Rush: The Camera Eye From the album Moving Pictures (Mercury Records) Copyright 1981 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Comments/corrections to C. D. Bruce Transcription by C.D. Bruce (cbruce@peco-energy.com), Tony Kennedy (tonyk@hotwire.net), Richard Soto (lerxst@zeus.jersey.net), Sean Carroll (xamolleh@ix.netcom.com) and Guenter Kattin. Revision 01, Date submitted: 7/10/98. The song opens with street sounds from New York City - car horns, sirens, police whistle, a fruit vendor calling "...this is it, fresh fruit...fresh fruit...". This then leads into the synth intro Guitar tacet for synth intro. Mildly overdriven guitar tone w/chorus e Hw+ |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---7/8-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Q e |<12>-------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----x\-string---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----x\-noise----| |------<5>.-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----x\-from-----| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----x\-sliding--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----x\-a CaddG--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------down-----| Note: Bracketed notes below are "touch" harmonics which are executed by fretting a CaddG chord (see below) in the first position and plucking the string with the thumb or pick while touching 12 frets above the fretted note with the tip of the picking hand index finger. CaddG e |---|---|-O-|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| E |---|---|---|---| Q q Q Q he |{13}-------------|------{15}-------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|{13}-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----------{12}---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |------{14}-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| h e w |/11--------------|<5>--------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |--------------<5>|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C Q q q e Q q e e Q Q ss Q e e e ss |-----------------|-----------------|-8-----8-----88--|-8-----8-8-8-88-\| |-x-----x---x---x-|-x-----x---x-x---|-8-----8-----88--|-8-----8-8-8-88-\| |-x-----x---x---x-|-x-----x---x-x---|-9-----9-----99--|-9-----9-8-9-99-\| |-x-----x---x---x-|-x-----x---x-x---|-10----10----110-|-10----101010110\| |-x-----x---x---x-|-x-----x---x-x---|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Heavily overdriven tone w/chorus, use a digital delay set at 0 ms with the level at 100% to "thicken" the sound. Bbs2 C/G G F ww Q he w |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------| |-1---------------|-----------------|-5-----3---------|-1---------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-5-----4---------|-2---------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-5-----5---------|-3---------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-3-----5---------|-3---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------|-1---------------| Bbs2 C/G G F ww Q he w |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------| |-1---------------|-----------------|-5-----3---------|-1---------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-5-----4---------|-2---------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-5-----5---------|-3---------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-3-----5---------|-3---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3---------|-1---------------| Bbs2 C/G G F Bbs2 He e q e q e e Q Q q H q q |-----------------|-----------------|-------------1---|-----------0-----| |-1---------------|-1-----1-----1---|-5-----3-----1---|-1-------------1-| |-3-------------3-|-----0-----3-----|-5-----4-----2---|-3---------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-5-----5-----3---|-3---------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-3-----5-----3---|-3---------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-----1---|-----------------| C/G G F Bbs2 q q e q Q he He ss h q q |-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-3-----3---------|-1------------11-|-1-------------1-| |---3---0---------|-3-----4---------|-2------------33-|-3---------3-----| |-----------3-----|-3-----5---------|-3------------33-|-3---------------| |-------------3---|-5-----5---------|-3------------33-|-3---------------| |-----------------|-5-----3---------|-1---------------|-----------------| C C/G G F Bbs2 q e e sss Q Q q w+ |---0---1-0-888---|-------------1---|-----------------|-----------------| |---------/-888---|-3-----3-----1---|-1---------------|-----------------| |---------/-999---|-3-----4-----2---|-3---------------|-----------------| |---------/-1110--|-3-----5-----3---|-3---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-5-----5-----3---|-3---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-5-----3-----1---|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| Guitar rests for 4 measures during synth bridge. Heavily overdrive w/chorus h+ e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| h h+ |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-4-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| h h+ |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Repeat 3 times Q Q q Q Q q Q Q q Q Q q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |o----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |o----------------|-6-----4-----3---|-----------------|-6-----4-----3\--| |-4-----------4---|-----------------|-4-----------4---|-----------------| |-------4---------|-----------------|-------4---------|-----------------| Q Q q Q Q q Q Q q Q Q q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------o| |-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-------1-----3---|-------1-----3---|-------1-----3---|-------1-----3---| Flanger on (two guitars (lower on left channel, higher on right) Q Q q Q Q q Q Q q Q Q q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |o6-----------6---|-9-----7-----6--o|o5---------------|-5--------------o| |o------6---------|----------------o|o------3-----5---|-------3-----5--o| |-4-----------4---|-6-----4-----3---|-3---------------|-3---------------| |-------4---------|-----------------|-------1-----3---|-------1-----3---| Flanger off, slightly overdriven w/chorus e q e q e e q q q e q e q e |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------| |-----------------2---------4-----------------2---------4-----------------| |-5-----5---5-----4-5---5---4---5-5---5---5---4-5-----5-4---5-----5---5---| |-7-----5---8-----|-5---7---|---5-7---8---5---|-7-----5-|---8-----5---7---| |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------| e q q q |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |---5-5---5---5---| |---5-7---8---5---| |-----------------| Grim faced and forbidding... 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|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5--o| |---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------5----o| |-7-----8---------|-7-----8---------|-7-----8---------|-7-----8---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db/F Db/Gb Db/F Db/Gb C/E C/F C/E C/F q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |----(6)-----(6)--|----(6)-----(6)--|----(5)-----(5)--|----(5)-----(5)--| |o----6-------6---|-----6-------6--o|o----5-------5---|-----5-------5--o| |o----6-------6---|-----6-------6--o|o----5-------5---|-----5-------5--o| |-8-------9-------|-8-------9-------|-7-------8-------|-7-------8-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Db/F Db/Gb Db/F Db/Gb Db/F Db/Gb Db/F Db/Gb q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----6-6-----6-6-|-----6-6-----6-6-|-----6-6-----6-6-|-----6-6-----6---| |-----6-6-----6-6-|-----6-6-----6-6-|-----6-6-----6-6-|-----6-6-----6---| |-6---6-6-6---6-6-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-|-6---6-6-6---6---| |-8-------9-------|-8-------9-------|-8-------9-------|-8-------9-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C/E C/F C/E C/F C/E C/F C/E C/F q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5---| |-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5---| |-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5---| |-7-------8-------|-7-------8-------|-7-------8-------|-7-------8-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Heavily overdriven w/chorus The foc - us is sharp in...) 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4---------------------| |---------------------| |---------------------| Guitar tacet for 4 measures for synth bridge hw+ |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Q Q q Q Q q Q Q q Q Q q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |o----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |o----------------|-6-----4-----3---|-----------------|-6-----4-----3---| |-4-----------4---|-----------------|-4-----------4---|-----------------| 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|-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|-----------------| e q q q |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |---5-5---5---5---| |---5-7---8---5---| |-----------------| Wide angle watcher... 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e q q q |-------------|-------------|-------------|E| |-3---3---1---|-1-----1---1-|-3---3---1---|L| |-3---3---2---|-2-----0---2-|-3---3---2--o|E| |-3---3---3---|-3-----2---3-|-3---3---3--o|C| |---------3---|-3-----3---3-|---------3---| | |-------------|-------------|-------------| | | q q q q e q e q q q | |-------------|-------------|-------------|A| |-3---3---1---|-1---1-1---1-|-3---3---1---|C| |-3---3---2---|-2---2-0---2-|-3---3---2--o|O| |-3---3---3---|-3---3-2---3-|-3---3---3--o|U| |---------3---|-3---3-3---3-|---------3---|S| |-------------|-------------|-------------| | Electric = slightly overdriven w/chorus e q e q e e q q q e q |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|E| |-----------------|---------|-----------------|---------|L| 4-----------------2---------4-----------------2---------|E| 4-5-----5---5-----4-5---5---4---5-5---5---5---4-5-----5-|C| |-7-----5---8-----|-5---7---|---5-7---8---5---|-7-----5-| | 