Rush – War Paint (Guitar Tab)
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Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 00:06:04 -0700 (MST)
From: "Anthony John Zimmermann" <[email protected]>
Presto
Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart
Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann, <[email protected]>
Comments welcome
Electric Guitar 4 x ---3----3---------3----3----------2----2-----------||-----3-----------| ---3----3---------3----3----------3----3-----------||-----3-----------| ---0----0---------0----0----------2----2---------*-||-----0-----------| ---0----0---------2----2----------0----0---------*-||-----2-----------| ---2----2---------3----3---------------------------||-----3-----------| ---3----3------------------------------------------||-----------------| G Cadd9 D Cadd9
(Cadd9)
Girl before the mirror
appraises her disguise
G
child become a mother
tries to fix her eyes
Cadd9
no more of his excuses
Cadd9
it has to be today....
G
she can keep her fantasy
if she can get away
Paint her name.... ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------0-----------| ---------0--2----0-------------0--2----0--------------5-------5-------| ------4-------------4-------4-------------4---------5---5---5-----3---| ---5-------------------5---------------------5----3---------------3-%-| ------------------------------------------------------------------1---| Wounded pride.... ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------0------------------------------------0---------| ---------0--2----0----------------0--2----0-------------5-------5-----| ------4-------------4----------4-------------4--------5---5---5---3---| ---5------------------------5-------------------5---3-------------3-%-| ------------------------------------------------------------------1---| All puffed up with vanity... -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------0------------------0-----------------0--------------0-------| --------5------5-----------3-----3------------3---3----------5---5-----| -----5------------5-----3-----------3-------5-------5------7-------7---| --3------------------1-----------------1--6-----------6--8-----------8-|
Cadd9 (let ring)...
(Cadd9) (overdub palm mute quarter notes)
boy before the mirror
w/Lead Fig. 1 (Below)
checks his camouflage
G
polishes his armor
F G G F F = 133211
and the charger in the garage...
C F5/C F5/C C = 355xxx
no more lame excuses... F5/C = x3356x
C w/Lead Fig. 2 (Below)
it has to be tonight
G
he can take the princess
F G
if he can take the fight
Lead Fig. 1 Lead Fig. 2 ------------------------3----|----------------------------------------3-| ---0--------------------3----|----------------------------------------3-| --(2)-(2)--0---------0--0----|----------------------------------------0-| ---F--rel------0-H-2----0----|--------0-2-P-0-3-P-0-2-P-0-------------0-| ------------------------2----|--0-2-3---------------------3-P-0-2-P-0-2-| ------------------------3----|----------------------------------------3-|
Opening chords, with acoustic playing palm-muted quarter notes:
G G G G
D D D D
Cadd9
[ G5: 355xxx ]
[ F5: 133xxx ]
[ C5: x355xx ]
[ F5/C:x3356x ]
[ rhythm here is eighth, quarter, eighth repeated ]
C5
. - . . - . . - . . -
boys and girls together
F5/C C5
mistake conceit for pride.....
G5 F5 G5 F5 G5
-ambition for illusion
(G5) F
-dreams for self-delusion..... [similar next stanza]
paint it black.... [solo] ----------------------------------------------------------------------| --12--12--------------12--13--15----13---12--13--15-(15)-(15)---------| --12--12----------------------------------------------F--rel.---<7>---| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ---------------------------------------------------------------Harm.--| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)--12----------------------------------------------| ---H--rel.---H--rel.-----15--12-------------------------15-P-12-------| ---------------------------------14-------------12-H-14---------14----| ----------------------------------------12-H-14-----------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| Harmonizer up a fifth Harmonizer off -(19)~(19)~(19)~(19)--------------------------------------------------| ---H---rel---H---rel--------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------17--19--17------17------------------------| ------------------------19--------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------19------19--------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -(19)~(19)~(19)~(19)---------------------------------------------------| ---H---rel---H---rel------------------18-P-15--------------------------| ----------------------15-H-17-17-P-15---------17----19----17---12--5~~-| -------------------------------------------------/17---/15--/10--------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------| -----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro:
Include eighth note palm mute power chords on electric guitar:
G5 / / / / / / /
F5 / / / / / / /
Bb5/ / / / / / / [x133xx]
C5 / / / / / / /