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Suite Madame Blue - Styx (Dennis DeYoung, 1975)
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
This is after 12-string Acoustic 'Prelude 12' INTRO.
4/4 TIME @ 128 and 160 BPM in 'Bm' ('D').
Chords Used:
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GUITAR KEYS
E A D G B e Bass | Chord
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Bm - x 2 4 4 3 2 B B-D-F#
Bm11/A - x 0 4 4 3 0 A B-D-E-F#
Bm11/G# - 4 x 4 4 3 0 G# B-D-E-F#
G - 3 5 5 4 3 3 G B-D-G
F# - 2 4 4 3 2 2 F# A#-C#-F#
A - 5 7 7 6 5 5 A A-C#-E
Bm* - 7 9 9 7 7 7 B B-D-F#
D - x 5 7 7 7 5 D A-D-F#
Em/B - x 2 2 0 0 0 E B-E-G
B5 - 7 9 9 x x x B B-F#
D5 - x 5 7 7 x x D A-D
E5 - x 7 9 9 x x E B-E
G5 - 3 5 5 x x x G G-D
A5 - 5 7 7 x x x A A-E
B5* - x 2 4 4 x x B B-F#
C#5 - x 4 6 6 x x C# G#-C#
F#5 - x 9 11 11 x x F# A#-F#
G5* - x 10 12 12 x x G G-D
A5* - x 12 14 14 x x A A-E
INTRO: [8 M]
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4â¦
|Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |
'INTRO' and 'VERSE' Guitar TAB (4 Repeating Measures) -
HINT: Use thumb to get 'G#' on low 'E' string @ 3rd Measure.
Bm Bm11/A Bm11/G# G F#
e|--------2-------|--------0-------|--------0-------|----------------|
B|------3---3-----|------3---3-----|------3---3-----|----------------|
G|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|----4-------4---|------4-------3-|
D|--4-------------|--4-------------|--4-----------0-|----5-------4---|
A|2-------------2-|0-------------0-|----------------|--5-------4-----|
E|----------------|----------------|4---------------|3-------2-------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
VERSE #1: [24 M]
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|Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |Bm |
Time⦠af-ter time⦠I sit⦠and I
|Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |Bm |
wait⦠for your call⦠I know⦠I'm a
|Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |Bm |
fool,⦠but⦠what⦠can I say?⦠What-ev-er⦠the
|Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |
price⦠I'll pay⦠for youâ¦
|G F# |Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |
Ma-dame⦠Blueâ¦
VERSE #2: [24 M]
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|Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |Bm |
Once⦠long a-go,⦠a word⦠from your
|Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |
lips⦠and the world⦠turned a-roundâ¦
|Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |
But some-⦠how you've changed,⦠you're⦠so⦠far a-
|G F# |Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |
-way⦠I long for⦠the past⦠and dream⦠of the
|G F# |Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |
days⦠with you⦠Ma-dameâ¦
|Bm |A |G |F# |
Blueâ¦
CHORUS #1: [21 M]
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|Bm* |A |G |A |
Sweet Ma-dame Blue,⦠gaze⦠in your look-ing glassâ¦
|Bm* |A |G |A |
You're⦠not a child⦠an-y-moreâ¦
|Bm* |A |G |A |
Sweet Ma-⦠dame Blue,⦠the fu-ture⦠is all⦠but pastâ¦
|D |A |D |A |
So dressed in your⦠jew'ls,⦠you made⦠your own rulesâ¦
|D |A |G |G |
You con-⦠quered the world⦠and more,â¦
|G NC |
Hea-ven'sâ¦
RE-INTRO: [30 M]
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|Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |
door⦠Ohâ¦
|Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |Bm |Bm11/A |Bm11/G# |G F# |
Retardâ¦
|Bm |Bm |Em/B |Em/B |Bm |Bm |Em/B |Em/B |
| TEMPO = 128 BPM and Begin Upward Keyboard Run
V
|Bm |Bm |Bm |Bm |Bm |Bm |
INTERLUDE #1: [32 M] ** TEMPO = 160 BPM / 'Guitar Solo' -
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|B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |
|B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |
|B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |
|B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |
A-
'America' REFRAIN: [34 M]
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|B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |
-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-
[A-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-mer-⦠i-caâ¦]
|B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |
-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-
[A-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-mer-⦠i-caâ¦]
|B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |
-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-
[A-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-mer-⦠i-caâ¦]
|B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |
-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-
[A-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-mer-⦠i-caâ¦]
|B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |
-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-
[A-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-mer-⦠i-caâ¦]
|B5 |D5 E5 |B5 |D5 G5 A5 |
-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-mer-⦠i-caâ¦
[A-mer-⦠i-ca⦠A-mer-⦠i-caâ¦]
** The following 10 Measures can be also be played as single notes
instead of 5ths. We play it with GTR-1: Single Notes and GTR-2: 5ths.
|B5* |B5* |C#5 |C#5 |D5 |D5 |E5 |E5 |F#5 |G5* A5* |
CODA: [36 M] ** TEMPO = 128 BPM -
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|Bm* |A |G |A |
Red, white⦠and blue,⦠gaze⦠in your look-ing glassâ¦
|Bm* |A |G |G A |
You're⦠not a child⦠an-y-moreâ¦
|Bm* |A |G |A |
Red, white⦠and blue,⦠the fu-ture⦠is all⦠but past,â¦
|D |A |D |A |
so lift up⦠your heart,⦠and make a⦠new startâ¦
|D |A |Bm* |A |G |A |
Lead⦠us a-way⦠from hereâ¦
** The following 10 Measures can be also be played as single notes
instead of 5ths. We play it with GTR-1: Single Notes and GTR-2: 5ths.
|B5* B5*-C#5-D5|E5 E5-F#5-G5|F#5 F#5-E5-D5|E5 |
|B5* B5*-C#5-D5|E5 E5-F#5-G5|F#5 F#5-E5-D5|E5 |E5 D5 |C#5 |
|Bm |Bm |Bm |Bm |