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Rush - Bastille Day

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 Rush - Bastille Day
 
 From the CD 'Caress of Steel'
 Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart
 Mercury/Polygram Records 822543-2
 
 There are at least 3 guitars in this song, 2 electric and 1
 acoustic. The song is in the key of G. Many, many helpful contributions by
 Branden Robinson and Rich Soto
 .
 
 Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com
 
 = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
 ~ = vibrato or held note
 h = hammer on
 p = pull off
 ^ = upstroke
 V = downstroke
 tr = trill; play the note(s) indicated rapidly and repeatedly (same thing
 as tremolo picking)
 o \_
 o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
 
 Intro               
  - doubled electrics

 e:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 B:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 G:o---------------------------------------------------------------o
 D:o---------------------------------------------------------------o
 A:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 E:---3h5-5-5-5-5-5--3h5-5-5-5-5-5-3h5-5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-2--2--0----
 e:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 B:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 G:o---------------------------------------------------------------o
 D:o---------------------------------------------------------------o
 A:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 E:---5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5h7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-4--4--2---- 
 

 
 Riff 1              
  - doubled electrics
 E5 G5 C5/G D5/A A5 D5/A 
       

 e:-------------------------------- ------------------------------
 B:-------------------------------- ------------------------------
 G:-----------5-5--7--7----7\------ ------------5-5--7--7---------
 D:---2--2-5--5-5--7--7-7--7\------ ---2-2-2-5--5-5--7--7-7-------
 A:---2--2-5--3-3--5--5-7--5\------ ---2-2-2-5--3-3--5--5-7--5\---
 E:---0--0-3--3-3--5--5-5--5\------ ---0-0-0-3--3-3--5--5-5------- 
 

 
 Riff 2              
  - doubled electrics
 G C G5 A5 
     

 e:---3~--------0~--------------------------------------------------
 B:---3~--------1~------------------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------
 G:---0~--------0~------------------------7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------
 D:---0~--------2~-----------5~--5-7~--7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------
 A:---2~--------3~--3-2~-0~--5~--5-7~--7--5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--------
 E:---3~-3-2-3---------------3~--3-5~--5---------------------------- 
 

 V ^ V ^ V ^ V ^ V
 Riff 3              
  - doubled electrics

 -----------------------------------------
 

 G D/F# C G 1. G5 A5 D5 2. G5 A5 E5

 e:---3------------ ------------------ -----------------------------
 B:---3--3----3--3- ------------------ -----------------------------
 G:o--0--2----0--0- -----------7-7-7-7 ----------------------------o
 D:o--0--0----2--0- ---5---7---7-7-7-7 ---5---7\--2----------------o
 A:---2--x----3--2- ---5---7---5-5-5-5 ---5---7\--2-----------------
 E:---3--2--------- ---3---5---------- ---3---5\--0----------------- 
 

 
 Riff 4              
  - doubled electrics
 D5 A5 G D/F# 
     

 e:----------------------------------------------------------
 B:----------------------------------------------------------
 G:o-7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7--------------------------o
 D:o-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------o
 A:--5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-----5-5-----5-5-----
 E:--------5-5-5-------5-5-5-------5-5-5---3-------2------0-- 
 

 
 E5 B5 A 
    

 e:--------------------------------------------------------------
 B:--------------------------------------------------------------
 G:o-9-9-9-------9-9-9-------9-9-9------------------------------o
 D:o-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------o
 A:--7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-7-7-7-9-9-9-----7-7---7-7-----------
 E:--------7-7-7-------7-7-7-------7-7-7---5-----4------2-2------ 
 

