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Date: Sun, 12 Jun 1994 21:39:20 -0700
From: Anthony J Zimmermann 
Subject: Hemispheres TAB - RUSH

This is how I play Hemispheres, Book I.  It is rough around the edges
and I'm far too lazy to transcribe an 18 minute song note for note, but all
of the relevant parts are in here.  Any suggestions/comments/corrections 
may be sent to: 
             anthonyz@caslon.cs.arizona.edu
             
Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart
Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann


F#7add4                          Repeat 2 previous measures

---0-----------|--0--------0--|----------------|------------------- ||
---0-----------|--0--------0--|--------------- / / ---------------- ||
---3-----------|--3--------3--|----------- o  / /  o -------------o ||
---4-----------|--4--------4--|------------- / / -----------------o ||
---4-----------|--4--------4--|----------------|------------------- ||
---2-----------|--2--------2--|----------------|------------------- ||

   1  2  3  4     1  2  3  4


Asus2/E         Csus2/G           F5   G         A5      G
--0----|-------|--3----|------|--------3------|----------3----------|
--0----|-------|--3----|------|--------3------|----------3----------|
--2----|---%---|--5----|---%--|--------0------|--2-------0----------|
--2----|-------|--5----|------|---3----0------|--2-------0----------|
--0----|-------|--3----|------|---3----2------|--0-------2----------|
--0----|-------|--3----|------|---1----3------|----------3----------|
                               

 4/4               3/4             4/4
-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|
-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|
-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------|
-----------------|-------------|---0-------------|---0---------------|
--2-----------5--|---2---------|------0---1------|-------0---1-------|
------2---3------|------2--3---|-------------1---|---------------1---|


 6/8
------------0--------|---|---|---|----------0--------|---|---|---|
---------------0-----|---|---|---|-------------4-----|---|---|---|
------------------3--|-%-|-%-|-%-|----------------4--|-%-|-%-|-%-|  (2x)
---------------------|---|---|---|-------------------|---|---|---|
---------------------|---|---|---|--2----2-----------|---|---|---|
---2-----2-----------|---|---|---|-------------------|---|---|---|
   1  2  3  4  5  6


-----------0--------|---|---|---|----------0--------|----------------|
--------------2-----|---|---|---|-------------7-----|----------------|
-----------------4--|-%-|-%-|-%-|----------------7--|--------%-------|
--------------------|---|---|---|-------------------|----------------|
---0----0-----------|---|---|---|--5----5-----------|----------------|
--------------------|---|---|---|-------------------|----------------|
sim.


 7/8            6/8
--------------|---------------------|---------------------|
--------------|---------------------|---------------------|
--------------|---------------------|---4--2--0-----------|
--------------|---7--5--4-----------|------------4--2--0--|
--5---5--5--5-|------------7--5--4--|---------------------|
--------------|---------------------|---------------------|


---3-----3-----3--3--|---2---------|----------------------------------
---3-----3-----3--3--|---2---------|----------------------------------
---4-----4-----4--4--|---2------%--|------------0----------------2----
---5-----5-----5--5--|-(4/2?)------|---------4-----4-----------2---2--
---5-----5-----5--5--|---4---------|------5-----------5------4-------4
---3-----3-----3--3--|---2---------|---3-------------------2----------

----------------------------|-----------------------------------------
--------------------2-------|------------------------------0----------
-------0--------------2-----|----------------0-----------0------------
-----4---4--------2-----2---|--------------2---2-------2--------------
---5-------5----4-----------|-----0------3-----------3----------------
-3------------2-------------|---3---3--1-----------1------------------
                             
---------------------|----------------|--------------|----------------
---------------------|----------------|--------------|----------------
---------------------|----------------|--------------|----------------
---------------------|-----------<12>-|--------------|----------------
---<5>---------------|--<5>-----------|-<5>------<4>-|----------------
-------<4>--<7>--<5>-|-----<4><7>-----|----<4><7>----|----------------
                      
----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------<12>----------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
--<5>-----<5>--------<5>---------<4>-<5>------------------------------
------<4>----------------<4>-<7>---------<4>-<7>----------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------9---H--10--10--9----7--H--8--8-P-7--8-7-------
--2---4---2-------------9------9----9--9----7-----7--7---7--7-7------- 
--2---4---2-------------9---H--11--11--9----7--H--9--9-P-7--9-7-------
--0---2---4--H5--4-2--------------------------------------------------
---------------------0------------------------------------------4-5-7-
                               
-------------------------------//---//--------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------2------2----4------2---2-----------------------------------
--7--6-----2------2-%--4-%----2---4-----7--6--------------------------
--------7--4------0----2------4---5------------7----------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
               
-------------0--------------------------------------------------------
---------9---0--------------------------------------------------------
---------9---3---7--6--4--2--4--2-------------------------------------
---------9---4---7--7--4--2--4--2-------------------------------------
---------7---4---5--4--2--0--2--4--5--4-------------------------------
--0---0------2---------------------------0----------------------------

