Rush – High Water (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
>From the album "Hold Your Fire" (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1987 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee & Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart
Transcription by C.D. Bruce ([email protected])
Drum intro (guitar tacet for 2 bars)
Clean tone w/either "chorus" or "dimension" effect e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R D|<12>-----------------------------|<12>-----------------------------|1 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|------------<12>-----------------|-------------<12>----------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T G|<12>-----------------------------|<12>-----------------------------|R D|------------<7>------------------|------------<7>------------------|1 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R D|<12>-----------------------------|<12>-----------------------------|1 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|------------<12>-----------------|-------------<12>----------------| Csus2 e|-----------------3---------------|-----------------3---------------|G B|---------3-----------3-----------|---------3-----------3-----------|T G|o----5-------5-----------5---5---|-----5-------5-----------5---5--o|R D|o5-------------------------------|-5------------------------------o|1 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Asus2 e|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|G | B|---------0-----------0-----------|---------0-----------0-----------|T | G|-----2-------2-----------2---2---|-----2-------2-----------2---2---|R | D|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|1 | A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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A | e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G | B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T | G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R | D|-7~------------------------------|---------------------------------|2 | A|-7~------------------------------|---------------------------------| | E|-5~------------------------------|---------------------------------| | Asus2 e|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|G | B|---------0-----------0-----------|---------0-----------0-----------|T | G|-----2-------2-----------2---2---|-----2-------2-----------2---2---|R | D|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|1 | A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G |
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G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R |
D|<7>~~~---------------------------|---------------------------------|2 |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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Csus2
e|-----------------3---------------|-----------------3---------------|G |
B|---------3-----------3-----------|---------3-----------3-----------|T |
G|-----5-------5-----------5---5---|-----5-------5-----------5---5---|R |
D|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|1 |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G | B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T | G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R | D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|2 | A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | e|-----------------3---------------|-----------------3---------------|G | B|---------3-----------3-----------|---------3-----------3-----------|T | G|-----5-------5-----------5---5---|-----5-------5-----------5---5---|R | D|-5-------------------------------|-5-------------------------------|1 | A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G |
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R |
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|2 |
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Gsus2
e|-----------------10--------------|-----------------10--------------|G |
B|---------10----------10----------|---------10----------10----------|T |
G|-----12------12----------12--12--|-----12------12----------12--12--|R |
D|-12------------------------------|-12------------------------------|1 |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G |
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R |
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|2 |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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Fsus2
e|-----------------8---------------|-----------------8---------------|G |
B|---------8-----------8-----------|---------8-----------8-----------|T |
G|-----10-------10---------10--10--|-----10------10----------10------|R |
D|-10------------------------------|-10------------------------------|1 |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G | B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T | G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R | D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|2 | A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | (1st verse synth can be reproduced by using a clean tone with a tremolo effect otherwise use an overdriven tone These chords below should be used for the first verse only.) e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-7-----------9-------------------|-7-----------9-------------------| D|-7-----------9-------------------|-7-----------9-------------------| A|-5-----------7-------------------|-5-----------7-------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-5-----------7-------------------|-5-----------7-------------------| A|-5-----------7-------------------|-5-----------7-------------------| E|-3-----------5-------------------|-3-----------5-------------------| (%) Repeat 4 times e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G B|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|T G|o2-----------1-------------------|-2-----------1-------------------|R D|o0-----------2-------------------|-0-----------2-------------------|2 A|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| E|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------| e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T G|-4-----------6-------------------|-4-----------5------------------o|R D|-5-----------7-------------------|-5-----------7------------------o|2 A|-5-----------7-------------------|-5-----------7-------------------| E|-3-----------5-------------------|-3-----------5-------------------| F#m (synth) e|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| GaddA Coda (+) e|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G B|-7-----------9-------------------|-8-----------10~-----------------|T G|-7-----------9-------------------|-7-----------9-~-------------2-2-|R D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2-2-|2 A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0-0-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Asus2 e|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|G | B|---------0-----------0-----------|---------0-----------0-----------|T | G|----2-------2-----------2---2----|-----2-------2-----------2---2---|R | D|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|1 | A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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A | e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G | B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T | G|-2~------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|R | D|-2~------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|2 | A|-0~------------------------------|(0)------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | Asus2 e|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|G | B|---------0-----------0-----------|---------0-----------0-----------|T | G|-----2-------2-----------2---2---|-----2-------2-----------2---2---|R | D|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|1 | A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G |
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T |
G|(2)------------------------------|(2)--------------------------2-2-|R |
D|(2)------------------------------|(2)--------------------------2-2-|2 |
A|(0)------------------------------|(0)--------------------------0-0-| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
Asus2
e|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|G |
B|---------0-----------0-----------|---------0-----------0-----------|T |
G|----2-------2-----------2---2----|-----2-------2-----------2---2---|R |
D|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|1 |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||
A | e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G | B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T | G|-2~------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|R | D|-2~------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|2 | A|-0~------------------------------|(0)------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | Asus2 e|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|G | B|---------0-----------0-----------|---------0-----------0-----------|T | G|-----2-------2-----------2---2---|-----2-------2-----------2---2---|R | D|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|1 | A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G |
