Rush: Half the World >From the album Test For Echo (Atlantic Records) Copyright 1996 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Comments/corrections to Sean Jones Transcribed by Joe White This song is in dropped D tuning (DADG low to high). 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(END CHORUS FIGURE) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ INTERLUDE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s s s s e |----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |----------------------------|------------------------------------------| s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s s s s e |----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------------------|-----------------------------------| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10h12-10-| |----------------------------|-----------------------------------| s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s e s s s s s s s e s s |----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------------------------------| |5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |----------------------------|------------------------------------------| s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s e s e s s s s s s e |------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------| |3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------| |------------------------|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| s s s e s s s s s s e s s s e s e s e s e s e e |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-| 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 |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| |3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |--------------------------------|----------------------------------------| e s e s s s e e e e 4x w +h s s s s s s s s ||-----------------------||-7-|-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-| ||*---------------------*||---|-------------------| ||*---------------------*||---|-------------------| ||--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-5-7--||---|-------------------| (play ad lib on repeats) s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s E e E s s e e E e s E s e s s s s |7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-------------------|---------------------| |------------------------------7-|---------------3---|---------------------| |--------------------------------|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2h3-2h3-| |--------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------| /|\ | GO TO THE VERSE FIGURE.| (END INTERLUDE) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ OUTRO ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ e s s e s e s s s s s s s e s s e s e s s s s E e s s e s e s e e s s |---------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------| |---------------------------|------------------3-5\|-----------------------| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-----------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E E e+h |---------|| |---------|| |---------|| |-5-7-5-5-|| (END OF SONG) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ =========================================================================== == TABLATURE EXPLANATION == =========================================================================== ---------- ---------- ----t--- ----5h8--- Hammeron ----(8)--- Ghost ----6--- Tap ---------- ---------- Note -------- ----5p8--- Pulloff ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- -----p-- ----5/8--- Slide Up -----x---- Dead -----7-- Pop ---------- ---------- Note --s----- ----5\8--- Slide Down ---------- --5----- Slap ---------- ||------|| Repeat -------- ----5~~~-- Vibrato ||*----*|| ---5^--- Bend ---------- ||*----*|| -------- ---------- ||------|| -------- ---------- ---------- -------- -4:------- Time ---------- -------- -4:------- Signature ---------- -------- ---------- ---------- -------- Rhythm: w = whole note W = dotted whole h = half note H = dotted half q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter e = eighth note E = dotted eighth s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth t = 32nd note T = dotted 32nd x = 64th note X = dotted 64th ^ = triplet + = tie to previous note =========================================================================== == Created with a demo version of BUCKET O' TAB == == tablature creation software for Windows == == For more info email gse@his.com == ===========================================================================