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Cygnus X-1 Book Ii Hemispheres Ii Apollo - Bringer of Wisdom

Rush
Tab

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

Intro

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

Riff 1

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

Riff 2a

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

Riff 2b

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----------|

Riff 3

Bbmaj7 A7sus4

e|---------------------------------------|----------------|
B|---------------------------------------|----------------|
G|--7--7--7----7--7--7----7--7--7----7~--|--7--7--7--7--7~|
D|--7--7--7----5--5--5----7--7--7----5~--|--7--7--7--7--5~|
A|--5--5--5----7--7--7----5--5--5----7~--|--5--5--5--5--7~|
E|--6--6--6--5-5--5--5--6-6--6--6--5-5~--|--6--6--6--6--5~|

Riff 4a

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

[Riff 4b] Am7

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~-----------|

[Fill 1] [Fill 2]

e|--------------|---------|
B|--------------|---------|
G|--------------|---------|
D|---7~--6~-----|---------|
A|----------7~--|---------|
E|--------------|-4-5-7.--|

Riff 5a

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|----9--9--9------9--9--9------8--8--8--7-8-7---|
G|----9--9--9------9--9--9------7--7--7--7-7-7---|
D|----9--9--9------9--9--9------7--7--7--7-7-7---|
A|---------------------------5-----------------5-|
E|-0------------0--------------------------------|

Riff 5b

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|----9--9--9-----10-10-10-9-----8--8--8--7-8-7---|
G|----9--9--9-----9--9--9--9-----7--7--7--7-7-7---|
D|----9--9--9-----11-11-11-9-----7--7--7--7-7-7---|
A|----------------------------5-----------------5-|
E|-0------------0---------------------------------|

Riff 6

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

Progression:

[Intro] x1

First part of [Riff 1] x1

[Riff 1] x1 w/ lyrics:

"I bring Truth and Understanding, I bring Wit and Wisdom fair,

precious gifts beyond compare.

[Riff 2a] x1

[Riff 2b] x1 w/ lyrics:

We can build a world of wonder. I can make you all aware."

[Riff 3] x1 w/ lyrics:

"I will find you food and shelter, show you fire to keep you warm

Through the endless winter storm.

[Riff 4a] x1

[Riff 4b] x1 w/ lyrics:

Am7

You can live in grace and comfort in the world that you transform."

F#7/11 A9

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

[Fill 1] x1

With [Riff 5a] x1:

The people were delighted, coming forth to claim their prize. [Fill 2]

With [Riff 6] x1:

They ran to build their cities and converse among the wise.

With [Riff 5a] x1:

Fill 2

But one day the streets fell silent, yet they knew not what was wrong.

With [Riff 6] x1:

The urge to build these fine things, seemed not to be so strong.

With [Riff 5b] x1:

The wise men were consulted and the bridge of Death was crossed. [Fill 2]

With [Riff 6] x1:

In quest of Dionysus, to find out what they had lost.

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

[Guitar Solo] - I can't tell whether the pick slides are actually pick

slides, or if Alex is running his hands up and down the neck

along the strings in a legato fashion.

e|---------------------------------[2]-----------|
B|----2~---5--2---2~-------------------5--2------|
G|----4b6~----4b6-4b6~---------------------------|
D|-----------------------------4-------------4---|
A|--------------------x\---/x--------------------|
E|--------------------x\---/x--------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------17b19~-19-17--14h15p14----14-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------15----15---15-16-18b20-18b20-18b20---15-16|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x\--/x------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-x\--/x------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------|-15b17~~---------------------------------------|
B|----------------------|----------14-15-15-17-17b19--15h17p15-14h15p14-|
G|-15h16p15----14-------|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------14~~-|-----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--14--15--17-17b19-17b19--17~---14-15----14-15-14------------|
G|--------------------------------------16----------16~\-------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
B|--------7---------|----------------------------|----------------------|
G|---6b8~~~~~r6--6--|---4h6p4--3h4p3--1h3p1------|--------3--4-----3----|
D|------------------|------------------------4---|--4--6--------6-------|
A|------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
E|------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------4--------4--5-----4--5--5b7~------|
G|-4-----3--4--6--3--4--6-----4--6--------6------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

Segue:

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

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