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Cygnus X-1 Book Ii Hemispheres by Rush

Cygnus X-1 Book Ii Hemispheres tab by Rush

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Song: Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres
Artist: Rush
Album: "Hemispheres" [1978]


**Please take note:
    1. This song is very complex, long and improvised. Try
     not to get frustrated, be patient!
    2. Make note of all the time changes. They are written
     whenever a new time occurs at the beginning of the bars.
    3. Lifeson plays on a double-neck, most of it on the upper
     12-string with the solos on the lower 12-string.


*********************************************************************
          I - PRELUDE (0:00 - 4:29)
*********************************************************************

INTRO

   Q         H.     Q
e||--0---------------|-0-----------0---|
Chord diagramBB||--0---------------|-0-----------0---|
Chord diagramG+G|4--3---------------|-3-----------3---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4--4---------------|-4-----------4---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--4---------------|-4-----------4---|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--2---------------|-2-----------2---| x4

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MOVEMENT 1

   Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e||--------------|-----0-------|
Chord diagramBB||--------------|-0-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|6--6---6-6-6-6-|-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--7---7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--7---7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--5---5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-| x2

  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|-------------|-0-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-0---0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2-2-2-2-|-------2-2-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------|-------------| x2

  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------|-0---0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-3---3-3-3-3-|-2---2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3---3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-1---1-1-1-1-|-3---3-3-3-3-|-------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| x1

-----

BRIDGE

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE
e|||--------------------------||--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|||--------------------------||--------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|12--------------------------|9--------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8|--------------------------|8--------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|||--2-----------------5-----||--2-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|||--------2-----3--/--------||--------2-----3--/--| x1

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|||--------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|||--------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|12--------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|||--5-----------------------|-5-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|||--------5-----6\----1-----|-------5-----6\--1-1---1-| x1

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MOVEMENT 2

   Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E     Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e||--------0-----|   |-------0-----|
Chord diagramBB||------------0-|   |-----------0-|
Chord diagramG+G|6----------3---|   |---------8---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--4---4-------|   |-9---9-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--4---4-------|   |-9---9-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--2---2-------| x4 |-7---7-------| x4

play both bars above another 4 times each, then:

  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E     Q  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE     Q  Q  Q
e|-------0-----|   |---------0------|   |-------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------0-|   |--------------0-|   |-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------6---|   |-----------11---|   |-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7---7-------|   |-10---12--------|   |-12--12--12--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-7---7-------|   |-12---12--------|   |-12--12--12--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-5---5-------| x4 |-10---10--------| x2 |-10--10--10--|

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|-------------|-------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------|-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2-0---------|-4-2-0-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----4-2-0---|-------4-2-0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------4-|-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------|-------------| x1

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MOVEMENT 3

(Distorted 6-string):

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e||----------------||--------------|-------------|
Chord diagramBB||--0---0---0-----||--------------|-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|7--0---0---0-----|6--2---2---2---|-4-2-0-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--4---4---4-----|8--2---2---2---|-------4-2-0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--2---2---2-----||--4---4---4---|-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--3---3---3---0-||--2---2---2---|-------------| x4

-----

(Clean, 12-string):

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.
e||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramBB||---------------|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|
Chord diagramG+G|4-------0-------|-------2-------|-------0-------|-----------0---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4-----4-----4---|-----2-----2---|-----4-----4---|-----2---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||---2-----------|---4-----------|---2-----------|---4-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||-3-------------|-2-------------|-3-------------|-2-------------| x1

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E+H
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0-------|-------2-------|-------0-------|---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----4-----4---|-----2-----2---|-----4-----4---|-----2---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---2-----------|---4-----------|---2-----------|---4-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------------|-2-------------|-3-------------|-2-------------| x1

-----

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE   W+Chord diagramE MajorE
e||----------------|---------------|---------------||---------------|
Chord diagramBB||--0---0---0-----|---------------|-0---0---0-----||---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|7--0---0---0-----|-2---2---2-----|-0---0---0-----|9--2------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--4---4---4-----|-2---2---2-----|-4---4---4-----|8--2------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--2---2---2-----|-4---4---4-----|-2---2---2-----||--4------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--3---3---3---0-|-2---2---2---0-|-3---3---3---0-||--2------------| x1

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE E H+Chord diagramE MajorE
e||--------------||----------------||-----------------||--------------|
Chord diagramBB||--------------||--0---0---0-----||-----------------||--------------|
Chord diagramG+G|6--4-2-0-------|4--0---0---0-----|9--2---2----------|6--4-2-0-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--------4-2-0-|4--4---4---4-----|8--2---2----------|8--------4-2-0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--------------||--2---2---2-----||--4---4----------||--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--------------||--3---3---3---0-||--2---2----------||--------------| x1

