Rush: Limelight
>From the album Moving Pictures (Mercury Records)
Copyright 1981 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart

Comments/corrections to Sean Jones 

Transcribed by Peter Seckel, Mario D'Alessio, and Sean Jones


     w 6  q e e Q q         e e e q e e q e e e e e 4    H Q Q
+-------+---------16\X-+--------4-----2--------------+---------+
|*4:-R-*|-R-----R------|*7:---4-----2---------------*|6:-------|
|*4:---*|---0-7--------|*4:-2-----0-----------0-4-0-*|4:-2-----|
+-------+--------------+----------------0-2-4--------+-----4-4-+


  q q e e e q e e s s   e e q e e e q e e s s   H H     q q Q e
+---------------------+-----------------------+-----+-----------+
|-R-4---4-R-2-2---2-2-|-4-R-4---4-R-2---2-4-4-|-----|4:-----R---|
|-----4---------4-----|-------4-------4-------|-2---|4:-------2-|
+---------------------+-----------------------+---4-+---2-2-----+


     +e  e e q e e q e s s e e e 2    H h q   q q e e e q e e s s
+----------4-----2----------------+---------+---------------------+
|*7:-----4-----2-----------------*|6:-----6-|-R-4---4-R-2-2---2-2-|
|*4:-(2)-----0-------------0-4-0-*|4:-2-----|-----4---------4-----|
+------------------0-2-4-4--------+-----4---+---2-----------------+


  e e q e e e q e e e   H H     q q Q e     +e  e e q e e q e s s e e e
+---------------------+-----+-----------+---------4-----2---------------+
|-4---4---4-R-2---2-4-|-----|4:-----R---|7:-----4-----2-----------------|
|-------4-------4-----|-2---|4:-------2-|4:-(2)-----0-------------0-4-0-|
+---2-----------------+---4-+---2-2-----+-----------------0-2-4-4-------+


    Q q e   H   H   e Q s s e   Q q e   Q e e e   e e e q  e
+---------+---+---+-----------+-------+---------+------------+
|3:---6---|---|---|-----------|---2---|---------|------------|
|4:-------|---|---|-----------|-----2-|-------2-|---2-4-4^-2-|
+---4---4-+-0-+-2-+-4-4-4-4-2-+-0-----+-2-0-2---+-4----------+


    e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e s s
+---------------------+-------------------+-------------------+
|4:-----R-------R-----|-----R-------------|-----R-------------|
|4:-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-+-2-2---2-2-0-2-3-3-+-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-2-+


  e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e s s e e e e
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-------------------+
|-----R-------R-----|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-------------|
|-------------------|-----------------+-----------------|-----------------2-|
+-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-+-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-+-4-4---4-2-4-4-2-+-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---+


  e e e q e e e     h+e e   Q q e   h q     e e e q e e q e e e e e
+---------------+---------+-------+-----+-------4-----2-------------+
|---------------|3:-------|---2---|-----|7:---4-----2---------------|
|---------2-1---|4:-------|-----2-|---4-|4:-2-----0-----------0-4-0-|
+-2-2-2-2-----2-+---4---4-+-0-----+-2---+---------------0-2-4-------+


  e e e e e e e q e s s e e e     H Q e e e   q q e e e q e e s s
+-----------------------------+-------------+---------------------+
|-----R---R---R---------------|6:---6-6-6-6-|-R-4---4-R-2-2---2-2-|
|-2-2---0---0-----------0-4-0-|4:-2---------|-----4---------4-----|
+---------------0-2-4-4-------+-------------+---------------------+


  e e q e e e q e e s s   H H     q q Q e      +e  e e q e e q e e e e e 2
+-----------------------+-----+-----------+----------4-----2--------------+
|-4---4---4-R-2---2-2-4-|-----|4:---4-R---|*7:-----4-----2---------------*|
|-------4-------4-------|-2---|4:-------2-|*4:-(2)-----0-----------0-4-0-*|
+---2-------------------+---4-+---2-------+------------------0-2-4--------+


    H h+e e   q q e e e q e e s s   e e q e e e q e e e   h+e e Q Q
+-----------+---------------------+---------------------+-----------+
|6:---------|-4-4---4-R-2-2---2-2-|-4---4---4-R-2---2-4-|-----------|
|4:-2-------|-----4---------4-----|-------4-------4-----|-2---4---7\|
+-----4---4-+-2-2-----------------+---2-----------------+-------4---+


    q q Q e
+-----------+
|4:---4-R---|
|4:-------2-|
+---2-------+


    +e  e e q e e q e e e s s e     Q Q e   H   H   e Q s s e   Q q e
+---------4-----2---------------+---------+---+---+-----------+-------+
|7:-----4-----2-----------------|3:---6---|---|---|-----------|---2---|
|4:-(2)-----0-----------0-4-4-0-|4:-------|---|---|-----------|-----2-|
+-----------------0-2-4---------+---4---4-+-0-+-2-+-4-4-4-4-2-+-0-----+


  Q e e e
+---------+
|---------|
|-------2-|
+-2-0-2---+


  e e e q  e     e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e e
+------------+---------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
|------------|4:-----R-------R-----|-----R---------------|-----R---R-------|
|---2-4-4^-2-|4:-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
+-4----------+---0-0---0-0-0---0-0-+-2-2---2-2-0-2-2-2-2-+-4-4---4---4-4-2-+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----------------|-----R-------2---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------2-4-2-----|---------------2-|
+-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-+-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-+-4-2-4-------4-2-+-0-0---0-0-0-----+

