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 C. D. Bruce Transcription by C. D. Bruce (cbruce@peco-energy.com), Richard Soto (lerxst@zeus.jersey.net) and Peter Seckel. Revision 01, submitted 7-27-98. 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BaddE G# F# E F# Eno3rd e e e e e e e e Q Q q e q e e q e e e |-------------|-------0-----|-------------|-----------------|---------| |-------------|-------0-----|-------------|-----------------|---0-0---| 3------------o3-------------|-------------4-----------------2---4-4---| 4------------o4-----9-------|-6-----6---6-4-----4---2/4---2-4---2-2---| |-------0-4-0-|-9-9---------|-6-----6---6-|-----4---2/4---2-|---------| |---2-4-------|-7-----------|-4-----4---4-|-----2---0/2---0-|-------0-| F# E F# E BaddE G# G#7s4 F# B e q e e q e e e e e Q Q q e e e q |-----------------|---------|-------0-----|-------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---------|-------0-----|-------------|-----------------| 4-----------------2---9-9\--3-------------|-------6---6-4-----------------| 4-4---4---2-4---2-4---9-9\--4-----9-----\-|-6-----4---4-4-4---4---------4-| |-4---4---2-4---2-|---7-7\--|-9-9-------\-|-6-----6---6-|-4---4---------2-| |-2---2---0-2---0-|---------|-7---------\-|-4-----4---4-|-2---2-----------| AaddB Eno3rd B AaddB Eno3rd e q q e q q e e e e e e e q e e q q e e e e e |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----0-------0---|-------------|-----0-----0-----|-------------| |-----4-------4-4-3-------------4-----4-4---4---4-3-------------| |---4---2---2---2-4-------------4-4-4---2-2-----2-4-------------| |-------0-------2-|-------0-4-0-|-2-----0-------2-|-------0-4-0-| |---------------0-|---2-4-------|---------------0-|---2-4-------| Cast in this... BaddE G# F# E F# Eno3rd F# E F# Eno3rd e e e Q Q q e q e e q e e e e q e e q |-------0-----|-------------|-----------------|---------|-----------------| |-------0-----|-------------|-----------------|---0-0---|-----------------| |-------------|-------------4-----------------2---4-4---4-----------------| |-----9-------|-6-----6---6-4-----4---2-4---2-4---------4-4---4---2-4---2-| |-9-9---------|-6-----6---6-|-----4---2-4---2-|---------|-4---4---2-4---2-| |-7-----------|-4-----4---4-|-----2---0-2---0-|-------0-|-2---2---0-2---0-| BaddE G# G#7s4 F# BaddE AaddB Eno3rd e e e e e e Q Q e e e e e q e q q e q q |---------|-------0-----|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |---0-0---|-------0-----|-------------|-----------------|-----0-------0---| 2---4-4---3-------------|-------6-6-6-4-----------------|-----4-------4-4-| 4---------4-----9-------|-6-----4-4-4\4-4---4---------4-|---4---2---2---2-| |---------|-9-9---------|-6-----6-6-6\|-4---4---------2-|-------0-------2-| |-------0-|-7-----------|-4-----4-4-4\|-2---2-----------|---------------0-| Living in the... G#m7addC# Eno3rdaddA# F#addB G#m7addC# e e e e e e e e q e e e e q e e e e q e e e e q e |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0---0-|-------0-----| 3-------------|-----------6-|-----------3-|-------------|-----------6-| 4-------------|-----4-------|-----2-------|-----4-------|-----6-------| |-------0-4-0-|---6---------|---2---------|---4---------|---6---------| |---2-4-------|-4-----------|-0-----------|-2-----------|-4-----------| Eno3rdaddA# F#addB G#m7addC# Eno3rd F# e e e q e e e e Q e e e q e e e e e e e e e |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------3-|-------------|-----------6-4-----------------|-----------------| |-----2-------|-----4-------|-----4-------4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |---2---------|---4---------|---6---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-0-----------|-2-----------|-4-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G#7s4 Eno3rd F#addB G#7s4 e e e e e e e e e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----4-------4---|-----3-------3---|-----6-------6---| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-----4-------4---| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-----2-2-----|-4-4-----4-4-----|-6-6-6-------6---| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-2-2-----2-2-----|-4-4-----4-4-----| Eno3rd F# G#m7addC# Eno3rdaddA# F#addB e e q e e q e e q e e q e e e q e e e e q e e e e Q |-----------------|-----2-------2---|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----| |-----4-------4---|-----3-------3---3-----------6-|-----------3-|-------------| |-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-4-4-4---4-4-4---4-----4-------|-----2-------|-----4-------| |-2-2-----2-2-----|-4-4-----4-4-----|---6---------|---2---------|---4---------| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-2-2-----2-2-----|-4-----------|-0-----------|-2-----------| B AaddB Eno3rd B AaddB Eno3rd e e e e qe e e e e e e e e e qe e e e e e |-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------| |-----------------|------------|-----------------|------------| 