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Cygnus X-1 Book Ii Hemispheres

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Song

Song: Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres

Artist: Rush

Album: "Hemispheres" [1978]

Tab by Devin Miller

Tuning: Standard EADGBe

**Please take note:

1. This song is very complex, long and improvised. Try

not to get frustrated, be patient!

2. Make note of all the time changes. They are written

whenever a new time occurs at the beginning of the bars.

3. Lifeson plays on a double-neck, most of it on the upper

12-string with the solos on the lower 6-string.

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

I - PRELUDE (0:00 - 4:29)

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

INTRO

Q H. Q

e||--0---------------|-0-----------0---|
B||--0---------------|-0-----------0---|
G|4--3---------------|-3-----------3---|
D|4--4---------------|-4-----------4---|
A||--4---------------|-4-----------4---|
E||--2---------------|-2-----------2---| x4

-----

MOVEMENT 1

Q E E E E Q E E E E

e||--------------|-----0-------|
B||--------------|-0-----------|
G|6--6---6-6-6-6-|-------------|
D|8--7---7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-|
A||--7---7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-|
E||--5---5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-| x2

Q E E E E Q E E E E

e|-------------|-0-----------|
B|-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-------|
G|-0---0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-|-------2-2-2-|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-|
E|-------------|-------------| x2

Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-------------|-0---0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
D|-3---3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-1---1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-|-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| x1

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BRIDGE

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|||--------------------------||--------------------|
B|||--------------------------||--------------------|
G|12--------------------------|9--------------------|
D|8|--------------------------|8--------------------|
A|||--2-----------------5-----||--2-----------------|
E|||--------2-----3--/--------||--------2-----3--/--| x1

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|||--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|||--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|12--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|8|--------------------------|-------------------------|
A|||--5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
E|||--------5-----6\----1-----|-------5-----6\--1-1---1-| x1

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MOVEMENT 2

Q E E E E Q E E E E

e||--------0-----|     |-------0-----|
B||------------0-|     |-----------0-|
G|6----------3---|     |---------8---|
D|8--4---4-------|     |-9---9-------|
A||--4---4-------|     |-9---9-------|
E||--2---2-------| x4  |-7---7-------| x4

play both bars above another 4 times each, then:

Q E E E E Q E E E E Q Q Q

e|-------0-----|     |---------0------|     |-------------|
B|-----------0-|     |--------------0-|     |-------------|
G|---------6---|     |-----------11---|     |-------------|
D|-7---7-------|     |-10---12--------|     |-12--12--12--|
A|-7---7-------|     |-12---12--------|     |-12--12--12--|
E|-5---5-------| x4  |-10---10--------| x2  |-10--10--10--|

E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|-------------|-------------|
B|-------------|-------------|
G|-2-0---------|-4-2-0-------|
D|-----4-2-0---|-------4-2-0-|
A|-----------4-|-------------|
E|-------------|-------------| x1

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MOVEMENT 3

(Distorted 6-string):

E E E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E E

e||----------------||--------------|-------------|
B||--0---0---0-----||--------------|-------------|
G|7--0---0---0-----|6--2---2---2---|-4-2-0-------|
D|8--4---4---4-----|8--2---2---2---|-------4-2-0-|
A||--2---2---2-----||--4---4---4---|-------------|
E||--3---3---3---0-||--2---2---2---|-------------| x4

-----

(Clean, 12-string):

E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q.

e||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B||---------------|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|
G|4-------0-------|-------2-------|-------0-------|-----------0---|
D|4-----4-----4---|-----2-----2---|-----4-----4---|-----2---------|
A||---2-----------|---4-----------|---2-----------|---4-----------|
E||-3-------------|-2-------------|-3-------------|-2-------------| x1

E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E+H

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|
G|-------0-------|-------2-------|-------0-------|---------------|
D|-----4-----4---|-----2-----2---|-----4-----4---|-----2---------|
A|---2-----------|---4-----------|---2-----------|---4-----------|
E|-3-------------|-2-------------|-3-------------|-2-------------| x1

-----

E E E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E Q E W+E

e||----------------|---------------|---------------||---------------|
B||--0---0---0-----|---------------|-0---0---0-----||---------------|
G|7--0---0---0-----|-2---2---2-----|-0---0---0-----|9--2------------|
D|8--4---4---4-----|-2---2---2-----|-4---4---4-----|8--2------------|
A||--2---2---2-----|-4---4---4-----|-2---2---2-----||--4------------|
E||--3---3---3---0-|-2---2---2---0-|-3---3---3---0-||--2------------| x1

