Rush - Madrigal guitar tab

Rush - Madrigal guitar tab

Rush: Madrigal
From the album A Farewell to Kings (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1977 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to C. D. Bruce 

Transcribed by C.D. Bruce 

Previous Transcription Credit:
     Paul Bryant 
     Mark Phillips (Guitar Techniques of Rush)


  Synth arranged for guitar
  8va- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   E        B        C#     A        F#       G#
e|-12---------------------|------------------------|
B|----------12-------14---|------------------------|
G|------------------------|-14-------11-------13---|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

   E                        D
e|-0----------------------|-2----------------------|
B|-0----------------------|-3----------------------|
G|-1----------------------|-2----------------------|
D|-2----------------------|-0----------------------|
A|-2----------------------|------------------------|
E|-0----------------------|------------------------|

  Synth arranged for guitar
  8va- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   E                   C# B A        F#       E
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-14------------------11-|------------------------|
A|-----------------------14-12---------------------|
E|------------------------|----------14-------12---|

   E                        D
e|-0----------------------|-2----------------------|
B|-0----------------------|-3----------------------|
G|-1----------------------|-2----------------------|
D|-2----------------------|-0----------------------|
A|-2----------------------|------------------------|
E|-0----------------------|------------------------|

  Synth arranged for guitar
  8va- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   E        B        C#     A        F#       G#
e|-12---------------------|------------------------|
B|----------12-------14---|------------------------|
G|------------------------|-14-------11-------13---|
D|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

   E                        D
e|-0----------------------|-2----------------------|
B|-0----------------------|-3----------------------|
G|-1----------------------|-2----------------------|
D|-2----------------------|-0----------------------|
A|-2----------------------|------------------------|
E|-0----------------------|------------------------|

  Synth arranged for guitar
  8va- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   E                   C# B  A       F#       E
e|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-14------------------11-|------------------------|
A|-----------------------14-12---------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

   E                        D
e|-0----------------------|-2----------------------|
B|-0----------------------|-3----------------------|
G|-1----------------------|-2----------------------|
D|-2----------------------|-0----------------------|
A|-2----------------------|------------------------|
E|-0----------------------|------------------------|

  Synth arranged for guitar
  8va- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
   C#                  C# B  A       F#       E   E
e|------------------------|-----------------------24~
B|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-11----------------14---|-11----------------14---|
A|----------14------------|----------14------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

   A7sus2                                     *Vocal start
e|-2--------0-------------|-2-------0--------------|
B|-0--------------3--2--0-|-0--------------3--2--0-|
G|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|
D|-2----------------------|-2----------------------|
A|-0----------------------|-0----------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

   E6       A/E   E  A/E    Bm7
e|----------------12------|------------------------|
B|-14-------14----12-14---|-7-----------7----------|
G|o13-------14----13-14---|-7--------------7-------|
D|o14-------14----14-14---|-7--------7--------7----|
A|-14-------14-------14---|-9-----9----------------|
E|-0----------------------|-7----------------------|

   E6       A/E   E  A/E    D
e|----------------12------|------------------------|
B|-14-------14----12-14---|-7-----------7----------|
G|-13-------14----13-14---|-7--------------7-------|
D|-14-------14----14-14---|-7--------7--------7----|
A|-14-------14-------14---|-5-----5----------------|
E|-0----------------------|------------------------|

   E6       A/E   E  A/E    Bm7
e|----------------12------|------------------------|
B|-14-------14----12-14---|-7-----------7----------|
G|o13-------14----13-14---|-7--------------7-------|
D|o14-------14----14-14---|-7--------7--------7----|
A|-14-------14-------14---|-9-----9----------------|
E|-0----------------------|-7----------------------|

   E6       A/E   E  A/E    D
e|----------------12------|------------------------|
B|-14-------14----12-14---|-7-----------7----------|
G|-13-------14----13-14---|-7--------------7-------|
D|-14-------14----14-14---|-7--------7--------7----|
A|-14-------14-------14---|-5-----5----------------|
E|-0----------------------|------------------------|

   C#m                      Em
e|------------------------|-3-----3--2-----0-------|
B|-9-----------9----------|-0-----------------3----|
G|-9--------------9-------|-0----------------------|
D|-11-------11-------11---|-2----------------------|
A|-11----11---------------|-2--------------------2-|
E|-9----------------------|-0----------------------|

   D                        Fmaj7
e|-2-----2--0-------------|----------0-------------|
B|-3--------------3--2--0-|-------2-----2----------|
G|-2----------------------|----3-----------3-------|
D|-0----------------------|-4-----------------4----|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

   Bm                       Em
e|----------2-------------|-3-----3--2-----0-------|
B|----------------3-------|-0-----------------3----|
G|-------4-----------4----|-0----------------------|
D|----4-------------------|-2----------------------|
A|-2----------------------|-2--------------------2-|
E|------------------------|-0----------------------|

