Rush: Madrigal From the album A Farewell to Kings (Mercury Records) Copyright 1977 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Comments/corrections to C. D. Bruce Transcribed by C.D. Bruce Previous Transcription Credit: Paul Bryant Mark Phillips (Guitar Techniques of Rush) Synth arranged for guitar 8va- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E B C# A F# G# e|-12---------------------|------------------------| B|----------12-------14---|------------------------| G|------------------------|-14-------11-------13---| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------| E D e|-0----------------------|-2----------------------| B|-0----------------------|-3----------------------| G|-1----------------------|-2----------------------| D|-2----------------------|-0----------------------| A|-2----------------------|------------------------| E|-0----------------------|------------------------| Synth arranged for guitar 8va- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E C# B A F# E e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|-14------------------11-|------------------------| A|-----------------------14-12---------------------| E|------------------------|----------14-------12---| E D e|-0----------------------|-2----------------------| B|-0----------------------|-3----------------------| G|-1----------------------|-2----------------------| D|-2----------------------|-0----------------------| A|-2----------------------|------------------------| E|-0----------------------|------------------------| Synth arranged for guitar 8va- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E B C# A F# G# e|-12---------------------|------------------------| B|----------12-------14---|------------------------| G|------------------------|-14-------11-------13---| D|------------------------|------------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------| E D e|-0----------------------|-2----------------------| B|-0----------------------|-3----------------------| G|-1----------------------|-2----------------------| D|-2----------------------|-0----------------------| A|-2----------------------|------------------------| E|-0----------------------|------------------------| Synth arranged for guitar 8va- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - E C# B A F# E e|------------------------|------------------------| B|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|-14------------------11-|------------------------| A|-----------------------14-12---------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------| E D e|-0----------------------|-2----------------------| B|-0----------------------|-3----------------------| G|-1----------------------|-2----------------------| D|-2----------------------|-0----------------------| A|-2----------------------|------------------------| E|-0----------------------|------------------------| Synth arranged for guitar 8va- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - C# C# B A F# E E e|------------------------|-----------------------24~ B|------------------------|------------------------| G|------------------------|------------------------| D|-11----------------14---|-11----------------14---| A|----------14------------|----------14------------| E|------------------------|------------------------| A7sus2 *Vocal start e|-2--------0-------------|-2-------0--------------| B|-0--------------3--2--0-|-0--------------3--2--0-| G|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| D|-2----------------------|-2----------------------| A|-0----------------------|-0----------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------| E6 A/E E A/E Bm7 e|----------------12------|------------------------| B|-14-------14----12-14---|-7-----------7----------| G|o13-------14----13-14---|-7--------------7-------| D|o14-------14----14-14---|-7--------7--------7----| A|-14-------14-------14---|-9-----9----------------| E|-0----------------------|-7----------------------| E6 A/E E A/E D e|----------------12------|------------------------| B|-14-------14----12-14---|-7-----------7----------| G|-13-------14----13-14---|-7--------------7-------| D|-14-------14----14-14---|-7--------7--------7----| A|-14-------14-------14---|-5-----5----------------| E|-0----------------------|------------------------| E6 A/E E A/E Bm7 e|----------------12------|------------------------| B|-14-------14----12-14---|-7-----------7----------| G|o13-------14----13-14---|-7--------------7-------| D|o14-------14----14-14---|-7--------7--------7----| A|-14-------14-------14---|-9-----9----------------| E|-0----------------------|-7----------------------| E6 A/E E A/E D e|----------------12------|------------------------| B|-14-------14----12-14---|-7-----------7----------| G|-13-------14----13-14---|-7--------------7-------| D|-14-------14----14-14---|-7--------7--------7----| A|-14-------14-------14---|-5-----5----------------| E|-0----------------------|------------------------| C#m Em e|------------------------|-3-----3--2-----0-------| B|-9-----------9----------|-0-----------------3----| G|-9--------------9-------|-0----------------------| D|-11-------11-------11---|-2----------------------| A|-11----11---------------|-2--------------------2-| E|-9----------------------|-0----------------------| D Fmaj7 