+
-

Nothing Ever Goes As Planned

Styx

Text File

"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
chord popup kanux