Suite Madame Blue Bass

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Suite Madame Blue
Performed by Styx
Words and Music by Dennis DeYoung
>From the album "Equinox"  (A&M Records, 1975, CD3217)
Transcribed and submitted by Brian Angell  (llegna@cw-f1.umd.umich.edu)
 
This is my first bass transcription.  I've probably written it in double
time, but I'm sure that this transcription will be accurate enough.
 
Intro and Verse I:
 
Bass is absent until Dennis sings "For you, Madame Blue."
 
G+-------11-12-11------+------11-12-11------+------11-12-11------+
D|4:-9-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|4:-------------------|-12-----------------|-11-----------------|
E+---------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
     1 & 2  &  3 & 4 &   1  & 2  &  3 & 4 &   1  & 2  &  3 & 4 &
 
G+----------------+
D|---------------:|
A|-10----9-------:|   (Play twice.)
E+----------------+
   1  2  3  4 
 
Verse II:
 
G+--------11-----11---+--------11-----11---+--------11-----11---+
D|:-9-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|:-------------------|-12-----------------|-11-----------------|
E+--------------------+--------------------+--------------------+
    1 & 2 &  3 & 4  &   1  & 2 &  3 & 4  &   1  & 2 &  3 & 4  &
 
G+----------------+
D|---------------:|
A|-10----9-------:|   (Play four times.)
E+----------------+
   1  2  3  4 
 
Play Verse I pattern once.
 
End of Verse II:  (cresc.)
 
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E+-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-+-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-+-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-+-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-+
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
Chorus:
 
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----9-7-9-------|-----7-5-7-------|-----5-3-5-------|-----7-5-7-------|
A|-------------9---|-------------7---|-------------5---|-------------7---|
E+-7---------------+-5---------------+-3---------------+-5---------------+
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----9-7-9-------|-----7-5-7-------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-------------9---|-------------7---|-----------------|-----------------|
E+-7---------------+-5---------------+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3-3-5-----+
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----9-7-9-------|-----7-5-7-------|-----5-3-5-------|-----7-5-7-------|
A|-------------9---|-------------7---|-------------5---|-------------7---|
E+-7---------------+-5---------------+-3---------------+-5---------------+
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
G+--7-------7-7-7---7---+------------------+
D|:---------------------|-7-----7-7---7---:|
A|:---------------------|-----------------:|  (Play three times.)
 
E+----------------------+------------------+
    1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
G+-----------------+
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|  (Hold and fade out.)
E+-3---------------+
   1  2  3  4  
 
Instrumental:  (Picks up after Dennis sings "Heaven's Door.")
 
G+------11-12-11--------+------11-12-11--------+------11-12-11--------+
D|:-9------------12-9---|---------------12-9---|---------------12-9---|
A|:---------------------|-12-------------------|-11-------------------|
E+----------------------+----------------------+----------------------+
    1 & 2  &  3  &  4 &   1  & 2  &  3  &  4 &   1  & 2  &  3  &  4 &  
 
G+----------------+
D|---------------:|
A|-10----9-------:|   (Play four times, rit.)
E+----------------+
   1  2  3  4 
 
G+---------+---------+-11-----11-9-------+-9-----9----------+
D|-9-------|-9-------|-------------------|---------12-------|
A|---------|---------|-------------------|------------------|
E+---------+---------+-------------------+------------------+
   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1  & 2 &  3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3  & 4 &
 
G+--------------+------------+-9-----9----------+-9-----9----------+
D|-9-----9--9---|-9-----9----|---------12-------|---------12-------|
A|--------------|------------|------------------|------------------|
E+--------------+------------+------------------+------------------+
   1  2  3  4     1  2  3  4   1 & 2 & 3  & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3  & 4 & 
 
G+--------+
D|-9------|
A|--------|  (Hold;
E+--------+  fade away.)
  1 2 3 4 
 
Guitar solo and "America" harmony:
Bass is absent for first eight bars.  Enters after drum roll.
 
G+------------+-------------+------------+---------------+
D|------------|-------------|------------|---------------|
A|------------|-5--5--7--7--|------------|-5-------------|
E+-7--7-------+-------------+-7--7-------+----3--5-------+
   1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4 
 
(Play twelve times.)
 
Bridge:
 
G+------------+------------+------------+------------+
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|------------|------------|------------|------------|
E+-7--7--7--7-+-7--7--7--7-+-9--9--9--9-+-9--9--9--9-+
   1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4   1  2  3  4 
 
G+-----------------+-----------------+---------+---------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-|
E+-10--10--10--10--+-10--10--10--10--+---------+---------+
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4 
 
G+----------+--------------+
D|----------|------7-------|
A|-9-9-9-9--|-10-----------|
E+----------+--------------+
   1 2 3 4    1  2 3 4 
 
Chorus II:
 
G+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
D|-9-------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
E+---------+-5-------+-3-------+-5-------+-7-------+-5-------+
   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4 
 
G+-----------------+-----------------+---------+---------+---------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|---------|---------|---------|
E+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+-3-3-3-3-3-5-----+-7-------+-5-------+-3-------+
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   
 
G+---------+
D|---------|
A|---------|
E+-5-------+
   1 2 3 4 
 
G+--7-------7-7-7---7---+------------------+
D|:---------------------|-7-----7-7---7---:|
A|:---------------------|-----------------:|  (Play three times.)
E+----------------------+------------------+
    1 & 2 e & a 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 
 
G+----------+--------+---------+---------+
D|----------|--------|---------|---------|
A|----------|--------|---------|---------|
E+-7-7-----+-5-5-----+-3---3---+-5-5-----+
   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4   1 2 3 4 
 
Outro:
           (triplet)         (triplet)         (triplet)
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-------7-9-10--|-9-------9-7-----|-7-------7-------|
E+-7-------7-9-10--+-----------------+-------------10--+-----------------+
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
 
           (triplet)         (triplet)         (triplet)
(triplet)
G+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-7-------7-9-10--|-9-------9-7-----|-7-------7-------|
E+-7-------7-9-10--+-----------------+-------------10--+-----------10-9--+
   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &   1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
                             (rit.)
 
G+---+
D|---|
A|---|  (Keep hammering that B-note, or improvise your own fianle.
E+-7-+   Cymbal crash:  End.)
 
And that's it!  Comments are welcome.  Ciao!
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