Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 16:15:23 -0500
From: "Paulo Eduardo Tuasca" 
Subject: s/styx/lords_of_the_ring.tab

Styx: Lords of the Ring
>From the album 
Copyright 1978
Music by Dennis DeYoung
Lyrics by Dennis DeYoung

Comments to Paulo E. Tuasca 

Intro and Main Theme:

e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|---------6-------|-5---------------|
D|4-3-----------3-2-|-1-----------1-0-|-----6---6---6---|-5---------------|
A||-3---------------|-----------------|-4---6---4---6---|-3-------------0-|
E||-1---------------|-----------------|-----4-------4---|-----------------|

Riff over keyboad Solo:

e||-----------------|
B||-----------------|
G|4-----------------|
D|4-------------6-4-|
A||-4-----4---------|
E||-----------------|

Solo 1:

e||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|----------h---h---h--7-------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|-4---4---4-6-6-7-7-9---------------|
D|4-------------------h--h--4--5--7---|-----------------------------------|
A||-4---4---4---4---4-5-5-7-----------|-----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e||-----------------------------------|----------------14-15-17-----------|
B||------------------h--h--h---15-----|----14-15-17-15--------------------|
G|4-9---9---9---9---9-11-13-15--------|-16--------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

Riff after Solo 1:
(Listen to the song for the number of repeats)

e||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|4-0-------0-------0-------0---------|-----------------------------------|
A||---4-2-0---4-2-0---4-2-0---4-2-0---|-0-------0-------0-------0---------|
E||-----------------------------------|---4-2-0---4-2-0---4-2-0---4-2-0---|

Solo 2:

e||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|4--------------0--0-------2---4-----|----------------------b-r----------|
D|4------------0----------------------|-2-------------------2-4-2---0-----|
A||-----0---2-------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E||-3---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

e||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|4-------------------------------0---|-----------------------------------|
D|4-2---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A||---------3-------0-------3---2-----|-----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

                               b r                        b   b   b r
e||-------------------3-----5-5-7-5---|-0--------------5-7-5-7-5-7-5-3----|
B||--------------p--3-----------------|-----------------------------------|
G|4---------0-2-4-2-------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|4----p--0---------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A||---2-0-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E||-3---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|

                              h
e||-8-------5-------3-------2---3-----|-3---------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


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:  I don?t know... Seems to change everytime!
  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