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Carry On My Wayward Son

Kansas

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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

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|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-12------------------14-12-------------|
D|--------12-12----0-5h0-2-------14-12----0-5p0-2--|x2
A|---2-2-------0h2----------2-2-------0h2----------|
E|---0-0--------------------0-0--------------------|

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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|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-12------------------14-12-------------|
D|--------12-12----0-5h0-2-------14-12----0-5p0-2--|x2
A|---2-2-------0h2----------2-2-------0h2----------|
E|---0-0--------------------0-0--------------------|

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-2-X-X-----------|
A|-0-X-X-5-X-X-3~~-|
E|-------3-X-X-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|--------------------17-20---20p17---20p17------20---20p17-16-15-13--|
G|-5p2p0-5p2p0-5-/17v-------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|--22^-22^-|-22^-22^--|------------5-|
B|-----10p8--10p8--8--------------|----------|----------|5---5-8-5-8-5-|
G|--/9-----9-----9---9-7-5h7-5v---|----------|----------|5-5-5-7-5-7---|
D|--------------------------------|----------|----------|--7-----------|
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|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|----5---5--|----3---3--|----1---1--|----3---3--|
G|------5----|------4----|------2----|------4----|
D|--7--------|--5--------|--3--------|--5--------|x2
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

      Dm           C           Bb       Bb    C
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-1---|-3---|
B|--6--------|--5--------|--3--------|---3-|---5-|
G|----7---7--|----5---5--|----3---3--|-----|-----|
D|------7----|------5----|------3----|-----|-----|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----|

      Dm           C           G
e|--5--------|-----------|--3-------3--|
B|----6---6--|--5--------|----3---3----|
G|------7----|----5---5--|------4------|
D|-----------|------5----|-------------|
A|-----------|-----------|-------------|
E|-----------|-----------|-------------|


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Chorus: Guitar I

e|---5-----3--1-----|
B|---5--5--3--1-----|
G|---5--5--4--2-----|
D|---7--5--5--3-----|x3
A|---7--3--5--3-----|
E|---5-----3--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|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|----5---5--|----3---3--|----1---1--|----3---3--|
G|------5----|------4----|------2----|------4----|
D|--7--------|--5--------|--3--------|--5--------|x2
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

      Dm           C           Bb       Bb    C
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-1---|-3---|
B|--6--------|--5-----5--|--3--------|---3-|---5-|
G|----7---7--|----5------|----3---3--|-----|-----|
D|------7----|------5----|------3----|-----|-----|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----|

      Dm           C               G
e|--5--------|-----------|--3-------3-5-7--|
B|----6---6--|--5--------|----3---3--------|
G|------7----|----5---5--|------4----------|
D|-----------|------5----|-----------------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------------|

      Am           G           F           G
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
B|----5---5--|----3---3--|----1---1--|----3---3--|
G|------5----|------4----|------2----|------4----|
D|--7--------|--5--------|--3--------|--5--------|x2
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|

      Dm           C           Bb       Bb    C
e|-----------|-----------|-----------|-1---|-3---|
B|--6--------|--5-----5--|--3--------|---3-|---5-|
G|----7---7--|----5------|----3---3--|-----|-----|
D|------7----|------5----|------3----|-----|-----|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----|-----|

      Dm           C               G
e|--5--------|-----------|--3-------3------|
B|----6---6--|--5--------|----3---3---3----|
G|------7----|----5---5--|------4-------4--|
D|-----------|------5----|-----------------|
A|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
E|-----------|-----------|-----------------|


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Chorus:

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Bridge: Guitar I

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2p0---------------------------2p0------------------------|
D|--------2p0---------------7-5---------2p0---------------7~---|x2
A|--0---------3p0-3-5-------5-3---0---------3p0-3-5-------5~---|
E|---------------------3-5---------------------------3-5-------|

e|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----9-7-6-4-2---9-12----|---9-7-6-4----------------|
A|----7-5-4-2-0-5-7-10----|---7-5-4-2--5-------3-----|
E|--0-----------3---------|-0------------2-3-5-------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2p0---------------------------2p0------------------------|
D|--------2p0---------------7-5---------2p0---------------7~---|x2
A|--0---------3p0-3-5-------5-3---0---------3p0-3-5-------5~---|
E|---------------------3-5---------------------------3-5-------|

e|------------------------|--------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------------------|
G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|----9-7-6-4-2---9-12----|---9-7-6-4----------------|
A|----7-5-4-2-0-5-7-10----|---7-5-4-2--5-------3-----|
E|--0-----------3---------|-0------------2-3-5-------|

e|----------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------5----------------------|x2
A|---------3--------5-/7---7p5-3--5---5---------|
E|---5-3-5----5-3-5-----------------3---2-------|


