Styx - Nothing Ever Goes As Planned bass tab

"Nothing Ever Goes as Planned"

Performed by Styx

>From the album "Paradise Theatre"

Words and music by Dennis DeYoung

Bassist: Chuck Panozzo

Transcribed by Brian Angell (DCFan427@aol.com)

This song follows a repetitive chord pattern.

The bass, however, has a couple of variations in the verses.

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

6_|_6 = tie through measure

Intro:

+---------+-----------------+------------+-------5-------5-+

(4) |---------|-----------------|:-5---------|-5-8-------8-----|

(4) |-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|:---------8-|-----------------|

+---------+-8-8-8-8-8-------+------------+-----------------+

1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

[1st time] |[2nd time]

+-7---7---------7-7-+-7-7------7-------+-7-7-7---+---7-7-7-7-------+

|-------------------|-----------------:|---------|-------------8---|

|-------------------|-----------------:|---------|-----------------|

+-------------------+------------------+---------+-----------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse 1:

+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+---------+

|-5-|-----------|---|-----------|---|-----------|---|---------|

|---|-------6-5_|_5-|-------5-6_|_6-|-------6-5_|_5-|-5-3-----|

+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----6-5-+

1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4

+-------------------+-------5-----------+

|-------5---0h3h5-0-|-----------0h3h5-0-|

|-------------------|-3-----------------|

+-3-----------------+-------------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 &

+-------------------+-------5-----------+

|-------5---0h3h5-0-|-----------0h3h5-0-|

|-------------------|-3-----------------|

+-3-----------------+-------------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 &

+-----------------+---8---8---8---8-+---10---10---10---10-+---------------+

|---8---8---8---8-|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|

|-----------------|-6---6---6---6---|-8----8----8----8----|-5-5---5-------|

+-6---6---6---6---+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4

Verse 2:

+---------------------+---------------------+---------7---------7-+

|---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----5h7-------5h7---|

|-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-5---------5---------|

+-3-------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+

1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &

+---------7---------7-+---------8---------8-+---------8---------8-+

|-----5h7-------5h7---|-----6h8-------6h8---|-----6h8-------6h8---|

|-5---------5---------|-6---------6---------|-6---------6---------|

+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+

1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &

+---------7---------7-+---7---5---3---2-+---------------------+

|-----5h7-------5h7---|-----------------|---------3-5---5p3---|

|-5---------5---------|-5---3---1---0---|-----3h5-----------5-|

+---------------------------------------+-3-------------------+

1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &

+---------3-5---5p3---+---------------------+---------3-5---5p3---+

|-----3h5-----------5-|---------3-5---5p3---|-----3h5-----------5-|

|-3-------------------|-----3h5-----------5-|-3-------------------|

+---------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+

1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &

+-----------------+---8---8---8---8-+---10---10---10---10-+---------------+

|---8---8---8---8-|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|

|-----------------|-6---6---6---6---|-8----8----8----8----|-5-5---5-------|

+-6---6---6---6---+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4

Chorus:

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------+

|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5-3---|-----------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-----------------|-6-------5_|_5-----3---------|

+-3---3---3---3---+-3---3---3-------+-----------+-----------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------+

|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5-----|-----------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-------------5---|-3-------3_|_3-----5---------|

+-3---3---3---3---+-3---3---3-------+-----------+-----------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

+---------------------+---------------------+---------8---------8-+

|---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----6h8-------6h8---|

|-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-6---------6---------|

+-3-------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+

1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &

+---------8---------8-+---------------------+---------------------+

|-----6h8-------6h8---|---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|

|-6---------6---------|-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|

+---------------------+-3-------------------+-3-------------------+

1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &

+-----------------+---+

|-----------------|---|

|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-|

+-----------------+---+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Bridge (w/ horn riff):

+---------+---------+---------+---------+

|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|

|-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-3-|

+---------+---------+---------+---------+

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

+---------+---------+---------+---------+---+

|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|---|

|-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-3_|_3-| (hold)

+---------+---------+---------+---------+---+

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Guitar solo:

+----------------------+---------------------+---------8---------8-+

|:---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----6h8-------6h8---|

|:-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-6---------6---------|

+--3-------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+

1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &

+----------+

|---------:|

|-3-3-5-5-:| (Play three times)

+----------+

1 2 3 4

+---------------------+---------------------+-----------------+

|---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----------------|

|-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-5-----5-----5---|

+-3-------------------+-3-------------------+-----------------+

1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

+---------------+

|-5-------------|

|---5-3---3-----|

+-------6---6---+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4

Verse 3:

+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+---------+

|-5-|-----------|---|-----------|---|-----------|---|---------|

|---|-------6-5_|_5-|-------5-6_|_6-|-------6-5_|_5-|-5-3-----|

+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----6-5-+

1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4

+-----------------+-------5---3-----+-----------------+-----------------+

|-------5---3-----|-------------5-3-|-------5---3-----|-----------------|

|-------------5-4-|-3---------------|-------------5-4-|-3---------3-----|

+-3---------------+-----------------+-3---------------+-------------3-5-+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

+-----------------+---8---8---8---8-+---10---10---10---10-+---------------+

|---8---8---8---8-|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|

|-----------------|-6---6---6---6---|-8----8----8----8----|-5-5---5-------|

+-6---6---6---6---+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4

Repeat Chorus and Bridge

And that's all she wrote. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.

Ciao!

Brian