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A Farewell To Kings by Rush

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Rush - A augmentedA Farewell to Kings

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

    This constitutes about 90% of the song. I re-worked the
introduction, but it is still almost the same as the original by David
Sandberg . The entire middle section of the song is
missing in this tab. It was just too difficult for me to transcribe.
Additional credit goes to Chuck Bruce for figuring
out Riff 1 and Dave Toussaint for various riffs. The intro
is in the key of D, then switches to A. It ends in D MajorD after the last set of
lyrics.

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!)

[Intro] - Fingerpicked on a nylon stringed acoustic guitar

  B minorBm   A5A5 D MajorD        E/G#        G+G     F#F#
e:-----------------------------------0-------0----3-----3---2---------|
B:-3-----------7----------------------------------3-----------2-------|
G:-----4---2---7-----------------4-4---4------------4-------------3---|
D:---4-----2---7--------------------------------------5---------4-----|
A:-2-----4-0---5-4-5-4-7-5--------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------7-0-4----------0----0--3---------2---------|
  B minorBm   A5A5 D MajorD        E/G#        G+G     F#F#
e:-----------------------------------0-------0----3-----3---2-----------|
B:-3---3-------7---7---------------0--------------3-----------2---------|
G:---------2---7---7-------------4-----4------------4-------------3-----|
D:-4---4---2---7---7----------------------------------5---------4-------|
A:-2---2-4-0---5---5-4-7-5----------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------7-0-4----------0----0--3---------2-----------|
  B minorBm   A5A5 D MajorD        E/G#
e:-----------------------------------0--------0-----------------------|
B:-3---3-------7---7---------------0----------------------------------|
G:---------2---7---7-------------4-----4------------------------------|
D:-4---4---2---7---7--------------------------------------------------|
A:-2---2-4-0---------4-7-5--------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------7-0-4----------0------0--------------------|

  D/F#D/F# Em/GEm/G D/AD/A F#m/A A/EA/E
e:---------------------5-----------5----------------------------------|
B:-3---3-5---5-7---7---5---------5------------------------------------|
G:---2---4-4---7---6---6-------6--------------------------------------|
D:---------------------7-----7----------------------------------------|
A:---------------------7----------------------------------------------|
E:-2-----3-----5---5--------------------------------------------------|

(keyboard and xylophone?/glockenspiel?/chimes? enter)

  E minorEm        B minorBm        C majorC        G+G    F#F#
e:-------0------------------2----------------0-----3----3---3----2--------|
B:-0-------0---0-----3--------3---3----1-------1--------------------2-----|
G:-----0-----0------------4-----4------0---0-----0---0----4---4---------3-|
D:---2-----------2---4--4-----------4----2----------------------------4---|
A:-2-------------2---2--------------2--3-------------3--------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------3--------2--------|
  E minorEm        B minorBm        C majorC        G+G     F#F#
e:-0-----0-0----------------2----------------0----------3-----3---2-------|
B:-------------0-----3--------3---3----1-------1---1----------------------|
G:-----0-----0------------4-----4------0---0-----0--------4---------------|
D:---2-----------2---4--4-----------4----2-----------2------5-------------|
A:-2-----------------2-----------------3----------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------3---------2-------|
  B minorBm   A5A5 D MajorD        E/G#         G+G    F#F#
e:-----------------------------------0--------------3-----3--2--------|
B:-3--3--------7-------------------0---------------------------2------|
G:---------2---7-----------------4-----4----4---------4------------3--|
D:-4--4----2---7----------------------------------------5--------4----|
A:-2--2--4-0-------5-4-7-5--------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------7-0-4----------0----0----3--------2--------|
  B minorBm   A5A5 D MajorD
e:-----------------------------------0--------------------------------|
B:-3--3--------7-------------------0----------------------------------|
G:---------2---7-----------------4-----4------4-----------------------|
D:-4--4----2---7------------------------------------------------------|
A:-2--2--4-0-------5-4-7-5--------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------7-0-4----------0------0--------------------|

 D/F#D/F# Em/GEm/G D/AD/A F#m/A                    A/EA/E
e:-------------------|-------------------|---------------------5------|
B:-3---3-5---5-7---7-|-3---3-5---5-7---7-|-3---3-5---5-7---7---5------|
G:-2-2---4-4---7---6-|-2-2---4-4---7---6-|-2-2---4-4---7---6---6------|
D:-------------------|-------------------|---------------------7------|
A:-------------------|-------------------|---------------------7------|
E:-2-----3-----5---5-|-2-----3-----5---5-|-2-----3-----5---5----------|

(Note: in this part, the notes in ()'s are played by a second guitar which
    is doubling the lead part.)

