Best Thing

 -------best thing - styx 
  
 Tabbed by: nate m 
 Email:nate2890@yahoo.com 
  
 Tuning:EADGBe 
  
  this song is from their first album, and did not see any tabs/chords for this song, so  
 thought is would put one out there. it is a great rock song from 72' so have fun 
  
  
  intro x2/ riff 1 
  
 e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 G|-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-4----------------------------------------------------------| 
 D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------| 
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
 when he starts to sing play riff 1 again x3, then play this when he says "ever had" 
  
   riff 2 
  
 e|-----0---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B|-----2---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 G|-0---2---------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 D|-0---2--------------5-----------------------5------------------------------| 
 A|-2---0-------------5--7-5---5--------------5--7-5---5----------------------| 
 E|-3---x-------0-5-7--------7---3~~----0-5-7--------7---3~~------------------| 
  
  
  riff 3 
  
 e|-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-4---------------------------------------------------------| 
 B|-3-3-3-3-3-5-3-5---------------------------------------------------------| 
 G|-2-2-2-2-2-4-2-4---------------------------------------------------------| 
 D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------------------------------| 
 A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
  
  riff 4  "ever had" part again 
  
 e|-3---0--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 B|-3---2--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 G|-0---2--------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 D|-0---2--------------5------------------------5----------------------------| 
 A|-2---0------------5---7-5---5--------------5---7-5---5--------------------| 
 E|-3---x------0-5-7---------7---3~~----0-5-7---------7---3~~----------------| 
  
  
 guitar II over solo 
  
 e|-7-----7------7-7-------7-7-7---------------------------------------------| 
 B|-7-----7------7-7-------7-7-7---------------------------------------------| 
 G|-8-----8------8-8-------8-8-8---------------------------------------------| 
 D|-9-----9------9-9-------9-9-9---------------------------------------------| 
 A|-9-----9------9-9-------9-9-9---------------------------------------------| 
 E|-7-----7------7-7-------7-7-7---------------------------------------------| 
  
  
  riff 5 
  
 e|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------| 
 B|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------| 
 G|-6/8-8-8-8-8-8\6-6-6-6-----------------------------------------------------| 
 D|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------| 
 A|-7/9-9-9-9-9-9\7-7-7-7-----------------------------------------------------| 
 E|-5/7-7-7-7-7-7\5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------| 
  
  the build up 
  
 e|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----------| 
 B|-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8----------| 
 G|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7----------| 
 D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
 E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
  
 e|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0--------------------------------| 
 B|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0--------------------------------| 
 G|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1--------------------------------| 
 D|-----------------------------------------2-----5--------------------------| 
 A|-----------------------------------------2-------7-5----------------------| 
 E|-----------------------------------------------------7-6-5-3--------------| 
  
  
 so this is how it goes 
  
 intro  x2 
 riff 1 x3 
 riff 2 x1 
 riff 3 x3 
 riff 4 x1 
 riff 3 x3 
 riff 4 x1 
 then solo/guitar II part 
 riff 5 x4 
 build up x1 
 riff 3 x3 
 riff 4 x1 
 riff 1 x3 
 riff 2 x1 
 ending to riff 4 many times to fade 
  
  
  
 | /  slide up 
 | \  slide down 
 | h  hammer-on 
 | p  pull-off 
 | ~  vibrato 
 | +  harmonic 
 | x  Mute note 
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