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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 ...

[Riff 2] x1 /w lyrics:

All that we can do to help ...

[Am]  [Riff 3] x2

[Riff 3] x2 /w lyrics:
                                                      G~
Ragged lines of ragged grey. ...
                                 G~                   [Riff 3] x1
Shouting guards and smoking guns   will ....

(strum)    A5                             Em
        I clutch the wire ....

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

A wound that will not heal. A ....

(strum)  Am                      Em
       Hoping that the ...

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

Hoping that tomorrow ...

[Riff 3] x2

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

                                 G~                        [Riff 3] x1
Days and weeks and months go by.   Don't ....

(strum)    A5                           Em
        I hear the sound of ...

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

Are the liberators here? Do I ....

(strum)         Am                      Em
        For my father and my ...

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

Repeat this part TWICE:

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

Are we the last ones left alive? ....

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 ...

[Riff 4] x1 /w lyrics:

Are the liberators here? Do ...

(strum)         Am                      Em
        For my father and my ...

     F                      F    F    G5 [x5578x]
But I must help my ...

[Riff 1] x1

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

Are we the last ones left alive....

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

Are we the last ones left alive....

[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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