Rush - Half The World Chords & Tabs

Rush: Half the World
>From the album Test For Echo (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1996 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Sean Jones 

Transcribed by Joe White

This song is in dropped D tuning (DADG low to high).


INTRO++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

   w   h s s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s
---r-|-r-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-|-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-5-----|
4:-e-|-e-----------------|-----------------------------7-5-|
4:-s-|-s-----------------|---------------------------------|
---t-|-t-----------------|---------------------------------|

 E e   E   s s e e   E e s E   s s s s s s
|------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------3---|-----------------------|GO TO THE
|5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|-5-5-5-3-x-2h3-2h3-2h3-|VERSE FIGURE.
|------------------|-----------------------|

(END INTRO) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

VERSE FIGURE (play this ad lib on repeats)+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 E E   E   s s E E   E E s E   E s s s s   E E   E   s s E E
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
|---------------3---|--------------------|---------------3---|
|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|5-5-5-3-x-2-2h3-2h3-|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|
|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
                                         (Singing starts here)

  E E s E   s s E      E E   E   s s E E   E E s E E   q   E E   E   s s E E
|---------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|--------------3---|---------------|---------------3---|
|-5-5-5-3-x-2-3-2-x-x-|5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|-5-5-5-3-2-x---|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|
|---------------------|------------------|-------------5-|-------------------|

 E s s s E   e s s s s   E e   E   s s e e   e s e s q  e q
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|---------------3---|-----7--/10-9----|GO TO THE
|5-5-5-5-3-x-3-2-3-2-3-|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|-5-5---5------10\|CHORUS FIGURE.
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------|

(END VERSE FIGURE) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

CHORUS FIGURE (play this ad lib on repeats)++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 e s s e s e s s s s s s s   e s s e s e s s s s s s s
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--------------------------|---------------------------|

 e s s e s e s e e s s   e s s e   q   e e   e s s e s e s s s s s s s
|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-x-7-x-5-4-|---------------------------|

 e s s e s e s s s s s s s   e s s e s e s e e s s   E E e+h |1ST TIME, GO
|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------|TO VERSE FIG.
|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------|2ND TIME, GO
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------------|---------|TO INTERLUDE.
|--------------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-7-7-|3RD TIME, GO
                                                             |TO OUTRO.

(END CHORUS FIGURE) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

INTERLUDE +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 s s s e s s s s s s e s s s   s s  s  e  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  e
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|

 s s s e s s s s s s e s s s   s s s e s s s s s  s  s  s  s  e
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10h12-10-|
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rush/half_the_world_btab_ver_2.html ]
 s s s e s s s s s s e s s s   s s  s  e  s  s  s  s  s  s  s  e  s  s
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5/7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|

 s s s e s e s s s e s e   s s s e s e s s s s s s e
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------|
|------------------------|-------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|

 s s s e s s s s s s e s s s   e s e s e s e s e e
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-|

 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   s s s s s s s s s s  s  s  s  s  s  s
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

    e s e s s s e e e e  4x w  +h s s s s s s s s
||-----------------------||-7-|-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-|
||*---------------------*||---|-------------------|
||*---------------------*||---|-------------------|
||--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-7-5-7--||---|-------------------|
    (play ad lib
     on repeats)

 s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s   E e   E   s s e e   E e s E s e s s s s
|7-5h7-7-5h7-7-5h7-7-7-7-7-7-5---|-------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------------7-|---------------3---|---------------------|
|--------------------------------|-5-5-x-3-x-3h5---3-|-5-5-5-3-3-3-2h3-2h3-|
|--------------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|
                                                                          /|\
                                                                           |
                                                    GO TO THE VERSE FIGURE.|
(END INTERLUDE) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

OUTRO ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

  e s s e s e s s s s s s s  e s s e s e s s s s E   e s s e s e s e e s s
|---------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|------------------3-5\|-----------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-0-5-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|-----------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

  E E E+h
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||
|-5-7-5-5-||

(END OF SONG) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++


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==                         TABLATURE EXPLANATION                         ==
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----------                ----------                ----t---
----5h8--- Hammeron       ----(8)--- Ghost          ----6--- Tap
----------                ---------- Note           --------
----5p8--- Pulloff        ----------                --------

----------                ----------                -----p--
----5/8--- Slide Up       -----x---- Dead           -----7-- Pop
----------                ---------- Note           --s-----
----5\8--- Slide Down     ----------                --5----- Slap

----------                ||------|| Repeat         --------
----5~~~-- Vibrato        ||*----*||                ---5^--- Bend
----------                ||*----*||                --------
----------                ||------||                --------

----------                ----------                --------
-4:------- Time           ----------                --------
-4:------- Signature      ----------                --------
----------                ----------                --------

Rhythm:
  w = whole note            W = dotted whole
  h = half note             H = dotted half
  q = quarter note          Q = dotted quarter
  e = eighth note           E = dotted eighth
  s = sixteenth note        S = dotted sixteenth
  t = 32nd note             T = dotted 32nd
  x = 64th note             X = dotted 64th
  ^ = triplet               + = tie to previous note

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