Rush: War Paint From the album Presto (Atlantic Records) Copyright 1989 Core Music Publishing Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson and Peart Transcription by: C.D. Bruce (cbruce@erols.com) Previously transcribed by: Jesse Gress Tony Zimmermann (97445@ef.gc.maricopa.edu) Comments/corrections to: Branden Robinson (branden@ecn.purdue.edu) Overdriven tone Repeat 3 times G C/D D G C/D D e Q e Q e He |---------------3-|-3-----3-3-----2-|-2-------------3-|-3-----3-3-----2-| |---------------3-|-3-----1-1-----3-|-3-------------3-|-3-----1-1-----3-| 4---------------0-|o0-----0-0-----2-|-2-------------0o|-0-----0-0-----2-| 4---------------0-|o0-----0-0-----0-|-0-------------0o|-0-----0-0-----0-| |---------------x-|-x-----3-3-------|---------------x-|-x-----3-3-------| |---------------3-|-3---------------|---------------3-|-3---------------| C Girl before the... w www |-2---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|G |-3---------------|-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|T |-2---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|R 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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| C C G/C F e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |o----0---2-0-----|-----0---2-0-----|-----5---4-------|----------------o| |o--4-----------4-|---4-----------4-|---5-------5---3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3o| |-5-----5-----5---|-5-----5-----5---|-3-----3-------3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-1-|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| Repeat 3 times (clean tone w/chorus) G5 Fsus2 Bb6 C e e e h q e e q Q e e e q e e q e e he |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |o------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0--------o| |o----5-----------|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----5----------o| |---5-------------|---3-------------|---5---------5---|---7-------------| |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-6-------------8-|-----------------| Overdriven tone C palm muted - - - - - - - - - - - ww e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-3---------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| - - - - - - - - Dsus4 G e e e e e e e e Q e E ssse G F 2-hld-2 wHe e 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|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| |-1---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| |-0---------------|-------h-ph-hp---|-0---------------|---------------2/| |-2---------------|----hh02203020-p-p-0---------------|---------------3/| |-3---------------|---023--------3020-x---------------|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-3/| |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1/| G q e e e e e ss Q q q q |---------------33|-3---------------| |---------------33|-3----<5>--------| |-4-------------00|-0------<5>------| |-5---5-5-5-5-5-00|-0--------<5>----| |-5---5-5-5-5-5-xx|-x---------------| |-3---3-3-3-3-3-33|-3---------------| C C G/C F e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----0---2-0-----|-----0---2-0-----|-----5---4-------|-----------------| |---4-----------4-|---4-----------4-|---5-------5---3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-5-----5-----5---|-5-----5-----5---|-3-----3-------3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-1-|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| C C G/C F e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q E E E E e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----0---2-0-----|-----0---2-0-----|-----5---4-------|-----------------| |---4-----------4-|---4-----------4-|---5-------5---3-|---3--3--3--3--3-| |-5-----5-----5---|-5-----5-----5---|-3-----3-------3-|---3--3--3--3--3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------0-1-|---1--1--1--1--1-| Clean tone w/chorus G5 Fsus2 Bb6 C e e e h q e e q Q e e e q e e q e e he |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |o------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0--------o| |o----5-----------|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----5----------o| |---5-------------|---3-------------|---5---------5---|---7-------------| |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-6-------------8-|-----------------| overdrive tone-* G5 Fsus2 Bb6 C G e e e h q e e q Q e e e q e e q e e h e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3-| |-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0-------0-| |-----5-----------|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----5---------0-| |---5-------------|---3-------------|---5---------5---|---7-----------2-| |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-6-------------8-|---------------3-| G C D G C D Q e Q e He e Q e Q e w |-3-----3-3-----2-|-2-------------3-|-3-----3-3-----2-|-2---------------| |-3-----1-1-----3-|-3-------------3-|-3-----1-1-----3-|-3---------------| |o0-----0-0-----2-|-2-------------0o|-0-----0-0-----2-|-2---------------| |o0-----0-0-----0-|-0-------------0o|-0-----2-2-----0-|-0---------------| |-x-----3-3-------|---------------x-|-x-----3-3-------|-----------------| |-3---------------|---------------3-|-3---------------|-----------------| G C/D D G C/D D | q q q q q q q e q q q q q q q q | |-3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---|-3---3---3---3---|-2---2---2---2---|A |-3---3---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---|C |o0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---3--o|-0---0---0---0---|-2---2---2---2---|O |o0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0--o|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|U |-2---x---3---3---|-----------------|-2---x---3---3---|-----------------|S |-3---3-----------|-----------------|-3---3-----------|-----------------| C Cs4 C e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-6---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-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Cs4 C Cs4 C G C G F G F e e e e e e e e e e e e q q e e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| |-5-6---5-5-6---5-|-5/101010108-8--\|-3---------------|-----------------| |-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5/101010109-9--\|-4---------------|-----------------| |-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5/101010101010-\|-5-----5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-3/5\3/| |-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3/8-8-8-8-1010-\|-5-----5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-3/5\3/| |-----------------|-----------8-8--\|-3-----3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-1/3\1/| G F C Cs4 e e e e e e e e e q q e e