   D                        Fmaj7
e|-------2--0-------------|----------0-------------|
B|----3-----------3--2--0-|-------2--------2-------|
G|------------------------|----3--------------3----|
D|-0----------------------|-4----------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

   Esus4       E
e|-0-----------0----------|(0)---------------------|
B|-0-----------0----------|(0)---------------------|
G|-2-----------1----------|(1)--------------------o|
D|-2-----------2----------|(2)--------------------o|
A|-2-----------2----------|(2)---------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|

 Repeat & fade
   E6       A/E   E  A/E    Bm7
e|----------------12------|------------------------|
B|-14-------14----12-14---|-7-----------7----------|
G|o13-------14----13-14---|-7--------------7-------|
D|o14-------14----14-14---|-7--------7--------7----|
A|-14-------14-------14---|-9----------------------|
E|-0----------------------|-7----------------------|

   E6       A/E   E  A/E    D
e|----------------12------|------------------------|
B|-14-------14----12-14---|-7-----------7----------|
G|-13-------14----13-14---|-7--------------7------o|
D|-14-------14----14-14---|-7--------7--------7---o|
A|-14-------14-------14---|-5----------------------|
E|-0----------------------|------------------------|


Lyrics

When the dragons grow too mighty
To slay with pen or sword
I grow weary of the battle
And the storm I walk toward
When all around is madness
And there's no safe port in view
I long to turn my path homeward
To stop awhile with you

When life becomes as barren
And as cold as winter skies
There's a beacon in the darkness
In a distant pair of eyes
In vain to search for honor
In vain to search for truth
But these things can still be given
Your love has shown me proof

Tabulature Explanation (Ripped off from Jimmy Pena, with some
minor changes):
| = 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
/ = 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  /

Other pertinent information:
  This song actually has two guitars in it;  Acoustic on the
  left channel and clean electric with chorusing on the right
  channel.  With this transcription I tried to strike a balance
  between the two.  The acoustic guitar typically plays at the
  end of the neck compared to electric which plays mostly mid-neck.

  This transcription was loosely based upon transcription of this
  song in "Guitar Techniques of Rush" by Mark Phillips.  "Guitar
  Techniques of Rush" was "allegedly" prepared under the supervision
  of Alex Lifeson (then why are various song sections and solos missing??).

  Tuning:  Standard [EADGBe] & possibly "Nashville" tuning on
           the acoustic Guitar (replace the low E, A and D strings
           with lighter gauge strings and tune one octave higher
           than normal).
  Key signature:  E
  Effects:  Chorus
  Chord Chart Below for major chords:

    0       D               0       E               0     A7sus2
  e |---|-O-|---|---|     e 0---|---|---|---|     e 0---|---|---|---|
  B |---|---|-O-|---|     B 0---|---|---|---|     B 0---|---|---|---|
  G |---|-O-|---|---|     G |-O-|---|---|---|     G 0---|---|---|---|
  D 0---|---|---|---|     D |---|-O-|---|---|     D |---|-O-|---|---|
  A |---|---|---|---|     A |---|-O-|---|---|     A 0---|---|---|---|
  E |---|---|---|---|     E 0---|---|---|---|     E |---|---|---|---|

     12     E6               12    A/E               12     E
  e |---|---|---|---|     e |---|---|---|---|     e |-O-|---|---|---|
  B |---|---|-O-|---|     B |---|---|-O-|---|     B |-O-|---|---|---|
  G |---|-O-|---|---|     G |---|---|-O-|---|     G |---|-O-|---|---|
  D |---|---|-O-|---|     D |---|---|-O-|---|     D |---|---|-O-|---|
  A |---|---|-O-|---|     A |---|---|-O-|---|     A |---|---|---|---|
  E 0---|---|---|---|     E |---|---|---|---|     E |---|---|---|---|

      7    Bm7                5     D                 9    C#m
  e |---|---|---|---|     e |---|---|---|---|     e |---|---|---|---|
  B |-O-|---|---|---|     B |---|---|(0-|---|     B |-O-|---|---|---|
  G |-O-|---|---|---|     G |---|---|(0-|---|     G |-O-|---|---|---|
  D |-O-|---|---|---|     D |---|---|(0-|---|     D |---|---|-O-|---|
  A |---|---|-O-|---|     A |-O-|---|---|---|     A |---|---|-O-|---|
  E |-O-|---|---|---|     E |---|---|---|---|     E |-O-|---|---|---|

    0      Em               0      Bm               0     Fmaj7
  e |---|---|-O-|---|     e |---|-O-|---|---|     e 0---|---|---|---|
  B 0---|---|---|---|     B |---|---|-O-|---|     B |-O-|---|---|---|
  G 0---|---|---|---|     G |---|---|---|-O-|     G |---|-O-|---|---|
  D |---|-O-|---|---|     D |---|---|---|-O-|     D |---|---|-O-|---|
  A |---|-O-|---|---|     A |---|-O-|---|---|     A |---|---|---|---|
  E 0---|---|---|---|     E |---|---|---|---|     E |---|---|---|---|