Rush: Cygnus
From the album Hemispheres (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1978 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Guitar tablature by Sean Carroll

CYGNUS:



|------10!-------14!------15!-------------------|
|-12!-------------------------------------------| ! = use volume pedal
|-----------13!---------------------------------| and delay to sustain
|-----------------------------------------------| notes into chords
|-----------------------------------------------|
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|                      e e q e q e q e e e      |                
|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------7-6-4-------------3------|
|----------------------8-7-5-------------4------|
|----------------------8-7-5-------------4------|
|----------------------6-5-3-------------2------|
|-----------------------------------------------|






|----------------------17!-17!-17!------5!------|
|---------------------------------------7!------|
|-----------------------------------6!----------|
|-------------------0!--------------0!----------|
|------------------16!--------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|                                               |
| q e q e q e q e                               |
|-2---------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------------|
|-4---------------------------------------------|
|-4---------------------------------------------|
|-2---------------------------------------------|






|------------18!--------------------------------|
|----11!----------------------------------------|
|-6!--------------------------------------------|
|-0!-------0!-----------------------------------|
|----------6!-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|                                               |             
|     s e e s s e e s s e Q H s e Q             |       
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------*-------------------|
|---------------------------*-------------------|
|-----4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7---------4-4-4-------------|
|---------------------4-4-4---------------------|




     I have memory and awareness but I have 
 
|-2+--------------------------------------------|
|-3+--------------------------------------------| + = volume pedal 
|-2+--------------------------------------------| swells w/delay
|-4+--------------------------------------------|
|-5+--------------------------------------------|
|-2+--------------------------------------------|




  no shape or form as a disembodied spirit I am

|-3+--------------------0+----------------------|
|-3+--------------------0+----------------------|
|-0+--------------------0+----------------------|
|-0+--------------------2+----------------------|
|-2+--------------------2+----------------------|
|-3+--------------------0+----------------------|




  dead and yet unborn I have passed into Olympus
 
|-2+------------------7+------------------------|
|-3+------------------8+------------------------|
|-4+------------------7+------------------------|
|-4+------------------9+------------------------|
|-2+------------------10+-----------------------|
|-2+------------------7+------------------------|




  as was told in tales of old to the city of

|--------5+-------------------------------------|
|--------7+--------------------------10+--------|
|--------7+--------------------------9+---------|
|--------7+--------------------------7+---------|
|--------5+--------------------------0+---------|
|--------0+--------------------------9+---------|




 immortals marble white and purest gold

|-----------------5+----------------------------|
|-----------------7+----------------------------|
|-----------------7+----------------------------|
|-----------------7+----------------------------|
|-----------------5+----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|






|-6+--------6v5+--7+----------------10+---------| v = tremolo arm down
|-6+--------------6+--------9+------9+----------|
|-6+--------------7+----------------10+---------|
|-4+--------------0+----------------0+----------|
|-4+--------------------------------0+----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|




                                   I see the gods

|------14+----------------------0+--------------|
|-12+--12+------------6+-5+-0+--0+--------------|
|-13+---------------------------6+--------------|
|-------------------------------7+--------------|
|--------------7+---------------7+--------------|
|--------------4+---------------5+--------------|




 in battle rage on high thunderbolts across the

|-----------------------0+----------------------|
|-----------------------0+----------------------|
|-----------------------0+----------------------|
|-----------------------2+----------------------|
|-----------------------3+----------------------|
|-----------------------3+----------------------|




 sky I cannot move I cannot hide I feel a silent

|------1+-------------------------------0+------|
|------1+-------------------------------0+------|
|------2+-------------------------------1+------|
|------3+-------------------------------2+------|
|------3+-------------------------------2+------|
|------1+-------------------------------0+------|




  scream begin inside                        Then

                                              e
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|---------------------------------------------4-|
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Strict tempo

 all at once the chaos ceased...

  e e e e e e e e   e e q e e
|-----------------|-----------------------------| #1-2
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----------|---1-------------------------|
|---2---------0---|-2---------------------------|
|-5-----0---4---2-|---------4-------------------|
|---------5-------|-----4-0---------------------|





  e e e e e e e e   e e q e e
|-----------------|-----------------------------| #3-4
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----------|---1-------------------------|
|---2---------0---|-2---------------------------|
|-5-----0---4---2-|---------4-------------------|
|---------5-------|-----4-0---------------------|





  e e e e e e e e   e e q e e
|-----------------|-----------------------------| #5-6
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----------|---1-------------------------|
|---2---------0---|-2---------------------------|
|-5-----0---4---2-|---------4-------------------|
|---------5-------|-----4-0---------------------|





  e e e e e e e e   e e q e e
|-----------------|-----------------------------| #7-8
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----------|---1-------------------------|
|---2---------0---|-2---------------------------|
|-5-----0---4---2-|---------4-------------------|
|---------5-------|-----4-0---------------------|





  e e e e e e e e   e e q 
|-----------------|-----------------------------| #9-10
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----------|---1-------------------------|
|---2---------0---|-2---------------------------|
|-5-----0---4---2-|-----------------------------|
|---------5-------|-----4\----------------------|



