Styx (From the 1972 Album STYX) Transcribed by Hackwiz Words and Music by James Young & Dennis Deyoung

BEST THING As recorded by Styx (From the 1972 Album STYX) Transcribed by Hackwiz Words and Music by James Young & Dennis DeYoung

A Intro/Chorus = 70 Dsus2/EP E5 G6 Aadd9

5x 1 g 4 V V V V V 2 VV gVV I 4 V V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I let ring 0 0 T 0 0 7 7 9 9 9 4 6 A 7 7 9 9 9 5 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5

N.C. 3 g 4 I 4 V V V V V V V V V eV V V T A 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3

g 4 I 4 V V V V V V V V V eV V V Gtr II T A 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3

8va g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V

Gtr III 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 T 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 15 12 A B P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

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N.C. 4 g I V V V V V V V V V eV V V T A 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 g I V V V V V V V V V eV V V T A 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3

8va g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V fV V V V V V V V V V I V 3

15 12 T 15 12 15 14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 12 12 12 14 12 14 12 A 14 14 12 12 14 12 14 12 14 12 B 14 14 12 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

B Chorus Dsus2/E E5 G6 Aadd9

3x 5 g V V V V V 2 VV gVV I V V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V let ring 0 0 T 0 0 7 7 9 9 9 4 6 A 7 7 9 9 9 5 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5

3x g 2 I V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A 2 5 7 B 2 5 5 2 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 5

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N.C. 7 g 4 I 4 V V V V V V V V V eV V V T A 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3

g 4 I 4 V V V V V V V V V eV V V T A 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3

8va V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V I 4 Gtr III 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 18 17 15 15 T 17 17 A B H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P H T P sl. P

N.C. 8 g I V V V V V V V V V eV V V T A 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 g I V V V V V V V V V eV V V T A 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3

8va V g eV V V V V V V V V V fV V V V V V I V V V 18 17 15 15 T 17 17 15 17 15 17 15 17 17 15 16 14 16 14 A 17 14 B P P P P P P P P P

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C Verse 1 Dsus2/E E5 G6 Aadd9

3x 9 gV V V g V V V V V 2 VV gVV I V V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V let ring 0 0 T 7 7 9 9 9 0 0 7 7 9 9 9 4 6 A 7 7 9 9 9 5 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5

3x g 2 I V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V let ring T A 2 5 5 7 7 B 2 5 5 2 5 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 5

N.C. 11 g 4 I 4 V V V V V V V V V eV V V T A 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3

g 4 I 4 V V V V V V V V V eV V V T A 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3

8va V V V V V V g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 4 V V V

Gtr III 22 24 22 22 22 22 T 24 24 22 22 22 22 22 24 22 24 22 24 24 22 24 22 21 24 21 24 21 24 24 A 21 24 24 B H H P H H H H H P P

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N.C. 12 g I V V V V V V V V V eV V V T A 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 g I V V V V V V V V V eV V V T A 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3

8va V V V V V g V eV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V

Gtr III 24 24 24 24 T 24 23 22 22 24 21 24 21 24 24 21 21 A 24 21 24 21 B 24 22 22 24 22 24 24 P P P P P P H P

D Guitar Solo B5 c c 13 g I V k V k V V Gtr IV T A 9 9 B 9 9 7 7 V V V V V V V g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Full

M M M M M 5 M [[[[ M10 7 10 7 10 7 10 7 10 7 10 7 10 7 7 M T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 3 10 7 10 7 10 7 7 10 7 10 A 9 B P P P P P P P P P P

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15 g I V V V V T A 9 9 B 9 9 7 7 V V V g V V V V V V I V V fV V gV V V Full Full 1/2

7 M M M T 10 10 7 9 7 9 7 A O 9 7 B 9 8 7 9 10 P P B5 c 16 g I V V V k V V V T A 9 9 9 B 9 9 9 7 7 7 V g V V V V V V V V V I V V V fV V V V V V V Full 1/2

M 7 M T 7 10 7 7 9 9 7 9 7 A 9 7 B 9 8 7 5 7 7 5 5 P P P P B5 A5 E5 A5 B5 C5 Cb5 D5 3x 17 g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V ggV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 0

g 3x V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V ggV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 2 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 6 7 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 4 5 0

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E Bridge D E/D l l 19 gV V V g V V V V V V V V V I W V V W

Gtr I 2 2 2 4 4 4 T 3 3 5 5 2 2 4 4 A 0 0 B

8va 8va

g V V V V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I V V V V V Gtr V 17 14 17 14 17 14 17 14 17 14 17 19 16 19 16 19 16 19 16 19 16 19 T 15 15 15 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 A B P P P P P P P P P P

Dm7 G/D

20 l V V V l V V V g fV V V V V V V V I W W

5 5 5 7 7 7 T 6 6 8 8 5 5 7 7 A 0 0 B

8va V V V V V V g V V fV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 20 17 20 17 20 17 20 17 20 17 20 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 19 22 T 18 18 18 18 18 20 20 20 20 20 A B P P P P P P P P P P

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Dm7 E/D l l 21 V V V gV V V g fV V V V V V V V I W W

5 5 5 4 4 4 T 6 6 5 5 5 5 4 4 A 0 0 B

8va V V V V V V g V fV V V V V V V V V V gV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 20 17 20 17 20 17 20 17 20 17 20 19 16 19 16 19 16 19 16 19 16 19 T 18 18 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 A B P P P P P P P P P P

E`/D l l 22 V V V V V V g eV eV V V V V V V I W W

3 3 3 3 3 3 T 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 A 0 0 B

8va 8va

g eV V eV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 18 15 18 15 18 15 18 15 18 15 18 15 18 15 18 15 18 15 18 15 18 15 T 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 16 A B P P P P P P P P P P P

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E N.C.

23 g W V V I gW V V fV V V W Gtr IV 0 T 0 1 7 4 A 2 7 4 B 2 8 7 5 0 V V g V V V fV V V V V fV V I V W V

Gtr III 10 7 10 7 T 10 7 10 7 10 9 7 10 9 7 A 9 B

F Chorus Dsus2/E E5 G6 Aadd9

3x 25 gV V V g V V V V V 2 VV gVV I V V V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I let ring 0 0 T 7 7 9 9 9 0 0 7 7 9 9 9 4 6 A 7 7 9 9 9 5 7 B 7 7 7 7 7 5 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 5

3x g 2 I V V V 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr IV let ring T A 2 5 5 7 7 B 2 5 5 2 5 5 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 5

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N.C. 27 g 4 I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V eV V V Gtr II T A 2 5 2 0 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3

V V V V V V V V V V V g V V V V W I 4 u 3 u u Full [[[[[[[[[Full [[[[[[[Full Full Full Full M M M 12 15 12 M M [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ T 15 15 15 12 15 12 15 12 12 15 15 15 O A 12 B

Dsus2/E E5

3x 29 g V V V V V I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I T 7 7 9 9 9 A 7 7 9 9 9 B 7 7 7 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

G6 Aadd9 Cmaj7 D6add9 E

30 g W WW gWW WW WW U I W W W W gU W W U 0 0 0 0 0 T G0 G0 G 0 G 0 G0 K4 K6 K 9 K11 K1 A K5 K7 K10 K12 K2 B K5 K7 K10 K12 K2 K3 K5 K 8 K10 K0

N.C. 33 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 B 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P

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G Outro N.C. 4x 1 g I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V eV V V Gtr II T A 2 5 2 0 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 g 4x I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V eV V V V V V V eV V V Gtr IV T A 2 5 2 0 2 5 2 0 B 2 5 2 1 0 2 5 2 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 3

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