E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E H+E

e||--------------||----------------||-----------------||--------------|
B||--------------||--0---0---0-----||-----------------||--------------|
G|6--4-2-0-------|4--0---0---0-----|9--2---2----------|6--4-2-0-------|
D|8--------4-2-0-|4--4---4---4-----|8--2---2----------|8--------4-2-0-|
A||--------------||--2---2---2-----||--4---4----------||--------------|
E||--------------||--3---3---3---0-||--2---2----------||--------------| x1

E E E E Q E E E Q E E E

e||----------------|---------------|
B||--0---0---0-----|---------------|
G|7--0---0---0-----|-2---2---------|
D|8--4---4---4-----|-2---2---------|
A||--2---2---2-----|-4---4-----0---|
E||--3---3---3---0-|-2---2---3---3\| x1

-----

E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q.

e||------------------|----------------|    |------------------------|
B||------------------|-----------0----|    |-----0------------------|
G|4--------0---------|-------0--------|    |----0-------------------|
D|4------2-----2-----|-----2----------|    |---2--------------------|
A||----3-----------3-|---3------------|    |--2---------------------|
E||--1---------------|-1--------------| x2 |-0----------------------|

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

MOVEMENT 4 - QUIET HARMONICS SECTION [Still 4/4 time signature]

Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E

e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------+--|-----------------|
D|-----+---------+-|-----+---------+-|-----+---------12-|-----+---------+-|
A|-----5---+---+-7-|-----5---+---+-7-|-----5---+---+----|-----5---+---+-9-|
E|---------9---7---|---------9---7---|---------9---7----|---------9---7---|

*play the above 4 times, then:

Q Q Q E E

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-----+---------+-|
A|-----5---+---+-7-|
E|---------9---7---| x3

Then, play this once:

Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q E E

e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---------------+--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----+---------12-|-----+-----------|-----+---------+-|-----+-----------|
A|-----5---+---+----|-----5---+---+---|-----5---+---+-9-|-----5---+---+---|
E|---------9---7----|---------9---7---|---------9---7---|---------9---7---|

-----

MOVEMENT 5 (PRE-VERSE) [Still 4/4 time signature]

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E Q E

e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|---2-------------|-----9---9-9-----|
G|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----9---9-9-----|
D|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----9---9-9-----|
A|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|---4-2-4-5-4-2---|-----7---7-7-----|
E|-----------------|---------------0-|---0-----------0-|

E S S E. S E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E

  --------------------2-|---3-3---3---3-2-|---3-2-----------|
  -------10----10-9---3-|---3-3---3---3-3-|---3-3-----------|
  -------9---9-9--9---2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|---2-2-----------|
  ---9-9-9---9-9--9-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|---0-0-----------|
  ---7-7-7---7-7--7-0---|-----------------|-----------0-2---|
  ---0-0------------0---|-----------------|-------0-4-------|

Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E Q

  -----0---0-------|-----0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|-----------------|
  -----2---2---2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|
  -----2---2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
  -----2---2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
  -----0---0---0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|---4-------5-----|
  -----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|

Q Q Q E E

  -----------------|
  -----------------|
  -----------------|
  -----7~~-6-------|
  -------------7---|
  ---------------0-| --> into verse

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

MOVEMENT 6 (VERSE) [Still 4/4 time signature]

Chords used:

E A F# D5 A7 B5 A/C#

e|--0---------------------------|
B|--0---2---2-------------------|
G|--1---2---3---7---6---4---2---|
D|--2---2---4---7---7---4---2---|
A|--2---0---4---5---4---2---4---|
E|--0-------2-------------------|

E A F#

When our weary world was young

D5 A7 B5 A/C# B5 A7 D5 E

The struggle of the An...cients first began

A F#

The Gods of Love and Reason

D5 A7 B5 A/C# B5 A7 D

Sought alone to rule the fate of Mannnnn...

*NEW RIFF:

"...the fate of Mannnnn!"

E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|-----------------||-------------------------------|
B|-----------------||-------------------------------|
G|---4---6---7-----|7o-----2-------------1---------o|
D|---4---7---7-----|4o-0-2-----2---0---2-----------o|
A|---2---4---5---4-||--------0---4---2-----------4--|
E|-----------------||----------------------4---0----| x7

They battled through the ages

But still neither force would yield

The people were divided

Every soul a battlefield...

