Red Sector A Chords
by Rush
Red Sector A by Rush is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Dmsus. It uses the chords Dm7sus4, Dm9, Dm7, F5, Am, Dsus2, A5, F, Em, G, D, C/G and G5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
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--------------------------------------------|
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:
Am
E|-----------|------------|---------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------|------------|---------------|--~-------------------|
G|-----------|-~------|---------------|------~---------------|
D|-~------|------~-|-~----------|----------~-~-----|
A|-~------|------------|-~----------|--------------------------|
E|-----!-|------------|-------~---|--------------------------|
E|---------------|------------|--------------------|-----------------|
B|---------------|-~-------|--------------------|-~------~--|
G|----------~-|------!--|---------------~-|------~-------|
D|------~-----|------------|-----~-~------|-----------------|
A|-~----------|------------|-~---------------|-----------------|
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--|----------------~-13~~-|
G|--12-12-12-12---12---10---10---12--12--|------5s9---~-----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---------~-------10~-----13--13p12--|--1---1--1--1-1-1-1-----|
G|-----2s5--------~--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|------------------------------------|------------------------------|