Rush - Tears guitar tab
Rush: Tears
From the album 2112 (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1976 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Lee
Transcribed by Rob Goggins and Jimmy Pena
Chord legend:
Dm : [xx0231]
C9 : [x3203x]
G : [320033]
A : [x0222x]
[Riff 1]:
e:--0-----------------|--0-----------|--0-----------------|--0-----------|
B:-----6--------6-----|-----6--------|-----6--------6-----|-----6--------|
G:--------0--------0--|--------0-----|--------0--------0--|--------0-----|
D:-----------7--------|-----------7--|-----------7--------|-----------7--|
A:--8-----------------|--8-----------|--8-----------------|--8-----------|
E:--------------------|--------------|--------------------|--------------|
[Riff 2]:
A7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7
e:--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0~--|
B:--3---3-3---3-3--3-2---2-2---2-2--2-3---3-3---3-3--3-2---2-2---2-2~--|
G:--0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0~--|
D:--2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2----2-----2-----2~--|
A:--0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0----0-----0-----0~--|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Riff 3]:
A7sus4 A7 A7sus4 A7
e:--------------------------------0------------------------------------|
B:-------3-------------2------------3-----------2----------------------|
G:-----0-----0-------0---------0------0-------0------------------------|
D:---2-------------2---------2--------------2--------------------------|
A:-0-------------0---------0--------------0----------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Fill 1]:
e:------------------|----------------------|
B:--2---------------|--2-------------------|
G:----2----------2--|----2---------2-------|
D:------2------2----|------2-----2---------|
A:--------0---------|--------0-------------|
E:------------------|----------------------|
Song progression:
[Riff 1] x1
[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
All of the seasons and all of the days,
All of the reasons why I felt this way.
[Riff 2] + [Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
So long -- so long.
[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
Then lost in that feeling, I looked in your eyes.
I noticed emotion and that you had cried.
[Riff 2] + [Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
For me, I can see.
Dm C9 G A
What would touch me deeper? Tears that fall from eyes that only cry?
Dm C9 G [Fill 1] x1
Would it touch you deeper than tears that fall from eyes that know why?
[Riff 1] x2
[Riff 2] + [Riff 3] x1
[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:
A lifetime of questions, tears on your cheek.
I tasted the answers and my body was weak -
[Riff 2] + [Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:
For you, the truth.
Dm C9 G A
What would touch me deeper? Tears that fall from eyes that only cry?
Dm C9 G [Fill 1] x1
Would it touch you deeper than tears that fall from eyes that know why?
[Riff 1] x1
[Riff 3] x1
[Riff 1] x1
The keyboard plays: Am - for four beats
Em - for two beats
G - for two beats
Dm - until fadeout (eight beats)
Tuning: Standard - [EADGBe] (low to high)
Main Time Signature: 4/4
Key Signature: F
Tone/Effects: Clean with reverb
Tab Accuracy: You make the call.
Tab History: First tabbed by Rob Goggins ,
retabbed by Jimmy Pena .
+ Tab Legend +
+----------------------------------------------------------------+
| Symbol | Explanation |
+--------+-------------------------------------------------------+
| | | Bar line separating measures of music |
| |o o| | Repeat signs; play the measures between these an |
| |o o| | additional time |
|[xxxxxx]| Fret box; represents guitar neck: [EADGBe] |
+--------+-------------------------------------------------------+
