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Closer to the Heart

Rush
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Intro

Played on an acoustic 12-string

A(add9)

e|-5------7-------4-------5--5-----4------------------------------|
B|---0------0-------0----------------7--5-------------------------|
G|-----6------6-------6--------6----------6-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---5------7------4------5------4--------------------------------|
B|-----0------0------0------0------7--5---------------------------|
G|--------------6------6------6---------6-------------------------|
D|-------7--------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 1

G Dadd9 Fmaj7

e|-------0------------0------------0------------------------------|
B|-----3---3--------3---3--------1---1----------------------------|
G|---4------------2------------2---------2------------------------|
D|-5--------5s4-4--------4s3-3-----------3------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Asus2 Asus4 A

e|---------------------0------------------------------------------|
B|--0--3--2---2----0h2-------0--3--2------------------------------|
G|--2--2--2------------------2--2--2------------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-----2------------2--2--2------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0------------------0--0--0------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

(This part is played on a 6-string acoustic)

A G D G A

And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start

                                           e|--------3-----------|

A G D A5 G B|------3---3---------|

to mold a new reality closer to the heart. G|----0---------------|

                                           D|--0-----------------|

D A5 G (Arpeggiate as shown) A|--------------------|

Closer to the heart. E|--------------------|

A G D G A

The blacksmith and the artist reflect it in their art.

A G D A5 G (Arpeggiate as shown above)

They forge their creativity closer to the heart.

D A5 G

Closer to the heart.

Riff 2

(Bells arr. for guitar (don't play if your drummer has these bells!))

e|--10~------------------------10~--------------------------------|
B|-------10---8~--7---8---10--------10---8~-----------------------|
G|--11~------------------------11~--------------------------------|
D|-------11---9~--7---9---11--------11---9~-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Now the 6-string acoustic is joined by a 6-string electric)

A G D G A

Philosophers and plowmen each must know his part

A A G G D A G G

to sow a new mentality closer to the heart, yes.

D A5 G G D A5 G

Closer to the heart. Yeah oh

(Rhythm during solo is: strum D G C A at 4/4 time, changing chords

each measure)

Guitar Solo

e|--10b12~~-----10~~----8~----------------7---9-10--9-10-12-------|
B|--10b12~~-----10~~----8~------7--8--10------7-8-----------------|
G|----------------------9~------7--7--7---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-12-14--12-14-15--12-14-15--14-15-17--17b19~---17b19---------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-17b19---17b19r17--12-14-15---15b17---15b16---15b17~------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------15-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-|
B|-15b17r15--15~-15~---17b19r17--17~-17~-----15-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15b17~-17-17~-----------10-------------------------------------|
B|-15b17~-17-17~---10b12---10---10b12r10---7s8s7------------------|
G|------------------9b11---------9b11r9----6s7s6----9--7--9b10----|
D|--------------------------------------------------9--7--9b10----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------3-3--3-3-2---|
G|--7~-----4p0---2--2--4b5--4b5~--4~---4b5r4------2-2--2-2-2---|
D|--7~-----4p0---2--2--4b5--4b5~--4~---4b5r4-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-4s5---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4s5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5s6---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Instrumental

A(add9)

e|-5------7-------4-------5--5-----4------------------------------|
B|---0------0-------0----------------7--5-------------------------|
G|-----6------6-------6--------6----------6-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---5------7------4------5------4--------------------------------|
B|-----0------0------0------0------7--5---------------------------|
G|--------------6------6------6---------6-------------------------|
D|-------7--------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A5 A5 G G D G A5 A5 A5

Woah you can be the captain and I will draw the chart.

A5 A5 G G D A5 G G G

sailing into destiny closer to the heart.

D A5 G G G

Closer to the heart.

D A5 G

Well closer to the heart.

G G

Oh yeah

(Rhythm guitar plays D/A5/G pattern as above)

(Bend 3/5 and strike repeatedly as below)

Closer to the heart.

(Bend 3/5 etc)

Closer to the heart.

(Bend 7/9 and strike repeatedly as below)

I said closer to the heart.

(Bend 15/17 and strike repeatedly as below) (begin fade out)

Well closer to the heart.

(Bend 15/17 etc)

Yeah closer to your heart.

(Bend 17/20 and strike repeatedly as below)

Closer to your heart.

Whoa ...

e|--------------------------------------17b19~------------|
B|--3b5~----------7b9~-------15b17~-----20b22~------------|
G|--5b7~----------9b11~------17b19~-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Chords

A xx7655

G xx5433

D xx0232

A5 x022xx

***********************************************

| ~ 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

| / slide up

| \ slide down

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