Rush - Tai Shan guitar tab

Rush - Tai Shan guitar tab

Rush: Tai Shan
From the album Hold Your Fire (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1987 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Transcription by C.D. Bruce 

Previous transcription credit:
     Richard J. Soto 

 4/4 throughout
  "Flute" synth intro arranged for guitar
e|--------------------------7------|S
B|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|

                              h  p
e|-11--------------------------16--|-11~~--------------------14------|S
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                              h  p
e|-9---------------------------14--|-9~~----------------------7------|S
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                              h  p
e|-11--------------------------16--|-11~~--------------------14------|S
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                              h  p
e|-9---------------------------14--|-9~-----------------------11-----|S
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                              h  p
e|-7---------------------------12--|-7~~----------------------9------|S
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                              h  p
e|-6---------------------------11--|-6~~----------------------11-----|S
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                              h  p
e|-7---------------------------12--|-7~~----------------------9------|S
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                              h  p
e|-6---------------------------11--|-6~~----------------------7------|S
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                       * Vocal start
                              h  p
e|-11--------------------------16--|-11~~--------------------14------|S
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                              h  p
e|-9---------------------------14--|-9~~----------------------7------|S
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                              h  p
e|-11--------------------------16--|-11~~--------------------14------|S
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                              h  p
e|-9---------------------------14--|-9~-----------------------11-----|S
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

                              h  p
e|-7---------------------------12--|-7~~----------------------9------|S|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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e|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|G|
B|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|T|
G|---------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|R|
D|-2---------------4---------------|-----------------2---------------| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

                              h  p
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B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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e|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------|G|
B|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|T|
G|-3---------------4---------------|-6---------------8---------------|R|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |                           h  p

                              h  p
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D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H|
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B|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|T|
G|---------------------------------|-1-------------------------------|R|
D|-2---------------4---------------|-----------------2---------------| |
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                              h  p
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B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H|
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e|---------0---------------0-------|---------0-----------------------|G|
B|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------------------|T|
G|-3---------------4---------------|-6-------------------------------|R|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

 (%)
e|-2-----------1-----------4-------|-2-----------1-----------4-------|S
B|---------------------2-------2---|---------------------2-------2---|Y
G|o--------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|o--------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-2-----------1-----------4-------|-2-----------1-----------4-------|S
B|---------------------2-------2---|---------------------2-------2---|Y
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-2-----------2-------------------|-2-----------2-------------------|S
B|-4-----------2-------------------|-4-----------2-------------------|Y
G|-4-----------4-------------------|-4-----------4-------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|-2-----------2-------------------|-2-------------------------------|S
B|-4-----------2-------------------|-4-------------------------------|Y
G|-4-----------4-------------------|-4-------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   B                                                 G#       Coda (+)
e|-14------------------------------|-----------------16--------------|S
B|-16------------------------------|-----------------16--------------|Y
G|-16------------------------------|-----------------18--------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   F#
e|-14------------------------------|---------------------------------|S|
B|-14------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y|
G|-15------------------------------|---------------------------------|N|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
                                    Guitar w/delay single repeat       |
  (play on 2nd repeat only)                  {play below 1st time only}|
e|----------------------------(2)--|----------------------------{2}--|G|
B|---------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|T|
G|------------------------(4)------|-----------------------{4}-------|R|
D|--------------------(4)----------|-------------------{4}-----------| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

   E
e|-12------------------------------|-----------------12--------------|S|
B|-12------------------------------|-----------------14--------------|Y|
G|-13------------------------------|-----------------13--------------|N|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|
B|{2}------------------------------|---------------------------------|T|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

   F#
e|-14------------------------------|---------------------------------|S|
B|-14------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y|
G|-15------------------------------|---------------------------------|N|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
                                                                       |
e|----------------------------(2)--|-----------------------------2---|G|
B|---------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|T|
G|------------------------(4)------|-------------------------4-------|R|
D|---------------------(4)---------|---------------------4-----------| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

   B                                                 G#
e|-14------------------------------|-----------------16--------------|S|
B|-16------------------------------|-----------------16--------------|Y|
G|-16------------------------------|-----------------18--------------|N|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
                                                                       |
e|----------------------------(2)--|---------------------------------|G|
B|-2-------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|T|
G|--------(4)-------------(4)------|---------------------------------|R|
D|--------------------(4)----------|---------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

   F#                                                D#sus4
e|-14------------------------------|-----------------16\-------------|S|
B|-14------------------------------|-----------------16\-------------|Y|
G|-15------------------------------|-----------------15\-------------|N|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
                                                                       |
e|----------------------------(2)--|---------------------------------|G|
B|---------------------------------|(2)------------------------------|T|
G|------------------------(4)------|---------------------------------|R|
D|--------------------(4)----------|---------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

   E
e|-12------------------------------|---------------------------------|S|
B|-12------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y|
G|-13------------------------------|---------------------------------|N|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R|
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |

   Bsus4                                          D.S. (%) al Coda (+)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|S
B|-17------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|-16------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|-16------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Repeat "Flute" Synth intro during second verse
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B|-0---2---4---0---4---7---0---7---|-9---0---9---12--0---12--14~-----|T
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R
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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G
B|-0---2---4---0---4---7---0---7---|-9---0---9---12--0---12--14~-----|T
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R
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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G
B|-0---2---4---0---4---7---0---7---|-9---0---9---12--0---12--14~-----|T
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G
B|-0---2---4---0---4---7---0---7---|-9---0---9---12--0---12--14~-----|T
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   W/delay
e|---------4.------7-------6-------|---------4.------7-------6-------|G
B|-5.--7.--------------------------|-5.--7.--------------------------|T
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------4.------7-------6-------|---------4.------7-------6-------|G
B|-5.--7.--------------------------|-5.--7.--------------------------|T
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------4.------7-------6-------|---------4.------7-------6-------|G
B|-5.--7.--------------------------|-5.--7.--------------------------|T
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------4.------7-------6-------|---------4.------7-------6-------|G
B|-5.--7.--------------------------|-5.--7.--------------------------|T
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o|R
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Coda (+)
   F#                                                D#sus4
e|-14------------------------------|-----------------16\-------------|S
B|-14------------------------------|-----------------16\-------------|Y
G|-15------------------------------|-----------------15\-------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   E
e|-12------------------------------|---------------------------------|S
B|-12------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|-13------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

   Bsus4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|S
B|-17------------------------------|---------------------------------|Y
G|-16------------------------------|---------------------------------|N
D|-16------------------------------|---------------------------------|T
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|H
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

 R.F. "Flute" synth intro with the guitar figures below
 (2nd guitar in parenthesis () - bass notes matched by bass synth 8va
  below that notated)
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G
B|-0---2---4---0---4---7---0---7---|-9---0---9---12--0---12--14~-----|T
G|(4)------------------------------|---------------------------------|R
D|(4)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|(2)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G
B|-0---2---4---0---4---7---0---7---|-9---0---9---12--0---14--16~-----|T
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R
D|(4)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|(4)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|(2)------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G
B|-0---2---4---0---4---7---0---7---|-9---0---9---12--0---12--14~-----|T
G|(4)------------------------------|---------------------------------|R
D|(4)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|(2)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|G
B|-0---2---4---0---4---7---0---7---|-9---0---9---12--0---14--16~-----|T
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|R
D|(4)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|(4)------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|(2)------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  {Bass Synth 8va below that notated}
   delay set at 1/4 note repeats
e|---------4.------7-------6-------|---------4.------7-------6-------|G
B|-5.--7.--------------------------|-5.--7.--------------------------|T
G|---------------------------------|(1)------------------------------|R
D|(2)-------------(4)--------------|----------------(2)--------------|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|{0}------------------------------|---------------------------------|


e|---------4.------7-------6-------|---------4.------7-------6-------|G
B|-5.--7.--------------------------|-5.--7.--------------------------|T
G|(3)-------------(4)--------------|(6)-------------(8)--------------|R
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------o|
A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|{2}------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Lyrics

1st Verse:
High on the sacred mountain
Up the seven thousand stairs
In the golden light of autumn
There was magic in the air
Clouds surrounded the summit
The wind blew strong and cold
Among the silent temples
And the writing carved in gold

Somewhere in my instincts
The primitive took hold

Chorus:
I stood at the top of the mountain
And China sang to me
In the peaceful haze of harvest time
A song of eternity

2nd Verse:
If you raise your hands to heaven
You will live a hundred years
I stood there like a mystic
Lost in the atmosphere
The clouds were suddenly parted
For a moment I could see
The patterns of the landscape
Reaching to the eastern sea

I looked upon a presence
Spanning forty centuries

Repeat Chorus

Outro Verse:
I thought of time and distance
The hardships of history
I heard the hope and the hunger
When China sang to me
When China sang to me


Tabulature Explanation:
| = bar line
~ = vibrato or held note
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h = hammer
p = pull
s = slide (used when \ or / don't fit)
^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis ()
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
t = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush)
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
<5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
o =\ repeat sign
o =/
D.C. = "Da capo" - means "from the head", when you see these initials you
       go back to the beginning of the piece of music.
D.S. = "Dal segno" - means "from the sign", go back in the tabulature
       only as far as the (%) sign.
Coda = A passage at the end of a movement or composition that brings
       it to a formal close.
Al Coda = means "to the tail", tells you that you must go to the end
          section which starts with the Coda sign (+).
R.F. = repeat and fade
rit. = "ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding.

Other pertinent information:
  Tempo:  1/4 note = ???
  Tuning:  Standard [EADGBe].
  Key signature:  Starts in A goes to C
  Effects:  Overdrive, Reverb, Chorus or Dimension
  Chord Chart Below for major chords used:  See tab