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                             CASTLE WALLS - Styx
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Written by: Dennis DeYoung
Album: "The Grand Illusion"         (1977, A & M Records)

Tabbed by: Anne Drury   (zerofret)
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: July 1, 2006

INTRO:

 E ---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|   (bass part)
 G ---------------------------------|
 D ---------------------------------| 3x
 A -3-------3-------3-------3-------|
 E ---------------------------------|


   Cm                                Ab
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B -----8-6-8-----------8-6-8---6---|-6-----4-4-----------------------|
 G -----8-7-8-----------8-7-8---7---|-7-----5-5-----------------------|
 D -5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2x
 A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


   Cm                                Ab
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B -----8-6-8-----------8-6-8---6---|-6-----4-4-----------8-6-6---4---|
 G -----8-7-8-----------8-7-8---7---|-7-----5-5-----------8-7-7---5---|
 D -5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


   Bb
 E ---------------------------------|
 B -4-----3-3-----------------------|
 G -5-----3-3-----------------------|
 D ---------------------------------|
 A ---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|


1ST VERSE:

   Cm                                Ab
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B -----8-6-8-----------8-6-8---6---|-6-----4-4-----------------------|
 G -----8-7-8-----------8-7-8---7---|-7-----5-5-----------------------|
 D -5-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2x
 A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1. Once in a dream, far beyond these castle walls
2. Down near the bay where the moonlit water falls


   Cm                                Ab
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B -----8-6-8-----------8-6-8---6---|-6-----4-4-----------8-6-6---4---|
 G -----8-7-8-----------8-7-8---7---|-7-----5-5-----------8-7-7---5---|
 D -5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   I stood alone while the minstrel  sang his song,      So afraid I'd


   Bb
 E ---------------------------------|
 B -4-----3-3-----------------------|
 G -5-----3-3-----------------------|
 D ---------------------------------|
 A ---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|
   lost my soul


2ND VERSE:

   Cm                                                         _
 E -11----------------11-------11-------11----------|          |
 B ----13----13----13----13-------13-------13----13-|          |
 G -------12----12----------12-------12-------12----|          |
 D -------------------------------------------------|          |
 A -------------------------------------------------|          |
 E -------------------------------------------------|          |
1. There in the fog                   his song kept            |
3. Leading me on                  with its haunting            |
5. Deep in my heart                    a voice kept            |
                                                               |
                                                               |  3x
   Ab                                                          |
 E -11----------11----------11----------11----------|          |
 B ----13----------13----------13----------13----13-|          |
 G -------13----------13----------13----------13----|          |
 D ----------13----------13----------13-------------|          |
 A -------------------------------------------------|          |
 E -------------------------------------------------|          |
2. calling me                                                  |
4. melody                                                      |
6. echoing,                    I knew I'd soon be             _|


   Bb                        Ab5          G5
 E -10----------10---------------------------|
 B ----11----------11------------------------|
 G -------10----------10---------------------|
 D ----------12----------12--8-8-8-8-8---5---|
 A --------------------------8-8-8-8-8---5---|
 E --------------------------6-6-6-6-6---3---|
   wandering


CHORUS:

    C5                          Bb5   Ab5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G ----------------------8----------|---------------------------------|
 D -10------------8--10--8---10--8--|-6-------------6-6-----6---------|
 A -10------------8--10--6---10--8--|-6-------------6-6-----6-6-5-3---|
 E -8-------------6--8-------8---6--|-4-------------4-4-----4-4-3-1---|
    .       .        .       .        .       .       .       .
   Far           beyond these castle walls


    Bb5                               C5                     Eb5 Bb5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D -8-------------------------------|-10------10------10---/--13--8---|
 A -8-------------------------------|-10------10------10---/--13--8---|
 E -6-------------------------------|-8-------8-------8----/--11--6---|
         Where the distant harbour   meets the sky


    C5                          Bb5   Ab5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G ----------------------8----------|---------------------------------|
 D -10-----10-----8--10--8---10--8--|-6-------------6-6-----6---------|
 A -10-----10-----8--10--6---10--8--|-6-------------6-6-----6-6-5-3---|
 E -8------8------6--8-------8---6--|-4-------------4-4-----4-4-3-1---|

          There the battle raged like hell


    Bb5                              Cm                   Ab
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G ---------------------------------|----------------10^w-10~~--------|
 D -8-------------------------------|-----------8-10------------------|
 A -8-------------------------------|--------10-----------------------|
 E -6-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
         And every dove had lost its will to fly


   Cm                    Ab                Cm            Ab
 E ---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------------|-----------13-13/15-13-----------|
 G pb(12)r10--8h10p8\7---/8-----7---------|--------12-------------12-12=\11-|
 D ------------------------10-----5h6p5---|---------------------------------|
 A --------------------------10---------8-|-8=/10--------------------10=\9--|
 E ---------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
   .          .           .     .           .     .       .         .