Then,

e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----2-------------1---------|
D|-0-2-----2---0---2-----------|
A|-------0---4---2-------------|
E|---------------------4---0-2-| x1

**NOTE: There are other ways to play this riff (on other strings),

but I think Alex plays it this way.

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

MOVEMENT 7

Strum the following chords:

e||--3------|-2------|-1------|--------|
B||--3------|-3------|-1------|-0------|
G|4--4------|-4------|-2------|-2------|
D|4--5------|-4------|-3------|-2------|
A||--5------|-2------|-3------|-0------|
E||--3------|--------|-1------|--------| x1
e|-3------|-2------|-1------|-0------|-0------|-----------|-----------|
B|-3------|-3------|-1------|-0------|-0------|-----------|-----------|
G|-4------|-4------|-2------|-6------|-0------|------0----|-2----0----|
D|-5------|-4------|-3------|-7------|-2------|-3----2----|-2----2----|
A|-5------|-2------|-3------|-7------|-3------|-3----3----|-0----3----|
E|-3------|--------|-1------|-5------|--------|-1----3----|------3----| x1

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MOVEMENT 2 RELAPSE

Q E E E E Q E E E E

e||--------0-----|     |-------0-----|
B||------------0-|     |-----------0-|
G|6----------3---|     |---------8---|
D|8--4---4-------|     |-9---9-------|
A||--4---4-------|     |-9---9-------|
E||--2---2-------| x4  |-7---7-------| x4

-----

BASICALLY, MOVEMENT 1 RELAPSE (with some very minor variation)

Q E E E E Q E E E E

e||--------------|-----0-------|
B||--------------|-0-----------|
G|6--6---6-6-6-6-|-------------|
D|8--7---7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-|
A||--7---7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-|
E||--5---5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-| x2

Q E E E E Q E E E E

e|-------------|-0-----------|
B|-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-------|
G|-0---0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-|-------2-2-2-|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-|
E|-------------|-------------| x2
e|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-----------|
G|------0----|-2----0----|
D|-3----2----|-2----2----|
A|-3----3----|-0----3----|
E|-1----3----|------3----| x1

Hold this E chord...

e|-0------------------------------------------|
B|-0------------------------------------------|
G|-1------------------------------------------|
D|-2------------------------------------------|
A|-2------------------------------------------|
E|-0------------------------------------------|

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

II - Apollo [Bringer of Wisdom] (4:30 - 6:58)

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

INTRO/VERSE 1

e||--------------|
B||--------------|
G|6--4-2-0-------|
D|8--------4-2-0-|
A||--------------|
E||--------------| x1

E E E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E Q E E+H.

e||----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
B||--0---0---0-----|---------------|-0---0---0-----|-------------|
G|7--0---0---0-----|-2---2---2-----|-0---0---0-----|-2-----------|
D|8--4---4---4-----|-2---2---2-----|-4---4---4-----|-2-----------|
A||--2---2---2-----|-4---4---4-----|-2---2---2-----|-4-----------|
E||--3---3---3---0-|-2---2---2---0-|-3---3---3---0-|-2-----------| x2

E E E E Q E E E H+E

e|---------------|-------------|
B|-0---0---0-----|-------------|
G|-0---0---0-----|-2---2-------|
D|-4---4---4-----|-2---2-------|
A|-2---2---2-----|-4---4-------|
E|-3---3---3---0-|-2---2-------| x1

I bring Truth, and Understanding

I bring Wit, and Wisdom fair

Precious gifts beyond compare

-----

E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q.

e||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B||---------------|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|
G|4-------0-------|-------2-------|-------0-------|-----------0---|
D|4-----4-----4---|-----2-----2---|-----4-----4---|-----2---------|
A||---2-----------|---4-----------|---2-----------|---4-----------|
E||-3-------------|-2-------------|-3-------------|-2-------------| x1

E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E E+H

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|
G|-------0-------|-------2-------|-------0-------|---------------|
D|-----4-----4---|-----2-----2---|-----4-----4---|-----2---------|
A|---2-----------|---4-----------|---2-----------|---4-----------|
E|-3-------------|-2-------------|-3-------------|-2-------------| x1

We can build a world of wonder

I can make you all aware

-----

E E E E Q E E E E E Q E E E E E Q E E+H.

