Author/Artist: Styx
Title: Lady
Album: Styx II
Transcribed by: J. Chitty
Email: 08jchidester@davis.k12.ut.us
An awesome song. After I tab out "The Best of Times", I will tab out
Lady '95, for those of you who don't have the original recording, because
Lady '95 is a little different, I think.
NEXT SONG: The Best Of Times - Styx
First guitar comes in at {0:44}
Riff A
e|-10--10----10--10----10--10----10--10----10----10----|
B|-x---x-----x---x-----x---x-----x---x-----x-----x-----|
G|-7---7-----7---7-----7---7-----7---7-----7-----7-----|
D|(0)-(0)---(0)-(0)---(0)-(0)---(0)-(0)---(0)---(0)----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
Riff A1
e|-10--10----10--10----10----|
B|-x---x-----x---x-----x-----|
G|-7---7-----7---7-----7-----|
D|(0)-(0)---(0)-(0)---(0)----|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
Riff B
e|-----------|
B|-----------|
G|-3~----2~--|
D|-3~----2~--|
A|-1~----0~--|
E|-----------|
[This following riff you can play one of two ways,
do whichever one is easier for you]
Riff C
Way #1
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----7-7------7------7------7--------7--|
D|----7-7------7------7------7--------7--|
A|-3--5-5---3--5---3--5---3--5---3~---5--|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----5-5------5------5------5~--\\---|
D|----5-5------5------5------5~--\\---|
A|-1--3-3---1--3---1--3---1—-3~--\\---|
E|---------------------------------3--|
Way #2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----7-7------7------7------7--------7--|
D|----7-7------7------7------7--------7--|
A|----5-5------5------5------5--------5--|
E|-8--------8------8------8------8~------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|
G|----5-5------5------5------5~--\\---|
D|----5-5------5------5------5~--\\---|
A|----3-3------3------3------3~--\\---|
E|-6--------6------6------6--------3--|
Riff C1
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----7-7------7------3~------2~----|
D|----7-7------7------3~------2~----|
A|----5-5------5------1~----0-0~----|
E|-8--------8-----8\----------------|
Riff C2
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|
G|----7-7------7------7------7--------7--|
D|----7-7------7------7------7--------7--|
A|----5-5------5------5------5--------5--|
E|-8--------8------8------8------8~------|
Riff C3
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-3---5-5-5-5\----|
A|-3---5-5-5-5\----|
E|-1---3-3-3-3\----|
Riff D (background riff for solo)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
D|-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--5~-------|
D|-5---5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5--5~-------|
A|-3---3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3--3~---3/--|
E|---------------------------------|
Riff D2
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-7---7-7-7-7--7---3~---2~---|
D|-7---7-7-7-7--7---3~---2~---|
A|-5---5-5-5-5--5---1~---0~---|
E|----------------------------|
Guitar Solo {2:27}
e|--------10-------------------------------------------|
B|-13b15------10--13--10-------------------------------|
G|------------------------12b14—12--11h12p11-11--------|
D|----------------------------------------------12v--\\|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/styx/lady_tab.html ]
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7--9p7---7v-----7—9p7--9p7--9p7--9p7--9p7---|
D|-/9~--------9------9-----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-9p7--9b11--9--7h9p7---7\\--|
D|---------------------9------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
e|--------10-----------10----10v-----|
B|-----10-----13b15v---13b15-13b15v--|
G|2/11-------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-13--10----------------------------|
G|---------13-12p11-12p11-12p11------|
D|------------------------------12v--|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
e|-10----10-----10----10-----10----10-----10----10-----|
B|-13b15----10--13b15----10--13b15----10--13b15----10--|
G|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-10----10--13--10------------------------------|
B|-13b15-------------13--10----------10--13--10--|
G|---------------------------12b14---------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------|
B|-------10-13p10---|
G|-12b14------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-12b14vvv---12b14vvv---12b14vvv---12b14vvv--|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|-12b14\\----/12---|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
e|-8-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-10b13---10b13vv---10b13vv---10b13vv---10b13vv---10\\--|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Riff E
“La –- dy”
e|------------|
B|-7~----7~---|
G|-7~----7~---|
D|-7~----7~---|
A|-5~----5~---|
E|------------|
SONG LAYOUT/ORDER
Riff A 7x (Guitar 1)
Riff A1 1x (Guitar 1)
Riff B 1x (Both Guitars)
Riff C 3x (Both Guitars)
Riff C1 1x (Both Guitars)
Riff A 7x (Guitar 1)(Guitar 2 Riff C 3x, than Riff C2 1x)
Riff A1 1x (Guitar 1)(Guitar 2 Riff C3 1x)
Riff B 1x (Both Guitars)
Riff D 3x (Both Guitars)
Riff D2 1x (Guitar 2)
Guitarsolo1x (Guitar 1)(Guitar 2 Riff D 3x under guitar solo)
Riff B 1x (Both Guitars)
Riff E 1x (Both Guitars)
KEY/LEGEND
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| // slide up to infinity
| \\ slide down to infinity
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| B bend
| ^ microbend
| PM... Palm mute – notes w/the dots directly beneath them are P.M.
| v vibrato
| x Mute note
| x\ pick slide down
| x/ pick slide up
| ~ let ring
|(+1/2) up (+)or down (-)on whammy bar, number is how much (1/2=1 fret)
|(5) Ghost note (you don’t have to play it, but it sounds okay)
| <> natural harmonic (finger touches string lightly above fret-
usually the 5th,7th,or 12th fret)
| [] artificial harmonic (picked at 5, 7, or 12 frets above the note
being played, thumb follows through with pick
attack)
| {} pinch harmonic (thumb follows through in pick attack at place
where the pinch harmonic is found)
