Discovery Chords

by Rush
KeyG/D CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays588

Discovery by Rush is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G/D. It uses the chords G/D, D, G6/B, A7, C/D, A/D, Gsus2, C, Csus2, Dsus2, G, A, E and C9. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
G/D
Text
16
Speed
  			  Riff 1  - Freely               C(addD)
   G/D         D            G6/B   \/    A7
e:-7----7---7\-2----2---2-|----0---0--0--0------0~-------------|
B:-8-----8--8\-3------3-3-|-3--3---5\-3--2--------2--2--2------|
G:-7--7-----7\-2--2-----2-|-0--0---0--0--0---0-------0--0------|
D:-0--------0--0--------0-|-0------0--0--2-----------2--2------|
A:------------------------|-2------3\-2--0-----------0--0------|
E:------------------------|------------------------------------|

 Riff 2  - Gradual increase in volume and speed
  G/D C/D  A/D     D   C/D
e:-7--8-8--9---9---10--12\------------------------------------|
B:-8--8-8--10--10--10--13\------------------------------------|
G:-7--9-9--9---9---11--12\------------------------------------|
D:-0--0-0--0---0---0---0--------------------------------------|
A:------------------------------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------|

 Riff 3a          Gsus2       Riff 3b 
                    |
    D  C Csus2 Dsus2|G
e:--2--0-----2--0.--5-7--5-|-2--7--0--2-----7--5--------------|
B:--3--1--3--3--3.--8-8--8-|-3--8--3--3--3.-8--8--------------|
G:--2--0--5--2--2.--7-7--7-|-2--7--2--2--5.-7--7--------------|
D:--------5----------------|-------------5.-------------------|
A:-------------------------|----------------------------------|
E:-------------------------|----------------------------------|

 Riff 3c 

e:--2--7--0--2------0-0---------|
B:--3--8--3--3--3.--3-3---------|
G:--2--7--2--2--5.--2-2---------|
D:--------------5.--------------|
A:------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|

 Riff 4  - Freely
    A                         D           E
e:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-----2----2h3--2----3p3-----7--7h8--7---9~---9--9h10--9-------------|
G:----------2---------2-------7--7----7---9~---9--9-----9-------------|
D:-------2--2h4----2--4p2-----7--7h9--7---9~---9--9h11--9-------------|
A:--0~----------------0----0--------------0-----------------0---------|
E:--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Progression:

 Free time :

e:-------------0~----------------------------------------------------|
B:-----------0~------------------------------------------------------|
G:---------0~-------------0~-----------------------------------------|
D:-------0~--------------------------------0~---------------0~-------|
A:-----0~------------0~---------------0~---------------0~------------|
E:-0~----------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--------2~-------2~~-----------------------------------------------|
D:-----0-----------------------0------<7>~~~~~------------0.-----0.--|
A:--0----------0------------0-----<7>-------------------0~------0~---|
E:----------------------------------------------------0~-------0~----|

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:---------------------------------------------------------3~--------|
G:-----------------------------------------2~------------2-----------|
D:--------------------------0~--------0----------------0-------------|
A:----<7>~-----0~-------0--------------------------------------------|
E:<5>-------0--------------------------------------------------------|

e:---------0~-------3-5--2-------------------------------------------|
B:-----3-------------------3----3-----3~--------3--5~----------------|
G:-0h2---2-------------------2----2---2~--------4--5~----------------|
D:------------------------------------0~--------0--0~----------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:--------------------------------------------------|----------------|
B:-7~------3---3~~---------<7>~---------------------|----------------|
G:-7~------0---2~~-------------<7>~---------<12>~---|----------------|
D:-0~------0---0~~------------------<12>~-----------|----------------|
A:--------------------------------------<12>~-------|----------------|
E:--------------------------------------------------|----------------|

e:----------------|----------------|---7~-----------|----7~----------|
B:--3--5--3-------|----------------|--8~------------|---8~-----------|
G:--2--5--2-------|-----<5>~~------|----------------|--7~------------|
D:--0--0--0-------|----------------|----------------|---------0~-----|
A:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|


 Riff 1  x2

 Riff 1  x2 w/ lyrics:

What can this strange device be? When I touch it, it gives forth a sound.
It has wires that vibrate and give music, what can this thing be that
I've found?

 Riff 2  x4

 Riff 3a  x2

 Riff 3a  x1 /w lyrics:

        See how it sings like a sad heart, and

 Riff 3b  x1 /w lyrics:

        joyously screams out its pain.

 Riff 3c  x1 /w lyrics:

        Sounds that build high like a mountain -

    D      C9    G             C9     G     A7
e:--2---------------------------------------------------------------|
B:--3------5s3---3~------------5~s3---3~----2~----------------------|
G:--2------0-----0~---0--0--0--0~-----0~----0~----------------------|
D:--0------0-----0~---0--0--0--0~-----0~----2~----------------------|
A:---------3s2---2~---2--2--2--3~s2---2~----0~----------------------|
E:------------------------------------------------------------------|
Or notes  that  fall          ge-    ent-  ly   like

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
D:--12-12-12-12s9--9--9--9s-11-11-11-11s7--7--7--7s-9--9--9--9s------|
A:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
    rain...
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
D:--5--5--5--5s-7--7--7--7s-4--4--4--4s-5--5--5--5s-2--2--2--2s------|
A:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------|
D:--7--7--7--7s-4--4--4--4s-5--5--5--5--0--0--0--0-------------------|
A:--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

 Riff 4  x2

 Riff 4  x4 w/ lyrics:

I can't wait to share this new wonder
The people will all see its light.
Let them all make their own music.
The priests praise my name on this night.
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

--
Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante