Rush - The Sphere guitar tab
Rush: The Sphere
From the album Hemispheres (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1978 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart
Standard tuning [EADGBe] (low to high). The key signature switches
from E to D in this song. Previously tabbed by Blake Butterworth
and Tony Zimmerman . I
took the solo from Tony's version, fixed it up, and changed it around
a little. Helpful hints from Branden Robinson
and Tony Kennedy , as well as C.D. Bruce
. Part VI courtesy of Doug White
(Slightly edited >.
Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
tr = tremolo picking
/ = slide up from infinity
\ = slide down into infinity
<5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o \_
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
Hemispheres - VI The Sphere - A Kind of Dream
We can walk our road toge-ther if our goals
D G Bm
E--------2------------------7-----------2----
B--------3------------------8-----------3----
G--------2------------------7-----------4----
D--------0------------------0-----------4----
A---------------------------------------2----
E--------------------------------------------
are all the same ...
(Bm) Asus4 A
E-(2)------------------0-0-0----0--------------
B-(3)------------------3---3----2--------------
G-(4)------------------2---2----2--------------
D-(4)------------------2---2----2--------------
A-(2)------------------0---0----0--------------
E----------------------------------------------
We can run alone and free if we
(A) Cm G
E-(0)----4-------------3------------------
B-(2)----5-------------3------------------
G-(2)----6-------------0------------------
D-(2)----6-------------0------------------
A-(0)----4-------------2------------------
E----------------------3------------------
pur-sue a different aim
Esus4 E F#
E-----0-------0----------0--0-----2-------------
B-----0-------0----------0--0-----2-------------
G-----2-------1----------2p-1-----3-------------
D-----2-------2----------2--2-----4-------------
A-----2-------2----------2--2-----4-------------
E-----0-------0----------0--0-----2-------------
Let the truth of love be lighted let the
(synth notes) (D .............................)
(F#) D G
E-(2)-----------2----------------3--------------
B-(2)-----------3----------------3--------------
G-(3)-----------2----------------0--------------
D-(4)-----------0----------------0--------------
A-(4)----------------------------2--------------
E-(2)----------------------------3--------------
love of truth sh-ine clear, sensibility
(..D................C#...................)
Bm A Asus2
E---2--------------------0----0------------
B---3--------------------2----0------------
G---4--------------------2----2------------
D---4--------------------2----2------------
A---2--------------------0----0------------
E------------------------------------------
armed with sense and liberty with the
(.E....................G..............)
Cm G
E--4--------------------3---------------
B--5--------------------3---------------
G--6--------------------0---------------
D--6--------------------0---------------
A--4--------------------2---------------
E-----------------------3---------------
heart and mind united in a single perfect
(.B..........................A.......B-A-G..)
Bm A Asus2 Cmaj7
E--2--------------------------0----0--0------
B--3--------------------------2----0--0------
G--4--------------------------2----2--0------
D--4--------------------------2----2--2------
A--2--------------------------0----0--3------
E--------------------------------------------
sphere ...
(..A..............B.............D.........)
F G D
E--1----1---------3----3---3----2------------
B--1-----1--------3-----3-------3------------
G--2--------2-----0-------------2------------
D--3--3---3-------0--0---0------0------------
A--3--------------2--------------------------
E--1--------------3--------------------------