Circumstances BY: Rush ======================= Transcribed by Alex Harden (harden@acsu.buffalo.edu) e e e q q+e e e e q q e e e e+q e e e e +h e e e +---------+-------------+-------+-------------+-----------+------------+ |4:-------|---R---------|2:-----|3:-------0---|2:-------0-|7:--0-------| |4:-3-2---|-0-----3-2---|4:-2-0-|4:---2-3-----|4:---2-3---|8:----3-2---| +-------3-+-----------3-+-------+---3---------+---3-------+----------3-+ q e q e e e q e e e q e e e q e q e e e e e e e+q +---------------+-------------------+---------------+-------------+ |4:---R---------|5:-----------------|4:---R---------|3:-------0---| |4:-0---0-3-2---|4:-2-0-0---0-3-2---|4:-0---0-3-2-0-|4:---2-3-----| +-------------3-+---------3-------3-+---------------+---3---------+ 1. A boy alone so far from home endless rooftops from my window 2. Now I've gained some understanding of the only world that we see e e e e+H q e q e e s s e q e e e e e e e e q q e e q q q s s +-------------+------------------+---------------+-------------+-------------+ |5:-5-4-------|*4:---------------|-5-5-4-7-5-4---|-------------|-------------| |4:-----7-5---|*4:-2-0-2-0-2-4-5-|-------------7-|-5---5-4-5-5-|---------5-4-| +-------------+------------------+---------------+---5---------+-2-2-2-2-----+ I felt the gloom of empty rooms on rainy afternoons Things that I once dreamed of have become reality These e e e q e e s s e s s e s s e e s s e e e e q q s s e e e e h +-----------------+-------------4---------+---------------+-----------+ |-----------------|-5-4-5-7-5-7---7-5-4---|-----------2-3-|-4---------| |-2-2-0-2-0-2-4-5-|---------------------7-|-5---5-4-5-----|-----------| +-----------------+-----------------------+---5-----------+---2-2-0-2-+ Sometimes in confusion I felt so lost and disillusioned walls that still surround me still contain 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|*-------------------------*|*-------------------------*|---------------| +---------------------------+---------------------------+---------------+ 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 +-5---5---5---7---7---7---+-5---5---7---9-9-7--------+-----------------+ |---5---5---5---7---7---7-|---5---5---7-------10-9-7-|7:---7-----5-4---| |-------------------------|--------------------------|8:-0---5-7-----5-| +-------------------------+--------------------------+-----------------+ All the same.. mocked at by time.. e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e +e e e e q q e e e q e e e +---------------+-------------------+--------------+---------------+ |---5-2---------|4:-----------------|--------------|-------0-2-0---| |-3-----3-5-2---|4:---3-2---0-2-3-0-|--0-3-2---2-0-|---2-3-------3-| +-------------3-+---1-----3---------+--------3-----+-3-------------+ Plus ca change... the more that.. +e q e e s s q +e e e e q e q e e e q q e e e q e e e +----------------+------------+---------------+-------+-----------------+ |--------------5-|2:--5-------|4:---R---------|2:-----|4:-------0-2-0---| |--3-3-3-3-5-7---|4:----3-2---|4:-0---0-3-2---|4:-2-0-|4:---2-3-------3-| +----------------+----------3-+-------------3-+-------+---3-------------+ they stay the same. e e e e e e q e q e e e q q e e e e+q e e e e+H +---------------+---------------+-------+-------------+-------------+ |7:-------------|4:---R---------|2:-----|3:-------0---|5:-5-4-7-----| |8:-3-3-3-2-0---|4:-0---0-3-2---|4:-2-0-|4:---2-3-----|4:-------5---| +-------------3-+-------------3-+-------+---3---------+-------------+ Hope this is correct! 8) Sorry about the lyrics, the Tab Creator doesn't space according to note value so a lot of the chorus doesn't fit in...but you get the picture. alex harden-------------- "some are born to move the world to live their harden@acsu.buffalo.edu-- fantasies; most of us just dream about the things v409epk3@ubvms.bitnet---- we'd like to be" - peart "losing it" 1982 ========================================================================== Created using "The Bass Tab Creator" by Mario D'Alessio __ +|oo|+ Notes: +|oo|+ w = Whole h = Half q = Quarter || e = 8th s = 16th t = 32nd x = 64th || || Capitol notes are dotted notes (1.5 x duration) || || n || +----+ +----+ || |*--*+ = MEASURE |4:--| = TIME _ || _ |*--*+ REPEATS |4:--| SIGNATURES \\_||_// +----+ (n=Num Repeats) +----+ | [] | | || | + = TIE ^ = TRIPLET ^ = BEND / [] \ H = HAMMER ON \ = SLIDE TO FRET R = REST \______/ P = PULL OFF /X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE ~ = TRILL