Artist: Kansas
Song: Carry On Wayward Son
Tabbed by Michael Murphy Cos every other bugger's wrong
Tuning: E B G D A E (standard)
Vocal intro
Riff 1:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------5-------------------|
A|-------3~--------5~--5/7---7p5-3--5----5-----|
E|-5-3-5-----5-3-5--------------------3~---2~--|
X2
Riff 2:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------12-12~-----------------------14-12~-|
D|--2-2----12-12~----------5------2-2---14-12~-|
A|--2-2------------------5---5h7--2-2----------|
E|--0-0--------------5h7----------0-0----------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------5------------------------------------|
A|------5---5h7--------------------------------|
E|--5h7----------------------------------------|
X2
Solo 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|--5~---7b9-5-----------------------------------|
D|--5~-----------7p5-----------------------------|
A|-------------------7p5---5b6r5b6r5-------------|
E|-----------------------8-----------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-10p7p5-|
A|--10-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------17p15----17p15---20p17p15-----|
B|--------15b17-17-------17------17--------------|
G|-/17-------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-17p15-----------------------------------------|
B|-------17-15----15b17r15b17r15-----------------|
G|-------------17---------------------14p12------|
D|---------------------------------14-------14---|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-14p12-----------------------------------------|
D|-------14-14p12p10-12-10~----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|------22b24-22b24------------------22b24-22b24|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|---------12-12~-----------------------14-12~--|
D|--2-2----12-12~----------5------2-2---14-12~--|
A|--2-2------------------5---5h7--2-2-----------|
E|--0-0--------------5h7----------0-0-----------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--------5------------------------------------|
A|------5---5h7--------------------------------|
E|--5h7----------------------------------------|
Riff 3:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|--5---5-8-5-8-8/10---------------------------|
G|----5----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
| |
| Guitar 2 |
e|--5-0-5-7-5-7-7/8----------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Piano Fill
e|----3--5--7---------|
B|--------------------|
G|----0--2--4---------|
D|--------------------|Might Be An Octave Lower im not sure
A|--------------------|Either 1 sounds good.
E|--------------------|
| |
|Guitar 2 |
e|----7--9--10--------|
B|--------------------|
G|----4--5--7---------|
D|--------------------|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|
Verses Riff (Done on piano, written for 2 guitars)
Its not exactly right but the chords are and it sounds nice in octaves.
Guitar 1
e|-------12----------10----------8----------10------|
B|----13----13----12----12----10---10----12----12---|
G|-14----------12----------10---------12------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-0------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
| AM G F G |
| Guitar 2 |
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-----5-----3-----3-----1-----1-----3-----3------|
G|----5-----5-----4-----4-----2-----2-----4-----4---|
D|-7-----------5-----------3-----------5------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
x2
Guitar 1
e|-13-------13-12-------12-10----------10----12-----|
B|----15----------13----------11----11----11----13--|
G|-------14----------12----------10----10----12-----|
D|-0------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
| Dm C Bb Bb C |
| Guitar 2 |
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-----------5-----------3-----------3-----5------|
G|----7-----7-----5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----5---|
D|-------7-----------5-----------3--------3-----5---|
A|-5-----------3-----------1-----------1-----3------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|-13-------13-12-------12-10-----------------------|
B|----15----------13----------12----12--------------|
G|-------14----------12----------12-----------------|
D|-0------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|(1st time play piano fill
E|--------------------------------------------------| 2nd time strum the G chord
| Dm C G | and go into the chorus)
| Guitar 2 |
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-----------5------------------------------------|
G|----7-----7-----5-----5--4------------------------|
D|-------7-----------5-----5------------------------|
A|-5-----------3-----------5------------------------|
E|-------------------------3------------------------|
whole verse
Verse 1: Am G F G
Am G F G
Dm C Bb Bb C
Dm C G (Piano fill)
Verse 2: Am G F G
Am G F G
Dm C Bb Bb C
Dm C G (Piano Fill)
Chorus : Am C G F
Am C G (Piano fill)
Am C G F
F (staccato) (Dont you cry no more)
Play Riff 1 X2
Repeat verses 1&2 then the Chorus
Riff 4:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---7p5--------------------7--5~--------------|
A|-0-----7p5-------5--5--7--5--3~--------------|
E|-----------8p5-8----3--5---------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---7p5--------------------7~-----------------|
A|-0-----7p5-------5--5--7--5~-----------------|
E|-----------8p5-8----3--5---------------------|
X2
BAcking under Organ solo(1st time) & Guitar solo 3(2nd time):
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------5----------------------|
A|-7--5--4--2--0------5------------------------|
E|----------------3----------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-7--5--4--2-5----------3---------------------|
E|---------------2--3--4-----------------------|
Play Riff 4 X2
Solo 3:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-20h22-20--19--17--15-12h15p12---------------|
G|-------------------------------14p12---------|
D|-------------------------------------14------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-------------12------------------------------|
G|-12-14p12----12------12h13p12----12----------|
D|----------14------14----------14----14-12----|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-12h13p12----12----------------12------------|
D|----------14----14-12----------12------------|
A|----------------------14-12------------------|
E|----------------------------15---------------|
Play Riff 1 X2
Riff 5:
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7---5--3-------------7-7---5--3-----------|
E|-5-5---3--1--0-1-3-5-7--5-5---3--1--0-1-3-5-7|
| |
| Guitar 2 |
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-7-7---5--3----0-2-3-5--7-7----5--3---0-2-3-5|
E|-5-5---3--1--0----------5-5----3--1-0--------|
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----7-------5-------3-----------------------|
D|---7-------5-------3-------------------------|
A|-5-----5-3-----3-1-----0--1--3--5--7---------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
| |
| Guitar 2 |
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---3-7-----2-5-----0-3----0--2--3--5---------|
A|-5-----5-3-----3-1-----0---------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-----7-------5-------------------------------|
D|---7-------5------5-5-5-5-5------------------|
A|-5-----5-3-----3--5-5-5-5-5------------------|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3------------------|
| |
| Guitar 2 |
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---3-7-----2-5----5-5-5-5-5------------------|
A|-5-----5-3-----3--5-5-5-5-5------------------|
E|------------------3-3-3-3-3------------------|
Chorus
Play Riff 2 x2
Backing under solos 4 & 5 x4 (Both times)
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------2-2--------------------|
D|-----4p2-------4p2----2-2--2-2---------------|
A|---------4---------4--0-0--2-2---------------|
E|-2-2-------2-2-------------0-0---------------|
Solo 4:
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|-17b19r17b19r17b19-17b19r17-14-17p14---------|
G|-------------------------------------16-14---|
D|-------------------------------------------16|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------17b20|
B|-----------------14tr17-17b19(19)r17-14------|
G|-14-16-14----14------------------------------|
D|----------16---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|r17-14h17p14-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------17b19r17-14-17b19----------------------|
G|--------------------------------16-14----------14-16-|
D|--------------------------------------16-14-16-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------9--9-------|
D|-----7h9-9b11-9-7-9p7---7-9-9/11-11-11-------|
A|-7h9------------------9----------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-9p7---9p7-----------------------------------|
A|-----9-----9-7~------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 2 X2
Solo 5:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|-4b6r4-2-4-4b6r4--6tr9--9-6-------------------------|
D|----------------------------9-7-------7-9-9b11-9-7-9|
A|--------------------------------9-7-9---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------17b19r17---------------|
B|-------17----------------------------------17b19-17------|
G|-16b18----18r16-14-16b18r16-16-14-------------------16-14|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Play Riff 3
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