Red Strokes Chords
by Garth Brooks
Red Strokes by Garth Brooks is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, F#m, Dmaj7, E7, D, E, Dsus2, C#m and Esus. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
THE RED STROKES
BY. James Garver, Lisa Sanderson,
Jenny Yates and Garth Brooks
Album
IN PIECES
Here is what I have figured out so far, wrong or right, this is how I
play it.
INRTO:
piano arranged for guitar. Someday I'll put the dobro in too.
A F#m Dmaj7
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|-2--0-----------------|-------0----------|-0h2-----------------------------
|-------2--2--------2--|-1--2-----2-------|------4--2--2--------------------
|----------------2-----|------------------|---0-------------4---------------
|-0--------------------|------------------|---------------------------------
|----------------------|-2----------------|---------------------------------
E7
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|------------0-----------3-|------------------------------------------------
|---------------------1----|------------------------------------------------
|-2h4--2--0--2-------------|------------------------------------------------
|---5----------------------|------------------------------------------------
|------------0-------------|------------------------------------------------
Verse:
A
Moonlight on canvas, midnight and wine
F#m D E
Two shadows starting to softly combine
A
The picture they're painting is one of the heart
F#m E
And to those who have seen it it's a true work of art
Chorus:
A E F#m
Oh, the red strokes passions uncaged
D E
Thundering moments of tenderness rage
A E F#m
Oh, the red strokes tempered and strong (3nd time fearlessly drawn)
E Dsus2
Burning the night like the dawn
Verse:
Steam on the window, salt in a kiss
Two hearts have never pounded like this
Inspired by a vision that they can't command
Erasing the borders with each brush of a hand
Chorus:
Solo: - - -Hold Bend- - -
1 1 1
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|----10---12--|--12^--12---12-12-12--12-r(12) 10~~~~-|--7^---7^----7~~~~~---
|--9----9-----|--------------------------------------|----------------------
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1 1 1 1
|--------9-|-10^--10^-r-9~~~--10p9---------|-------10-12--------------------
|-----10---|------------------------12p10--|--12^--------12^---12~~~~-------
|-/11------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------
|----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------
|----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------
|----------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------
1 1
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|-------------9--10-12-|-10--------------10-12-10\9---10--12^12~~~~10-12----
|-------9--11----------|-------------------------|--------------------------
|-11/12----------------|-----12^~~~~~~-----------|--------------------------
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1
|------------------------------------|--12----12-12~~~~~-----12-12~~~-------
|-12^----r(12)--10--12~~~--10--9--10-|-----10-------------10----------------
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- - Gradual Bend To Meet Singers Voice - -
|----12-12~~~~~-------------------------------------------------------------
|-10------------------------------------------------------------------------
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Bridge:
F#m E D C#m
Oh, the blues will be blue and the jealouslies green
F#m E E Esus
But when love picks it's shade it demands to be seen
Chorus:
EXTRO:
Steam on the window, salt in a kiss
Two hearts have never pounded like this
CHORDS USED:
A F#m Dmaj7 E7 D E Dsus2 C#m Esus
|-(4)---2-----2-------------2-----------------4-----------------------------
|--2----2-----2-------3-----3---------3-------5-----------------------------
|--2----2-----2-------1-----2----1----2-------6------2----------------------
|--2----5-----5-------2----------2------------6------2----------------------
|-------5-----6-------2-----X----2----X-------4------2----------------------
|--X----2-----X-------------X---------X-------X-----------------------------
Nathan L. Mutti ([email protected])
(Http://www-vms.oit.umass.edu/~Nmutti)