Rush - Bastille Day guitar tab
Rush: Bastille Day
From the album Caress of Steel (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1975 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart
Transcription by:
C.D. Bruce (cbruce@erols.com)
Previously transcribed by:
Jimmy Pena (no email available)
Branden Robinson (branden@ecn.purdue.edu).
Comments/corrections to:
C.D. Bruce (cbruce@erols.com)
GTR 1: 6 string electric, moderate distortion/overdrive unless noted
otherwise.
GTR 2: 6 string acoustic.
GTR 3: 6 string electric, heavy distortion/overdrive.
GTR 4: 6 string electric, heavy distortion/overdrive (harmony w/gtr 3)
Note: Measures without a specific guitar designator indicate that
GTR 1 is the guitar playing
(possibly double tracked with a 2nd electric)
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|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-----------------|-2-----------2---|-0-------0-------|
|-2-----------2---|-0-------2-------|-3-----------3---|-2-------0-------|
|-3-----------3---|-2-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
G A D
H q h q q e q e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|-7---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|-7---------------|
|-5-----------5/--|-7-----------7---|-7---7-7---7-7-7-|-7---------------|
|-5-----------5/--|-7-----------7---|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-5---------------|
|-3-----------3/--|-5-----------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
G D/F# C G/B G A D
Q q Q a e e Q e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|---7-7-7-7-------|
|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-------------7---|---7-7-7-7-------|
|-0-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-5-----7-----7---|---7-7-7-7-------|
|-2-----0---------|-3-----2---------|-5-----7-----5---|---5-5-5-5-------|
|-3-----2---------|-----------------|-3-----5---------|-----------------|
G D/F# C G/B G A D
Q q Q a e e Q e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------7---|---7-7-7-7-------|
|-0-----0---------|-0-----0---------|-------------7---|---7-7-7-7-------|
|-0-----0---------|-2-----0---------|-5-----7-----7---|---7-7-7-7-------|
|-2-----0---------|-3-----2---------|-5-----7-----5---|---5-5-5-5-------|
|-3-----2---------|-----------------|-3-----5---------|-----------------|
D A D A D A
e e e q q e e e e q q e e e e q q e e e e e e e q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|-----------------|
|o7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|-7-7-------------|----------------o|
|o7-7-x-7---7---x-|-7-7-x-7---7---x-|-7-7-x-7---7-----|-----5-----5----o|
|-5-5-x-7---7---x-|-5-5-x-7---7---x-|-5-5-x-7---7-----|---5-----5-------|
|-----x-5---5---x-|-----x-5---5---x-|-----x-5---5---5-|-3-----2-----0---|
E B E B E B
e e e q q e e e e q q e e e e q q e e e e e e e q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-------------|-9-9-------------|-9-9-------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-------------|-9-9-------------|-9-9-------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-x-9---9---x-|-9-9-x-9---9---x-|-9-9-x-9---9-----|-----7-----7-----|
|-7-7-x-9---9---x-|-7-7-x-9---9---x-|-7-7-x-9---9-----|---7-----7-------|
|-----x-7---7---x-|-----x-7---7---x-|-----x-7---7---7-|-5-----4-----2---|
E B E B E B
e e e q q e e e e q q e e e e q q e e e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-------------|-9-9-------------|-9-9-------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-------------|-9-9-------------|-9-9-------------|-----------------|
|-9-9-9-9---9---9-|-9-9-9-9---9---9-|-9-9-9-9---9-----|-----7-----7-----|
|-7-7-9-9---9---9-|-7-7-9-9---9---9-|-7-7-9-9---9-----|---7-----7-----4-|
|-----7-7---7---7-|-----7-7---7---7-|-----7-7---7---7-|-5-----4-----2---|
e e e e q e e e e e q e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-------------4-|-5-------------4-|-5---------------|---------------6-|
|---0-4-5---5-----|---0-4-5---5-----|---0-4-5---5-----|-----------------|
e e e e q e e e e e q e e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-------------6-|-7-------------6-|-7---------------|---------------7-|
|---0-6-7---7-----|---0-6-7---7-----|---0-6-7---7-----|-----------------|
e e e e q e e e e e q e e e e e e
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-8-------------7-|-8-------------7-|-8---------------|-----------------|
|---5-7-8---8-----|---5-7-8---8-----|---5-7-8---8-----|-----------------|
H q h h H q h h
