Rush

Rush - High Water guitar tab

Date: Wed, 12 Nov 1997 12:59:18 -0500

From: "Bruce, C.D. (Charles)"

Subject: High Water

Rush: High Water

>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 (cbruce@peco-energy.com)

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* This File created the old fashioned way! *

* (by cutting, pasting, typing, etc.) *

* For best results, use a fixed point font such as *

* Courier or like. A tabulature explanation is provided *

* at the bottom of this file. *

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Drum intro (guitar tacet for 2 bars)

Clean tone w/either "chorus" or "dimension" effect

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R

D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|1

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T

G|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|R

D|------------------------------|------------------------------|1

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G

B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R

D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|1

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|

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 |

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E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

|

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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

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|

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B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T |

G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R |

D|~~~---------------------------|---------------------------------|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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

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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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

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 |

A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

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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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

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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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

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(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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

|

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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

|

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

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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|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

|

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

= 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

Chord Chart Below for major chords used:

e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---|

B |---|---|---|---| B |---|---|---|---| B |---|---|---|---|

G |---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|---|

D |---|---|---|---| D |---|---|---|---| D |---|---|---|---|

A |---|---|---|---| A |---|---|---|---| A |---|---|---|---|

E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---|

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