Distant Early Warning chords by
Rush (Official Version)
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Key: A minorDifficulty: Intermediate

Intro 1
Em11 Em11 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
Em11 Em11 
 
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
Em11 Em11 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D

Verse 1
Em11 Em11 
 
An ill    wind comes arising
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Across the cities   of the plain
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
There's no swimming in the heavy water
Em11 Em11 
 
No singing in the acid   rain
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
Red alert,   red alert

Verse 2

Em11

It's so hard to stay together

Gsus2

Passing through revolving doors

Dsus2

We need someone to talk to

Em11

And someone to sweep the floors

Interlude 1
Incomplete, incomplete
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D

Chorus 1
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
The world weighs on my shoulders
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
But what am I to do?
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
You sometimes drive me crazy
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
But I worry about you
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
I   know it makes no difference
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
To what you're going through
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
But I see the tip of the iceberg
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
And I worry about you
Em11 Em11

Interlude 2

Gsus2

Dsus2

Verse 3
Em11 Em11 
 
Cruising under your radar
Gsus2 Gsus2 
 
Watching from the satellites
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
Am7 Am7 
 
Take a page     from the red   book
Em11 Em11 
 
And keep them in your sights
Dsus2 Dsus2 
 
Red alert, red alert

Verse 4

Em11

Left and rights of passage

Gsus2

Black and whites of youth

Dsus2

Am7

Who can face the knowledge

Em11

That the truth is not the truth

Interlude 3
Obsolete, absolute, yeah
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Oh
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D

Chorus 2
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
The world weighs on my shoulders
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
But what am I to do?
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
You sometimes drive me crazy
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
But I worry about you
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
I   know it makes no difference
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
To what you're going through
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
But I see the tip of the iceberg
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
And I worry about you
Am Am

Interlude 4

Interlude 5

Em11

Solo 1

Gsus2

Am11

Em11

Interlude 6
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
Em7 Em7 
 
Em6 Em6 
 
Em Em 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
C C 
 
D D

Chorus 3
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
The world weighs on my shoulders
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
But what am I to do?
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
You sometimes drive me crazy
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
But I worry about you
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
I   know it makes no difference
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
To what you're going through
Am Am 
 
G G 
 
But I see the tip of the iceberg
Am Am 
 
C C 
 
D D 
 
And I worry about you

Outro 1

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TunerE A D G B E

ChordsEm11 Gsus2 Dsus2 Em7 Em6...

Chords

Em11
Gsus2
Dsus2
Em7
Em6
Em
C
D
Am
G
Am7
Am11

Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

Em11: 0-2-4-0-3-5
Gsus2: 3-x-0-2-3-3
Dsus2: x-x-0-2-3-0
Em7: 0-2-2-0-3-0
Em6: 0-2-2-0-2-0
Em: 0-2-2-0-0-0
C: x-3-2-0-1-0
D: x-x-0-2-3-2
Am: x-0-2-2-1-0
G: 3-2-0-0-0-3
Am7: x-0-2-0-1-0
Am11: 5-x-5-5-3-x

Capo: No capo

Transpose: 7

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

Minor 7ths sit between minor and major in feel. The course covers the shapes and the songs they show up in most often. Learn minor 7th chords

Sus2 and sus4 swap the third in a chord for a second or fourth. The sus course covers the shapes and how to drop them into a progression. Practice sus chords

This is the definitive original version of Distant Early Warning by Rush, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of A minor. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Rush's performance.

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