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE
e||----------------|---------------|
Chord diagramBB||--0---0---0-----|---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|7--0---0---0-----|-2---2---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--4---4---4-----|-2---2---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--2---2---2-----|-4---4-----0---|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--3---3---3---0-|-2---2---3---3\| x1

-----

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.
e||------------------|----------------|  |------------------------|
Chord diagramBB||------------------|-----------0----|  |-----0------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|4--------0---------|-------0--------|  |----0-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4------2-----2-----|-----2----------|  |---2--------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||----3-----------3-|---3------------|  |--2---------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--1---------------|-1--------------| x2 |-0----------------------|
*********************************************************************

MOVEMENT 4 - QUIET HARMONICS SECTION [Still 4/4 time signature]

  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------+--|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----+---------+-|-----+---------+-|-----+---------12-|-----+---------+-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----5---+---+-7-|-----5---+---+-7-|-----5---+---+----|-----5---+---+-9-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------9---7---|---------9---7---|---------9---7----|---------9---7---|

*play the above 4 times, then:

  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----+---------+-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----5---+---+-7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------9---7---| x3

Then, play this once:

  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------+--|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----+---------12-|-----+-----------|-----+---------+-|-----+-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----5---+---+----|-----5---+---+---|-----5---+---+-9-|-----5---+---+---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------9---7----|---------9---7---|---------9---7---|---------9---7---|

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MOVEMENT 5 (PRE-VERSE) [Still 4/4 time signature]

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Chord diagramE MajorE
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------|---2-------------|-----9---9-9-----|
Chord diagramG+G|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----9---9-9-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-----9---9-9-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|---4-2-4-5-4-2---|-----7---7-7-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------|---------------0-|---0-----------0-|

  Chord diagramE MajorE S S E. S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
 --------------------2-|---3-3---3---3-2-|---3-2-----------|
 -------10----10-9---3-|---3-3---3---3-3-|---3-3-----------|
 -------9---9-9--9---2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|---2-2-----------|
 ---9-9-9---9-9--9-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|---0-0-----------|
 ---7-7-7---7-7--7-0---|-----------------|-----------0-2---|
 ---0-0------------0---|-----------------|-------0-4-------|

  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Q
 -----0---0-------|-----0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|-----------------|
 -----2---2---2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|-----------------|
 -----2---2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
 -----2---2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|
 -----0---0---0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|---4-------5-----|
 -----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|

  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E
 -----------------|
 -----------------|
 -----------------|
 -----7~~-6-------|
 -------------7---|
 ---------------0-| --> into verse


*********************************************************************

MOVEMENT 6 (VERSE) [Still 4/4 time signature]

Chords used:

  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramF#F# Chord diagramD5D5 Chord diagramA7A7 Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA/C#A/C#
e|--0---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--0---2---2-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--1---2---3---7---6---4---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2---2---4---7---7---4---2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2---0---4---5---4---2---4---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0-------2-------------------|

Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramF#F#
 When our weary world was young

  Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramA7A7 Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA/C#A/C# Chord diagramB5B5   Chord diagramA7A7  Chord diagramD5D5 Chord diagramE MajorE
The struggle of the An...cients first began

         Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramF#F#
The Gods of Love and Reason

Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramA7A7 Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA/C#A/C# Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA7A7  Chord diagramD MajorD
Sought alone to rule the fate of Mannnnn...


*NEW RIFF:

 "...the fate of Mannnnn!"
  Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|-----------------||-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------||-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---4---6---7-----|7o-----2-------------1---------o|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---4---7---7-----|4o-0-2-----2---0---2-----------o|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---2---4---5---4-||--------0---4---2-----------4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------||----------------------4---0----| x7

They battled through the ages
But still neither force would yield
The people were divided
Every soul a battlefield...