 
 Riff 5              
  - doubled electrics
 D5 A5 E5 B5 
     

 e:----------------- -------------- ---------------- ---------------
 B:----------------- -------------- ---------------- ---------------
 G:o--7-7-7--------o -7-7-7-------- o-9-9-9--------o --9-9-9--------
 D:o--7-7-7-7-7-7--o -7-7-7-7-7-7-- o-9-9-9-9-9-9--o --9-9-9-9-9-9--
 A:---5-5-5-7-7-7--- -5-5-5-7-7-7-- --7-7-7-9-9-9--- --7-7-7-9-9-9--
 E:---------5-5-5--- -------5-5-5-- --------7-7-7--- --------7-7-7-- 
 

 pause pause
 C5 G5 
   

 e:-------------------- ----------------------------
 B:-------------------- ----------------------------
 G:o---5-5-5----------o --5-5-5---------------------
 D:o---5-5-5--5-5-5---o --5-5-5--5-5-5--------------
 A:----3-3-3--5-5-5---- --3-3-3--5-5-5--------------
 E:-----------3-3-3---- ---------3-3-3-------------- 
 

 
 Song progression:
 
 Intro 
  x1
 
 Riff 1 
  x4
 
 Riff 1        
  x2 w/ lyrics:
 
 Ooh, there's no bread, let them eat cake.
 There's no end to what they'll take.
 Flaunt the fruits of noble birth.
 Wash the salt into the earth.
 
 Riff 2        
  x2 w/ lyrics:
 
 But they're marching to Bastille Day.
 La guillotine will claim her bloody prize.
 Free the dungeons of the innocent.
 The king will kneel and let his kingdom rise.
 
 Riff 1 
  x2
 
 Riff 1        
  x2 /w lyrics:
 
 Ooh, bloodstained velvet, dirty lace.
 Naked fear on every face.
 See them bow their heads to die
 As we would bow as they rode by.
 
 Riff 2        
  x2 w/ lyrics:
 
 And we're marching to Bastille Day.
 La guillotine will claim her bloody prize.
 Sing oh choirs of cacophony.
 The king has kneeled to let his kindgom rise.
 
 Riff 3 
  x1
 
 Bridge                                                            
  - doubled electrics play the double stop bends, while an acoustic
 plays the chords above
 Em B Em C D A Gsus4 Asus4 Em 
          

 e:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 B:-8------7~-----8-----8-----5~---7----5~----1---3---5~------------
 G:-10b12--9b11~--10b12-10b12-7b9~-9b11-7b9~--3b4-5b7-7b9~----------
 D:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 A:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 E:----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

 Em B Em C D A Gsus4 Asus4 Em 
          

 e:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 B:-8------7~-----8-----8-----5~---7~----10~-----1-----3-----5------
 G:-10b12--9b11~--10b12-10b12-7b9~-9b11~-12b14~--3b4---5b7---7b9----
 D:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 A:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 E:----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

 
                  Riff 4  Riff 5 
 Guitar Solo over  x1 and  x1

 e:--------------------------------------- ---------------------------
 B:--------------------------------------- ---------------------------
 G:-12p11p9---12p11p9--12p11p9--12b14~~~-- -12-12-12-12-12p11p9----9--
 D:--------------------------------------- ---------------------12----
 A:--------------------------------------- ---------------------------
 E:--------------------------------------- ---------------------------
 e:---------------- --------------------------------------------------
 B:---------------- --------------------------------------------------
 G:---------------- ---------8-9-11~~---9-11-11b12-11-11b12-11b12r11--
 D:-12-11-9-11-7~-- -/9~~--9------------------------------------------
 A:---------------- --------------------------------------------------
 E:---------------- --------------------------------------------------
 e:------- -----------------------------------------------------------
 B:------- -----------------------------------------------------------
 G:-9~~--- --14b16-14b16~~--14b16-14b16~~--14-14-14p12p11-9--11-9-----
 D:------- -------------------------------------------------------12--
 A:------- -----------------------------------------------------------
 E:------- -----------------------------------------------------------
 e:--------------- -----------------------------------------------------
 B:--------------- -----------------------------------------------------
 G:-9--9-9-9-8~~-- ------------------9---11-12p11p9-11-9----------------
 D:--------------- --12p11p9---11-12---------------------12p11---11-12--
 A:--------------- ---------12---------------------------------12-------
 E:--------------- -----------------------------------------------------
 e:-------------------------------------------------------------------
 B:-------------------------------------------------------------------
 G:--9--11-12p11p9-11-9---------------9-9-9-9--8-9~~--9-8~~--9p8-8-8--
 D:---------------------12p11p9-11-12---------------------------------
 A:-------------------------------------------------------------------
 E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
 e:-------------------------------------------------------------------
 B:-------------------------------------------------------------------
 G:-----------8-9-11-13-14-14p13p11h14p13p11--9-11--9-8---------------
 D:-9~---9-9--------------------------------------------9---9---------
 A:-----------------------------------------------------------10-10---
 E:-------------------------------------------------------------------
 e:------------------------------------ ---------------------------
 B:------------------------------------ ---------------------------
 G:------------------------------------ --7tr0--7\-----------------
 D:----------12-9-9-9-9~--9------------ ---------------------------
 A:-10-10-10----------------10-10-10--- ---------------------------
 E:------------------------------------ --------------------------- 
 

