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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