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Redcoat Transition Lyrics — Hamilton

Redcoat Transition Lyrics

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The “Redcoat Transition” remains a key musical bridge in Hamilton, seamlessly linking the comedic detachment of “You’ll Be Back” with the urgency of “Right Hand Man.” Though brief and purely instrumental, it carries thematic weight, borrowing the melody from “Farmer Refuted” to reinforce the loyalist tone before shifting into the sounds of war.

As cannons begin to rumble toward the end, the piece subtly foreshadows the chaos to come. The original cast recording features a gunshot in place of the now-standard cannon fire, and that early version is also a few seconds longer.

Despite its brevity, the “Redcoat Transition” has been a consistent presence in every production of the show since its debut, underscoring how even interludes in Hamilton are rich with narrative significance.

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Hamilton Lyrics: Song List

  1. Act 1
  2. Alexander Hamilton
  3. Aaron Burr, Sir
  4. My Shot
  5. The Story of Tonight
  6. The Schuyler Sisters
  7. Farmer Refuted
  8. You'll Be Back
  9. Right Hand Man
  10. A Winter's Ball
  11. Helpless
  12. Satisfied
  13. The Story of Tonight (Reprise)
  14. Wait For It
  15. Stay Alive
  16. Ten Duel Commandments
  17. Meet Me Inside
  18. That Would Be Enough
  19. Guns and Ships
  20. History Has Its Eye on You
  21. Yorktown
  22. What Comes Next?
  23. Dear Theodosia
  24. Non-Stop
  25. Act 2
  26. What'd I Miss
  27. Cabinet Battle #1
  28. Take a Break
  29. Say No to This
  30. The Room Where It Happens
  31. Schuyler Defeated
  32. Cabinet Battle #2
  33. Washington on Your Side
  34. One Last Time
  35. I Know Him
  36. The Adams Administration
  37. We Know
  38. Hurricane
  39. The Reynolds Pamphlet
  40. Burn
  41. Blow Us All Away
  42. Stay Alive (Reprise)
  43. It's Quiet Uptown
  44. The Election of 1800
  45. The Obedient Servant
  46. Best of Wives and Best of Women
  47. The World Was Wide Enough
  48. Finale (Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story)
  49. Off-Broadway musical numbers, 2014 Workshop
  50. Ladies Transition
  51. Redcoat Transition
  52. Lafayette Interlude
  53. Tomorrow There'll Be More Of Us
  54. No John Trumbull
  55. Let It Go
  56. One Last Ride
  57. Congratulations
  58. Dear Theodosia (Reprise)
  59. Stay Alive, Philip
  60. Ten Things One Thing

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