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Cygnus X-1 by Rush

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Rush - Cygnus X-1

    From the CD 'A Farewell to Kings'
        Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
        Mercury/Polygram Records 822546-2

    This is not wholly original. The solo was taken from a previous
version of the tab, done by Blake Butterworth ([email protected]).
The rest of it appears similar, but that's just because it was mostly done
right the first time. I have included it here because it appears to be
correct, and my purpose is to merge all previous versions to make the most
comprehensive and correct tab, not necessarily an original version.
Standard tuning [EADGBe] (low to high). The key is C.

Jimmy Pena - [email protected]

| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
o \_
o /  repeat sign (always look for these!)
[x35553] = fret box; this is a Chord diagramC majorC chord - this is the same as standard
 tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read.
+-3-+ = this is a triplet indicator

Chord 🏷Legend:

Chord diagramA augmentedA  : [x0222x]
Chord diagramG+G  : [320033]
Chord diagramC majorC  : [x3555x]
Chord diagramFF  : [xx3211]
Chord diagramD MajorD  : [xx0232]
Chord diagramC minorCm : [x35543]
Chord diagramAbAb : [466544]


[Intro]
  N.C.
e:---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|
B:---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|
G:---------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------------|
D:-------------5-|------------5-5b-|-------------5-|-------------5-5-5b-|
A:----7---5------|----7--5---------|----7--5-------|----7--5------------|
E:-0---------7---|-0--------7------|-0--------7----|-0--------7---------|

[Riff 1a]              [Riff 1b]
  Chord diagramA5A5                Chord diagramC5C5
e:---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G:-2-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-5-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5|
D:-2-------------------------------|-5------------------------------|
A:-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
E:---------------------------------|--------------------------------|

                [Riff 2b]
[Riff 2a]             Chord diagramC majorC
  Chord diagramC5C5               +--3--+  +--3--+
e:-----------------------------|---8--8--8---8--8--8--------------|
B:-----------------------------|---8--8--8---8--8--8--------------|
G:-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--5-5------|---9--9--9---9--9--9--------------|
D:-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--5-5------|---10-10-10--10-10-10-------------|
A:-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3-3------|---10-10-10--10-10-10-------------|
E:-----------------------------|---8--8--8---8--8--8--------------|

[Riff 3]
  Chord diagramD5D5 Chord diagramC#5C#5 B4  Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramF#sus4F#7sus4         Chord diagramAsus2Asus2
e:--------0~----------0~----------0~~~--|----0~---------------------|
B:--------0~----------0~----------0~~~--|----0~---------------------|
G:--7--6--4~--5--4----3~----7--6--4--5--|----2~---------------------|
D:--7--6--4~--5--4----4~----7--6--4--5--|----2~---------------------|
A:--5--4--2~--3--2----4~----5--4--2--3--|----0~---------------------|
E:--------------------2~----------------|---------------------------|

[Riff 4a]       [Riff 4b]        [Riff 4c]
  Chord diagramC# minorC#m    Chord diagramE minorEm     Chord diagramAbAb     Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramAbAb    Chord diagramG+G
e:--------------------|-----------------------|--4-4--4~---3-3--3~-|
B:--5-5--5~---8-8--8~-|--4-4-4-4~----3--4--3--|--4-4--4~---3-3--3~-|
G:--6-6--6~---9-9--9~-|--5-5-5-5~----4--5--4--|--5-5--5~---4-4--4~-|
D:--6-6--6~---9-9--9~-|--6-6-6-6~----5--6--5--|--6-6--6~---5-5--5~-|
A:--4-4--4~---7-7--7~-|--6-6-6-6~----5--6--5--|--6-6--6~---5-5--5~-|
E:--------------------|--4-4-4-4~----3--4--3--|--4-4--4~---3-3--3~-|

