Styx – The Grand Illusion (Guitar Tab)
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This is the actual guitar part starting on F
~ - use a light vibrato
e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------5----------------------------5--------------| D|--3~--3~--3~----5----3---5-----3~--3~--3~----5----3---5-----| A|--3~--3~--3~----3----3---5-----3~--3~--3~----3----3---5-----| E|--1~--1~--1~---------1---3-----1~--1~--1~---------1---3-----| e|------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------8----------------------------8--------------| D|--6~--6~--6~----8----6---8-----6~--6~--6~----8----6---8-----| A|--6~--6~--6~----6----6---8-----6~--6~--6~----6----6---8-----| E|--4~--4~--4~---------4---6-----4~--4~--4~---------4---6-----|
This is the same intro, only where it is played on the keyboard, starting on C
The strum pattern is down, up, down, up on the C and on the D sharp, the D,
G,F, and A shard is just a downstroke.
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------8----------------8--------------| G|--5-5-5-5---7---5-5-5-5---7---5-5-5-5---7--7--5--7--------| play this D|--5-5-5-5---7---5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5---7--5--5--7--------| twice A|--3-3-3-3---5---3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3---5-----3--5--------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Then it switches to
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------11------------------11---------| G|--8-8-8-8---10---8-8-8-8---10---8-8-8-8---10---10---8--10-| play this D|--8-8-8-8---10---8-8-8-8----8---8-8-8-8---10----8---8--10-| twice A|--6-6-6-6----8---6-6-6-6--------6-6-6-6----8--------6---8-| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1
This is where the intro ends. To get that whooshing sound before he plays
the chord just do a pick slide.
e|--------------| B|--------------| G|------6-------| x3 D|------6-------| A|------4-------| E|--------------|
Play here - welcome to the grand illusion
here - come on in and see what's happenin'
and here - pay the price get your tickets for the show
Then he does this
e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| play this D|---6-----6-6------6-6------6----4----------------| twice A|---6-----6-4------6-6------6-------8--6--4-------| E|---4-----4-4------4-4------4---------------------|
After playing this twice, repeat the verse
(The stage is set, the band starts playin'....)
Then repeat the part right above before entering the chorus
There's not much to the chorus
I have it starting where they say
Don't be fooled by the radio....
e|---4/6--------4--6--4--------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------6---------6---------6-----8---6-6---8----| A|------------------------------6---4-6---6---4-6---6-----8---6-6---8----| E|------------------------------4---------4---------4-----6---4-4---6----| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---8-----8-6-8-------------8--6--6-5---------------6/8--8-------6------| D|---8-----------------------------------------------6/8--8-------6------| A|---6------------6-4-6-------------------6----------4/6--6-------4------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then after this it goes into
so if you think your life is....complete confusion.....
After he says:
'cause deep inside we're all the same, the break before the solo goes:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------2-----------------------------------2-4-2--------------| G|--3--3-----3-1-3------3--3------------3--3-----3-1-3---------3----8-6--3-| D|--3--3-----3-1-3------3--3----3---6---3--3-----3-1-3---------3----8-6--3-| A|--1--1----------------1--1----3---6---1--1-------------------------------| E|------------------------------1---4--------------------------------------|
This repeats through the solo. REPEATED x3
Then it goes back to the intro
Again, you can play either the actual guitar part or the keyboard part.
They're both up at the top.
The little riff he plays before it goes back into the chorus goes
like this:
e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|--------------------------| D|------6--4----------------| A|------------8--6--4-------| E|---4----------------------|
Then there's the second solo, which I'm not too sure of.
Then it goes back to the verse
e|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-------6---------| x3 D|-------6---------| A|-------4---------| E|-----------------|
For the outro, it's just the intro, only the guitar plays where the keyboard did before.
e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------9--------------------------9------------| G|---6----6----6----8--6--8-----6----6----6----8--6--8------| D|---6----6----6----6--6--8-----6----6----6----6--6--8------| A|---4----4----4-------4--6-----4----4----4-------4--6------| E|----------------------------------------------------------|
It repeats like this and fades out, it doesn't move up a whole step in the outro.