(doubled electric guitars)
  A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7  Em/GEm/G          D MajorD  D/F#D/F#  G+G
e:----0---0--0--0---------------------2---0--0---3--3--------------|
B:----3---2--2--0---------------------3---3--3---3--3--------------|
G:----0---0--0--0---------------------2---2--2---0--0--------------|
D:----2---2--2--2---------------------0---0--0---0--0-----0--2--4--|
A:----0---0--0--x-------------------------x--x---2--2--4-----------|
E:--------------3----0--2--3--2--0~-------2--2---3--3--------------|

e:----0---0--0--0-----------------2---0--0---3--3---------------|
B:----3---2--2--0-----------------3---3--3---3--3---------------|
G:----0---0--0--0-----------------2---2--2---0--0---------------|
D:----2---2--2--2----------------(0)--0--0---0--0------0--2--4--|
A:---(0)--0--0--x---------------------x--x---2--2---4-----------|
E:--------------3----0--2--3--2-------2--2---3--3---------------|

e:----0---0--0--0-----------------2---0--0---3--3------------------|
B:----3---2--2--0-----------------3---3--3---3--3------------------|
G:----0---0--0--0-----------------2---2--2---0--0------------------|
D:----2---2--2--2----------------(0)--0--0---0--0------0--2--4-----|
A:---(0)--0--0--x---------------------x--x---2--2---4-----------2~-|
E:--------------3----0--2--3--2-------2--2---3--3------------------|

[Riff 1]
  A5A5        D5D5      B5B5
e:-----------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------|
G:------2-----------------7----------------------------|
D:----2-----------------7----7~s-9--9\-----------------|
A:--0-----------------5------4~s-7--9\-----------------|
E:---------3~-2-0~------------------7\-----------------|

[Riff 2]           _________________________________________
  A augmentedA    FF    G+G    |1. E MajorE     |2. E MajorE
e:-5--5--5-----------3--3--3-|----------0~-|-------0-0-0-0-0----------|
B:-5--5--5-----------3--3--3-|----------0~-|-------0-0-0-0-0----------|
G:-6--6--6--2--2--2--4--4--4-|----------1~-|-------1-1-1-1-1----------|
D:-7--7--7--3--3--3--5--5--5-|---2~--2--2~-|---2~--2-2-2-2-2----------|
A:-7--7--7--3--3--3--5--5--5-|---2~--2--2~-|---2~--2-2-2-2-2----------|
E:-5--5--5--1--1--1--3--3--3-|---0~--0--0~-|---0~--0-0-0-0-0----------|

[Riff 3]
  F# minorF#m G+G      A augmentedA
e:---2---3---2---3------------5~-------5~---------|
B:---2---3---2---3------------5~-------5~---------|
G:---2---4---2---4------------6~-------6~---------|
D:---4---5---4---5---7--7---7-7~-----7-7~---------|
A:---4---5---4---5---7--7---7-7~-----7-7~---------|
E:---2---3---2---3---5--5---5-5~-----5-5~---------|

[Riff 4]
  G+G                (A augmentedA)
e:--15-15-15-15-15-15----14--15--14----------16b17~~----------|
B:--15-15-15-15-15-15----------------17--14-------------------|
G:--12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------------------|
D:--12-12-12-12-12-12-----------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 5] - an overdubbed electric plays the notes at the bottom
   G+G   D/F#D/F#   A augmentedA  BB  G+G
e:---3~-----------------------3~---------------------|
B:---3~------3~------2---4----3~---------------------|
G:---0~------2~------2---4----0~---------------------|
D:---0~------0~------2---4----0~---------------------|
A:---2~------x~------0---2----2~---------------------|
E:---3~------2~---------------3~---------------------|
 |                          |
e:---------------------------------------------------|
B:--15~~---------------------------------------------|
G:-----------14~~------------------------------------|
D:---------------------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 6]
  G+G         (played over A augmentedA  BB BB  G+G G+G pattern in last verse)
e:-15-15-15-15-15-15--14--15--14-------14-14~~-----------------|
B:-15-15-15-15-15-15--------------17~----------15-15~~~--------|
G:-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------------------------|
D:-12-12-12-12-12-12-------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------|

