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Rush — Closer to the Heart
From the CD ‘A Farewell to Kings’
Written by Lee/Lifeson/Peart/Talbot
Mercury/Polygram Records 822546-2
This song has been tabbed by so many people, that it would be a
waste to name them all. It has also appeared (in whole and in part) in
several guitar magazines. The key is A, but it switches to D for the
solo. Standard tuning [EADGBe] (low to high). The guitars during the
verses are doubled, electric and acoustic.
Jimmy Pena — [email protected]
| = not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ = vibrato or held note
h = hammer on
p = pull off
s = slide
b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret
r = release bend to indicated string/fret
/ = slide up from infinity
= slide down into infinity
o _
o / repeat sign (always look for these!)
Chord legend:
A : [xx7765]
G : [xx5543]
D : [xx0232]
A5 : [x022xx]
[Intro] — played on an acoustic 12-string
A(add9)
e:-5——7——-4——-5—5——4——————————|
B:—0——0——-0—————-7—5————————-|
G:——6——6——-6———6———-6————————|
D:—————————————————————-|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
Repeat 3 times:
e:—5——7——4——5——4————————————|
B:——0——0——0——0——7—5——————————|
G:o————-6——6——6———6—————————o|
D:o——7———————————————————-o|
A:——————————————————————-|
E:——————————————————————-|
[Riff 1]
G D(add9) Fmaj7
e:——-0————0————0——————————|
B:——3—3———3—3———1—1—————————-|
G:—4————2————2———2————————|
D:-5———5s4-4———4s3-3————3————————|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
Asus2 Asus4 A
e:———————0——————————————|
B:—0—3—2—2—-0h2——-0—3—2——————————|
G:—2—2—2——————2—2—2——————————|
D:—2—2—2——2————2—2—2——————————|
A:—0—0—0——————0—0—0——————————|
E:—————————————————————-|
[Riff 2] — bells arr. for guitar (don’t play if your drummer has these
bells!)
e:—10~————————10~———————————|
B:——-10—8~—7—8—10———10—8~————————|
G:—11~————————11~———————————|
D:——-11—9~—7—9—11———11—9~————————|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
Song progression:
[Intro] x1 (repeat second measure 3 times)
[Riff 1] x1
(This part is played on a 6-string acoustic)
A G D G A
And the men who hold high places must be the ones who start
e:———3————|
A G D A5 G B:——3—3———|
to mold a new reality closer to the heart. G:—-0—————|
D:—0——————|
D A5 G [arpeggate as shown:] A:———————|
Closer to the heart. E:———————|
A G D G A
The blacksmith and the artist reflect it in their art.
A G D A5 G [arpeggate as shown above]
They forge their creativity closer to the heart.
D A5 G
Closer to the heart.
[Riff 2] x1
(Now the 6-string acoustic is joined by a 6-string electric)
A G D G A
Philosophers and plowmen each must know his part
A A G G D A G G
to sow a new mentality closer to the heart, yes.
D A5 G G D A5 G
Closer to the heart. Yeah oh
(Rhythm during solo is: strum D G C A at 4/4 time, changing chords each
measure)
[Guitar Solo]
e:—10b12~~——10~~—-8~—————-7—9-10—9-10-12——-|
B:—10b12~~——10~~—-8~——7—8—10——7-8——————|
G:———————-9~——7—7—7—————————|
D:—————————————————————-|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
e:-10-12-14—12-14-15—12-14-15—14-15-17—17b19~—17b19———|
B:—————————————————————-|
G:—————————————————————-|
D:—————————————————————-|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
e:-17b19—17b19r17—12-14-15—15b17—15b16—15b17~————|
B:—————————————————————-|
G:—————————————————————-|
D:—————————————————————-|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
e:——————————————-15-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-|
B:-15b17r15—15~-15~—17b19r17—17~-17~——15-14-15-14-15-14-15-14-|
G:——————————————————————-|
D:——————————————————————-|
A:——————————————————————-|
E:——————————————————————-|
e:-15b17~-17-17~————10————————————-|
B:-15b17~-17-17~—10b12—10—10b12r10—7s8s7——————|
G:——————9b11———9b11r9—-6s7s6—-9—7—9b10—-|
D:—————————————————9—7—9b10—-|
A:—————————————————————-|
E:—————————————————————-|
e:————————————————————-|
B:————————————————3-3—3-3-2—|
G:—7~——4p0—2—2—4b5—4b5~—4~—4b5r4——2-2—2-2-2—|
D:—7~——4p0—2—2—4b5—4b5~—4~—4b5r4——————-|
A:————————————————————-|
E:————————————————————-|
e:-4s5———————————————————-|
B:-4s5———————————————————-|
G:-5s6———————————————————-|
D:—————————————————————|
A:—————————————————————|
E:—————————————————————|
[Intro] x1 (repeat second measure 3 times)
A5 A5 G G D G A5 A5 A5
Woah you can be the captain and I will draw the chart.
A5 A5 G G D A5 G G G
sailing into destiny closer to the heart.
D A5 G G G
Closer to the heart.
D A5 G
Well closer to the heart.
G G
Oh yeah
(Rhythm guitar plays D/A5/G pattern as above)
[bend 3/5 and strike repeatedly as below]
Closer to the heart.
[bend 3/5 etc]
Closer to the heart.
[bend 7/9 and strike repeatedly as below]
I said closer to the heart.
[bend 15/17 and strike repeatedly as below] (begin fadeout)
Well closer to the heart.
[bend 15/17 etc]
Yeah closer to your heart.
[bend 17/20 and strike repeatedly as below]
Closer to your heart.
Whoa …
e:—————————————17b19~————|
B:—3b5~———-7b9~——-15b17~——20b22~————|
G:—5b7~———-9b11~——17b19~————————|
D:———————————————————|
A:———————————————————|
E:———————————————————|