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
D|-7---7---7-----|-5---5---5-----|-7---7---7-----|-5---------|
A|-5---5---5---0-|-7---7---7---0-|-5---5---5---0-|-7---------|
E|-6---6---6-----|-5---5---5-----|-6---6---6-----|-5---------| x1

E E E E Q E E E H+E

e|---------------|--------------|
B|---------------|--------------|
G|---------------|--------------|
D|-7---7---7-----|-5---5--------|
A|-5---5---5-----|-7---7--------|
E|-6---6---6---0-|-5---5--------| x1

I will bring you food and shelter

Show you fire to keep you warm

Through the endless winter storm

-----

E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q.

e||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B||---------------|---------------|---------------|-------5-------|
G|4-------0-------|-------5-------|-------0-------|-----------0---|
D|4-----7-----7---|-----5-----5---|-----7-----7---|-----5---------|
A||---5-----------|---7-----------|---5-----------|---7-----------|
E||-6-------------|-5-------------|-6-------------|-5-------------| x1

E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. E E E Q Q. W

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|-5---------|
G|-------0-------|-------5-------|-------0-------|-5---------|
D|-----7-----7---|-----5-----5---|-----7-----7---|-5---------|
A|---5-----------|---7-----------|---5-----------|-7---------|
E|-6-------------|-5-------------|-6-------------|-5---------| x1

You can live in grace and comfort

In the world that you transform...

-----

BRIDGE TO VERSE 2

E+H. H. Q

e||--0-----------||--0---------0---|
B||--0-----------||--0---------0---|
G|7--3-----------|8--3---------3---|
D|8--4-----------|8--4---------4---|
A||--4-----------||--4---------4---|
E||--2-----------||--2---------2---| x2

E+H. H. Q W

  |--0---------||--0-------0---||-0-----------||-0---0---0---0-0-|
  |--0---------||--0-------0---||-0-----------||-0---0---0---0-0-|
  7--6---------|8--6-------6---|7-6-----------|8-6---6---6\--3-3-|
  8--7---------|8--7-------7---|8-7-----------|8-7---7---7\--4-4-|
  |--7---------||--7-------7---||-7-----------||-7---7---7\--4-4-|
  |--5---------||--5-------5---||-5-----------||-5---5---5\--2-2-|

E E E E E E Q Q E E

  |----0---0-0---|-------------|
  |----0---0-0---|-------------|
  6----3---3-3---|-------------|
  8----4---4-4---|/7~~-6-------|
  |----4---4-4---|---------7---|
  |----2---2-2---|-----------0-| ---> into verse 2

-----

VERSE 2

Riff:

E E Q E Q E E S S E. S E E E E E E Q Q E E

e|-----------------|--------------------2-|---3-3---3---3-2-|
B|-----9---9-9-----|-------10----10-9---3-|---3-3---3---3-3-|
G|-----9---9-9-----|-------9---9-9--9---2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|
D|-----9---9-9-----|---9-9-9---9-9--9-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|
A|-----7---7-7-----|---7-7-7---7-7--7-0---|-----------------|
E|---0-----------0-|---0-0------------0---|-----------------|

E E E E E E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

  ---3-2-----------|-----0---0-------|-----0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|
  ---3-3-----------|-----2---2---2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|
  ---2-2-----------|-----2---2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
  ---0-0-----------|-----2---2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
  -----------0-2---|-----0---0---0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
  -------0-4-------|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|

Q Q Q E E

  -----------------|
  ---2-------------|
  ---2-2-2-2-2-2---|
  ---2-2-2-2-2-2---|
  ---4-2-4-5-4-2---|
  ---------------0-| (repeat over lyrics)

The people were delighted

Coming forth to claim their prize

They ran to build their cities

And converse among the wise

But one day the streets fell silent

Yet they knew not what was wrong

The urge to build these fine things

Seemed not to be so strong

The wise men were consulted

And the Bridge of Death was crossed

In quest of Dionysus

e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-2-2-----4-4------6-6------7-7-------|
D|-2-2-----4-4------7-7------7-7-------|
A|-0-0-----2-2------4-4------5-5-5-4-0-|
E|-------------------------------------|

To find out what they had lost...

e|-------------------|---------------|
B|-4-----------------|---------------|
G|-4---4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|---8---8-8-----|
D|-4---4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|---9---9-9-9---|
A|-2---2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|---6---6-7-6---|
E|-------------------|-------------0-| --> Into Guitar Solo 1

-----

GUITAR SOLO 1 (rhythm guitar chords above note duration line)

F#

H Q E E E Q E E Q E H Q E E H E E E E

e|----------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------|
B|--------------2-|----------5-2---2--|--------------|-------[7]-5------|
G|--------------4b|---r---b~~--4b--4b~|~~~~~~\x-/x---|-------------[6]--|
D|----------------|-------------------|------\x-/x-4~|~~~~------------4~|
A|----------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------|
E|----------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------|

