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2112 Soliloquy Tab

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Rush - VI Soliloquy (16:01 - 18:18)

** There appears to be phaser throughout this part (except for the guitar
        doing the soloing)

[Riff 1]
   D              C     G/B       Dm/F   Em7          D
e:-----2----------------------------------------------2-----|
B:-------3~----------------------------3--------------3-----|
G:---2------2~-0------0-----0--------2------0---------2-----|
D:-0----------------2-----0---0----3-----2~----0h3p0--0-----|
A:----------------3-----2~----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|

After the first time it goes like this:

   D              C     G/B       Dm/F   Em7           D
e:-2---------------------------------------------------2----|
B:---3--------3-----------------------3----------------3----|
G:-----2----2---0-----0-----0-------2-------0----------2----|
D:-------0~---------2-----0---0---3------2~-----0h3p0--0----|
A:----------------3-----2~----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 2]
   Am7          C/G         F                    C5  G5
e:--------0-----------0-------------1------------------------|
B:----------1-----------1-------------1---1------------------|
G:-----0------0-----0------------2------2--------5-----------|
D:-2-2------------2------------3------------3~---5---5-------|
A:-0------------------------3--------------------3---5-------|
E:--------------3-----------1------------------------3-------|

[Riff 3]
   Am7         C/G                                        E5
e:-------0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
B:---------1-----------1---------------------------------------|
G:-----0-----0-----0------2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------|
D:-2-2-----------2--------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2~---|
A:-0----------------------3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2~---|
E:-------------3----------1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--0~---|

Progression:

[Riff 1] x2

[Riff 1] x2 /w lyrics:

The sleep is still in my eyes, the dream is still in my head.
I heave a sigh and sadly smile, and lie a while in bed.

[Riff 2] x3 /w lyrics:

I wish that it might come to pass, not fade like all my dreams.
Just think of what my life might be, in a world like I have seen.
I don't think I can carry on, carry on this cold and empty life.
Oh, no...

[Guitar Solo] in C over [Riff 2] x5:

(I marked the parts which I am unsure of with an asterisk [*])

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-----------------------------------3-5--5~~----5h7~~---5h7-7-5-7~~-|
A:---------------------x--------3-5---------------------------------|
E:--3-3-3-3-3-3-3h5~---x--5~~---------------------------------------|
                                    *

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:------5---5--7b9r7p5---5--7b9~~~r7--7b9--7b9r7--7-7-7-7b9r7--5-5-5-|
D:--7-5---7------------7---------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-----------------|-------------------------------------12-15-------|
B:-----------------|------13-15-15b17r15p13----13-15b17--------------|
G:-7-7b9r7-5-------|--/14-------------------14-----------------------|
D:-----------7-5-7-|-------------------------------------------------|
A:-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------|-------------------------------------------------|

e:-15b17r15b17~~--15b17~-15b17~----17b19~-17b19~~~~--17-17b19-17-----|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-18b20~~--18b20~--18b20~-18b20~--|---------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------|-------8~----8~------------------|
G:---------------------------------|-------7b9~~~~----7b9--7~--5--[7]|
D:---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A:---------------------------------|---x----------------------------|
E:---------------------------------|---x----------------------------|
                                           +                    *

e:---------------------------|
B:---------------------------|
G:------5-7b9-7p5-5----------|
D:--5h7-------------7-5-7~---|
A:---------------------------|
E:---------------------------|

From [17:54] until [18:00] I am still lost :-)

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-----5-5-5-5-----5-5-5------5-7b9r7p5---5-7b9r7-7p5---5-7b9r7p5---5|
D:-5h7---------5h7--------5h7-----------7-------------7-----------7--|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:-[7b9]~~~----------------------------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 3] x1 /w lyrics:

My spirits are low in the depths of despair, my lifeblood... spills over.

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2112 Soliloquy Tab

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture tristan Rhythm Player	#1 by tristan drew at Feb 4, 1970 at 5:20 PM EST
	From my understanding, 2112 is a science fiction rock opera about a civilization in the year 2112, where all forms of art have been extinct. The main character finds an old guitar, like a fossil, and begins to play. He is very excited and shows it to his leaders, known as the priests. The priests quickly put it down, stating that a creative form of art such as music is a waste of time. The man becomes very depressed from this. After which he has an encouraging dream about a revolution of artists and thinkers that share the same ideas as he. After the man wakes from the dream, he realizes he cannot live on in the same world that he has lived. A battle then breaks out. The dream the man had was actually true. A revolution attempts to over-throw the priests but they are unsuccessful. The story ends on a dark note, not far from the reality we live today.

No Picture camilo Average	#2 by camilo velasquez at Jan 5, 1975 at 1:04 PM EST
	2112 is most excellent.. ahh my brother gets to go see Rush in concert this summer because his friend bought him a ticket.. I WANT TO GO!! so sad..

No Picture Flappy Average	#3 by Flappy Bob at Apr 2, 1976 at 5:37 AM EST
	The Soliloquy portion of this song OWNS! Geddy gives some of the most intense vocals I've ever heard and Alex Lifeson absolutely commands his guitar during the solo. I can't listen to that portion of the song on anything less than full blast. Absolute ROCK!

No Picture Jordan Rhythm Player	#4 by Jordan at Jan 2, 1987 at 1:17 AM EST
	hey this is an awesome song, i have to agree, i just bought the albun today. have you ever thought of this? when the voice says Attention all Planets of the Solar Federation We have assumed control, he says the first part three times, which is equal to 21 words, and he says the 2nd part 3 times which is equal to 12 words.......just wanted to point this out

No Picture Rob Average	#5 by Rob Jones at May 18, 2000 at 8:58 PM EST
	POSSIBLEY THE GREATEST SONG EVER WRITTEN!!!

No Picture GonnaKill Average	#6 by GonnaKill YOU at Mar 15, 2004 at 2:59 AM EST
	First off, excellent song. To: lfc_73, you've got the literal side of the song spot on, except the ending. These lines: "My spirits are low in the depths of despair My lifeblood... ...spills over..." Suggest that the persona commits suicide. Emphasized by his fading consciousness shown with "...". Now, in a Romeo and Juliet like tragic ending, his dream is realised just after he takes his life. I would say it's safe to assume that those taking over are not the priests mentioned earlier, as they are referring to multiple planets. Although I guess this is still up in the air. I see it as an outside power taking control of the federation and most likely, in an tragic-ironic ending, plan to restore life to something similar of the personas dreams. Of course you still may be right, the last lines are quite vague, but I would say the fact that different styles of singing were used between the persona and the priests indicates that this third different voice must be from a source unseen earlier in the song. After all, it is often described as a ‘space opera’. To me this tragic-ironic ending fits very well with such a title.