Bridge: Guitar II

e|---17-15-14-12-10--7h10p7-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------10-8*-10-10p8---8------8*h10---8*-10*---8--|
G|---------------------------------------9-7---9--------9--------9----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------|
B|--------------8--|
G|--9-8-7-------7--|
D|--------9-8-7----|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|


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Chorus (slightly different): Guitar II

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-7---5--3~-------------7-7---5--3~-----------------|
A|---7-7---5--3~-------------7-7---5--3~-----------------|
E|---5-5---3--1~-------------5-5---3--1~-----------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7~-7~---5~-5~---3~-3~--3-3-5-5---7~-7~---5~-5~--4-4-4-4~-|
D|---7~-7~---5~-5~---3~-3~--3-3-5-5---7~-7~---5~-5~--5-5-5-5~-|
A|---5~-5~---3~-3~---1~-1~--1-1-3-3---5~-5~---3~-3~--5-5-5-5~-|
E|---------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3~-|

Chorus (slightly different): Guitar I

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|---7-7---5--3~-------------7-7---5--3~-----------------|
A|---7-7---5--3~------0--3---7-7---5--3~---------3-5-----|
E|---5-5---3--1~--1h3-----3--5-5---3--1~--1-3-/5---------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7----5----3-----5-----7----5--4-4-4-4~------------------|
D|----7-7--5-5--3-3--3--5---7-7--5---5-5-5-5~------------------|
A|---5----3----1----1------5----3----5-5-5-5~------------------|
E|-----------------------------------3-3-3-3~------------------|

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Chorus:

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Interlude II: Both Guitars

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-12------------------14-12-------------|
D|--------12-12----0-5h0-2-------14-12----0-5p0-2--|x2
A|---2-2-------0h2----------2-2-------0h2----------|
E|---0-0--------------------0-0--------------------|

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Solo II: Guitar I

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------2-2---------|
D|--4-4-4p2--4-4-4p2---2-2--2-2----|x4
A|---------4--------4--0-0--2-2----|
E|--------------------------0-0----|

Solo II: Guitar II

e|------------------------------------------------------17^-----|
B|---17^-17^rp14------------------17p14-17-17^v---17p14---------|
G|----------------16p14-16p14vvv--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--18^-17^r-14h17p14-14p12---14p12-----------------------------|
B|-------------------------14-----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------14-11-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------7h9-9^(11)r--9~----|
A|-----------------------------------------9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-----6h9-6h9-9-6h9-6h9--------|
D|---7------------------9--7----|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


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Interlude III: Guitar I

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-12------------------14-12-------------|
D|--------12-12----0-5h0-2-------14-12----0-5p0-2--|
A|-------------0h2----------2-2-------0h2----------|
E|--------------------------0-0--------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--------12-12------------------14-12-------------|
D|--------12-12----0-5h0-2-------14-12----0-5p0-2--|
A|---2-2-------0h2----------2-2-------0h2----------|
E|---0-0--------------------0-0--------------------|

Interlude III: Guitar II

e|--22^-22^-|-22^-22^--|
B|----------|----------|
G|----------|----------|
D|----------|----------|
A|----------|----------|
E|----------|----------|

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Outro Solo: Guitar I

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------2-2---------|
D|--4-4-4p2--4-4-4p2---2-2--2-2----|x4
A|---------4--------4--0-0--2-2----|
E|--------------------------0-0----|

Outro Solo: Guitar II

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------6h9p6h9p6h9p6h9p6h9p6h9p6h9p6h9-6------------------|
D|--^9r---7-9^------------------------------------9-7-9-7---7^/----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------9--------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----12~-------------------17^-17--14-------14-------------------|
B|--14~----14/12-10-12vvv---------------17p14----17-17-------------|
G|--14~-------------------14---------------------------14----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


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Outro: Guitar I

e|-----------------|
B|-----------------|
G|-----------------|
D|-2-X-X-----------|
A|-0-X-X-5-X-X-3~~-|
E|-------3-X-X-1~~-|

Outro: Guitar II

e|--------------5--|
B|--5---5-8-5-8-5--|
G|--5-5-5-7-5-7----|
D|----7------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

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Carry On My Wayward Son

Kansas