Rush: Witch Hunt
From the album Moving Pictures (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1981 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to C. D. Bruce <cbruce@peco-energy.com>

Transcription by C.D. Bruce (cbruce@peco-energy.com) and Dave
Toussant (BigDave@pe.net)

Revision 01, submitted 7-06-98.

  Guitar slightly overdriven with deep chorusing
  Note:  Open D string is a pedal tone which is struck slightly
         softer than the other notes.
  Intro                              _________________ _________________
  Repeat 10 times                   | Ending 1-9      | Ending 10       |
  q   q   q   q     q   q   q   q   | q   q   q   q   | q   q   Q     e |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
4o----0-----------|-----------------|----------------o|----------------o|
4o------------0---|-----0--------0--|-----0-------0--o|-----0---------3o|
|---------4-------|-5-------0-------|-1---------------|-1-------------3-|
|-3---------------|-----------------|---------2-------|---------2-----3-|

  Guitar - overdriven w/chorus
  Gm
  e e e q   e   e   e e e q   e   e   e e e q   e   e   e e e q   e   e
|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------3---------|-----------------|
|-------3---------|-------3---------|o------3---------|-------3---------|
|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|o5-3-5-3---5---3-|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|
|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|
|-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3---5---3-|-3-3-3-----3---3-|-3-3-3-3---3---3-|

                        D     Bs2
  e e e q   e   e   q   q     e e e q   e   e   e e e
|-------3---------|---------|-2---------------|---------|
|-------3---------|---------|-2-2---2-------2-|---2-----|
|-------3---------2-----7\--4-4-2-4-2---4---2-2-4-2-4---|
|-5-3-5-3---5---3-4-5---7\--4-4-2-4-2---4---2-4-4-2-4---|
|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|-5---5\--|-2-2-2-2---2---2-|-2-2-2---|
|-3-3-3-----3---3-|-3-------|-----------------|---------|

 _________________ _________________
| ending 1        | ending 2        |
| F               | F             Gm|       Bb  Repeat 6 times
| e q   q   q   e | e e e q   e   e | Q     e   wQ
|-----------------|---------------3-|-3-----6-|-6---------------|
|-----------------|---------------3-|-3-----6-|-6---------------|
|----------------o|---------------3o2-3-----7-4o7---------------|
|-3-3---3---3---3o|-3-1-3-3---3---5o4-5-----8-4o8---------------|
|-3-3---3---3---3-|-3-1-3-3---3---5-|-5-----8-|-8---------------|
|-1-1---1---1---3-|-1-1-1-1---1---3-|-3-----6-|-6---------------|

        Dm      C                           Gm      Bb
        e Q     e   wQ                      e Q     e   Q     e Q     e
|-------1010----8-|-8---------------|-------3-3-----6-|-6-------6-------|
|-------1010----8-|-8---------------|-------3-3-----6-|-6-------6-------|
|-------1010----9-|-9---------------|-------3-3-----7o|-7-------7-------|
|-------1212----10|-10--------------|-------5-5-----8o|-8-----8-8-----8-|
|-------1212----10|-10--------------|-------5-5-----8-|-8-----8-------8-|
|-------1010----8-|-8---------------|-------3-3-----6-|-6-----6-------6-|

        Dm      C                           Gm      Bb
  Q     e Q     e   Q     e Q     e   Q     e Q     e   wQ
|-6-----1010----8-|-8-------8-------|-8-----3-3-----6-|-6-------6-------|
|-6-----1010----8-|-8-------8-------|-8-----3-3-----6-|-6-------6-------|
|-7-----1010----9-|-9-------9-------|-9-----3-3-----7-|-7-------7-------|
|-8-----1212----10|-10----1010----10|-10----5-5-----8-|-8-----8-8-----8-|
|-------1212----10|-10----10------10|-------5-5-----8-|-8-----8-------8-|
|-------1010----8-|-8-----8-------8-|-------3-3-----6-|-6-----6-------6-|

                                                    The rightious...
        Dm      C                           F       Gm
  Q     e Q     e   Q     e Q     e   Q     e Q     e   wQ
|-6-----1010----8-|-8-------8-------|-8-----1-1-----3-|-3---------------|
|-6-----1010----8-|-8-------8-------|-8-----1-1-----3-|-3---------------|
|-7-----1010----9-|-9-------9-------|-9-----2-2-----3-|o3---------------|
|-8-----1212----10|-10----1010----10|-10----3-3-----5-|o5---------------|
|-------1212----10|-10----10------10|-------3-3-----5-|-5---------------|
|-------1010----8-|-8-----8-------8-|-------1-1-----3-|-3---------------|


        Dm      C                             C BbC Bb    C   F
        e Q     e   wh                        e e e q     e   e
|-------1010----8-|-8---------------|-----------------|-------1-|
|-------1010----8-|-8---------------|-----------------|-------1-|
|-------1010----9-|-9---------------|-----------------2-------2-|
|-------1212----10|-10--------------|---------108-108-4---10\-3-|
|-------1212----10|-10--------------|---------108-108-|---10\-3-|
|-------1010----8-|-8---------------|---------8-6-8-6-|---8-\-1-|