Q Q Q E E Q Q. E S S S S

  ---------------14-----|-----14---------------------------|
  ---------------17b(19)|-----17b(19)~~~-b(20)r17h14--14h16|
  -----/x\-/x\----------|----------------------------15----|
  ~~~~~/x\-/x\----------|----------------------------------|
  ----------------------|----------------------------------|
  ----------------------|----------------------------------|

S S S S S S S S S S E E E Q3 Q3 Q3 E S S E S S

  ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  p14-14------------------------------14b|(16)--b--b--14-----------------|
  -------16p15-x-15b(18)rb(17)r-15-16----|---------------15h16p15--15----|
  ---------------------------------------|----------------------------16-|
  ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
  ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

D

Q. E Q E E Q Q S S3S3 S3 S S S S S

  ---------------15b|(17)-b~~~~~------------------------|
  ------------------|------------x-12-12h14--17--17b(19)|
  ------------------|-----------------------------------|
  -14~~~~~\---------|-----------------------------------|
  ------------------|-----------------------------------|
  ------------------|-----------------------------------|

S3S3 S3 S S S S Q E3 E3 E3 E Q E E E E E E

  -------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

rp15-17p15p14--12h14-----14-14-15-17-|-17b(19)-17b(19)-17-14-15-12-14-|

  -------------14----------------------|--------------------------------|
  -------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  -------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
  -------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

B

E E Q. E E E Q Q Q. E

  ----------------------|---------------------|
  -15-14-12~~~~~\-----4-|------0--------------|
  --------------------6b|(8)-------(8)r6----6~|
  ----------------------|---------------------|
  ----------------------|---------------------|
  ----------------------|---------------------|

E. S3S3S3S3S3S3 T S S3S3S3S3S3S3E3S3ST

  ---------------------------------------|
  ---------------------------------------|
  ~~~-4h6p4p3h4----3---4p3-------------3-|
  ----------------6--6-----6p4h6p4--4----|
  ---------------------------------------|
  ---------------------------------------|

S3........................................... E E H+E

  -----------------------------------------------||------------------|
  -----------------------------------------------||------------------|
  -3-3-4-4-3-3-3-4-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-4-6-6-8-8-6-6-8-|7--9-8-9b(11)~~~~~-|
  -----------------------------------------------|8------------------|
  -----------------------------------------------||------------------|
  -----------------------------------------------||------------------|

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BRIDGE

E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E

e||------------------|-----------------|
B||------------------|-----------0---0-|
G|4--------0---------|-------0---------|
D|4------2-----2-----|-----2-----------|
A||----3-----------3-|---3-------------|
E||--1---------------|-1---------------| x2

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III - Dionysus [Bringer of Love] (6:59 - 9:53)

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***Follow the same structure as the Apollo section.

I bring Love to give you solace

In the darkness of the night

In the heart's eternal light

You need only trust your feelings

Only Love can steer you right

I bring Laughter, I bring Music

I bring Joy, and I bring Tears

I will soothe your primal fears

Throw off those chains of Reason

And your prison disappears

The cities were abandoned

And the forests echoed song

They danced and lived as brothers

They knew Love could not be wrong

Food and wine they had aplenty

And they slept beneath the stars

The people were contented

And the Gods watched from afar

But the winter fell upon them

And it caught them unprepared

Bringing wolves and cold starvation

And the hearts of men despaired... -->into next bar below:

W H Q Q W H Q Q

e||--0---------|-0-------0---0---|-0---------|-0-------0---0---|
B||--0---------|-0-------0---0---|-0---------|-0-------0---0---|
G|4--6---------|-6-------6---6---|-0---------|-0-------0---0---|
D|4--7---------|-7-------7---7---|-2---------|-2-------2---2---|
A||--7---------|-7-------7---7---|-3---------|-3-------3---3---|
E||--5---------|-5-------5---5---|-----------|-----------------| x1

H H H H

e|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-1---------|
G|------0----|-2----0----|
D|-3----2----|-2----2----|
A|-3----3----|-0----3----|
E|-1----3----|------3----| x1

-----

SOLO BREAK (repeat twice)

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|||--------------------------||--------------------|
B|||--------------------------||--------------------|
G|12--4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7---7-|9--4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D|8|--4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7---7-|8--4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
A|||--2---2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-||--2---2-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|||--------2-2-2-3-3-3-6---6-||--------2-2-2-3-3-3-|

