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  Cygnus X-1                                                						     As recorded by
  ===========                                                          ==============
  (In lotsa keys...)																																																			Rush
  
  From the Album _A Farewell to Kings_
  
  Music by Lee & Lifeson
  Lyrics by Peart
  
  Transcribed by Mr. White (mrwhite@lanminds.com)
  
  ***Note: I'm not sure if all this is 100% accurate.  It will sound like the song because the chords are right and stuff--some of it is just my improvisation though.  However, most of it is basically what Geddy plays.  This is a damn tough song!  I think a lot of bits of it are free-time, but I've tried to quantize everything into bars to make it a *little* bit easier to play.  (Strangely enough, the beginning figure, where only Geddy is playing *is* in several set meters.  He uses a rest of 6/4 between the first two bass bits and then 5/4, then 4/4, etc.  Pretty cool!)  In addition, some of the notes may not be absolutely solid--I don't know if it's the weirdness of the recording or just my ear that's messing me about.  Enjoy:
  
  Tab notes:
  ===========================================================================================
  R      = Rest                           /   = slide up              .   = dotted note
  /^3^  = Triplet (or other) grouping       = slide down            *   = repeats
  x      = Muted note                     +   = tie                   *
  ==#==  = Extended Rest (#=no. of bars)                  ____________
                                                          1.          |   = different endings
  ===========================================================================================
  
  Sound effects and spoken vocal for a little while.
  Bass enters at about 1:25 (fade in over the first 23 bars)
  
  *Bass only*
      q q s s e      w.     q q s s e      w+q     q q s s e      w      q q s s e
  +-------------+-------+-------------+--------+-------------+-------+-------------+
  |3:---2-0-5-R-|6:--R--|3:---2-0-5-R-|5:--R-R-|3:---2-0-5-R-|4:--R--|3:---2-0-5-R-|
  |4:-----------|4:-----|4:-----------|4:------|4:-----------|4:-----|4:-----------|
  +---0---------+-------+---0---------+--------+---0---------+-------+---0---------+
  
     h.   q q s s e      h      q q s e e.    q q s s e    h.     q q s s e.e.    q q s e e.
  +-----+-----------+-------+-------------+-------------+-----+---------------+-------------+
  |--R--|---2-0-5-R-|2:--R--|7:---2-0-5-5-|3:---2-0-5-R-|--R--|4:---2-0-5-R-5-|7:---2-0-5-5-|
  |-----|-----------|4:-----|8:-----------|4:-----------|-----|4:-------------|8:-----------|
  +-----+-0---------+-------+---0---------+---0---------+-----+---0-----------+---0---------+
  
      q q s s e    h.     q q s e e e.    q q s e e.    q q s s e      h+e     q q s s e.e.
  +-------------+-----+---------------+-------------+-------------+--------+---------------+
  |3:---2-0-5-R-|--R--|4:---2-0-5-5-5-|7:---2-0-5-5-|3:---2-0-5-R-|5:--R-R-|4:---2-0-5-R-5-|
  |4:-----------|-----|4:-------------|8:-----------|4:-----------|8:------|4:-------------|
  +---0---------+-----+---0-----------+---0---------+---0---------+--------+---0-----------+
  
  										      *Enter Drums*
    q q s e e e.     q e.s s s e      h+e     q e.s s e e.     h+e     q e.s s s e      h+e
  +-------------++---------------+--------+---------------+--------+---------------+--------+
  |---2-0-5-5-5-||3:---2-2-0-5-R-|5:--R-R-|7:---2-2-0-5-5-|5:--R-R-|3:---2-2-0-5-R-|5:--R-R-|
  |-------------||4:-------------|8:------|8:-------------|8:------|4:-------------|8:------|
  +-0-----------++---0-----------+--------+---0-----------+--------+---0-----------+--------+
  
                                                                                    Play
                      *Enter Guitar*                                               4 times
      q e.s s e e e.     q e.s s s e     q e.s s e e.     q e.s s s e     q e.s s e e e.
  +-----------------++----------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+
  |4:---2-2-0-5-5-5-||*3:---2-2-0-5-R-|7:---2-2-0-5-5-|3:---2-2-0-5-R-|4:---2-2-0-5-5-5-*|
  |4:---------------||*4:-------------|8:-------------|4:-------------|4:---------------*|
  +---0-------------++----0-----------+---0-----------+---0-----------+---0--------------+
  
    s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
  +---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-+---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-+
  |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
  +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+
  
