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Rush: Second Nature

From the album Hold Your Fire (Mercury Records)

Music by Lee and Lifeson

Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Rich Soto

Transcription by C. D. Bruce

Revision 0, Date submitted: 7/17/98.

Guitar rests for 36 measures.

As2 G As2 G

e e e e Q ew e e e e Q ew

|---------0-----3-|-----------------|---------0-----3-|-----------------|

|-----0---------3-|-----------------|-----0---------3-|-----------------|

|-------2-------4-|-----------------|-------2-------4-|-----------------|

|---2-----------5-|-----------------|---2-----------5-|-----------------|

|-0-------------5-|-----------------|-0-------------5-|-----------------|

|---------------3-|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|

Some palm muting occurs in this section each time...

D E F# E

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 Q e q

|-----------------|-----------0-0---|-----------------|-----0-------0---|

|-----7-----7-----|-----9-----9-9---|-----11----11----|-----9-------9\--|

|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-111111111111119-|-9-9-9-----9-9\--|

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-|-7-7-7-----7-7\--|

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

As2 G As2 G

e e e e Q ew e e e e Q ew

|---------0-----3-|-----------------|---------0-----3-|-----------------|

|-----0---------3-|-----------------|-----0---------3-|-----------------|

|-------2-------4-|-----------------|-------2-------4-|-----------------|

|---2-----------5-|-----------------|---2-----------5-|-----------------|

|-0-------------5-|-----------------|-0-------------5-|-----------------|

|---------------3-|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|

D E F# E

e e e e e e e e e e Q e q hQ ew

|-----------------|-----0-----0-0---|---------------0-|-----------------|

|-----7-----7-----|-----9-----9-9---|-11------------9-|-----------------|

|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-9-9-9-----9-9---|-11------------9-|-----------------|

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-----7-7---|-9-------------7-|-----------------|

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

Guitar rest for 13 measures.

"It ought to be 2nd..." "At least that's what I feel..."

E/B B E/B B

Q e hw e w Q e hw e w

|-7-----7-7-------|-----------------|-7-----7-7-------|-----------------|

|-9-----7-7-------|-----------------|-9-----7-7-------|-----------------|

|-9-----8-8-------|-----------------|-9-----8-8-------|-----------------|

|-9-----9-9-------|-----------------|-9-----9-9-------|-----------------|

|-7-----9-9-----9-|-9---------------|-7-----9-9-----9-|-9---------------|

|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7---------------|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7---------------|

E/B B E/B B

Q e hw e w Q e hw e w

|-7-----7-7-------|-----------------|-7-----7-7-------|-----------------|

|-9-----7-7-------|-----------------|-9-----7-7-------|-----------------|

|-9-----8-8-------|-----------------|-9-----8-8-------|-----------------|

|-9-----9-9-------|-----------------|-9-----9-9-------|-----------------|

|-7-----9-9-----9-|-9---------------|-7-----9-9-----9-|-9---------------|

|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7---------------|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7---------------|

B/F# F# B/F# F# C#

Q e hw e w Q Q qww

|-2-----2-2-------|-----------------|-2-----2-2-------|-----------------|

|-4-----2-2-------|-----------------|-4-----2-2---6---|-----------------|

|-4-----3-3-------|-----------------|-4-----3-3---6---|-----------------|

|-4-----4-4-------|-----------------|-4-----4-4---6---|-----------------|

|-2-----4-4-----4-|-4---------------|-2-----4-4---4---|-----------------|

|-2-----2-2-----2-|-2---------------|-2-----2-2-------|-----------------|

As2 G As2 G

e e e e Q ew e e e e Q ew

|---------0-----3-|-----------------|---------0-----3-|-----------------|

|-----0---------3-|-----------------|-----0---------3-|-----------------|

|-------2-------4-|-----------------|-------2-------4-|-----------------|

|---2-----------5-|-----------------|---2-----------5-|-----------------|

|-0-------------5-|-----------------|-0-------------5-|-----------------|

|---------------3-|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|

D E F# E

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 Q e q

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

|-----7-----7-----|-----9-----9-9---|-----11----11----|-----9-------9\--|

|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|-111111111111119-|-9-9-9-----9-9\--|

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7-|-7-7-7-----7-7\--|

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

As2 G As2 G

e e e e Q ew e e e e Q ew

|---------0-----3-|-----------------|---------0-----3-|-----------------|

|-----0---------3-|-----------------|-----0---------3-|-----------------|

|-------2-------4-|-----------------|-------2-------4-|-----------------|

|---2-----------5-|-----------------|---2-----------5-|-----------------|

|-0-------------5-|-----------------|-0-------------5-|-----------------|

|---------------3-|-----------------|---------------3-|-----------------|

D E F# E

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q hQ ew

|-----------------|-------------0---|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----7-----7---9-|-----9-------9---|-11------------9-|-----------------|

