keep it up! It's inspiring me to start playing the guitar myself. (: Thank you, well done.

[NastyGreaser]

neither had I. I found a tab on this and the melody is very strange, but... it´s a strange life(son).

[BMTHfan1000]

i was just listening to the song and this is not too fast, the part at 0:40 was kinda...

[harrybrandy]

such a beautiful song,

pity you play it too fast,

it leaves lesser room for emotions,

still great

[vitorferrazb]

do you have this tab ? please I hope that you do :S

awesome video man!

congratulations!

[sjfalcon2001]

This is the best version I have seen on YouTube, even though it is a bit too fast. Your timing is perfect and the sound is clear, but if you slowed down a hair, you'd be able to hear the hammer ons and pulloffs a little better. Very nice tone in your guitar too.

[Terrorbore]

thats excellent, considering alex plays his on 12 string doesnt he ?

really nice cover, sounds a lot like it and i give you 5* =] keep it up and keep rush alive :)

[Ballbreaker987]

hey nice playing. how much does a nice 12 string go for?

[AkilesJose]

Yep man, you played a lil bit fast... but still is great, keep working on it.

5/5

[RyanCoosh]

epic

[FoShaiZa69]

how did u learn by ear? I always have to look at tabs to learn songs

[FoShaiZa69]

so i dont need a 12 string to play hope?

[potsforrags]

Hey thanks for the positive comment!!

I think I played it just a tad too fast and with hindsight, I should have done it "unplugged" or at least turned off the snare on my drum kit so I didn't get that annoying and rather tinny rattle in the background.

[shredder1965]

Now that sounds fucking good.