Learn The Complete Moving Pictures Album Note for Note on Guitar
Moving Pictures was the first Rush album I ever bought. I was in my early twenties at that time.
Completely blown away, within a week, I bought all the rest of Rush’s albums. While I have always been a huge Rush fan and have all their albums, the Rush album that stands out for me is still the first Rush album I ever bought.
Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Neil Peart have outdone themselves on Moving Pictures. While my music collection spans about +50,000 songs by now: Moving Pictures is still one of my all-time favorite albums.
Everything about Moving Pictures is special, including the cover art.
The album cover art is a visual pun on the title and a triple entendre. The first meaning is represented by the movers carrying pictures. The second meaning is represented by the people watching the movers, those people emotionally moved by the pictures. The third meaning is shown on the back cover, where the entire scene is revealed to be a set for a motion picture.
You can read more about the album here: Wikipedia Post about Moving Pictures
Moving Pictures was released in 1981.
Length: 40 minutes.
The album contains 7 tracks.
- Tom Sawyer
- Red barchetta
- Yyz
- Limelight
- The camera eye
- Witch hunt
- Vital signs
Alex Lifeson is quite the guitar player. Your appreciation for his musicianship will only keep growing as you learn his guitar parts note-for-note.
The easiest song on the album is Witch Hunt. We will cover that song in 1 lesson.
The 12-Week Classes Curriculum
Your lessons will be videotaped for you, to facilitate your practice at home.
In addition to videotapes, you will also be provided with the transcriptions of all the parts.
Objective: in 12 weeks’ time you will be able to play all Alex Lifeson’s guitar parts note for note, exactly as on the album.
- Week 1
In the first lesson, we will start right away with Tom Sawyer, the first song on the album - Week 2
We will learn the Tom Sawyer solo.
Tighten up any guitar parts that might still need some work.
Give you pointers and practice guidance where necessary. - Week 3
Start learning Red barchetta - Week 4
Red barchetta week 2
Finish up Red barchetta.
Tighten up any guitar parts that might still need some work.
Give you pointers and practice guidance where necessary. - Week 5
Start learning Yyz - Week 6
Yyz week 2.
Finish up Yyz.
Tighten up any guitar parts that might still need some work.
Give you pointers and practice guidance where necessary. - Week 7
The next song on the album, which we’ll start learning this week, is Limelight - Week 8
Limelight week 2
Finish up Limelight.
Tighten up any guitar parts that might still need some work.
Give you pointers and practice guidance where necessary. - Week 9
Start the next song on the album: The camera eye. - Week 10
The camera eye: week 2
Continue with The Camera Eye where we left of at past week.
Tighten up any guitar parts that might still need some work.
Give you pointers and practice guidance where necessary. - Week 11
You’re close now to being able to play the whole album.
This week we’ll learn Witch Hunt
It’s one of the easiest songs to play on the album, and we’ll be able to do the whole song in 1 lesson. - Week 12
Last week of the program and last song to learn: Vital Signs
At the end of this lesson: you can play Moving Pictures in its entirety.
Congrats!!!
It’s an incredible feeling when you can play an entire album note for note exactly as on the record.
You’re off to starting your Rush Tribute band after this 12-week course. 🙂
See Me Perform The Whole Album
Tom Sawyer
Red Barchetta
YYZ
Limelight
The Camera Eye
Witch Hunt
Vital Signs