STYX - "miss america" Tablature
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From: pachuta@horta (usmmm3hj@ibmmail.com)
I lost my copy of "Grand Illusion" about ten years ago, so excuse any flaws
in this partial tab. I used to twiddle with this song and still remember
how I played it. It's pretty much based on standard power chords. The only
tricky part is the hammer on/pull off combination (you'll know the one I
mean when you try it)--better alternatives would be of interest, but I
could never come up with anything easier that sounded right.
MISS AMERICA - Styx
h = hammer on
p = pull off
Vertical lines indicate natural breaks in the song--not necessarily
actual measures
---------------------------|----------------------------|
---------------------------|----------------------------|
-9p7-9--------9h12p9--5-7--|--9p7-9--------9h12p9--7-5--|
----------------------5-7--|-----------------------7-5--|
-------7-10-7---------3-5--|--------7-10-7---------5-3--|
---------------------------|----------------------------|
---------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-3-5-5-5--|
---------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-3-5-5-5--|
-9p7-9--------9h12p9--5-7--|--8-8-8-8-8-4-6-6-6--|
----------------------5-7--|--9-9-9-9-9-5-7-7-7--|
-------7-10-7---------3-5--|--9-9-9-9-9-5-7-7-7--|
---------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-3-5-5-5--|
The above is repeated over the verse. The chorus then goes something like
this (my memory could be a little weak here):
-7-7-7-7-7-8--7-5--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-3--|--7-7-7-7-7-8--7-5-3-5--|
-7-7-7-7-7-8--7-5--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-3--|--7-7-7-7-7-8--7-5-3-5--|
-8-8-8-8-8-9--8-6--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-4--|--8-8-8-8-8-9--8-6-4-6--|
-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-7-5--|--9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7-5-7--|
-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-7-5--|--9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7-5-7--|
-7-7-7-7-7-8--7-5--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-3--|--7-7-7-7-7-8--7-5-3-5--|
You can opt not to use full barre chords, but I prefer them for this song.
All I remember of the lyrics is "You are the queen of the United States/ A
disease for which there is no cure". My mind is blank after that.
Steve Pachuta
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP,
representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and
The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
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which is an option we've always given our users. And due to the highly error-prone nature of tabs on the internet, many choose to go this route.
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