Then,

e|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----2-------------1---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0-2-----2---0---2-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------0---4---2-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------4---0-2-| x1

**NOTE: There are other ways to play this riff (on other strings),
    but I think Alex plays it this way.


*********************************************************************

MOVEMENT 7

Strum the following chords:

e||--3------|-2------|-1------|--------|
Chord diagramBB||--3------|-3------|-1------|-0------|
Chord diagramG+G|4--4------|-4------|-2------|-2------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4--5------|-4------|-3------|-2------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--5------|-2------|-3------|-0------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--3------|--------|-1------|--------| x1

e|-3------|-2------|-1------|-0------|-0------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-3------|-3------|-1------|-0------|-0------|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4------|-4------|-2------|-6------|-0------|------0----|-2----0----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-5------|-4------|-3------|-7------|-2------|-3----2----|-2----2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5------|-2------|-3------|-7------|-3------|-3----3----|-0----3----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3------|--------|-1------|-5------|--------|-1----3----|------3----| x1

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MOVEMENT 2 RELAPSE

   Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E     Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e||--------0-----|   |-------0-----|
Chord diagramBB||------------0-|   |-----------0-|
Chord diagramG+G|6----------3---|   |---------8---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--4---4-------|   |-9---9-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--4---4-------|   |-9---9-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--2---2-------| x4 |-7---7-------| x4

-----

BASICALLY, MOVEMENT 1 RELAPSE (with some very minor variation)


   Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e||--------------|-----0-------|
Chord diagramBB||--------------|-0-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|6--6---6-6-6-6-|-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--7---7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--7---7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--5---5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-| x2

  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|-------------|-0-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-0---0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2-2-2-2-|-------2-2-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------|-------------| x2


e|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|------0----|-2----0----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-3----2----|-2----2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3----3----|-0----3----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-1----3----|------3----| x1

  Hold this Chord diagramE MajorE chord...
e|-0------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-0------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-1------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-0------------------------------------------|


*********************************************************************
      II - Apollo [Bringer of Wisdom] (4:30 - 6:58)
*********************************************************************

INTRO/VERSE 1

e||--------------|
Chord diagramBB||--------------|
Chord diagramG+G|6--4-2-0-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--------4-2-0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--------------| x1

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE+H.
e||----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramBB||--0---0---0-----|---------------|-0---0---0-----|-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|7--0---0---0-----|-2---2---2-----|-0---0---0-----|-2-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--4---4---4-----|-2---2---2-----|-4---4---4-----|-2-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--2---2---2-----|-4---4---4-----|-2---2---2-----|-4-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--3---3---3---0-|-2---2---2---0-|-3---3---3---0-|-2-----------| x2

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E H+Chord diagramE MajorE
e|---------------|-------------|
Chord diagramBB|-0---0---0-----|-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-0---0---0-----|-2---2-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-4---4---4-----|-2---2-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2---2---2-----|-4---4-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3---3---3---0-|-2---2-------| x1

I bring Truth, and Understanding
I bring Wit, and Wisdom fair
Precious gifts beyond compare

-----

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.
e||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramBB||---------------|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|
Chord diagramG+G|4-------0-------|-------2-------|-------0-------|-----------0---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4-----4-----4---|-----2-----2---|-----4-----4---|-----2---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||---2-----------|---4-----------|---2-----------|---4-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||-3-------------|-2-------------|-3-------------|-2-------------| x1

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E+H
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------|---------------|---------------|-------2-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0-------|-------2-------|-------0-------|---------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----4-----4---|-----2-----2---|-----4-----4---|-----2---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---2-----------|---4-----------|---2-----------|---4-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3-------------|-2-------------|-3-------------|-2-------------| x1

We can build a world of wonder
I can make you all aware

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  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE+H.
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7---7---7-----|-5---5---5-----|-7---7---7-----|-5---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5---5---0-|-7---7---7---0-|-5---5---5---0-|-7---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-6---6---6-----|-5---5---5-----|-6---6---6-----|-5---------| x1

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E H+Chord diagramE MajorE
e|---------------|--------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------|--------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------|--------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7---7---7-----|-5---5--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5---5---5-----|-7---7--------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-6---6---6---0-|-5---5--------| x1

I will bring you food and shelter
Show you fire to keep you warm
Through the endless winter storm

-----

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.
e||---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
Chord diagramBB||---------------|---------------|---------------|-------5-------|
Chord diagramG+G|4-------0-------|-------5-------|-------0-------|-----------0---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4-----7-----7---|-----5-----5---|-----7-----7---|-----5---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||---5-----------|---7-----------|---5-----------|---7-----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||-6-------------|-5-------------|-6-------------|-5-------------| x1

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q.  W
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------|---------------|---------------|-5---------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------0-------|-------5-------|-------0-------|-5---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----7-----7---|-----5-----5---|-----7-----7---|-5---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---5-----------|---7-----------|---5-----------|-7---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-6-------------|-5-------------|-6-------------|-5---------| x1

You can live in grace and comfort
In the world that you transform...

