Carry On My Wayward Son tab by Kansas

Tabs (Ver. 3)

Tuning:Standard

Main Riff The chords for the main riff are: A minorAm C majorC A minorAm D MajorD (FYI)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------5-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|------3------5-5/7--7p5-3-5-3---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-5-3-5--5-3-5--------------3-2--------------------------------------------|

E MajorE         E MajorE
e|-----3-3---------------5-3------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----3-3---------------5-3------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-1-1---------------1-1----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-2-2---------5-----2-2----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-2-2--------5-7p5--2-2----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-0-----5h7-------0-0----------------------------------------------------|

Then after the solo before the verse  goes something like this  I don know the solo
   The Chords are A minorAm Am A minorAm G+G A minorAm G+G FF
e|-0-0-0-3-0-3-5------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------This is a complete waste of space---------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Here's the Chords for the verses
A minorAm   G+G      FF     G+G
As I rose above the noise and confusion
A minorAm    G+G      FF      G+G
Just to get a glimpse beyond this illusion
DmDm   C majorC     Bb majorBb  C majorC  DmDm  C majorC    G+G
I was soaring ever higher, but I flew to high
A minorAm     G+G       FF        G+G
Though my eyes can see i still was a blind man
A minorAm     G+G        FF      G+G
Though my mind could think i still was a mad man
DmDm     C majorC       Bb majorBb   C majorC
I hear the voices when im dreaming
DmDm   C majorC    G+G
I can hear them say

And the Chorus
A minorAm   C majorC   G+G    FF
Carry on my wayward son
A minorAm     C majorC     G+G     FF
There'll be peace when you are done
A minorAm    C majorC    G+G   FF
Lay your weary head to rest

Don't you cry no more

This comes in after the second chorus
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7-5--------------7-5---7-5--------------7---repeat----------------------|
A augmentedA|-----7-5-----5-----5-3------7-5-----5-----5-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-5------8-5-8---3-5-----5------8-5-8---3-5--------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------5------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--7-5-4-2---5---7-5-4-2-5-----5-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-------5-3---0---------2-3-4--------------------------------------------|

Then leading into the next chorus
  A minorAm  G+G FF             DmDm  C majorC  Bb majorBb  DmDm C majorC  G+G
e|-5-5--3-1---------------------------1--------------1----------------------|
BB|-5-5--3-1--------------------------3-----1----3---3----1------------------|
G+G|-5-5--4-2-------------------------2-----0----3---2----0----0--------------|
D MajorD|-7-7--5-3----------repeat once---0-----2----3---0----2----0---------------|
A augmentedA|-7-7--5-3-------0-3-------------------3----1--------3----2----------------|
E MajorE|-5-5--3-1--0-1-3----------------------------------------3-----------------|

Outro:  While the lead is soloing the second guitar is playing this
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|----2-0------2-0----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-0---3--0-0---3--0-0----------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------0-0-------------------------------------------------|

| / slide up
|  slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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