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Rush - War Paint guitar tab

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Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 00:06:04 -0700 (MST)

From: "Anthony John Zimmermann"

Rush

War Paint

Presto

Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart

Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann,

Comments welcome

Electric Guitar 4 x

---3----3---------3----3----------2----2-----------||-----3-----------

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

---0----0---------0----0----------2----2---------*-||-----0-----------

---0----0---------2----2----------0----0---------*-||-----2-----------

---2----2---------3----3---------------------------||-----3-----------

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G Cadd9 D Cadd9

(Cadd9)

Girl before the mirror

appraises her disguise

G

child become a mother

tries to fix her eyes

Cadd9

no more of his excuses

Cadd9

it has to be today....

G

she can keep her fantasy

if she can get away

Paint her name....

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---------0--2----0-------------0--2----0--------------5-------5-------

------4-------------4-------4-------------4---------5---5---5-----3---

---5-------------------5---------------------5----3---------------3-%-

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Wounded pride....

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---------0--2----0----------------0--2----0-------------5-------5-----

------4-------------4----------4-------------4--------5---5---5---3---

---5------------------------5-------------------5---3-------------3-%-

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All puffed up with vanity...

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--------5------5-----------3-----3------------3---3----------5---5----

-----5------------5-----3-----------3-------5-------5------7-------7--

--3------------------1-----------------1--6-----------6--8-----------8

Cadd9 (let ring)...

(Cadd9) (overdub palm mute quarter notes)

boy before the mirror

w/Lead Fig. 1 (Below)

checks his camouflage

G

polishes his armor

F G G F F = 133211

and the charger in the garage...

C F5/C F5/C C = 355xxx

no more lame excuses... F5/C = x3356x

C w/Lead Fig. 2 (Below)

it has to be tonight

G

he can take the princess

F G

if he can take the fight

Lead Fig. 1 Lead Fig. 2

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

--(2)-(2)--0---------0--0----|----------------------------------------0-

---F--rel------0-H-2----0----|--------0-2-P-0-3-P-0-2-P-0-------------0-

------------------------2----|--0-2-3---------------------3-P-0-2-P-0-2-

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Opening chords, with acoustic playing palm-muted quarter notes:

G G G G

D D D D

Cadd9

[ G5: 355xxx ]

[ F5: 133xxx ]

[ C5: x355xx ]

[ F5/C:x3356x ]

[ rhythm here is eighth, quarter, eighth repeated ]

C5

. - . . - . . - . . -

boys and girls together

F5/C C5

mistake conceit for pride.....

G5 F5 G5 F5 G5

-ambition for illusion

(G5) F

-dreams for self-delusion..... [similar next stanza]

paint it black.... [solo]

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--12--12--------------12--13--15----13---12--13--15-(15)-(15)---------

--12--12----------------------------------------------F--rel.------

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---------------------------------------------------------------Harm.--

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-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)--12----------------------------------------------

---H--rel.---H--rel.-----15--12-------------------------15-P-12-------

---------------------------------14-------------12-H-14---------14----

----------------------------------------12-H-14-----------------------

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Harmonizer up a fifth Harmonizer off

-(19)~(19)~(19)~(19)--------------------------------------------------

---H---rel---H---rel--------------------------------------------------

----------------------------17--19--17------17------------------------

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-(19)~(19)~(19)~(19)--------------------------------------------------

---H---rel---H---rel------------------18-P-15-------------------------

----------------------15-H-17-17-P-15---------17----19----17---12--5~~

-------------------------------------------------/17---/15--/10-------

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Outro:

Include eighth note palm mute power chords on electric guitar:

G5 / / / / / / /

F5 / / / / / / /

Bb5/ / / / / / / [x133xx]

C5 / / / / / / /

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