|-3---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|G
|-3---------------|-----------------|-1---------------|-----------------|T
|-0---------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|-0-------0-------|R
|-0-----------0---|-0-------0-------|-2-----------2---|-0-------0-------|1
|-2-----------2---|-0-------2-------|-3-----------3---|-2-------0-------|
|-3-----------3---|-2-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
| H q h h H q h h |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|T
|-4-----------4---|-2-------4-------|-5-----------5---|-4-------2-------|R
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|3
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H q H q q q q q e e q q q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|T
|-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------|R
|-5-----------5/--|-7-----------7---|-7---7---7---7---|-7-7-7---7---7---|1
|-5-----------5/--|-7-----------7---|-5---0---5---0---|-5-5-0---5---0---|
|-3-----------3/--|-5-----------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
| H q h q ww |
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|T
|-4-----------4---|-6-----------6---|-7---------------|-----------------|R
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|3
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
H q h h H q h h
|-3---------------|-----------------|-0-----------0---|-----------------|G
|-3-----------3---|-3-------3-------|-1-----------1---|-1-------1-------|T
|-0-----------0---|-0-------0-------|-0-----------0---|-0-------0-------|R
|-0-----------0---|-0-------0-------|-2-----------2---|-0-------0-------|1
|-2-----------2---|-0-------2-------|-3-----------3---|-2-------0-------|
|-3-----------3---|-2-------3-------|-----------------|-----------------|
| H q h h H q h h |
|-3-----------3---|-2-------3-------|-8-----------8---|-7-------5-------|G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|T
|-4-----------4---|-2-------4-------|-9-----------9---|-7-------5-------|R
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|3
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|&
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|4
(.)
H q e q q q q q w
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|G
|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|T
|-----------------|-7-----------7---|-0---------------|-0---------------|R
|-5-----------5---|-7-----------7---|-0-------0-------|-0---------------|1
|-5-----------5---|-5-----------5---|-2---4-------0---|-2---------------|
|-3-----------3---|-----------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|
| H q e q w+ |
|-7-----------7---|-5-----------5---|-3---------------|-----------------|G
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|T
|-7-----------7---|-5-----------5/--|-12-(feedback)---|-----------------|R
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|3
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|&
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|4
e
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|G
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|T
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|R
|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|1
|-2---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Lyrics
Ooh, there's no bread, let 'em eat cake
There's no end to what they'll take
Flaunt the fruits of noble birth
Wash the salt into the earth
But they're marching to Bastille Day.
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize.
Free the dungeons of the innocent
The king will kneel and let his kingdom rise.
Ooh, blood stained velvet, dirty lace,
naked fear on every face
See them bow their heads to die
As we would bow as they rode by
And we're marching to Bastille Day
La guillotine will claim her bloody prize
Sing, oh choirs of cacophony
The king has kneeled
To let his kingdom rise.
Lessons taught but never learned
All around us anger burns
Guide the future by the past
Long ago the mold was cast
For they marched up to Bastille Day
La guillotine claimed her bloody prize
Hear the echoes of the centuries
power isn't all that money buys.
Tablature Contributors:
This transcription was created by C. D. Bruce (cbruce@erols.com)
in the format described below. It was previously transcribed by
Jimmy Pena (no email available) and Branden Robinson (branden@ecn.purdue.edu)
with input from Rich Soto (lerxst@zeus.jersey.net). Special thanks go
to Tony Kennedy (tkennedy@buckeye.com) for the 1/2 speed wav files.
