Heavy Water Styx
Heavy Water - Styx
A great Styx song off of the Brave New World Album
Tuning: Standard
Song order:
Intro
Verse 1
Main riff
Verse 2
Bridge
Chorus (partial)
Verse 3
Bridge
Chorus (full)
Guitar solo
Bridge
Chorus (full)
Outro
E A B A*
e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-0-| B|-0-| B|-0-| B|-0-| B|-5-| G|-1-| G|-4-| G|-6-| G|-6-| D|-2-| D|-5-| D|-7-| D|-7-| A|-2-| A|-5-| A|-7-| A|---| E|-0-| E|-0-| E|-0-| E|---|
B5 A5 D Asus(TS)
e|---| e|---| e|---| e|---| B|---| B|---| B|-3-| B|-3-| G|-4-| G|-2-| G|-2-| G|-2-| <- Tommy Shaw plays a slow upstroke on this chord at the lines D|-4-| D|-2-| D|-0-| D|-2-| "All of mankind worship at the altar" and A|-2-| A|-0-| A|---| A|-0-| "Better living for the masses" E|---| E|---| E|---| E|---| at the same time that JY plays the E chord
Main riff/intro/chorus
Lead guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----0-2-0-------------0-2-0-------------0-2-0-------------0-2-0-----------| D|-0h2-0-2-0-2p0h2---0h2-0-2-0-2p0-0---0h2-0-2-0-2p0h2---0h2-0-2-0-2p0--0----| A|-0h2-------2p0h2---0h2-------2p0-0---0h2-------2p0h2---0h2-------2p0--0----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----5-7-5-------------5-7-5-------------5-7-5-------------5-7-5-----------| E|-5h7-------7p5h7---5h7-------7p5-5---5h7-------7p5h7---5h7-------7p5--5----|
Verse 1:
[E]Sittin' here on the [A]Terra Firma
B A*
It's the place we were meant to be
[E]Out here kinda [A]lost in space now
B A*
Pondering life's mysteries
[E]All of mankind [A]worship at the altar
B A*
Of the old mythology
[E]But the genie's [A]out of the bottle
B A*
Collision course with eternity
Play main riff.
Verse 2:
[E]Young children [A]playin' in the chat room
B A*
With the freaks and the satellites
[E]Upload to the [A]nearest planet
B A*
Burnin' out at the speed of light
[E]Better living for the [A]masses
B A*
With the new technology
[E]But some fool went [A]pushed the button
B A*
He didn't get an apology
Bridge 1:
[B5]Feelin' good is a [A5]new sensation
[B5]Panacea for a [D]Pr[D]oz[D]ac[D] n[D]at[D]io[D]n
Chorus 1 (partial)
play main riff twice
Heavy, heavy water
Won't wash away the sins of the father
Verse 3:
[E]Sacred Cow [A]sizzlin' in the fire
B A*
As we all go up in flames
[E]With millions of [A]true believers
B A*
And their unfamiliar names
Bridge 2:
[B]On the road to [A]good intentions
[B]Blown to hell by our [D]ow[D]n [D]in[D]ve[D]nt[D]io[D]ns
Chorus 2 (full)
play main riff four times
Heavy, heavy water
Won't wash away the sins of the father
Unholy, holy water
Leading us like lambs to the
Solo
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|----------------7-10-7-10-12--17br-15--12~~------------------------------| g|-9--7----7---7-9-----------------------------14~~~---12~11~--7/9~--------| D|-----9--9-9--------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| g|--12-11~--7/9~~---16-14~-12-11~-16-14~-9/11~~-15-13~-8/10~~--------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------5/7/9/10/12-<-| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge 3:
[B5]Custom made for the [A5]self reliant
[B5]Lemonade for the [D]th[D]ir[D]st[D]y [D]gi[D]an[D]t
Chorus 3 (full)
play main riff four times
Heavy, heavy water
Won't wash away the sins of the father
Unholy, holy water
Leading us like lambs to the
Slaughter
Outro:
Heavy Water Heavy Water
e|-------------------------------------0--------------------------------------0-| B|------------------------------------0--------------------------------------0--| G|-0-2-0------------------0-2-0------1-----0-2-0-----------------0-2-0------1---| D|-0-2-0-2p0h2------------0-2-0-2p0-0------0-2-0-2p0h2-----------0-2-0-2p0-0----| A|-------2p0h2------------------2p0-0------------2p0h2-----------------2p0-0----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Heavy Water Can't cure the sadness
e|-------------------------------------0-| B|------------------------------------0--| G|-0-2-0------------------0-2-0------1---| D|-0-2-0-2p0h2------------0-2-0-2p0-0----| A|-------2p0h2------------------2p0-0----| E|---------------------------------------|
Heavy Water Can't cool the fire
e|---------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------| G|-0-2-0------------------0-2-0----------| D|-0-2-0-2p0h2------------0-2-0-2p0-0----| A|-------2p0h2------------------2p0-0----| E|---------------------------------------|
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = release
hb = half step bend
wd = whammy dive
~ = vibrato
+ = harmonic
< = pick slide
x = Mute note
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