THE FOUNTAIN OF LAMNETH V BACCHUS PLATEAU
As recorded by Rush
(From the 1975 Album CARESS OF STEEL)
Words by Peart
Music by Lee & Lifeson
Transcribed by [email protected]
Last Updated: 2004-05-20
G A A/D D
3 2 0 0 3 3 x 0 2 2 2 0 x x 0 9 10 9 x x 0 11
10 10
G/D Dopen Dadd11/F# E5
x x 0 7 8 7 x x 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 3 3 0 2 2 4
0 0
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Main Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Fade In
Q=114
G A G A
4/4
Gtr I
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q
|-3--------------|-3--------------|
|-3----2-(2)-----|-3----2-(2)-----|
|-0----2-(2)-----|-0----2-(2)-----|
|-0----2-(2)-----|-0----2-(2)-----|
|-2----0-(0)-----|-2----0-(0)-----|
|-3--------------|-3--------------|
A/D D A/D D A/D G/D
Q E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-(9)----(10)-(10)-----|-(9)----(10)---(9)------|
|-10------10--(10)-----|-10------10----10----8\-|
|--9------11--(11)-----|--9------11-----9----7\-|
|--0-------0---(0)-----|--0-------0-----0----0--|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q
|-3--------------|-3--------------|
|-3----2-(2)-----|-3----2-(2)-----|
|-0----2-(2)-----|-0----2-(2)-----|
|-0----2-(2)-----|-0----2-(2)-----|
|-2----0-(0)-----|-2----0-(0)-----|
|-3--------------|-3--------------|
Q E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-(9)----(10)-(10)-----|-(9)----(10)---(9)-------|
|-10------10--(10)-----|-10------10----10----8\--|
|--9------11--(11)-----|--9------11-----9----7\--|
|--0-------0---(0)-----|--0-------0-----0----0---|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------------|
Verse I
G A G A
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q
||--3--------------|-3--------------|
||o-3----2-(2)-----|-3----2-(2)-----|
||--0----2-(2)-----|-0----2-(2)-----|
||--0----2-(2)-----|-0----2-(2)-----|
||o-2----0-(0)-----|-2----0-(0)-----|
||--3--------------|-3--------------|
A/D D A/D D A/D G/D
Q E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E 3x
|-(9)----(10)-(10)-----|-(9)----(10)---(9)-------||
|-10------10--(10)-----|-10------10----10----8\-o||
|--9------11--(11)-----|--9------11-----9----7\--||
|--0-------0---(0)-----|--0-------0-----0----0---||
|----------------------|------------------------o||
|----------------------|-------------------------||
Chorus
Dopen Dopen G/D A A Dopen
>
W +W Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-2--------|-(2)--------||-2-----7------|-------2-2-------|
|-3--------|-(3)--------||-3-----8----2-|---2---3-3-------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------||-2-----7----2-|---2---2-2-------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------||-0-----0----2-|---2---0-0-------|
|----------|------------||------------0-|---0-------------|
|----------|------------||--------------|------------0-2--|
G Dadd11/F# E5 DopeA Dopen G/D A A Dopen
E E E E E E E E Q. E E E. E. Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|--------(2)--------|-2-----7------|-------2-2------|
|-----------------|---------3--(2)----|-3-----8----2-|---2---3-3------|
|-------0-------0-|---------2---2-----|-2-----7----2-|---2---2-2------|
|-----0-------0---|-2-------0---2-----|-0-----0----2-|---2---0-0------|
|---2-------0-----|-2-----------0-----|------------0-|---0------------|
|-3-------2-------|-0-----------------|--------------|------------0-2-|
G Dadd11/F# E5 Dopen A G G Dopen
E E E E E E E E W Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|-0--------|-2-----------3--|----3----2-2-------|
|-----------------|-0--------|-3-----2-----3--|----3----3-3-------|
|-------0-------0-|-4--------|-2-----2-----0--|----0----2-2-------|
|-----0-------0---|-2--------|-0-----2-----0--|----0----0-0-------|