 
 (this part comes in over the fill below)

 e:------------------------------------------------
 B:------------------------------------------------
 G:---16-12~~~h14~p12~-----------------------------
 D:------------------------------------------------
 A:------------------------------------------------
 E:------------------------------------------------ 
 

 
 While coming out of the solo, play this:

 e:-------------------------------- -------------------------5--5---
 B:-------------------------------- -------------------------7--7---
 G:------------5---7-7-------7----- ----------------5--7-----7--7---
 D:---2----5---5---7-7--7----7----- ---2--2--2---5--5--7-----7--7---
 A:---2----5---3---5-5--7----5----- ---2--2--2---5--3--5-----5--5---
 E:---0----3---3---5-5--5----5----- ---0--0--0---3--3--5--0--------- 
 

 
 Riff 1        
  x2 /w lyrics:
 
 Lessons taught but never learned.
 All around us anger burns.
 Guide the future by the past.
 Long ago the mould was cast.
 
 Riff 2        
  x2 /w lyrics:
 
 For they marched up to Bastille Day.
 La guillotine claimed her bloody prize.
 Hear the echoes of the centuries.
 Power isn't all that money buys.
 
 Riff 3 do 1st ending TWICE 
  x1 
 
 Riff 5 
  x1
 
 Outro 
 :

 e:---------------------------------------------
 B:---------------------------------------------
 G:---------------------------------------------
 D:---------------------------------------------
 A:--4-5----------4-5----------4-5--------------
 E:------0-4-5-5------0-4-5-5------0-4-5-5------
 e:---------------------------------------------
 B:---------------------------------------------
 G:---------------------------------------------
 D:---------------------------------------------
 A:-6-7-----------6-7----------6-7--------------
 E:------0-6-7-7------0-6-7-7------0-6-7-7------
 e:---------------------------------------------
 B:---------------------------------------------
 G:---------------------------------------------
 D:---------------------------------------------
 A:-7-8-----------7-8----------7-8--------------
 E:------5-7-8-8------5-7-8-8-------5-7-8-8----- 
 

 
 (acoustic plays the chord names here as above)
 G D/F# G C G/B D G A D 
          

 e:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 B:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 G:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 D:--9~--9--7--9---10~-10--9--7~--7h9~-9--9h11~-11--11h12~~---------
 A:-----------------------------------------------------------------
 E:----------------------------------------------------------------- 
 

 
 feedback on this note
 G D/F# G C G/B D7 G D7 G \/

 e:----------------------------------------------------------15~~------
 B:--------------------------------------------------------------------
 G:--12~--12--11--12~-17~-17--16--14~-14s16~-16--14~-14--12~-----------
 D:----------------------------------------------------------------5---
 A:----------------------------------------------------------------5---
 E:----------------------------------------------------------------3---

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