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/ Rush / Grace Under Pressure (1984) / Red Sector 'A' guitar tab

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>From: jimmy@walrus.com (Jimmy Pena)
>Subject: RUSH TAB: Red Sector A
>Date: 8 Oct 1996 00:42:01 GMT


Rush - Red Sector A

Jimmy Pena - jimmy@walrus.com

| - not a standard bar line; just used to separate music
~ - vibrato or held note
x - percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. - staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h - hammer on
p - pull off
s - slide
t - trill; play the note(s) indicated rapidly and repeatedly
/ - slide up from infinity
\ - slide down into infinity
<5> - natural harmonic (or pinch harmonic)
3(b5) - bend note up from 3rd to 5th fret pitch
3(b5r3) - bend note from 3rd to 5th fret pitch, then return to 3rd fret
o  \_
o  /   repeat sign (always look for these!)

[x35553] - fret box; this is a C chord - this is the same as standard
  tablature, only turned on its side. Tilt your head clockwise to read.

[Intro]

Dm7sus4  Dm9                         Dm9
e:-15----12---12-12---12-|-15~----|--12-12--------12-------12-12-----|
B:-13----13---15-15---13-|-13~----|--13-13---15---13--15---13-13--15~|
G:-14----14---14-14---14-|-14~----|--14-14---14---14--14---14-14--14~|
D:-12---------12-12------|-12~----|--12-12---12----------------------|
A:-----------------------|--------|----------------------------------|
E:-----------------------|--------|----------------------------------|
  Dm7   Dm9            Dm7    Dm7sus4         Dm7
e:-5-5---5--------------5--5--------|--5-------8-----5-5-------------|
B:-6-6---5----5----5-5--6--6----8~--|--6---8---6--6--6-6--6~---------|
G:-5-5---5----7----7-7--5--5----5~--|--5---5---5--5--5-5--5~---------|
D:-------7----7----7-7--7--7----7~--|--7---7---7--7--7-7--7~---------|
A:----------------------------------|---------------------5~---------|
E:----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
   F5     Am
e:-----|--12~---|---15--15----12---12--12----15~---|--12----12-------|
B:-----|--13~---|---13--13----13---15--13----13~---|--13----15-------|
G:10~--|--14~---|---14--14----14---14--14----14~---|--14----14-------|
D:10~--|--14~---|---12-----------------------12~---|--12----0--------|
A:-8~--|--12~---|----------------------------------|-----------------|
E:-----|--------|----------------------------------|-----------------|
                  Dsus2 Dm9
e:--5-----------|---0----0----5~-----|---0----0----5~----------------|
B:--6----8~-----|---3----1----5~-----|---3----1----5~----------------|
G:--5----5~-----|---2----2----5~-----|---2----2----5~----------------|
D:--7----7~-----|---0----0----7~-----|---0----0----0~----------------|
A:--------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E:--------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|

[Riff 1]

e:--0----0----5~-----------------------------------------------------|
B:--3----1----5~-----------------------------------------------------|
G:--2----2----5~-----------------------------------------------------|
D:--0----0----0~-----------------------------------------------------|
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Riff 2]
              F5      A5
e:--0----0-------------5---5--|--0----0----5~------------------------|
B:--3----1-----6-------5---5--|--3----1----5~------------------------|
G:--2----2-----5-------2---2--|--2----2----5~------------------------|
D:--0----0-----3-------2---2--|--0----0----0~------------------------|
A:-------------------------0--|--------------------------------------|
E:----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

[Riff 3]

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

[Riff 4]
    F
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-------------0---------------0-------------------------------------|
G:--2--------2---2-----------2---2---0-------------------------------|
D:--3------3---------------3-------3---------------------------------|
A:--3----3---------3----3--------------------------------------------|
E:--1--1----------------1--------------------------------------------|

Song progression:

[Intro] x1

[Riff 1] x1 /w lyrics:

All that we can do is just survive.

[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:

All that we can do to help ourselves is stay alive.

[Am]  [Riff 3] x2

[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
                                                      G~
Ragged lines of ragged grey. Skeletons they shuffle away

                                 G~                   [Riff 3] x1
Shouting guards and smoking guns   will cut down the unlucky ones.

(strum)    A5                             Em
        I clutch the wire fence until my fingers bleed.

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

A wound that will not heal. A heart that cannot feel.

(strum)  Am                      Em
       Hoping that the horror will recede.

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

Hoping that tomorrow we'll all be freed.

[Riff 3] x2

[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
                                       G~
Sickness to insanity, prayer to profanity.

                                 G~                        [Riff 3] x1
Days and weeks and months go by.   Don't feel the hunger too weak to cry.

(strum)    A5                           Em
        I hear the sound of gunfire at the prison gate.

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

Are the liberators here? Do I hope or do I fear?

(strum)         Am                      Em
        For my father and my brother it's too late,

     F                      F    F    [Riff 1] x1
But I must help my mother stand up straight.

Repeat this part TWICE:

[Riff 1] x1 then [Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:

Are we the last ones left alive? Are we the only human beings to survive?

Then go into the [Guitar Solo]:

        Let the harmonics ring; notes with a '!' represent vibrato
instead of a held note; also use echo and a harmonizer set to a perfect
5th.