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-9-------------7-|-----------------|

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

Q hew Q hew

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

|-----------------|-4-----4---------|-----------------|-4-----4---------|

|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|

Q hew Q hew

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

|-----------------|-4-----4---------|-----------------|-4-----4---------|

|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|

Q hew Q hew

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

|-----------------|-4-----4---------|-----------------|-4-----4---------|

|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|

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

F# F# C#

Q hew Q Q qw

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-2-----2-----6---|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----3-----6---|

|-----------------|-4-----4---------|-----------------|-4-----4-----6---|

|-----------------|-4-----4---------|-----------------|-4-----4-----4---|

|-----------------|-2-----2---------|-----------------|-2-----2---------|

E/B B

Q e hw e w

|-----------------|-----------------|-7-----7-7-------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-9-----7-7-------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-9-----8-8-------|-----------------|

|-----------------|------pick slide-|-9-----9-9-------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-------------x\--|-7-----9-9-------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-------------x\--|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7---------------|

E/B B E/B B

Q e hw e w Q e hw e w

|-7-----7-7-------|-----------------|-7-----7-7-------|-----------------|

|-9-----7-7-------|-----------------|-9-----7-7-------|-----------------|

|-9-----8-8-------|-----------------|-9-----8-8-------|-----------------|

|-9-----9-9-------|-----------------|-9-----9-9-------|-----------------|

|-7-----9-9-----9-|-9---------------|-7-----9-9-----9-|-9---------------|

|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7---------------|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7---------------|

E/B B

Q e hw+ e w+

|-7-----7-7-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-9-----7-7-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-9-----8-8-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-9-----9-9-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-7-----9-9-----9-|-9---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-7-----7-7-----7-|-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|

ss w

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

|-----------------|---------------44|-4---------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|---------------22|-2---------------|-----------------|

F# vibrato arm "dips"

e e e H - - - - - - ss

|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2-----------|---------------xx|

|-----------------|-----------------|---3-------------|---------------xx|

|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------xx|

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

F# E F#

q hw sw

|-----------------|----------------2|-----------------|-----------------|

|-11--9---~~------|----------------2|-----------------|-----------------|

|-11--9---~~------|----------------3|-----------------|-----------------|

|-11--9---~~------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-9---7---~~------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

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

B/F# F#

Q h+

|-------2---------|

|-4-----2---------|

|-4-----3---------|

|-4-----4---------|

|-2-----4---------|

|-2-----2---------|

Lyrics

A memo to a higher office

Open letter to the powers that be

To a God, a king, a head of state

A captain of industry

To the movers and the shakers

Can't everybody see?

It ought to be second nature

I mean, the places where we live!

Let's talk about this sensibly

We're not insensitive

I know progress has no patience

But something's got to give

I know you're different and you know I'm the same

We're both too busy to be taking the blame

I'd like some changes but you don't have the time

We can't go on thinking it's a victimless crime

No one is blameless

But we're all without shame

We fight the fire...while we're feeding the flames

Folks have got to make choices

And choices got to have voices

Folks are basically decent

Conventional wisdom would say

Well, we read about the exceptions

In the papers every day

It ought to be second nature

At least, that's what I feel

"Now I lay me down in Dreamland"

I know perfect's not for real

I thought we might get closer

But I'm ready to make a deal

Today is different, and tomorrow the same

It's hard to take the world the way that it came

Too many rapids keep us sweeping along

Too many captains keep on steering us wrong

It's hard to take the heat

It's hard to lay blame

To fight the fire...while we're feeding the flames

Tablature Contributors:

This transcription was created by C. D. Bruce (cbruce@peco-energy.com)

in the format described below.

Disclaimer:

This tablature represents how the song is played as closely as reasonably

achievable to the studio recording. Alex Lifeson may have played it

slightly differently.

Revision History:

Revision 0: 7/17/98, 1st submittal of this song by C. D. Bruce.

Tablature Explanation:

NT= Nashville Tuning is when the low E, A and D strings are replaced with

lighter gauge strings and tuned one octave higher than normal.

| = bar separating measures

~ = vibrato

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 ()

a "u" used in lieu of a specific number indicates a "unison bend"

where the lower of two notes is bent to match the pitch of the

higher note.

r = release bend (string/fret may be indicated)

t = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush)

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

x/= pick slide up

x\= pick slide down

= natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)

[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)

(5) = note sustained from previous measure

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: Some Overdrive, Chorus/Dimension, Reverb.

Tablature Format:

This Tablature is based on the format indicated below.

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

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