E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|||--------------------------|
B|||--------------------------|
G|12--7---7-7-7-7-7-----------|
D|8|--7---7-7-7-7-7-----3---3-|
A|||--5---5-x-x-x-x-----3---3-|
E|||--------5-5-5-6-5-0-1---1-| x2

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INTERLUDE (similar to this):

W W

e||--0---------|-0---------|
B||--0---------|-0---------|
G|4--6---------|-0---------|
D|4--7---------|-2---------|
A||--7---------|-3---------|
E||--5---------|-----------| x1

H H H H

e|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-1---------|
G|------0----|-2----0----|
D|-3----2----|-2----2----|
A|-3----3----|-0----3----|
E|-1----3----|------3----| x1

-----

GUITAR RUN (play twice):

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|||--------------------------||--------------------|
B|||--------------------------||--------------------|
G|12--4-2-0-----------0-2-0---|9--4-2-0-------------|
D|8|--------4-2-0-2-4-------4-|8--------4-2-0-2-4-2-|
A|||--------------------------||--------------------|
E|||--------------------------||--------------------|

E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|||--------------------------|-------------------------|
B|||--------------------------|-------------------------|
G|12--------------------------|-------------------------|
D|8|--0-------------------3-2-|-0-------------------3-2-|
A|||--------0---1-0-3-1-0-----|-------0---1-0-3-1-0-----|
E|||----1-3---3---------------|---1-3---3---------------|

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INTERLUDE AGAIN (similar to this):

W W

e||--0---------|-0---------|
B||--0---------|-0---------|
G|4--6---------|-0---------|
D|4--7---------|-2---------|
A||--7---------|-3---------|
E||--5---------|-----------| x1

H H H H

e|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-1---------|
G|------0----|-2----0----|
D|-3----2----|-2----2----|
A|-3----3----|-0----3----|
E|-1----3----|------3----| x1

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IV - Armageddon [The Battle of Heart and Mind] (9:54 - 12:43)

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Riff 1:

E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|||--------------------------|
B|||--------------------------|
G|12------4-----4-----4-----7-|
D|8|----4-----4-----4-----7---|
A|||--2-----------------5-----|
E|||--------2-----3-----------| x3

E E E E E E E E E E E E

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|-----7-----7-----7------10-|
D|---7-----7-----7-----10----|
A|-5-----------------8-------|
E|-------5-----6-------------| x2

The Universe divided

As the Heart and Mind collided

With our people left unguided

For so many troubled years

In a cloud of doubts and fears

W W

e||--0---------|-0---------|
B||--0---------|-0---------|
G|4--6---------|-0---------|
D|4--7---------|-2---------|
A||--7---------|-3---------|
E||--5---------|-----------| x1

H H H H

e|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-1---------|
G|------0----|-2----0----|
D|-3----2----|-2----2----|
A|-3----3----|-0----3----|
E|-1----3----|------3----| x1

Our world was torn asunder

Into hollow hemispheres

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Q E E E E Q E E E E

e||--------0-----|     |-------0-----|
B||------------0-|     |-----------0-|
G|6----------3---|     |---------8---|
D|8--4---4-------|     |-9---9-------|
A||--4---4-------|     |-9---9-------|
E||--2---2-------| x4  |-7---7-------| x4

-----

**Repeat same pattern for the next verse:

Some fought themselves, some fought each other

Most just followed one another

Lost and aimless like their brothers

For their Hearts were so unclear

And the Truth could not appear

Their spirits were divided

Into blinded hemispheres

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PLAY OVER LYRICS (in order):

Q E E E E Q E E E E

e||--------0-----|     |-------0-----|
B||------------0-|     |-----------0-|
G|6----------3---|     |---------8---|
D|8--4---4-------|     |-9---9-------|
A||--4---4-------|     |-9---9-------|
E||--2---2-------| x4  |-7---7-------| x4  [repeat 4 times]

Q E E E E Q E E E E

e|-------0-----|     |---------0------|
B|-----------0-|     |--------------0-|
G|---------6---|     |-----------11---|
D|-7---7-------|     |-10---12--------|
A|-7---7-------|     |-12---12--------|
E|-5---5-------| x4  |-10---10--------| x4 [repeat 2 times]

Q E E E E Q E E E E

e||--------0-----|     |-------0-----|
B||------------0-|     |-----------0-|
G|6----------3---|     |---------8---|
D|8--4---4-------|     |-9---9-------|
A||--4---4-------|     |-9---9-------|
E||--2---2-------| x4  |-7---7-------| x4

