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Carry On Wayward Son  Kansas

CARRY ON WAYWARD SON by KANSAS
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(N.C.)
Carry on my wayward son
There'll be peace when you are done
Lay your weary head to rest
Don't you cry no more
 
 e-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
 B-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
 G-|--------------|--------------|--4--7--4-----|--------------|
 D-|-----------5--|-----------7--|----------7-5-|--7-----7-----|
 A-|--7--5--7-----|--7--5--7-----|--------------|-----5-----4--|
 E-|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|

[Em]Once I [D]rose above the [C]noise and [D]confusion
[Em]Just to [D]get a glimpse [C]beyond this [D]illusion
[Am]I was [G]soaring ever [F]higher[F] [G]
[Am]But I [G]flew too [D]high
[Em]Though my [D]eyes could see I [C]still was a [D]blind man
[Em]Though my [D]mind could think I [C]still was a [D]mad man
[Am]I hear the [G]voices when I'm [F]dreaming[F] [G]
[Am]I can [G]hear them [D]say
[Em]Carry [G]on my [D]wayward [C]son
[Em]There'll be [G]peace when [D]you are done
[Em]Lay your [G]weary [D]head to [C]rest
(N.C.)
Don't you cry no more
[Em]Masque[D]rading as a [C]man with a [D]reason
[Em]My cha[D]rade is the [C]event of the [D]season
[Am]And if I [G]claim to be a [F]wise man[F] [G]
[Am]It surely [G]means that I don't [D]know
[Em]On a [D]stormy sea of [C]moving [D]emotion
[Em]Tossed [D]about I'm like a [C]ship on the [D]ocean
[Am]I set [G]sail for winds of [F]fortune[F] [G]
[Am]But I [G]hear the voices [D]say
[Em]Carry [G]on my [D]wayward [C]son
[Em]There'll be [G]peace when [D]you are done
[Em]Lay your [G]weary [D]head to [C]rest
(N.C.)
Don't you cry no more
Em (mute)
Carry on
You will [D]always [C]remember
Em (mute)
Carry on
Nothing [D]equals the [C]splendor
[Am]Now your [G]life's no longer [F]empty
[Am]Surely [G]Heaven waits for [D]you
[Em]Carry [G]on my [D]wayward [C]son
[Em]There'll be [G]peace when [D]you are done
[Em]Lay your [G]weary [D]head to [C]rest
(N.C.) Bm7
(Submitted by JP Leong at hleong@worldnet.att.net)
Song: Carry on Wayward Son
Artist: Kansas
Album: Leftoverture
As tabbed by Joe Muggah
joe_the_man3@hotmail.com
* = pinch harmonic
Post-Chorus (Guitar 1)
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D-----------------------------------5-----------------------
 A------------3v------------5v---5/7----7-5-3--5-----5-------
 E---5--3--5-------5--3--5------------------------3-----2----

Riff 1
 
 e-------3--3v----------------------5--3-\-------------------
 B-------3--3v----------------------5--3-\-------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D--2-2----------------5-------2-2-----------------5---------
 A--2-2--------------5---5-7---2-2---------------5---5-7-----
 E--0-0----------5-7-----------0-0-----------5-7-------------

Solo 1 (Guitar 2)
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B------5----------------------------------------------------
 G--5-----5--------------------------------------------------
 D--5--------7p5-------------5--10p9p7-10p9p7-10p9p7-10p9p7--
 A---------------7p5-----5v----------------------------------
 E-------------------8p5-------------------------------------

(continued)
 
 e-------------------12--t17p15p12-t17p15p12-t20p17p15-------
 B----------10-/13v------------------------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D--10p9p7---------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
 
 e--20-17-15-17----------------------------------------------
 B--------------17-15----------------------------------------
 G--------------------17-\---9h12t14p12-7h9t12p7-9-7-5-7-5v--
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

Fill 1 (Guitar 2)
 
 e--12*--12*--------12*--12*---------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

Verse A (Guitar 1)
 
 e--0---0-0---0-1---1-0---0-0---0-0---0-1---1-0---1---1-0----
 B--1---1-3---3-1---1-3---3-1---1-3---3-1---1-3---3---3-1----
 G--2---2-0---0-2---2-0---0-2---2-0---0-2---2-0---2---2-0----
 D--2---2-0---0-3---3-0---0-2---2-0---0-3---3-0---0---0-2----
 A--0---0-2---2-3---3-2---2-0---0-2---2-3---3-2---------3----
 E--------3---3-1---1-3---3-------3---3-1---1-3--------------

(continued)
 
 e--0-1---1--0--0-0-0----------------------------------------
 B--1-3---3--1--3-3-3----------------------------------------
 G--0-3---3--0--0-0-0----------------------------------------
 D--2-3---3--2--0-0-0----------------------------------------
 A--3-1---1--3--2-2-2----------------------------------------
 E--------------3-3-3----------------------------------------

