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Miss America

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Author/Artist: Styx
Title: Miss America
Album: The Grand Illusion
Transcribed by: J. Chitty
Email: 08jchidester@davis.k12.ut.us

One of my favorite riffs of all time. I have the solo
here too. Remember, I will take requests for songs
(if I like them), so if you have any tabs you want me
to write, just email me at the address at the top.

If you want to play the intro synth on the guitar,
check out �s tab.

Just for fun, 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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