    Am
e:-----------|------------|---------------|--------------------------|
B:-----------|------------|---------------|--<12>~-------------------|
G:-----------|-<12>~------|---------------|------<12>~---------------|
D:-<7>~------|------<12>~-|-<7>~----------|----------<12>~-<12>~-----|
A:-<7>~------|------------|-<7>~----------|--------------------------|
E:-----<12>!-|------------|-------<12>~---|--------------------------|

e:---------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
B:---------------|-<7>~-------|--------------------|-<7>~------<7>~--|
G:----------<5>~-|------<7>!--|---------------<5>~-|------<7>~-------|
D:------<5>~-----|------------|-----<5>~-<5>~------|-----------------|
A:-<4>~----------|------------|-<4>~---------------|-----------------|
E:---------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
    G                                                   Am
e:-----------------------|------------------------------12-12-12-12--|
B:-12-----12-13----15----|-13-13-13-13-15--13--12--13---13-13-13-13--|
G:-12--------------------|-------------12--14--12--14---14-14-14-14--|
D:-12--12-------12----12-|-------------12----------------------------|
A:-10--------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E:-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|
                                    D
e:-----------12------------------|----------7--7--5-----7--7--5------|
B:-15p13--15-----15-13-15-13-13--|--5s7--5--8--8--7--5--8--7--7------|
G:---------------12-12-12----12--|--5s7--5--7--7--7--5--7--7--7------|
D:---------------------------14--|--5s7--5-----------5---------------|
A:-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E:-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
    G                                      Am         C/G        F
e:-----------12---12-------------12--12--|---------------------------|
B:--12-13-12-15---15---10---10---13--12--|----------------<12>~-13~~-|
G:--12-12-12-12---12---10---10---12--12--|------5s9---<12>~-----14~~-|
D:--12-12-12-12---12---10---10-----------|----7-----------------15~~-|
A:---------------------------------------|--7------------------------|
E:---------------------------------------|---------------------------|
   Am        C/G          F                    Am       C/G
e:------------------------------------------|------0-----3-3-3-3-----|
B:-1---------<12>~-------10~-----13--13p12--|--1---1--1--1-1-1-1-----|
G:-----2s5--------<12>~--10~----------------|--2---2--2--0-0-0-0-----|
D:---2-------------------10~----------------|--2---2--2--2-2-2-2-----|
A:------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------------------------|------------------------|
    F              G                                  Am
e:--3--0-----0--|--3-----3--3---|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5~\--|-0---0---0------|
B:--1--1--3--1--|--3-----3--3---|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3~\--|-1---3---1------|
G:--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0~\--|-2---2---2------|
D:--2--2--3--3--|--0--0--0--0---|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0~\--|-2---2---2------|
A:--------------|--2-----2--2---|-------------------|-0---0---0------|
E:--------------|--3-----3--3---|-------------------|----------------|

e:--0--0--0--|--0---0-----0--|--0---0-----0--|-----------------------|
B:--1--3--1--|--1---3--0--1--|--1---3--0--1--|-----------------------|
G:--2--2--2--|--2---2--2--2--|--2---2--2--2--|-----------------------|
D:--2--2--2--|--2---2--2--2--|--2---2--2--2--|-----------------------|
A:--0--0--0--|--0---0-----0--|--0---0-----0--|-----------------------|
E:-----------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------|

(strum)    A5                           Em
        I hear the sound of gunfire at the prison gate.

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

Are the liberators here? Do I hope or do I fear?

(strum)         Am                      Em
        For my father and my brother it's too late,

     F                      F    F    G5 [x5578x]
But I must help my mother stand up straight.

[Riff 1] x1

[Riff 1] x1 then [Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:

Are we the last ones left alive? Are we the only human beings to survive?

[Riff 1] x1 then [Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:

Are we the last ones left alive? Are we the only human beings to survive?

[Outro]:
                                                         Dm9
   Dm9            Dm7   Dm7sus4   Dm9             Dm7sus4
e:-12--12----12-----------15~---|-12-12-12--12--12--15--12-12-12-----|
B:-13--13----15---13--13--13~---|-13-13-13--15--13--13--13-13-13-15--|
G:-14--14----14---14--14--14~---|-14-14-14--14--14--14--14-14-14-14--|
D:----------------15--12--12~---|-15-15-15----------12--15-15-15-12--|
A:------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E:------------------------------|------------------------------------|

   Dm7      Dm9              Dm7sus4    F       Am       Dm7sus4
e:--5--5-----0--0--0---5--5-----------|---------12~------------------|
B:--6--6-----1--3--1---6--6----8~-----|-10~-----13~-------8~---------|
G:--5--5-----2--2--2---5--5----5~-----|-10~-----14~-------5~---------|
D:-----------------------------7~-----|-10~-----14~-------7~---------|
A:------------------------------------|--8~-----12~----5--5~---------|
E:------------------------------------|------------------------------|


Rush albums
2002 Vapor Trails
1996 Test for Echo
1993 Counterparts
1991 Roll the Bones
1989 Presto
1987 Hold Your Fire
1985 Power Windows
1984 Grace Under Pressure
1982 Signals
1981 Moving Pictures
1980 Permanent Waves
1978 Hemispheres
1977 Farewell to Kings
1976 2112
1975 Caress of Steel
1975 Fly by Night
1974 Rush
Grace Under Pressure tabs
01Distant Early Warning tabbass tab
02Afterimage tabbass tab
03Red Sector 'A' tabbass tab
04The Enemy Within tabbass tab
05The Body Electric tabbass tab
06Kid Gloves tabbass tab
07Red Lenses tabbass tab
08Between the Wheels tabbass tab

 

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