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BRIDGE TO VERSE 2

   Chord diagramE MajorE+H.      H.    Q
e||--0-----------||--0---------0---|
Chord diagramBB||--0-----------||--0---------0---|
Chord diagramG+G|7--3-----------|8--3---------3---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--4-----------|8--4---------4---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--4-----------||--4---------4---|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--2-----------||--2---------2---| x2

   Chord diagramE MajorE+H.     H.   Q   W
 |--0---------||--0-------0---||-0-----------||-0---0---0---0-0-|
 |--0---------||--0-------0---||-0-----------||-0---0---0---0-0-|
 7--6---------|8--6-------6---|7-6-----------|8-6---6---6\--3-3-|
 8--7---------|8--7-------7---|8-7-----------|8-7---7---7\--4-4-|
 |--7---------||--7-------7---||-7-----------||-7---7---7\--4-4-|
 |--5---------||--5-------5---||-5-----------||-5---5---5\--2-2-|

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E
 |----0---0-0---|-------------|
 |----0---0-0---|-------------|
 6----3---3-3---|-------------|
 8----4---4-4---|/7~~-6-------|
 |----4---4-4---|---------7---|
 |----2---2-2---|-----------0-| ---> into verse 2

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VERSE 2

Riff:

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE S S E. S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|-----------------|--------------------2-|---3-3---3---3-2-|
Chord diagramBB|-----9---9-9-----|-------10----10-9---3-|---3-3---3---3-3-|
Chord diagramG+G|-----9---9-9-----|-------9---9-9--9---2-|---2-2---2---2-2-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----9---9-9-----|---9-9-9---9-9--9-0-0-|---0-0---0---0-0-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----7---7-7-----|---7-7-7---7-7--7-0---|-----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---0-----------0-|---0-0------------0---|-----------------|

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
 ---3-2-----------|-----0---0-------|-----0-0-0-0-0---|-----------------|
 ---3-3-----------|-----2---2---2-2-|-----2-2-2-2-2---|-----------------|
 ---2-2-----------|-----2---2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
 ---0-0-----------|-----2---2---2-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|
 -----------0-2---|-----0---0---0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-|
 -------0-4-------|-----------------|---------------0-|-----------------|

  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E
 -----------------|
 ---2-------------|
 ---2-2-2-2-2-2---|
 ---2-2-2-2-2-2---|
 ---4-2-4-5-4-2---|
 ---------------0-| (repeat over lyrics)


The people were delighted
Coming forth to claim their prize
They ran to build their cities
And converse among the wise

But one day the streets fell silent
Yet they knew not what was wrong
The urge to build these fine things
Seemed not to be so strong

The wise men were consulted
And the Bridge of Death was crossed
In quest of Dionysus

e|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-2-2-----4-4------6-6------7-7-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2-2-----4-4------7-7------7-7-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-0-0-----2-2------4-4------5-5-5-4-0-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|

To find out what they had lost...


e|-------------------|---------------|
Chord diagramBB|-4-----------------|---------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-4---4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|---8---8-8-----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-4---4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|---9---9-9-9---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-2---2-2-2-4-4-4-4-|---6---6-7-6---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------|-------------0-| --> Into Guitar Solo 1

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GUITAR SOLO 1 (rhythm guitar chords above note duration line)


        Chord diagramF#F#
  H   Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  H   Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  H   Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|----------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------2-|----------5-2---2--|--------------|-------[7]-5------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------4b|---r---b~~--4b--4b~|~~~~~~\x-/x---|-------------[6]--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------|-------------------|------\x-/x-4~|~~~~------------4~|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------|-------------------|--------------|------------------|

  Q  Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E    Q  Q.      Chord diagramE MajorE  S S S S
 ---------------14-----|-----14---------------------------|
 ---------------17b(19)|-----17b(19)~~~-b(20)r17h14--14h16|
 -----/x\-/x\----------|----------------------------15----|
 ~~~~~/x\-/x\----------|----------------------------------|
 ----------------------|----------------------------------|
 ----------------------|----------------------------------|

  S  S S S S S S S S S Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE  Q3  Q3 Q3 Chord diagramE MajorE S S Chord diagramE MajorE  S S
 ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 p14-14------------------------------14b|(16)--b--b--14-----------------|
 -------16p15-x-15b(18)rb(17)r-15-16----|---------------15h16p15--15----|
 ---------------------------------------|----------------------------16-|
 ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

         Chord diagramD MajorD
  Q.   Chord diagramE MajorE Q Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Q  S S3S3 S3 S S S S S
 ---------------15b|(17)-b~~~~~------------------------|
 ------------------|------------x-12-12h14--17--17b(19)|
 ------------------|-----------------------------------|
 -14~~~~~\---------|-----------------------------------|
 ------------------|-----------------------------------|
 ------------------|-----------------------------------|

 S3S3 S3 S S S S Q   E3 E3 E3 Chord diagramE MajorE  Q    Chord diagramE MajorE    Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE
 -------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 rp15-17p15p14--12h14-----14-14-15-17-|-17b(19)-17b(19)-17-14-15-12-14-|
 -------------14----------------------|--------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 -------------------------------------|--------------------------------|

           Chord diagramBB
  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE Q.   Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Q  Q.   Chord diagramE MajorE
 ----------------------|---------------------|
 -15-14-12~~~~~\-----4-|------0--------------|
 --------------------6b|(8)-------(8)r6----6~|
 ----------------------|---------------------|
 ----------------------|---------------------|
 ----------------------|---------------------|

 E. S3S3S3S3S3S3 T S S3S3S3S3S3S3E3S3ST
 ---------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------|
 ~~~-4h6p4p3h4----3---4p3-------------3-|
 ----------------6--6-----6p4h6p4--4----|
 ---------------------------------------|
 ---------------------------------------|

