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Suite Madame Blue
Performed by Styx
Words and Music by Dennis DeYoung
From the album "Equinox" (A&M Records, 1975, CD3217)
Transcribed and submitted by Brian Angell (llegna@cw-f1.umd.umich.edu)
This is my first bass transcription. I've probably written it in double
time, but I'm sure that this transcription will be accurate enough.
Intro and Verse I:
Bass is absent until Dennis sings "For you, Madame Blue."
G+-------11-12-11------+------11-12-11------+------11-12-11------+
D|4:-9-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|4:-------------------|-12-----------------|-11-----------------|
E+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+----------------+
D|---------------:|
A|-10----9-------:| (Play twice.)
E+----------------+
1 2 3 4
Verse II:
G+--------11-----11---+--------11-----11---+--------11-----11---+
D|:-9-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|:-------------------|-12-----------------|-11-----------------|
E+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+----------------+
D|---------------:|
A|-10----9-------:| (Play four times.)
E+----------------+
1 2 3 4
Play Verse I pattern once.
End of Verse II: (cresc.)
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E+-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-+-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Chorus:
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----9-7-9-------|-----7-5-7-------|-----5-3-5-------|-----7-5-7-------|
A|-------------9---|-------------7---|-------------5---|-------------7---|
E+-7---------------+-5---------------+-3---------------+-5---------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----9-7-9-------|-----7-5-7-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------9---|-------------7---|-----------------|-----------------|
E+-7---------------+-5---------------+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3-3-5-----+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----9-7-9-------|-----7-5-7-------|-----5-3-5-------|-----7-5-7-------|
A|-------------9---|-------------7---|-------------5---|-------------7---|
E+-7---------------+-5---------------+-3---------------+-5---------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+--7-------7-7-7---7---+------------------+
D|:---------------------|-7-----7-7---7---:|
A|:---------------------|-----------------:| (Play three times.)
E+----------------------+------------------+
1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+-----------------+
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------| (Hold and fade out.)
E+-3---------------+
1 2 3 4
Instrumental: (Picks up after Dennis sings "Heaven's Door.")
G+------11-12-11--------+------11-12-11--------+------11-12-11--------+
D|:-9------------12-9---|---------------12-9---|---------------12-9---|
A|:---------------------|-12-------------------|-11-------------------|
E+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+----------------+
D|---------------:|
A|-10----9-------:| (Play four times, rit.)
E+----------------+
1 2 3 4
G+---------+---------+-11-----11-9-------+-9-----9----------+
D|-9-------|-9-------|-------------------|---------12-------|
A|---------|---------|-------------------|------------------|
E+---------+---------+-------------------+------------------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+--------------+------------+-9-----9----------+-9-----9----------+
D|-9-----9--9---|-9-----9----|---------12-------|---------12-------|
A|--------------|------------|------------------|------------------|
E+--------------+------------+------------------+------------------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+--------+
D|-9------|
A|--------| (Hold;
E+--------+ fade away.)
1 2 3 4
Guitar solo and "America" harmony:
Bass is absent for first eight bars. Enters after drum roll.
G+------------+-------------+------------+---------------+
D|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
A|------------|-5--5--7--7--|------------|-5-------------|
E+-7--7-------+-------------+-7--7-------+----3--5-------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Play twelve times.)
Bridge:
G+------------+------------+------------+------------+
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E+-7--7--7--7-+-7--7--7--7-+-9--9--9--9-+-9--9--9--9-+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G+-----------------+-----------------+---------+---------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
E+-10--10--10--10--+-10--10--10--10--+---------+---------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G+----------+--------------+
D|----------|------7-------|
A|-9-9-9-9--|-10-----------|
E+----------+--------------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Chorus II:
G+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
D|-9-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E+---------+-5-------+-3-------+-5-------+-7-------+-5-------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G+-----------------+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
E+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3-3-5-----+-7-------+-5-------+-3-------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G+---------+
D|---------|
A|---------|
E+-5-------+
1 2 3 4
G+--7-------7-7-7---7---+------------------+
D|:---------------------|-7-----7-7---7---:|
A|:---------------------|-----------------:| (Play three times.)
E+----------------------+------------------+
1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+----------+--------+---------+---------+
D|----------|--------|---------|---------|
A|----------|--------|---------|---------|
E+-7-7-----+-5-5-----+-3---3---+-5-5-----+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Outro:
(triplet) (triplet) (triplet)
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-------7-9-10--|-9-------9-7-----|-7-------7-------|
E+-7-------7-9-10--+-----------------+-------------10--+-----------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(triplet) (triplet) (triplet)
(triplet)
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-------7-9-10--|-9-------9-7-----|-7-------7-------|
E+-7-------7-9-10--+-----------------+-------------10--+-----------10-9--+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(rit.)
G+---+
D|---|
A|---| (Keep hammering that B-note, or improvise your own fianle.
E+-7-+ Cymbal crash: End.)
And that's it! Comments are welcome. Ciao!
