Styx – Lords Of The Ring (Guitar Solo)

C Tuning (C-F-Bb-Eb-G-C) Video Lesson
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Artist: Styx Song: The Message - Lords of the Ring Tabbed by: Aaron Wacker Notes: 12 beats in intro instrumental lead on C. Second instrumental is eight beats. Fm end of measure is a drum run. Bridge is clear chunk guitar solo. Instrumental 3 is 16 beat. [Intro] C C F C C Eb C C C C C Bb Eb Eb Eb C G G G G G Eb Eb Eb Bb Am Am Am Am C F Eb Bb C C C C C B C C Eb C# G F F F F C C Eb G F F C C G C C C C C C C C C C C C [Chorus 1]
F
All hail to the Lords of the Ring

Eb                            Ab
To the magic and mystery they bring

C#                    C
To the music in their story
[Chorus 2]
F
All hail to the Lords of the Ring

Eb                            Ab
To the magic and mystery they bring

C#                      C
To the lands of ancient glory
[Verse 1]
F   Em  Bb    C
In the year of the Lords

F  Em    D    Am
The message came from above

G    Eb  Em  D
The heavens opened with their mighty sound

Em    Am                 Bb   C
that shook the people in the town
[Verse 2]
C   F  Am  Bb      C
And so we came from everywhere

F   Em  D   Am
The young and old the rich and poor

G F Em D F D
To hear the legend of the magic ring

Em Am                               Bb C
and of the powers it could bring, they sing
[Chorus 3]
F
All hail to the Lords of the Ring

Eb                            Ab
To the magic and mystery they bring

C#                    C
To the music in their story
[Chorus 4]
F
All hail to the Lords of the Ring

Eb                            Ab
To the magic and mystery it brings

C#                      C
May we someday wear its glory
[Instrumental 1] C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m C# C# C# C# C# C# C# Ab F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m F#m [Solo] C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# D D Em Am C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# Bm Am Am Ab F#m F#m C# Em D F#m C# C# C# C# Bm F#m C# C# C# C# Am C# Am C# C# C# C# C# C# F#m F#m [Instrumental 2] C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# C# D D D D D D D D [Bridge] F#m F#m Bm Bm C# C# Bm Bm [Instrumental 3] D F#m G Am Am Am Am Am D F#m G Am Am Am Am Am [Instrumental 4] D D D D D D D D D D D D Am Am Am Am D G [Verse 3]
G    F#m    Em         D
And now the message is clear

G     Bm       Em        Bm
For I became a Lord this year

Am  G          F#m             Em
And though the legend was pure fantasy

Em                F#m     Bm         C     D
We still need the hope it brings, so let's sing!
[Chorus 5]
G   G           G            G
All hail to the Lords of the Ring

F  F            F         F
To believe is a wonderous thing

Eb  Eb  Eb    Eb               D   D   D   D
May we always sing their glory
[Chorus 6]
G   G           G            G
All hail to the Lords of the Ring

F   F           F            Eb
To the magic and mystery they bring

Eb  Bb          Eb      D     D    D
To the promise of their story
[Outro] G G G G G G G G Eb C C G G G G G G G G Em G C Am G F#m G G G G G G G G