                                                                        /^3^     /^3^
    s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   q q q+h   q q q+h
  +---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-+---------------------------------+---------+---------+
  |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------|---------|
  |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3-3-0-3-3-x-3-3-0-3-3-x-3-3-0-0-|-5-4-2-2-|-3-2-----|
  +---------------------------------+---------------------------------+---------+-----2-2-+
  
      /^^4^^             /^3^     /^3^       /^^4^^
      q q q q     w      q q q+h   q q q+h     q q q q     s e e s s e e s
  +-----------+--------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+
  |3:---------|4:------|---------|---------|3:---------|6:-----------------|
  |4:-5-4-2-3-|4:-0---/|-5-4-2-2-|-3-2-----|4:-5-4-2-3-|8:-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|
  +-----------+--------+---------+-----2-2-+-----------+-------------------+
  
      s e e s e e     s e e s s e e s      h+e     s e e s s e e s
  +---------------+-------------------+--------+-------------------+---------------+
  |5:-------------|6:-----------------|5:--R-R-|6:-----------------|5:-------------|
  |8:-------------|8:-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|8:------|8:-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|8:-------------|
  +---4-4-4-x-4-3-+-------------------+--------+-------------------+---4-4-4-x-4-3-+
  
      s e e s s e e s    q. q.    q. q.    q. q.    q. q.
  +-------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
  |6:-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--4--5--|
  |8:-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|--------|--2--3--|--5--6--|--------|
  +-------------------+--3--4--+--------+--------+--------+
  
       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 e e e
  +--------------------------+----------------------------+--------------------------+
  |11:-----------------------|12:-------------------------|11:-----------------------|
  |8:--3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|8:--------------------------|8:--6-R-6-6-R-6-6-R-6-6-5-|
  +--------------------------+----2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-+--------------------------+
  
                                                                                  play
                                                                                 2 times
    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 e e e
  +------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------------+
  |*-----------------------|12:-------------------------|11:-----------------------*|
  |*-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|8:--------------------4-3-4-|8:--6-R-6-6-R-6-6-R-6-6-5-*|
  +------------------------+----2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-------+---------------------------+
  
  
    e e e e e e e e e e e      e e e e e e e s s e e s s e      e e e e e e e e e e e
  +-----------------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------+
  |-----------------------|12:-----------------------------|11:---------------8-------|
  |-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|8:--------------4-3-3-4-4-3-3-4-|8:--6-R-6-6-R-6-6---6-6-5-|
  +-----------------------+----2-R-2-2-R-2-----------------+--------------------------+
  
  
    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 e e e
  +-----------------------+----------------------------+--------------------------+
  |-----------------------|12:-------------------------|11:---------------8-------|
  |-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|8:--------------------4-3-4-|8:--6-R-6-6-R-6-6---6-6-5-|
  +-----------------------+----2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-------+--------------------------+
  
                                                                                Play
  *Enter Keyboards*                                                            2 times
    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 e e e
  +-----------------------+----------------------------+--------------------------+
  |-----------------------|12:-------------------------|11:-----------------------|
  |-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|8:--------------------4-3-4-|8:--6-R-6-6-R-6-6-R-6-6-5-|
  +-----------------------+----2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-------+--------------------------+
  
  
    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 e e e
  +-----------------------+----------------------------+--------------------------+
  |-----------------------|12:-------------------------|11:---------------8---8---|
  |-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|8:--------------------4-3-4-|8:--6-R-6-6-R-6-6---6---5-|
  +-----------------------+----2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-------+--------------------------+
  
    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 e e e e   e q+w+e
  +-----------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+---------+
  |-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---R-R-R-|
  |-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------|
  +-----------------------+-2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-+-2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-+-2-------+
                                                                                      In-
  
  *Bass alone*
  (with chorus effect)                                          (end effect)
      w+q          w+q           w+q                 w+q               w
  +--------------+-------------+-2-2---------------+--------------+-------+
  |5:------------|-------------|-------------------|--------------|4:--R--|
  |4:-0-0--------|-3-3---------|-------------------|-3-3----------|4:-----|
  +--------------+-------------+-------------------+--------------+-------+
  visible to telescopic eye   Infinite the star that would not die
  
