Genesis: Firth of Fifth

From: Selling England by the Pound

Copyright 1973 Yellow Dog Music
Written by Banks/Collins/Gabriel/Hackett/Rutherford
Transcribed by Macahan (the_unifaun@hotmail.com)

Throughout this song, Steve Hackett plays an electric guitar, while Mike
Rutherford alternates from bass to a standard tuned (I think) 12-string.
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Piano Intro

1:08
Hackett on electric guitar (Mike on bass)

B A6/9(002222) E/G# B/F# Em/G A Bsus4 B7

|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------4--6--------|
|--7~---------5~~-------------4~~------2~~-----3~~----------2~----------7~-7~-|
The path is clear Though no eyes can see The course laid down long before.

E A/F#m Bm/G Cmaj7/A

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-\0~~------------12~~--------------10~~----------10~~-----|
And so with gods and men The sheep remain inside their pen,

G E/G# F#/Bb
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----12\3~~-----------3----4~~------------------4--6~~---6-7-9-9-7-6--|
Though many times they've seen the way to leave.

B A6/9(002222) E/G# B/F# Em/G A Bsus4 B7

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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------4-6--------|
|--7~------------5~~---------4~~------2~~-----3~~---------2~---------7~-7~--|
He rides majestic Past homes of men Who care not or gaze with joy,

E A/F#m Bm/G Cmaj7/A

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|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0~~------------12~~--------------10~~---------------10~~-----|
To see reflected there The trees, the sky, the lily fair,

G E/G# F#/Bb
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|--12\3~~-----------3--4~~--------4--6~~---|
The scene of death is lying just below.

2:07
Hackett on electric, Mike on 12-string

E F#m Emaj7 F#m

Mike
|----0----0----2-----00-----0-----00---0-------|
|----0---0-0-0-2------------0----0-0---0----2--|
|----1--1---1--2----2-------1---1---1--2---2---|
|----2---------4---4--------1--1-------4--4----|
|----2---------4--4---------2----------4-------|
|----0---------2------------0------------------|
The mountains cuts off the town from view,

Bbm Ebm Bb7 Eb

Hackett
|--------<------<----------<--------<----|
|--------6~-----7~---------9~-------11~--|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
| Mike |
|--------6------6-9-6--------6-----------|
|--------6------7----9-7---9---9----8----|
|--------6------8----------7-----7--8----|
|--------8-----------------6--------8----|
|--------8-----------------8--------6----|
|--------6-----------------6-------------|
Like a cancer growth is removed by skill.

Eb/F F G
Hackett
|-----<---<---<--------------------|
|-----11--13--15~------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-------------17~------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
| Mike |
|----------------------------------|
|-----8---10--12---12----10--------|
|-----8---10--12-------12------12--|
|-----8---10--12-----12------12----|
|-----8---8---10-------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Let it be revealed.

Gm/Bb Cm E6 B
Mike
|--3--------------8-------------9--------------7----|
|--3--------------8-------------9--------------7----|
|--3--------------8-------------9--------------8----|
|--5-------------10-------------9--------------9----|
|--5-------------10-------------7--------------9----|
|--6--------------8-------------7--------------7----|
A waterfall, his madrigal. An inland sea, his symphony.

E6 B F#
Mike
|-----------------------7-------7----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|------9-------9---------7-------7---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----9-9-----9-9-----8---8---8---8--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|----9---9---9---9---9-9---9-9-9---9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|---7-----7-7-----7-9-------9--------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|--7-------7-------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|

Steve on electric guitar (Mike on bass)

B A6/9 E/G# B/F# Em/G Asus4 A E D/E C Em/C

|----------------------------------------------------12\\0-12\\0-16\\3-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------7\\0--|
|---------------------------------------------------------gliding-"cries"----|
|---------------------------------------------------------in-a-distant-mix---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7~~-------5~~-------------4~~---2~~-----3~~------5~------------------------|
Undinal songs Urge the sailors on Til lured by sirens' cry.

3:19
No guitar on this part
B Em
|--------8-11-----------9----------9--|
|------9--------------9----------9----|
|----9--------------7----------7------|
|--7------------0-7--------0-7--------|

Am Em Am
|----------9--------9----------9--------9--|
|--------9--------7----------9--------7----|
|------7--------7----------7--------7------|
|--0-7--------5--------0-7--------5--------|

Em Bm Am B
|----------9--------7-11--------5-9-------------------|
|--------9--------9-----------7------------1-4-1------|
|------7--------9-----------7--------?---2-------2-0--|
|--0-7--------7-----------5----------0-2--------------|
 Em Am Em Am Em Am Em F7
|----------9---------9-----------9--------------9--------9------------|
|--------9--------7---9--------7---9----------7---9--------9----------|
|------7--------7------7-----7--------------7----------------8-8-8-8--|
|--0-7--------5---------0--5---------7-0--5---------7-0---------------|

4:09
Cm F7 Cm F7 Cm F7
|---------------------------------------------------5---------------|
|-------------------------------------------------5-----------3-----|
|------------------01-3-3-3-3----------001/3-3-3-3-3-3------3---01--|
|--8-8-8-8\-1-1-1-1----------4\-1-1-1-1----------------1-1-1-1-1----|
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Cm F7
|---------5------------------|
|-------5--------3-3---------|
|--3-3-3-3----------3--------|
|-----------1-1-1-1--1-1-1/--|
* * * * * * * * * *

