Rush: Cold Fire
From the album Counterparts (Atlantic Records)
Copyright 1993 Core Music Publishing
Music by Lee and Lifeson
Lyrics by Peart
Comments/corrections to Sean Jones
Transcribed by Steve Gorenberg and Sean Jones
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q = quarter note Q = dotted quarter
e = eighth note E = dotted eighth
s = sixteenth note S = dotted sixteenth
t = 32nd note T = dotted 32nd
x = 64th note X = dotted 64th
^ = triplet