Scars Lyrics

As recorded by Rush
(From the 1989 Album PRESTO)
Words by Peart Music by Lee/Lifeson
From the Rush Tablature Project - www.cygnusproductions.com/rtp
Last Updated: 2003-05-27
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic #1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric #1 (clean)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Electric #2 (distortion)'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Electric #3 (distortion)'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Synth arr for guitar'
Q=128
Gtrs I, II
Q W W W W
| Gtr V
| < > <
| W W +W +W W
W W W W
| +W H H W +H H
<
E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| +W
>
W W W
| >
| +W +W +W
Gtr II
W W H E. S E E
| < >
| W +W +W
W +W +W
| <
| W +W W
Gtrs I, II
<
W H Q S S S S
| +W W
>
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
| +H H +W
W W W W
| > < > <
| +H H +W +W W
Gtr III
W W H H S S S E +Q H
|----------|--------------|---------6----|---9--8-6-8-(8)----9b11==============|
| Gtrs I, II
| <
| W W W H Q S S S S
| Gtr V
| +W H H W +H H
+W
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| +W
Gtr V
W +W +W
>
+H Q E E W +W
|-(9)r-----------|------------|---------|
|--------------xS|=^10--------|-(10)----|
|--------------xS|=^10--------|-(10)----|
|--------------xS|=^-8--------|--(8)----|
| >
| W W W
+W +W +W +W
W +W E. S E. S H +W
| W W W H E S S S S S S
+W +W +W
W +W E. S E. S H
| W +W W
+W +W
H. E E W
| H E S S S S S S W
| Gtr IV
| H Q E E +H +E S S S S S S S S
|---------------------16b18=====|=(16)----(16)r16p13----13-------13-------|
+W
W
| >
| +W
| T T E. +E +S S S H
|------13-16b18==(16)-(16)r16-13-------||
Gtr II
W W W
| Gtr IV
| +H H W W
| Gtr V
| > <
| W W +W
>
+W +W W
| W W W
| W +W +H H
Gtr IV
E S S S S S S S +S S S E S S S
|------15b17-------15b17-------15b17==(15)r----------------------|
| Gtr V
| +W
S +S E S S S S E. S S S E
|--15b17==(15)r---------------------------------|
| +W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S +S +S S S S S
|--------------15----------15----15p13----13-15b17==(15)-(15)rp13----13-13b15==|
| >
| W
+E +S S H.
|-(13)r(13)-13h15-----||
| <
| W
Gtr IV
>
W W W
| Gtr II
| W W Q Q Q Q
| Gtr V
| > <
| W +W W
W W W
| >
| +W W W
| +W H H W
H H H H +W
| H H H a H +W
|---6-------------|---6-----6S=9----|--(9)----|
| +H H +W +W
Gtr V
W +W +W
Gtr IV
TP TP TP ~~
Q H. H +S E S Q W
+W +W +W
+H Q Q Q W +H +E E +S S E
W +H E S S +S S E
| Gtr V
| >
| W W
a W +H. +E E
| <
| W +W
H. +Q +W W W
|-^10-------(10)----|-(10)--------|-------------|---------||
|-^10-------(10)----|-(10)--------|-------------|---------||
|-^-8--------(8)----|--(8)--------|-------------|---------||
| > <
| W +W +W W
W W H H H H
| +W W +W W
Q E S S T T S S S +S S a S S S S S S S T T S S S S S S S S S S
|---------3-1---3p=2p1-1-1-(1)-1-1h3-1-|---1h=3---1---1h3---3-1---1-1----------|
| +H H +W
S S S S S S S E. +H W
|------3p1---1h3---3b5-(3)----|---------|
| W +W
Gtrs I, II
<
Q E S S S S S S S S S S
| +W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| >
| +W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| <
| W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| +W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
| W
A cappella
break
>
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W Wx8
| >
| +H H +W W
Gtrs I, II
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
Gtr IV
W +W
| <
| W +W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
E. S H.
| +W
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
+H E S S S S S S H. +Q
| +W +W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+Q +Q +Q +Q
| +W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
+Q +Q +Q +Q
| <
| +W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W W
>
+Q. E H W +W
|-(10)-----------10p==8---------------|---3---------|-(3)------||
|-(10)-----------10p==8---------------|---3---------|-(3)------||
| >
| +W +W W
Gtrs II, IV
E S S +S S S S E E E E
|--1-1-4b4.5-(4)-------1-4b4.5-----|
| Gtr V
| W
E S S +S S S S E E Q E S S +S S S S E E E E
|---1--1-4b4.5-(4)-------1-4----|---1--1-4b4.5-(4)-------1-4------|
| > <
| +W W
E S S +S S S S E E Q
|---1--1-4b4.5-(4)-------1-4----|
| +W
E S S +S S S S E E E E E S S +S S S S E E Q
|---1--1-4b4.5-(4)-------1-4-----|---1--1-4b4.5-(4)-------1-4-----|
| W +W
Begin Outro Chorus/Vocals
E S S +S S S S E E E E E S S +S S S S E E Q
|---1--1-4b4.5-(4)-------1-4-----|---1--1-4b4.5-(4)-------1-4----|
| +W W
E S S +S S S S E E E E
|---1--1-4b4.5-(4)-------1-4------|
| +W
Gtrs I, II
W Q S S S S S S S S S S S S
E S S +S S S S E E E E E S S +S S S S E E Q
|---1--1-4b4.5-(4)-------1-4-----|--1-1-4b4.5-(4)-------1---4-----------|
| >
| +W W
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S W
+W +W
| >
| +W W