e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------|---------1---1---|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------1---1---|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-6---5-| |-----------------|---------2---2---|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-| |-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-3---3---|-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5-5-5---5-| |-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5---------|-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3-| |-3-3---3-5-3---3-|-3-3---3---------|-----------------|-----------------| F C G F e e e e e e e e e e e e q q e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------| |-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5/101010108-8--\|-3---------------|-----------------| |-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5/101010109-9--\|-4---------------|-----------------| |-5-5---5-5-5---5-|-5/101010101010-\|-5-----5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5---5-5-3/| |-3-3---3-3-3---3-|-3/8-8-8-8-1010-\|-5-----5-5-5---5-|-5-5---5---5-5-3/| |-----------------|-----------8-8--\|-3-----3-3-3---3-|-3-3---3---3-3-1/| G q q q q e e e q q 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|---------------------------------|-------------------------0---1---|M e e s se s se q |---------------------------------|G |(15)-----15\13---13\8----8\------|T-(1)-sustains through 1st measure |---------------------------------|R of clean chorused part. |-----17------15------10----------|1 |---------------------------------|& |---------------------------------|2 e e e e e e e | |---------------------------------|R |---------------------------------|H |---------------------------------|Y |-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|T |-----3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|H |-----1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|M Tab returned to normal width. Repeat 3 times (Clean tone w/chorus) G5 Fsus2 Bb6 C e e e h q e e q Q e e e q e e q e e he |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |o------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0--------o| |o----5-----------|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----5----------o| |---5-------------|---3-------------|---5---------5---|---7-------------| |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-6-------------8-|-----------------| G5 Fsus2 Bb6 C e e e h q e e q Q e e e q e e q e e he |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| |-----5-----------|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----5-----------| |---5-------------|---3-------------|---5---------5---|---7-------------| |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-6-------------8-|-----------------| G F Bb C | He we He we | |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-3-------------5-|-----------------|T |-4-------------2-|-----------------|-3-------------5-|-----------------|R |-5-------------3-|-----------------|-3-------------5-|-----------------|2 |-5-------------3-|-----------------|-1-------------3-|-----------------| |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Repeat and Fade G5 Fsus2 Bb6 C e e e h q e e q Q e e e q e e q e e he |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|T |o------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0--------o|R |o----5-----------|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----3-----|-----5----------o|1 |---5-------------|---3-------------|---5---------5---|---7-------------| |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-6-------------8-|-----------------| e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e e | |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|T |o----------------|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5o|R |o5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5o|2 |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-|---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------|-----------------| G F Bb C | He we He we | |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-3-------------5-|-----------------|T |-4-------------2-|-----------------|-3-------------5-|-----------------|R |-5-------------3-|-----------------|-3-------------5-|-----------------|3 |-5-------------3-|-----------------|-1-------------3-|-----------------| |-3-------------1-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Lyrics Girl before the mirror Appraises her disguise Child become a mother Tries to fix her eyes No more of his excuses It has to be today She can keep her fantasy If she can get away Paint her name on a one-way street Painted cheeks with angry heat Wounded pride on painted eyes Paint the night with battlecries All puffed up with vanity We see what we want to see To the beautiful and the wise The mirror always lies Boy before the mirror Checks his camouflage Polishes his armor And the charger in the garage No more lame excuses It has to be tonight He can take the princess If he can take the fight Pound the drums with martial beat Pound the streets with marching feet Wounded pride, distorted eyes Paint the night with battlecries All puffed up with vanity We see what we want to see To the powerful and the wise The mirror always lies Boys and girls together Mistake conceit for pride -- ambition for illusion -- dreams for self-delusion Girls and boys together See what it is we lack Boys and girls together Let's paint the mirror black Paint it black Guitar Solo All puffed up with vanity We see what we want to see To the beautiful and the wise The mirror always lies The mirror always lies The mirror always lies Boys and girls together Paint the mirror black (the mirror always lies) Girls and boys together Paint the mirror black (the mirror always lies) (Repeat and Fade) Tablature Contributors: This transcription was created by C. D. Bruce (cbruce@erols.com) in the format described below. It was previously transcribed by Jesse Gress (Warner Bros. Publications Inc.) and Tony Zimmermann (97445@ef.gc.maricopa.edu). 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. Revision History: Rev. 0: Submitted 04-xx-1999 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. RF = repeat and fade Rit = "Ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding. ~ = vibrato . = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it ^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis () h = hammer p = pull r = release bend (string/fret may be indicated) s = slide (used when back slash "\" or forward slash "/" don't fit) t = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush) u = unison bend, the lower note is bent to achieve unison with the higher note x = percussive note with no pitch or a muted note | = 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) [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 = 119 Tuning: Standard [EADGBe]. Key signature: Effects: Overdrive/Distortion, chorus, ambient delay and/or reverb Chord &/or Scale Chart: See tablature 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).