|---2-------0-----|-2--------|-------0----(2)-|---(2)-------------|
|-3-------2-------|-0--------|------------(3)-|---(3)--------0-2--|
G Dadd11/F# E5 DopeA Dopen A G/D G/D Dopen
E E E E E E E E Q. E E E. E. Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|--------(2)--------|-2----------7-|---7---2-2------|
|-----------------|---------3--(2)----|-3-----2----8-|---8---3-3------|
|-------0-------0-|---------2---2-----|-2-----2----7-|---7---2-2------|
|-----0-------0---|-2-------0---2-----|-0-----2----0-|---0---0-0------|
|---2-------0-----|-2-----------0-----|-------0------|----------------|
|-3-------2-------|-0-----------------|--------------|------------0-2-|
G Dadd11/F# E5 G DopeDopen
>
E E E E E E E E Q. E Q E E W +W
|-----------------|--------3----2-|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-----------------|--------3----3-|-3--------|-(3)----|
|-------0-------0-|--------0----2-|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-----0-------0---|-2------0----0-|-0--------|-(0)----|
|---2-------0-----|-2------2------|----------|--------|
|-3-------2-------|-0------3------|----------|--------|
Verse II
G A G A
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q
||--3--------------|-3--------------|
||o-3----2-(2)-----|-3----2-(2)-----|
||--0----2-(2)-----|-0----2-(2)-----|
||--0----2-(2)-----|-0----2-(2)-----|
||o-2----0-(0)-----|-2----0-(0)-----|
||--3--------------|-3--------------|
A/D D A/D D A/D G/D
Q E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E 3x
|-(9)----(10)-(10)-----|-(9)----(10)---(9)-------||
|-10------10--(10)-----|-10------10----10----8\-o||
|--9------11--(11)-----|--9------11-----9----7\--||
|--0-------0---(0)-----|--0-------0-----0----0---||
|----------------------|------------------------o||
|----------------------|-------------------------||
Chorus
Dopen Dopen G/D A A Dopen
>
W +W Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-2--------|-(2)--------||-2-----7------|-------2-2-------|
|-3--------|-(3)--------||-3-----8----2-|---2---3-3-------|
|-2--------|-(2)--------||-2-----7----2-|---2---2-2-------|
|-0--------|-(0)--------||-0-----0----2-|---2---0-0-------|
|----------|------------||------------0-|---0-------------|
|----------|------------||--------------|------------0-2--|
G/D Dadd11/F# E5 DopeA Dopen G/D A A Dopen
E E E E E E E E Q. E E E. E. Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|--------(2)--------|-2-----7------|-------2-2------|
|-----------------|---------3--(2)----|-3-----8----2-|---2---3-3------|
|-------0-------0-|---------2---2-----|-2-----7----2-|---2---2-2------|
|-----0-------0---|-2-------0---2-----|-0-----0----2-|---2---0-0------|
|---2-------0-----|-2-----------0-----|------------0-|---0------------|
|-3-------2-------|-0-----------------|--------------|------------0-2-|
G Dadd11/F# E5 Dopen A G/D G/D Dopen
E E E E E E E E H.. E Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|-0-----------|-2----------7-|---7---2-2-------|
|-----------------|-0-----------|-3-----2----8-|---8---3-3-------|
|-------0-------0-|-4-----------|-2-----2----7-|---7---2-2-------|
|-----0-------0---|-2-----------|-0-----2----0-|---0---0-0-------|
|---2-------0-----|-2-----------|-------0------|-----------------|
|-3-------2-------|-0-----------|--------------|------------0-2--|
G Dadd11/F# E5 DopeA Dopen A G G Dopen
E E E E E E E E Q. E E E. E. Q Q Q E E E E E E Q E E
|-----------------|--------(2)--------|-2-----------3--|----3----2-2------|
|-----------------|---------3--(2)----|-3-----2-----3--|----3----3-3------|
|-------0-------0-|---------2---2-----|-2-----2-----0--|----0----2-2------|
|-----0-------0---|-2-------0---2-----|-0-----2-----0--|----0----0-0------|