   Cm                 Ab             Cm        Ab
 E ---------------------------------|--------------8----10h11p10---------|
 B ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 G -12=\11--11/12---\(5)-----5-5=/7-|-7/8------------------------12\10-8-|
 D ---------------------------------|-----------10---10------------------|
 A -10=\9----9/10---\(3)-------3=/5-|-5/6------------------------10\8--6-|
 E ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
    .           .     .     .         .    .   .         .


   Cm              Ab                                 Cm
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G -10=/(12)-------10---10/(12)---8=|=---10-----------5---------------|
 D ---------------------------------|---------6---5-------------------|
 A --8=/(10)--------8----8/(10)---6=|=----8-----------3---------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------4---3-------------------|
     .       .      .        .        .       .       .       .


BREAK:

(staccato) - played with synth part
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B -------------------6-------------|-------------------6-------------|
 G -5-----7-----8-----------8---7---|-5-----7-----8-----------8---7---|
 D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2x
 A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
    .       .       .       .

(The staff below is played 8x with the chords listed.)

1. C5
2. Eb5
3. C5
4. Ab5
5. F5
6. C5
7. Ab5
8. Bb5                               B5       G5      G5      D5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B -------------------6-------------|-------------------6-------------|
 G -5-----7-----8-----------8---7---|-5-----7-----8-----------8---7---|
 D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 8x
 A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


 E ---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|   (bass part)
 G ---------------------------------|
 D ---------------------------------| 2x
 A -3-------3-------3-------3-------|
 E ---------------------------------|


Harmonized lead guitar part:

Gt1 Cm                                Ab
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|----/8-7-8~----------8-7-8---7---|-7~-\---5-5~---------------------|
 D|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |                                                                   |
Gtr2                                                                  |
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-----/12-10-12~-----12-10-12--10-|-10~-\--8-8~---------------------|
 D|-10------------------------------|---------------------------------|  2x
 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |                                                                   |
Gtr3                                                                  |
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|------/16-15-16~----16-15-16--15-|-15~-\--13-13~-------------------|
 G|-12------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Gt1 Cm                                Ab
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|----/8-7-8~----------8-7-8---7---|-7~-\---5-5~-------8-7-7=\5---5--|
 D|-5-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |                                                                   |
Gtr2                                                                  |
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-----/12-10-12~-----12-10-12--10-|-10~-\--8-8~-----12-10-10=\8--8--|
 D|-10------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |                                                                   |
Gtr3                                                                  |
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|------/16-15-16~----16-15-16--15-|-15~-\--13-13~---16-15-15=\13-13-|
 G|-12------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|



Gt1 Bb
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-5~-/-7-7~-----------------------|------------------------------8--|
 D|---------------------------------|-------------------------/10-----|
 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |                                                                   |
Gtr2                                                                  |
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-8~-\-7-7~-----------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |                                                                   |
Gtr3                                                                  |
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-13~-/-15-15~--------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


Guitar Solo:

Gtr1 Cm                                Ab
 E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-10^(12)r10~-----------------------|---------8-8---------------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|-------------10p8-6~~--------6-5-|
 A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |                                                                     |
Gtr2                                                                    |
 E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-10--10-8-10--10-8-10--10-8-10--8--|-6---6-5-6---6-5-6---6-5-6/8-6/8-|
 A|-10--10-8-10--10-8-10--10-8-10--8--|-6---6-5-6---6-5-6---6-5-6/8-6/8-|
 E|-8---8--6-8---8--6-8---8--6-8---6--|-4---4-3-4---4-3-4---4-3-4/6-4/6-|
    .        .        .        .        .       .       .       .


Gtr1 Cm                                Ab
 E|-----------------------------------|----------------------11^(13)r11-|
 B|-----------------------------------|------------------9-8------------|
 G|-7^(8)r7~~-------------7=/(8)/(10)-|-10^(12)~~------10---------------|
 D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
  |                                                                     |
Gtr2                                                                    |
 E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D|-10--10-8-10--10-8-10--10-8-10--8--|-6---6-5-6---6-5-6---6-5-6/8-6/8-|
 A|-10--10-8-10--10-8-10--10-8-10--8--|-6---6-5-6---6-5-6---6-5-6/8-6/8-|
 E|-8---8--6-8---8--6-8---8--6-8---6--|-4---4-3-4---4-3-4---4-3-4/6-4/6-|



