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Circumstances Bass Tab by Rush

Circumstances bass tab by Rush

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Circumstances  BY: Rush
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Transcribed by Alex Harden (harden@acsu.buffalo.edu)

    e e e   q q+e e e e     q q     e e e e+q     e e e e     +h e e e
+---------+-------------+-------+-------------+-----------+------------+
|4:-------|---R---------|2:-----|3:-------0---|2:-------0-|7:--0-------|
|4:-3-2---|-0-----3-2---|4:-2-0-|4:---2-3-----|4:---2-3---|8:----3-2---|
+-------3-+-----------3-+-------+---3---------+---3-------+----------3-+


    q e q e e e     q e e e q e e e     q e q e e e     e e e e+q
+---------------+-------------------+---------------+-------------+
|4:---R---------|5:-----------------|4:---R---------|3:-------0---|
|4:-0---0-3-2---|4:-2-0-0---0-3-2---|4:-0---0-3-2-0-|4:---2-3-----|
+-------------3-+---------3-------3-+---------------+---3---------+
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
         1. A  boy alone    so   far from home endless rooftops from my window
         2.    Now I've gained some understanding of the only world that we see
    e e e e+H      q e q e e s s   e q e e e e e   e e e q q e   e q q q s s
+-------------+------------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+
|5:-5-4-------|*4:---------------|-5-5-4-7-5-4---|-------------|-------------|
|4:-----7-5---|*4:-2-0-2-0-2-4-5-|-------------7-|-5---5-4-5-5-|---------5-4-|
+-------------+------------------+---------------+---5---------+-2-2-2-2-----+

I felt the gloom of empty rooms on rainy afternoons
Things that I once dreamed of     have become reality             These
  e e e q e e s s   e s s e s s e e s s e   e e e q q s s   e e e e h
+-----------------+-------------4---------+---------------+-----------+
|-----------------|-5-4-5-7-5-7---7-5-4---|-----------2-3-|-4---------|
|-2-2-0-2-0-2-4-5-|---------------------7-|-5---5-4-5-----|-----------|
+-----------------+-----------------------+---5-----------+---2-2-0-2-+

Sometimes in confusion              I felt so lost and disillusioned
walls that still surround me        still contain the same old me
  e s e s e e e e e   e s e s e s s e s s e   e s e s e e e e e
+-------------------+---------------4-------+-------------------+
|-------------------|-----------4-4---4-4---|-------------------|
|---------------5-4-|-2-0-2-0-2-----------2-|-3-2-3-2-3---0-2-3-|
+-3-2-3-2-3-0-3-----+-----------------------+-----------3-------+

                               Innocence gained       confidence    to go
                               Just one more     who's searching for the
  e s e s s s s s s s s s s s   e s e s E s e s s e   e s e s E s e e e
+-------------------2-----2---+---------------7H9-7-+---------------9-8-+
|-------------2-4-5---5-2---2-|---------------------|-------------------|
|-------2-4-5-----------------|-5---5---5---5-------|-6---6---6---6-----|
+-5-3-5-----------------------+---5---5---5---------+---5---5---5-------+

up against reality
world that ought to be                                                 All the
  e s e s q e e e   h q q     e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e     e e e e e q e
+-------------9---+-------+-----------------+---------------+-----------------+
|-----------9---9-|-------|7:---7-----5-4---|---5-2---------|4:-----------R---|
|-7---7---7-------|-7-3---|8:-0---5-7-----5-|-3-----3-5-2---|4:---3-2---0---0-|
+---7---7---------+-----3-+-----------------+-------------3-+---1-----3-------+

same ...  chances mocked ...    by circumstances     Plus ca change plus c'est
  +e e e e q q   e e e q e e e   +e q e e s s q     +e e e e     q e q e e e
+--------------+---------------+----------------+------------+---------------+
|--------------|-------0-2-0---|----------------|2:----------|4:---R---------|
|--0-3-2---2-0-|---2-3-------3-|--3-3-3-3-5-7-5-|4:--5-3-2---|4:-0---0-3-2---|
+--------3-----+-3-------------+----------------+----------3-+-------------3-+

la meme chose ...         the more they stay the same
    q q     e e e q e e e     e e e e e e     q e q e e e     q q
+-------+-----------------+---------------+---------------+-------+
|2:-----|4:-------0-2-0---|7:-------------|4:---R---------|2:-----|
|4:-2-0-|4:---2-3-------3-|8:-3-3-3-2-0---|4:-0---0-3-2---|4:-2-0-|
+-------+---3-------------+-------------3-+-------------3-+-------+

