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Icarus by Kansas

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There are not many parts that have 2 guitars at once in this song, so most of
the parts are "Guitar 1." The parts where both guitars play the same part, I
will say "Guitars 1 & 2." When they're playing different parts, they'll be
lined up to show exact timing.

Also, I'm not messing up when the chords in the chorus don't correspond with
the power chords beneath them. The chords are for what sounds best if you're
playing this song alone. The power chord in the actual tab is what the guitar
actually plays.

One last thing, sometimes the tab may seem too spaced out or spaced out in a
weird way, that's to show when the note being played is played the same time
that the word directly above it is sung.

Standard Tuning
Low to High: Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramA augmentedA Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramG+G Chord diagramBB Chord diagramE MajorE

INTRO

Bells
e|------------|
Chord diagramBB|19----------|
Chord diagramG+G|---18----18-|Play it 28 times
Chord diagramD MajorD|------16----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------|

Synth (arranged for guitar, comes in after bells play above riff 4 times)
e|-----------------------------------------2-----------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------2-3~---5---4----2----------------|
Chord diagramG+G|2-1---4~---2-1---1----------2-4--------------4----4-2-1----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----4----------2---4~-----------------------------------4~-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|2~---2-4-5-4-2---4-2-------------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------4-----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------4-4~-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------|

Guitars 1 & 2 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------2-4--6-4--4~-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|0~---0-2-4-----------4~-------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------2~-------|

Guitar 1(Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------------------1~-4-3----1~----------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------1-2-1---4--2-1------------2~-4~--------4--------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|4~---4-------4--------2-4~----------------------------4-4~---|

e|----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|2-2-2-2-4----2-2-2-2-0----2-2-2-2-4----2-2-2-2-0---4|
Heavy PM ..............................................

Guitar 1 (Phaser or Flanger effect)
e|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------2----------------2-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----4-----2-------4-4---2h4--2--4p2------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--4---4-0-----0-2-----2-------------2-4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|2----------------------------------------|
==================================================
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------4|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------------|
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Guitar 1 (Phaser or Flanger effect)
e|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------2----------------2-----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----4-----2-------4-4---2h4--2--4p2------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--4---4-0-----0-2-----2-------------2-4--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|2----------------------------------------|
==================================================
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------4b6-4-2----------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|7p4~---------------------------4-2-------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------4-2----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------5-2-|


VERSE 1
Here are the chords if you want to play them. (There is really no guitar
playing when he's singing.)

Chord diagramF# minorF#m     Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramBB
Early in the morning sunlight

Chord diagramF# minorF#m      Chord diagramA augmentedA       Chord diagramBB
Soaring on the wings of dawn

Chord diagramD MajorD          Chord diagramE MajorE     Chord diagramF# minorF#m      Chord diagramA augmentedA
Here I'll live and die with my wings in the sky

   Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE MajorE   *Riff1*
And I won't come down no more

*Riff1*
e|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4-4-x-4-4-xx--7------4-4-x-4-4----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|4-4-x-4-4-xx----9\---4-4-x-4-4----|
Chord diagramE MajorE|2-2-x-2-2-xx----9\---2-2-x-2-2----|

            {Fill#1}
Chord diagramF# minorF#m      Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramBB      {Fill#1}
Higher than the birds I'm flying  e|----2------------------------------|
                  Chord diagramBB|---------b7r5-2--------------------|
                  Chord diagramG+G|4b6-------------b6r4--2h4-2v~------|
                  Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------|
                  Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
                  Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------|

             {Fill#2}
Chord diagramF# minorF#m       Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramBB      {Fill#2}
Crimson skies of ice and fire   e|-----------------------------------|
                  Chord diagramBB|----------5-7-7b9--7v~-------------|
                  Chord diagramG+G|-----2-4/6-------------------------|
                  Chord diagramD MajorD|2h4--------------------------------|
                  Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------------------------|
                  Chord diagramE MajorE|-----------------------------------|

Chord diagramD MajorD         Chord diagramE MajorE       Chord diagramF# minorF#m    Chord diagramA augmentedA
Borne on wings of steel there is so much to feel


             Guitar 1-*Riff 1*
             Guitar 2-{Fill#3}
   Chord diagramD MajorD      Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramF# minorF#m      {Fill#3}
And I won't come down no more     e|----------------------------------|
                   Chord diagramBB|--2~------------------------------|
                   Chord diagramG+G|4b6~---6r4-2-4-2------------------|
                   Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------2-2h4v~----------|
                   Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------|
                   Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------|


CHORUS (Guitar 1)

