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Limelight Bass Tab by Rush

Limelight bass tab by Rush

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Rush: "Limelight"  Bass Tab
===========================

Guitar For The Practicing Musician - May 1985
Original Transcription by: Peter Seckel
Converted by: Mario D'Alessio


     w 5  q e e e e q        e e e q e e q e e e e e 4    H H
+-------+-----------6\X-+--------4-----2--------------+-------+
|*4:-R-*|-R-----6-7-----|*7:---4-----2---------------*|6:-----|
|*4:---*|---0-7---------|*4:-2-----0-----------0-4-0-*|4:-2---|
+-------+---------------+----------------0-2-4--------+-----4-+

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
  q q e e e q e e e   e+e q e e e q e e e   H H     q q Q e
+-------------------+---------------------+-----+-----------+
|-R-4---4-R-2-2---2-|-4---4---4-R-2---2-4-|-----|4:-----R---|
|-----4---------4---|-------4-------4-----|-2---|4:-------2-|
+---2---------------+---------------------+---4-+---2-2-----+


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


    h+e e   H   H   e Q e e   Q q e   Q e e e   e e e     q e
+---------+---+---+---------+-------+---------+---------------+
|3:-------|---|---|---------|---2---|---------|---------------|
|4:-------|---|---|---------|-----2-|---------|---2-4-(5)\4-2-|
+---4---2-+-0-+-2-+-4-4-4-2-+-0-----+-2-0-2-2-+-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 e e e e e e e
+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|4:-----R-------R---|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-------R---|
|4:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+---0-0---0-0-0---0-+-2-2---2-2-1-2-3-+-4-4---4-4-4-4-2-+-0-0---0-0-0---0-+


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


    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---------------|
|4:-------|-----2-|---4-|4:-2-----0-----------0-4-0-|
+---4---2-+-0-----+-2---+---------------0-2-4-------+


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


    +e  e e q e e q e e e e e     h+e e   h q   H   e Q e e   Q q e   Q e e e
+---------4-----2-------------+---------+-----+---+---------+-------+---------+
|7:-----4-----2---------------|3:-------|---2-|---|---------|---2---|-----R---|
|4:-(2)-----0-----------0-4-0-|4:-------|-----|---|---------|-----2-|---------|
+-----------------0-2-4-------+---4---2-+-0---+-2-+-4-4-4-2-+-0-----+-2-0---2-+


  e e 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
+---------------+-------------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|---------------|4:-----R-------R---|-----------------|-----6-6-R---6---|
|---2-4-(5)\4-2-|4:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+-4-------------+---0-0---0-0-0---0-+-2-2-2-2-2-1-2-3-+-4-4-------4---0-+


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


  e e     e s E e   Q e e e   e e e q e   e e e q e   e e e e e e   Q e e e
+-----------------+---------+-----------+-----------+-------------+---------+
|-----------------|---------|-------2---|-----------|-------------|---------|
|---3-(4)/5-5\4-2-|---2-----|---------2-|---4---2-1-|-----------2-|---2-1---|
+-4---------------+-4---4-2-+-0-0-0-----+-2---2-----+-4-2-2-3-4---+-4-----4-+


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


  e e e e e e   e q 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---4-2-+-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---|---------2-|-------------|---2-(4)/5\4-2---|---------2-|
+-4-4-4---4-+-0-0-0-----+-2-2-2-0-0-2-+-4-------------4-+-0-0-0-----+


  e e e e e e   e e e q e   e e e q e   e e e q e   e e     e e e e
+-------------+-----------+-----------+-----------+-----------------+
|-------------|-----------|-------2---|-----------|-----------------|
|-------------|-------2---|---------2-|-----------|---2-(4)/5-4-2---|
+-2-2-2-0-0-2-+-4-4-4---4-+-0-0-0-----+-2-2-2-0-2-+-4-------------4-+


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


  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 e e
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
|-----R-----------|---2-R-2-----R---|---4-R-4-4-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------2-------|
+-4-4---4-4-4-4-2-+-0-------0-0---0-+-2---------2-2-3-+-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-|---4-----4-2-1---|---------2-------|-----------2---|
+-0-0---0-0-0-----+-2---2-2-------2-+-4-4-2-4---4-2-4-+-0---0-0-------+


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

                                    Hold Thru
                                    Drum Fill
  e Q e e e e   e H+e   e e e e e e Q           q   H
+-------------+-------+-----3-----3-----------+-------+
|-2-2-2-2-2---|-------|-------4-6-------------|-----R-|
|-----------2-|-------|---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

==========================================================================

For corrections or questions on the tabs, contact the author. If no e-mail
address is included, contact Frank for guitar tabs or Mario for bass tabs,
addresses below.

For remarks, suggestions or additions on the tab 'archive', contact:

Frank (guitar)              or      Mario (bass)
(sheep@gargoyle.hacktic.nl)         (motcid!marble!dalessio@uunet.uu.net)

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