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|-------1-----3---|-------1-----3---|-------1-----3---|-------1-----3---| They seem oblivious... Repeat 4 times, clean tone w/chorus Db/F Db/Gb Db/F Db/Gb Db/F Db/Gb Db/F Db/Gb e e e q e q e e e q e q e e e q e q e e e q e q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |o----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---| |o--6-------6-----|---6-------6-----|---6-------6-----|---6-------6-----| |-8-----9---------|-8-----9---------|-8-----9---------|-8-----9---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C/E C/F C/E C/F C/E C/F C/E C/F e e e q e q e e e q e q e e e q e q e e e q e q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5---|-----5-------5--o| |---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------5-----|---5-------5----o| |-7-----8---------|-7-----8---------|-7-----8---------|-7-----8---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Guitar Solo, thick heavily overdriven tone with chorus h h ww q Hh 1 r |-----------------|-----------------|-11--13----------|(13^)---(13^)----| |-14--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| H e ew q e he e e H |-12--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-12--------------| |-------------15--|-----------------|-13--1511--------|---13------------| |---------------12|-----------------|-----------------|-----12----------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| wQ h e w q q q sss |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------1---hp-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-6---7--(7^)-676-| |-----------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------3-------4-|-----------------|-----------------| |-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| h q q he Q wq e Q e |-----------------|-----------------|---2-------------|-----r---2-----0-| |-----------------|---2-slow--------|-10^-slow--------|--(10^)10^-------| |-9-------9---10--|-10^-rel---9-----|-----bend--------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Tab expanded for clarity Q q e S S S S S S S S e e e e |-13----------13------13--16-13-13|-13-16-13-13-13--16--13--16--13--| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e Q e e e h e Q |-16--13--------------13----------|---2---------------2---r---------| |-------------------------16--14--|-16^-------------16^-16^---------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| q h h e e e e |p----------2-(slowly)----------2-|---2-------2---r-p---------2-----| |-13-----[15^]---------------[15^]|[15^]---[15^-15^]13-----[15^]----| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| q q q q S S E Q 2 2 2 2 2 r p |-15^-----15^-----15^-----15^-----|-15^15-13----13------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 4/4 Repeat 4 times (tab expanded additionally for clarity) s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |----p-----------h---p-----------h---p-----------h---p-----------h| |-18--14------14--18--14------14--18--14------14--18--14------14--| |o--------16--------------16--------------16--------------16-----o| |o---------------------------------------------------------------o| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s |----p-----------h---p-----------h---p-----------h---p-----------h| |-17--13------13--17--13------13--17--13------13--17--13------13--| |---------15--------------15--------------15--------------15------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e |----p-----------h---p-----------h---p---------------p------------| |-17--13------13--17--13------13--17--13----------17--13----------| |---------15--------------15--------------15--15----------15------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------| E E E e s s s s s s s s s S e e e qw+ |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-15---13---15----17-13-1517131517|-13151713-15--17-13-------2------| |---------------------------------|-------------------------9^------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Db/F Db/Gb Db/F Db/Gb Db/F Db/Gb Db/F Db/Gb q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----6-6-----6-6-|-----6-6-----6-6-|-----6-6-----6-6-|-----6-6-----6---| |-----6-6-----6-6-|-----6-6-----6-6-|-----6-6-----6-6-|-----6-6-----6---| |-6---6-6-6---6-6-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-|-6---6-6-6---6-6-|-6---6-6-6---6---| |-8-------9-------|-8-------9-------|-8-------9-------|-8-------9-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C/E C/F C/E C/F C/E C/F C/E C/F q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5---| |-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5-5-|-----5-5-----5---| |-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5-5-|-5---5-5-5---5---| |-7-------8-------|-7-------8-------|-7-------8-------|-7-------8-------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Heavily overdriven w/chorus The fo - cus is sharp in the Bbs4 Q Q q Q Q q Q Q Q |-----------------|-----------------|-9-----9---------|-9-----9---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-7-----7---------|-7-----7---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-6-----6---------|-6-----6---------| |-----------------|-----------------|-6-----6---------|-6-----6---------| |-4-----------4---|-6-----4-----3---|-----------------|-----------------| |-------4---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ci - ty Flanger on h+ |---------9-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------7-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------6-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------6-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Continue to hold the chord except the note on G string which is released to the 6th fret to enable the "touch" harmonics which are sounded (shown in brackets {} 12 frets higher). Fade h h |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|{18}-------------| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|--------{18}-----| |-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| Lyrics: Spoken w/NY accent ...this is it, fresh fruit...fresh fruit... Grim-faced and forbidding, their faces closed tight An angular mass of New Yorkers Pacing in rhythm, race the oncoming night They chase through the streets of Manhattan Headfirst humanity, pause at a light Then flow through the streets of the city They seem oblivious to a soft spring rain Like an English rain So light, yet endless From a leaden sky The buildings are lost in the limitless rise My feet catch the pulse and the purposeful stride. I feel the sense of possibilities I feel the wrench of hard realities The focus is sharp in the city Wide angle watcher on life's ancient tales Steeped in the history of London Green and gray washes in the wispy white vail Mist in the streets of Westminster Wistful and weathered, the pride still prevails Alive in the streets of the city Are they oblivious to this quality A quality Of light unique to every city street. spoken w/British accent ...Hullo... ...Mornin' Gov' Pavements may team with intense energy But the city is calm in this violent sea. Solo I feel the sense of possibilities I feel the wrench of hard realities The focus is sharp in the city Tablature Contributors: This transcription was created by C. D. Bruce (cbruce@peco-energy.com) in the format described below. It was previous trancribed by Tony Kennedy (tonyk@infonxx.com) and Richard Soto (lerxst@zeus.jersey.net). Additional contributions from Sean Carroll (xamolleh@ix.netcom.com) and Guenter Kattin. Special Thanks to Tony Kennedy for the 1/2 speed wav file of the solo. Disclaimer: This tablature represents how the song is played as closely as reasonably achievable to the studio recording. Alex Lifeson may have played it slightly differently. Tablature Explanation: NT = Nashville Tuning is when the low E, A and D strings are replaced with lighter gauge strings and tuned one octave higher than normal. | = bar separating measures ~ = vibrato x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note . = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it h = hammer p = pull s = slide (used when \ or / 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) / = slide up \ = slide down x/ = pick slide up x\ = pick slide down <5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated) [5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack) (5) = note sustained from previous measure o =\ repeat sign o =/ 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. Coda = A passage at the end of a movement or composition that brings it to a formal close. Al Coda = means "to the tail", tells you that you must go to the end section which starts with the Coda sign (+). RF = repeat and fade rit = "ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding. Other pertinent information: Tempo: 1/4 note = ??? Tuning: Standard [EADGBe]. Key signature: Effects: Overdrive, Chorus, Flanging. Chord Chart Below for major chords used: 3 C/G 3 G F e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| e |-O-|---|---|---| B |---|---|-O-|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| G |---|---|-O-|---| G |---|-O-|---|---| G |---|-O-|---|---| D |---|---|-O-|---| D |---|---|-O-|---| D |---|---|-O-|---| A |-O-|---|---|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| E |-O-|---|---|---| E |-O-|---|---|---| E |-O-|---|---|---| Bsus2 C 6 C#sus4 e |---|---|---|---| e 0---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|-O-| B |iO-|---|---|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| B |(--|-O-|---|---| G |---|---|lO-|---| G 0---|---|---|---| G |(O-|---|---|---| D |---|---|rO-|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| D |(O-|---|---|---| A |---|---|mO-|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| A |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| CaddG e |---|---|-O-|---| B |-O-|---|---|---| G 0---|---|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| E |---|---|---|---| Tablature Format: This Tablature is based on the format 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 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 will be expanded (usually only required for solos).