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Rush - Bastille Day
From the CD 'Caress of Steel'
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 822543-2
Now the tab has a solo! It's very rough, but it should sound okay.
Let me know how it goes. The song is in the key of G. Many, many helpful
contributions by Branden Robinson .
Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
^ = upstroke
V = downstroke
tr = trill; play the note(s) indicated rapidly and repeatedly (same thing
as tremolo picking)
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[Intro] - doubled guitars
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---3h5-5-5-5-5-5--3h5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-2--2--0----|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-4--4--2----|
[Riff 1]
Em G C D A D
e:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:------------5---7---------7-----|----------------5--7------7-----|
D:---2----5---5---7----7----7-----|---2--2--2---5--5--7---7--7-----|
A:---2----5---3---5----7----5-----|---2--2--2---5--3--5---7--5-----|
E:---0----3---3---5----5----5-----|---0--0--0---3--3--5---5--5-----|
[Riff 2]
G C G5 A5
e:---3~--------0~--------------------------------------------------|
B:---3~--------1~------------------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
G:---0~--------0~------------------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
D:---0~--------2~-----------5~--5-7~--7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
A:---2~--------3~--3-2~-0~--5~--5-7~--7--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------|
E:---3~-3-2-3---------------3~--3-5~--5----------------------------|
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V
[Riff 3]
-----------------------------------------
G D/F# C G |1. G5 A5 D5 |2. G5 A5 E5
e:---3------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
B:---3--3----3--3-|------------------|-----------------------------|
G:o--0--2----0--0-|-----------7-7-7-7|----------------------------o|
D:o--0--0----2--0-|---5---7---7-7-7-7|---5---7\--2----------------o|
A:---2--x----3--2-|---5---7---5-5-5-5|---5---7\--2-----------------|
E:---3--2---------|---3---5----------|---3---5\--0-----------------|
[Riff 4]
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-8------7~-----8-----8-----5~---7----5~----1---3---5~------------|
G:-10b12--9b11~--10b12-10b12-7b9~-9b11-7b9~--3b4-5b7-7b9~----------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-8------7~-----8-----8-----5~---7~----10~-----1-----3-----5------|
G:-10b12--9b11~--10b12-10b12-7b9~-9b11~-12b14~--3b4---5b7---7b9----|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 5]
D5 A5 G D/F#
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------|
G:o-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7--------------------------o|
D:o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------o|
A:--5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----5-5-----5-5-----|
E:--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5---3-------2------0--|
E5 B5 A
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o-9-9-9-------9-9-9-------9-9-9------------------------------o|
D:o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------o|
A:--7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-----7-7---7-7-----------|
E:--------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7---5-----4------2-2------|
[Riff 6]
D5 A5 E5 B5
e:-----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
B:-----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
G:o--7-7-7--------o|-7-7-7--------|o-9-9-9--------o|--9-9-9--------|
D:o--7-7-7-7-7-7--o|-7-7-7-7-7-7--|o-9-9-9-9-9-9--o|--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A:---5-5-5-7-7-7---|-5-5-5-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-9-9-9---|--7-7-7-9-9-9--|
E:---------5-5-5---|-------5-5-5--|--------7-7-7---|--------7-7-7--|
pause pause
C5 G5
e:--------------------|----------------------------|
B:--------------------|----------------------------|
G:o---5-5-5----------o|--5-5-5---------------------|
D:o---5-5-5--5-5-5---o|--5-5-5--5-5-5--------------|
A:----3-3-3--5-5-5----|--3-3-3--5-5-5--------------|
E:-----------3-3-3----|---------3-3-3--------------|
Song progression:
[Intro] x1
[Riff 1] x4
[Riff 1] x2 w/ lyrics:
Ooh, there's no bread, let them eat cake.
There's no end to what they'll take.
Flaunt the fruits of noble birth.
Wash the salt into the earth.
[Riff 2] x2 w/ lyrics:
But they're marching to Bastille Day.
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize.
Free the dungeons of the innocent.
The king will kneel and let his kingdom rise.
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
Ooh, bloodstained velvet, dirty lace.
Naked fear on every face.
See them bow their heads to die
As we would bow as they rode by.
[Riff 2] x2 w/ lyrics:
And we're marching to Bastille Day.
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize.
Sing oh choirs of cacophony.
The king has kneeled to let his kindgom rise.