  S3...........................................   Chord diagramE MajorE E H+Chord diagramE MajorE
 -----------------------------------------------||------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------||------------------|
 -3-3-4-4-3-3-3-4-6-6-4-4-6-6-4-4-6-6-8-8-6-6-8-|7--9-8-9b(11)~~~~~-|
 -----------------------------------------------|8------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------||------------------|
 -----------------------------------------------||------------------|


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BRIDGE

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Q  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE
e||------------------|-----------------|
Chord diagramBB||------------------|-----------0---0-|
Chord diagramG+G|4--------0---------|-------0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4------2-----2-----|-----2-----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||----3-----------3-|---3-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--1---------------|-1---------------| x2


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     III - Dionysus [Bringer of Love] (6:59 - 9:53)
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***Follow the same structure as the Apollo section.

I bring Love to give you solace
In the darkness of the night
In the heart's eternal light
You need only trust your feelings
Only Love can steer you right

I bring Laughter, I bring Music
I bring Joy, and I bring Tears
I will soothe your primal fears
Throw off those chains of Reason
And your prison disappears

The cities were abandoned
And the forests echoed song
They danced and lived as brothers
They knew Love could not be wrong

Food and wine they had aplenty
And they slept beneath the stars
The people were contented
And the Gods watched from afar

But the winter fell upon them
And it caught them unprepared
Bringing wolves and cold starvation
And the hearts of men despaired... -->into next bar below:

   W      H    Q  Q   W      H    Q  Q
e||--0---------|-0-------0---0---|-0---------|-0-------0---0---|
Chord diagramBB||--0---------|-0-------0---0---|-0---------|-0-------0---0---|
Chord diagramG+G|4--6---------|-6-------6---6---|-0---------|-0-------0---0---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4--7---------|-7-------7---7---|-2---------|-2-------2---2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--7---------|-7-------7---7---|-3---------|-3-------3---3---|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--5---------|-5-------5---5---|-----------|-----------------| x1

  H  H   H  H
e|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-1---------|
Chord diagramG+G|------0----|-2----0----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-3----2----|-2----2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3----3----|-0----3----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-1----3----|------3----| x1


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SOLO BREAK (repeat twice)

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE
e|||--------------------------||--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|||--------------------------||--------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|12--4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7---7-|9--4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8|--4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-7---7-|8--4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|||--2---2-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x-||--2---2-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|||--------2-2-2-3-3-3-6---6-||--------2-2-2-3-3-3-|

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|||--------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|||--------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|12--7---7-7-7-7-7-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8|--7---7-7-7-7-7-----3---3-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|||--5---5-x-x-x-x-----3---3-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|||--------5-5-5-6-5-0-1---1-| x2

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INTERLUDE (similar to this):

   W      W
e||--0---------|-0---------|
Chord diagramBB||--0---------|-0---------|
Chord diagramG+G|4--6---------|-0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4--7---------|-2---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--7---------|-3---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--5---------|-----------| x1

  H  H   H  H
e|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-1---------|
Chord diagramG+G|------0----|-2----0----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-3----2----|-2----2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3----3----|-0----3----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-1----3----|------3----| x1


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GUITAR RUN (play twice):

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE
e|||--------------------------||--------------------|
Chord diagramBB|||--------------------------||--------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|12--4-2-0-----------0-2-0---|9--4-2-0-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8|--------4-2-0-2-4-------4-|8--------4-2-0-2-4-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|||--------------------------||--------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|||--------------------------||--------------------|