[Riff 5a]               [Riff 5b]
  Chord diagramC# minorC#m  +-3-+  Chord diagramE minorEm  +-3-+      Chord diagramAbAb  +-3-+  Chord diagramG+G   +-3-+
e:------------------------------------|--4--4--4-4-4---3--3--3-3-3-|
B:--5--5--5-5-5---8--8--8-8-8---------|--4--4--4-4-4---3--3--3-3-3-|
G:--6--6--6-6-6---9--9--9-9-9---------|--5--5--5-5-5---4--4--4-4-4-|
D:--6--6--6-6-6---9--9--9-9-9---------|--6--6--6-6-6---5--5--5-5-5-|
A:--4--4--4-4-4---7--7--7-7-7---------|--6--6--6-6-6---5--5--5-5-5-|
E:------------------------------------|--4--4--4-4-4---3--3--3-3-3-|

[Riff 6a]
   Chord diagramC minorCm       Chord diagramB minorBm Chord diagramF#F#          Chord diagramEbmEbm       Chord diagramDmDm
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---4--4-4--4-4--4-4-3-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--7--7-7--7-7--7-7-6------|
G:---5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--8--8-8--8-8--8-8-7------|
D:---5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--8--8-8--8-8--8-8-7------|
A:---3--3-3--3-3--3-3-2-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4--6--6-6--6-6--6-6-5------|
E:----------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2--------------------------|

[Riff 6b]
e:------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--4--4-4--4-4--4-4-3-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----|
G:--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3----|
D:--5--5-5--5-5--5-5-4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4----|
A:--3--3-3--3-3--3-3-2-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4--4-4----|
E:---------------------2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----|

Song progression:

[Misc sound effects]

[Spoken]:

In this constellation ....

[Intro] x4 (after fade-in repeats and drum/bass intro)

[Riff 1a] x1
[Riff 1b] x1
[Riff 1a] x1

[Riff 2a] x1

[Riff 3] x2 (no Chord diagramAsus2Asus2 second time)

[Riff 4a] x1
[Riff 4b] x1
[Riff 4a] x1

(tacet during drum fill)

[Riff 4a] x1
[Riff 4b] x1
[Riff 4a] x1

[Fill 1]:
e:---------------------------|
B:---------------------------|
G:---------------------------|
D:---------------------------|
A:-------2~-3~s5~-6~s9~-10~--|
E:--3~-4~--------------------|

[Riff 6a] x9
[Riff 6b] x1

  (Chord diagramA augmentedA)       (Chord diagramC majorC)
Invisible to ...
  (Chord diagramA augmentedA)          (Chord diagramC majorC)
Infinity, the ....

 Chord diagramA augmentedA             [Riff 2a] x1
All who dare to ....

   Chord diagramA augmentedA           [Riff 2a] x1
are swallowed b....

[Fill 2] x2 /w lyrics:
e:-------0~--------0--------------0~--------0------------------------|
B:-------0~------0---0------------0~------0---0------------0~--------|
G:-7--6--4~----4---------5--4-----3~----3---------7-6-4-5--2~--------|
D:-7--6--4~--4-----------5--4-----4~--4-----------7-6-4-5--2~--------|
A:-5--4--2~--------------3--2-----4~--------------5-4-2-3--0~--------|
E:--------------------------------2~---------------------------------|

Through the void, to be ....

 Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramG+G
to soar...

Play: Chord diagramC majorC - Chord diagramFF - Chord diagramD MajorD - G, then:

 (Chord diagramC majorC)  (Chord diagramFF) (Chord diagramD MajorD)  (Chord diagramG+G)
e:---------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------|
G:-9~---10~---7~----12b14r12~------------|
D:---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|

          [133211]
  Chord diagramC majorC         Chord diagramFF      Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramG+G
I set a course just east of ....
       [133211]
 Chord diagramC majorC       Chord diagramFF       Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramG+G
Flew into the light of Deneb,  ...
       [133211]
 Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramFF     Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramG+G
On my ship, the Rocinante, wheeling ....
       [133211]
 Chord diagramC majorC        Chord diagramFF       Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramG+G
headed for the heart ....

  Chord diagramG+G
e:-------------------------------------------------|
B:--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------|
G:--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-------------|
D:--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------|
A:--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-------------|
E:--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-------------|

   Chord diagramC minorCm
The X-ray is her ...

  Chord diagramAbAb
my ship cannot ....

 Chord diagramFF           [Fill 1] x1         [Begin Solo]
Nearer to my deadly goal .....

