Rush - Cygnus X-

Welcome to the final page of bass tab for Rush - Cygnus X-. Here you can do in two ways. First of all you can see Cygnus X- bass tab right on the page. Another way is to download Rush Cygnus X- bass tab to your computer and to learn it later. Also, on this page you can see some information about this tab such as band name for Cygnus X-, its tab type, size of file and file format. If you want to find another bass tab for Rush, or another types of tabs please, look to the previous page using navigation link. This information will help you to learn your favorite music! Good luck!

File info:

Band name Rush
Song name Cygnus X-
Tab type Bass tab
Added 06/24/2008
Size 19.71 kb
File format
Views/Loads 0/0
Rating
Please, enter the code for download:

Wrong code.
#
Cygnus X-1                                                						     As recorded by
===========                                                          ==============
(In lotsa keys...)																																																			Rush

From the Album _A Farewell to Kings_

Music by Lee & Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Transcribed by Mr. White (mrwhite@lanminds.com)

***Note: I'm not sure if all this is 100% accurate.  It will sound like the song because the chords are right and stuff--some of it is just my improvisation though.  However, most of it is basically what Geddy plays.  This is a damn tough song!  I think a lot of bits of it are free-time, but I've tried to quantize everything into bars to make it a *little* bit easier to play.  (Strangely enough, the beginning figure, where only Geddy is playing *is* in several set meters.  He uses a rest of 6/4 between the first two bass bits and then 5/4, then 4/4, etc.  Pretty cool!)  In addition, some of the notes may not be absolutely solid--I don't know if it's the weirdness of the recording or just my ear that's messing me about.  Enjoy:

Tab notes:
===========================================================================================
R      = Rest                           /   = slide up              .   = dotted note
/^3^\  = Triplet (or other) grouping    \   = slide down            *   = repeats
x      = Muted note                     +   = tie                   *  
==#==  = Extended Rest (#=no. of bars)                  ____________
                                                        1.          |   = different endings
===========================================================================================

Sound effects and spoken vocal for a little while.
Bass enters at about 1:25 (fade in over the first 23 bars)

*Bass only*
    q q s s e      w.     q q s s e      w+q     q q s s e      w      q q s s e
+-------------+-------+-------------+--------+-------------+-------+-------------+
|3:---2-0-5-R-|6:--R--|3:---2-0-5-R-|5:--R-R-|3:---2-0-5-R-|4:--R--|3:---2-0-5-R-|
|4:-----------|4:-----|4:-----------|4:------|4:-----------|4:-----|4:-----------|
+---0---------+-------+---0---------+--------+---0---------+-------+---0---------+

   h.   q q s s e      h      q q s e e.    q q s s e    h.     q q s s e.e.    q q s e e.
+-----+-----------+-------+-------------+-------------+-----+---------------+-------------+
|--R--|---2-0-5-R-|2:--R--|7:---2-0-5-5-|3:---2-0-5-R-|--R--|4:---2-0-5-R-5-|7:---2-0-5-5-|
|-----|-----------|4:-----|8:-----------|4:-----------|-----|4:-------------|8:-----------|
+-----+-0---------+-------+---0---------+---0---------+-----+---0-----------+---0---------+

    q q s s e    h.     q q s e e e.    q q s e e.    q q s s e      h+e     q q s s e.e.
+-------------+-----+---------------+-------------+-------------+--------+---------------+
|3:---2-0-5-R-|--R--|4:---2-0-5-5-5-|7:---2-0-5-5-|3:---2-0-5-R-|5:--R-R-|4:---2-0-5-R-5-|
|4:-----------|-----|4:-------------|8:-----------|4:-----------|8:------|4:-------------|
+---0---------+-----+---0-----------+---0---------+---0---------+--------+---0-----------+

										      *Enter Drums*
  q q s e e e.     q e.s s s e      h+e     q e.s s e e.     h+e     q e.s s s e      h+e
+-------------++---------------+--------+---------------+--------+---------------+--------+
|---2-0-5-5-5-||3:---2-2-0-5-R-|5:--R-R-|7:---2-2-0-5-5-|5:--R-R-|3:---2-2-0-5-R-|5:--R-R-|
|-------------||4:-------------|8:------|8:-------------|8:------|4:-------------|8:------|
+-0-----------++---0-----------+--------+---0-----------+--------+---0-----------+--------+