Some who did not fight

Brought tales of old to light

My 'Rocinante' sailed by night

On her final flight

To the heart of Cygnus' fearsome force

We set our course

Spiralled through that timeless space

To this immortal place

**you know this riff quite well by now:

W W

e||--0---------|-0---------|
B||--0---------|-0---------|
G|4--6---------|-0---------|
D|4--7---------|-2---------|
A||--7---------|-3---------|
E||--5---------|-----------| x1

H H H H

e|-----------|-----------|
B|-----------|-1---------|
G|------0----|-2----0----|
D|-3----2----|-2----2----|
A|-3----3----|-0----3----|
E|-1----3----|------3----| x1

Then:

Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q H H

e|------------|----------------|-3-------------|-3------------------|
B|------------|----------------|-3------4------|-4------------------|
G|------------|----------------|-4------3------|-5------------------|
D|------------|----------------|-5------5------|-5------------------|
A|-------2--3-|-/5--6--/9-10\--|-5------6------|-3------------------|
E|-3--4-------|----------------|-3------3------|--------------------|

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Soft electric strums (12:00):

e|------6----------------0------------------0-------------|
B|-----7----------------0----------------0----------------|
G|----8----------------0--------------0-------------------|
D|---8----------------4-------------2---------------------|
A|--6----------------2------------2-----------------------|
E|-6----------------0-----------0-------------------------|

Next is the synth interlude, into the next section:

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V - Cygnus [Bringer of Balance] (12:44 - 17:02)

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Synth chords (for guitar):

D G Em Bm A A* C F E

e|-2--3--0--2--0--5--3--1--0--|
B|-3--3--0--3--2--5--x--1--0--|
G|-2--0--0--4--2--x--5--x--X--|
D|-0--0--2--4--2--7--5--3--2--|
A|----x--2--2--0--7--3--3--2--|
E|----3--0--------5-----1--0--|

D

I have memory and awareness

G

But I have no shape or form

Em

As a disembodied spirit

Bm

I am dead and yet unborn

G

I have passed into Olympus

D

As was told in tales of old

A

To the City of Immortals

D

Marble white and purest gold

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A*

I see the Gods in battle rage on high

C

Thunderbolts across the sky

F

I cannot move, I cannot hide

E

I feel a silent scream begin inside...

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MOVEMENT 2

H. E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|--------------||-------------------------------|
B|--------------||-------------------------------|
G|--------------|7o-----2-------------1---------o|
D|--------------|4o-0-2-----2---0---2-----------o|
A|------------4-||--------0---4---2-----------4--|
E|--------------||----------------------4---0----| x4
e||--------------------------|
B||--------------------------|
G|6-----2-------------1------|
D|4-0-2-----2---0---2--------|
A||-------0---4---2----------|
E||---------------------4\---| x1

Then all at once the Chaos ceased

A stillness fell, a sudden peace

The Warriors felt my silent cry

And stayed their struggle, mystified

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NEXT VERSE

Chords used:

E A F# D5 A7 B5 A/C#

e|--0---------------------------|
B|--0---2---2-------------------|
G|--1---2---3---7---6---4---2---|
D|--2---2---4---7---7---4---2---|
A|--2---0---4---5---4---2---4---|
E|--0-------2-------------------|

E A F#

Apollo was astonished

D5 A7 B5 A/C# B5 A7 D7

Dionysus thought me mad

E A F#

But they heard my story further

D5 A7 B5 A/C# B5 A7 D7

And they wondered, and were sad

E A F#

Looking down from Olympus

D5 A7 B5 A/C# B5 A7 D7

On a world of doubt and fear

E A F#

It's surface splintered into

D5 A7 B5 A/C# B5 A7 D5 -----> [continue pattern through guitar solo]:

Sorry hemispheres

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GUITAR SOLO 2

Q H+E E H+E S S SS3S3S3S3T3 Q. S E3E3E3TS3S3S3S3S3S3T

e|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
G|-------------9b(11)|~~~~~~\--------------6|-7~~~~-6-7-9-7--6h7p6---6----|
D|-----2~~~~~~-------|----------------------|----------------------9---9--|
A|-------------------|-------------0-1-2-4--|-----------------------------|
E|-------------------|--------0-2-3---------|-----------------------------|

