Red Sector A

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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

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:

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:

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.

e:-----------|------------|---------------|--------------------------|
B:-----------|------------|---------------|--&lt;12>~-------------------|
G:-----------|-&lt;12>~------|---------------|------&lt;12>~---------------|
D:-&lt;7>~------|------&lt;12>~-|-&lt;7>~----------|----------&lt;12>~-&lt;12>~-----|
A:-&lt;7>~------|------------|-&lt;7>~----------|--------------------------|
E:-----&lt;12>!-|------------|-------&lt;12>~---|--------------------------|
e:---------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
B:---------------|-&lt;7>~-------|--------------------|-&lt;7>~------&lt;7>~--|
G:----------&lt;5>~-|------&lt;7>!--|---------------&lt;5>~-|------&lt;7>~-------|
D:------&lt;5>~-----|------------|-----&lt;5>~-&lt;5>~------|-----------------|
A:-&lt;4>~----------|------------|-&lt;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:-----------------------|-------------------------------------------|

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--|----------------&lt;12>~-13~~-|
G:--12-12-12-12---12---10---10---12--12--|------5s9---&lt;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---------&lt;12>~-------10~-----13--13p12--|--1---1--1--1-1-1-1-----|
G:-----2s5--------&lt;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:------------------------------------|------------------------------|

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