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Author/Artist: Styx
Title: Miss America
Album: The Grand Illusion
Transcribed by: J. Chitty
I’ve put which guitar equals which of
Styx’s guitarists plays that part. This is how it
was at least when I saw them in concert.
Guitar 1= James Young
Guitar 2= Tommy Shaw
Guitars come in at {0:22}
INTRO (Guitars 1 and 2)(clean)(reverb)
e|-----------0-----------------------------------------0------------------| B|-----------0---------------------0-------------------0------------------| G|-----------0------------0-----------0---------0------0------------------| D|--------4--4---------4--------4------------5---------5------------------| A|-----2-----2------2--------2------------3--------3---3------------------| E|--0--------0------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------0------------------------0----------------------------------| B|----------------0--------------------0----------------------------------| G|--------0----------0------------0----0----------------------------------| D|-----5----------------------5--------5----------------------------------| A|--3---------------------4------------4----------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------0-------2---------------------2----------| B|-------------------------------------------3---------------------0------| G|----0--------------0-------2-------2-----------2---------2--------------| D|----5----------5-------0-----------------------------1------------------| A|-4-----4---4--------------------------------------0---------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------5-------------8-----------------------------------------------| B|--------------4-------------------------4-------------------------------| G|------5----------------------7---------------5--------------------------| D|-/4---------------7----------------4------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------0-------+12+-------------------| B|---------------------------0-----------0-------+12+---------------------| G|------------------0-----0-----0-----0--------+12+-----------------------| D|---------2-----4-----4-----------4--------------------------------------| A|------2-----2-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse/Main Riff (Guitar 2)(Distortion)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------x-5--7-------------------------------------| D|------------------2-5-2v-----x-5--7-------------------------------------| A|-7p5--7----------------------x-3--5-------------------------------------| E|---------0--3--0---------------3--5-------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------x-7--5-------------------------------------| D|------------------2-5-2v-----x-7--5-------------------------------------| A|-7p5--7----------------------x-5--3-------------------------------------| E|---------0--3--0---------------5--3-------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------x-5--7-------------------------------------| D|------------------2-5-2v-----x-5--7-------------------------------------| A|-7p5--7----------------------x-3--5-------------------------------------| E|---------0--3--0---------------3--5-------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----4----4---4-4--------------------------------------------------------| G|----4----4---4-4--------------------------------------------------------| D|----4----4---4-4-----5--7-----------------------------------------------| A|-2--2----2---2-2-----5--7-----------------------------------------------| E|------------------0--3--5-----------------------------------------------|
CHORUS (Guitars 1 and 2)(Distortion)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------6-------------------------------------------------| D|----9---9-9--x-10--9--7-------9---9-9--x-9--7--5------------------------| A|----9---9-9--x-10--9--7-------9---9-9--x-9--7--5------------------------| E|----7---7-7--x-8---7--5-------7---7-7--x-7--5--3------------------------| e|-----------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------| G|---------------9------6--4---------| D|----9---9-9--x-10--9--7--5—-7~-----| A|----9---9-9--x-10--9--7--5—-7~-----| E|----7---7-7--x-8---7--5--3—-5~-----|
(Guitar 1 only)(phaser or flanger effect)
1st chorus ending 2nd & 3rd chorus ending 4th chorus ending
e|-----5~-----------5~--|----0~------------0~----|----0~-----0~-------0~--| B|5~---------0---0~-----|--------0~--------------|-------0~-----0~--------| G|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------| D|----------------------|7~-------------7~-------|7~----------------------| A|----------------------|------------------------|----------7------7~-----| E|----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
BRIDGE/KEYBOARD SOLO (Guitars 1 and 2)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------------------| D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-----------------------| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--/-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-8~--6---8~--6---8--6-----10~--8---10~--8---10--8-----------------------| A|-8~--6---8~--6---8--6-----10~--8---10~--8---10--8-----------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-12v--10---12v--10---12--10----9~---------------------------------------| A|-12v--10---12v--10---12--10----9~---------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
GUITAR SOLO (Guitar 1 does solo)(Guitar 2 does main riff)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--3/13------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------12------------/7--9-9b10r9-7v--------------14b16r14vv-----------| D|-------------14\--------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------*0~-----------------------------|
*(-5 1/2)(++)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------14-b15r14b15r14--------------------------------| G|--12h14p12------14--12---14-b15r14b15r14---12h14p12------14------12-----| D|------------14---------------------------------------14------14---------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------12---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------12--15b17vv-\---7---------7--10p7----------------------------| G|-14b16------------------------9b11v----------9b11r9p7-7/9v--9v-9v-\--/9\| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------12b15v------------------------------------------------------------| G|--/9-----------14p12----------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------14p12v---14p12--------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------14-------------------12--14-----------| E|--------------------------------------15v--12v---15-12------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------12--14b16r14p12-14b16-*0--------------------------------------| D|--12--14----------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
*(-1 1/2)(++)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--15b17vv---12h15p12-----15------12--15--12--15b17vv--------------------| G|---------------------14------14-----------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-17---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------17--20p17------------------------------------| G|----19b21--16------16v----------------19b21vvv--------------------------| D|---------------19-------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
SONG ORDER
Intro 1x (Both Guitars)
Main Riff 3x (Guitar 2)
Chorus 1x (Both Guitars)
Main Riff 2x (Guitar 2)
Chorus 1x (Both Guitars)
Bridge 1x (Both Guitars)
Guitar Solo 1x (Guitar 1-solo)(Guitar 2 main riff 2x under solo)
Chorus 1x (Both Guitars)
Main Riff 2x (Guitar 2)
Chorus 1x (Both Guitars)
Bridge 1x (Both Guitars, 1ST STANZA OF BRIDGE ONLY!!!)
Main Riff ** (Guitar 2 repeats first 2 stanzas of Main Riff until end)
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| // slide up to infinity
| \\ slide down to infinity
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend
| ^ microbend
| v vibrato
| harmonic
| x Mute note
| ~ let ring
|(+1/2) up (+)or down (-)on whammy bar, number is how much (1/2=1 fret)
|(++) release whammy bar to original position after pushing down
|(--) release whammy bar to original position after pulling up
|(5) Ghost note (you don’t have to play it, but it sounds okay)
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