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Xanadu Chords by Rush

Xanadu chords by Rush

Guitar chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Chords:
   E A D G B e
E: 0 2 2 1 0 0
G: 3 2 0 0 3 3
D: x x 0 2 3 2
A: x 0 2 2 2 0

     E A D G B e
E5*: 0 2 2 4 0 0
G5:  3 x 0 0 x x
A5:  x 0 2 2 x x
B5:  x 2 4 4 x x

     E A  D  G  B e
E/E: 0 14 14 13 0 0
D/E: 0 12 12 11 0 0
B/E: 0 9  9  8  0 0
A/E: 0 7  7  6  0 0
G/E: 0 5  5  4  0 0
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          E A D G B e
Aadd9:    5 7 7 6 0 0
G6:       3 5 5 4 0 0
F#7add11: 2 4 4 3 0 0
Badd11:   7 9 9 8 0 0


Riff 1:

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-5-4-----9-7-5-4-5-4-----------|
E|-----7-5-------------7-5-9-7-5-|


Riff 1 Extended:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------0----|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------0----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------4----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------2----|
A|-5-4-----9-7-5-4-7-5-4---5-4-----4-----------------------------2-2----|
E|-----7-5---------------7-----7-5---7-5-4-7-5-4-2-5-4-2-0-4-2-0---0----|



Instrumental in multiple parts:

Ethereal Intro:
E (drone over guitar volume swell part)

Full band enters:
E G D A x3

A (sustained)

E5* Riff 1 x3

E5* Riff 1 Extended

E/E D/E B/E A/E G/E x4

F#7add11 E

G6 F#7add11 Aadd9 E

G6 F#7add11 Badd11

E F#7add11 x6


Short A Part 1:
    E               F#7add11
"To seek the sacred river Alph
   E                 F#7add11
To walk the caves of ice
   Badd11        Aadd9
To break my fast on honeydew
    Badd11            Aadd9
And drink the milk of Paradise"

D Am G F E


B Part 1:
E           G5  A               G5 E5   B5    A5   G5   A5
I had heard the whispered tales of im - mor - ta - li - ty
    E5    B5   A5   G5    A5
The dee - pest my - ste - ry
E         G5    A           G5 E
From an ancient book I took a  clue
E               G5  A             G5 E5    B5   A5    G5   A5
I scaled the frozen mountain tops of eas - tern lands un - known
E5   B5  A5  G5  A5
Time and Man a - lone
E             G5  A      G5   E
Searching for the lost Xana - du

E    G    D
Xa - na - du


Synth Break 1:

D5 Bb6 Cadd9 G x6


A Part 2:
   D5        Bb6    Cadd9      G
To stand within the Pleasure Dome
  D5       Bb6   Cadd9      G
Decreed by Kubla Khan
   D5     Bb6     Cadd9     G
To taste anew the fruits of life
    D5     Bb6    Cadd9      G
The last immortal man
   D5       Bb6    Cadd9   G
To find the sacred river Alph
   D5       Bb6      Cadd9      G
To walk the caves of ice

    D5     Bb6     Cadd9      G
Oh, I will dine on honeydew
    D5        Bb6     Cadd9  G   D5        Bb6    Cadd9
And drink the milk of Para   -   dise
G       D5        Bb6    Cadd9      G
Oh, paradise!

D D D


Instrumental Bridge:

E5* Riff 1 x3

E5* Riff 1 Extended

E


B Part 2:
  E              G5   A             G5  E5   B5  A5     G5 A5
A thousand years have come and gone but time has passed me by
E5    B5      A5 G5  A5
Stars stopped in the sky
E         G5 A      G5   E
Frozen in an everlasting view
E           G5  A           G5 E5 B5 A5 G5  A5
Waiting for the world to end,  weary of the night
E5 B5   A5  G5  A5
Praying for the light
E         G5  A
Prison of the lost
  G5   E
Xana - du

E    G    D
Xa - na - du


Synth Break 2:

D5 Bb6 Cadd9 G x6


A Part 3:
D5       Bb6    Cadd9      G
Held within the Pleasure Dome
  D5       Bb6   Cadd9      G
Decreed by Kubla Khan
   D5          Bb6    Cadd9      G
To taste my bitter triumph
     D5  Bb6      Cadd9      G
As a mad immortal man
D5     Bb6      Cadd9  G
Nevermore shall I re - turn
  D5         Bb6         Cadd9      G
Escape these caves of ice

    D5     Bb6      Cadd9      G
For I have dined on honeydew
    D5        Bb6     Cadd9  G     D5        Bb6
And drunk the milk of Para    -    dise
Cadd9       G     D5
Woah, is it   paradise?

Bb6     Cadd9  G


Instrumental:

E F#7add11 x6


Guitar Solo:

E F#7add11
E F#7add11
Badd11 Aadd9
Badd11 Aadd9
E F#7add11
E F#7add11
E F#7add11
E F#7add11
Badd11 Aadd9
Badd11 Aadd9


Outro:

D Asus2 G F
E

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