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
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rush/limelight_btab.html ]
Guitar
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Created using the Bass Tab Creator
__ by Mario D'Alessio (motcid!marble!dalessio)
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/ [] \ + = TIE ^ = TRIPLET > = BEND
\______/ H = HAMMER ON \ = SLIDE TO FRET R = Rest
P = PULL OFF \X = SLIDE TO NOWHERE ~ = Trill
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