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|||--------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|||--------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|12--------------------------|-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8|--0-------------------3-2-|-0-------------------3-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|||--------0---1-0-3-1-0-----|-------0---1-0-3-1-0-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|||----1-3---3---------------|---1-3---3---------------|

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INTERLUDE AGAIN (similar to this):

   W      W
e||--0---------|-0---------|
Chord diagramBB||--0---------|-0---------|
Chord diagramG+G|4--6---------|-0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4--7---------|-2---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--7---------|-3---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--5---------|-----------| x1

  H  H   H  H
e|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-1---------|
Chord diagramG+G|------0----|-2----0----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-3----2----|-2----2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3----3----|-0----3----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-1----3----|------3----| x1


*********************************************************************
  IV - Armageddon [The Battle of Heart and Mind] (9:54 - 12:43)
*********************************************************************

Riff 1:

   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|||--------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|||--------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|12------4-----4-----4-----7-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8|----4-----4-----4-----7---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|||--2-----------------5-----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|||--------2-----3-----------| x3

  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE
e|---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----7-----7-----7------10-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---7-----7-----7-----10----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-5-----------------8-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------5-----6-------------| x2

The Universe divided
As the Heart and Mind collided
With our people left unguided
For so many troubled years
In a cloud of doubts and fears

   W      W
e||--0---------|-0---------|
Chord diagramBB||--0---------|-0---------|
Chord diagramG+G|4--6---------|-0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4--7---------|-2---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--7---------|-3---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--5---------|-----------| x1

  H  H   H  H
e|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-1---------|
Chord diagramG+G|------0----|-2----0----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-3----2----|-2----2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3----3----|-0----3----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-1----3----|------3----| x1

Our world was torn asunder
Into hollow hemispheres

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   Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E     Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e||--------0-----|   |-------0-----|
Chord diagramBB||------------0-|   |-----------0-|
Chord diagramG+G|6----------3---|   |---------8---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--4---4-------|   |-9---9-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--4---4-------|   |-9---9-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--2---2-------| x4 |-7---7-------| x4

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**Repeat same pattern for the next verse:

Some fought themselves, some fought each other
Most just followed one another
Lost and aimless like their brothers
For their Hearts were so unclear
And the Truth could not appear
Their spirits were divided
Into blinded hemispheres

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PLAY OVER LYRICS (in order):

   Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E     Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e||--------0-----|   |-------0-----|
Chord diagramBB||------------0-|   |-----------0-|
Chord diagramG+G|6----------3---|   |---------8---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--4---4-------|   |-9---9-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--4---4-------|   |-9---9-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--2---2-------| x4 |-7---7-------| x4 [repeat 4 times]

  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E     Q  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE
e|-------0-----|   |---------0------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------0-|   |--------------0-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------6---|   |-----------11---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7---7-------|   |-10---12--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-7---7-------|   |-12---12--------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-5---5-------| x4 |-10---10--------| x4 [repeat 2 times]

   Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E     Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e||--------0-----|   |-------0-----|
Chord diagramBB||------------0-|   |-----------0-|
Chord diagramG+G|6----------3---|   |---------8---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--4---4-------|   |-9---9-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--4---4-------|   |-9---9-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--2---2-------| x4 |-7---7-------| x4


Some who did not fight
Brought tales of old to light
My 'Rocinante' sailed by night
On her final flight
To the heart of Cygnus' fearsome force
We set our course
Spiralled through that timeless space
To this immortal place

**you know this riff quite well by now:

   W      W
e||--0---------|-0---------|
Chord diagramBB||--0---------|-0---------|
Chord diagramG+G|4--6---------|-0---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4--7---------|-2---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--7---------|-3---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--5---------|-----------| x1

  H  H   H  H
e|-----------|-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-1---------|
Chord diagramG+G|------0----|-2----0----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-3----2----|-2----2----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3----3----|-0----3----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-1----3----|------3----| x1

Then:

  Q Q Q Q  Q  Q  Q Q   H   H
e|------------|----------------|-3-------------|-3------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------|----------------|-3------4------|-4------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------|----------------|-4------3------|-5------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------|----------------|-5------5------|-5------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------2--3-|-/5--6--/9-10\--|-5------6------|-3------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-3--4-------|----------------|-3------3------|--------------------|


*********************************************************************

Soft electric strums (12:00):

e|------6----------------0------------------0-------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----7----------------0----------------0----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----8----------------0--------------0-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---8----------------4-------------2---------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--6----------------2------------2-----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-6----------------0-----------0-------------------------|


Next is the synth interlude, into the next section:


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     V - Cygnus [Bringer of Balance] (12:44 - 17:02)
*********************************************************************

Synth chords (for guitar):

  Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramE minorEm Chord diagramB minorBm Chord diagramA augmentedA A* Chord diagramC majorC Chord diagramFF Chord diagramE MajorE
e|-2--3--0--2--0--5--3--1--0--|
Chord diagramBB|-3--3--0--3--2--5--x--1--0--|
Chord diagramG+G|-2--0--0--4--2--x--5--x--X--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0--0--2--4--2--7--5--3--2--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----x--2--2--0--7--3--3--2--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----3--0--------5-----1--0--|

    Chord diagramD MajorD
I have memory and awareness

   Chord diagramG+G
But I have no shape or form

   Chord diagramE minorEm
As a disembodied spirit

   Chord diagramB minorBm
I am dead and yet unborn

    Chord diagramG+G
I have passed into Olympus

    Chord diagramD MajorD
As was told in tales of old

    Chord diagramA augmentedA
To the City of Immortals

    Chord diagramD MajorD
Marble white and purest gold

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     A*
I see the Gods in battle rage on high

Chord diagramC majorC
Thunderbolts across the sky

 Chord diagramFF
I cannot move, I cannot hide

     Chord diagramE MajorE
I feel a silent scream begin inside...

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MOVEMENT 2

  H.    Chord diagramE MajorE E   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|--------------||-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------||-------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------|7o-----2-------------1---------o|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------|4o-0-2-----2---0---2-----------o|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------4-||--------0---4---2-----------4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------||----------------------4---0----| x4

e||--------------------------|
Chord diagramBB||--------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|6-----2-------------1------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4-0-2-----2---0---2--------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||-------0---4---2----------|
Chord diagramE MajorE||---------------------4\---| x1

Then all at once the Chaos ceased
Chord diagramA augmentedA stillness fell, a sudden peace
The Warriors felt my silent cry
And stayed their struggle, mystified

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NEXT VERSE

Chords used:

  Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramF#F# Chord diagramD5D5 Chord diagramA7A7 Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA/C#A/C#
e|--0---------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--0---2---2-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--1---2---3---7---6---4---2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--2---2---4---7---7---4---2---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--2---0---4---5---4---2---4---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--0-------2-------------------|


Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramF#F#
 Apollo was astonished

  Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramA7A7   Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA/C#A/C# Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA7A7 Chord diagramD7D7
Dionysus thought me mad

Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramF#F#
 But they heard my story further

     Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramA7A7 Chord diagramB5B5  Chord diagramA/C#A/C# Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA7A7 Chord diagramD7D7
And they wondered, and were sad

Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramF#F#
 Looking down from Olympus

   Chord diagramD5D5    Chord diagramA7A7  Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA/C#A/C# Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA7A7 Chord diagramD7D7
On a world of doubt and fear

Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramF#F#
  It's surface splintered into

Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramA7A7 Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA/C#A/C# Chord diagramB5B5 Chord diagramA7A7 Chord diagramD5D5 -----> [continue pattern through guitar solo]:
Sorry hemispheres

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GUITAR SOLO 2

  Q  H+Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramE MajorE    H+Chord diagramE MajorE  S S SS3S3S3S3T3 Q.  S E3E3E3TS3S3S3S3S3S3T
e|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------9b(11)|~~~~~~\--------------6|-7~~~~-6-7-9-7--6h7p6---6----|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----2~~~~~~-------|----------------------|----------------------9---9--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------|-------------0-1-2-4--|-----------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------|--------0-2-3---------|-----------------------------|

  Chord diagramE MajorE S S Chord diagramE MajorE E Q.  Chord diagramE MajorE   Q  Chord diagramE MajorE Q      H    Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------|--------[9]b(12)-p7~|~~~~~~~~~x-----15b(17)|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------4b(6)|---r----------------|----------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7-4-6-4-4-----------|--------------------|----------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------7--\------|-----[3]------------|----------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|

  H.    Chord diagramE MajorE E3  E3 E3  E3 E3 E3 Chord diagramE MajorE    H+Chord diagramE MajorE
e|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|~~~~~~~~~-15-[15]-[14]-12-|----12--------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------|-14----14-[12]b(13)-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------|-------------------[14]~~~~~~~~-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------|--------------------------------|

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NEXT VERSE:

  H.    Chord diagramE MajorE E   Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|--------------||-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------||--------------------0----------|
Chord diagramG+G|--------------|7o-----2-----------------------o|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------|4o-0-2-----2---0---2-----------o|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------4-||--------0---4---2-----------4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------||----------------------4---0----| x2