                                                                                  Play
                    *Enter Guitar*                                               4 times
    q e.s s e e e.     q e.s s s e     q e.s s e e.     q e.s s s e     q e.s s e e e.
+-----------------++----------------+---------------+---------------+------------------+
|4:---2-2-0-5-5-5-||*3:---2-2-0-5-R-|7:---2-2-0-5-5-|3:---2-2-0-5-R-|4:---2-2-0-5-5-5-*|
|4:---------------||*4:-------------|8:-------------|4:-------------|4:---------------*|
+---0-------------++----0-----------+---0-----------+---0-----------+---0--------------+

  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
+---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-+---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-+
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+

                                                                      /^3^\     /^3^\
  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   q q q+h   q q q+h
+---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-+---------------------------------+---------+---------+
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------|---------|
|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-3-3-0-3-3-x-3-3-0-3-3-x-3-3-0-0-|-5-4-2-2-|-3-2-----|
+---------------------------------+---------------------------------+---------+-----2-2-+

    /^^4^^\             /^3^\     /^3^\       /^^4^^\
    q q q q     w      q q q+h   q q q+h     q q q q     s e e s s e e s
+-----------+--------+---------+---------+-----------+-------------------+
|3:---------|4:------|---------|---------|3:---------|6:-----------------|
|4:-5-4-2-3-|4:-0---/|-5-4-2-2-|-3-2-----|4:-5-4-2-3-|8:-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|
+-----------+--------+---------+-----2-2-+-----------+-------------------+

    s e e s e e     s e e s s e e s      h+e     s e e s s e e s
+---------------+-------------------+--------+-------------------+---------------+
|5:-------------|6:-----------------|5:--R-R-|6:-----------------|5:-------------|
|8:-------------|8:-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|8:------|8:-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|8:-------------|
+---4-4-4-x-4-3-+-------------------+--------+-------------------+---4-4-4-x-4-3-+

    s e e s s e e s    q. q.    q. q.    q. q.    q. q.
+-------------------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
|6:-----------------|--------|--------|--------|--4--5--|
|8:-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|--------|--2--3--|--5--6--|--------|
+-------------------+--3--4--+--------+--------+--------+

     e e e e e e e e e e e      e e e e e e e e e e e e      e e e e e e e e e e e
+--------------------------+----------------------------+--------------------------+
|11:-----------------------|12:-------------------------|11:-----------------------|
|8:--3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|8:--------------------------|8:--6-R-6-6-R-6-6-R-6-6-5-|
+--------------------------+----2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-+--------------------------+

                                                                                play
                                                                               2 times
  e e e e e e e e e e e      e e e e e e e e e e e e      e e e e e e e e e e e
+------------------------+----------------------------+---------------------------+
|*-----------------------|12:-------------------------|11:-----------------------*|
|*-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|8:--------------------4-3-4-|8:--6-R-6-6-R-6-6-R-6-6-5-*|
+------------------------+----2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-------+---------------------------+


  e e e e e e e e e e e      e e e e e e e s s e e s s e      e e e e e e e e e e e
+-----------------------+--------------------------------+--------------------------+
|-----------------------|12:-----------------------------|11:---------------8-------|
|-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|8:--------------4-3-3-4-4-3-3-4-|8:--6-R-6-6-R-6-6---6-6-5-|
+-----------------------+----2-R-2-2-R-2-----------------+--------------------------+


  e e e e e e e e e e e      e e e e e e e e e e e e      e e e e e e e e e e e
+-----------------------+----------------------------+--------------------------+
|-----------------------|12:-------------------------|11:---------------8-------|
|-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|8:--------------------4-3-4-|8:--6-R-6-6-R-6-6---6-6-5-|
+-----------------------+----2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-------+--------------------------+

                                                                              Play
*Enter Keyboards*                                                            2 times
  e e e e e e e e e e e      e e e e e e e e e e e e      e e e e e e e e e e e
+-----------------------+----------------------------+--------------------------+
|-----------------------|12:-------------------------|11:-----------------------|
|-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|8:--------------------4-3-4-|8:--6-R-6-6-R-6-6-R-6-6-5-|
+-----------------------+----2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-------+--------------------------+


  e e e e e e e e e e e      e e e e e e e e e e e e      e e e e e e e e e e e
+-----------------------+----------------------------+--------------------------+
|-----------------------|12:-------------------------|11:---------------8---8---|
|-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|8:--------------------4-3-4-|8:--6-R-6-6-R-6-6---6---5-|
+-----------------------+----2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-------+--------------------------+

  e e e e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e e e e e   e q+w+e
+-----------------------+-------------------------+-------------------------+---------+
|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---R-R-R-|
|-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-R-3-3-2-|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------|
+-----------------------+-2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-+-2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-2-R-2-+-2-------+
                                                                                    In-

