Sing For The Day Tab
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Full Accurate Tab that will allow you to Finally play this song w/ your 6 or 12 string acoustic guitar. Standard Tuning and No Capo. There are a few very difficult chord changes in this song if you want to play it like Tommy Shaw does. Please rate and comment as needed.Was this info helpful?
| Difficulty: | advanced |
|---|---|
| Tuning: | E A D G B E |
| Key: | D |
| Capo: | no capo |
Author bmchrestoff1 1,049. Last edit on Oct 18, 2021
Song Title: Sing For The Day
Artist: Styx (Tommy Shaw)
Tabbed by: bmchrestoff (December 1978 to March 17, 2018)
IMPORTANT PERFORMANCE NOTES: 1) Great Advanced Acoustic Guitar song to practice in order to get your timing
and strumming technique in top shape. Tommy Shaw also pulls off a few very
difficult chord changes and chord progressions that are quite impressive
2) Tommy Shaw does Not do 6 or 12 String Full Neck Barre Chords. He uses his
thumb to wrap around the neck and grab the Low E String(s)
3) Good luck strumming at the rate of one Chord / Word in the Chorus'. This will
take a good amount of practice to say the least
4) Just as difficult is the 4 X 4 (Bb/F to Bb6/G) stretch Tommy manages during
the Verses. Yes Tommy actually wrote the song to include this near impossible
chord change. He can do this 4 x 4 on his Taylor 12 String which is quite
a remarkable feat (while singing)
5) Another very difficult chord chande occurs duing the first line of each Verse.
Most attemps to tab this song show a C to Cadd9 Chord change. It is not.
It is actually a Gmaj7 to a C chord change.
6) Tommy Shaw also, from time to time, uses a Drop D Tuning to perform this song
COOL CHORD PROGRESSION IN VERSE AND BRIDGE:
A7(1) X 0 2 0 2 X
A7sus4add6 X 0 4 0 3 X
A7omit3 X 0 5 0 5 X
A7add6 X 0 7 0 7 X
A7sus2 X 0 8 0 9 X
A7(2) X 0 10 0 11 X
A7sus2sus4 X 0 12 0 12 X
A7(3) X 0 14 0 14 X
STUPIFYING CHORD PROGRESSION IN CHORUS AND OUTRO:
D/A(1) X 0 0 11 10 X
Dsus2sus4/A X 0 0 9 8 X
D/A(2) X 0 0 7 7 X
Dmaj7sus2/A X 0 0 6 5 X
D6sus4/A X 0 0 12 12 X
Dmaj7(omit3)/A X 0 0 14 14 X
D7sus/A X X 0 2 1 0
========================================================================================================
[INTRO] Taylor GA8 Acoustic 12 String
G5 C Fmaj7 Fmaj7sus2
e|---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------|
B|---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------|
G|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0--------------------|
D|---0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------|
A|---X--X-X-X-X-X-X-X--X---X-X-X-X-X-X-X---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------|
E|---3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------------|
T
G5 Bb/F **Bb6/G Bb/F **Bb6/G
e|---3--------------------------------------6-------------6------------6-----------6--------------------|
