From: "Paulo Eduardo Tuasca" 
Subject: s/styx/the_grand_illusion.tab
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 12:14:23

Styx: The grand illusion
>From the album 
Copyright 1977
Music by Dennis DeYoung
Lyrics by Dennis DeYoung

Comments to Paulo E. Tuasca 

That's it. One of my favorites. No solos yet...

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#5
Welcome ..... illusion
C#5
Come 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#5
The stage ...... playing
C#5
Suddenly ....... 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||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||                                                                        |
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||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||                                                                        |
||                                                                        |
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||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||                                                                        |
||                                                                        |
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||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
||                                                                        |
||                                                                        |
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-------|------------------|
   ___________________________________
  | 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#5
America ..... competition
C#5
Join us ..... ambition
C#5
get 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
  = 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:
  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