Styx - Superstars guitar tab
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 16:10:35 -0500
From: "Paulo Eduardo Tuasca"
Subject: s/styx/superstars.tab
Styx: Superstars
>From the album
Copyright 1977
Music and Lyrics by James Young, Dennis DeYoung and Tommy Shaw
Comments to Paulo E. Tuasca
Intro
C F E D C GG C F E D C BB C F E D C AA
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------12-15-|
B||-----6-5-3---88--|-----6-5-3-------|-----6-5-3---10--|-----12-1315-----|
G|4-5---5-4-2-5-77--|-5---5-4-2-5-44--|-5---5-4-2-5-99--|-12-14-----------|
D|4-5---3-2-0-5-55--|-5---3-2-0-5-44--|-5---3-2-0-5-77--|-----------------|
A||-3---------3-----|-3---------3-22--|-3---------3-----|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus
(xN)
e||------------------|
B||------------------|
G|4-----5~~-----5-4--|
D|4----------------5-|
A||-3.-3----3.-3-----|
E||------------------|
e||------------------|
B||------------------|
G|4------------------|
D|4-3--2--0----------|
A||---------3--2-0---|
E||----------------3-|
Now Tommy sings the verse, with only the bass playing something like the
chorus
Power-Chords before the chorus
D5 E5 G5
e||-----------------|
B||-----------------|
G|4-7---9---12------|
D|4-7---9---12------|
A||-5---7---10------|
E||-----------------|
Chorus
Intro
Solo (expanded for clarity)
e||-----------h--p----------------------|------------r------------------------|
B||------13-12-13-12----13-13---12------|-13---15--17-(15)-13-----------------|
G|4-12-14------------12-----------14-12-|-------------------------------------|
D|4-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e||---b---------------------------------|---b-------------------b-------------|
B||-15-(17)-15-13-12--13-----13-12--13--|-15-(17)-15-13-12-13-15-(18)~--------|
G|4----------------------12-------------|-------------------------------------|
D|4-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e||---b---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B||-15-(17)-15-13-15-13-12-13-----13~---|-13-------13-12-------------12-13-15-|
G|4--------------------------12---------|----12----------12-14----------------|
D|4----------------------------14-------|-------14-------------15-------------|
A||-------------------------------------|-------------------------15----------|
E||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e||-12-13--15/17--15-12-----------------|-15-12------------------h--h---------|
B||---------------------15-13-----------|-------15-13----------12-13-15-12-13-|
G|4---------------------------12~-------|-----------------12-14---------------|
D|4-------------------------------------|-------------15----------------------|
A||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B||-13/15-13-15-15/17-15-17-17/22-20-18-|-20~---------------------------------|
G|4-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|4-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
After the solo Dennis starts "speaking", and the guitar goes like this
e||-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|
A||-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-|
E||-----------------|-----------------|
e||-----------------|-----------------|
B||--------8--------|-6---------------|
G|4-5------7--------|-5------5---7----|
D|4-5------5--------|-3------5---7----|
A||-3---------------|--------3---5----|
E||-----------------|-----------------|
Then play the Chorus until fade
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: C
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
