Styx - Queen Of Spades guitar tab
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 16:11:46 -0500
From: "Paulo Eduardo Tuasca"
Subject: s/styx/queen_of_spades.tab
Styx: Queen of Spades
>From the album
Copyright 1978
Music by Dennis DeYoung
Lyrics by Dennis DeYoung
Comments to Paulo E. Tuasca
Intro
(X4)
C#? C#? C#? B5 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 B5
e||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
B||---0-------0-----|---0-------------|---0-------0-----|---0-------------|
G|4-----6-------6---|-----6---------4\|(2)--2-------2---|-----2---------4/|
D|4-------6-------6-|-------6-------4\|(2)----2-------2-|-------2-------4/|
A||-----------------|---------------2\|(0)--------------|---------------2/|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C#? C#? C#? B5 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2
e||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
B||---0-------0-----|---0-------------|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
G|4(6)--6-------6---|-----6---------4\|(2)--2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D|4(6)----6-------6-|-------6-------4\|(2)----2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
A||(4)--------------|---------------2\|(0)--------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B? B? B? B? C#? C#? C#? C#?
e||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
B||---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
G|4-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|
D|4-------4-------4-|-------4-------4-|-------6-------6-|-------6-------6-|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B? B? B? B? Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2
e||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
B||---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-0-0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
G|4-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-2---2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D|4-------4-------4-|-------4-------4-|-2-----2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(X3)
C#? C#? C#? B5 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2 B5
e||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
B||---0-------0-----|---0-------------|---0-------0-----|---0-------------|
G|4-----6-------6---|-----6---------4\|(2)--2-------2---|-----2---------4/|
D|4-------6-------6-|-------6-------4\|(2)----2-------2-|-------2-------4/|
A||-----------------|---------------2\|(0)--------------|---------------2/|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
C#? C#? C#? B5 Asus2 Asus2 Asus2
e||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
B||---0-------0-----|---0-------------|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
G|4(6)--6-------6---|-----6---------4\|(2)--2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D|4(6)----6-------6-|-------6-------4\|(2)----2-------2-|-------2-------2-|
A||(4)--------------|---------------2\|(0)--------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B? B? B? B? C#? C#? C#? C#?
e||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
B||---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|
G|4-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-----6-------6---|-----6-------6---|
D|4-------4-------4-|-------4-------4-|-------6-------6-|-------6-------6-|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B? B? B? B? A5 A5 A5 A5
e||-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||---0-------0-----|---0-------0-----|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-----4-------4---|-----4-------4---|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
D|4-------4-------4-|-------4-------4-|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse
Main Guitar
e||-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-6---6-4-6---6-4-|---------4-------|
D|4-6---6-4-6---6-4-|-4---4---4-------|
A||-4---4-2-4---4-2-|-4---4-0-2---0-2-|
E||-----------------|-2---2-----------|
Fill
e||-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------0h1h2-|
A||-----------------|----------0h2----|
E||-----------------|---------0h2-----|
Main Guitar
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-4-6---6-4--|-6---6-4-6---4---|
D|4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6--6-4-6---6-4--|-6---6-4-6---4---|
A||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-2-4---4-2--|-4---4-2-4---2---|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Fill
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-------------0h2-|-------------0h2-|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------0h2---|-----------0h2---|
E||-----------------|-----------------|---------0h2-----|---------0h2-----|
Chorus
(Muted)
e||-----------------|
B||-----------------|
G|4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
D|4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E||-----------------|
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-------5---------|-----------------|------5----------|-----------------|
G|4-6-6---4---2---4-|-6-6--6-6--4-----|-6-6--4----------|-4-4-------------|
D|4-6-6---2---2---4-|-6-6--6-6--4---4-|-6-6--2------2-4-|-4-4-----4-2-4---|
A||-4-4-------0---2-|-4-4--4-4--2-0-4-|-4-4----0-2-4----|-2-2---0-4-2-4---|
E||-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|---------2-0-2---|
Solo (Verse?s Riff in the background)
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4---------------Be my guest and help me with this solo...---------------|
D|4-----------------|---------------@;-)----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
(This part has power chords for the intro)
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-6-6-----------4-|-2-2-----------4-|-6-6-----------4-|-2-2-------------|
D|4-6-6-----------4-|-2-2-----------4-|-6-6-----------4-|-2-2-------------|
A||-4-4-----------2-|-0-0-----------2-|-4-4-----------2-|-0-0-------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-4-4-----------4-|-6-6-----------6-|-4-4-----------4-|-2---2---2---2---|
D|4-4-4-----------4-|-6-6-----------6-|-4-4-----------4-|-2---2---2---2---|
A||-2-2-----------2-|-4-4-----------4-|-2-2-----------2-|-0---0---0---0---|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus
Solo 2
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4--------------Be my guest and help me with this solo too...------------|
D|4-----------------|---------------@;-)----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The end fades with that C#? chord from the intro repeated over and over
C#? C#?
e||-0-------0-------|
B||---0-------0-----|
G|4-----6-------6---|
D|4-------6-------6-|
A||-----------------|
E||-----------------|
Tablature Explanation:
NT = Nashville Tuning is when the low E, A, D & G 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
= 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:
Tuning: Standard [EADGBe].
Key signature: D
Effects:
Chord Chart Below for major chords
Tablature Format:
This Tablature is based on the format indicated below.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