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 4] x1
Guitar Solo over [Riff 5] x1 and [Riff 6] x1
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G:-12p11p9---12p11p9--12p11p9--12b14~~~--|-12-12-12-12-12p11p9----9--|
D:---------------------------------------|---------------------12----|
A:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
e:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------|---------8-9-11~~---9-11-11b12-11-11b12-11b12r11--|
D:-12-11-9-11-7~--|-/9~~--9------------------------------------------|
A:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
e:-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G:-9~~---|--14b16-14b16~~--14b16-14b16~~--14-14-14p12p11-9--11-9-----|
D:-------|-------------------------------------------------------12--|
A:-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e:---------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G:-9--9-9-9-8~~--|------------------9---11-12p11p9-11-9----------------|
D:---------------|--12p11p9---11-12---------------------12p11---11-12--|
A:---------------|---------12---------------------------------12-------|
E:---------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--9--11-12p11p9-11-9---------------9-9-9-9--8-9~~--9-8~~--9p8-8-8--|
D:---------------------12p11p9-11-12---------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------8-9-11-13-14-14p13p11h14p13p11--9-11--9-8---------------|
D:-9~---9-9--------------------------------------------9---9---------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------10-10---|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G:------------------------------------|--7tr0--7\-----------------|
D:----------12-9-9-9-9~--9------------|---------------------------|
A:-10-10-10----------------10-10-10---|---------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|---------------------------|
(this part comes in over the fill below)
e:------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------|
G:---16-12~~~h14~p12~-----------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|
While coming out of the solo, play this:
e:--------------------------------|-------------------------5--5---|
B:--------------------------------|-------------------------7--7---|
G:------------5---7---------7-----|----------------5--7-----7--7---|
D:---2----5---5---7----7----7-----|---2--2--2---5--5--7-----7--7---|
A:---2----5---3---5----7----5-----|---2--2--2---5--3--5-----5--5---|
E:---0----3---3---5----5----5-----|---0--0--0---3--3--5--0---------|
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
Lessons taught but never learned.
All around us anger burns.
Guide the future by the past.
Long ago the mould was cast.
[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:
For they marched up to Bastille Day.
La guillotine claimed her bloody prize.
Hear the echoes of the centuries.
Power isn't all that money buys.
[Riff 3] x1 [do ending 1 TWICE]
[Riff 5] x1
[Outro]:
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--4-5-----------4-5----------4-5---------------------------------|
E:------0-4-5-5-------0-4-5-5------0-4-5-5-------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-6-7-----------6-7----------6-7----------------------------------|
E:------0-6-7-7------0-6-7-7------0-6-7-7--------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-7-8-----------7-8----------7-8----------------------------------|
E:------5-7-8-8------5-7-8-8-------5-7-8-8-------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--9~--9--7--9---10~-10--9--7~--7h9~-9--9h11~-11--11h12~~---------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
With first part of [Riff 3] x2:
This part is doubled by another guitar:
feedback on this note
\/
e:----------------------------------------------------------15~~------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--12~--12--11--12~-17~-17--16--14~-14s16~-16--14~-14--12~-----------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------5---|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------5---|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------3---|
From the CD 'Caress of Steel'
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 822543-2
Now the tab has a solo! It's very rough, but it should sound okay.
Let me know how it goes. The song is in the key of G. Many, many helpful
contributions by Branden Robinson .
Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
^ = upstroke
V = downstroke
tr = trill; play the note(s) indicated rapidly and repeatedly (same thing
as tremolo picking)
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[Intro] - doubled guitars
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---3h5-5-5-5-5-5--3h5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-2--2--0----|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o---------------------------------------------------------------o|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:---5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-4--4--2----|
[Riff 1]
Em G C D A D
e:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:------------5---7---------7-----|----------------5--7------7-----|
D:---2----5---5---7----7----7-----|---2--2--2---5--5--7---7--7-----|
A:---2----5---3---5----7----5-----|---2--2--2---5--3--5---7--5-----|
E:---0----3---3---5----5----5-----|---0--0--0---3--3--5---5--5-----|
[Riff 2]
G C G5 A5
e:---3~--------0~--------------------------------------------------|
B:---3~--------1~------------------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
G:---0~--------0~------------------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
D:---0~--------2~-----------5~--5-7~--7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------|
A:---2~--------3~--3-2~-0~--5~--5-7~--7--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------|
E:---3~-3-2-3---------------3~--3-5~--5----------------------------|
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V
[Riff 3]
-----------------------------------------
G D/F# C G |1. G5 A5 D5 |2. G5 A5 E5
e:---3------------|------------------|-----------------------------|
B:---3--3----3--3-|------------------|-----------------------------|
G:o--0--2----0--0-|-----------7-7-7-7|----------------------------o|
D:o--0--0----2--0-|---5---7---7-7-7-7|---5---7\--2----------------o|
A:---2--x----3--2-|---5---7---5-5-5-5|---5---7\--2-----------------|
E:---3--2---------|---3---5----------|---3---5\--0-----------------|
[Riff 4]
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-8------7~-----8-----8-----5~---7----5~----1---3---5~------------|
G:-10b12--9b11~--10b12-10b12-7b9~-9b11-7b9~--3b4-5b7-7b9~----------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-8------7~-----8-----8-----5~---7~----10~-----1-----3-----5------|
G:-10b12--9b11~--10b12-10b12-7b9~-9b11~-12b14~--3b4---5b7---7b9----|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 5]
D5 A5 G D/F#
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------|
G:o-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7--------------------------o|
D:o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------o|
A:--5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----5-5-----5-5-----|
E:--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5---3-------2------0--|
E5 B5 A
e:--------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------|
G:o-9-9-9-------9-9-9-------9-9-9------------------------------o|
D:o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------o|
A:--7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-----7-7---7-7-----------|
E:--------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7---5-----4------2-2------|
[Riff 6]
D5 A5 E5 B5
e:-----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
B:-----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------|
G:o--7-7-7--------o|-7-7-7--------|o-9-9-9--------o|--9-9-9--------|
D:o--7-7-7-7-7-7--o|-7-7-7-7-7-7--|o-9-9-9-9-9-9--o|--9-9-9-9-9-9--|
A:---5-5-5-7-7-7---|-5-5-5-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-9-9-9---|--7-7-7-9-9-9--|
E:---------5-5-5---|-------5-5-5--|--------7-7-7---|--------7-7-7--|
pause pause
C5 G5
e:--------------------|----------------------------|
B:--------------------|----------------------------|
G:o---5-5-5----------o|--5-5-5---------------------|
D:o---5-5-5--5-5-5---o|--5-5-5--5-5-5--------------|
A:----3-3-3--5-5-5----|--3-3-3--5-5-5--------------|
E:-----------3-3-3----|---------3-3-3--------------|
Song progression:
[Intro] x1
[Riff 1] x4
[Riff 1] x2 w/ lyrics:
Ooh, there's no bread, let them eat cake.
