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"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
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