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Styx - This Old Man guitar tab
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Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 16:08:26 -0500
From: "Paulo Eduardo Tuasca"
Subject: s/styx/this_old_man.tab
Styx: This Old Man
>From the album
Copyright 1976
Music by Dennis DeYoung
Lyrics by Dennis DeYoung
Comments to Paulo E. Tuasca
Intro and Chorus
The high notes are the Intro, and the PowerChords above them are the Chorus.
A5 F5
e||--------------12-------------------|------13-13---12-12------------h---|
B||---------13-15---13----------------|----------------------15-15\-12----|
G|4-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|4-7---------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
A||-7---------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
E||-5---------------------------------|-1---------------------------------|
A5 G5
e||--------------12-------------------|-------------------------------h---|
B||-13------13-15---13----------------|------12-12---13-13---15-15\-12----|
G|4-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|4-7---------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
A||-7---------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
E||-5---------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
A5 F5
e||--------------12-------------------|------12-12---13-12----------------|
B||-13------13-15---13----------------|----------------------15-13--------|
G|4-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|4-7---------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
A||-7---------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
E||-5---------------------------------|-1---------------------------------|
C5 G5
e||---------12--13--12----------------|-------------12--------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|------15-15------15----------------|
G|4-5---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|4-5---------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
A||-3---------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
F5 F5 F5 G5 A5 A5 G5 F5 Em tr
e||------13-13---15-17---17-15\-13----|-12-/13\12-------12-12--13--/17----|
B||-----------------------------------|---------/15\13/15-----------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|4-3----3--3----5--7----7--5\--3-----|-2---------------------------------|
A||-3----1--3----5--7----7--5\--3-----|-2---------------------------------|
E||-1----1--1----3--5----5--3\--1-----|-0---------------------------------|
Verse 1
(x6)
Am G
e||---------0---------------3---------|
B||-----1-----1---------3-----3-------|
G|4---2---2-----2-----0---0-----0-----|
D|4-----------------------------------|
A||-0~-----------(0)--------------2---|
E||-----------------3~----------------|
(Strumming)
Fmaj7 G Fmaj7 C7
e||-0---------------|-3---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|
B||-1---------------|-3---------------|-1---------------|-3---------------|
G|4-2---------------|-0---------------|-2---------------|-0---------------|
D|4-3---------------|-0---------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|
A||-----------------|-2---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
E||-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Pre-Chorus (P?-P?--P?-P?)
(x2)
Am Am G Em Am Am G A?
e||-0---0---3-----0-|-0---0---3-----5-|
B||-1---1---3-----0-|-1---1---3-----5-|
G|4-2---2---0-----0-|-2---2---0-----2-|
D|4-2---2---0-----2-|-2---2---0-----2-|
A||-0---0---2-----2-|-0---0---2-----0-|
E||---------3-----0-|---------3-------|
Bridge (Many Times Before Solo)
A5 G5 A5 D5
e||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|---------------------7-------------|
D|4--h-p----7-7---------5-------------|--h-p----7-7---------7-------------|
A||-3-5-3---7-7---------3-------------|-3-5-3---7-7---------5-------------|
E||-------3-5-5---------3-------------|-------3-5-5-----------------------|
Solo
e||-----------------------------------|---------------------------b--------|
B||-----------------------------------|----------------h--8-10--10-12------|
G|4--------------------------h--5-7/--|-9--7----------7-9------------------|
D|4--h-------------------h--5-7-------|------10-9--------------------------|
A||-5-7-----------------5-7-----------|------------------------------------|
E||-----8-5-8-------------------------|------------------------------------|
tr
e||-10--p----b------7-8-10--12--12-10-|-12/13\--12-12--13------------------|
B||---10-8-10-12-10-------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chorus with Fills
A5 F5 r b
e||-/17---------------------17-19-20--|-19--------------------20-19-17-19--|
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4-7---------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
A||-7---------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
E||-5---------------------------------|-1----------------------------------|
A5 b G5
e||-20-------------------19-20-19-17--|-19-17-19----------------r----------|
B||-----------------------------------|-----------------------17-15-13-15--|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4-7---------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
A||-7---------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
E||-5---------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
A5 F5
e||---b-----b---------------15---r----|---h--p-----------------------------|
B||-15-17-15-17--------------(17)-15--|-13-15-13---------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4-7---------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
A||-7---------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
E||-5---------------------------------|-1----------------------------------|
C5 G5
e||-/20-------b--r--b-------15---r----|---h---------------------r----------|
B||---------15-17-13-17--------17-15--|-13-15-15--------------17-15-13-----|
G|4-5---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4-5---------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
A||-3---------------------------------|-5----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|-3----------------------------------|
F5 F5 F5 G5 A5 A5 G5 F5 Em
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-13--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4-3----3--3----5--7----7--5\--3-----|-2----------------------------------|
A||-3----1--3----5--7----7--5\--3-----|-2----------------------------------|
E||-1----1--1----3--5----5--3\--1-----|-0----------------------------------|
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
Get this song at:
Copyrights:
Author: Dennis DeYoung
Composer: ?
Publisher: BGO Records
Details:
Released in: 1977
Language: English
More info:
- Country: United States
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