The Art Of Shreddin'

Guitar Tabs

Lady - 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)