  Apollo was astonished...

  h+e q e+  e e e e e e e e   Q q q e+
|-0-----0-|---2-------------|-2-3-5-------------| #11-13
|-0-----0-|---2-------------|-3-3-7-2-----------|
|-X-----3-|---3-------------|-2-0-7-2-----------|
|-2---7-4-|---4-------------|-0-2-7-2-----------|
|-2---7-4-|---4-------------|-------0-----------|
|-0---5-2-|---2-------------|-------------------|





 +e q   q   e e e+
|-----------------------------------------------| #14
|-2-0-------------------------------------------|
|-2-0-------------------------------------------|
|-2-0---7---7---2-------------------------------|
|-0-2---4---5---2-------------------------------|
|-------------0-0-------------------------------|





 +q Q q e+  e e e e e e e e   Q q q e+
|---0---0-|---2-------------|-2-3-5-------------| #15-17
|---0---0-|---2-------------|-3-3-7-2-----------|
|---X---3-|---3-------------|-2-0-7-2-----------|
|-2-2-7-4-|---4-------------|-0-2-7-2-----------|
|-2-2-7-4-|---4-------------|-------0-----------|
|-0---5-2-|---2-------------|-------------------|





 +e q   q   e e e+
|-----------------------------------------------| #18
|-2-0-------------------------------------------|
|-2-0-------------------------------------------|
|-2-0---7---7-7-2-------------------------------|
|-0-2---4---5-4-2-------------------------------|
|---------------0-------------------------------|





 +q Q q e+  e e e e e e e e   Q q q e+
|---0---0-|---2-------------|-2-3-5-------------| #19-21
|---0---0-|---2-------------|-3-3-7-2-----------|
|---X---3-|---3-------------|-2-0-7-2-----------|
|-2-2-7-4-|---4-------------|-0-2-7-2-----------|
|-2-2-7-4-|---4-------------|-------0-----------|
|-0---5-2-|---2-------------|-------------------|





 +e q   q   e e e+
|-----------------------------------------------| #22
|-2-0-------------------------------------------|
|-2-0-------------------------------------------|
|-2-0---7---7---2-------------------------------|
|-0-2---4---5---2-------------------------------|
|-------------0-0-------------------------------|





 +q Q q e+  e e e e e e e e   Q q q e+
|---0---0-|---2-------------|-2-3-5-------------| #23-25
|---0---0-|---2-------------|-3-3-7-2-----------|
|---X---3-|---3-------------|-2-0-7-2-----------|
|-2-2-7-4-|---4-------------|-0-2-7-2-----------|
|-2-2-7-4-|---4-------------|-------0-----------|
|-0---5-2-|---2-------------|-------------------|





 +e q   q   q  e
|-----------------------------------------------| #26
|-2-0-------------------------------------------|
|-2-0----------*--------------------------------|
|-2-0---7---7--*--------------------------------|
|-0-2---4---5-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


  Phrase 1            Phrase 2 
  v                   v     
              --3--         -3--                  GUITAR SOLO
  Q q   Q h+e e e e e s s Q  e e e e t t t t s s
|-0---------------------------------------------| #27-34
|-0-------------------0-2-3--2-3-5-3-2-3-2---2--| ^ = bend
|-X-------7^9------------------------------4---4|
|-2---------------------------------------------|
|-2----/7---------------------------------------|
|-0-0---------0-0-0-0---------------------------|


                 Phrase 3        Phrase 4
                 v               v  
 
  e s s e s s Q  h   h        w  H 
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------6(<11>)^-7--15^17----------| ^ before number = 
|-2-4-2---2-------------------------------------| pre-bend
|-------4---4-2-^11r9---------------------------| (<>) = touch harmonic,
|-----------------------------------------------| fretted one place and
|-----------------------------------------------| touched another




 3--  ---3---  ---3---
   e  e  e  e  e  e  e  e e+h
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--15-15-14-12-10-12-10-9-----------------------|
|-------------------------9---------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|



 Sat a while in silence...

  e e e e e e e e   e e q e e
|-----------------|-----------------------------| #35-36
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----------|---1-------------------------|
|---2---------0---|-2---------------------------|
|-5-----0---4---2-|---------4-------------------|
|---------5-------|-----4-0---------------------|
|                 |                             |
|               e | e e+h                       |
|-----------------|---0-------------------------|
|-----------------|---0-------------------------|
|-----------------|---1-------------------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-------------------------|
|---------------2-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------|





  e e e e e e e e   e e q e e
|-----------------|-----------------------------| #37-38
|-----------------|-----------------------------|
|-----2-----------|---1-------------------------|
|---2---------0---|-2---------------------------|
|-5-----0---4---2-|-----------------------------|
|---------5-------|-----4-0-2-------------------|
|                 |                             |
|               e | e e+h                       |
|-----------------|---0-------------------------|
|-----------------|---0-------------------------|
|-----------------|---1-------------------------|
|-----------------|-2-2-------------------------|
|---------------2-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------------|