E S S E E Q. E Q E Q H Q E E

e|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
B|---------------------|--------[9]b(12)-p7~|~~~~~~~~~x-----15b(17)|
G|----------------4b(6)|---r----------------|----------------------|
D|-7-4-6-4-4-----------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|-----------7--\------|-----[3]------------|----------------------|
E|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|

H. E E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E3 E H+E

e|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|~~~~~~~~~-15-[15]-[14]-12-|----12--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-14----14-[12]b(13)-------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------[14]~~~~~~~~-|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------------|

-----

NEXT VERSE:

H. E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E

e|--------------||-------------------------------|
B|--------------||--------------------0----------|
G|--------------|7o-----2-----------------------o|
D|--------------|4o-0-2-----2---0---2-----------o|
A|------------4-||--------0---4---2-----------4--|
E|--------------||----------------------4---0----| x2

**NOTE: riff is slightly different (compare to previous verse)

They sat awhile in silence

Then they turned at last to me

G Bm

We will call you Cygnus,

F -->(see tab below)

The God of Balance you shall be

E+H. H. Q

e||--0-----------||--0---------0---|
B||--0-----------||--0---------0---|
G|7--3-----------|8--3---------3---|
D|8--4-----------|8--4---------4---|
A||--4-----------||--4---------4---|
E||--2-----------||--2---------2---| x2

E+H. H. Q

e||--0-----------||--0---------0---|
B||--0-----------||--0---------0---|
G|7--6-----------|8--6---------6---|
D|8--7-----------|8--7---------7---|
A||--7-----------||--7---------7---|
E||--5-----------||--5---------5---| x1

Then, jam the end of the song with these chords:

e|-1-------|-0-------|-0-------|-3-------|-
B|-1-------|-1-------|-1-------|-3-------|-
G|-2-------|-0-------|-0-------|-0-------|-
D|-3-------|-2-------|-2-------|-0-------|-
A|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|-x-------|-
E|-1-------|-0-------|---------|-3-------|-
  ---------|-1-------|-0-------|-3-------|
  -3-------|-1-------|-1-------|-3-------|
  -3-------|-2-------|-0-------|-0-------|
  -3-------|-3-------|-2-------|-0-------|
  -1-------|-3-------|-3-------|-x-------|
  ---------|-1-------|---------|-3-------| x2

AND END WITH:

Q E E E E Q E E E E

e||--------------|-----0-------|
B||--------------|-0-----------|
G|6--6---6-6-6-6-|-------------|
D|8--7---7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-|
A||--7---7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-|
E||--5---5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-| x2

Q E E E E Q E E E E

e|-------------|-0-----------|
B|-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-------|
G|-0---0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-|
D|-2---2-2-2-2-|-------2-2-2-|
A|-3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-|
E|-------------|-------------| x2

H H H

e|-----------|-------------|
B|-----------|-1-----------|
G|------0----|-2----0-0-0--|
D|-3----2----|-2----2-2-2--|
A|-3----3----|-0----3-3-3--|
E|-1----3----|------3-3-3--| x1
e|-0----------------|
B|-0----------------|
G|-6----------------|
D|-7----------------|
A|-7----------------|
E|-5----------------| [rapidly strum this into oblivion]

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VI The Sphere [A Kind of Dream] (17:03 - 18:08)

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12-String Acoustic chords used:

D G1 Bm Asus4 A1 C#m G2 Esus4 E F# G3 A2 C7M F

e|-2--7--2----0----0----4----3---0----0--2--3---0---0---1--|
B|-3--8--3----3----2----5----3---0----0--2--3---0---0---1--|
G|-2--7--4----2----2----6----4---2----1--3--0---6---0---2--|
D|-0--0--4----2----2----6----5---2----2--4--0---7---2---3--|
A|-------2----0----0----4----5---2----2--4--2---7---3---3--|
E|---------------------------3---0----0--2--3---5-------1--|

D G1 Bm Asus4 A1

We can walk our road together, if our goals are all the same

C#m G Esus4 E F#

We can run alone and free, if we pursue a different aim

D G2

Let the truth of Love be lighted

Bm A2 C#m

Let the love of Truth shine clear, sensibility

G

Armed with sense and liberty

Bm A2 C7M F G D

With the Heart and Mind united in a single perfect sphere

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Duration Legend

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W - whole

H.- half + quarter

H - half

Q.- quarter + 8th

Q - quarter

E - 8th

S - 16th

3 - denotes triplets

Tablature Legend

----------------

x - dead note

+ - natural harmonic

[]- artificial harmonic

h - hammer on

p - pull off

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

~ - vibrato

b - bend

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