Blue Collar Man tab by Styx

Tabs (Ver. 2)

Song: Blue Collar Man
Artist: Styx
Album: Pieces of Eight





Tuning: Standard


Song Order:
Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
Bridge
Solo
Chorus
Filler
Chorus
Outro

Intro (keyboard)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-3-3-3---6---3-3-3---9--6--------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-2-2-2---5---2-2-2---7--5---------------(12br)-----------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-0-0---3---0-0-0---5--3----x2--------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Main Riff
Rhythm guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------2---------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------3---------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------0-3-2-0---0---------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-1-3---------3-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Lead guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------15-18-17--15--15-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-14-15-17-------------17---------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7---7-7-----------3/5-5--7------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-x-7-7--5---5-5--3/5-5--7------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-x-5-5--5-x-5-5--1/3-3--5------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------3-x-3-3-------------5-8------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-7---7-7-----------3/5-5--5-4-3-2------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-7-x-7-7--5---5-5--3/5-5--5-4-3-2------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-x-5-5--5-x-5-5--1/3-3--3-2-1-0------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------3-x-3-3-----------------3-1-0------------------------------------|


Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9--10--7-7--9---3-3-3--5-----5--7-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9--10--7-7--9---3-3-3--5-x-5-5--7-----------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7------5-5--7---1-1-1--3-x-5-3--5-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------3-------5-8------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-9--10--7-7--9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-9--10--7-7--9--------0-3-2-0---0------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7------5-5--7--0-1-3---------3--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge (muted)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------6--6-6--5------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------5--5-5--5---5--------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
A augmentedA|-5-555-555-555-555-555-333-333-333--------------------3--------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  . .  .  .  .  .  . .  .  .

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-0-2-0-3-2-5-3-7-5-8-7-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------6--6-6--5------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------5--5-5--5---5---2-2-2-2----------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------3---2-2-2-2----------------|
A augmentedA|-5-555-555-555-555-555-333-333-333--------------3---0-0-0-0----------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  . .  .  .  .  .  . .  .  .


Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-8brbrbr-8b-8brp6-6-------6-6----------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------7-7--5-7--7---7p5-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------7-6-5-3---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------5-5--7br---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------3-5-5p3-3-3h5--5/7--7---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-/5-5-3-5------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------13-------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-13b-----------13b--13r-10-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----10--12/14------------12-10-10-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------12p10-----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---12-------10---------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---12-x-x-x-10------------------------------/5----0-5--7br-7p6p5---5-7-7p6p5p0-|
D MajorD|---12-x-x-x-10--10-------------5b-5-3-5-5b-----5-7--------------7p5------------|
A augmentedA|-12---x-x-x--------12-11-10-8------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-0h5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h5p0h5--7b-7-7br-----------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------10-------------------|
D MajorD|------10------10------10------10------10--------10--12---

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