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