Rush: Mission From the album Hold Your Fire (Mercury Records) Copyright 1987 Core Music Publishing Music by Lee and Lifeson Lyrics by Peart Comments/corrections to Rich SotoTranscription by C.D. Bruce (cbruce@erols.com) Previous Transcribed by: Richard J. Soto (lerxst@zeus.jersey.net) Jimmy Pena (email not available) Synth intro (Guitar rests for 15 measures) B Esus2 w/delay ww w Q q e q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-4-----------7---| 4-8---------------|-----------------|-x---------------|-------4---4-----| 4-9---------------|-----------------|-9---------------|-----------------| |-9---------------|-----------------|-7---------------|-----------------| |-7---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G#m7 F# w/delay wHe we Q q e e ew |-4---------------|---------------2-|-----------------|-----------------| |-7---------------|---------------2-|-----------------|-4-----------7-7-| |-4---------------|---------------3-|-----------------|-------4---4---8-| |-4---------------|---------------4-|-----------------|---------------9-| |-6---------------|---------------4-|-----------------|---------------9-| |-4---------------|---------------3-|-----------------|---------------7-| Guitar rests for 7 measures B E ew e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------7-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---------------8-|-----------------|-----------------|-----9-------9---| |---------------9-|-----------------|-----------------|-----9-------9---| |---------------9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |---------------7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------| G#m7 F# e e e e e e e e h e e e e e e e e e e e e e |-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-4-------4-4-----|-4-----4-----4---|-----2-------2---| |-----9-------9---|-4-------4-4-----|-4-----4-----4---|-----3-------3---| |-----9-------9---|-4---------------|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 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|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| Repeat 2 times e e e e e q q e e e e e q q |---------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------|-----5---------------|-----5---------------| 2---------5o--2-------2---------|---2-------2--------o| 4---------4o5-------5-----------|-5-------5----------o| |---------|-------3-----5-------|-------3-----5-------| |---------|-----------------5---|-----------------5---| C D# F C D# F C A# D# F C Q Q q q Q Q q q Q Q q q |-3-----6-----8---3---|-3-----6-----8---3---|-1-----6-----8---3---|G |-x-----x-----x---x---|-x-----x-----x---x---|-x-----x-----x---x---|T 5-5-----8-----10--5---|-5-----8-----10--5---|-3-----8-----10--5---|R 4-5-----8-----10--5---|-5-----8-----10--5---|-3-----8-----10--5---|2 |-3-----6-----8---3---|-3-----6-----8---3---|-1-----6-----8---3---| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| C D# F C D Q Q q q ww 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|-17------15-14---|-1514------141514|-14--------------|-14--------------| |---------------17|-----1517-----17-|----17-1514-15-17|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------16--| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| - - - - h q e e |-----------------| |-15------14------| |-------------1614| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| Lyrics Hold your fire Keep it burning bright Hold the flame 'til the dream ignites A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission I hear their passionate music Read the words that touch my heart I gaze at their feverish pictures The secrets that set them apart When I feel the powerful visions Their fire has made alive I wish I had that instinct I wish I had that drive Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Focused high on soaring ambitions Consumed in a single desire In the grip of a nameless possession A slave to the drive of obsession A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission... I watch their images flicker Bringing light to a lifeless screen I walk through their beautiful buildings And I wish I had their dreams But dreams don't need to have motion To keep their spark alive Obsession has to have action Pride turns on the drive Spirits fly on dangerous missions Imaginations on fire Focused high on soaring ambitions Consumed in a single desire In the grip of a nameless possession A slave to the drive of obsession A spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission... It's cold comfort To the ones without it To know how they struggled How they suffered about it If their lives were exotic and strange They would likely have gladly exchanged them For something a little more plain Maybe something a little more sane We each pay a fabulous price For our visions of paradise But a spirit with a vision is a dream with a mission A spirit with a vision is a dream... Tablature Contributors: This transcription was created by C. D. Bruce (cbruce@erols.com) in the format described below. It was previously transcribed by by Richard J. Soto (lerxst@zeus.jersey.net) and Jimmy Pena (no email available). Disclaimer: This tablature represents how the song is played as closely as reasonably achievable to the studio recording. The Show of Hands concert video and the Presto Pro Shot video were used in preparation of this transcription. Alex Lifeson may have played it slightly differently. Revision History: Rev. 0: Date not available Rev. 1: 03-08-1999 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 = ??? Tuning: Standard [EADGBe]. Key signature: TBD Effects: Distortion, Delay, Chorus (possibly Digital Dimension) 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).