Performed by Styx
Words and Music by Dennis DeYoung
From the album "Equinox" (A&M Records, 1975, CD3217)
Transcribed and submitted by Brian Angell (llegna@cw-f1.umd.umich.edu)
This is my first bass transcription. I've probably written it in double
time, but I'm sure that this transcription will be accurate enough.
Intro and Verse I:
Bass is absent until Dennis sings "For you, Madame Blue."
G+-------11-12-11------+------11-12-11------+------11-12-11------+
D|4:-9-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|4:-------------------|-12-----------------|-11-----------------|
E+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+----------------+
D|---------------:|
A|-10----9-------:| (Play twice.)
E+----------------+
1 2 3 4
Verse II:
G+--------11-----11---+--------11-----11---+--------11-----11---+
D|:-9-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|:-------------------|-12-----------------|-11-----------------|
E+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+----------------+
D|---------------:|
A|-10----9-------:| (Play four times.)
E+----------------+
1 2 3 4
Play Verse I pattern once.
End of Verse II: (cresc.)
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E+-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-+-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Chorus:
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----9-7-9-------|-----7-5-7-------|-----5-3-5-------|-----7-5-7-------|
A|-------------9---|-------------7---|-------------5---|-------------7---|
E+-7---------------+-5---------------+-3---------------+-5---------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----9-7-9-------|-----7-5-7-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------9---|-------------7---|-----------------|-----------------|
E+-7---------------+-5---------------+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3-3-5-----+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----9-7-9-------|-----7-5-7-------|-----5-3-5-------|-----7-5-7-------|
A|-------------9---|-------------7---|-------------5---|-------------7---|
E+-7---------------+-5---------------+-3---------------+-5---------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+--7-------7-7-7---7---+------------------+
D|:---------------------|-7-----7-7---7---:|
A|:---------------------|-----------------:| (Play three times.)
E+----------------------+------------------+
1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+-----------------+
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------| (Hold and fade out.)
E+-3---------------+
1 2 3 4
Instrumental: (Picks up after Dennis sings "Heaven's Door.")
G+------11-12-11--------+------11-12-11--------+------11-12-11--------+
D|:-9------------12-9---|---------------12-9---|---------------12-9---|
A|:---------------------|-12-------------------|-11-------------------|
E+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+----------------+
D|---------------:|
A|-10----9-------:| (Play four times, rit.)
E+----------------+
1 2 3 4
G+---------+---------+-11-----11-9-------+-9-----9----------+
D|-9-------|-9-------|-------------------|---------12-------|
A|---------|---------|-------------------|------------------|
E+---------+---------+-------------------+------------------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+--------------+------------+-9-----9----------+-9-----9----------+
D|-9-----9--9---|-9-----9----|---------12-------|---------12-------|
A|--------------|------------|------------------|------------------|
E+--------------+------------+------------------+------------------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+--------+
D|-9------|
A|--------| (Hold;
E+--------+ fade away.)
1 2 3 4
Guitar solo and "America" harmony:
Bass is absent for first eight bars. Enters after drum roll.
G+------------+-------------+------------+---------------+
D|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
A|------------|-5--5--7--7--|------------|-5-------------|
E+-7--7-------+-------------+-7--7-------+----3--5-------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
(Play twelve times.)
Bridge:
G+------------+------------+------------+------------+
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E+-7--7--7--7-+-7--7--7--7-+-9--9--9--9-+-9--9--9--9-+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G+-----------------+-----------------+---------+---------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
E+-10--10--10--10--+-10--10--10--10--+---------+---------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G+----------+--------------+
D|----------|------7-------|
A|-9-9-9-9--|-10-----------|
E+----------+--------------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Chorus II:
G+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
D|-9-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E+---------+-5-------+-3-------+-5-------+-7-------+-5-------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G+-----------------+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
E+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3-3-5-----+-7-------+-5-------+-3-------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G+---------+
D|---------|
A|---------|
E+-5-------+
1 2 3 4
G+--7-------7-7-7---7---+------------------+
D|:---------------------|-7-----7-7---7---:|
A|:---------------------|-----------------:| (Play three times.)
E+----------------------+------------------+
1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+----------+--------+---------+---------+
D|----------|--------|---------|---------|
A|----------|--------|---------|---------|
E+-7-7-----+-5-5-----+-3---3---+-5-5-----+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Outro:
(triplet) (triplet) (triplet)
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-------7-9-10--|-9-------9-7-----|-7-------7-------|
E+-7-------7-9-10--+-----------------+-------------10--+-----------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(triplet) (triplet) (triplet)
(triplet)
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-------7-9-10--|-9-------9-7-----|-7-------7-------|
E+-7-------7-9-10--+-----------------+-------------10--+-----------10-9--+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(rit.)
G+---+
D|---|
A|---| (Keep hammering that B-note, or improvise your own fianle.
E+-7-+ Cymbal crash: End.)
And that's it! Comments are welcome. Ciao!
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