Performed by Styx>From the album "Paradise Theatre"Words and music by Dennis DeYoungBassist: Chuck PanozzoTranscribed 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-onp = pull-off6_|_6 = tie through measureIntro:+---------+-----------------+------------+-------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 4Verse 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 4Chorus:( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/styx/nothing_ever_goes_as_planned_btab.html )+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------+ |---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 4Guitar 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 & 4Verse 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 4Repeat Chorus and BridgeAnd that's all she wrote. As always, comments and suggestions are welcome.Ciao!Brian
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