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:
Rev. 0: Submitted 01-21-1999
Tablature Explanation:
(+) = This symbol stands for "Coda". A passage at the end of a movement
or composition that brings it to a formal close.
AC = "Al coda" - means "to the tail", tells you that you must go
to the end section which starts with the Coda sign (+).
DC = "Da capo" - means "from the head", when you see these initials
you go back to the beginning of the piece of music.
DS = "Dal segno" - means "from the sign", go back in the tabulature
only as far as the (%) sign.
(.) = Fermata, the prolongation of a tone, chord, or rest beyond
its indicated time value.
RF = repeat and fade
Rit = "Ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding.
~ = vibrato
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis ()
h = hammer
p = pull
r = release bend (string/fret may be indicated)
s = slide (used when back slash "\" or forward slash "/" don't fit)
t = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush)
u = unison bend, the lower note is bent to achieve unison with the
higher note
x = percussive note with no pitch or a muted note
| = bar separating measures
/ = slide up the neck towards the bridge
\ = slide down the neck towards the nut
x/ = pick slide up
x\ = pick slide down
<5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string above the fret
indicated)
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o =\ repeat sign
o =/
LT = "Lifeson Tuning" or Modified Nashville Tuning. When the low E, A,
and D strings (usually on a 6 string acoustic) are replaced with
lighter gauge strings and tuned one octave higher than normal
(different from Nashville tuning which would also include the G
string being tuned one octave higher).
Other pertinent information:
Tempo: 1/4 note = varies
Tuning: Standard [EADGBe].
Key signature:
Effects: Overdrive/Distortion, delay
Chord & Scale Chart Below: See tablature
Tablature Format:
This Tablature is primarily based on the formats indicated below.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 <--Quarter note beat locations
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 <--Eighth note beat locations
<--Effects/Misc Line
D C G/B <--Chord Line
e e e q q e e e e q e e e <--Note Duration Line (table below)
|-----2-----------|-----------------| <--High E string
|-------3---------|-----------------| <--B string
|---2-------2---0-|-----0-------0---| <--G string
|-0---------------|---2-------0---0-| <--D string
|-----------------|-3-----2---------| <--A string
|-----------------|-----------------| <--E string
or
4/4 <--Time Signature & Effects Line
D <--Chord Line
e e e q q e <--Note Duration Line (table below)
e|---------2-----------------------|G<--High E string
B|-------------3-------------------|T<--B string
G|-----2---------------2-------0---|R<--G string
D|(0)------------------------------|1<--D string
A|---------------------------------| <--A string
E|---------------------------------| <--E string
^=Space identifies guitar or keys
1 2 3 4 <--Quarter note beat locations
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 <--Eighth note beat locations
Effects/Misc Line: Provides effects information, number of repeats, etc.
Chord Line: Provides the chord name for the chords used in the
tab below.
Note Duration Line: Provides the "value" of each note, e.g., whole,
half, quarter, etc.
Note Duration Designator Table:
w = Whole note h = Half note
q = Quarter note H = Dotted half note
Q = Dotted Quarter note s = Sixteenth note
e = Eighth note S = Dotted sixteenth note
E = Dotted eighth note + = Duration exceeds 2 measures
t = Thirty-second note
T = Dotted thirty-second note
Notes with two designations immediately adjacent to each other
have durations added (e.g., he = half note + eigth note, etc.)
String lines: Represent the strings of a guitar. The tab is laid
out as if you placed a right handed guitar on your
lap, string side up. A vertical line character "|"
represents a bar between measures. A dash "-" represents
each string. The numbers indicate which fret should
be fingered to sound the note. The first space after
every bar is a blank space that is almost never used.
Quarter notes are separated by 3 dashes, eighth notes
are separated by 1 dash. In an effort to make the
ASCII tab look as much like tab in a music book, the
notes are spaced out as accurately as possible. In the
event the notes will not fit into the format shown above,
the tab may be expanded (usually only required for
solos).