B|---3--------------------------------------6-------------6------------6-----------6--------------------|
G|---0--------------------------------------7-------------7------------7-----------7--------------------|
D|---0--------------------------------------8-------------10-----------8-----------10-------------------|
A|---X--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
** Yes Tommy actually makes this 4 x 4 stretch (while singing!!)
G5 C F
e|---3-------------------------------------------0----------------------------------------1-------------|
B|---3-------------------------------------------1----------------------------------------1-------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------------0----------------------------------------2-------------|
D|---0-------------------------------------------2----------------------------------0--2--3-------------|
A|---X-------------------------------------0--2--3-------------------------------3----------------------|
E|---3----------------------------------3---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb E ++A(1) ++A(2) Mandolin Tabbed for 12 String
e|---6-----------------------0--------------------0-------------0---------------------------------------|
B|---6-----------------------0--------------------5-------------10--------------------------------------|
G|---7-----------------------1--------------------6-------------9---------------------------------------|
D|---8-----------------------2--------------------7-------------11--------------------------------------|
A|---8-----------------------2--------------------0-------------0---------------------------------------|
E|---6-----------------------0--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
T ++ Live Tommy doesn't bother w/ these chords but on the actual
recording Tommy plays them on the Mandolin
==========================================================================================================
[Chorus 1]
See Chord Names Above
e|----X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10----8----7----5----10----8----7----5----10----12---10---14----12---10---8-----------------------|
G|----11----9----7----6----11----9----7----6----11----12---11---14----12---11---9-----------------------|
D|----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----------------------|
A|----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0-----------------------|
E|----X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1)Sing for the day Sing for the moment Sing for the time of your life
2)Come for an hour Stay for a moment Stay for the rest of your life
=========================================================================================================
[Verse 1]
Gmaj7 C Cadd2 Gmaj7 C
e|----2--------------------------------------------0--0-----2--0--2--0--2--0---------------------------|
B|----3--------------------------------------------1--1-----3--1--3--1--3--1---------------------------|
G|----0--------------------------------------------0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0---------------------------|
D|----0--------------------------------------------2--0-----2--2--2--2--2--2---------------------------|
A|----2--------------------------------------------3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3---------------------------|
E|----3------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hannah you're w/ me in spirit wherever I go to the
C Gadd4/B Am7 C/G
e|----2------------------------------------------------(0)----------------------------------------------|
B|----3-------------------------------------------------1----1----1---(1)-------------------------------|
G|----0-------------------------------------------------0----0----0----0--------------------------------|
D|----0-------------------------------------------------2----X----2----2--------------------------------|
A|----2-------------------------------------------------3----2----0----X--------------------------------|
E|----3----------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------------------|
ends of the earth and all points between high and low
A7sus4 Dsus4/A D/A A7sus4 D/A
e|---------0-----------------------3---------2------0----------------2----------------------------------|
B|---------3-----------------------3---------3------3----------------3----------------------------------|
G|---------0-----------------------2---------2------0----------------2----------------------------------|
D|---------2-----------------------0---------0------2----------------0----------------------------------|
A|---------0-----------------------0---------0------0----------------0----------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Each night by the stage you appear as u r The ever intangible child,
Asus4 Dsus4/A D/A Bm Gmaj7
e|--------0---------------------3-------2-------2------------------------2------------------------------|
B|--------3---------------------3-------3-------3------------------------3------------------------------|
G|--------0---------------------2-------2-------4------------------------0------------------------------|
D|--------2---------------------0-------0-------4------------------------0------------------------------|
A|--------0---------------------0-------0-------2------------------------2------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------3------------------------------|
ageless and timeless as Dorian Grey Oh Hannah, I know that it's u,
A A7sus4add6 A
e|----------------------------0---------0---------0-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------2---------3---------2-----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2---------0---------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2---------4---------2-----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0---------0---------0-----------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
and your leading me on
==========================================================================================================
[Verse 2]
Gmaj7 C Cadd2 Gmaj7 C
e|----2--------------------------------------------0--0-----2--0--2--0--2--0--2-------------------------|
B|----3--------------------------------------------1--1-----3--1--3--1--3--1--3-------------------------|
G|----0--------------------------------------------0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------|
D|----0--------------------------------------------2--0-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------|
A|----2--------------------------------------------3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------|
E|----3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hannah, you're my inspiration, my fountain of youth and as your
C Gadd4/B Am7 C/G
e|----2------------------------------------------------------------(0)----------------------------------|
B|----3-------------------------------------------------------------1----1----1---(1)-------------------|
G|----0-------------------------------------------------------------0----0----0----0--------------------|
D|----0-------------------------------------------------------------2----X----2----2--------------------|
A|----2-------------------------------------------------------------3----2----0----X--------------------|
E|----3----------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
surrogate leader I'm bound in your search for the truth (Emphasize the Root Notes)
Asus4 Dsus4/A D/A Asus4 D/A
e|---------0--------------3------------2----------0----------------------2------------------------------|
B|---------3--------------3------------3----------3----------------------3------------------------------|
G|---------0--------------2------------2----------0----------------------2------------------------------|
D|---------2--------------0------------0----------2----------------------0------------------------------|
A|---------0--------------0------------0----------0----------------------0------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
And yes how the truth rushes out when it becomes honestly clear
Asus4 Dsus4/A D/A Bm Gmaj7
e|--------0----------------------------3-------2----------2--------------------2------------------------|
