Rush - V Cygnus - Bringer of Balance
[Intro]
Ebm Em9 Em
e:---6~----0~--------0~--------------------|
B:---7~----0~--------0~--------------------|
G:---8~----0~--------0~--------------------|
D:---8~----4~--------2~--------------------|
A:---6~----2~--------2~--------------------|
E:---------0~--------0~--------------------|
[Riff 1] (notes in ()'s are overdubbed)
e:-----------------------(4)---------|
B:---------------------(5)-(5)-------|
G:o------------------(4)--1--(4)----o|
D:o-------7~---2--------2-----------o|
A:--4-5-7----0~--4-5--2--------------|
E:--------------------------4~--0~---|
Progression:
[Intro] x1
Keyboard arr. for guitar:
(D) G
I have mem'ry and awareness, but I have no shape or form.
Em Bm
As a disembodied spirit, I am dead and yet unborn.
G D
I have passed into Olympus, as was told in tales of old.
A D
To the City of Immortals, marble white and purest gold.
A
I see the Gods in battle rage on high,
C
Thunderbolts across the sky.
F
I cannot move, I cannot hide.
E
I feel a silent scream begin inside.
[Riff 1] x4 w/ lyrics:
Then all at once the chaos ceased.
A stillness fell, a sudden peace.
The Warriors felt my silent cry and stayed their struggle, mystified.
[Riff 1] x1
Play this 2 times with lyrics below:
E A F# D A7 Bm A/C# A5 E
e:--0~----------------------------------------------------------0~---|
B:--0~-----2------------------------3---2---3-------------------0~---|
G:--1~-----2----3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2---0---4--2--2--2-2--------1~---|
D:--2~-----2----4~--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---0---2---4--2--2--2-2--------2----|
A:--2~-----0----4~--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------2--4--4--0-0--------2----|
E:--0~----------2~--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------0~--0-0----|
A F# D A7 Bm A/C# A
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---2-----------------------3---2---3----------2--2-----------------|
G:---2---3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2---0---4---2--2---2--2-----------------|
D:---2---4~--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---0---2---4---2--2---2--2-----------------|
A:---0---4~--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------2---4--4---0--0-----------------|
E:-------2~--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------|
E A F# D A7 Bm A/C# A5
Apollo was astonished; Dionysus thought me mad.
E A F# D A7 Bm A
But they heard my story further, and they wondered, and were sad.
E A F# D A7 Bm A/C# A5
Looking down from Olympus on a world of doubt and fear.
E A F# D A7 Bm A/C# A
Its surface splintered into sorry hemispheres.
[Guitar Solo] - As in previous solo, there may be some legato hand
sliding that sounds like pick sliding.
(Rhythm guitar plays above riff 2 times)
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------11~------6--7~---6--7--9--7--6h7p6------------------------|
D:------2~---------9-----------------------------9-7-------------------|
A:----------------------------------------------------9-9h10p9------7~-|
E:--0~-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------x-15b17---15---15--15--14---------------------------|
G:--------------11~----------------------------16--14--14h16p14--12-----|
D:--9p7--[9]b11------------------------------------------------------14-|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 1] x2 w/ lyrics:
They sat a while in silence, then they turned at last to me:
(With lyrics below:)
G B F
e:----3~------------1~------|
B:----3~-----4~-----1~------|
G:----4~-----4~-----2~------|
D:----5~-----4~-----3~------|
A:----5~-----2~-----3~------|
E:----3~------------1~------|
F#7/11 A9
e:----0~---------0~------0~-----|---0~-----0~---0-----|
B:----0~---------0~------0~-----|---0~-----0~---0-----|
G:o---3~---------3~------3~----o|---6~-----6~---6-----|
D:o---4~---------4~------4~----o|---7~-----7~---7-----|
A:----4~---------4~------4~-----|---7~-----7~---7-----|
E:----2~---------2~------2~-----|---5~-----5~---5-----|
G BaddC# F F#7/11 A9
"We will call you Cygnus, The God of Balance you shall be."
[Outro] - strum each chord
F C/E C G Bb F C G
e:--1------0--------0------3---|----1--------1-------0--------3------|
B:--1------1--------1------3---|----3--------1-------1--------3------|
G:o-2------0--------0------0---|----3--------2-------0--------0-----o|
D:o-3------2--------2------0---|----3--------3-------2--------0-----o|
A:--3------3--------3------2---|----1--------3-------3--------2------|
E:--1------0---------------3---|-------------1----------------3------|
e:--0~-0--0~-0--|-0~-0--0~-0--|---------------------------------------|
B:--0~--0-0~--0-|-0~--0-0~--0-|------1~--1~--1--1--1.---2~~~----------|
G:--6~----6~----|-0~----0~----|--2~--0~--2~--0--0--0.---2~~~----------|
D:--7~----7~----|-2~----2~----|--3~--2~--2~--2--2--2.---2~~~----------|
A:--7~----7~----|-3~----3~----|--3~--3~--0~--3--3--3.---0~~~----------|
E:--5~----5~----|-------------|--1~--3~--1~--3--3--3.-----------------|
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