Song Progression:

[Intro] x1

[Riff 1] x2

With [Riff 2] x1:

When they turn the pages of history, when these ....

With [Riff 3] x2:

We turned our gaze from the ....

With [Riff 4] x3:

Cities full of hatred, fear .....

With [Riff 5] x1:

Beating down the multitude and ....

[Riff 1] x2

With [Riff 2] x1:

The hypocrites are slandering the ....

With [Riff 3] x2:

Can't we find the minds that ....

[Guitar Solo and middle section] all skipped here - sorry (someday...)

    I did manage to tab out the section from 3:51 on. The chords in
()'s are played by the first guitar, while another breaks off to finish the
solo.

  A augmentedA
e:--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-|
B:--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-|
G:--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2-|
D:--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2--2-2-2-|
A:--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0--0-0-0-|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
       G+G                   (A augmentedA)
e:--5-5-5~~---3~~-------------5~~---3~~-------------------------------|
B:--5-5-5~~---3~~-------------5~~---3~~--------------10~--------------|
G:--2-2-2~~---0~~---------2p0-2~~---0~~---------2p0--12b14~-----------|
D:--2-2-2~~---0~~-------0-----2~~---0~~-------0-------------?---------|
A:--0-0-0~~---2~~-------------0~~---2~~---------------------0*--------|
E:------------3~~---0h3-------------3~~---0h3-------------------------|
  (G+G)                (A augmentedA)
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-16b18r16--16b18r16--16-16~-------14--16-14-16-16b18r16p14-16-16---|
D:----------------------------14h16----------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
      (G+G)
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-14~~~~---12b14-12-11-12-11----12p11-------------------------------|
D:----------------------------14-------12~~~-------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

With [Riff 4] x3:

Cities full of hatred, fear ......

With [Riff 5] x1:

Beating down the multitude and ...

With [Riff 4] x1:

Can't we raise our eyes ...

With [Riff 6] x1:

Can't we find the minds to lead ..

(Note: as above, the notes in ()'s are played by a second guitar which is
    doubling the lead part.)

        D MajorD D/F#D/F#  G+G         A7sus4A7sus4 A7A7 Em/GEm/G
e:-----------|-2---0--0---3--3-|----------------0---0--0--0---------------|
B:-----------|-3---3--3---3--3-|----------------3---2--2--0---------------|
G:-----------|-2---2--2---0--0-|----------------0---0--0--0---------------|
D:-----------|-0---0--0---0--0-|----0--2--4-----2---2--2--2---------------|
A:-----------|-----x--x---2--2-|-4-----------2~-0---0--0--x---------------|
E:-0-2-3-2-0-|-----2--2---3--3-|--------------------------3----0--2-3-2---|

e:--2---0--0---3--3-|-------------0---0--0--0----------------|
B:--3---3--3---3--3-|-------------3---2--2--0----------------|
G:--2---2--2---0--0-|-------------0---0--0--0----------------|
D:-(0)--0--0---0--0-|---0--2--4---2---2--2--2----------------|
A:------x--x---2--2-|-4----------(0)--0--0--x----------------|
E:------2--2---3--3-|-----------------------3----0--2-3-2----|

          (switch to acoustic)
  D MajorD D/F#D/F#  G+G               B minorBm
e:--2---0--0---3--3~-------------------------2~----------------------|
B:--3---3--3---3--3~-------------------------3~----------------------|
G:--2---2--2---0--0~-------------------------4~----------------------|
D:-(0)--0--0---0--0~-------------------------4~----------------------|
A:------x--x---2--2~---4--5--5s7--5--4--0----2~----------------------|
E:------2--2---3--3~-----------------------0-------------------------|

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