|---2-------0-----|-2-----------0-----|-------0----(2)-|---(2)------------|
|-3-------2-------|-0-----------------|------------(3)-|---(3)--------0-2-|
G Dadd11/F# E5 G DopeDopen
E E E E E E E E Q. E Q E E W +W
|-----------------|--------3----2-|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-----------------|--------3----3-|-3--------|-(3)----|
|-------0-------0-|--------0----2-|-2--------|-(2)----|
|-----0-------0---|-2------0----0-|-0--------|-(0)----|
|---2-------0-----|-2------2------|----------|--------|
|-3-------2-------|-0------3------|----------|--------|
Outro Solo
G A G A
Gtr I
Q E E +Q Q Q E E
+Q Q
|--3---------------------------------------|--3--------------------------------------|
|--3---------------------2--------(2)------|--3---------------------2-------(2)------|
|--0---------------------2--------(2)------|--0---------------------2-------(2)------|
|--0---------------------2--------(2)------|--0---------------------2-------(2)------|
|--2---------------------0--------(0)------|--2---------------------0-------(0)------|
|--3---------------------------------------|--3--------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~
~~~
| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--| |--3--| |--3---| |--3--|
| S S S S S +S E S S S +Q. E S S S S S +S E S S S
Q. E
|-12-14-12-14-12-(12)---12-14-15-(15)------|-12-14-12-14-12-(12)---15-14-12----------|
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------15-------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A/D D A/D D A/D
G/D
Q E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-(9)--------------(10)-(10)----------|-(9)------------(10)----------(9)------|
|-10----------------10--(10)----------|-10--------------10-----------10----8\-|
|--9----------------11--(11)----------|--9--------------11------------9----7\-|
|--0-----------------0---(0)----------|--0---------------0------------0----0--|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~ ~~~~~
| S E E. E +Q +S E. E S E S E +Q E E
|-10--12-12pb14rp===10--(10)--(10)----|-12b14---12------12b14==(12)r-------7--|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G A G A
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q
|-3-----------------------------------------|-3------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------2------(2)--------------|-3------------2---(2)-----------------|
|-0-----------------2------(2)--------------|-0------------2---(2)-----------------|
|-0-----------------2------(2)--------------|-0------------2---(2)-----------------|
|-2-----------------0------(0)--------------|-2------------0---(0)-----------------|
|-3-----------------------------------------|-3------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~
| |--3--| |-3--| |-3-|
| E S S S S S S S S S. +S +E.. E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
S S S
|-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10p9--7--(7)-(7)------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-7-8-10-8-7-7---7---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------9----9----7h9p7-6---7-9-|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------7-----|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A/D D A/D D A/D G/D
Q E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-(9)----(10)-(10)---------|-(9)--------------(10)-------------(9)--------------|
|-10------10--(10)---------|-10----------------10--------------10------8\-------|
|--9------11--(11)---------|--9----------------11---------------9------7\-------|
|--0-------0---(0)---------|--0-----------------0---------------0------0--------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|
| |-3--| |-3-|
| E Q Q +E Q S S S S S. E S S S S S Q S.