Gtr1 Cm
 E|-8------------8---8-8-11p8-8h11p8-------------------------------|
 B|---11^(13)~-----8-----------------8h11p8------------------------|
 G|-----------------------------------------10-8-10^(12)r10-8h10p8-|
 D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                                |
Gtr2                                                               |
 E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-10----10-8-10----------10-8-10------------10-8-10----8---------|
 A|-10----10-8-10----------10-8-10------------10-8-10----8---------|
 E|-8-----8--6-8-----------8--6-8-------------8--6-8-----6---------|



Gtr1 Ab
 E|-------------------------------------------------16^(18)=|
 B|---------------------------------------/13-13-13---------|
 G|----------------------8==h10--10^(12)--------------------|
 D|-10-8h10p8------8=/10------------------------------------|
 A|-----------10-8------------------------------------------|
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                         |
Gtr2                                                        |
 E|---------------------------------------------------------|
 B|---------------------------------------------------------|
 G|---------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-6-----------6-5-6----------6-5-6-----6-5-6/8---10-6-----|
 A|-6-----------6-5-6----------6-5-6-----6-5-6/8---10-6-----|
 E|-4-----------4-3-4----------4-3-4-----4-3-4/6---8--4-----|



Gtr1 Bb
 E|==r16-----16-15-13-------------------------15-18^(20)--|
 B|-------------------16-15-13-------------16-------------|
 G|----------------------------15^(17)--17----------------|
 D|-------------------------------------------------------|
 A|-------------------------------------------------------|
 E|-------------------------------------------------------|
  |                                                       |
Gtr2                                                      |
 E|-------------------------------------------------------|
 B|-------------------------------------------------------|
 G|-------------------------------------------------------|
 D|-8-----8-8-8-----------------8-8-8=----------------5---|
 A|-8-----8-8-8-----------------8-8-8=----------------5---|
 E|-6-----6-6-6-----------------6-6-6=----------------3---|


CHORUS: (played same as Chorus 1, with 1 added fill)

C5                  Bb5  Ab5
Far beyond these castle walls

   Bb5                       C5                              Eb5  Bb5
 E -------------------------|-----18^(20)r18-15-18-15-----------------|
 B -------------------------|-------------------------18^(20)==r18-16-|
 G -------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 D -------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 A -------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 E -------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   Where I thought I heard Tiresias say,


   C5                            Bb5  Ab5
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G -17~~----------------------------|---------------------------------|
 D ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 A ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
           "Life is never  what  it  seems


   Bb5                               Cm               Ab
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 G ---------------------------------|------------8-10-7=^(8)r7^(8)----|
 D ---------------------------------|---------10----------------------|
 A ---------------------------------|------10-------------------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
         And every man must meet his destiny"


   Cm                Ab                Cm        Ab
 E -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 B -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 G ----------8-10-pb(11)r10-8---------|-------------------------------|
 D -------10------------------10-8-10-|-------------------------------|
 A ----10-----------------------------|-10\8\6/8/10-------------------|
 E -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|


   Cm                  Ab              Cm              Ab
 E -----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
 B -----------------------------------|-------8h9-8--6-6=/(8)---1--3--|
 G -------------------------3-5=/(7)~-|-------------------------------|
 D ------1-3h4p3-1-3-1-3=/5-----------|-------------------------------|
 A ----3------------------------------|----10-----10-8-8=/(10)--3--5--|
 E --3--------------------------------|-------------------------------|
    .      .           .         .      .     .        .        .


   Cm               Ab                              Cm
 E ---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 B -3=/(4)----------6---6/(8)----4--|-4/(6)---------------------------|
 G ---------------------------------|---------------5-----------------|
 D ---------------------------------|---------6--5--------------------|
 A -5=/(6)----------8---8/(10)---6--|-6/(8)---------3-----------------|
 E ---------------------------------|---------4--3--------------------|
    .       .       .         .       .       .     .

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Notes:

-key of C minor
-4/4 time, bar lines do indicate timing
-Dots (...) under a staff indicate where the downbeats fall (1 2 3 4)
-The Intro, 1st and 2nd Verses are all keyboard parts transcribed for guitar

^...bend (w=whole tone)                 /...slide up
r...release bend                        \...slide down
h...hammer on                           =...hold note
p...pull off                            ~...vibrato
pb..pre-bend

(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents
their interpretation of the song.)
Get this song at:
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Copyrights:

Author: ?

Composer: ?

Publisher: A&M Records

Details:

Released in: 1977

Language: English

Appearing on: The Grand Illusion (1977)

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