B|--------3----------------------------3-------3----------3--------------------3------------------------|
G|--------2----------------------------2-------2----------4--------------------0------------------------|
D|--------2----------------------------0-------0----------4--------------------0------------------------|
A|--------0----------------------------0-------0----------2--------------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------3------------------------|
I see your anxious and curious eyes But Hannah I need you as much as you
A A7sus4add6 A
e|----------------------------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------2-------3-------2---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2-------0-------2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2-------4-------2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
think you need me
Gmaj7 See Chord Names Above
e|--------2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3--------------------------------------------------2----3----5----7----8----10----12----14----|
G|--------0--------------------------------------------------0----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0-----|
D|--------0--------------------------------------------------2----4----5----7----9----11----12----14----|
A|--------2--------------------------------------------------0----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------3---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Come to your window tonight, and we'll fly to your dreams And We'll
==========================================================================================================
[Chorus 2]
See Chord Names Above
e|----X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10----8----7----5----10----8----7--5--7----10----12---10---14----12---10---8----------------------|
G|----11----9----7----6----11----9----7--6--7----11----12---11---14----12---11---9----------------------|
D|----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0--0--0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0----------------------|
A|----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0--0--0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0----------------------|
E|----X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sing for the day Sing for the mo-ment Sing for the time of your life
Come for an hour Stay for a mo-ment Stay for the rest of your life
===========================================================================================================
[Musical Interlude]
G(1) G(2) Bm G(1) G(2) Bm G(1) G(2) See Chord Names Above N.C.
e|---X------X------2-----------X------X-----2----------X------X----------------------------------------|
B|---0------3------3-----------0------3-----3----------0------3-----2---3---5---7---8---10--12-12-12---|
G|---0------0------4-----------0------0-----4----------0------0-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0----|
D|---0------0------4-----------0------0-----4----------0------0-----2---4---5---7---9---11--12-12-12---|
A|---X------X------2-----------X------X-----2----------X------X-----0---0---0---0---0---0---0--0--0----|
E|---3------3------------------3------3----------------3------3----------------------------------------|
==========================================================================================================
[Bridge]
G5
e|---3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 Dm
e|---3-------------------------------------------1-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-------------------------------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------------2-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---0-------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------|
A|---X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 Bb/F **Bb6/G Bb/F **Bb6/G
e|---3--------------------------------------6-------------6------------6-----------6-------------------|
B|---3--------------------------------------6-------------6------------6-----------6-------------------|
G|---0--------------------------------------7-------------7------------7-----------7-------------------|
D|---0--------------------------------------8-------------10-----------8-----------10------------------|
A|---X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 Bb/F **Bb6/G Bb/F **Bb6/G
e|---3--------------------------------------6-------------6------------6-----------6-------------------|
B|---3--------------------------------------6-------------6------------6-----------6-------------------|
G|---0--------------------------------------7-------------7------------7-----------7-------------------|
D|---0--------------------------------------8-------------10-----------8-----------10------------------|
A|---X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G5 Bb6 A7sus4#5
e|---3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---3-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------------3-----------------|
G|---0-------------------------------------------------------------0-----------------0-----------------|
D|---0-------------------------------------------------------------3-----------------3-----------------|
A|---X---------------------------------------------------------1-----------------0---------------------|
E|---3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A7sus4#5/G A7sus4#5/F See Chord Names Above
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3-----------------3--------------------------------2---3---5---7---8---10---12---14----------|
G|--------0-----------------0--------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0----0----0-----------|
D|--------3-----------------3--------------------------------2---4---5---7---9---11---12---14----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------0---0---0---0---0---0----0----0-----------|
E|----3-----------------1------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
=========================================================================================================
[Verse 3]
Gmaj7 C Cadd2 Gmaj7 C
e|----2--------------------------------------------0--0-----2--0--2--0--2--0--2-------------------------|
B|----3--------------------------------------------1--1-----3--1--3--1--3--1--3-------------------------|
G|----0--------------------------------------------0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0-------------------------|
D|----0--------------------------------------------2--0-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2-------------------------|
A|----2--------------------------------------------3--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3--3-------------------------|
E|----3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hannah, don't fail me, I need you like never before
C Gadd4/B Am7 C/G
e|----2------------------------------------------------------------(0)----------------------------------|
B|----3-------------------------------------------------------------1----1----1---(1)-------------------|
G|----0-------------------------------------------------------------0----0----0----0--------------------|
D|----0-------------------------------------------------------------2----X----2----2--------------------|
A|----2-------------------------------------------------------------3----2----0----X--------------------|
E|----3----------------------------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
Father Time's at my back, on my heels, behind every door (and he says)
Asus4 Dsus4/A D/A Asus4 D/A
e|---------0--------------------------3------------2----------------0----------------------2------------|
B|---------3--------------------------3------------3----------------3----------------------3------------|
G|---------0--------------------------2------------2----------------0----------------------2------------|
D|---------2--------------------------0------------0----------------2----------------------0------------|
A|---------0--------------------------0------------0----------------0----------------------0------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Son, when the youth has but gone from ur face Will she let you grow older with grace?
