Limelight Chords by Rush

Tempo:
131.65 bpm
Chords used:

E

Gb

Abm

B

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Rush - Limelight (HQ) chords
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[N] [B]
[A]
[B] [A]
[B] [A]
[B] [A] [B]
[E] [B]
Living [Ab] on a blinded [B] stage approaches [E] the unreal [Gb] For those who [E] think and feel, in [B] touch with
[Abm] some reality [Gb]
On the [B] gilded [A] day,
[B] [A]
[B] gasping [Ab] is a nightly [Gb] roll
Fill it [E] with luack, [Gb] with insufficient [E] tact [B] One must [Abm] put up [Gb] barriers to keep [B] oneself intact
[A]
[E] [Abm] Living [E] in a [Gb] limelight, the [Abm] universal dream
[E] For those who [Gb] wish to see
[Abm]
[E] Those who wish to [Gb] be, [Abm] must put aside [E] the alienation [Gb] Get on with [Abm] the simulation, [E] a real relation
[Gb] The underlying [Abm] key
[E]
[Gb] [B] [A]
[E]
[B] Living in [Ab] a fish island, spot [Gb] in the [E] camera eye [Gb] I have no heart to [E] lie
I don't pretend [Abm] to swing, who is a [B] long-awaited [A] friend
[B] [A]
[B] All the [Ab] world's in me a slave, [Gbm] me are merely [E] players, [Gb]
performers [E] and portrayers
[B] Each
[Abm] another's audience, a [Gb] dive of [B] gilded day
[E] [Ab] Living [E] in a limelight, [Gb] the [Abm] universal dream [E] For those who [Gb] wish to see
[Abm] [E] Those who wish [Gb] to be, [Abm] must put aside [E] the [Gb] alienation Get on with the [E] simulation, a real relation
The underlying [Abm] key
[E]
[Gb] [Ab]
[E] [Gb]
[Abm] [E]
[B] [Gb] [Abm]
[E] [B]
[Ab] [B] [E]
[Gb] [Ab]
[Abm] [E] [B]
[Abm]
[E] [Gb] [Abm]
[E] [Gb] [Abm] Living in [E] a limelight, the [Abm] universal dream [E] For those who wish [Gb] to see
[Abm] [E] Those who wish to [Gb]
be, [Abm] must put aside [E] the alienation [Gb] Get on with [Abm] the simulation, [E] a real relation
[Gb] The underlying key
[Abm] [E] The real relation
[Gb] The underlying [Abm]
key
[E] [Gb] [Abm] [E]
[Gb] [Abm]
[E] [Gb]
Key:  
E
2311
Gb
134211112
Abm
123111114
B
12341112
A
1231
E
2311
Gb
134211112
Abm
123111114
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To learn Rush - Limelight chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - E, Gb, Abm, E and Abm. Start with a comfortable 66 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 132. With B Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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[N] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B]
Living [Ab] on a blinded [B] stage approaches [E] the unreal [Gb] For those who [E] think and feel, in [B] touch with
[Abm] some reality [Gb]
On the [B] gilded [A] day, _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ gasping [Ab] is a nightly [Gb] roll
Fill it [E] with luack, [Gb] with _ insufficient [E] tact [B] One must [Abm] put up [Gb] barriers to keep [B] oneself intact
[A] _
_ [E] _ _ _ [Abm] Living [E] in a [Gb] limelight, the _ [Abm] universal dream _
[E] For those who [Gb] wish to see
[Abm] _ _
_ _ [E] Those who wish to [Gb] be, _ _ [Abm] must put aside [E] the _ alienation [Gb] Get on with [Abm] the simulation, [E] a real relation
[Gb] The underlying _ [Abm] _ key
[E] _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [B] Living in [Ab] a fish island, spot [Gb] in the [E] camera eye [Gb] I have no heart to [E] lie
I don't pretend [Abm] to swing, who is a [B] long-awaited _ [A] friend
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ [B] All the [Ab] world's in me a slave, [Gbm] me are merely [E] players, [Gb]
performers [E] and portrayers
[B] Each _
[Abm] another's audience, a [Gb] dive of [B] gilded day
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Ab] Living [E] in a limelight, [Gb] the _ [Abm] universal dream [E] For those who [Gb] wish to see
[Abm] _ _ _ [E] Those who wish [Gb] to be, _ [Abm] must put aside [E] the _ _ [Gb] alienation Get on with the _ [E] simulation, a real relation
The underlying _ [Abm] _ key _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ [E] _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Abm] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ [Abm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [Abm] Living in [E] a limelight, the _ [Abm] universal dream [E] For those who wish [Gb] to see
_ [Abm] _ _ [E] Those who wish to [Gb] _
be, [Abm] must put aside [E] the _ alienation [Gb] Get on with [Abm] the _ simulation, [E] a real relation
[Gb] The _ underlying key
_ [Abm] _ [E] The real relation
[Gb] The underlying _ [Abm]
key
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song was authored by Eric Woolfson and Alan Parsons.

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