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Song: Carry On My Wayward Son
Band: Kansas
Album: Leftoverture
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
Tabbed by: Jake Something (sloppyjoe24)
UDATED (4/25/07) - Added acoustic to the song and updated a bit of the solos. I couldn't
what the real version sounded like in the acoustic part because it was blended in
far to tell, so I used a karaoke version which can't be too bad.
UPDATED (11/4/07) - Fixed a few errors
UPDATED (7/29/09) - Fixed the pesky hammer on that originally said 5h0
UPDATED (2/28/10) - Fixed some extreme errors. Should be a tidbit more accurate sounding now.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1_vFn5b78A
Here's a version of me playing it. During the solos and the acoustic part, it's not 100%
the tab is because...well frankly I'm not that good and I tend to screw up easily when
camera is rolling. But as far as the tab goes, I can say it's plenty accurate.
h = hammer on
p = pull off
^ = bend
r = release
t = tap
* = pinch harmonic
~ = let it ring
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
. = palm mute
+ = harmonic
v = vibrato
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Intro: Both Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5----------------------|x2
A|---------3--------5-/7---7p5-3--5---5---------|
E|---5-3-5----5-3-5-----------------3---2-------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12-12--------------------14-12---------------|
G|--------12-12--------------------14-12---------------|
D|--------12-12--------5-----------14-12--------5------|x2
A|---2-2-------------5---5h7--2-2-------------5---5h7--|
E|---0-0---------5h7----------0-0---------5h7----------|
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Solo I: Guitar I
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5----------------------|x2
A|---------3--------5-/7---7p5-3--5---5---------|
E|---5-3-5----5-3-5-----------------3---2-------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|--------12-12--------------------14-12---------------|
G|--------12-12--------------------14-12---------------|
D|--------12-12--------5-----------14-12--------5------|x2
A|---2-2-------------5---5h7--2-2-------------5---5h7--|
E|---0-0---------5h7----------0-0---------5h7----------|
e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-2---------------|
A|-0-0-0-5-----3~~-|
E|-------3-3-3-1~~-|
. . . .
Solo I: Guitar II
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~-7^(half)--5--------------2-5p2p0-5p2p0-5p2p0-5p2p0--------------|
D|-5~------------7p5--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------7p6p5/3-5v---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------17------17------20p17---17----------------|
B|-----------------------17---20p17---20p17------20---20p17-----------|
G|-5p2p0-5p2p0-5-/17v-19^-----------------------------------19-17-17--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------|--22^-22^-|-22^-22^--|5---5-7-5-7-8--|
B|-----10p8--10p8--8-------------|----------|----------|5-5-5-8-5-8-10-|
G|--/9-----9-----9---9-7-5h7-5v--|----------|----------|--5------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------|----------|---------------|
A|-------------------------------|----------|----------|---------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------|----------|---------------|
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Guitars Tacet:
Once I rose above the noise and confusion
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
I was soaring ever higher
But I flew too high
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Verse: Acoustic
Am G F G
e|--0-----0--|--0-----0--|-----------|--------0--|
B|-----------|------0----|--3-----1--|--0---0----|
G|------2----|----0------|------2----|----0------|
D|----2------|-----------|----3------|-----------|x2
A|--0--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|--3--------|--1--------|--3--------|
Dm C Bb Bb C
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|--1--|--3--|
B|--6-----6--|--5-----5--|--3-----3--|--3--|--5--|
G|------7----|------5----|------3----|--3--|--5--|
D|----7------|----5------|----3------|--3--|--5--|
A|--5--------|--3--------|--1--------|-----|-----|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----|
Dm C G
e|-----------|-----------|--3-------3--|
B|--6-----6--|--5-----5--|--3-------3--|
G|------7----|------5----|--4-------4--|
D|----7------|----5------|--5-------5--|
A|--5--------|--3--------|--5-------5--|
E|-----------|-----------|--3---3------|
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Chorus: Guitar I
Am C G F
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|------2-------|-------0------|---------0----|--------------|
D|----2---------|-----2---2----|------0-------|-------3------|
A|--0------2----|--/3----------|----2---------|----3---------|
E|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|--1-------3---|
Am C G G
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|------3-------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|-----(0)------|
G|------2-------|-------0------|---------0----|--------------|
D|----2---------|-----2---2----|------0-------|--------------|
A|--0------2----|--/3----------|----2---------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|---3----------|
Am C G F
e|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
G|------2-------|-------0------|---------0----|------------2-|
D|----2---------|-----2---2----|------0-------|-------3----3-|
A|--0------2----|--/3----------|----2---------|----3-----3-3-|
E|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|--1---------1-|
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Interlude: Both Guitars
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5----------------------|x2
A|---------3--------5-/7---7p5-3--5---5---------|
E|---5-3-5----5-3-5-----------------3---2-------|
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Verse: Acoustic
Am G F G
e|--0-----0--|--0-----0--|-----------|--------0--|
B|------1----|------0----|--3-----1--|--0---0----|
G|----2------|----0------|------2----|----0------|
D|-----------|-----------|----3------|-----------|x2
A|--0--------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|--3--------|--1--------|--3--------|
Dm C Bb Bb C
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|--1--|--3--|
B|--6-----6--|--5-----5--|--3-----3--|--3--|--5--|
G|------7----|------5----|------3----|--3--|--5--|
D|----7-
|