Verse B (Piano arranged for Guitar 2)
 
 e--12-------12--10-------10---8-------8--10-------10--------
 B-----13-----------12-----------10----------12--------------
 G--14----14-----12----12-----10----10----12----12-----------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
 
 e--12-------12--10-------10---8-------8--10-------10--------
 B-----13-----------12-----------10----------12--------------
 G--14----14-----12----12-----10----10----12----12-----------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
 
 e--13-------13--12-------12--10-------10--10-----12---------
 B-----15-----------13-----------11-----------11-----13------
 G--14----14-----12----12-----10----10-----10-----12---------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
 
 e--13-------13--12-------12--10-------10--15-17-19----------
 B-----15-----------13-----------11--------------------------
 G--14----14-----12----12-----10----10-----------------------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

Chorus
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G------2-------0------------------------2-------0-----------
 D----2---2---2---2-----0-------3------2---2---2---2-----0---
 A--0-------3---------2---2---3---3--0-------3---------2-----
 E------------------3-------1------------------------3-------

(continued)
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G--2p0---0--------2-------0---------------------------------
 D------0--------2---2---2---2-----0-------3----3------------
 A----------2--0-------3---------2---2---3---3--3------------
 E-----------------------------3-------1--------1------------

Bridge 1
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D----7p5----------------------7--5----7p5-------------------
 A--------7p5------3--5--------5--3--------7p5------------5v-
 E--5---------8p5--------3--5--------5---------8p5--3--5-----

Bridge 2
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D--------------------------5v-------------------------------
 A-----7--5--4--2--------5---------7--5--4--2--5-----------3-
 E--0--------------5--3---------0-----------------2--3--4----

Solo 2
 
 e--/18--16--15--13------------------------------------------
 B-------------------15--t15p13p10h12h13--15--15p13p12h13----
 G--------------------------------------------------------12-
 D--------------------------------------------------------10-
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----8h10p8-----8--10--8h10p8------------------------------
 G--9----------9----------------11-9---------------12\-------
 D-----------------------------------12-11-9-------12\-------
 A-------------------------------------------12-10-----------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

Bridge 3A (Guitar 1)
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D--7-7---5---3------------------7-7---5---3-----------------
 A--7-7---5---3---------------5--7-7---5---3---------------5-
 E--5-5---3---1---0--1--3--5-----5-5---3---1---0--1--3--5----

Bridge 3B (Guitar 2)
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D--7-7---5---3---------0--2--3--7-7---5---3---------0--2--3-
 A--7-7---5---3---2--3-----------7-7---5---3---2--3----------
 E--5-5---3---1------------------5-5---3---1-----------------

Bridge 4
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G------7--------5--------3------------------------7---------
 D----7---7----5---5----3---3-----------2--3-----7---7-------
 A--5--------3--------1--------0--1--3---------5-------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G------5----------------------------------------------------
 D----5---5---5-5-5-5----------------------------------------
 A--3---------5-5-5-5----------------------------------------
 E------------3-3-3-3----------------------------------------

Riff 2
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D--------4-2----------4-2-----------------------------------
 A------------4------------4--0--0--1-2----------------------
 E--2--2---------2--2--------------------0--0--1-2-----------

Solo 3
 
 e--14^---14-12------------------14-12-----14^----12-----18^-
 B--------------14-12----12------------14------------14------
 G--------------------14----14^------------------------------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
 
 e--20^---14h17p14--14-12-----14-12--------------------------
 B------------------------14---------------------------------
 G----------------------------------14--11v------------------
 D-----------------------------------------------10^-10^-10^-
 A--------------------------------------------9--------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G----------9----9-------------------------------------------
 D--9v---10---10---10^---------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

Fill 1
 
 e--19--19^----12*--12*-\-----12*--12*-----------------------
 B-----------------------------------------------------------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

Solo 4
 
 e-----------------------------------------------------------
 B-----------------0h5h7t10p0-h5h7t10p0-h5h7t10p0-h5h7t10p0--
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D--11^---9--11v---------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
 
 e-------------------------9----12--9-------------------19^--
 B------------------------12^----------14\12--10--12v--------
 G-----------------------------------------------------------
 D--11--9--7--9--7-7-/---------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

(continued)
 
 e--18^------------------------------------------------------
 B--------19-17-----19-17-17---------------------------------
 G--------------18------------14v----------------------------
 D-----------------------------------------------------------
 A-----------------------------------------------------------
 E-----------------------------------------------------------

Outro A (Guitar 1) Outro B (Guiatr 2)
 
 e---------------------------|-------------------------------
 B---------------------------|------------------10^----------
 G-------------------9^------|--9-7-5--12-10-9---------------
 D--10-9-7--12-10-9----------|-------------------------------
 A---------------------------|-------------------------------
 E---------------------------|-------------------------------

Post-Chorus
Riff 1
Post-Chorus, Solo 1
Riff 1, Fill 1
Verse A, B
Chorus
Post-Chorus
Verse A, B
Chorus
Bridge 1
Bridge 2
Bridge 1
Bridge 2, Solo 2
Post-Chorus
Bridge 3A, 3B
Bridge 4
Chorus
Riff 1
Riff 2, Solo 3
Riff 1, Fill 2
Riff 2, Solo 4
Outro A, B

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realdancer (report)

The opening lick is incorrect for the 3rd measure. It should be a slide up from 7 to 9 on the 4th string then 7th fret of 3rd sting, back to 9th fret 4th string, Pull-off from 9-7-5 on 4th string. The rest will work.