4-4-4---4---4---4-3------------4-4-4---4---4---4-3------------| 4-4-4---2---2---2-4------------4-4-4---2---2---2-4------------| |-2-2---0---0---2-|------0-4-0-|-2-2---0---0---2-|------0-4-0-| |---------------0-|--2-4-------|---------------0-|--2-4-------| Living in a fisheye... BaddE G# F# E F# E e e e Q Q q e q e e q e e e |-------0-----|-------------|-----------------|---------| |-------0-----|-------------|-----------------|---0-0---| |-------------|-------------4-----------------2---4-4---| |-----9-------|-6-----6---6-4-----4---2/4---2-4---2-2---| |-9-9---------|-6-----6---6-|-----4---2/4---2-|---------| |-7-----------|-4-----4---4-|-----2---0/2---0-|-------0-| F# E F# E BaddE G# G#7s4 F# B e q e e q e e e e e e Q Q e q e e q |-----------------|---------|-------0-----|-------------|-----------------| |-----------------|---0-0---|-------0-----|-------------|-----------------| 4-----------------2---4-4---3-------------|-------6---6-4-----------------| 4-4---4---2-4---2-4---2-2---4-----9-------|-6-----4---4-4-4---4---------4-| |-4---4---2-4---2-|---------|-9-9---------|-6-----6---6-|-4---4---------2-| |-2---2---0-2---0-|-------0-|-7-----------|-4-----4---4-|-2---2-----------| AaddB Eno3rd B AaddB Eno3rd e q q e q q e e e e e e e q e e q q e e e e e |-----------------|-------------|-----------------|-------------| |-----0-------0---|-------------|-----0-----0-----|-------------| |-----4-------4-4-3-------------|-----4-4---4---4-|-------------| |---4---2---2---2-4-------------|-4-4---2-2-----2-|-------------| |-------0-------2-|-------0-4-0-|-2-----0-------2-|-------0-4-0-| |---------------0-|---2-4-------|---------------0-|---2-4-------| All the world's... 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|-------0-|-7-----------|-4-----4---4-|-2---2-----------|---------------0-| G#m7addC# Eno3rdaddA# F#addB G#m7addC# e e e e e e e e q e e e e q e e e e Q e e e q e |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| |-------------|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----| 3-------------|-----------6-|-----------3-|-------------|-----------6-| 4-------------|-----4-------|-----2-------|-----4-------|-----6-------| |-------0-4-0-|---6---------|---2---------|---4---------|---6---------| |---2-4-------|-4-----------|-0-----------|-2-----------|-4-----------| Eno3rdaddA# F#addB G#m7addC# Eno3rd F# e e e q e e e e Q e e e q e e e e e e e e e |-------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0-----|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------3-|-------------|-----------6-4-----------------|-----------------| |-----2-------|-----4-------|-----4-------4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |---2---------|---4---------|---6---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| |-0-----------|-2-----------|-4-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| G#7s4 Eno3rd F#addB G#7s4 e e e e e e e e e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---|-----------------| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-----4-------4---|-----3-------3---|-----6-------6\--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-----4-------4\--| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-----2-2-----|-4-4-----4-4-----|-6-6-6---6-6-6\--| |-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-0-0-----0-0-----|-2-2-----2-2-----|-4-4-----4-4-----| Eno3rd F# G#7s4 e e q e e q e e q e e q e e e e e e e e |-----------------|-----2-------2---|-----------------| |-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----------------| |-----4-------4---|-----3-------3---|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-2-2-2---2-2-2---|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| 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|-19----21----21^---------|-21^-----21^-21^-21^-21^-|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------| Tab returned to "normal" width Repeat 3 times G#m7addC# Eno3rdaddA# F#addB G#m7addC# e e e q e e e e q e e e e q e e e e q e |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|R| |-------0-----|-------0-----|-------0---0-|-------0-----|H| |-----------6-|o----------3-|-------------|-----------6o|Y| |-----4-------|o----2-------|-----4-------|-----4------o|T| |---6---------|---2---------|---4---------|---6---------|H| |-4-----------|-0-----------|-2-----------|-4-----------|M| H Q+ | 2 2 | |-21^--<21^>--|-Liberal use of vibrato-arm thoughout----|L| |-------------|-until the start of the 4/4 section below|E| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|A| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|D| |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| | |-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------| | E F# G#7s4 Eno3rd e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e e e e e q e e e q |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-------0---| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0-------0---| 