              1 -------------+ 2------------      [Guitar]  [Synth bass]
    e e e e+q     e e e e+H 2    e e e e+H     W+h   W+h    H H   h q H 4
+-------------+--------------+-------------+-------+-----+------+--------+
|3:-------0---|5:-5-4-------*|5:-5-4-7-----|6:-R---|-R---|*-----|-------*|
|4:---2-3-----|4:-----7-5---*|4:-------5---|4:-----|-----|*-3-5-|-3-5-7-*|
+---3---------+--------------+-------------+-------+-----+------+--------+

  [Instrumental break]
   e e e e e e e e e e e e 2   e e e e e e e e e e e e 2
+--2---2---2---4---4---4----+--5---5---5---7---7---7----+
|*---2---2---2---4---4---4-*|*---5---5---5---7---7---7-*|
|*-------------------------*|*-------------------------*|
+---------------------------+---------------------------+


   e e e e e e e e e e e e 2   e e e e e e e e e e e e 2  e e e e e e H
+--2---2---2---4---4---4----+--5---5---5---7---7---7----+-5---5---7---9-+
|*---2---2---2---4---4---4-*|*---5---5---5---7---7---7-*|---5---5---7---|
|*-------------------------*|*-------------------------*|---------------|
+---------------------------+---------------------------+---------------+


  e e e e e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e e  e e e     e e e e e e e
+-5---5---5---7---7---7---+-5---5---7---9-9-7--------+-----------------+
|---5---5---5---7---7---7-|---5---5---7-------10-9-7-|7:---7-----5-4---|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|8:-0---5-7-----5-|
+-------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+

                              All the same..         mocked at by time..
  e e e e e e e     e e e e e e e e   +e e e e q q   e e e q e e e
+---------------+-------------------+--------------+---------------+
|---5-2---------|4:-----------------|--------------|-------0-2-0---|
|-3-----3-5-2---|4:---3-2---0-2-3-0-|--0-3-2---2-0-|---2-3-------3-|
+-------------3-+---1-----3---------+--------3-----+-3-------------+

                       Plus ca change...                the more that..
  +e q e e s s q     +e e e e     q e q e e e     q q     e e e q e e e
+----------------+------------+---------------+-------+-----------------+
|--------------5-|2:--5-------|4:---R---------|2:-----|4:-------0-2-0---|
|--3-3-3-3-5-7---|4:----3-2---|4:-0---0-3-2---|4:-2-0-|4:---2-3-------3-|
+----------------+----------3-+-------------3-+-------+---3-------------+

they stay the same.
    e e e e e e     q e q e e e     q q     e e e e+q     e e e e+H
+---------------+---------------+-------+-------------+-------------+
|7:-------------|4:---R---------|2:-----|3:-------0---|5:-5-4-7-----|
|8:-3-3-3-2-0---|4:-0---0-3-2---|4:-2-0-|4:---2-3-----|4:-------5---|
+-------------3-+-------------3-+-------+---3---------+-------------+

Hope this is correct!  8)
Sorry about the lyrics, the Tab Creator doesn't space according to note value
so a lot of the chorus doesn't fit in...but you get the picture.

alex harden-------------- "some are born to move the world to live their
harden@acsu.buffalo.edu--  fantasies; most of us just dream about the things
v409epk3@ubvms.bitnet----  we'd like to be" - peart "losing it" 1982

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          Created using "The Bass Tab Creator" by Mario D'Alessio
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   +|oo|+       Notes:
   +|oo|+               w = Whole  h = Half  q = Quarter
     ||                 e = 8th    s = 16th  t = 32nd  x = 64th
     ||
     ||                 Capitol notes are dotted notes (1.5 x duration)
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     ||             n
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     ||         |*--*+  = MEASURE          |4:--|  = TIME
  _  ||  _      |*--*+    REPEATS          |4:--|    SIGNATURES
  \\_||_//      +----+   (n=Num Repeats)   +----+
   | [] |
   | || |       + = TIE         ^  = TRIPLET           ^ = BEND
  /  []  \      H = HAMMER ON   \  = SLIDE TO FRET     R = REST
  \______/      P = PULL OFF    /X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE  ~ = TRILL

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