4:34 (piano intro repeated on synth)

|---------------------------------------------|
|*--------------------------5-3-----------8--*|
|*-----8----5-6-65-54-43-353----6-4-3-6-6----*|
|---6-6-6-8-----------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------|
|--8-88--8-8-8-88888-8-8-88888-8-8-88888-8-8-88888\--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------6-7--------------------------------|
|--6-5-----3-5-6-------4-6-----44-----------------------------|
|------4-6-------77-44------------55-5-4-2---------2/4-2------|
|------------------------------------------3-333/5-------4-4--|

Steve
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9p7h9--7-6--7-6----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------8~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Mike |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----4-----4---------4-----4--4-4----4-----4---------4-6-/8------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------6-8-6-8----|
|--2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---2-2-------2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2---------------6--|

|------8---7---6---5---5-------------------------8---7---6------------------|
|------------------------3-----------8-----8--------------------------------|
|----6---5---4---3---3-----6-4-3-6-6----------56---5---4---------------7--9-|
|-668----------------------------------6--6-68-------------7-6-5-6--7-------|

5:43
Guitar solo, Steve on electric, Mike on both bass and 12-string
 Em D/E Em D/E
|--14~~----------------------10/12-10/12-10/12-10/12-------|
|--------12--(8)7-------8p7--------------------------10\7--|
|-----------------7---9------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

Em D/E Em
|-----------------------------10/12-10/12-10/12-10/12------------------------|
|-10/12-10/12-10/12-10/12-----------------------------10\7-10/12-------7/8-0~|
|-------------------------9\7------------------------------------9\7-9-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

D/E Em D/E Em D/E Em D/E

|---------------------------------------------10-12~~~/14~~~~--|
|--0tr3-0h3~/5---7h8h10-/12-12--(13)12-10-12-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Em Am Em Am
|--14(15)-14(15)-14----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------12(13)---------------------12-12-13--13--13--13--|
|*-----------------------------11(12)~-------------------14--12--11----|
|*---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Mike, 2nd time only |
|--0---0-------------5--------5--------3---2---0--------8---7---5------|
|--0---0------------5-5-----5--5-----0--0-0-0-0-0-0---5--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--0---0-----------5---5-5-5-5--5---0-0--0---0---0---5-5--5---5---5----|
|--2---2----------7-----7-7------7-2----------------7------------------|
|--2---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0---------------------------------------------------------------|

___________________________
Em Bm Am |1. B
|-------12-11------------------------------------------------------------12--|
|-----12------12p10-12------------------------------------------12-13-15-----|
|---12--------------------------------------------------11-12-14------------*|
|-14-------------------12-14-14(16)-14~--10-12-14-13-14---------------------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Mike, 2nd time only |
|-----3---2---0--------22---20---------0-30-0-0-0---|
|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0----3--3-3--30-0----1-1--1--------|
|--0-0--0---0---0----4----4-----2----2-------2-2-2--|
|-2-----------------4-------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
__________
|2. B Em Am Em Am
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------8--7---10------12\10-10-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------7-4-0---------------9-11/12-14-14/16--|
|--13~---------------10-------------------7-4-0-7~--9---------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Mike |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-44444444----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-44444444----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-44444444----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-22222222----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Em Bm Am B
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--15-(17)15~\--------------------------------------------13h15h17-15h17h19--|
|-------------------------------------------------12h14h16-------------------|
|--------------7-(9)7~--9-7-7----7--13~---13h14h16---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Em Am Em Am
|--14(15)-14(15)-14----------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------12(13)---------------------12-12-13--13--13--13--|
|------------------------------11(12)~-------------------14--12--11----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Mike |
|--0---0--------------8---7---5--------3---2---0--------8---7---5------|
|--0---0------------5--5-5-5-5-5-5---0--0-0-0-0-0-0---5--5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|--0---0-----------5-5--5---5---5---0-0--0---0---0---5-5--5---5---5----|
|--2---2----------7----------------2----------------7------------------|
|--2---2---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0---------------------------------------------------------------|

Em Bm Am B
|-------12-11-------------------------------------------|
|-----12------12p10-12----------------------------------|
|---12--------------------------------------------------|
|-14-------------------12-14-14(16)-14~---10-12-14-13~--|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Mike |
|-----3---2---0--------2----20--2-------0---30----------|
|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0----3-3-----3--3-----1-1----1---------|
|--0-0--0---0---0----4---4-4---4--4---2---2----2-2------|
|-2-----------------4-----4--------4-2-----2----2-2-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
 E F#m7/E E F#m7/E E F#m7/E E7 Em
|-------------------------------------------------------12~------14\-12~-|
|-------------------------------------------------12-12------------------|
|-----------------------------------------9-11-13~-----13p11-13----------|
|--(14)---(14)\-6-7-7/9~---(14)\-6-7-/9~---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G E/G# F#/Bb

B A6/9 E/G# B/F# Em/G A Bsus4 B7

|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------4--6--------|
|--7~------------5~~------4~~-------2~~-----3~~----------2~------------7~-7~-|
Now as the river dissolves in sea, So Neptune has claimed another soul.

E A/F#m Bm/G Cmaj7/A

|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-\0~~------------12~~--------------10~~----------10~~-----|
And so with gods and men The sheep remain inside their pen,

G E/G# F#/Bb
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--12\3~--~----------3--4~~-----------4--6~~---6-7-9-9-7-6--|
Until the Shepherd leads his flock away.

B A6/9 E/G# B/F# Em/G A B

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------4--6------|
|--7~---------------5~~--------4~~---2~~----3~~------2~--------7~--|
The sands of time were eroded by The river of constant change.

Piano outro fade out

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7~ hold (longer than other notes)
7h9 hammer-on
9p7 pull-off
7(9) bend
(9)7 release
(9)r release
7/9 slide up
9\7 slide down
<7> natural harmonics
7tr9 trill
T right hand tap
* marks beat
< swelled note, with volume knob or pedal