Chord diagramF# minorF#m Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramE MajorE  Chord diagramF# minorF#m         Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramE MajorE        Chord diagramF# minorF#m
Sail on,     sail on,      I will rise each day to meet the dawn
e|-----------------------------------------------------------0--------2---|
Chord diagramBB|-----------------------------------------------------------0--------2---|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------2----------------1--------2---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------4------2---------2---------------4---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------0-2v~-------4-2-0------4------0---------2---------------4---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------0-2-4-------------------4-2--2----------------0---------------2---|

e|---------|
Chord diagramBB|---------|
Chord diagramG+G|---------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|5-4--2--2|

Chord diagramF# minorF#m Chord diagramE MajorE      Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramF# minorF#m     Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramBB        Chord diagramC#C#
So high,     so high,   I've climbed the mountains of the sky
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-----------------------------2------2---------4---------4-------6--6---6\|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------2------------2---4------------4----6--6---6\|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------0-2v~--------------0----------------2-----------------4--4---4\|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----0-2-4-------------2-4-4h5--------------------------------------------|

 Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramBB         Chord diagramA augmentedA  Chord diagramE MajorE Chord diagramF# minorF#m
 Without my wings you know I'd surely die
e|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|2----------4---------4--------2------7---7\--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|2----------4---------4-----4--2---2--7---7\--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|0----------2---------2--------0---2--5---5\--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------0----------|

   Chord diagramA augmentedA     Chord diagramBB       Chord diagramC#C#
   I found my freedom flying high
e|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------2--------4-------4------6-------6-6-6|
Chord diagramD MajorD|----2-----------4----------4---6-------6-6-6|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|0------------0--2--------------4-------4-4-4|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

 Chord diagramD MajorD        Chord diagramE MajorE
 I've climbed the mountains of the sky
e|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|7---------------7/9------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|7---------------7/9------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|5---------------5/7------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------|

INSTRUMENTAL

Keyboard Solo (arranged for guitar)
e|-------------------------------------------7----|	   |
Chord diagramBB|10-9---7---------------------------------9------|    |
Chord diagramG+G|-----9-----9-8---6-------------------6--(9)-----|    |
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------9-----9-6-------6--7-------------|    |
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------7--9-------------------|    |
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------|    |
===================================================    |2 times
Guitars 1 & 2 (Distortion)					   |
e|------------------------------------------------|    |
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------|    |
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------------------------------|    |
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------------4--2-------|    |
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-----------------2~-------------------4--2------|    |
Chord diagramE MajorE|5-4--2-------4-5-----5-4-0--4--2----------------|
Slight PM      . .


Keyboard Solo continued (arranged for guitar)
e|---------------------------------------------------9----|	   |
Chord diagramBB|12-11----9--------------------------------------11------|    |
Chord diagramG+G|------11-----11-10----8---------------------8--(11)-----|    |
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------11-----11-8--------8--9--------------|    |
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------9--11--------------------|    |
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|    |
===================================================        |2 times
Guitars 1 & 2 (Distortion)					      |
e|--------------------------------------------------------|    |
Chord diagramBB|--------------------------------------------------------|    |
Chord diagramG+G|--------------------------------------------------------|    |
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------6--4----------|    |
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------4~---------------------6--4---------|    |
Chord diagramE MajorE|7--6--4-------6--7------7--6-2--6--4--------------------|    |
Slight PM          . .

+Then there is a big violin/keyboard solo which I'm not going to tab out.
Takes too much time. This next part comes in at about (3:27).+

e|------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|2—-2~-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|2—-2~---4-2-----------4—-4~---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|0—-0~-------4-2-------4—-4~---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------5-2-0-2—-2~---|

*these 4 notes' length is the same length as the two after it*
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------------------------------------5-6-7-8b10v~---|
Chord diagramG+G|9b11v~---r10-b11—9v~--*11t9p7p6*-9-7-6-5-6-7----------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|2—-2~-------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|2—-2~---4-2-----------4—-4~---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|0—-0~-------4-2-------4—-4~---|
Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------5-2-0-2—-2~---|

e|5p4p2---------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-----5p3p2----------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------6p4p2-------------2-4-4b6-4-2---2-4-4b6vv~~---|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------4p2—2~---2-4-------------4---------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------4-------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|4b6vv~-4b6vv~-4b6vv~-4b6-4b6—r4-4~-2h4p2-1-2-1--------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----------------------------------------------2-4~---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------2--2-----------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|---------------2h5------2------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|--2-4-4b6----------4b6----2-4------------------2-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|4-----------------------------2~---4-------2-4---4v~---|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------------0-2-4-------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|


VERSE II
Chord diagramF# minorF#m     Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramE MajorE
Floating on the clouds of amber