*Bass alone*
(with chorus effect)                                          (end effect)
    w+q          w+q           w+q                 w+q               w
+--------------+-------------+-2-2---------------+--------------+-------+
|5:------------|-------------|-------------------|--------------|4:--R--|
|4:-0-0--------|-3-3---------|-------------------|-3-3----------|4:-----|
+--------------+-------------+-------------------+--------------+-------+
visible to telescopic eye   Infinite the star that would not die

*Enter guitar*
   w                       s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s    w
+------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
|------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--0---------------------|-3-3-0-3-3-x-3-3-0-3-3-x-3-3-0-0-|--0----------------------|
+------------------------+---------------------------------+-------------------------+
All who dare to cross her course                         are swallowed by her fearsome

                                    /^^^^^3^^^^^\      /^^^^3^^^^\
  s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   q       q   q+h    q    q    q+h
+---------------------------------+------------------+----------------+
|---------------------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-3-3-0-3-3-x-3-3-0-3-3-x-3-3-0-0-|-5-------4---2-2--|-3----2---------|
+---------------------------------+------------------+----------2-2---+
force                              Through the void to be destroyed or

    /^^^^^^4^^^^^^\            /^3^\     /^^^3^^^\         /^^^^^4^^^^^\
    q   q     q   q      w     q q q+h   q   q   q+h       q     q   q  q    h... s
+--------------------+-------+---------+--------------+------------------+----------+
|3:------------------|4:-----|---------|--------------|3:----------------|4:--------|
|4:-5---4-----2---3--|4:-0---|-5-4-2-2-|-3---2--------|4:--5----4---2--3-|4:-0------|
+--------------------+-------+---------+---------2-2--+------------------+--------3-+
   is there something  more?  Atomized-- at the core or through the astral door--to

													double tempo
             *Guitar alone*
   w    +w     w     w     w    h.. e  +e e q e e e e  +e e e e e e+e e
+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+-------+---------------+-----------------+
|-----|-----|--R--|--R--|--R--|-R-----|-------------3-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-2---|
|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----|-----3-|-3-2-3-3-2-3---|---------------5-|
+--3--+--3--+-----+-----+-----+-------+---------------+-----------------+
  soar....(echo)

 +e e q e e e e  +e e e e e e e e
+---------------+-----------------+
|---------------|-----3-3-3-2-0---|
|-5-5-3-2-3-5---|---------------3-|
+-------------3-+-3-3-------------+
                               I

 +e e q e e e e   +e e q e e+e e +e e q e e e e  +e e e e e e e e
+---------------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+
|---------------|-----3-3-2-2---|---------------|-----3-3-3-2-0---|
|-3-2-3-3-2-3---|-------------5-|-5-5-3-2-3-5---|---------------3-|
+-------------1-+-1-1-----------+-------------3-+-3-3-------------+
 set a course just east of Lyra   Northwest of   Pegasus

 +e e q e e e e   +e e q e e+e e +e e e e e e e e  +e e e e e e e e
+---------------+---------------+-----7-5-4-------+-----------------+
|---------------|-----3-3-2-2---|-----------7-5-3-|-3-3-2---2-3-5---|
|-3-2-3-3-2-3---|-------------5-|-5-5-------------|-------3-------3-|
+-------------1-+-1-1-----------+-----------------+-----------------+
 Flew into the  light of Daneb  Sailed across the Milky Way


 +e e q e e e e  +e e e e e e e e  +e e q e e e e  +e e e e e e e e
+---------------+---------2-0-----+---------------+-----------------+
|---------------|-----3-2-----3---|---------------|-----3-3-3-2-0---|
|-3-2-3-3-2-3---|---------------5-|-5-5-3-2-3-5---|---------------3-|
+-------------1-+-1-1-------------+-------------3-+-3-3-------------+
 On my ship the Rocinante          Wheeling through the galaxies