4-----------------|-----------------|-----6-------6\--|-----4-------4---| 4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----4-------4\--|-----2-------2---| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\--|-2-2---2-2-2-----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4\--|-0-0---0-0-0-----| F#addB G#7s4 Eno3rd F#addBaddE e e q e e e q e e q e e e q e e q e e e q e e q e e e q |-----------------|-----4-------4\--|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| |-----0-------0---|-----4-------4\--|-----0-------0---|-----0-------0---| |-----3-------3---|-----6-------6\--|-----4-------4---|-----3-------3---| |-----4-------4---|-----4-------4\--|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---| |-4-4---4-4-4-4---|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\--|-2-2---2-2-2-----|-4-4---4-4-4-----| |-2-2---2-2-2-----|-4-4---4-4-4-----|-0-0---0-0-0-----|-2-2---2-2-2-----| G#7s4 Eno3rd F#addBaddE G#7s4 e e q e e e q e e q e e e q e e q e e e q e e q e e e q |-----4-------4\--|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---| |-----4-------4\--|-----0-------0---|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4---| |o----6-------6\--|-----4-------4---|-----3-------3--o|-----6-------6---| |o----4-------4\--|-----2-------2---|-----4-------4--o|-----4-------4---| |-6-6-6-6-6-6-6\--|-2-2---2-2-2-----|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---| |-4-4---4-4-4-----|-0-0---0-0-0-----|-2-2---2-2-2-----|-4-4---4-4-4-----| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 E F# G#s4 E E e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e e q e Q ssssss |-----------------|-----------------|-----4-------4---|-----------------| |-----9-------9---|-----11------11--|-----4-------4---|---------999999\-| |-----9-------9---|-111111--111111--|-----6-------6---|---------999999\-| |-----9---9-9-9---|-111111--111111--|-----4-------4---|-2-2-----999999\-| |-7-7-7---7-7-7---|-9-9-----9-9-----|-6-6-6---6-6-6---|-2-2-----777777\-| |-0-0-----0-0-----|-----------------|-4-4-----4-4-----|-0-0-------------| Rit. F# F# G#7s4 e Q ssssss q q q q q q q rapid strumming...... |-----------------|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4-------|---------------4\| |---------1111111\|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4-------|---------------4\| |---------1111111\|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6-------|---------------6\| |-4-4-----1111111\|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4-------|---------------4\| |-4-4-----9999999\|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6---6-------|---------------6\| |-2-2-------------|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4-------|---------------4\| Lyrics: Living on a lighted stage Approaches the unreal For those who think and feel In touch with some reality Beyond the gilded cage. Cast in this unlikely role, Ill-equipped to act, With insufficient tact, One must put up barriers To keep oneself intact. Living in the Limelight, The universal dream For those who wish to seem. Those who wish to be Must put aside the alienation, Get on with the fascination, The real relation, The underlying theme. Living in a fisheye lens, Caught in the camera eye. I have no heart to lie, I can't pretend a stranger Is a long-awaited friend. All the world's indeed a stage, And we are merely players, Performers and portrayers, Each another's audience Outside the gilded cage. Tablature Contributors: This transcription was created by C. D. Bruce (cbruce@peco-energy.com) in the format described below. It previously transcribed by Richard Soto (lerxst@zeus.jersey.net) and Peter Seckel (Guitar for the Practicing Musician). Disclaimer: This tablature represents how the song is played as closely as reasonably achievable to the studio recording. Alex Lifeson may have played it slightly differently. Disclaimer: This tablature represents how the song is played as closely as reasonably achievable to the studio recording. Video footage was utilized as much as possible to validate the information (Exit Station Left, LeStudio version). Alex Lifeson may have played it slightly differently. Revision History: Revision 0: No date information available. Initial submittal by C. D. Bruce. Revision 01: 7/27/1998. Reformatted to condense tab. Made other miscellaneous changes. Tablature Explanation: NT = Nashville Tuning is when the low E, A and D strings are replaced with lighter gauge strings and tuned one octave higher than normal. | = bar separating measures ~ = vibrato x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note . = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it h = hammer p = pull s = slide (used when \ or / don't fit) ^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis () r = release bend (string/fret may be indicated) t = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush) / = slide up \ = slide down x/ = pick slide up x\ = pick