There's no end to what they'll take.
Flaunt the fruits of noble birth.
Wash the salt into the earth.
[Riff 2] x2 w/ lyrics:
But they're marching to Bastille Day.
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize.
Free the dungeons of the innocent.
The king will kneel and let his kingdom rise.
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
Ooh, bloodstained velvet, dirty lace.
Naked fear on every face.
See them bow their heads to die
As we would bow as they rode by.
[Riff 2] x2 w/ lyrics:
And we're marching to Bastille Day.
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize.
Sing oh choirs of cacophony.
The king has kneeled to let his kindgom rise.
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 4] x1
Guitar Solo over [Riff 5] x1 and [Riff 6] x1
e:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G:-12p11p9---12p11p9--12p11p9--12b14~~~--|-12-12-12-12-12p11p9----9--|
D:---------------------------------------|---------------------12----|
A:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
e:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G:----------------|---------8-9-11~~---9-11-11b12-11-11b12-11b12r11--|
D:-12-11-9-11-7~--|-/9~~--9------------------------------------------|
A:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
E:----------------|--------------------------------------------------|
e:-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G:-9~~---|--14b16-14b16~~--14b16-14b16~~--14-14-14p12p11-9--11-9-----|
D:-------|-------------------------------------------------------12--|
A:-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e:---------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
G:-9--9-9-9-8~~--|------------------9---11-12p11p9-11-9----------------|
D:---------------|--12p11p9---11-12---------------------12p11---11-12--|
A:---------------|---------12---------------------------------12-------|
E:---------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--9--11-12p11p9-11-9---------------9-9-9-9--8-9~~--9-8~~--9p8-8-8--|
D:---------------------12p11p9-11-12---------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------8-9-11-13-14-14p13p11h14p13p11--9-11--9-8---------------|
D:-9~---9-9--------------------------------------------9---9---------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------10-10---|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e:------------------------------------|---------------------------|
B:------------------------------------|---------------------------|
G:------------------------------------|--7tr0--7\-----------------|
D:----------12-9-9-9-9~--9------------|---------------------------|
A:-10-10-10----------------10-10-10---|---------------------------|
E:------------------------------------|---------------------------|
(this part comes in over the fill below)
e:------------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------------|
G:---16-12~~~h14~p12~-----------------------------|
D:------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------|
While coming out of the solo, play this:
e:--------------------------------|-------------------------5--5---|
B:--------------------------------|-------------------------7--7---|
G:------------5---7---------7-----|----------------5--7-----7--7---|
D:---2----5---5---7----7----7-----|---2--2--2---5--5--7-----7--7---|
A:---2----5---3---5----7----5-----|---2--2--2---5--3--5-----5--5---|
E:---0----3---3---5----5----5-----|---0--0--0---3--3--5--0---------|
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
Lessons taught but never learned.
All around us anger burns.
Guide the future by the past.
Long ago the mould was cast.
[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:
For they marched up to Bastille Day.
La guillotine claimed her bloody prize.
Hear the echoes of the centuries.
Power isn't all that money buys.
[Riff 3] x1 [do ending 1 TWICE]
[Riff 5] x1
[Outro]:
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:--4-5-----------4-5----------4-5---------------------------------|
E:------0-4-5-5-------0-4-5-5------0-4-5-5-------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-6-7-----------6-7----------6-7----------------------------------|
E:------0-6-7-7------0-6-7-7------0-6-7-7--------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-7-8-----------7-8----------7-8----------------------------------|
E:------5-7-8-8------5-7-8-8-------5-7-8-8-------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D:--9~--9--7--9---10~-10--9--7~--7h9~-9--9h11~-11--11h12~~---------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
With first part of [Riff 3] x2:
This part is doubled by another guitar:
feedback on this note
\/
e:----------------------------------------------------------15~~------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--12~--12--11--12~-17~-17--16--14~-14s16~-16--14~-14--12~-----------|
D:----------------------------------------------------------------5---|
A:----------------------------------------------------------------5---|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------3---|
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