Chord diagramF# minorF#m       Chord diagramA augmentedA    Chord diagramBB  Chord diagramD MajorD Chord diagramE MajorE
Searching for the rainbow's end

Chord diagramD MajorD       Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramF# minorF#m     Chord diagramA augmentedA
Earth's so far below me, I'm here alone and

        Guitar 1-*Riff 1*
        Guitar 2-{Fill#4}
   Chord diagramD MajorD    Chord diagramE MajorE   Chord diagramF# minorF#m
I can't come down no more     {Fill#4}
    			     e|----------------------------------|
                  Chord diagramBB|----------------------------------|
                  Chord diagramG+G|2~----------x-x-4-2v~---2---------|
                  Chord diagramD MajorD|2~-4-2-4~---x-x-4-2v~---2-4p2—2--4|
                  Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------|
                  Chord diagramE MajorE|----------------------------------|

CHORUS II

+The second chorus is the same, except the second guitar does some fills.
The first guitar plays the same part. I will rewrite the lyrics, and show
Where those second guitar fills are.+
								  *{Fill#5}
Sail on, sail on, I will rise each day to meet the dawn

{Fill#5)
e|19b21v~---19-17---------|
Chord diagramBB|----------------19-17-19|
Chord diagramG+G|------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------|
                            *{Fill#6}
So high, so high, I've climbed the mountains of the sky

{Fill#6}
e|---------------------|
Chord diagramBB|12b14v~---12-14r12-9~|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------|
               *{Fill#7}
Without my wings you know I'd surely die

{Fill#7}
e|-------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|/4—2-4-6~-4-6-7~~--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------|

             *{Fill#8}
I found my freedom flying high

{Fill#8}
e|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|17b19v~---17-14-17b19-17-14~---|
Chord diagramG+G|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|-------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------|

I've climbed the mountains of the sky...

OUTRO
+One electric guitar plays a simple part, while an acoustic guitar strums the same
time that the electric guitar hits a note. The acoustic guitars' chords are above
the tab. Also, on the electric guitar, I advise trying it as an octave if you want,
I put those in parentheses.

(Guitar 1)
  Chord diagramF# minorF#m             Chord diagramE MajorE
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|(5h7-7-5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5)-|
Chord diagramG+G|---------------------------------------------------------|2 times
Chord diagramD MajorD|-2h4-4-2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

*This double pulloff is so fast, it's difficult to hear, but trust me, it's right.
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|10~-p9p7-7---------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|----------9\7/9-7p6-7p6\4/6----------------------------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|---------------------------9\7-9-7-6~-7--------9/11~-\9|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------7/9--7---------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|----10-10-9-7-------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|/7~-----------9-7-6-7~-7b9-6~~--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|--------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|17b19r-17v~-------17b19r-17v~-------|
Chord diagramG+G|16b18r-16v~-------16b18r-16v~-------|
Chord diagramD MajorD|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|------------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramBB|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chord diagramG+G|9-7-6---6-----6-7-6---6---------------------6---7---6-7-9~~--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|--------------------------------9---7-6---6-7-6---6-9-7---9--------------|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|----------------------------------------9--------------------------------|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Also, from about (5:16-5:34) while the lead guitar is soloing, the second guitar
is doing something with a Chord diagramD MajorD octave. It's quiet enough that I can't distinguish the
rhythm though. They may be playing the notes separate, or they may be at the same
time. Like I said, I can't tell. Those two Chord diagramD MajorD notes are written below.

e|-----|
Chord diagramBB|-----|
Chord diagramG+G|--7--|
Chord diagramD MajorD|-----|
Chord diagramA augmentedA|--5--|
Chord diagramE MajorE|-----|

This is the second tab I've ever done, and I don't do them often. I want to start
doing a lot more, though, especially really good songs that for some reason, no one
has tabbed out yet. That's why I chose to take the time to do this song, Icarus. One
last thing, sometimes I find songs that everything is tabbed out except that the people
don't tab the solo. I will soon be submitting some tabs that are just solos that haven't
been tabbed yet.
IF THERE IS Chord diagramA augmentedA SONG THAT YOU WOULD LIKE ME TO TAB OUT, PLEASE REQUEST IT TO ME AT THE
EMAIL ADDRESS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE TAB.

NEXT SONG I'M GOING TO TAB: the guitar solo to BLUE COLLAR MAN, by STYX

| /   slide up				| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on				| p   pull-off
| b   bend				| r   release bend
| ~   let ring				|  harmonic
| x   Mute note				| v~  vibrato

| PM .. Palm Mute (the numbers that have dots under them are palm muted)
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