slide down <5> = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated) [5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack) (5) = note sustained from previous measure o =\ repeat sign o =/ DC = "Da capo" - means "from the head", when you see these initials you go back to the beginning of the piece of music. DS = "Dal segno" - means "from the sign", go back in the tabulature only as far as the (%) sign. Coda = A passage at the end of a movement or composition that brings it to a formal close. Al Coda = means "to the tail", tells you that you must go to the end section which starts with the Coda sign (+). RF = repeat and fade rit = "ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding. Other pertinent information: Tempo: 1/4 note = ??? Tuning: Standard [EADGBe]. Key signature: Effects: Overdrive, Chorus, Flanger. Chord Chart Below for major chords used: B A B5 e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| B |---|---|---|(O-| B |---|(O-|---|---| B |---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|(O-| G |---|(O-|---|---| G |---|---|---|-O-| D |---|---|---|(O-| D |---|(O-|---|---| D |---|---|---|-O-| A |---|-O-|---|---| A 0---|---|---|---| A |---|-O-|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| AaddB Eno3rd 7 BaddE e |---|---|---|---| e 0---|---|---|---| e 0---|---|---|---| B |---|---|---|---| B 0---|---|---|---| B 0---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|-O-| G |---|---|---|-O-| G |---|-O-|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| D |---|-O-|---|---| D |---|---|-O-|---| A 0---|---|---|---| A |---|-O-|---|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| E |---|---|---|---| E 0---|---|---|---| E |-O-|---|---|---| BaddE 4 G# 4 G#7sus4 e 0---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| B 0---|---|---|---| B |---|---|---|---| B |---|---|---|---| G |---|---|---|-O-| G |---|---|---|---| G |---|---|-O-|---| D |---|---|---|-O-| D |---|---|-O-|---| D |(O-|---|---|---| A |---|-O-|---|---| A |---|---|-O-|---| A |(--|---|-O-|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |-O-|---|---|---| E |(O-|---|---|---| F# F#addB Eno3raddA# e |---|-O-|---|---| e 0---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| B |---|-O-|---|---| B 0---|---|---|---| B 0---|---|---|---| G |---|---|-O-|---| G |---|---|-O-|---| G |---|---|-O-|---| D |---|---|---|-O-| D |---|---|---|-O-| D |---|-O-|---|---| A |---|---|---|-O-| A |---|---|---|-O-| A |---|-O-|---|---| E |---|-O-|---|---| E |---|-O-|---|---| E 0---|---|---|---| 4 G#m7addC# 7 E 9 F# e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| e |---|---|---|---| B 0---|---|---|---| B |---|---|(O-|---| B |---|---|(O-|---| G |---|---|-O-|---| G |---|---|(O-|---| G |---|---|(O-|---| D |(O-|---|---|---| D |---|---|(O-|---| D |---|---|(O-|---| A |(--|---|-O-|---| A |-O-|---|---|---| A |-O-|---|---|---| E |(O-|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| E |---|---|---|---| Tablature Format: This Tablature is based on the format indicated below. 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 <--Quarter note beat locations 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 <--Eighth note beat locations <--Effects/Misc Line D C G/B <--Chord Line e e e q q e e e e q e e e <--Note Duration Line (table below) |-----2-----------|-----------------| <--High E string |-------3---------|-----------------| <--B string |---2-------2---0-|-----0-------0---| <--G string |-0---------------|---2-------0---0-| <--D string |-----------------|-3-----2---------| <--A string |-----------------|-----------------| <--E string Effects/Misc Line: Provides effects information, number of repeats, etc. Chord Line: Provides the chord name for the chords used in the tab below. Note Duration Line: Provides the "value" of each note, e.g., whole, half, quarter, etc. Note Duration Designator Table: w = Whole note h = Half note q = Quarter note H = Dotted half note Q = Dotted Quarter note s = Sixteenth note e = Eighth note S = Dotted sixteenth note E = Dotted eighth note + = Duration exceeds 2 measures t = Thirty-second note T = Dotted thirty-second note Notes with two designations immediately adjacent to each other have durations added (e.g., he = half note + eigth note, etc.) String lines: Represent the strings of a guitar. The tab is laid out as if you placed a right handed guitar on your lap, string side up. A vertical line character "|" represents a bar between measures. A dash "-" represents each string. The numbers indicate which fret should be fingered to sound the note. The first space after every bar is a blank space that is almost never used. Quarter notes are separated by 3 dashes, eighth notes are separated by 1 dash. In an effort to make the ASCII tab look as much like tab in a music book, the notes are spaced out as accurately as possible. In the event the notes will not fit into the format shown above, the tab will be expanded (usually only required for solos).