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Song
"Nothing Ever Goes as Planned"
Performed by Styx
>From the album "Paradise Theatre"
Words and music by Dennis DeYoung
Bassist: Chuck Panozzo
Transcribed by Brian Angell (DCFan427@aol.com)
This song follows a repetitive chord pattern.
The bass, however, has a couple of variations in the verses.
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
6_|_6 = tie through measure
Intro:
+---------+-----------------+------------+-------5-------5-+
(4) |---------|-----------------|:-5---------|-5-8-------8-----|
(4) |-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|:---------8-|-----------------|
+---------+-8-8-8-8-8-------+------------+-----------------+1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
[1st time] |[2nd time]
+-7---7---------7-7-+-7-7------7-------+-7-7-7---+---7-7-7-7-------+ |-------------------|-----------------:|---------|-------------8---| |-------------------|-----------------:|---------|-----------------|
+-------------------+------------------+---------+-----------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse 1:
+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+---------+
|-5-|-----------|---|-----------|---|-----------|---|---------| |---|-------6-5_|_5-|-------5-6_|_6-|-------6-5_|_5-|-5-3-----| +---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----6-5-+
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4
+-------------------+-------5-----------+ |-------5---0h3h5-0-|-----------0h3h5-0-| |-------------------|-3-----------------| +-3-----------------+-------------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 &
+-------------------+-------5-----------+ |-------5---0h3h5-0-|-----------0h3h5-0-| |-------------------|-3-----------------| +-3-----------------+-------------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 &
+-----------------+---8---8---8---8-+---10---10---10---10-+---------------+ |---8---8---8---8-|-----------------|---------------------|---------------| |-----------------|-6---6---6---6---|-8----8----8----8----|-5-5---5-------| +-6---6---6---6---+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4
Verse 2:
+---------------------+---------------------+---------7---------7-+ |---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----5h7-------5h7---| |-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-5---------5---------| +-3-------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
+---------7---------7-+---------8---------8-+---------8---------8-+ |-----5h7-------5h7---|-----6h8-------6h8---|-----6h8-------6h8---| |-5---------5---------|-6---------6---------|-6---------6---------|
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
+---------7---------7-+---7---5---3---2-+---------------------+ |-----5h7-------5h7---|-----------------|---------3-5---5p3---| |-5---------5---------|-5---3---1---0---|-----3h5-----------5-| +---------------------------------------+-3-------------------+
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
+---------3-5---5p3---+---------------------+---------3-5---5p3---+ |-----3h5-----------5-|---------3-5---5p3---|-----3h5-----------5-| |-3-------------------|-----3h5-----------5-|-3-------------------| +---------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
+-----------------+---8---8---8---8-+---10---10---10---10-+---------------+ |---8---8---8---8-|-----------------|---------------------|---------------| |-----------------|-6---6---6---6---|-8----8----8----8----|-5-5---5-------| +-6---6---6---6---+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4
Chorus:
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------+
|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5-3---|-----------|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------|-6-------5_|_5-----3---------| +-3---3---3---3---+-3---3---3-------+-----------+-----------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------+
|---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5-----|-----------|-----------------| |-----------------|-------------5---|-3-------3_|_3-----5---------| +-3---3---3---3---+-3---3---3-------+-----------+-----------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
+---------------------+---------------------+---------8---------8-+ |---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----6h8-------6h8---| |-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-6---------6---------| +-3-------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
+---------8---------8-+---------------------+---------------------+ |-----6h8-------6h8---|---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---| |-6---------6---------|-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-| +---------------------+-3-------------------+-3-------------------+
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
+-----------------+---+
|-----------------|---| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-|
+-----------------+---+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Bridge (w/ horn riff):
+---------+---------+---------+---------+
|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|-5-5-----| |-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-3-|
+---------+---------+---------+---------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---+
|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|---| |-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-3_|_3-| (hold)
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Guitar solo:
+----------------------+---------------------+---------8---------8-+ |:---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----6h8-------6h8---| |:-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-6---------6---------| +--3-------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
+----------+
|---------:|
|-3-3-5-5-:| (Play three times)
+----------+
1 2 3 4
+---------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
|---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----------------| |-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-5-----5-----5---| +-3-------------------+-3-------------------+-----------------+
1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
+---------------+
|-5-------------| |---5-3---3-----| +-------6---6---+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4
Verse 3:
+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+---------+
|-5-|-----------|---|-----------|---|-----------|---|---------| |---|-------6-5_|_5-|-------5-6_|_6-|-------6-5_|_5-|-5-3-----| +---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----6-5-+
1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4
+-----------------+-------5---3-----+-----------------+-----------------+ |-------5---3-----|-------------5-3-|-------5---3-----|-----------------| |-------------5-4-|-3---------------|-------------5-4-|-3---------3-----| +-3---------------+-----------------+-3---------------+-------------3-5-+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
+-----------------+---8---8---8---8-+---10---10---10---10-+---------------+ |---8---8---8---8-|-----------------|---------------------|---------------| |-----------------|-6---6---6---6---|-8----8----8----8----|-5-5---5-------| +-6---6---6---6---+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4
Repeat Chorus and Bridge
And that's all she wrote. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.
Ciao!
Brian
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