  *Enter guitar*
     w                       s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s    w
  +------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
  |------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
  |--0---------------------|-3-3-0-3-3-x-3-3-0-3-3-x-3-3-0-0-|--0----------------------|
  +------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
  All who dare to cross her course                         are swallowed by her fearsome
  
                                      /^^^^^3^^^^^      /^^^^3^^^^
    s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   q       q   q+h    q    q    q+h
  +---------------------------------+------------------+----------------+
  |---------------------------------|------------------|----------------|
  |-3-3-0-3-3-x-3-3-0-3-3-x-3-3-0-0-|-5-------4---2-2--|-3----2---------|
  +---------------------------------+------------------+----------2-2---+
  force                              Through the void to be destroyed or
  
      /^^^^^^4^^^^^^            /^3^     /^^^3^^^         /^^^^^4^^^^^
      q   q     q   q      w     q q q+h   q   q   q+h       q     q   q  q    h... s
  +--------------------+-------+---------+--------------+------------------+----------+
  |3:------------------|4:-----|---------|--------------|3:----------------|4:--------|
  |4:-5---4-----2---3--|4:-0---|-5-4-2-2-|-3---2--------|4:--5----4---2--3-|4:-0------|
  +--------------------+-------+---------+---------2-2--+------------------+--------3-+
     is there something  more?  Atomized-- at the core or through the astral door--to
  
  													double tempo
               *Guitar alone*
     w    +w     w     w     w    h.. e  +e e q e e e e  +e e e e e e+e e
  +-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-------+---------------+-----------------+
  |-----|-----|--R--|--R--|--R--|-R-----|-------------3-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-2---|
  |-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----3-|-3-2-3-3-2-3---|---------------5-|
  +--3--+--3--+-----+-----+-----+-------+---------------+-----------------+
    soar....(echo)
  
   +e e q e e e e  +e e e e e e e e
  +---------------+-----------------+
  |---------------|-----3-3-3-2-0---|
  |-5-5-3-2-3-5---|---------------3-|
  +-------------3-+-3-3-------------+
                                 I
  
   +e e q e e e e   +e e q e e+e e +e e q e e e e  +e e e e e e e e
  +---------------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+
  |---------------|-----3-3-2-2---|---------------|-----3-3-3-2-0---|
  |-3-2-3-3-2-3---|-------------5-|-5-5-3-2-3-5---|---------------3-|
  +-------------1-+-1-1-----------+-------------3-+-3-3-------------+
   set a course just east of Lyra   Northwest of   Pegasus
  
   +e e q e e e e   +e e q e e+e e +e e e e e e e e  +e e e e e e e e
  +---------------+---------------+-----7-5-4-------+-----------------+
  |---------------|-----3-3-2-2---|-----------7-5-3-|-3-3-2---2-3-5---|
  |-3-2-3-3-2-3---|-------------5-|-5-5-------------|-------3-------3-|
  +-------------1-+-1-1-----------+-----------------+-----------------+
   Flew into the  light of Daneb  Sailed across the Milky Way
  
  
   +e e q e e e e  +e e e e e e e e  +e e q e e e e  +e e e e e e e e
  +---------------+---------2-0-----+---------------+-----------------+
  |---------------|-----3-2-----3---|---------------|-----3-3-3-2-0---|
  |-3-2-3-3-2-3---|---------------5-|-5-5-3-2-3-5---|---------------3-|
  +-------------1-+-1-1-------------+-------------3-+-3-3-------------+
   On my ship the Rocinante          Wheeling through the galaxies
  
  
   +e e q e e e e   +e e q e e+e e +e e q e e e e  +e e e e e e e e
  +---------------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+
  |---------------|-----3-3-2-2---|---------------|-----------------|
  |-3-2-3-3-2-3---|-------------5-|-5-5-3-2-3-5---|---------2-2-5-5-|
  +-------------1-+-1-1-----------+-------------3-+-3-3-5-5---------+
  Headed for the heart of Cygnus   Headlong into    mystery
  
  slow down to approximately half tempo
    e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   w
  +-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------+
  |-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
  |-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------------------|
  +-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-------------------------+
                                       X-ray is her siren song my
  
    w                          w                           q   q    q    q
  +--------------------------+---------------------------+------------------+
  |--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
  |--------------------------|---------------------------|----------2----3--|
  +-4------------------------+-1-------------------------+-3---4------------+
  ship cannot resist her long Nearer to my deadly goal  until the black hole
  
