Rush - Bacchus Plateau guitar tab
Rush: Bacchus Plateau
From the album Caress of Steel (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1975 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee
Lyrics by Peart
Transcribed by Jimmy Pena
Chord legend:
D : [xx0232]
C : [x32010]
Fmaj7 : [xx3210]
G6 : [320000]
G : [320033]
E : [022100]
A5 : [577xxx]
Dsus4 : [xx0233]
** Some of the fretboxes change in different sections, so I have added
fretboxes there which apply to those parts alone.
[Riff 1]
Em7 A Dsus2 D Dsus2 D5
e:----------------0--2---0--2--0-----------------------|
B:--3--2---3--2---3--3---3--3--3--3--------------------|
G:--0--2---0--2---2--2---2--2--2--2--------------------|
D:--2--2---2--2---0--0---0--0--0--0--------------------|
A:--2--0---2--0----------------3-----------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 2]
G D(addG)/F# E5
e:-----------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------0--------0-----------------------------|
D:------------0--------0-------------------------------|
A:----------2--------0---------------------------------|
E:--0--2--3--------2--------0--------------------------|
Progression:
Fade in with [Riff 1] x1
[Riff 1] x1
[Riff 1] x3 w/ lyrics:
Another endless day. Silhouettes of grey.
Another glass of wine. Drink with eyes that shine. G D
To days without that chill at morning. Long nights, time out of mind.
[xx0787]
D G A A D D [Riff 2] x1 D A
Draw another goblet from the cask of forty-three.
[xx0787]
D G A A D D [Riff 2] x1
Crimson misty memory, hazy glimpse of me.
D A G G D D [Riff 2] x1 D A
Give me back my wonder, I've something more to give.
D A G G D D [Riff 2] x1 Dsus4 Dsus4
I guess it doesn't matter; there's not much more to, not much more to
D D
live.
[Riff 1] x3 w/ lyrics:
Another foggy dawn. The mountain almost gone.
Another doubtful fear. The road is not so clear.
My soul grows ever weary, and the end is ever near. G D
[xx0787]
D G A A D D [Riff 2] x1 D A
Draw another goblet from the cask of forty-three.
[xx0787]
D G A A D D [Riff 2] x1
Crimson misty memory, hazy glimpse of me.
D A G G D D [Riff 2] x1 D A
Give me back my wonder, I've something more to give.
D A G G D D [Riff 2] x1 G G D
I guess it doesn't matter; there's not much more to, not much more to
D
live.
[Guitar Solo] in the key of D; this is part of it
e:-12h14p12h14p12h14p12--12h14h15--12h14p12h14p12h14p12---|
B:--------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|
e:-14p12p10--10--12--12b14--10--12b14--12---12b14---------|
B:--------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------------|
D:--------------------------------------------------------|
A:--------------------------------------------------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------|
e:-7-9-10-10-10-10-10-10s7-----------------------------------|
B:-------------------------7-8-10--8p7p5--7b8r7p5------------|
G:--------------------------------------------------7--------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|
e:-----------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------5-6-5-----------------------------------------|
G:-------------------7--7s8----------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------------------------------|
If anyone can fix this - PLEASE do.
Again, this Rush song is the culmination of many hours of work. It is
not 100% complete, but every effort has been made to include as much as
possible. Part V "Bacchus Plateau" does not have the complete solo. Part
VI "The Fountain" does not have the complete solo either. I was not able
to work them out in their entirety, but all my work is present. This work
is entirely original in that I did not take anything from any previously
existing parts which are available online in order to create the tab.
Speaking of which, 'No One At The Bridge' was previously tabbed by Paul
Bryant . 'Panacea' was previously tabbed by
Vidar Bergh . 'Didacts and Narpets' is care of
Branden Robinson .
Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
[x35553] = fret box; this is a C chord - this is the same as standard
tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read.
