Styx – Best Thing (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: nate m
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this song is from their first album, and did not see any tabs/chords for this song, so
thought is would put one out there. it is a great rock song from 72' so have fun
intro x2/ riff 1
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-4----------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
when he starts to sing play riff 1 again x3, then play this when he says "ever had"
riff 2
e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-0---2---------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---2--------------5-----------------------5------------------------------| A|-2---0-------------5--7-5---5--------------5--7-5---5----------------------| E|-3---x-------0-5-7--------7---3~~----0-5-7--------7---3~~------------------|
riff 3
e|-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-4---------------------------------------------------------| B|-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-5---------------------------------------------------------| G|-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-4---------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
riff 4 "ever had" part again
e|-3---0--------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-3---2--------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-0---2--------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0---2--------------5------------------------5----------------------------| A|-2---0------------5---7-5---5--------------5---7-5---5--------------------| E|-3---x------0-5-7---------7---3~~----0-5-7---------7---3~~----------------|
guitar II over solo
e|-7-----7------7-7-------7-7-7---------------------------------------------| B|-7-----7------7-7-------7-7-7---------------------------------------------| G|-8-----8------8-8-------8-8-8---------------------------------------------| D|-9-----9------9-9-------9-9-9---------------------------------------------| A|-9-----9------9-9-------9-9-9---------------------------------------------| E|-7-----7------7-7-------7-7-7---------------------------------------------|
riff 5
e|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------| B|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------| G|-6/8-8-8-8-8-8\6-6-6-6-----------------------------------------------------| D|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------| A|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------| E|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
the build up
e|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----------| B|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8----------| G|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--------------------------------| B|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--------------------------------| G|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------2-----5--------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------2-------7-5----------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------7-6-5-3--------------|
so this is how it goes
intro x2
riff 1 x3
riff 2 x1
riff 3 x3
riff 4 x1
riff 3 x3
riff 4 x1
then solo/guitar II part
riff 5 x4
build up x1
riff 3 x3
riff 4 x1
riff 1 x3
riff 2 x1
ending to riff 4 many times to fade
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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