Rush: Rivendell From the album Fly by Night (Mercury Records) Copyright 1975 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee Lyrics by Peart Transcription by: C.D. Bruce (cbruce@erols.com) Previous transcribed by: OLGA Kevin McFadden Comments/Corrections to: C.D. Bruce (cbruce@erols.com) Guitar 1: Nylon String Classical Guitar 2: 6 String Electric Guitar, clean with ambient delay (.) 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|-----------------|-------------3---|-----------------|-----------------|G |-----------------|-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|T |-----0-------0---|-----0-----------|-0---------------|-----------------|R |-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|1 |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| h H H w+ | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|T |<12--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|R |--------<12------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|2 |-----------------|----<14----------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|<15--------------|-----------------| Lyrics Sunlight dances through the leaves Soft winds stir the sighing trees Lying in the warm grass Feel the sun upon your face Elvin songs and endless nights Sweet wine and soft relaxing lights Time will never touch you Here in this enchanted place I've traveled now for many miles It feels so good to see the smiles of Friends who never left your mind When you were far away From the golden light of coming dawn 'til the twilight when the sun is gone We treasure ev'ry season And ev'ry passing day Chorus Feel there's something calling you You're wanting to return To where the misty mountains rise and friendly fires burn A place you can escape the world Where the dark lord cannot go Peace of mind and sanctuary by loud water's flow We feel the coming of a new day Dark gives way to light a new way Stop here for a while until the world, The world calls you away Yet you know I've had the feeling Standing with my senses reeling This is the place to grow old till I reach my final day. Chorus Background: This song showcases the more quiet side of Rush. The credits show that Lee wrote the music. It is not clear whether or not he performed it on the album as well. The song is obviously written about the Elvin village of Rivendell from the Tolkien novels (The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings Trilogy). Rivendell was a sanctuary where a traveler could be safe from the evil that was abundant in the outside world. It was where Bilbo Baggins, the main character from "The Hobbit" and finder of the "one ring", would spend his final years on "middle earth". Tablature Contributors: None Disclaimer: This tablature represents how the song is played as closely as reasonably achievable to the studio recording. Alex Lifeson (or Geddy Lee!) may have played it slightly differently. Revision History: Revision 0: No date information available. Initial submittal by C. D. Bruce. Revision 01: 07/14/1998. Reformatted to condense tab. Added volume swelled electric guitar. Tablature Explanation: (+) = This symbol stands for "Coda". A passage at the end of a movement or composition that brings it to a formal close. AC = "Al coda" - means "to the tail", tells you that you must go to the end section which starts with the Coda sign (+). DC = "Da capo" - means "from the head", when you see these initials you go back to the beginning of the piece of music. DS = "Dal segno" - means "from the sign", go back in the tabulature only as far as the (%) sign. (.) = Fermata, the prolongation of a tone, chord, or rest beyond its indicated time value. h = hammer p = pull RF = repeat and fade Rit = "Ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding. ~ = vibrato x = percussive note with no pitch or a muted note . = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it s = slide (used when back slash "\" or forward slash "/" don't fit) ^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis () r = release bend (string/fret may be indicated) t = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush) | = bar separating measures / = slide up the neck towards the bridge \ = slide down the neck towards the nut x/ = pick slide up x\ = pick slide down <5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string above the fret indicated) < = preceding a note indicates a volume swell using either a volume pedal or the volume knob on the guitar [5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack) o =\ repeat sign o =/ LT = "Lifeson Tuning" or Modified Nashville Tuning. When the low E, A, and D strings (usually on a 6 string acoustic) are replaced with lighter gauge strings and tuned one octave higher than normal (different from Nashville tuning which would also include the G string being tuned one octave higher). Other pertinent information: Tempo: 1/4 note = ??? Tuning: Standard [EADGBe]. Key signature: D Effects: Delay on volume swelled electric guitar Chord Chart Below for major chords used: 0 G/B 0 G0/Bb 0 Am7 e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B |---|-O-|---|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| A |---|-O-|---|---| A |-O-|---|---|---| A 0---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| 0 D 3 Gsus9/D 3 D7sus4addB e |---|-O-|---|---| e |---|---|-O-|---| e |-O-|---|---|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| B 0---|---|---|---| G |---|-O-|---|---| G |---|-O-|---|---| G |---|---|-O-|---| D 0---|---|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| A |---|---|---|---| A |---|---|---|---| A |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| 0 Em 0 Fmaj7sus2 0 C e |---|---|-O-|---| e |---|---|---|---| e 0---|---|---|---| B |---|---|---|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| D |---|---|-O-|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| A |---|---|---|---| A |---|---|---|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| 0 Csus2 0 G/B 0 G e |---|---|-O-|---| e |---|---|-O-|---| e |---|---|-O-|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| G 0---|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| D |---|---|-x-|---| D 0---|---|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| A |---|-O-|---|---| A |---|-O-|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|-O-|---| 0 Ano3rd 0 A 0 Gno3rd e 0---|---|---|---| e 0---|---|---|---| e |---|---|-O-|---| B |---|-x-|---|---| B |---|-O-|---|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| G |---|-O-|---|---| G |---|-O-|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| D 0---|---|---|---| A 0---|---|---|---| A 0---|---|---|---| A |---|---|-x-|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|-O-|---| Tablature Format: This Tablature is primarily based on the formats indicated below. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 <--Quarter note beat locations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 <--Eighth note beat locations <--Effects/Misc Line D C G/B <--Chord Line e e e q q e e e e q e e e <--Note Duration Line (table below) |-----2-----------|-----------------| <--High E string |-------3---------|-----------------| <--B string |---2-------2---0-|-----0-------0---| <--G string |-0---------------|---2-------0---0-| <--D string |-----------------|-3-----2---------| <--A string |-----------------|-----------------| <--E string or 4/4 <--Time Signature & Effects Line D <--Chord Line e e e q q e <--Note Duration Line (table below) e|---------2-----------------------|G<--High E string B|-------------3-------------------|T<--B string G|-----2---------------2-------0---|R<--G string D|(0)------------------------------|1<--D string A|---------------------------------| <--A string E|---------------------------------| <--E string ^=Space identifies guitar or keys 1 2 3 4 <--Quarter note beat locations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 <--Eighth note beat locations Effects/Misc Line: Provides effects information, number of repeats, etc. Chord Line: Provides the chord name for the chords used in the tab below. Note Duration Line: Provides the "value" of each note, e.g., whole, half, quarter, etc. Note Duration Designator Table: w = Whole note h = Half note q = Quarter note H = Dotted half note Q = Dotted Quarter note s = Sixteenth note e = Eighth note S = Dotted sixteenth note E = Dotted eighth note + = Duration exceeds 2 measures t = Thirty-second note T = Dotted thirty-second note Notes with two designations immediately adjacent to each other have durations added (e.g., he = half note + eigth note, etc.) String lines: Represent the strings of a guitar. The tab is laid out as if you placed a right handed guitar on your lap, string side up. A vertical line character "|" represents a bar between measures. A dash "-" represents each string. The numbers indicate which fret should be fingered to sound the note. The first space after every bar is a blank space that is almost never used. Quarter notes are separated by 3 dashes, eighth notes are separated by 1 dash. In an effort to make the ASCII tab look as much like tab in a music book, the notes are spaced out as accurately as possible. In the event the notes will not fit into the format shown above, the tab may be expanded (usually only required for solos).