        G       Bb                          Dm      CaddD
  Q     e Q     e   wQ                      e Q     e   w
|-1-----3-3-----6-|-6---------------|-------1010----8-|-8---------------|
|-1-----3-3-----6-|-6---------------|-------1010----8-|-8---------------|
4-2-----4-4-----7-|-7---------------|-------1010----9-|-9---------------|
4-3-----5-5-----8-|-8---------------|-------1212----12|-12--------------|
|-3-----5-5-----8-|-8---------------|-------1212----10|-10--------------|
|-1-----3-3-----6-|-6---------------|-------1010----8-|-8---------------|

  breed & burn and kill...                              Repeat 3 times
  C BbC Bb  D       Gm                                  ()= randomly struck
  e e e q   e   e   e e e q   e   e   e e e q   e   e   e e e q   e   e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------(3)--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------(3)--------|
|-----------------|-------3---------|-------3---------|o------3---------|
|-108-108---12\-3-|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|o5-3-5-3---5---3-|
|-108-108---12\-3-|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|
|-8-6-8-6---10\-3-|-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-3---5---3-|-3-3-3-----3---3-|

  Gm                                      D     Bs2
  e e e q   e   e   e e e q   e   e   q   q     e e e q   e   e
|------(3)--------|------(3)--------|---------|-2---------------|
|------(3)--------|------(3)--------|---------|-2-2---2-------2-|
|-------3---------|-------3---------2-----7\--4-4-2-4-2---4---2-|
|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|-5-3-5-3---5---3-4-5---7\--4-4-2-4-2---4---2-|
|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|-5-3-5-3---5---3-|-5---5\--|-2-2-2-2---2---2-|
|-3-3-3-3---3---3-|-3-3-3-----3---3-|-3-------|-----------------|

 ___________________________________ _________
| ending 1 & 2                      | ending 3|
|                   F               | F       | F             Gm        Bb
| e e e q   q   e   e q   q   q   e | e e e   | e e e q   q   e   Q     e
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----2\--|---------------3-|-3-----6-|
|-2-2---2---------|-----------------|---2-2\--|---------------3-|-3-----6-|
|-4-2-4-2---4-----|----------------o2-4-2-4\-o4-2---2-2---2---3-2-3-----7-|
|-4-2-4-2---4---1-|-3-3---3---3---3o4-4-2-4\-o4-3-1-3-3---3---5-4-5-----8-|
|-2-2-2-2---2---1-|-3-3---3---3---3-|-2-2-2\--|-3-1-3-3---3---5-|-5-----8-|
|---------------1-|-1-1---1---1---3-|---------|-1-1-1-1---1---3-|-3-----6-|

                                                        Repeat 6 times
                          Dm      C                           F       Gm
  Q     e Q     e   Q     e Q     e   Q     e Q     e   Q     e Q     e
|-6-------6-------|-6-----1010----8-|-8-------8-------|-8-----1-1-----3-|
|-6-------6-------|-6-----1010----8-|-8-------8-------|-8-----1-1-----3-|
4-7-------7-------|-7-----1010----9-|-9-------9-------|o9-----2-2-----3-|
4-8-----8-8-----8-|-8-----1212----10|-10----1010----10|o10----3-3-----5-|
|-8-----8-------8-|-------1212----10|-10----10------10|-------3-3-----5-|
|-6-----6-------6-|-------1010----8-|-8-----8-------8-|-------1-1-----3-|

                             ___________________________________
                            | 1st-5th ending                    |
        Bb                  |       Dm      C                   |
  Q     e   Q     e Q     e | Q     e Q     e   Q     e Q     e |
|-3-----6-|-6-------6-------|-6-----1010----8-|-8-------8-------|
|-3-----6-|-6-------6-------|-6-----1010----8-|-8-------8-------|
2-3-----7-4-7-------7-------|-7-----1010----9-|-9-------9------o|
4-5-----8-4-8-----8-8-----8-|-8-----1212----10|-10----1010----10|
|-5-----8-|-8-----8-------8-|-------1212----10|-10----10------10|
|-3-----6-|-6-----6-------6-|-------1010----8-|-8-----8-------8-|

 ___________________________________
|final ending                       |
|      rit - - - - - - - - - - - -  |
|       Dm      CaddD               |
| Q     e Q     e   w               |
|-6-----1010----8-|-8---------------|
|-6-----1010----8-|-8---------------|
4-7-----1010----9-|-9--------------o|
4-8-----1212----12|-12-------------o|
|-8-----1212----10|-10--------------|
|-6-----1010----8-|-8---------------|


Lyrics

The night is black,
Without a moon.
The air is thick and still.
The vigilantes gather on
The lonely torchlit hill.

