Trying to learn Rush and getting messed up on time sigs...

[Fassa Albrecht]

I'm trying to learn a couple of Rush songs, Prime Mover and Time Stand Still, and I'm really struggling.


What Geddy is playing in terms of the notes and chords is fine, but what's catching me out is the time sigs.

I've tried everything, from trying to play along to the record to counting it out to using a click-track. Nothing seems to help.

Usually I'm good with time sigs, but this is making me all angry. Any help?

[MalcolmAmos]

If I'm having trouble I'll sing the lyrics under my breath along with the lead vocalist -- seems to help..... Most of the time I do rely upon the vocalist to set the tempo. Course most of our music is fake chord - no time signature.

[WhiteKnuckles]

Sounds like they're both in 4/4...an occasional 3/4 or 7/8 bar, mostly straight though.

[Thunder_Fingers]

Time stand still have a longer middle section wich is 7/4.

[standupright]

i just counted Prime Mover. the entire song is in 4/4 with no signature changes. there are alot of accents on the AND FOUR AND ONE, that may give it the feeling of a changed time sig, but, it's still 4/4.

[standupright]

here's the bass tab with time sig references for time stand still.

http://www.rockmagic.net/guitar-tabs...and_still.btab

[Fassa Albrecht]

Yaay!

[1dgbass]

If your having trouble learning Rush tune's go to youtube and they have entire bass tracks of certain songs.
Peece.

[derJackal]

Learn the bass drum parts... It'll help keep you in rythm.

[MalcolmAmos]

e e e q e e e w e+h e e e +e+h e e e +e q e+h +e+h e e e

What do these notations tell me? What do they indicate?

[Rocinante_x1]

Note values.

E=Eighth
Q=Quarter
H=Half
W=Whole

[MalcolmAmos]

Thanks, makes since now.