From: pachuta@horta ([email protected])
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
