High Water Rush
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 12:59:18 -0500
From: "Bruce, C.D. (Charles)"
Subject: High Water
Rush: High Water
>From the album "Hold Your Fire" (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1987 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee & Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart
Transcription by C.D. Bruce (cbruce@peco-energy.com)
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Drum intro (guitar tacet for 2 bars)
Clean tone w/either "chorus" or "dimension" effect
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- R D ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E ----------------------------- ----------------------------- e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G ----------------------------- ----------------------------- R D ------------------------------ ------------------------------ 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- --------------------------------- e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- R D ----------------------------- ----------------------------- 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E ----------------------------- -----------------------------
[Csus2]
e -----------------3--------------- -----------------3--------------- G B ---------3-----------3----------- ---------3-----------3----------- T G o----5-------5-----------5---5--- -----5-------5-----------5---5--o R D o5------------------------------- -5------------------------------o 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[Asus2]
e -----------------0--------------- -----------------0--------------- G B ---------0-----------0----------- ---------0-----------0----------- T G -----2-------2-----------2---2--- -----2-------2-----------2---2--- R D -2------------------------------- -2------------------------------- 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[A]
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- R D -7~------------------------------ --------------------------------- 2 A -7~------------------------------ --------------------------------- E -5~------------------------------ ---------------------------------
[Asus2]
e -----------------0--------------- -----------------0--------------- G B ---------0-----------0----------- ---------0-----------0----------- T G -----2-------2-----------2---2--- -----2-------2-----------2---2--- R D -2------------------------------- -2------------------------------- 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- --------------------------------- e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- R D ~~~--------------------------- --------------------------------- 2 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[Csus2]
e -----------------3--------------- -----------------3--------------- G B ---------3-----------3----------- ---------3-----------3----------- T G -----5-------5-----------5---5--- -----5-------5-----------5---5--- R D -5------------------------------- -5------------------------------- 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8 [1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- R D --------------------------------- --------------------------------- 2 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- --------------------------------- e -----------------3--------------- -----------------3--------------- G B ---------3-----------3----------- ---------3-----------3----------- T G -----5-------5-----------5---5--- -----5-------5-----------5---5--- R D -5------------------------------- -5------------------------------- 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8 [1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- R D --------------------------------- --------------------------------- 2 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[Gsus2]
e -----------------10-------------- -----------------10-------------- G B ---------10----------10---------- ---------10----------10---------- T G -----12------12----------12--12-- -----12------12----------12--12-- R D -12------------------------------ -12------------------------------ 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8 [1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- R D --------------------------------- --------------------------------- 2 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[Fsus2]
e -----------------8--------------- -----------------8--------------- G B ---------8-----------8----------- ---------8-----------8----------- T G -----10-------10---------10--10-- -----10------10----------10------ R D -10------------------------------ -10------------------------------ 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8 [1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- R D --------------------------------- --------------------------------- 2 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
(1st verse synth can be reproduced by using a clean tone
with a tremolo effect otherwise use an overdriven tone
These chords below should be used for the first verse only.)
