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 Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org BEST THING - Styx Page 2 of 11 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 Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org BEST THING - Styx Page 3 of 11 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 Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org BEST THING - Styx Page 4 of 11 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 Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org BEST THING - Styx Page 5 of 11 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 Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org BEST THING - Styx Page 6 of 11 B5 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 Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen.