Rush - Cygnus X-1
From the CD 'A Farewell to Kings'
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 822546-2
Tabbed by Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/
[Intro]
N.C.
e:---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|
B:---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|
G:---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|
D:-------------5-|------------5-5b-|-------------5-|-------------5-5-5b-|
A:----7---5------|----7--5---------|----7--5-------|----7--5------------|
E:-0---------7---|-0--------7------|-0--------7----|-0--------7---------|
[Riff 1a] [Riff 1b]
A5 C5
e:---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:-2-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-5-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5|
D:-2-------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
A:-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
E:---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
[Riff 2b]
[Riff 2a] C
C5 +--3--+ +--3-------------------|
e:-----------------------------|---8--8--8---8--8--8----------------|
B:-----------------------------|---8--8--8---8--8--8----------------|
G:-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--5-5------|---9--9--9---9--9--9----------------|
D:-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--5-5------|---10-10-10--10-10-10---------------|
A:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3------|---10-10-10--10-10-10---------------|
E:-----------------------------|---8--8--8---8--8--8----------------|
[Riff 3]
D5 C#5 B4 B5 F#7sus4 Asus2
e:--------0~----------0~----------0~~~--|----0~---------------------|
B:--------0~----------0~----------0~~~--|----0~---------------------|
G:--7--6--4~--5--4----3~----7--6--4--5--|----2~---------------------|
D:--7--6--4~--5--4----4~----7--6--4--5--|----2~---------------------|
A:--5--4--2~--3--2----4~----5--4--2--3--|----0~---------------------|
E:--------------------2~----------------|---------------------------|
[Riff 4a] [Riff 4b] [Riff 4c]
C#m Em Ab G Ab G Ab G
e:--------------------|-----------------------|--4-4--4~---3-3--3~-|
B:--5-5--5~---8-8--8~-|--4-4-4-4~----3--4--3--|--4-4--4~---3-3--3~-|
G:--6-6--6~---9-9--9~-|--5-5-5-5~----4--5--4--|--5-5--5~---4-4--4~-|
D:--6-6--6~---9-9--9~-|--6-6-6-6~----5--6--5--|--6-6--6~---5-5--5~-|
A:--4-4--4~---7-7--7~-|--6-6-6-6~----5--6--5--|--6-6--6~---5-5--5~-|
E:--------------------|--4-4-4-4~----3--4--3--|--4-4--4~---3-3--3~-|
[Riff 5a] [Riff 5b]
C#m +-3-+ Em +-3-+ Ab +-3-+ G +-3-----|
e:------------------------------------|--4--4--4-4-4---3--3--3-3-3---|
B:--5--5--5-5-5---8--8--8-8-8---------|--4--4--4-4-4---3--3--3-3-3---|
G:--6--6--6-6-6---9--9--9-9-9---------|--5--5--5-5-5---4--4--4-4-4---|
D:--6--6--6-6-6---9--9--9-9-9---------|--6--6--6-6-6---5--5--5-5-5---|
A:--4--4--4-4-4---7--7--7-7-7---------|--6--6--6-6-6---5--5--5-5-5---|
E:------------------------------------|--4--4--4-4-4---3--3--3-3-3---|
[Riff 6a]
Cm Bm F# Ebm Dm
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---4--4-4--4-4--4-4-3-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-6------|
G:---5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--8--8-8--8-8--8-8-7------|
D:---5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--8--8-8--8-8--8-8-7------|
A:---3--3-3--3-3--3-3-2-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--6--6-6--6-6--6-6-5------|
E:----------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--------------------------|
[Riff 6b]
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--4--4-4--4-4--4-4-3-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----|
G:--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3----|
D:--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4----|
A:--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-2-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4----|
E:---------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----|
Song progression:
[Misc sound effects]
[Spoken]:
In this constellation of Cygnus
There lurks a mysterious, invisible force
The Black Hole of Cygnus X-1.
Six Stars of the Northern Cross
In mourning for their sister's loss
In a final flash of glory
Nevermore to grace the night...
[Intro] x4 (after fade-in repeats and drum/bass intro)
[Riff 1a] x1
[Riff 1b] x1
[Riff 1a] x1
[Riff 2a] x1
[Riff 3] x2 (no Asus2 second time)
[Riff 4a] x1
[Riff 4b] x1
[Riff 4a] x1
(tacet during drum fill)
[Riff 4a] x1
[Riff 4b] x1
[Riff 4a] x1
[Fill 1]:
e:---------------------------|
B:---------------------------|
G:---------------------------|
D:---------------------------|
A:-------2~-3~s5~-6~s9~-10~--|
E:--3~-4~--------------------|
[Riff 6a] x9
[Riff 6b] x1
(A) (C)
Invisible to telescopic eye.
(A) (C)
Infinity, the star that would not die.
A [Riff 2a] x1
All who dare to cross her course
A [Riff 2a] x1
are swallowed by a fearsome force,
[Fill 2] x2 /w lyrics:
e:-------0~--------0--------------0~--------0------------------------|
B:-------0~------0---0------------0~------0---0------------0~--------|
G:-7--6--4~----4---------5--4-----3~----3---------7-6-4-5--2~--------|
D:-7--6--4~--4-----------5--4-----4~--4-----------7-6-4-5--2~--------|
A:-5--4--2~--------------3--2-----4~--------------5-4-2-3--0~--------|
E:--------------------------------2~---------------------------------|
Through the void, to be destroyed, or is there something more?
Atomized at the core, or through the Astral Door,
G G
to soar...
Play: C - F - D - G, then:
(C) (F) (D) (G)
e:---------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|
G:-9~---10~---7~----12b14r12~------------|
D:---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|
[133211]
C F D G
I set a course just east of Lyra, northwest of Pegasus.
[133211]
C F D G
Flew into the light of Deneb, sailed across the Milky Way.
[133211]
C F D G
On my ship, the Rocinante, wheeling through the galaxies,
[133211]
C F D G
headed for the heart of Cygnus, headlong into mystery.
G
e:-------------------------------------------------|
B:--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------|
G:--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-------------|
D:--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------|
A:--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------|
E:--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------|
Cm
The X-ray is her siren song;
Ab
my ship cannot resist her long.
F [Fill 1] x1 [Begin Solo]
Nearer to my deadly goal until the Black Hole gains control.
[Guitar Solo] /w wah-wah pedal over Cm - Ab - F - G - Eb progression
e:-20~-20-20-18-17--------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------20-18-18~--20-18-17~-----------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------12-12-13-13-14-14-15-15-16--|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:--------------------20-18-17------17-----------------------------|
B:------------------------------20-----20--18~\--------------------|
G:-16-17-17b19~~r17-----------------------------------14--------12-|
D:----------------------------------------------12-12----12--10----|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------|-10~-15~-18~|
B:-----------------------------------------------------|------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------|------------|
D:-------10~\-----15p13p12---------------------/17\----|------------|
A:--------------------------15p13p12-------------------|------------|
E:-------------------------------------14--14----------|------------|
/\
[Fill 1] x1, then end of solo (/w wah-wah) ---------------||
[Interlude] - This tab assumes that this section begins right at the last
Cm chord of the solo
C
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------|
G:o--------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---o|
A:----------------------------------------------------------|
E:---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------|
Ab B
e:----------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------|
G:o--------------------------------------------o|
D:o---6----6------9---9-----10--10--10--10-----o|
A:----------------------------------------------|
E:--4----4------7---7-----8---8---8---8---------|
e:------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------|
G:o----------------------------------------o|
D:o---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--o|
A:------------------------------------------|
E:---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------|
G:o---------------------------------------------o|
D:o---6----6------9---9-----10--10--10--10------o|
A:-----------------------------------------------|
E:--4----4------7---7-----8---8---8---8----------|
e:-----------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------|
D:---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
A:-----------------------------------------|
E:--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|
[bass and drums fill on 2nd repeat]
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------|
G:o---------------------------------------------o|
D:o---6----6------9---9-----10--10--10--10------o|
A:-----------------------------------------------|
E:--4----4------7---7-----8---8---8---8----------|
e:-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
G:o---------------------------------------o|-----------------|
D:o--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--o|----10-10--------|
A:-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
E:--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|---8--8----------|
Bb A Ab G F# F
e:-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------|
D:---9---9---9---9---8---8---7---7---6---5---4---3-|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-7---7---7---7---6---6---5---5---4---3---2---1---|
[Repeat 8 times] [Repeat 4 times]
(E) (F#)
e:-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G:-------------------------|-----------------------------|
D:----2~----------2--------|--------4~-----------4-------|
A:-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E:--0~---0-0--0-0---0------|----2~------2-2--2-2---2-----|
[Block 1]:
_
[Riff 4a] x1 |
[Riff 4c] x1 |
[Riff 4a] x1 |----repeat this whole block four times
[Riff 2b] x1 _|
[Block 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Spinning, whirling, still descending, like a spiral sea, unending!!!
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 5b] x1
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 2b] x1
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 5b] x1
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 2a] x1
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 5b] x1
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 2b] x1
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 5b] x1
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 2a] x1
Continue 1x With lyrics:
Sound and fury drown my heart, every nerve is torn apart!!!!!
Wallop C repeatedly
End on Cm
Strum while fading out:
Cm Ebm Em9 Em
e:--3----------6----------0-----0-|
B:--4----------7----------0-----0-| (fade out on 3rd repeat)
G:--5----------8----------0-----0-|
D:--5----------8----------4-----2-|
A:--3----------6----------2-----2-|
E:------------------------0-----0-|
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