Superstars Chords
by Styx
Superstars by Styx is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of C. It uses the chords C, F, E, D, D5, E5 and G5. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro
C F E D C GG C F E D C BB C F E D C AA
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------12-15-|
B||-----6-5-3---88--|-----6-5-3-------|-----6-5-3---10--|-----12-1315-----|
G|4-5---5-4-2-5-77--|-5---5-4-2-5-44--|-5---5-4-2-5-99--|-12-14-----------|
D|4-5---3-2-0-5-55--|-5---3-2-0-5-44--|-5---3-2-0-5-77--|-----------------|
A||-3---------3-----|-3---------3-22--|-3---------3-----|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus
(xN)
e||------------------|
B||------------------|
G|4-----5~~-----5-4--|
D|4----------------5-|
A||-3.-3----3.-3-----|
E||------------------|
e||------------------|
B||------------------|
G|4------------------|
D|4-3--2--0----------|
A||---------3--2-0---|
E||----------------3-|
Now Tommy sings the verse, with only the bass playing something like the
Chorus
Power-Chords before the Chorus
D5 E5 G5
e||-----------------|
B||-----------------|
G|4-7---9---12------|
D|4-7---9---12------|
A||-5---7---10------|
E||-----------------|
Chorus
Intro
Solo (expanded for clarity)
e||-----------h--p----------------------|------------r------------------------|
B||------13-12-13-12----13-13---12------|-13---15--17-(15)-13-----------------|
G|4-12-14------------12-----------14-12-|-------------------------------------|
D|4-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e||---b---------------------------------|---b-------------------b-------------|
B||-15-(17)-15-13-12--13-----13-12--13--|-15-(17)-15-13-12-13-15-(18)~--------|
G|4----------------------12-------------|-------------------------------------|
D|4-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e||---b---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B||-15-(17)-15-13-15-13-12-13-----13~---|-13-------13-12-------------12-13-15-|
G|4--------------------------12---------|----12----------12-14----------------|
D|4----------------------------14-------|-------14-------------15-------------|
A||-------------------------------------|-------------------------15----------|
E||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e||-12-13--15/17--15-12-----------------|-15-12------------------h--h---------|
B||---------------------15-13-----------|-------15-13----------12-13-15-12-13-|
G|4---------------------------12~-------|-----------------12-14---------------|
D|4-------------------------------------|-------------15----------------------|
A||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B||-13/15-13-15-15/17-15-17-17/22-20-18-|-20~---------------------------------|
G|4-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
D|4-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E||-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
After the solo Dennis starts "speaking", and the guitar goes like this
e||-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|
A||-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-|-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-|
E||-----------------|-----------------|
e||-----------------|-----------------|
B||--------8--------|-6---------------|
G|4-5------7--------|-5------5---7----|
D|4-5------5--------|-3------5---7----|
A||-3---------------|--------3---5----|
E||-----------------|-----------------|