e|-2-----2--0-------------|----------0-------------| B|-3--------------3--2--0-|-------2-----2----------| G|-2----------------------|----3-----------3-------| D|-0----------------------|-4-----------------4----| A|------------------------|------------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------| Bm Em e|----------2-------------|-3-----3--2-----0-------| B|----------------3-------|-0-----------------3----| G|-------4-----------4----|-0----------------------| D|----4-------------------|-2----------------------| A|-2----------------------|-2--------------------2-| E|------------------------|-0----------------------| D Fmaj7 e|-------2--0-------------|----------0-------------| B|----3-----------3--2--0-|-------2--------2-------| G|------------------------|----3--------------3----| D|-0----------------------|-4----------------------| A|------------------------|------------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------| Esus4 E e|-0-----------0----------|(0)---------------------| B|-0-----------0----------|(0)---------------------| G|-2-----------1----------|(1)--------------------o| D|-2-----------2----------|(2)--------------------o| A|-2-----------2----------|(2)---------------------| E|------------------------|------------------------| Repeat & fade E6 A/E E A/E Bm7 e|----------------12------|------------------------| B|-14-------14----12-14---|-7-----------7----------| G|o13-------14----13-14---|-7--------------7-------| D|o14-------14----14-14---|-7--------7--------7----| A|-14-------14-------14---|-9----------------------| E|-0----------------------|-7----------------------| E6 A/E E A/E D e|----------------12------|------------------------| B|-14-------14----12-14---|-7-----------7----------| G|-13-------14----13-14---|-7--------------7------o| D|-14-------14----14-14---|-7--------7--------7---o| A|-14-------14-------14---|-5----------------------| E|-0----------------------|------------------------| Lyrics When the dragons grow too mighty To slay with pen or sword I grow weary of the battle And the storm I walk toward When all around is madness And there's no safe port in view I long to turn my path homeward To stop awhile with you When life becomes as barren And as cold as winter skies There's a beacon in the darkness In a distant pair of eyes In vain to search for honor In vain to search for truth But these things can still be given Your love has shown me proof Tabulature Explanation (Ripped off from Jimmy Pena, with some minor changes): | = bar line ~ = vibrato or held note x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note . = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it h = hammer p = pull s = slide (used when \ or / don't fit) ^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis () r = release bend to indicated string/fret / = slide up \ = slide down <5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated) [5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack) o \ }- repeat sign o / Other pertinent information: This song actually has two guitars in it; Acoustic on the left channel and clean electric with chorusing on the right channel. With this transcription I tried to strike a balance between the two. The acoustic guitar typically plays at the end of the neck compared to electric which plays mostly mid-neck. This transcription was loosely based upon transcription of this song in "Guitar Techniques of Rush" by Mark Phillips. "Guitar Techniques of Rush" was "allegedly" prepared under the supervision of Alex Lifeson (then why are various song sections and solos missing??). Tuning: Standard [EADGBe] & possibly "Nashville" tuning on the acoustic Guitar (replace the low E, A and D strings with lighter gauge strings and tune one octave higher than normal). Key signature: E Effects: Chorus Chord Chart Below for major chords: 0 D 0 E 0 A7sus2 e |---|-O-|---|---| e 0---|---|---|---| e 0---|---|---|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B 0---|---|---|---| B 0---|---|---|---| G |---|-O-|---|---| G |-O-|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| A |---|---|---|---| A |---|-O-|---|---| A 0---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E 0---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| 12 E6 12 A/E 12 E e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| e |-O-|---|---|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| G |---|-O-|---|---| G |---|---|-O-|---| G |---|-O-|---|---| D |---|---|-O-|---| D |---|---|-O-|---| D |---|---|-O-|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| A |---|---|---|---| E 0---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| 7 Bm7 5 D 9 C#m e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| B |---|---|(0-|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| G |-O-|---|---|---| G |---|---|(0-|---| G |-O-|---|---|---| D |-O-|---|---|---| D |---|---|(0-|---| D |---|---|-O-|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| A |-O-|---|---|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| E |-O-|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |-O-|---|---|---| 0 Em 0 Bm 0 Fmaj7 e |---|---|-O-|---| e |---|-O-|---|---| e 0---|---|---|---| B 0---|---|---|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|-O-| G |---|-O-|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| D |---|---|---|-O-| D |---|---|-O-|---| A |---|-O-|---|---| A |---|-O-|---|---| A |---|---|---|---| E 0---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---|