Suite Madame Blue

Song

Suite Madame Blue

Performed by Styx

Words and Music by Dennis DeYoung

>From the album "Equinox" (A&M Records, 1975, CD3217)

Transcribed and submitted by Brian Angell (llegna@cw-f1.umd.umich.edu)

This is my first bass transcription. I've probably written it in double

time, but I'm sure that this transcription will be accurate enough.

Intro and Verse I:

Bass is absent until Dennis sings "For you, Madame Blue."

G+-------11-12-11------+------11-12-11------+------11-12-11------+
D|4:-9-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|4:-------------------|-12-----------------|-11-----------------|

E+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G+----------------+

D|---------------:|
A|-10----9-------:|   (Play twice.)

E+----------------+

1 2 3 4

Verse II:

G+--------11-----11---+--------11-----11---+--------11-----11---+
D|:-9-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|:-------------------|-12-----------------|-11-----------------|

E+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G+----------------+

D|---------------:|
A|-10----9-------:|   (Play four times.)

E+----------------+

1 2 3 4

Play Verse I pattern once.

End of Verse II: (cresc.)

G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E+-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-+-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Chorus:

G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

D|-----9-7-9-------|-----7-5-7-------|-----5-3-5-------|-----7-5-7-------|
A|-------------9---|-------------7---|-------------5---|-------------7---|
E+-7---------------+-5---------------+-3---------------+-5---------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

D|-----9-7-9-------|-----7-5-7-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------9---|-------------7---|-----------------|-----------------|
E+-7---------------+-5---------------+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3-3-5-----+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

D|-----9-7-9-------|-----7-5-7-------|-----5-3-5-------|-----7-5-7-------|
A|-------------9---|-------------7---|-------------5---|-------------7---|
E+-7---------------+-5---------------+-3---------------+-5---------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G+--7-------7-7-7---7---+------------------+
D|:---------------------|-7-----7-7---7---:|
A|:---------------------|-----------------:|  (Play three times.)

E+----------------------+------------------+

1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G+-----------------+

D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|  (Hold and fade out.)
E+-3---------------+

1 2 3 4

Instrumental: (Picks up after Dennis sings "Heaven's Door.")

G+------11-12-11--------+------11-12-11--------+------11-12-11--------+
D|:-9------------12-9---|---------------12-9---|---------------12-9---|
A|:---------------------|-12-------------------|-11-------------------|

E+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G+----------------+

D|---------------:|
A|-10----9-------:|   (Play four times, rit.)

E+----------------+

1 2 3 4

G+---------+---------+-11-----11-9-------+-9-----9----------+
D|-9-------|-9-------|-------------------|---------12-------|
A|---------|---------|-------------------|------------------|

E+---------+---------+-------------------+------------------+

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G+--------------+------------+-9-----9----------+-9-----9----------+
D|-9-----9--9---|-9-----9----|---------12-------|---------12-------|
A|--------------|------------|------------------|------------------|

E+--------------+------------+------------------+------------------+

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G+--------+

D|-9------|
A|--------|  (Hold;

E+--------+ fade away.)

1 2 3 4

Guitar solo and "America" harmony:

Bass is absent for first eight bars. Enters after drum roll.

G+------------+-------------+------------+---------------+

D|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
A|------------|-5--5--7--7--|------------|-5-------------|
E+-7--7-------+-------------+-7--7-------+----3--5-------+

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

(Play twelve times.)

Bridge:

G+------------+------------+------------+------------+

D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E+-7--7--7--7-+-7--7--7--7-+-9--9--9--9-+-9--9--9--9-+

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

G+-----------------+-----------------+---------+---------+

D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
E+-10--10--10--10--+-10--10--10--10--+---------+---------+

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

G+----------+--------------+

D|----------|------7-------|
A|-9-9-9-9--|-10-----------|

E+----------+--------------+

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Chorus II:

G+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+

D|-9-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E+---------+-5-------+-3-------+-5-------+-7-------+-5-------+

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

G+-----------------+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+

D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
E+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3-3-5-----+-7-------+-5-------+-3-------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

G+---------+

D|---------|
A|---------|
E+-5-------+

1 2 3 4

G+--7-------7-7-7---7---+------------------+
D|:---------------------|-7-----7-7---7---:|
A|:---------------------|-----------------:|  (Play three times.)

E+----------------------+------------------+

1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

G+----------+--------+---------+---------+

D|----------|--------|---------|---------|
A|----------|--------|---------|---------|
E+-7-7-----+-5-5-----+-3---3---+-5-5-----+

1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Outro:

(triplet) (triplet) (triplet)

G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-------7-9-10--|-9-------9-7-----|-7-------7-------|
E+-7-------7-9-10--+-----------------+-------------10--+-----------------+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(triplet) (triplet) (triplet)

(triplet)

G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+

D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-------7-9-10--|-9-------9-7-----|-7-------7-------|
E+-7-------7-9-10--+-----------------+-------------10--+-----------10-9--+

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

(rit.)

G+---+

D|---|
A|---|  (Keep hammering that B-note, or improvise your own fianle.

E+-7-+ Cymbal crash: End.)

And that's it! Comments are welcome. Ciao!