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -7-----------9------------------- -7-----------9------------------- D -7-----------9------------------- -7-----------9------------------- A -5-----------7------------------- -5-----------7------------------- E --------------------------------- --------------------------------- e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -5-----------7------------------- -5-----------7------------------- A -5-----------7------------------- -5-----------7------------------- E -3-----------5------------------- -3-----------5-------------------
(%)
Repeat 4 times
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B -3------------------------------- -3------------------------------- T G o2-----------1------------------- -2-----------1------------------- R D o0-----------2------------------- -0-----------2------------------- 2 A -------------2------------------- -------------2------------------- E -------------0------------------- -------------0------------------- e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G -4-----------6------------------- -4-----------5------------------o R D -5-----------7------------------- -5-----------7------------------o 2 A -5-----------7------------------- -5-----------7------------------- E -3-----------5------------------- -3-----------5-------------------
F#m (synth)
e -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- E -2------------------------------- ---------------------------------
GaddA Coda (+)
e -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -7------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -5------------------------------- --------------------------------- E -3------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[A]
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B -7-----------9------------------- -8-----------10~----------------- T G -7-----------9------------------- -7-----------9-~-------------2-2- R D --------------------------------- -----------------------------2-2- 2 A --------------------------------- -----------------------------0-0- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[Asus2]
e -----------------0--------------- -----------------0--------------- G B ---------0-----------0----------- ---------0-----------0----------- T G ----2-------2-----------2---2---- -----2-------2-----------2---2--- R D -2------------------------------- -2------------------------------- 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[A]
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G -2~------------------------------ (2)------------------------------ R D -2~------------------------------ (2)------------------------------ 2 A -0~------------------------------ (0)------------------------------ E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[Asus2]
e -----------------0--------------- -----------------0--------------- G B ---------0-----------0----------- ---------0-----------0----------- T G -----2-------2-----------2---2--- -----2-------2-----------2---2--- R D -2------------------------------- -2------------------------------- 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- --------------------------------- e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G (2)------------------------------ (2)--------------------------2-2- R D (2)------------------------------ (2)--------------------------2-2- 2 A (0)------------------------------ (0)--------------------------0-0- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[Asus2]
e -----------------0--------------- -----------------0--------------- G B ---------0-----------0----------- ---------0-----------0----------- T G ----2-------2-----------2---2---- -----2-------2-----------2---2--- R D -2------------------------------- -2------------------------------- 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[A]
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G -2~------------------------------ (2)------------------------------ R D -2~------------------------------ (2)------------------------------ 2 A -0~------------------------------ (0)------------------------------ E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[Asus2]
e -----------------0--------------- -----------------0--------------- G B ---------0-----------0----------- ---------0-----------0----------- T G -----2-------2-----------2---2--- -----2-------2-----------2---2--- R D -2------------------------------- -2------------------------------- 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- --------------------------------- e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G (2)------------------------------ (2)--------------------------2-2- R D (2)------------------------------ (2)--------------------------2-2- 2 A (0)------------------------------ (0)--------------------------0-0- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[Asus2]
e -----------------0--------------- -----------------0--------------- G B ---------0-----------0----------- ---------0-----------0----------- T G ----2-------2-----------2---2--- -----2-------2-----------2---2---- R D -2------------------------------- -2------------------------------- 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[A]
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G -2~------------------------------ (2)------------------------------ R D -2~------------------------------ (2)------------------------------ 2 A -0~------------------------------ (0)------------------------------ E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[Asus2]
e -----------------0--------------- -----------------0--------------- G B ---------0-----------0----------- ---------0-----------0----------- T G -----2-------2-----------2---2--- -----2-------2-----------2---2--- R D -2------------------------------- -2------------------------------- 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- --------------------------------- e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G (2)------------------------------ (2)------------------------------ R D (2)------------------------------ (2)------------------------------ 2 A (0)------------------------------ (0)------------------------------ E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[G]
e -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -5------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -5------------------------------- --------------------------------- E -3------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[F#m]
e -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- E -2------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Repeat 5 times
[D] [E] [D] [E]
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -3------------------------------- -3------------------------------- G o2-----------1------------------- -2-----------1------------------- D o0-----------2------------------- -0-----------2------------------- A -------------2------------------- -------------2------------------- E -------------0------------------- -------------0-------------------
[G] [A] [G] [A]
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -4-----------6------------------- -4-----------5------------------o D -5-----------7------------------- -5-----------7------------------o A -5-----------7------------------- -5-----------7------------------- E -3-----------5------------------- -3-----------5-------------------
F#m (synth)
e -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- E -2------------------------------- ---------------------------------
GaddA (synth)
e -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -7------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -5------------------------------- --------------------------------- E -3------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[A]
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B -7-----------9------------------- -8-----------10~----------------- T G -7-----------9------------------- -7-----------9-~-------------2-2- R D --------------------------------- -----------------------------2-2- 2 A --------------------------------- -----------------------------0-0- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[A]
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G o2~------------------------------ (2)------------------------------ R D o2~------------------------------ (2)------------------------------ 2 A -0~------------------------------ (0)------------------------------ E --------------------------------- --------------------------------- e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G (2)------------------------------ (2)--------------------------2-2o R D (2)------------------------------ (2)--------------------------2-2o 2 A (0)------------------------------ (0)--------------------------0-0- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[G]
e -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -5------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -5------------------------------- --------------------------------- E -3------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[F#m]
e -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- E -2------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Solo (Later) don't worry I'll do it, its an easy one!
[1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8 [1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- D --------------------------------- --------------------------------- A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Repeat 5 times
[D] [E] [D] [E]
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -3------------------------------- -3------------------------------- G o2-----------1------------------- -2-----------1------------------- D o0-----------2------------------- -0-----------2------------------- A -------------2------------------- -------------2------------------- E -------------0------------------- -------------0-------------------
[G] [A] [G] [A]
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -4-----------6------------------- -4-----------5------------------o D -5-----------7------------------- -5-----------7------------------o A -5-----------7------------------- -5-----------7------------------- E -3-----------5------------------- -3-----------5-------------------
F#m (synth)
e -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- E -2------------------------------- ---------------------------------
GaddA (synth)
e -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -7------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -5------------------------------- --------------------------------- E -3------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Repeat 6 times
[Csus2]
e -----------------3--------------- -----------------3--------------- G B ---------3-----------3----------- ---------3-----------3----------- T G o----5-------5-----------5---5--- -----5-------5-----------5---5--o R D o5------------------------------- -5------------------------------o 1 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Bb (synth)
e -1------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -1------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8 [1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- R D --------------------------------- --------------------------------- 2 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Am (synth)
e -0------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -1------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -0------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8 [1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- R D --------------------------------- --------------------------------- 2 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
G (synth)
e -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- B -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- G -4------------------------------- --------------------------------- D -5------------------------------- --------------------------------- A -5------------------------------- --------------------------------- E -3------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8 [1]1 2 [2]3 4 [3]5 6 [4]7 8
e --------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B --------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G --------------------------------- --------------------------------- R D --------------------------------- --------------------------------- 2 A --------------------------------- --------------------------------- E --------------------------------- ---------------------------------
[F]
e -1------------------------------- --------------------------------- G B -1------------------------------- --------------------------------- T G -2------------------------------- --------------------------------- R D -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- 1 A -3------------------------------- --------------------------------- E -1------------------------------- ---------------------------------
Lyrics
When the waters rose in the darkness
In the wake of the endless flood
It flowed into our memory -- it flowed into our blood
When something broke the surface
Just to see the starry dome --
We still feel that relation
When the water takes us home
In the flying spray of the ocean
The water takes you home --
The water takes you home --
Springing from the weight of the mountains
Like the heart of the earth would burst
Flowing out from marble fountains
In the dreams of a desert thirst
Something swam through the jungles
Where the mighty rivers roam --
Something breaks the silence
When the water takes you home
I hear the wordless voices
When the water takes me home --
Waves that crash on the shoreline
Torrents of tropical rain streaming down
Beyond our memory
Streaming down inside our veins
When something left the ocean
To crawl high above the foam --
We still feel that elation
When the water takes us home
In a driving rain of redemption
The water takes me home...
Tabulature Explanation:
= bar line
~ = vibrato or held note
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 to indicated string/fret
t = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush)
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
= natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
(5) = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o =\ repeat sign
o =/
D.C. = "Da capo" - means "from the head", when you see these initials you
'
go back to the beginning of the piece of music.
D.S. = "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 (+).
R.F. = repeat and fade
rit. = "ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding.
Other pertinent information:
Tempo: 1/4 note = ???
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe).
Key signature: ?
Effects: Overdrive, Reverb, Chorus or Dimension
Chord Chart Below for major chords used:
e --- --- --- --- e --- --- --- --- e --- --- --- --- B --- --- --- --- B --- --- --- --- B --- --- --- --- G --- --- --- --- G --- --- --- --- G --- --- --- --- D --- --- --- --- D --- --- --- --- D --- --- --- --- A --- --- --- --- A --- --- --- --- A --- --- --- --- E --- --- --- --- E --- --- --- --- E --- --- --- ---
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