From: "Paulo Eduardo Tuasca" 
Subject: s/styx/lights.tab
Date: Thu, 11 Oct 2001 11:24:41

Styx: Lights
>From the album 
Copyright 1979
Music and Lyrics by Tommy Shaw / Dennis DeYoung

Comments to Paulo E. Tuasca 

This is a very beautiful song to be played on accoustic.
Listen to the record to get the strumming pattern.
I'll only place the chords on the right time here.

Intro:

    Asus4 A Asus2 A    Asus2  A Asus2   F#m               Bm    F#m
e||-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-2---------------|-2-----2-2-2-2-2--|
B||-3-3-3-2---0-0-2-|---0-0---2---0---|-2---------------|-3-----2-2-2-2-2--|
G|4-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2---2---2---|-2---------------|-4-----2-2-2-4-2--|
D|4-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2---2---2---|-4---------------|-4-----4-4--------|
A||-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-4---------------|-2-----4-4--------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-------2-2--------|

    Asus4 A Asus2 A    Asus2  A Asus2   F#m               F#m
e||-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-2---------------|-2----------------|
B||-3-3-3-2---0-0-2-|---0-0---2---0---|-2---------------|-2----------------|
G|4-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2---2---2---|-2---------------|-2---4---5---4----|
D|4-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|---2-2---2---2---|-4---------------|-4----------------|
A||-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---0-0---0---0---|-4---------------|-4----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|-2----------------|

                      A       D   E     A                 D   E   A
e||-----------------|-------222-444-55|-5-------------22|-2-444-555--------|
B||-----------------|-2-----333-555-55|-5-------------33|-3-555-555--------|
G|4-5---4---5---4---|-2-----222-444-66|-6-------------22|-2-444-666--------|
D|4-----------------|-2-----000-000-77|-7-------------00|-0-000-777--------|
A||-----------------|-0-------------77|-7---7---0-------|-------777----7---|
E||-----------------|---------------55|-5---------------|-------555--------|

            D   E     A
e||-------222-444-55|-5---------------|-----------------|
B||-------333-555-55|-5---------------|-----------------|
G|4-------222-444-66|-6---------------|-----------------|
D|4-------000-000-77|-7---------------|-----------------|
A||-0-------------77|-7---------------|-----------------|
E||---------------55|-5---------------|-----------------|

Verse:

Play twice

    A       Asus2 A   A       A Asus2   F#m               D     Bm
e||-0-----------0-0-|-0-------0---0---|-2---------------|-2-----2-2--------|
B||-2-----------0-2-|-2-------2---0---|-2---------------|-3-----3-3--------|
G|4o2-----------2-2-|-2-------2---2---|-2---------------|-2-----4-4-------o|
D|4o2-----------2-2-|-2-------2---2---|-4---------------|-0-----4-4-------o|
A||-0-----------0-0-|-0-------0---0---|-4---------------|-------2-2--------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-2---------------|------------------|

    Bm                F#m     C#m       Bm                F#m     C#m
e||-2---------------|-2-------4-------|-2-2-2---5-4-2-4-|-2-------4--------|
B||-3---------------|-2-------5-------|-3-3-3---5-5-3-5-|-2-------5--------|
G|4-4---------------|-2-------6-------|-4-4-4---6-6-4-6-|-2-------6--------|
D|4-4---------------|-4-------6-------|-4-4-4---7-6-4-6-|-4-------6--------|
A||-2---------------|-4-------4-------|-2-2-2---7-4-2-4-|-4-------4--------|
E||-----------------|-2---------------|---------5-------|-2----------------|
    Bm      F#m
e||-2-------2-------|
B||-3-------2-------|
G|4-4-------2-------|
D|4-4-------4-------|
A||-2-------4-------|
E||---------2-------|

Chorus (same as intro):

Some glides upside the guitar neck...:

Small riff before solo:

Play many times, then play the same thing up the neck.
Both are transcribed.

e||-----h---9-------10--9-------------|-----h---9-------10--9--------------|
B||----8-10-----------------10--8-----|----8-10-----------------10---------|
G|4-9---------------------------------|-9----------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e||-----h---2-------3---2-------------|-----h---2-------3---2--------------|
B||----1-3------------------3---2-----|----1-3------------------3----------|
G|4-2---------------------------------|-2----------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Solo:

Atention to these bends!

e||---------8~------------------------|------------------b---r-------------|
B||---r------------r----10---b---r----|-----------------6-(8)---5---5------|
G|4(9)-7/9------(9)-7-------7-(9)-7---|-5~---------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e||-----------------------------------|
B||---p-------p-----------------------|
G|4-8---7~--7---5~--------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|

Play small riff then go back to solo:

e||---b---p---------------------------|-------------------b---b---b---b----|
B||[8]10-5-6-b-r----------------------|---------h---8---8---8---8---8------|
G|4----------7-9-7----h-------h-------|--h-----7-9------bends to 10 fret---|
D|4---------------5-5---7---5---7-----|-7-9-9------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

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: A
  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