 We will call...

  w    w     w     w     H q  w    H q  w   H q 
|-3--|-2---|-1---|-0---|----|----|----|-0--|----| #39-46
|-3--|-2---|-1---|-0---|----|----|----|-0--|----|
|-4--|-4---|-2---|-3---|----|----|----|-6--|---\|
|-5--|-4---|-3---|-4---|----|----|----|-7--|---\|
|-5--|-2---|-3---|-4---|----|----|----|-7--|---\|
|-3--|-2---|-1---|-2---|----|----|----|-5--|---\|




(q = Q)
  q e e e e q e e e e   q e Q     e e e Q
|-1-------------------|-0-----------------------| #47-48
|-1-------------------|-1-----------------------|
|-2-------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-3-------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-3-------------------|-3-----------------------|
|-1-------------------|-0-----------------------|




  q e e e e q e e e e   q e e e e q e e e e
|-8-------------------|-3-----------------------| #49-50
|-8-------------------|-3-----------------------|
|-9-------------------|-4-----------------------|
|-10------------------|-5-----------------------|
|-10------------------|-5-----------------------|
|-8-------------------|-3-----------------------|




  q e e e e q e e e e   q e Q     e e e Q
|-6-------------------|-1---------5-------------| #51-52
|-6-------------------|-1---------6-------------|
|-7-------------------|-2---------5-------------|
|-8-------------------|-3---------7-------------|
|-8-------------------|-3-----------------------|
|-6-------------------|-1-----------------------|




  q e e e e q e e e e   e e e e e e e e e q e
|-8-------------------|-------------------------| #53-54
|-8-------------------|-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-0---|
|-9-------------------|-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0-4-0---|
|-10------------------|-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0-5-0---|
|-10------------------|-------------------------|
|-8-------------------|-------------------------|




  q e e e e q e e e e   q e Q     e e e Q
|-1-------------------|-0-----------------------| #55-56
|-1-------------------|-1-----------------------|
|-2-------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-3-------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-3-------------------|-3-----------------------|
|-1-------------------|-0-----------------------|




  q e e e e q e e e e   q e e q q e e q 
|-8-------------------|-------3-------3---------| #57-58
|-8-------------------|-------3-------3---------|
|-9-------------------|-4-----4-4-----4---------|
|-10------------------|-5-----5-5-----5---------|
|-10------------------|-5-------5---------------|
|-8-------------------|-3-------3---------------|




  q e e e e q e e e e   q e e e e e e e Q
|-6-------------------|-5-----------------------| #59-60
|-6-------------------|-6-----------------------|
|-7-------------------|-5-----------------------|
|-8-------------------|-7-----------------------|
|-8-------------------|-8-----------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------------|




  q e e e e e e e Q   
|-0---------------------------------------------| #61
|-5---------------------------------------------|
|-5---------------------------------------------|
|-5---------------------------------------------|
|-3---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|



  --3-- --3-- --3-- --3--
  e e e e e e e e e e e e q q
|-------3-----------3---------------------------| #62
|-------3-----------3---------------------------|
|-4-----4-----4-----4-----4---------------------|
|-5-----5-----5-----5-----5---------------------|
|-5-----------5-----------5---------------------|
|-3-----------3-----------3---------------------|




  H+H                   H        q q q
|-0-------------------|----------0--------------| #63-64
|-0-------------------|------------0------------|
|-6-------------------|--------------0----------|
|-7-------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-------------------|-------------------------|
|-5-------------------|-------------------------|




  H+H                   H        q q q
|-0-------------------|----------0--------------| #65-66
|-0-------------------|------------0------------|
|-0-------------------|--------------0----------|
|-2-------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-------------------|-------------------------|
|-3-------------------|-------------------------|



                            (Q = q)
  H     H       H     q q q   h q  s s s s 
|-1-----0-----|-1-----3-----|---5---------------| #67-69
|-1-----0-----|-1-----3-----|---5---------------|
|-2-----0-----|-2-----4-----|-*-6---------------|
|-3-----2-----|-3-----5-----|-*-7---------------|
|-3-----X-----|-0-----5-----|---7---------------|
|-1-----3-----|-------3-----|---5---------------|
|             |             |
| q e Q q e Q | q e Q H     |
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|
|-*---5-*---5-|-*---5-*-----|
|-*-3---*-2---|-*-3---*-----|
|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------------|



  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|--------------------------------|--------------- #70-71
|--------------------------------|---------------
|--------------------------------|---------------
|--------------------------------|---------------
|--------------------------------|---------------
|--------------------------------|---------------



  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
|----------------|------------------------------| #71-72
|----------------|------------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------------|
|----------------|------------------------------|



  w...
|-----------------------------------------------| #73
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