Features distorted in the flickering light,
Faces are twisted and grotesque.
Silent and stern in the sweltering night,
The mob moves like demons possessed.
Quiet in conscience, calm in their right,
Confident their ways are best.

The righteous rise
With burning eyes
Of hatred and ill-will.
Madmen fed on fear and lies
To beat and burn and kill.

They say there are strangers who threaten us,
Our immigrants and infidels.
They say there is strangeness to dangerous
In our theaters and bookstore shelves,
Those who know what's best for us
Must rise and save us from ourselves.

Quick to judge,
Quick to anger,
Slow to understand
Ignorance and prejudice
And fear walk hand in hand.


Tablature Contributors:
This transcription was created by C. D. Bruce (cbruce@peco-energy.com)
in the format described below.  It was previously transcribed by
by Dave Toussant (BigDave@pe.net).


Disclaimer:
This tablature represents how the song is played as closely as reasonably
achievable to the studio recording.  Alex Lifeson may have played it
slightly differently.  Video footage from the Grace Under Pressure tour
video was utilized as part of the verification of this tablature.


Revision History:
Revision 00:  Date unavailable.  First post by C. D. Bruce of this song
Revision 01:  July 6, 1998.  Reformatted in a more condensed form.
              Corrected minor errors/typos/etc.


Tablature Explanation:
NT   = Nashville Tuning is when the low E, A and D strings are replaced with
       lighter gauge strings and tuned one octave higher than normal.
|    = bar separating measures
~    = vibrato
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 (string/fret may be indicated)
t    = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush)
/    = slide up
\    = slide down
x/   = pick slide up
x\   = pick slide down
<5>  = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
[5]  = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
(5)  = note sustained from previous measure
o    =\ repeat sign
o    =/
DC   = "Da capo" - means "from the head", when you see these initials
        you go back to the beginning of the piece of music.
DS   = "Dal segno" - means "from the sign", go back in the tabulature
        only as far as the (%) sign.
Coda = A passage at the end of a movement or composition that brings
       it to a formal close.
Al
Coda = means "to the tail", tells you that you must go to the end
          section which starts with the Coda sign (+).
RF   = repeat and fade
rit  = "ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding.

Other pertinent information:
  Tempo:  1/4 note = ???
  Tuning:  Standard [EADGBe].
  Key signature:  Bb
  Effects:  Overdrive, Chorus
  Chord Chart Below for major chords used:

    0       Gm                2    Bsus2            0       F
  e |-O-|---|---|---|     e |-O-|---|---|---|     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 |---|---|-O-|---|
  E |-O-|---|---|---|     E |---|---|---|---|     E |-O-|---|---|---|

      10    Dm                8     C                 6     Bb
  e |-O-|---|---|---|     e |-O-|---|---|---|     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 |---|---|-O-|---|
  E |-O-|---|---|---|     E |-O-|---|---|---|     E |-O-|---|---|---|


Tablature Format:

This Tablature is based on the format indicated below.

  1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     <--Quarter note beat locations
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   <--Eighth note beat locations
                                      <--Effects/Misc Line
  D                 C     G/B         <--Chord Line
  e e e q   q   e   e e e q   e e e   <--Note Duration Line (table below)
|-----2-----------|-----------------| <--High E string
|-------3---------|-----------------| <--B string
|---2-------2---0-|-----0-------0---| <--G string
|-0---------------|---2-------0---0-| <--D string
|-----------------|-3-----2---------| <--A string
|-----------------|-----------------| <--E string

Effects/Misc Line:  Provides effects information, number of repeats, etc.

Chord Line:  Provides the chord name for the chords used in the
             tab below.

Note Duration Line:  Provides the "value" of each note, e.g., whole,
                     half, quarter, etc.

Note Duration Designator Table:
  w = Whole note                   h = Half note
  q = Quarter note                 H = Dotted half note
  Q = Dotted Quarter note          s = Sixteenth note
  e = Eighth note                  S = Dotted sixteenth note
  E = Dotted eighth note           + = Duration exceeds 2 measures
  t = Thirty-second note
  T = Dotted thirty-second note

  Notes with two designations immediately adjacent to each other
  have durations added (e.g., he = half note + eigth note, etc.)

String lines:  Represent the strings of a guitar.  The tab is laid
               out as if you placed a right handed guitar on your
               lap, string side up.  A vertical line character "|"
               represents a bar between measures.  A dash "-" represents
               each string.  The numbers indicate which fret should
               be fingered to sound the note.  The first space after
               every bar is a blank space that is almost never used.
               Quarter notes are separated by 3 dashes, eighth notes
               are separated by 1 dash.  In an effort to make the
               ASCII tab look as much like tab in a music book, the
               notes are spaced out as accurately as possible.  In the
               event the notes will not fit into the format shown above,
               the tab will be expanded (usually only required for
               solos).