Styx - Nothing Ever Goes As Planned Bass Tab

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:

+---------+-----------------+------------+-------5-------5-+
(4) 5 5 8 8
(4) 5 5 5 5 8
+---------+-8-8-8-8-8-------+------------+-----------------+ 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & [1st time] |[2nd time] +-7---7---------7-7-+-7-7------7-------+-7-7-7---+---7-7-7-7-------+
8
+-------------------+------------------+---------+-----------------+ 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse 1:

+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+---------+
5
6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 3
+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----6-5-+ 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 +-------------------+-------5-----------+
5 0h3h5 0 0h3h5 0
3
+-3-----------------+-------------------+ 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & +-------------------+-------5-----------+
5 0h3h5 0 0h3h5 0
3
+-3-----------------+-------------------+ 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & a 4 & +-----------------+---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---+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+ 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4

Verse 2:

+---------------------+---------------------+---------7---------7-+
3 5 5p3 3 5 5p3 5h7 5h7
3h5 5 3h5 5 5 5
+-3-------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+ 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & +---------7---------7-+---------8---------8-+---------8---------8-+
5h7 5h7 6h8 6h8 6h8 6h8
5 5 6 6 6 6
+---------------------+---------------------+---------------------+ 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & +---------7---------7-+---7---5---3---2-+---------------------+
5h7 5h7 3 5 5p3
5 5 5 3 1 0 3h5 5
+---------------------------------------+-3-------------------+ 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & +---------3-5---5p3---+---------------------+---------3-5---5p3---+
3h5 5 3 5 5p3 3h5 5
3 3h5 5 3
+---------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+ 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & +-----------------+---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---+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+ 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 4

Chorus:

+-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------+
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
6 5 5 3
+-3---3---3---3---+-3---3---3-------+-----------+-----------------+ 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & +-----------------+-----------------+-----------+-----------------+
5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 3 3 3 5
+-3---3---3---3---+-3---3---3-------+-----------+-----------------+ 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & +---------------------+---------------------+---------8---------8-+
3 5 5p3 3 5 5p3 6h8 6h8
3h5 5 3h5 5 6 6
+-3-------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+ 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & +---------8---------8-+---------------------+---------------------+
6h8 6h8 3 5 5p3 3 5 5p3
6 6 3h5 5 3h5 5
+---------------------+-3-------------------+-3-------------------+ 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & +-----------------+---+
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
+-----------------+---+ 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Bridge (w/ horn riff):

+---------+---------+---------+---------+
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3
+---------+---------+---------+---------+ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 +---------+---------+---------+---------+---+
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 3 (hold)
+---------+---------+---------+---------+---+ 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4

Guitar solo:

+----------------------+---------------------+---------8---------8-+
3 5 5p3 3 5 5p3 6h8 6h8
3h5 5 3h5 5 6 6
+--3-------------------+-3-------------------+---------------------+ 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & +----------+
3 3 5 5 (Play three times)
+----------+ 1 2 3 4 +---------------------+---------------------+-----------------+
3 5 5p3 3 5 5p3
3h5 5 3h5 5 5 5 5
+-3-------------------+-3-------------------+-----------------+ 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & a 2 & 3 & a 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & +---------------+
5
5 3 3
+-------6---6---+ 1 & 2 & 3 & 4

Verse 3:

+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+---------+
5
6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 3
+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----------+---+-----6-5-+ 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 & 1 2 3 4 +-----------------+-------5---3-----+-----------------+-----------------+
5 3 5 3 5 3
5 4 3 5 4 3 3
+-3---------------+-----------------+-3---------------+-------------3-5-+ 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & +-----------------+---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---+-----------------+---------------------+---------------+ 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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