Styx - The grand illusion
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Tuning:
Intro:
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4o---------------o|-----------------|-----------------|
D|4o3--------------o|-3---------------|-----------------|
A||-3---------------|-3-----------1---|-3---------------|
E||-1---------------|-1---------------|---------1---3---|
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4o---------------o|-----------------|-----------------|
D|4o3--------------o|-3---------------|-----------------|
A||-3---------------|-3-----------1---|-3---------------|
E||-1---------------|-1---------------|---------1---3---|
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4o---------------o|-----------------|-----------------|
D|4o6--------------o|-6---------------|-----------------|
A||-6---------------|-6-----------4---|-6---------------|
E||-4---------------|-4---------------|---------4---6---|
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4o---------------o|-----------------|-----------------|
D|4o6--------------o|-6---------------|-----------------|
A||-6---------------|-6-----------4---|-6-----------6~~-|
E||-4---------------|-4---------------|-------4---------|
Verse:
Note: Before all the powerchords, there is a glider slide.
C#5Welcome ..... illusion
C#5Come on ..... happen
C#5 Fill1
Pay the ..... for the show
Fill1:
e||-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|
G|4o----------------|----------------o|
D|4o----------------|---------4-3----o|
A||-----------------|-------------6-4-|
E||-4-----4-4-----4-|-4-----4---------|
C#5The stage ...... playing
C#5Suddenly ....... pounding
C#5 Fill1
Wishing ........ a star
Bridge:
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||4/12~------------|------------10-12|-10--------------|------------------g
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-6---------------|-----------------|-6-4-6-----------|------------------2
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Don't be ...... by ... Ra di o
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g
G|4-----------------|-----------------|/3~--------------|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4---------4-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-------------6-4-|-6-------6-4-----|-----------------|-----------h------2
E||-4-----4---------|-------------6-4-|-6---------------|-6.--4.--4---6----|
The T.V. .. the .... zines
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|---------4-2-4---|-----------------|---------4.--2.---g
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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|| |
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-6---------------|-----------------|-6-4-6-----------|------------------2
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
They'll .... ... photographs of ... ... ... should be
e||--h-p------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-1-2-1-----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g
G|4-------1---------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4---------1-------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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|| |
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4---------4-3-----|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-------------6-4-|-6-------6-4-----|-----------------|------------------2
E||-4-----4---------|-------------6-4-|-6-----------4---|------------------|
But they're just ....... else's ...ta sy
Chorus on bass:
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4o----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4o----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||-4-----------4---|-3-----------3---|-1-----------1---|-1-------1--------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4----|
_____________________________________
| 1st ending |
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3-------1--------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|------------------|
E||-2-----------2---|-2-----------2---|---------4-------|------------------|
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| 2nd ending |
e||-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-----------------|----------------o|
D|4-----------------|----------------o|
A||-----------------|-----------------|
E||-4---------------|-----------------|
Riff over solo:
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4o----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4o----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||-----------------|---------------4-|-----------------|------------------|
E||-6.----------6.--|---------6-4-6---|-6.----------6.--|-1-------4--------|
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|
A||-----------------|---------------4-|-6-4---------6~--|-----4~-----------|
E||-6.----------6.--|---------6-4-6---|-----6.----------|------------------|
Solo1:
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4-----------------|---------- Later! ---------|------------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Intro:
Chorus:
Solo2:
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4-----------------|---------- Later! ---------|------------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Verse:
C#5America ..... competition
C#5Join us ..... ambition
C#5get yourself ...... car
Solo 3:
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4-----------------|---------- Later! ---------|------------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Verse:
Intro 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