 +e e q e e e e   +e e q e e+e e +e e q e e e e  +e e e e e e e e
+---------------+---------------+---------------+-----------------+
|---------------|-----3-3-2-2---|---------------|-----------------|
|-3-2-3-3-2-3---|-------------5-|-5-5-3-2-3-5---|---------2-2-5-5-|
+-------------1-+-1-1-----------+-------------3-+-3-3-5-5---------+
Headed for the heart of Cygnus   Headlong into    mystery

slow down to approximately half tempo
  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   w
+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------------+
|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-3-----------------------|
+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-------------------------+
                                     X-ray is her siren song my

  w                          w                           q   q    q    q
+--------------------------+---------------------------+------------------+
|--------------------------|---------------------------|------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|----------2----3--|
+-4------------------------+-1-------------------------+-3---4------------+
ship cannot resist her long Nearer to my deadly goal  until the black hole

              (with guitar solo)
  q q   q   q   w    w    w    h h   e. s s e e e e   e. e e s s e e
+-------------+----+----+----+-----+----------------+----------------+
|-------4---5-|----|----|----|-5---|----------------|----6-5---------|
|-5-6---------|-3--|----|----|---6-|-3--3-5-6-5-3---|--------8-6-5---|
+-------------+----+-4--+-1--+-----+--------------6-+-4------------8-+
      gains control....
                                                                         (end solo)
  e s s e s s e s s q   w    w    w    w    w    q q q q   q q q q   h h   w
+---------------------+----+----+----+----+----+---------+---------+-----+----+
|---------------------|----|----|----|----|----|---------|-----4-5-|-----|----|
|-8---5-6-8-6-5-6-5-3-|----|-6--|-3--|----|-6--|-----2-3-|-5-6-----|---6-|-3--|
+---8-----------------+-3--+----+----+-4--+----+-3-4-----+---------+-3---+----+


faster tempo 
                  h       s e e s s     e e e   q.  q.  q.  q.     s e e s s
+------------+-------+--------------+---------+---+---+---+---+--------------+
|4:--==27==--|2:--R--|7:------------|3:-2-2-R-|-R-|-R-|-R-|-R-|7:------------|
|4:----------|4:-----|16:-4-4-4-2-2-|8:-------|---|---|---|---|16:-4-4-4-2-2-|
+------------+-------+--------------+---------+---+---+---+---+--------------+

                                    Play                       Play                 Play   
                                   8 times                    8 times              4 times
    e e s s   e e e   q.  s e e s     q.        q q e. e. e e e e      q q e. e. e e e e
+-----------+-------+---+---------+-------++------------------------+---------------------+
|3:-2-2-----|-----R-|-R-|---------|*--R--*||*11:-------------------*|*---4----4------4---*|
|8:---------|-------|---|-4-4-4-R-|*-----*||*8:----7----7------7---*|*-------------------*|
+-------4-4-+-4-4---+---+---------+-------++-----0---0-----0-0---0--+--2---2-----2-2---2--+

                                                            Play
                                                           4 times
                                                          _________   _____________
                                                          1.       |  2.           |
    s e e s s e e s   s e e s s e e s   s e e s s e e s    e q e q     s e e. s e e.
+--------------------+-----------------+-----------------+----------++--------------+
|*6:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------*||--------------|
|*8:-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|-----------------|-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|-3-3-3-3-*||-3-3-3--R-3-3-|
+--------------------+-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-+-----------------+----------++--------------+
___________  _________
3.         | 4.       |
  q. e e e    q e q e   s e e s s e e s   s e e s s e e s   s e e s s e e s   e q e q
+----------++---------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------+
|----------||---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
|-3--3-3-3-||-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|-----------------|-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-|-3-3-3-3-|
+----------++---------+-----------------+-4-4-4-x-7-7-7-x-+-----------------+---------+
                       spinning whirling still descending   like a   spiral  sea unending

                                                                                  Play
                                                                                4 times
                                                                       /^^3^^\  /^^3^^\
     q e e e e q e e e e   q e e e e q e e e e   q e e e e q e e e e   q. q. q. q. q. q.
+------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+------------------+
|12:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|8:--4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-3--3--3--3--3--3-|
+------------------------+-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-+---------------------+------------------+
                                                        
     q e e e e q e e e e   q e e e e q e e e e   q e e e e q e e e e   e e e e e e e e e e e e
+------------------------+---------------------+---------------------+-------------------------+
|12:---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
|8:--4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|---------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
+------------------------+-4-4-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-+---------------------+-------------------------+
     Sound and  fury       drown  my heart        Every   nerve is     torn apart....

                                                            (guitar plays chords
   e e e e e e e e e e e e    e e e e e e e e e e q    w     until fade-out)
+---------------------------+-----------------------+-----+
|*-------------------------*|-----------------------|-----|
|*-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-*|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--3--|
+---------------------------+-----------------------+-----+