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Carry On My Wayward Son - Kansas
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Tabbed by:iplayforthechix
Email:F U
Tuning:Standard
Main Riff The chords for the main riff are: Am C Am D (FYI)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|------------------5--------------------------------------------------------
A|------3------5-5/7--7p5-3-5-3----------------------------------------------
E|-5-3-5--5-3-5--------------3-2---------------------------------------------
E E
e|-----3-3---------------5-3-------------------------------------------------
B|-----3-3---------------5-3-------------------------------------------------
G|-1-1---------------1-1-----------------------------------------------------
D|-2-2---------5-----2-2-----------------------------------------------------
A|-2-2--------5-7p5--2-2-----------------------------------------------------
E|-0-0-----5h7-------0-0-----------------------------------------------------
Then after the solo before the verse goes something like this
The Chords are Am Am Am G Am G F
e|-0-0-0-3-0-3-5-------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--------------------------This is a complete waste of space----------------
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Piano part can be played with these chords
Am G F G Am Dm C Bb repeat end on G
e|-12----12-10----10-8-----8-10-12-------13----13-12----12-10----10-12-13-----7------
B|---13-------12-------10---------repeat---15-------13-------11---------------8------
G|-14--14---12--12---10--10--12-14-------14--14---12--12---10--10---12-14-----7------
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here's the Chords for the verses
Am G F G
As I rose above the noise and confusion
Am G F G
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
Dm C Bb C Dm C G
I was soaring ever higher, but I flew to high
Am G F G
Though my eyes can see i still was a blind man
Am G F G
Though my mind could think i still was a mad man
Dm C Bb C
I hear the voices when im dreaming
Dm C G
I can hear them say
And the Chorus
Am C G F
Carry on my wayward son
Am C G F
There'll be peace when you are done
Am C G F
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more
This comes in after the second chorus
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|--7-5--------------7-5---7-5--------------7---repeat-----------------------
A|-----7-5-----5-----5-3------7-5-----5-----5--------------------------------
E|-5------8-5-8---3-5-----5------8-5-8---3-5---------------------------------
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|-------------5-------------------------------------------------------------
A|--7-5-4-2---5---7-5-4-2-5-----5--------------------------------------------
E|-0-------5-3---0---------2-3-4---------------------------------------------
Then leading into the next chorus
Am G F Dm C Bb Dm C G
e|-5-5--3-1---------------------------1--------------1-----------------------
B|-5-5--3-1--------------------------3-----1----3---3----1-------------------
G|-5-5--4-2-------------------------2-----0----3---2----0----0---------------
D|-7-7--5-3----------repeat once---0-----2----3---0----2----0----------------
A|-7-7--5-3-------0-3-------------------3----1--------3----2-----------------
E|-5-5--3-1--0-1-3----------------------------------------3------------------
Outro: While the lead is soloing the second guitar is playing this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
D|----2-0------2-0-----------------------------------------------------------
A|-0-0---3--0-0---3--0-0-----------------------------------------------------
E|----------------------0-0--------------------------------------------------
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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