Bastille Day Rush
Rush - Bastille Day
From the CD 'Caress of Steel'
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
Mercury/Polygram Records 822543-2
There are at least 3 guitars in this song, 2 electric and 1
acoustic. The song is in the key of G. Many, many helpful contributions by
Branden Robinson and Rich Soto
.
Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com
= not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
^ = upstroke
V = downstroke
tr = trill; play the note(s) indicated rapidly and repeatedly (same thing
as tremolo picking)
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[Intro] - doubled electrics
e:----------------------------------------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------------------------- G:o---------------------------------------------------------------o D:o---------------------------------------------------------------o A:----------------------------------------------------------------- E:---3h5-5-5-5-5-5--3h5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-2--2--0---- e:----------------------------------------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------------------------- G:o---------------------------------------------------------------o D:o---------------------------------------------------------------o A:----------------------------------------------------------------- E:---5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-4--4--2----
[Riff 1] - doubled electrics
[E5] [G5] [C5/G] [D5/A] [A5] [D5/A]
e:-------------------------------- ------------------------------ B:-------------------------------- ------------------------------ G:-----------5-5--7--7----7\------ ------------5-5--7--7--------- D:---2--2-5--5-5--7--7-7--7\------ ---2-2-2-5--5-5--7--7-7------- A:---2--2-5--3-3--5--5-7--5\------ ---2-2-2-5--3-3--5--5-7--5\--- E:---0--0-3--3-3--5--5-5--5\------ ---0-0-0-3--3-3--5--5-5-------
[Riff 2] - doubled electrics
[G] [C] [G5] [A5]
e:---3~--------0~-------------------------------------------------- B:---3~--------1~------------------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-------- G:---0~--------0~------------------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-------- D:---0~--------2~-----------5~--5-7~--7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-------- A:---2~--------3~--3-2~-0~--5~--5-7~--7--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------- E:---3~-3-2-3---------------3~--3-5~--5----------------------------
V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V
[Riff 3] - doubled electrics
-----------------------------------------
G D/F# C G 1. G5 A5 D5 2. G5 A5 E5
e:---3------------ ------------------ ----------------------------- B:---3--3----3--3- ------------------ ----------------------------- G:o--0--2----0--0- -----------7-7-7-7 ----------------------------o D:o--0--0----2--0- ---5---7---7-7-7-7 ---5---7\--2----------------o A:---2--x----3--2- ---5---7---5-5-5-5 ---5---7\--2----------------- E:---3--2--------- ---3---5---------- ---3---5\--0-----------------
[Riff 4] - doubled electrics
[D5] [A5] [G] [D/F#]
e:---------------------------------------------------------- B:---------------------------------------------------------- G:o-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7--------------------------o D:o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------o A:--5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----5-5-----5-5----- E:--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5---3-------2------0--
[E5] [B5] [A]
e:-------------------------------------------------------------- B:-------------------------------------------------------------- G:o-9-9-9-------9-9-9-------9-9-9------------------------------o D:o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------o A:--7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-----7-7---7-7----------- E:--------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7---5-----4------2-2------
[Riff 5] - doubled electrics
[D5] [A5] [E5] [B5]
e:----------------- -------------- ---------------- --------------- B:----------------- -------------- ---------------- --------------- G:o--7-7-7--------o -7-7-7-------- o-9-9-9--------o --9-9-9-------- D:o--7-7-7-7-7-7--o -7-7-7-7-7-7-- o-9-9-9-9-9-9--o --9-9-9-9-9-9-- A:---5-5-5-7-7-7--- -5-5-5-7-7-7-- --7-7-7-9-9-9--- --7-7-7-9-9-9-- E:---------5-5-5--- -------5-5-5-- --------7-7-7--- --------7-7-7--
pause pause
[C5] [G5]
e:-------------------- ---------------------------- B:-------------------- ---------------------------- G:o---5-5-5----------o --5-5-5--------------------- D:o---5-5-5--5-5-5---o --5-5-5--5-5-5-------------- A:----3-3-3--5-5-5---- --3-3-3--5-5-5-------------- E:-----------3-3-3---- ---------3-3-3--------------
Song progression:
[Intro] x1
[Riff 1] x4
[Riff 1] x2 w/ lyrics:
Ooh, there's no bread, let them eat cake.
There's no end to what they'll take.
Flaunt the fruits of noble birth.
Wash the salt into the earth.
[Riff 2] x2 w/ lyrics:
But they're marching to Bastille Day.
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize.
Free the dungeons of the innocent.
The king will kneel and let his kingdom rise.
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
Ooh, bloodstained velvet, dirty lace.
Naked fear on every face.
See them bow their heads to die
As we would bow as they rode by.
[Riff 2] x2 w/ lyrics:
And we're marching to Bastille Day.
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize.
Sing oh choirs of cacophony.
The king has kneeled to let his kindgom rise.
