Heavy Water tab by Styx

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			   Heavy Water - Styx
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A augmentedA great Styx song off of the Brave New World Album

Tuning: Standard

Song order:
Intro
Verse 1
Main riff
Verse 2
Bridge
Chorus (partial)
Verse 3
Bridge
Chorus (full)
Guitar solo
Bridge
Chorus (full)
Outro

  E MajorE    A augmentedA    BB    A*
e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-0-| e|-0-|
BB|-0-| BB|-0-| BB|-0-| BB|-5-|
G+G|-1-| G+G|-4-| G+G|-6-| G+G|-6-|
D MajorD|-2-| D MajorD|-5-| D MajorD|-7-| D MajorD|-7-|
A augmentedA|-2-| A augmentedA|-5-| A augmentedA|-7-| A augmentedA|---|
E MajorE|-0-| E MajorE|-0-| E MajorE|-0-| E MajorE|---|

 B5B5   A5A5    D MajorD    Asus(TS)
e|---| e|---| e|---|  e|---|
BB|---| BB|---| BB|-3-|  BB|-3-|
G+G|-4-| G+G|-2-| G+G|-2-|  G+G|-2-| <- Tommy Shaw plays a slow upstroke on this chord at the lines
D MajorD|-4-| D MajorD|-2-| D MajorD|-0-|  D MajorD|-2-|   "All of mankind worship at the altar" and
A augmentedA|-2-| A augmentedA|-0-| A augmentedA|---|  A augmentedA|-0-|   "Better living for the masses"
E MajorE|---| E MajorE|---| E MajorE|---|  E MajorE|---|   at the same time that JY plays the E MajorE chord


Main riff/intro/chorus

Lead guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----0-2-0-------------0-2-0-------------0-2-0-------------0-2-0-----------|
D MajorD|-0h2-0-2-0-2p0h2---0h2-0-2-0-2p0-0---0h2-0-2-0-2p0h2---0h2-0-2-0-2p0--0----|
A augmentedA|-0h2-------2p0h2---0h2-------2p0-0---0h2-------2p0h2---0h2-------2p0--0----|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----5-7-5-------------5-7-5-------------5-7-5-------------5-7-5-----------|
E MajorE|-5h7-------7p5h7---5h7-------7p5-5---5h7-------7p5h7---5h7-------7p5--5----|

Verse 1:

E MajorE          A augmentedA
Sittin' here on the Terra Firma

BB            A*
 It's the place we were meant to be

E MajorE       A augmentedA
Out here kinda lost in space now

BB         A*
 Pondering life's mysteries

E MajorE       A augmentedA
All of mankind worship at the altar

BB      A*
 Of the old mythology

E MajorE        A augmentedA
But the genie's out of the bottle

BB           A*
 Collision course with eternity


Play main riff.


Verse 2:

E MajorE       A augmentedA
Young children playin' in the chat room

BB            A*
 With the freaks and the satellites

E MajorE       A augmentedA
Upload to the nearest planet

BB          A*
 Burnin' out at the speed of light

E MajorE           A augmentedA
Better living for the masses

BB       A*
 With the new technology

E MajorE         A augmentedA
But some fool went pushed the button

BB         A*
 He didn't get an apology


Bridge 1:

B5B5        A5A5
Feelin' good is a new sensation

B5B5      D MajorD D D MajorD D D MajorD D D MajorD
Panacea for a Prozac nation


Chorus 1 (partial)
play main riff twice

Heavy, heavy water
Won't wash away the sins of the father


Verse 3:

E MajorE     A augmentedA
Sacred Cow sizzlin' in the fire

BB       A*
 As we all go up in flames

E MajorE        A augmentedA
With millions of true believers

BB      A*
 And their unfamiliar names


Bridge 2:

BB       A augmentedA
On the road to good intentions

BB          D MajorD D D MajorD D D MajorD D D MajorD
Blown to hell by our own inventions



Chorus 2 (full)
play main riff four times

Heavy, heavy water
Won't wash away the sins of the father
Unholy, holy water
Leading us like lambs to the


Solo
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------7-10-7-10-12--17br-15--12~~------------------------------|
g|-9--7----7---7-9-----------------------------14~~~---12~11~--7/9~--------|
D MajorD|-----9--9-9--------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|--12-11~--7/9~~---16-14~-12-11~-16-14~-9/11~~-15-13~-8/10~~--------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------5/7/9/10/12-<-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


Bridge 3:

B5B5         A5A5
Custom made for the self reliant

B5B5        D MajorD D D MajorD D D MajorD D D MajorD
Lemonade for the thirsty giant


Chorus 3 (full)
play main riff four times

Heavy, heavy water
Won't wash away the sins of the father
Unholy, holy water
Leading us like lambs to the
Slaughter


Outro:

       Heavy Water               Heavy Water
e|-------------------------------------0--------------------------------------0-|
BB|------------------------------------0--------------------------------------0--|
G+G|-0-2-0------------------0-2-0------1-----0-2-0-----------------0-2-0------1---|
D MajorD|-0-2-0-2p0h2------------0-2-0-2p0-0------0-2-0-2p0h2-----------0-2-0-2p0-0----|
A augmentedA|-------2p0h2------------------2p0-0------------2p0h2-----------------2p0-0----|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

       Heavy Water      Can't cure the sadness
e|-------------------------------------0-|
BB|------------------------------------0--|
G+G|-0-2-0------------------0-2-0------1---|
D MajorD|-0-2-0-2p0h2------------0-2-0-2p0-0----|
A augmentedA|-------2p0h2------------------2p0-0----|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|

       Heavy Water      Can't cool the fire
e|---------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|
G+G|-0-2-0------------------0-2-0----------|
D MajorD|-0-2-0-2p0h2------------0-2-0-2p0-0----|
A augmentedA|-------2p0h2------------------2p0-0----|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|


/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = release
hb = half step bend
wd = whammy dive
~ = vibrato
+ = harmonic
< = pick slide
x = Mute note