[Guitar Solo] /w wah-wah pedal over Chord diagramC minorCm - Chord diagramAbAb - Chord diagramFF - Chord diagramG+G - Chord diagramEb MajorEb progression

e:-20~-20-20-18-17--------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------20-18-18~--20-18-17~-----------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------12-12-13-13-14-14-15-15-16--|
D:------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------------------20-18-17------17-----------------------------|
B:------------------------------20-----20--18~\--------------------|
G:-16-17-17b19~~r17-----------------------------------14--------12-|
D:----------------------------------------------12-12----12--10----|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------------------------------------------|-10~-15~-18~|
B:-----------------------------------------------------|------------|
G:-----------------------------------------------------|------------|
D:-------10~\-----15p13p12---------------------/17\----|------------|
A:--------------------------15p13p12-------------------|------------|
E:-------------------------------------14--14----------|------------|
                             /\
[Fill 1] x1, then end of solo (/w wah-wah) ---------------||
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[Interlude] - This tab assumes that this section begins right at the last
    Chord diagramC minorCm chord of the solo
   Chord diagramC majorC
e:----------------------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------------------|
G:o--------------------------------------------------------o|
D:o---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---o|
A:----------------------------------------------------------|
E:---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------|

  Chord diagramAbAb     Chord diagramBB
e:----------------------------------------------|
B:----------------------------------------------|
G:o--------------------------------------------o|
D:o---6----6------9---9-----10--10--10--10-----o|
A:----------------------------------------------|
E:--4----4------7---7-----8---8---8---8---------|

e:------------------------------------------|
B:------------------------------------------|
G:o----------------------------------------o|
D:o---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--o|
A:------------------------------------------|
E:---8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|

e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------|
G:o---------------------------------------------o|
D:o---6----6------9---9-----10--10--10--10------o|
A:-----------------------------------------------|
E:--4----4------7---7-----8---8---8---8----------|

e:-----------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|
G:-----------------------------------------|
D:---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---|
A:-----------------------------------------|
E:--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|

            [bass and drums fill on 2nd repeat]
e:-----------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------|
G:o---------------------------------------------o|
D:o---6----6------9---9-----10--10--10--10------o|
A:-----------------------------------------------|
E:--4----4------7---7-----8---8---8---8----------|

e:-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
G:o---------------------------------------o|-----------------|
D:o--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--o|----10-10--------|
A:-----------------------------------------|-----------------|
E:--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-----|---8--8----------|

          Chord diagramBb majorBb   Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramG+G  Chord diagramF#F# Chord diagramFF
e:-------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------|
D:---9---9---9---9---8---8---7---7---6---5---4---3-|
A:-------------------------------------------------|
E:-7---7---7---7---6---6---5---5---4---3---2---1---|

[Repeat 8 times]      [Repeat 4 times]
  (Chord diagramE MajorE)              (Chord diagramF#F#)
e:-------------------------|-----------------------------|
B:-------------------------|-----------------------------|
G:-------------------------|-----------------------------|
D:----2~----------2--------|--------4~-----------4-------|
A:-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E:--0~---0-0--0-0---0------|----2~------2-2--2-2---2-----|


[Block 1]:
         _
[Riff 4a] x1   |
[Riff 4c] x1   |
[Riff 4a] x1   |----repeat this whole block four times
[Riff 2b] x1   _|

[Block 1] x1 /w lyrics:

Spinning, whirling, still descending, like a spiral sea, unending!!!

[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 5b] x1
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 2b] x1

[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 5b] x1
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 2a] x1

[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 5b] x1
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 2b] x1

[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 5b] x1
[Riff 5a] x1
[Riff 2a] x1

Continue 1x With lyrics:

Sound and fury drown my heart, every nerve is torn apart!!!!!

Wallop Chord diagramC majorC repeatedly

End on Chord diagramC minorCm

Strum while fading out:

  Chord diagramC minorCm     Chord diagramEbmEbm    Chord diagramEm9Em9  Chord diagramE minorEm
e:--3----------6----------0-----0-|
B:--4----------7----------0-----0-| (fade out on 3rd repeat)
G:--5----------8----------0-----0-|
D:--5----------8----------4-----2-|
A:--3----------6----------2-----2-|
E:------------------------0-----0-|

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