------------------------------------------|------3--2------0-------0--
--------3---------------------------------|------3--3----0---0---0---0
-----2-----------0---------1--------------|------0--4--2-------2------
--0-----------4---------2---------2-------|------0--4--3-------2------
-----------0---------2------------------4-|------2--2--3-------0------
-------------------------------4-----0----|--0-2-3-----1--------------
                                           
                                                               F G A G E
-3--1--3-----3-|-----0--|-----0----|-----0----|-------0-------|-------
-3--1--3-----3-|------0-|-------4--|-------2--|----------0----|-------
-5--2--0--2--0-|-------3|--------4-|---------4|-------------0-|-------
-5--3--0--2--0-|--------|----------|----------|---------------|-------
-3--3--2--0--2-|--------|-2-2------|-0-0------|-3--3----------|-------
-3--1--3-----3-|-2-2----|----------|----------|---------------|-------

-3---2---------------|---6-----5--------------------------------------
-3---2---------------|---6-----5--------------------------------------
-4-%-2-%----0-----2--|---7--%--5--%--------0------------5-------------
-5---2-----4-4---2-2-|---8-----5---------7---7--------5---5-----------
-5---4----5-----4----|---8-----7-------8-------8----7-----------------
-3---2---3-----2-----|---6-----5-----6------------5-------------------
                                     sim.

------------------------|--------------------------------------2------
------------------------|-----5--(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-----------------5-2--
-4----6----4------------|----(4)--4--(4)--4--(4)--(4)--4--3-----------
-4----6----4------------|-----F--rel--F--rel--F----F--rel----4-------4
-2----4----6---7--6--4--|---------------------------------------------
------------------------|---------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
--(17)----17---15----14-H-15-P-14-----14------------------------------
---F-------------------------------16----15----15--16--(18)--(18)-(18)
--------------------------------------------------------3/2---3/2--3/2
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------17------------------------------------
------------------------------------14-15-17-(17)-17-15H17P15-14H15P14
--15--16--15-H-16-P-15--\--9-------------------F----------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
--14--15--17--(17)-(17)-(17)-17-----15-H-17-P-15---\--14--15--14------
----------------F----F----F---------------------------------------16--
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
--------7-------------------------------------------------------------
--(6)-------(6)---6---4-H-6-P-4-\-3-H-4-P-3-\-1-H-3-P-1---------------
---F--hold-------rel--------------------------------------4-----------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------4--------4--5-----4--5--(5)-------
---------3--4-----3--4--6--3--4--6-----4--6--------6---------F--------
---4--6--------6------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
Note:  The majority of runs aren't exact, but outline the notes played.

--0---3-----3-----3--|---------------------------|------------[-----]
--0---3-----3-----3--|---------------------------|------------[-----]
--2---5-----0--2--0--|-----4------------------7--|----4-------[---7-]
--2---5--3--0--2--0--|---4-------4------5---7----|---4---4--5-[--7--]
--0---3--3--2--0--2--|-2-------4------5---5------|--2---4--5--[-5---]
------3--1--3-----3--|-------2------3------------|-----2--3---[-----]

----------------------------------------------------------------------
-----3-------------------6--------------------------------------------
---2-------2------3----5----------------------------------------------
-0-------2------3----3------------------------------------------------
-------0------1-------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------

--------------------------------------|-------------------------------
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------
--4--2--0-----------------0--2--0-----|--4--2--0----------------------
-----------4--2--0--2--4-----------4--|-----------4--2--0--2--4--2--0-
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------

--------------------------------------|-------------------------------
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------
----------------------------3--2--0---|----------------------------3-2
-------0-----1--0--3--1--0------------|--------0-----1--0--3--1--0----
-1--3-----3---------------------------|--1--3-----3-------------------

--------------------------------------(3)----6-----0------------------
--------------------------------------(4)----7-----0------------------
--------------------------------7------5-----8-----0------------------
----------------------4--5------5--8---5-----8-----4------------------
---------2--3---5--6---------------6---3-----6-----2------------------
---3--4--------------------------------------------0------------------

Chords in Part IV: Cygnus :

D   G   Em  Bm
G   D   A   D

A   C   F   E(maj)

----------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------------
------------11--------6--7----6--7--9--7--6-H-7-P-6-------------------
------2------------9-------------------------------9-7----------------
------------------------------------------------------9-9-H-10-P-9--7-
--0-------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------(15)--(15)--15--15--14--------------------1/4----
------------9-H-11-----F----1/2--------------16--14--14H16P14-(12)----
--(<9>)--9---------------------------------------------------------14-
----F---rel-----------------------------------------------------------
---PH-----------------------------------------------------------------

F  C  C  G
Bb F  C  G


The Sphere:
D    G/D(VII)  Bm   Asus   A          G/D(VII) is fingered xx0787
C#m  G         E    F#
D    G         Bm   A
C#m  G         Bm
A    G    F    G    D

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