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Half the World

Rush
Bass Tab

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

Song

INTRO

w h s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

G|---r-|-r-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-|-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-5-----|
D|4:-e-|-e-----------------|-----------------------------7-5-|
A|4:-s-|-s-----------------|---------------------------------|
E|---t-|-t-----------------|---------------------------------|

E e E s s e e E e s E s s s s s s

G|------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------3---|-----------------------|GO TO THE
A|5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|-5-5-5-3-x-2h3-2h3-2h3-|VERSE FIGURE.
E|------------------|-----------------------|

(END INTRO)

VERSE FIGURE (play this ad lib on repeats)

E e E s s e e E e s E e s s s s E e E s s e e

G|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
D|---------------3---|--------------------|---------------3---|
A|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|5-5-5-3-x-2-2h3-2h3-|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|
E|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|

(Singing starts here)

E e s E s s e E e E s s e e E e s E e q E e E s s e e

G|---------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
D|---------------------|--------------3---|---------------|---------------3---|
A|-5-5-5-3-x-2-3-2-x-x-|5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|-5-5-5-3-2-x---|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|
E|---------------------|------------------|-------------5-|-------------------|

E s s s E e s s s s E e E s s e e e s e s q e q

G|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------------|---------------3---|-----7--/10-9----|GO TO THE
A|5-5-5-5-3-x-3-2-3-2-3-|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|-5-5---5------10\|CHORUS FIGURE.
E|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

(END VERSE FIGURE)

CHORUS FIGURE (play this ad lib on repeats)

e s s e s e s s s s s s s e s s e s e s s s s s s s

G|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D|--------------------------|---------------------------|
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------|---------------------------|

e s s e s e s e e s s e s s e q e e e s s e s e s s s s s s s

G|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
D|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
A|----------------------|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-x-7-x-5-4-|---------------------------|

e s s e s e s s s s s s s e s s e s e s e e s s E E e h |1ST TIME, GO

G|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------|TO VERSE FIG.
D|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------|2ND TIME, GO
A|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------|---------|TO INTERLUDE.
E|--------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-7-7-|3RD TIME, GO

|TO OUTRO.

(END CHORUS FIGURE)

INTERLUDE

s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s s s s e

G|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|

s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s s s s e

G|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10h12-10-|
E|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|

s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s s e s s

G|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|

s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s s s s e

G|------------------------|---------------------------|
D|------------------------|---------------------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
E|------------------------|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

s s s e s s s s s s e s s s e s e s e s e s e e

G|----------------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------------------|---------------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-|

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s

G|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

e s e s s s e e e e 4x w h s s s s s s s s

G||-----------------------||-7-|-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-|
D||*---------------------*||---|-------------------|
A||*---------------------*||---|-------------------|
E||--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-5-7--||---|-------------------|

(play ad lib

on repeats)

s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s E e E s s e e E e s E s e s s s s

G|7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-------------------|---------------------|
D|------------------------------7-|---------------3---|---------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2h3-2h3-|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|

/|\

|

GO TO THE VERSE FIGURE.|

(END INTERLUDE)

OUTRO

e s s e s e s s s s s s s e s s e s e s s s s E e s s e s e s e e s s

G|---------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------3-5\|-----------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-----------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

E E e h

G|---------||
D|---------||
A|---------||
E|-5-7-5-5-||

(END OF SONG)

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== TABLATURE EXPLANATION ==

===========================================================================

---------- ---------- ----t---

----5h8--- Hammeron       ----(8)--- Ghost          ----6--- Tap

---------- ---------- Note --------

----5p8--- Pulloff ---------- --------

---------- ---------- -----p--

----5/8--- Slide Up       -----x---- Dead           -----7-- Pop

---------- ---------- Note --s-----

----5\8--- Slide Down     ----------                --5----- Slap
G|----------                ||------|| Repeat         --------
D|----5~~~-- Vibrato        ||*----*||                ---5^--- Bend
A|----------                ||*----*||                --------
E|----------                ||------||                --------

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

-4:------- Time ---------- --------

-4:------- Signature ---------- --------

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

Rhythm:

w = whole note W = dotted whole

h = half note H = dotted half

q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter

e = eighth note E = dotted eighth

s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth

t = 32nd note T = dotted 32nd

x = 64th note X = dotted 64th

^ = triplet = tie to previous note

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