Rush: Cygnus From the album Hemispheres (Mercury Records) Copyright 1978 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Comments/corrections to Jimmy Pena Transcribed by Jimmy Pena, Blake Butterworth, Tony Zimmerman, Branden Robinson, Tony Kennedy, and C. D. Bruce [Intro] Ebm Em9 Em e:---6~----0~--------0~--------------------| B:---7~----0~--------0~--------------------| G:---8~----0~--------0~--------------------| D:---8~----4~--------2~--------------------| A:---6~----2~--------2~--------------------| E:---------0~--------0~--------------------| [Riff 1] (notes in ()'s are overdubbed) e:-----------------------(4)---------| B:---------------------(5)-(5)-------| G:o------------------(4)--1--(4)----o| D:o-------7~---2--------2-----------o| A:--4-5-7----0~--4-5--2--------------| E:--------------------------4~--0~---| Progression: [Intro] x1 Keyboard arr. for guitar: (D) G I have mem'ry and awareness, but I have no shape or form. Em Bm As a disembodied spirit, I am dead and yet unborn. G D I have passed into Olympus, as was told in tales of old. A D To the City of Immortals, marble white and purest gold. 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. [Riff 1] x4 w/ lyrics: Then all at once the chaos ceased. A stillness fell, a sudden peace. The Warriors felt my silent cry and stayed their struggle, mystified. [Riff 1] x1 Play this 2 times with lyrics below: E A F# D A7 Bm A/C# A5 E e:--0~----------------------------------------------------------0~---| B:--0~-----2------------------------3---2---3-------------------0~---| G:--1~-----2----3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2---0---4--2--2--2-2--------1~---| D:--2~-----2----4~--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---0---2---4--2--2--2-2--------2----| A:--2~-----0----4~--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------2--4--4--0-0--------2----| E:--0~----------2~--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------0~--0-0----| A F# D A7 Bm A/C# A e:-------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---2-----------------------3---2---3----------2--2-----------------| G:---2---3~--3-3-3-3-3-3-3---2---0---4---2--2---2--2-----------------| D:---2---4~--4-4-4-4-4-4-4---0---2---4---2--2---2--2-----------------| A:---0---4~--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------2---4--4---0--0-----------------| E:-------2~--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------| E A F# D A7 Bm A/C# A5 Apollo was astonished; Dionysus thought me mad. E A F# D A7 Bm A But they heard my story further, and they wondered, and were sad. E A F# D A7 Bm A/C# A5 Looking down from Olympus on a world of doubt and fear. E A F# D A7 Bm A/C# A Its surface splintered into sorry hemispheres. [Guitar Solo] - As in previous solo, there may be some legato hand sliding that sounds like pick sliding. (Rhythm guitar plays above riff 2 times) e:---------------------------------------------------------------------| B:---------------------------------------------------------------------| G:-----------11~------6--7~---6--7--9--7--6h7p6------------------------| D:------2~---------9-----------------------------9-7-------------------| A:----------------------------------------------------9-9h10p9------7~-| E:--0~-----------------------------------------------------------------| e:----------------------------------------------------------------------| B:------------------x-15b17---15---15--15--14---------------------------| G:--------------11~----------------------------16--14--14h16p14--12-----| D:--9p7--[9]b11------------------------------------------------------14-| A:----------------------------------------------------------------------| E:----------------------------------------------------------------------| [Riff 1] x2 w/ lyrics: They sat a while in silence, then they turned at last to me: (With lyrics below:) G B F e:----3~------------1~------| B:----3~-----4~-----1~------| G:----4~-----4~-----2~------| D:----5~-----4~-----3~------| A:----5~-----2~-----3~------| E:----3~------------1~------| F#7/11 A9 e:----0~---------0~------0~-----|---0~-----0~---0-----| B:----0~---------0~------0~-----|---0~-----0~---0-----| G:o---3~---------3~------3~----o|---6~-----6~---6-----| D:o---4~---------4~------4~----o|---7~-----7~---7-----| A:----4~---------4~------4~-----|---7~-----7~---7-----| E:----2~---------2~------2~-----|---5~-----5~---5-----| G BaddC# F F#7/11 A9 "We will call you Cygnus, The God of Balance you shall be." [Outro] - strum each chord F C/E C G Bb F C G e:--1------0--------0------3---|----1--------1-------0--------3------| B:--1------1--------1------3---|----3--------1-------1--------3------| G:o-2------0--------0------0---|----3--------2-------0--------0-----o| D:o-3------2--------2------0---|----3--------3-------2--------0-----o| A:--3------3--------3------2---|----1--------3-------3--------2------| E:--1------0---------------3---|-------------1----------------3------| e:--0~-0--0~-0--|-0~-0--0~-0--|---------------------------------------| B:--0~--0-0~--0-|-0~--0-0~--0-|------1~--1~--1--1--1.---2~~~----------| G:--6~----6~----|-0~----0~----|--2~--0~--2~--0--0--0.---2~~~----------| D:--7~----7~----|-2~----2~----|--3~--2~--2~--2--2--2.---2~~~----------| A:--7~----7~----|-3~----3~----|--3~--3~--0~--3--3--3.---0~~~----------| E:--5~----5~----|-------------|--1~--3~--1~--3--3--3.-----------------| tr Standard tuning [EADGBe] (low to high). The key signature switches from E to D in this song. Previously tabbed by Blake Butterworth and Tony Zimmerman . I took the solo from Tony's version, fixed it up, and changed it around a little. Helpful hints from Branden Robinson and Tony Kennedy , as well as C.D. Bruce . Part VI courtesy of Doug White (Slightly edited >. Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com | = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music ~ = vibrato or held note x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note . = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it h = hammer on p = pull off s = slide b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret r = release bend to indicated string/fret tr = tremolo picking / = slide up from infinity \ = slide down into infinity <5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated) [5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack) o \_ o / repeat sign (always look for these!)