Nothing Ever Goes as Planned Styx

 
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 Guitar solo:


 


 

 
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{t:Nothing Ever Goes as Planned}
 {st:Styx}
 
 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:
 
 
 {sot}
 +---------+-----------------+------------+-------5-------5-+
 (4) |---------|-----------------|:-5---------|-5-8-------8-----|
 (4) |-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|:---------8-|-----------------|
 +---------+-8-8-8-8-8-------+------------+-----------------+
 {eot}
 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 (1st time) |(2nd time)
 
 {sot}
 +-7---7---------7-7-+-7-7------7-------+-7-7-7---+---7-7-7-7-------+
 |-------------------|-----------------:|---------|-------------8---|
 |-------------------|-----------------:|---------|-----------------|
 +-------------------+------------------+---------+-----------------+
 {eot}
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 Verse 1:
 
 
 {sot}
 +---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+---------+
 |-5-|-----------|---|-----------|---|-----------|---|---------|
 |---|-------6-5_|_5-|-------5-6_|_6-|-------6-5_|_5-|-5-3-----|
 +---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----6-5-+
 {eot}
 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4
 
 
 {sot}
 +-------------------+-------5-----------+
 |-------5---0h3h5-0-|-----------0h3h5-0-|
 |-------------------|-3-----------------|
 +-3-----------------+-------------------+
 {eot}
 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +-------------------+-------5-----------+
 |-------5---0h3h5-0-|-----------0h3h5-0-|
 |-------------------|-3-----------------|
 +-3-----------------+-------------------+
 {eot}
 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +-----------------+---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---+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+
 {eot}
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4
 
 Verse 2:
 
 
 {sot}
 +---------------------+---------------------+---------7---------7-+
 |---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----5h7-------5h7---|
 |-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-5---------5---------|
 +-3-------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+
 {eot}
 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +---------7---------7-+---------8---------8-+---------8---------8-+
 |-----5h7-------5h7---|-----6h8-------6h8---|-----6h8-------6h8---|
 |-5---------5---------|-6---------6---------|-6---------6---------|
 +---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+
 {eot}
 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +---------7---------7-+---7---5---3---2-+---------------------+
 |-----5h7-------5h7---|-----------------|---------3-5---5p3---|
 |-5---------5---------|-5---3---1---0---|-----3h5-----------5-|
 +---------------------------------------+-3-------------------+
 {eot}
 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +---------3-5---5p3---+---------------------+---------3-5---5p3---+
 |-----3h5-----------5-|---------3-5---5p3---|-----3h5-----------5-|
 |-3-------------------|-----3h5-----------5-|-3-------------------|
 +---------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+
 {eot}
 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +-----------------+---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---+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+
 {eot}
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4
 
 Chorus:
 
 
 {sot}
 +-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------+
 |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5-3---|-----------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-----------------|-6-------5_|_5-----3---------|
 +-3---3---3---3---+-3---3---3-------+-----------+-----------------+
 {eot}
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------+
 |---5---5---5---5-|---5---5---5-----|-----------|-----------------|
 |-----------------|-------------5---|-3-------3_|_3-----5---------|
 +-3---3---3---3---+-3---3---3-------+-----------+-----------------+
 {eot}
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +---------------------+---------------------+---------8---------8-+
 |---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----6h8-------6h8---|
 |-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-6---------6---------|
 +-3-------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+
 {eot}
 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +---------8---------8-+---------------------+---------------------+
 |-----6h8-------6h8---|---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|
 |-6---------6---------|-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|
 +---------------------+-3-------------------+-3-------------------+
 {eot}
 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +-----------------+---+
 |-----------------|---|
 |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-|
 +-----------------+---+
 {eot}
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 Bridge (w/ horn riff):
 
 
 {sot}
 +---------+---------+---------+---------+
 |-5-5-----|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|
 |-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-3-|
 +---------+---------+---------+---------+
 {eot}
 [1] [2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3][4]
 
 {sot}
 +---------+---------+---------+---------+---+
 |-5-5-----|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|-5-5-----|---|
 |-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-5-|-----5-3_|_3-| (hold)
 +---------+---------+---------+---------+---+
 {eot}
 [1] [2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3] [4] [1] [2] [3][4]
 
 Guitar solo:
 
 
 {sot}
 +----------------------+---------------------+---------8---------8-+
 |:---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----6h8-------6h8---|
 |:-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-6---------6---------|
 +--3-------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+
 {eot}
 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +----------+
 |---------:|
 {eot}
 |-3-3-5-5-:| (Play three times)
 
 {sot}
 +----------+
 {eot}
 [1] [2] [3] [4] 
 
 {sot}
 +---------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
 |---------3-5---5p3---|---------3-5---5p3---|-----------------|
 |-----3h5-----------5-|-----3h5-----------5-|-5-----5-----5---|
 +-3-------------------+-3-------------------+-----------------+
 {eot}
 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +---------------+
 |-5-------------|
 |---5-3---3-----|
 +-------6---6---+
 {eot}
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
 
 Verse 3:
 
 
 {sot}
 +---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+---------+
 |-5-|-----------|---|-----------|---|-----------|---|---------|
 |---|-------6-5_|_5-|-------5-6_|_6-|-------6-5_|_5-|-5-3-----|
 +---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----6-5-+
 {eot}
 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4
 
 
 {sot}
 +-----------------+-------5---3-----+-----------------+-----------------+
 |-------5---3-----|-------------5-3-|-------5---3-----|-----------------|
 |-------------5-4-|-3---------------|-------------5-4-|-3---------3-----|
 +-3---------------+-----------------+-3---------------+-------------3-5-+
 {eot}
 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
 
 {sot}
 +-----------------+---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---+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+
 {eot}
 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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