From: "Paulo Eduardo Tuasca" 
Subject: s/styx/serpent_is_rising.tab
Date: Sun, 04 Nov 2001 19:37:50

Styx: The serpent is rising
>From the album 
Copyright 1973
Lyrics by John Curulewski / C. Lofrano

Comments to Paulo E. Tuasca 

Intro:

e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4o----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4o---------php-------------php------|---------php-----5-------4----------|
A||-3.--3---6565~---3.--3---6565~-----|-3.--3--6565-3-------3-------3------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e||-----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|
G|4----------------------------------o|
D|4-3--------------------------------o|
A||-----3---6---3---5-----------------|
E||-------------------------6---------|

e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4----------php-------------php------|---------php-----5-------4----------|
D|4-3.--3---6565~---3.--3---6565~-----|-3.--3--6565-3-------3-------3------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e||-----------------------------------|
B||----------------------------------o|
G|4-3--------------------------------o|
D|4-----3---6---3---5-----------------|
A||-------------------------6---------|
E||-----------------------------------|

e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4----------php-------------php------|---------php-----5-------4----------|
A||-3.--3---6565~---3.--3---6565~-----|-3.--3--6565-3-------3-------3------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

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

Verse:

I think these are all power chords, though I'm not sure...

    C     G C         C G C     G C     Bb    F Bb        BbFBb       F Bb
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||-3.------3-------|-3.--3-------3---|-1.------1-------|-1.--1---------1--|
E||-------3---------|---3-------3-----|-------1---------|---1---------1----|

    C     G C         C G C     G C     C#  C#      G
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||-3.------3-------|-3.--3-------3---|-4.--4-----------|------------------|
E||-------3---------|---3-------3-----|-------------3---|------------------|

Intro:

Solo over Intro:

x|| 1       2       3       4         | 1       2       3       4          |
x|| 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8     | 1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8      |
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4------------------------------- Later! ---------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Verse:

Chorus:

e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|-----------------------------3------|
D|4-----------------------------------|--3------3---5---6---5---6----------|
A||-3-------3---5---6---5---6---7-----|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

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

Solo:

e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4------------------------------- Later! ---------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Acoustic over solo:

Perhaps it's always the open G, but this way is beautifull too...

e||-----5---3-------------------------|-----5---3--------------------------|
B||-----------------6---3-------3-----|-----------------6---3-------3------|
G|4o0-----------0-----------0--------o|o3-----------3-----------3---------o|
D|4o---------------------------------o|o----------------------------------o|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e||-----5---3-------------------------|-----5---3--------------------------|
B||-----------------6---3-------3-----|-----------------6---3-------3------|
G|4o5-----------5-----------5--------o|o0-----------0-----------0---------o|
D|4o---------------------------------o|o----------------------------------o|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Intro doubled with 2 oct higher (start on string B, 13th fret),
with this variation on last repeat:

e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4----------php-------------php------|---------php-----5-------4----------|
A||-3.--3---6565~---3.--3---6565~-----|-3.--3--6565-3-------3-------3------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

e||-----------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|
G|4-----------------------------------|
D|4-3~---------------h-p--------------|
A||-------------6---5-6-5-------------|
E||-------------------------6---------|

Solo over Intro:

e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|4------------------------------- Later! ---------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Verse:

Chorus:

Verse:

Chorus:

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