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Rush: Half the World
>From the album Test For Echo (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1996 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Sean Jones <seanj@execpc.com>

Transcribed by Joe White

This song is in dropped D tuning (DADG low to high).


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
---r-|-r-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-|-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-5-----|
4:-e-|-e-----------------|-----------------------------7-5-|
4:-s-|-s-----------------|---------------------------------|
---t-|-t-----------------|---------------------------------|

E e E s s e e E e s E s s s s s s
|------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------3---|-----------------------|GO TO THE
|5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|-5-5-5-3-x-2h3-2h3-2h3-|VERSE FIGURE.
|------------------|-----------------------|

(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
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|---------------3---|--------------------|---------------3---|
|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|5-5-5-3-x-2-2h3-2h3-|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
(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
|---------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------3---|---------------|---------------3---|
|-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-|
|---------------------|------------------|-------------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
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|---------------3---|-----7--/10-9----|GO TO THE
|5-5-5-5-3-x-3-2-3-2-3-|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|-5-5---5------10\|CHORUS FIGURE.
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

(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
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|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 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
|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|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
|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------|TO VERSE FIG.
|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------|2ND TIME, GO
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------|---------|TO INTERLUDE.
|--------------------------|-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
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|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-|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|

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

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

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
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
|------------------------|-------------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
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|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
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|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 s e s s s e e e e 4x w +h s s s s s s s s
||-----------------------||-7-|-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-|
||*---------------------*||---|-------------------|
||*---------------------*||---|-------------------|
||--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
|7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------7-|---------------3---|---------------------|
|--------------------------------|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2h3-2h3-|
|--------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
/|\
|
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
|---------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------3-5\|-----------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

E E e+h
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||
|-5-7-5-5-||

(END OF SONG) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


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== TABLATURE EXPLANATION ==
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---------- ---------- ----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

---------- ||------|| Repeat --------
----5~~~-- Vibrato ||*----*|| ---5^--- Bend
---------- ||*----*|| --------
---------- ||------|| --------

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