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Suite Madame Blue

Styx

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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!
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