Rush – Closer To The Heart (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

[Intro] Played on an acoustic 12-string

  A(add9)
e|-5------7-------4-------5--5-----4------------------------------|
B|---0------0-------0----------------7--5-------------------------|
G|-----6------6-------6--------6----------6-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---5------7------4------5------4--------------------------------|
B|-----0------0------0------0------7--5---------------------------|
G|--------------6------6------6---------6-------------------------|
D|-------7--------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 1]

   G            Dadd9        Fmaj7
e|-------0------------0------------0------------------------------|
B|-----3---3--------3---3--------1---1----------------------------|
G|---4------------2------------2---------2------------------------|
D|-5--------5s4-4--------4s3-3-----------3------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 Asus2 Asus4 A
e|---------------------0------------------------------------------|
B|--0--3--2---2----0h2-------0--3--2------------------------------|
G|--2--2--2------------------2--2--2------------------------------|
D|--2--2--2-----2------------2--2--2------------------------------|
A|--0--0--0------------------0--0--0------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

(This part is played on a 6-string acoustic)

         A                  G         D       G        A
And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start
                                           e|--------3-----------|
    A           G       D    A5       G    B|------3---3---------|
to mold a new reality closer to the heart. G|----0---------------|
                                           D|--0-----------------|
  D     A5      G   (Arpeggiate as shown)  A|--------------------|
Closer to the heart.                       E|--------------------|

A G D G A The blacksmith and the artist reflect it in their art. A G D A5 G (Arpeggiate as shown above) They forge their creativity closer to the heart. D A5 G Closer to the heart. [Riff 2] (Bells arr. for guitar (don't play if your drummer has these bells!))

e|--10~------------------------10~--------------------------------|
B|-------10---8~--7---8---10--------10---8~-----------------------|
G|--11~------------------------11~--------------------------------|
D|-------11---9~--7---9---11--------11---9~-----------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

(Now the 6-string acoustic is joined by a 6-string electric) A G D G A Philosophers and plowmen each must know his part A A G G D A G G to sow a new mentality closer to the heart, yes. D A5 G G D A5 G Closer to the heart. Yeah oh (Rhythm during solo is: strum D G C A at 4/4 time, changing chords each measure) [Guitar Solo]

e|--10b12~~-----10~~----8~----------------7---9-10--9-10-12-------|
B|--10b12~~-----10~~----8~------7--8--10------7-8-----------------|
G|----------------------9~------7--7--7---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-12-14--12-14-15--12-14-15--14-15-17--17b19~---17b19---------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-17b19---17b19r17--12-14-15---15b17---15b16---15b17~------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------15-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-|
B|-15b17r15--15~-15~---17b19r17--17~-17~-----15-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15b17~-17-17~-----------10-------------------------------------|
B|-15b17~-17-17~---10b12---10---10b12r10---7s8s7------------------|
G|------------------9b11---------9b11r9----6s7s6----9--7--9b10----|
D|--------------------------------------------------9--7--9b10----|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------3-3--3-3-2---|
G|--7~-----4p0---2--2--4b5--4b5~--4~---4b5r4------2-2--2-2-2---|
D|--7~-----4p0---2--2--4b5--4b5~--4~---4b5r4-------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-4s5---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-4s5---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5s6---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

[Instrumental]

  A(add9)
e|-5------7-------4-------5--5-----4------------------------------|
B|---0------0-------0----------------7--5-------------------------|
G|-----6------6-------6--------6----------6-----------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---5------7------4------5------4--------------------------------|
B|-----0------0------0------0------7--5---------------------------|
G|--------------6------6------6---------6-------------------------|
D|-------7--------------------------------------------------------| x3
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

A5 A5 G G D G A5 A5 A5 Woah you can be the captain and I will draw the chart. A5 A5 G G D A5 G G G sailing into destiny closer to the heart. D A5 G G G Closer to the heart. D A5 G Well closer to the heart. G G Oh yeah (Rhythm guitar plays D/A5/G pattern as above) (Bend 3/5 and strike repeatedly as below) Closer to the heart. (Bend 3/5 etc) Closer to the heart. (Bend 7/9 and strike repeatedly as below) I said closer to the heart. (Bend 15/17 and strike repeatedly as below) (begin fade out) Well closer to the heart. (Bend 15/17 etc) Yeah closer to your heart. (Bend 17/20 and strike repeatedly as below) Closer to your heart. Whoa ...

e|--------------------------------------17b19~------------|
B|--3b5~----------7b9~-------15b17~-----20b22~------------|
G|--5b7~----------9b11~------17b19~-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|