Asus4 Dsus4/A D/A Bm Gmaj7
e|-0----------------------------3----------2----------2------------------------2------------------------|
B|-3----------------------------3----------3----------3------------------------3------------------------|
G|-2----------------------------2----------2----------4------------------------0------------------------|
D|-2----------------------------0----------0----------4------------------------0------------------------|
A|-0----------------------------0----------0----------2------------------------2------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------3------------------------|
Will she give you up for one younger than u?" Oh Hannah, please tell me the things that
A A7sus4add6 A
e|----------------------------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------2-------3-------2---------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------2-------0-------2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------2-------4-------2---------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------0-------0-------0---------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
he says r untrue
Gmaj7 See Chord Names Above
e|--------2---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------3--------------------------------------------------2----3----5----7----8----10----12----14----|
G|--------0--------------------------------------------------0----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0-----|
D|--------0--------------------------------------------------2----4----5----7----9----11----12----14----|
A|--------2--------------------------------------------------0----0----0----0----0----0-----0-----0-----|
E|--------3---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Hannah, I'm honestly hoping you'll always be there And We'll
=========================================================================================================
[Chorus 3]
See Chord Names Above
e|----X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10----8----7----5----10----8----7--5--7----10----12---10---14----12---10---8----------------------|
G|----11----9----7----6----11----9----7--6--7----11----12---11---14----12---11---9----------------------|
D|----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0--0--0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0----------------------|
A|----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0--0--0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0----------------------|
E|----X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sing for the day Sing for the mo-ment Sing for the time of your life
Come for an hour Stay for a mo-ment Stay for the rest of your life
==========================================================================================================
[Chorus 4]
See Chord Names Above
e|----X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10----8----7----5----10----8----7--5--7----10----12---10---14----12---10---8----------------------|
G|----11----9----7----6----11----9----7--6--7----11----12---11---14----12---11---9----------------------|
D|----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0--0--0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0----------------------|
A|----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0--0--0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0----------------------|
E|----X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sing for the day Sing for the mo-ment Sing for the time of your life
Come for an hour Stay for a mo-ment Stay for the rest of your life
==========================================================================================================
[Outro]
See Chord Names Above
e|----X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10----8----7----5----10----8----7--5--7----10----12---10---14----12---10---8----------------------|
G|----11----9----7----6----11----9----7--6--7----11----12---11---14----12---11---9----------------------|
D|----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0--0--0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0----------------------|
A|----0-----0----0----0----0-----0----0--0--0----0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0----------------------|
E|----X-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10----8----7----5----7----5----3----5----1-------10----12---10---14----12---10---8----------------|
G|----11----9----7----6----7----6----4----5----2-------11----12---11---14----12---11---9----------------|
D|----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0----------------|
A|----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----10----8----7----5----7----5----3----5----1-------10----12---10---14----12---10---8----------------|
G|----11----9----7----6----7----6----4----5----2-------11----12---11---14----12---11---9----------------|
D|----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0----------------|
A|----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------0-----0----0----0-----0----0----0----------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
N.C. D
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2----|
B|----10----8----7----5----7----5----3----5----1-------10----8----7----5----7----3-----------------3----|
G|----11----9----7----6----7----6----4----5----2-------11----9----7----6----7----4-----------------2----|
D|----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------0-----0----0----0----0----0-----------------4----|
A|----0-----0----0----0----0----0----0----0----0-------0-----0----0----0----0----0-----------------5----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| N.C. No Chord
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