                (with guitar solo)
    q q   q   q   w    w    w    h h   e. s s e e e e   e. e e s s e e
  +-------------+----+----+----+-----+----------------+----------------+
  |-------4---5-|----|----|----|-5---|----------------|----6-5---------|
  |-5-6---------|-3--|----|----|---6-|-3--3-5-6-5-3---|--------8-6-5---|
  +-------------+----+-4--+-1--+-----+--------------6-+-4------------8-+
        gains control....
                                                                           (end solo)
    e s s e s s e s s q   w    w    w    w    w    q q q q   q q q q   h h   w
  +---------------------+----+----+----+----+----+---------+---------+-----+----+
  |---------------------|----|----|----|----|----|---------|-----4-5-|-----|----|
  |-8---5-6-8-6-5-6-5-3-|----|-6--|-3--|----|-6--|-----2-3-|-5-6-----|---6-|-3--|
  +---8-----------------+-3--+----+----+-4--+----+-3-4-----+---------+-3---+----+
  
  
  faster tempo
                    h       s e e s s     e e e   q.  q.  q.  q.     s e e s s
  +------------+-------+--------------+---------+---+---+---+---+--------------+
  |4:--==27==--|2:--R--|7:------------|3:-2-2-R-|-R-|-R-|-R-|-R-|7:------------|
  |4:----------|4:-----|16:-4-4-4-2-2-|8:-------|---|---|---|---|16:-4-4-4-2-2-|
  +------------+-------+--------------+---------+---+---+---+---+--------------+
  
                                      Play                       Play                 Play
                                     8 times                    8 times              4 times
      e e s s   e e e   q.  s e e s     q.        q q e. e. e e e e      q q e. e. e e e e
  +-----------+-------+---+---------+-------++------------------------+---------------------+
  |3:-2-2-----|-----R-|-R-|---------|*--R--*||*11:-------------------*|*---4----4------4---*|
  |8:---------|-------|---|-4-4-4-R-|*-----*||*8:----7----7------7---*|*-------------------*|
  +-------4-4-+-4-4---+---+---------+-------++-----0---0-----0-0---0--+--2---2-----2-2---2--+
  
                                                              Play
                                                             4 times
                                                            _________   _____________
                                                            1.       |  2.           |
      s e e s s e e s   s e e s s e e s   s e e s s e e s    e q e q     s e e. s e e.
  +--------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------++--------------+
  |*6:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------*||--------------|
  |*8:-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|-----------------|-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|-3-3-3-3-*||-3-3-3--R-3-3-|
  +--------------------+-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-+-----------------+----------++--------------+
  ___________  _________
  3.         | 4.       |
    q. e e e    q e q e   s e e s s e e s   s e e s s e e s   s e e s s e e s   e q e q
  +----------++---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------+
  |----------||---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
  |-3--3-3-3-||-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|-----------------|-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|-3-3-3-3-|
  +----------++---------+-----------------+-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-+-----------------+---------+
                         spinning whirling still descending   like a   spiral  sea unending
  
                                                                                    Play
                                                                                  4 times
                                                                         /^^3^^  /^^3^^
       q e e e e q e e e e   q e e e e q e e e e   q e e e e q e e e e   q. q. q. q. q. q.
  +------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+
  |12:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|
  |8:--4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3-|
  +------------------------+-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-+---------------------+------------------+
  
       q e e e e q e e e e   q e e e e q e e e e   q e e e e q e e e e   e e e e e e e e e e e e
  +------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+-------------------------+
  |12:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
  |8:--4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
  +------------------------+-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-+---------------------+-------------------------+
       Sound and  fury       drown  my heart        Every   nerve is     torn apart....
  
                                                              (guitar plays chords
     e e e e e e e e e e e e    e e e e e e e e e e q    w     until fade-out)
  +---------------------------+-----------------------+-----+
  |*-------------------------*|-----------------------|-----|
  |*-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--|
  +---------------------------+-----------------------+-----+

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