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T |
G|(2)------------------------------|(2)--------------------------2-2-|R |
D|(2)------------------------------|(2)--------------------------2-2-|2 |
A|(0)------------------------------|(0)--------------------------0-0-| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
Asus2
e|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|G |
B|---------0-----------0-----------|---------0-----------0-----------|T |
G|----2-------2-----------2---2---|-----2-------2-----------2---2----|R |
D|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|1 |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||
A | e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G | B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T | G|-2~------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|R | D|-2~------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|2 | A|-0~------------------------------|(0)------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | Asus2 e|-----------------0---------------|-----------------0---------------|G | B|---------0-----------0-----------|---------0-----------0-----------|T | G|-----2-------2-----------2---2---|-----2-------2-----------2---2---|R | D|-2-------------------------------|-2-------------------------------|1 | A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G | B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T | G|(2)------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|R | D|(2)------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|2 | A|(0)------------------------------|(0)------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | G e|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| F#m e|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| Repeat 5 times D E D E e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| G|o2-----------1-------------------|-2-----------1-------------------| D|o0-----------2-------------------|-0-----------2-------------------| A|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| E|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------| G A G A e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4-----------6-------------------|-4-----------5------------------o| D|-5-----------7-------------------|-5-----------7------------------o| A|-5-----------7-------------------|-5-----------7-------------------| E|-3-----------5-------------------|-3-----------5-------------------| F#m (synth) e|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| GaddA (synth) e|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G B|-7-----------9-------------------|-8-----------10~-----------------|T G|-7-----------9-------------------|-7-----------9-~-------------2-2-|R D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------2-2-|2 A|---------------------------------|-----------------------------0-0-| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A | e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G | B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T | G|o2~------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|R | D|o2~------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|2 | A|-0~------------------------------|(0)------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G | B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T | G|(2)------------------------------|(2)--------------------------2-2o|R | D|(2)------------------------------|(2)--------------------------2-2o|2 | A|(0)------------------------------|(0)--------------------------0-0-| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | G e|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| F#m e|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| Solo (Later) don't worry I'll do it, its an easy one! 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Repeat 5 times D E D E e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| G|o2-----------1-------------------|-2-----------1-------------------| D|o0-----------2-------------------|-0-----------2-------------------| A|-------------2-------------------|-------------2-------------------| E|-------------0-------------------|-------------0-------------------| G A G A e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4-----------6-------------------|-4-----------5------------------o| D|-5-----------7-------------------|-5-----------7------------------o| A|-5-----------7-------------------|-5-----------7-------------------| E|-3-----------5-------------------|-3-----------5-------------------| F#m (synth) e|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| GaddA (synth) e|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D|-7-------------------------------|---------------------------------| A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| Repeat 6 times Csus2 e|-----------------3---------------|-----------------3---------------|G B|---------3-----------3-----------|---------3-----------3-----------|T G|o----5-------5-----------5---5---|-----5-------5-----------5---5--o|R D|o5-------------------------------|-5------------------------------o|1 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Bb (synth) e|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | B|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | G|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | D|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | A|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------| | E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G |
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R |
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|2 |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
Am (synth)
e|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
B|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
D|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G |
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R |
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|2 |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G (synth)
e|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
B|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
G|-4-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
D|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| ||
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G |
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T |
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R |
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|2 |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
F
e|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------|G
B|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
G|-2-------------------------------|---------------------------------|R
D|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|1
A|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|-1-------------------------------|---------------------------------|Lyrics
When the waters rose in the darkness
In the wake of the endless flood
It flowed into our memory -- it flowed into our blood
When something broke the surface
Just to see the starry dome --
We still feel that relation
When the water takes us home
In the flying spray of the ocean
The water takes you home --
The water takes you home --
Springing from the weight of the mountains
Like the heart of the earth would burst
Flowing out from marble fountains
In the dreams of a desert thirst
Something swam through the jungles
Where the mighty rivers roam --
Something breaks the silence
When the water takes you home
I hear the wordless voices
When the water takes me home --
Waves that crash on the shoreline
Torrents of tropical rain streaming down
Beyond our memory
Streaming down inside our veins
When something left the ocean
To crawl high above the foam --
We still feel that elation
When the water takes us home
In a driving rain of redemption
The water takes me home...
Tabulature Explanation:
| = bar line
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h = hammer
p = pull
s = slide (used when \ or / don't fit)
^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis ()
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
t = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush)
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
<5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o =\ repeat sign
o =/
D.C. = "Da capo" - means "from the head", when you see these initials you
'
go back to the beginning of the piece of music.
D.S. = "Dal segno" - means "from the sign", go back in the tabulature
only as far as the (%) sign.
Coda = A passage at the end of a movement or composition that brings
it to a formal close.
Al Coda = means "to the tail", tells you that you must go to the end
section which starts with the Coda sign (+).
R.F. = repeat and fade
rit. = "ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding.
Other pertinent information:
Tempo: 1/4 note = ???
Tuning: Standard [EADGBe].
Key signature: ?
Effects: Overdrive, Reverb, Chorus or Dimension