**NOTE: riff is slightly different (compare to previous verse)

They sat awhile in silence
Then they turned at last to me

Chord diagramG+G        Chord diagramB minorBm
We will call you Cygnus,

      Chord diagramFF         -->(see tab below)
The God of Balance you shall be

   Chord diagramE MajorE+H.      H.    Q
e||--0-----------||--0---------0---|
Chord diagramBB||--0-----------||--0---------0---|
Chord diagramG+G|7--3-----------|8--3---------3---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--4-----------|8--4---------4---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--4-----------||--4---------4---|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--2-----------||--2---------2---| x2

   Chord diagramE MajorE+H.      H.    Q
e||--0-----------||--0---------0---|
Chord diagramBB||--0-----------||--0---------0---|
Chord diagramG+G|7--6-----------|8--6---------6---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--7-----------|8--7---------7---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--7-----------||--7---------7---|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--5-----------||--5---------5---| x1

Then, jam the end of the song with these chords:

e|-1-------|-0-------|-0-------|-3-------|-
Chord diagramBB|-1-------|-1-------|-1-------|-3-------|-
Chord diagramG+G|-2-------|-0-------|-0-------|-0-------|-
Chord diagramD MajorD|-3-------|-2-------|-2-------|-0-------|-
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3-------|-3-------|-3-------|-x-------|-
Chord diagramE MajorE|-1-------|-0-------|---------|-3-------|-

 ---------|-1-------|-0-------|-3-------|
 -3-------|-1-------|-1-------|-3-------|
 -3-------|-2-------|-0-------|-0-------|
 -3-------|-3-------|-2-------|-0-------|
 -1-------|-3-------|-3-------|-x-------|
 ---------|-1-------|---------|-3-------| x2

AND END WITH:

   Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e||--------------|-----0-------|
Chord diagramBB||--------------|-0-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|6--6---6-6-6-6-|-------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|8--7---7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA||--7---7-7-7-7-|-------7-7-7-|
Chord diagramE MajorE||--5---5-5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-| x2

  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E  Q  Chord diagramE MajorE E Chord diagramE MajorE E
e|-------------|-0-----------|
Chord diagramBB|-0---0-0-0-0-|-----0-------|
Chord diagramG+G|-0---0-0-0-0-|-------0-0-0-|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2---2-2-2-2-|-------2-2-2-|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3---3-3-3-3-|-------3-3-3-|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------|-------------| x2

  H  H   H
e|-----------|-------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------|-1-----------|
Chord diagramG+G|------0----|-2----0-0-0--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-3----2----|-2----2-2-2--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-3----3----|-0----3-3-3--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-1----3----|------3-3-3--| x1

e|-0----------------|
Chord diagramBB|-0----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-6----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-7----------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-7----------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-5----------------| [rapidly strum this into oblivion]


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     VI The Sphere [Chord diagramA augmentedA Kind of Dream] (17:03 - 18:08)
*********************************************************************


12-String Acoustic chords used:

  Chord diagramD MajorD G1 Chord diagramB minorBm Chord diagramAsus4Asus4 A1 Chord diagramC# minorC#m G2 Chord diagramEsus4Esus4 Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramF#F# G3 A2 C7M Chord diagramFF
e|-2--7--2----0----0----4----3---0----0--2--3---0---0---1--|
Chord diagramBB|-3--8--3----3----2----5----3---0----0--2--3---0---0---1--|
Chord diagramG+G|-2--7--4----2----2----6----4---2----1--3--0---6---0---2--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-0--0--4----2----2----6----5---2----2--4--0---7---2---3--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------2----0----0----4----5---2----2--4--2---7---3---3--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------3---0----0--2--3---5-------1--|

    Chord diagramD MajorD        G1      Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramAsus4Asus4  A1
We can walk our road together, if our goals are all the same

    Chord diagramC# minorC#m      Chord diagramG+G       Chord diagramEsus4Esus4 Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramF#F#
We can run alone and free, if we pursue a different aim

    Chord diagramD MajorD          G2
Let the truth of Love be lighted

    Chord diagramB minorBm         A2        Chord diagramC# minorC#m
Let the love of Truth shine clear, sensibility

           Chord diagramG+G
Armed with sense and liberty

     Chord diagramB minorBm             A2   C7M   Chord diagramFF    Chord diagramG+G   Chord diagramD MajorD
With the Heart and Mind united in a single perfect sphere


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Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole
H.- half + quarter
H - half
Q.- quarter + 8th
Q - quarter
Chord diagramE MajorE - 8th
S - 16th
3 - denotes triplets


Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
x - dead note
+ - natural harmonic
[]- artificial harmonic
h - hammer on
p - pull off
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato
b - bend

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