[Riff 3] x1
[Bridge] - doubled electrics play the double stop bends, while an acoustic
plays the chords above
[Em] [B] [Em] [C] [D] [A] [Gsus4] [Asus4] [Em]
e:----------------------------------------------------------------- B:-8------7~-----8-----8-----5~---7----5~----1---3---5~------------ G:-10b12--9b11~--10b12-10b12-7b9~-9b11-7b9~--3b4-5b7-7b9~---------- D:----------------------------------------------------------------- A:----------------------------------------------------------------- E:-----------------------------------------------------------------
[Em] [B] [Em] [C] [D] [A] [Gsus4] [Asus4] [Em]
e:----------------------------------------------------------------- B:-8------7~-----8-----8-----5~---7~----10~-----1-----3-----5------ G:-10b12--9b11~--10b12-10b12-7b9~-9b11~-12b14~--3b4---5b7---7b9---- D:----------------------------------------------------------------- A:----------------------------------------------------------------- E:-----------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar Solo over [Riff 4] x1 and [Riff 5] x1
e:--------------------------------------- --------------------------- B:--------------------------------------- --------------------------- G:-12p11p9---12p11p9--12p11p9--12b14~~~-- -12-12-12-12-12p11p9----9-- D:--------------------------------------- ---------------------12---- A:--------------------------------------- --------------------------- E:--------------------------------------- --------------------------- e:---------------- -------------------------------------------------- B:---------------- -------------------------------------------------- G:---------------- ---------8-9-11~~---9-11-11b12-11-11b12-11b12r11-- D:-12-11-9-11-7~-- -/9~~--9------------------------------------------ A:---------------- -------------------------------------------------- E:---------------- -------------------------------------------------- e:------- ----------------------------------------------------------- B:------- ----------------------------------------------------------- G:-9~~--- --14b16-14b16~~--14b16-14b16~~--14-14-14p12p11-9--11-9----- D:------- -------------------------------------------------------12-- A:------- ----------------------------------------------------------- E:------- ----------------------------------------------------------- e:--------------- ----------------------------------------------------- B:--------------- ----------------------------------------------------- G:-9--9-9-9-8~~-- ------------------9---11-12p11p9-11-9---------------- D:--------------- --12p11p9---11-12---------------------12p11---11-12-- A:--------------- ---------12---------------------------------12------- E:--------------- ----------------------------------------------------- e:------------------------------------------------------------------- B:------------------------------------------------------------------- G:--9--11-12p11p9-11-9---------------9-9-9-9--8-9~~--9-8~~--9p8-8-8-- D:---------------------12p11p9-11-12--------------------------------- A:------------------------------------------------------------------- E:------------------------------------------------------------------- e:------------------------------------------------------------------- B:------------------------------------------------------------------- G:-----------8-9-11-13-14-14p13p11h14p13p11--9-11--9-8--------------- D:-9~---9-9--------------------------------------------9---9--------- A:-----------------------------------------------------------10-10--- E:------------------------------------------------------------------- e:------------------------------------ --------------------------- B:------------------------------------ --------------------------- G:------------------------------------ --7tr0--7\----------------- D:----------12-9-9-9-9~--9------------ --------------------------- A:-10-10-10----------------10-10-10--- --------------------------- E:------------------------------------ ---------------------------
(this part comes in over the fill below)
e:------------------------------------------------ B:------------------------------------------------ G:---16-12~~~h14~p12~----------------------------- D:------------------------------------------------ A:------------------------------------------------ E:------------------------------------------------
While coming out of the solo, play this:
e:-------------------------------- -------------------------5--5--- B:-------------------------------- -------------------------7--7--- G:------------5---7-7-------7----- ----------------5--7-----7--7--- D:---2----5---5---7-7--7----7----- ---2--2--2---5--5--7-----7--7--- A:---2----5---3---5-5--7----5----- ---2--2--2---5--3--5-----5--5--- E:---0----3---3---5-5--5----5----- ---0--0--0---3--3--5--0---------
[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:
Lessons taught but never learned.
All around us anger burns.
Guide the future by the past.
Long ago the mould was cast.
[Riff 2] x2 /w lyrics:
For they marched up to Bastille Day.
La guillotine claimed her bloody prize.
Hear the echoes of the centuries.
Power isn't all that money buys.
[Riff 3] x1 [do 1st ending TWICE]
[Riff 5] x1
[Outro]:
e:--------------------------------------------- B:--------------------------------------------- G:--------------------------------------------- D:--------------------------------------------- A:--4-5----------4-5----------4-5-------------- E:------0-4-5-5------0-4-5-5------0-4-5-5------ e:--------------------------------------------- B:--------------------------------------------- G:--------------------------------------------- D:--------------------------------------------- A:-6-7-----------6-7----------6-7-------------- E:------0-6-7-7------0-6-7-7------0-6-7-7------ e:--------------------------------------------- B:--------------------------------------------- G:--------------------------------------------- D:--------------------------------------------- A:-7-8-----------7-8----------7-8-------------- E:------5-7-8-8------5-7-8-8-------5-7-8-8-----
(acoustic plays the chord names here as above)
[G] [D/F#] [G] [C] [G/B] [D] [G] [A] [D]
e:----------------------------------------------------------------- B:----------------------------------------------------------------- G:----------------------------------------------------------------- D:--9~--9--7--9---10~-10--9--7~--7h9~-9--9h11~-11--11h12~~--------- A:----------------------------------------------------------------- E:-----------------------------------------------------------------
feedback on this note
G D/F# G C G/B D7 G D7 G \/
e:----------------------------------------------------------15~~------ B:-------------------------------------------------------------------- G:--12~--12--11--12~-17~-17--16--14~-14s16~-16--14~-14--12~----------- D:----------------------------------------------------------------5--- A:----------------------------------------------------------------5--- E:----------------------------------------------------------------3---
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