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|--7p6h====7-------(7)\----|--7--7---6------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------7---7----5------4h5p4-----4------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------------5-------5------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
G A G A
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q
Q
|-3--------------------------------------------|-3---------------------------------------------|
|-3-----------------2----(2)-------------------|-3-------------2-----(2)-----------------------|
|-0-----------------2----(2)-------------------|-0-------------2-----(2)-----------------------|
|-0-----------------2----(2)-------------------|-0-------------2-----(2)-----------------------|
|-2-----------------0----(0)-------------------|-2-------------0-----(0)-----------------------|
|-3--------------------------------------------|-3---------------------------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |--3--| |-3-| |-3-|
|-3--|
| S S S S S S S S S S. S S S.S S S S S S S. S E S. S S. S
S S S. S. S. S
|----------------------------------------------|---------------9-10------10p9----9--10--12--12-|
|----------------------------------------------|-7--8S10---12-----------------10---------------|
|----------------------------4-6-7S6-4-6-4S6-7-|-----------------------------------------------|
|-------4-5-4-----4-5-7------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|-4-5-7---------7------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A/D D A/D D
A/D G/D
Q E E +Q Q Q E E E E
E E
|-(9)------------------(10)------(10)-----|-(9)--------------(10)---------(9)-----------|
|-10--------------------10-------(10)-----|-10----------------10----------10------8\----|
|--9--------------------11-------(11)-----|--9----------------11-----------9------7\----|
|--0---------------------0--------(0)-----|--0-----------------0-----------0------0-----|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
|
~~~~~~~
| |----3----| |-3--|
| S S S S S S S S S Q Q S S T S. S S S S S S S E
+Q
|-12--12-12-12-12-10-9------10-9--10\-----|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|-10--10---10--8-----7--8-7---7---------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------9----9--(9)-------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
G A G A
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q
Q
|--3-------------------------------------------|--3--------------------------------------------|
|--3---------------2----(2)--------------------|--3---------------2---(2)----------------------|
|--0---------------2----(2)--------------------|--0---------------2---(2)----------------------|
|--0---------------2----(2)--------------------|--0---------------2---(2)----------------------|
|--2---------------0----(0)--------------------|--2---------------0---(0)----------------------|
|--3-------------------------------------------|--3--------------------------------------------|
|
|
|--3---| |--3--|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E
E S S S S S
|----12------12------12--------12------12------|-12------12------12---12--14-15-15-15-15-15-15-|
|-10------10------10--------10------10------10-|------10------10-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A/D D A/D D
A/D G/D
Q E E +Q Q Q E E E
E E E
|-(9)-------------------(10)---(10)----------|-(9)-----------(10)-----------(9)-------|
|-10---------------------10----(10)----------|-10-------------10------------10----8\--|
|--9---------------------11----(11)----------|--9-------------11-------------9----7\--|
|--0----------------------0-----(0)----------|--0--------------0-------------0----0---|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~~~
~~~~
| |--3---|
| S S S S S S S S S S +Q. S E. E. E. +E.
Q
|-15--15-15-14-12----12----------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-----------------15-----15-----15--(15)-----|-15b17-15b17----15pb17r==(15)-----------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G A G A
Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q
|-3--------------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
|-3--------------2---(2)-----------------|-3-----------2---(2)---------------|
|-0--------------2---(2)-----------------|-0-----------2---(2)---------------|
|-0--------------2---(2)-----------------|-0-----------2---(2)---------------|
|-2--------------0---(0)-----------------|-2-----------0---(0)---------------|
|-3--------------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3--|
| 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 S S
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-7h8p7---7-8---10-8--7--8-7-------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------9--------------------9---7p6h7p6-|-6-7---9---9-6-6-------------------|
|----------------------------------------|------------------7----7-5-5-4-5-4-|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A/D D A/D D A/D G/D
Q E E +Q Q Q E E E E E E
|-(9)-------(10)-(10)---------|-(9)-------------(10)----------(9)---------*|
|-10---------10--(10)---------|-10---------------10-----------10----8\----*|
|--9---------11--(11)---------|--9---------------11------------9----7\----*|
|--0----------0---(0)---------|--0----------------0------------0----0-----*|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|
| |---3----|
| S E. S S Q Q S S S S S E S S S +E. Q.
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------*|
|--5s7--5-4---5\--------------|-----4---5---5-4------5-(5)\---------------*|
|---------------------------3-|--5----5-----------------------------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a -
acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it
represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent
rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest
for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths,
s16 = swing 16ths
