Rush: Cygnus From the album Hemispheres (Mercury Records) Copyright 1978 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart 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!)