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Date: Fri, 13 Oct 1995 00:06:04 -0700 (MST)
From: "Anthony John Zimmermann" <97445@ef.gc.maricopa.edu>
Rush
War Paint
Presto
Music and Lyrics by Lee, Lifeson, and Peart
Transcribed by Tony Zimmermann, <97445@ef.gc.maricopa.edu>
Comments welcome
Electric Guitar 4 x
---3----3---------3----3----------2----2-----------||-----3-----------|
---3----3---------3----3----------3----3-----------||-----3-----------|
---0----0---------0----0----------2----2---------*-||-----0-----------|
---0----0---------2----2----------0----0---------*-||-----2-----------|
---2----2---------3----3---------------------------||-----3-----------|
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G Cadd9 D Cadd9
(Cadd9)
Girl before the mirror
appraises her disguise
G
child become a mother
tries to fix her eyes
Cadd9
no more of his excuses
Cadd9
it has to be today....
G
she can keep her fantasy
if she can get away
Paint her name....
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---------0--2----0-------------0--2----0--------------5-------5-------|
------4-------------4-------4-------------4---------5---5---5-----3---|
---5-------------------5---------------------5----3---------------3-%-|
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Wounded pride....
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---------0--2----0----------------0--2----0-------------5-------5-----|
------4-------------4----------4-------------4--------5---5---5---3---|
---5------------------------5-------------------5---3-------------3-%-|
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All puffed up with vanity...
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--------5------5-----------3-----3------------3---3----------5---5-----|
-----5------------5-----3-----------3-------5-------5------7-------7---|
--3------------------1-----------------1--6-----------6--8-----------8-|
Cadd9 (let ring)...
(Cadd9) (overdub palm mute quarter notes)
boy before the mirror
w/Lead Fig. 1 (Below)
checks his camouflage
G
polishes his armor
F G G F F = 133211
and the charger in the garage...
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rush/war_paint_tab.html ]
C F5/C F5/C C = 355xxx
no more lame excuses... F5/C = x3356x
C w/Lead Fig. 2 (Below)
it has to be tonight
G
he can take the princess
F G
if he can take the fight
Lead Fig. 1 Lead Fig. 2
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---0--------------------3----|----------------------------------------3-|
--(2)-(2)--0---------0--0----|----------------------------------------0-|
---F--rel------0-H-2----0----|--------0-2-P-0-3-P-0-2-P-0-------------0-|
------------------------2----|--0-2-3---------------------3-P-0-2-P-0-2-|
------------------------3----|----------------------------------------3-|
Opening chords, with acoustic playing palm-muted quarter notes:
G G G G
D D D D
Cadd9
[ G5: 355xxx ]
[ F5: 133xxx ]
[ C5: x355xx ]
[ F5/C:x3356x ]
[ rhythm here is eighth, quarter, eighth repeated ]
C5
. - . . - . . - . . -
boys and girls together
F5/C C5
mistake conceit for pride.....
G5 F5 G5 F5 G5
-ambition for illusion
(G5) F
-dreams for self-delusion..... [similar next stanza]
paint it black.... [solo]
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--12--12--------------12--13--15----13---12--13--15-(15)-(15)---------|
--12--12----------------------------------------------F--rel.---<7>---|
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---------------------------------------------------------------Harm.--|
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-(14)-(14)-(14)-(14)--12----------------------------------------------|
---H--rel.---H--rel.-----15--12-------------------------15-P-12-------|
---------------------------------14-------------12-H-14---------14----|
----------------------------------------12-H-14-----------------------|
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Harmonizer up a fifth Harmonizer off
-(19)~(19)~(19)~(19)--------------------------------------------------|
---H---rel---H---rel--------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------17--19--17------17------------------------|
------------------------19--------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------19------19--------------------|
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-(19)~(19)~(19)~(19)---------------------------------------------------|
---H---rel---H---rel------------------18-P-15--------------------------|
----------------------15-H-17-17-P-15---------17----19----17---12--5~~-|
-------------------------------------------------/17---/15--/10--------|
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Outro:
Include eighth note palm mute power chords on electric guitar:
G5 / / / / / / /
F5 / / / / / / /
Bb5/ / / / / / / [x133xx]
C5 / / / / / / /
