Miss America

I lost my copy of "Grand Illusion" about ten years ago, so excuse any flaws

in this partial tab. I used to twiddle with this song and still remember

how I played it. It's pretty much based on standard power chords. The only

tricky part is the hammer on/pull off combination (you'll know the one I

mean when you try it)--better alternatives would be of interest, but I

could never come up with anything easier that sounded right.

MISS AMERICA - Styx

h = hammer on

p = pull off

Vertical lines indicate natural breaks in the song--not necessarily

actual measures

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---------------------------|----------------------------|

-9p7-9--------9h12p9--5-7--|--9p7-9--------9h12p9--7-5--|

----------------------5-7--|-----------------------7-5--|

-------7-10-7---------3-5--|--------7-10-7---------5-3--|

---------------------------|----------------------------|

---------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-3-5-5-5--|

---------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-3-5-5-5--|

-9p7-9--------9h12p9--5-7--|--8-8-8-8-8-4-6-6-6--|

----------------------5-7--|--9-9-9-9-9-5-7-7-7--|

-------7-10-7---------3-5--|--9-9-9-9-9-5-7-7-7--|

---------------------------|--7-7-7-7-7-3-5-5-5--|

The above is repeated over the verse. The chorus then goes something like

this (my memory could be a little weak here):

-7-7-7-7-7-8--7-5--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-3--|--7-7-7-7-7-8--7-5-3-5--|

-7-7-7-7-7-8--7-5--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-3--|--7-7-7-7-7-8--7-5-3-5--|

-8-8-8-8-8-9--8-6--|--8-8-8-8-8-8-6-4--|--8-8-8-8-8-9--8-6-4-6--|

-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-7-5--|--9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7-5-7--|

-9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7--|--9-9-9-9-9-9-7-5--|--9-9-9-9-9-10-9-7-5-7--|

-7-7-7-7-7-8--7-5--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-5-3--|--7-7-7-7-7-8--7-5-3-5--|

You can opt not to use full barre chords, but I prefer them for this song.

All I remember of the lyrics is "You are the queen of the United States/ A

disease for which there is no cure". My mind is blank after that.

Steve Pachuta