                                          Guitar
                                          Solo
  e e e q e e e   e e e e e e e e   q H     H   H   H   e e+h   H   H   H
+---------------+-----------------+-----+-----+---+---+-------+---+---+---+
|-----4---------|-----------------|---R-|3:---|---|---|-------|---|---|---|
|---4---4-2-1---|-----------------|-----|4:---|---|---|-------|---|---|---|
+-2-----------2-+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-+-4---+---4-+-0-+-2-+-4-4---+-4-+-0-+-2-+


  e e e q  e   Q e e e   e e e q e   s s e e q e   e q e e e   Q e e e
+------------+---------+-----------+-------------+-----------+---------+
|------------|---------|-------2---|-------------|-----------|---------|
|---3-4-4^-2-|---2-----|---------2-|-----4---2-1-|-------0-2-|---2-----|
+-4----------+-4---4-2-+-0-0-0-----+-2-2---2-----+-4-2-4-----+-4---4-2-+


  e e e  q e   e e e e e e   e q e s E   Q e e e   e e e e e e   Q e e e
+------------+-------------+-----------+---------+-------------+---------+
|---2---/4-2-|-------------|-----------|---------|-------2---2-|---------|
|-----2------|---4-2-1-2-4-|-----------|---2-----|---------2---|---------|
+-0----------+-2-----------+-4-2-4-2-2-+-4---4-2-+-0-0-0-------+-2-2-0-2-+


  e e e e e e   e e e e e e   e e e e e e   e e e e e e   e e e e e e
+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+
|-------------|-------------|-------2/4-2-|-------------|-------------|
|-------2-----|-------2-----|-------------|---4-2-1-2-4-|-------2-----|
+-4-2-4---4-2-+-4-4-4---4-2-+-0-0-0-------+-2-----------+-4-2-4---4-2-+

 Rhythm Guitar
 Enters Here
  e e e q e   e e e q e   e e e e e e   e e e e e e   e e e q e
+-----------+-----------+-------------+-------------+-----------+
|-----------|-------2---|-------------|-------------|-------2---|
|-------2-4-|---------2-|-------------|---2-4-5-4-2-|---------2-|
+-4-4-4-----+-0-0-0-----+-2-2-2-0-0-2-+-4-----------+-0-0-0-----+

              Living in....
  e e e q e   e e e q e   q e q e   Q q e   e e e e  e e
+-----------+-----------+---------+-------+--------------+
|-----------|-----------|-----2---|-------|--------------|
|-----------|-------2---|-------2-|-------|---2-4-4^-2---|
+-2-2-2-0-2-+-4-4-4---4-+-0-0-----+-2-0-2-+-4----------4-+


  q e q e   e e e q e   e e e e e e     e e e e e e e s s   e e e e e e e e
+---------+-----------+-------------+---------------------+-----------------+
|-----2---|-----------|-------------|4:-----R-------------|-----R-----------|
|-------2-|-----------|-------2-----|4:-------------------|-----------------|
+-0-0-----+-2-2-2-0-2-+-4-4-4---4-2-+---0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-+-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----R-----------|-----R-------R---|-----R-----------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|
+-4-4---4-4-4-4-4-+-0-0---0-0-0---0-+-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-+-4-4-2-4---4-2-4-+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e q e e e e e
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+---------------+
|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2---2-----2-|
|---------------2-|---4-----4-2-1---|---------2-------|-----2---2-2---|
+-0-0---0-0-0-----+-2---2-2-------2-+-4-4-2-4---4-2-4-+---------------+


  e q e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+---------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|---------------|-----------------|---2-----2-----2-|-----------------|
|---4---4-2-1---|---------2-------|-----2-----2-----|-----4---4-2-1---|
+-2---2-------2-+-4-4-2-4---4-2-4-+-0-----0-----0---+-2-2---2-------2-+


  e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e e e e
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------2/4-2---|---------------2-|---4-----4-2-1---|---------2-4-2---|
+-4-4-2-4-------4-+-0-0---0-0-0-----+-2---2-2-------2-+-4-4-2-4-------4-+

                              Hold Thru
                              Drum Fill
  e H+e   e H+e   e e e e e e q+  w   q   H
+-------+-------+---------------+---+-------+
|-2-2---|-------|-----8-4-6-8---|---|-----R-|
|-------|-------|---6-----------|---|-------|
+-0-0---+-2-2---+-4-----------4-+---+-4\X---+


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                Created using the Bass Tab Creator
     __         by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
   +|oo|+
   +|oo|+       Notes:  w = Whole  h = Half  q = Quarter
     ||                 e = 8th    s = 16th  t = 32nd  x = 64th
     ||
     ||                 Capital durations are dotted notes
     ||                   (equal to 1.5 times the duration value)
     ||
     ||             #
     ||         +----+                   +----+
  _  ||  _      |*--*+  = MEASURE        |4:--|  = TIME
  \\_||_//      |*--*+    REPEATS        |4:--|    SIGNATURES
   | [] |       +----+   (#=Num Repeats) +----+
   | || |
  /  []  \      + = TIE         ^  = TRIPLET           > = BEND
  \______/      H = HAMMER ON   \  = SLIDE TO FRET     R = Rest
                P = PULL OFF    \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE  ~ = Trill

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