Carry On My Wayward Son


Band: Kansas Song: Carry on Wayward Son Album: The Best of Kansas Tabbed by: O-52-A-50-R Vocal Intro (0:00-0:18) Guitar Intro (0:18-0:44) |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----------------0-2-5-2-0----0----0----| |------3---------------------3-----------| |5-3-5---5-3-5-------------------3-----2-| |---------------------------------------------3-3-| |---------------------------------------------5-5-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------0-2-5-2-0----0----0-------------| |------3---------------------3------------7-7-----| |5-3-5---5-3-5-------------------3-----2-—0-0-----| |------------------5-3--------------------3-3-| |------------------7-5--------------------5-5-| |--------0---------------------0--------------| |------0---0-2---------------0---0-2----------| |--0-2---------7-7-------0-2----------7-7-----| |0-------------0-0-----0--------------0-0-----| |------------------5-3-| |------------------7-5-| |--------0-------------| |------0---0-2---------| |--0-2---------7-7-----| |0-------------0-0-----| Solo 1 (0:44-1:09) Guitar 1 (Soloist) |--0------------------| |1---1----------------| |------2-0------------| |----------2-0--------| |---------------3-0-3-| |---------------------| |--------------------------------------------------9-| |--1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1-------| |0---2-0---2-0---2-0---2-0---2-0---2-0---2-0---2-0---| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |12-12-17-15-12-17-15-12-20-17—15—---------------12----| |---------------------------------17-15-17-15-17----17-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |-----5-3-0-----------0-------24-24------------------24-24-| |5-5--------3-1-3-1-3---3----------------------------------| |------------------------------------------0---------------| |----------------------------------------0---0-2-----------| |------------------------------------0-2-------------------| |-------------------------0-0------0-------------0-0-------| |------------0-| |1---1-3-1-3---| |--2-----------| |--------------| |--------------| |--------------| Guitar 2 (Ryhtym/Background) |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----------------0-2-5-2-0----0----0----| |------3---------------------3-----------| |5-3-5---5-3-5-------------------3-----2-| |---------------------------------------------3-3-| |---------------------------------------------5-5-| |-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------0-2-5-2-0----0----0-------------| |------3---------------------3------------7-7-----| |5-3-5---5-3-5-------------------3-----2-—0-0-----| |------------------5-3-| |------------------7-5-| |--------0-------------| |------0---0-2---------| |--0-2---------7-7-----| |0-------------0-0-----| |--------------| |--------------| |--------------| |--------------| |------0---0-2-| |3-0-3---3-----| Vocals W/ Piano (1:09-1:24) Guitar Joins Verse 1 (1:24-1:40) |00------00----00-----00----------------| |----1------1-----1------1—-------------| |------2------4-----0------2------------| |--------------------------- Repeat--| 2x |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |1-----1-0------0---------1-3--1-----1-0-----0-------| |--3-------1------3---1-3--------3-------1-----3-0---| |----2--------0-----2--------------2-------0-------0-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| Chorus (1:40-1:52) |-----------------------------------------------------| |--0-1-----0-1----0-1-----0-1-------------------------| |2--------------------------- Repeat 4 and play 0-1-| twice |------0--------------0-------------------------------| on ending beat |--------3-----0--------3-----------------------------| |----------------3------------------------------------| Build Up (1:52-2:05) |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----------------0-2-5-2-0----0----0----| |------3---------------------3-----------| |5-3-5---5-3-5-------------------3-----2-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----------------0-2-5-2-0----0----0----| |------3---------------------3-----------| |5-3-5---5-3-5-------------------3-----2-| Verse 2 (2:05-2:35) |00------00----00-----00----------------| |----1------1-----1------1—-------------| |------2------4-----0------2------------| |--------------------------- Repeat--| 2x |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |1-----1-0------0---------1-3--1-----1-0-----0-------| |--3-------1------3---1-3--------3-------1-----3-0---| |----2--------0-----2--------------2-------0-------0-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |00------00----00-----00----------------| |----1------1-----1------1—-------------| |------2------4-----0------2------------| |--------------------------- Repeat--| 2x |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |1-----1-0------0---------1-3--1-----1-0-----0-------| |--3-------1------3---1-3--------3-------1-----3-0---| |----2--------0-----2--------------2-------0-------0-| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| Chorus 2 (2:35-2:48) |-----------------------------------------------------| |--0-1-----0-1----0-1-----0-1-------------------------| |2--------------------------- Repeat 4 and play 0-1-| twice |------0--------------0-------------------------------| on ending beat |--------3-----0--------3-----------------------------| |----------------3------------------------------------| Solo 2 (2:48-3:45) |----------------------1--0-| |----------------------3--1-| |-2-0------------------3--2-| |-----2-0-------0------3--2-| |0--------3-0-3-----0--1--0-| |-----------------3----1----| |----------------------1-| |----------------------3-| |-2-0------------------3-| |-----2-0-------0------3-| |0--------3-0-3-----0—-1-| |-----------------3----1-| |----------------------1--0-| |----------------------3--1-| |-2-0------------------3--2-| |-----2-0-------0------3--2-| |0--------3-0-3-----0--1--0-| |-----------------3----1----| |----------------------1-| |----------------------3-| |-2-0------------------3-| |-----2-0-------0------3-| |0--------3-0-3-----0—-1-| |-----------------3----1-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |---------------0---------------------| |-2-0---------0-----2-0-----0---------| |-----4-2-0-------------4-2-----0-2-0-| |0----------3-----0-----------3-------| |----------------------1--0-| |----------------------3--1-| |-2-0------------------3--2-| |-----2-0-------0------3--2-| |0--------3-0-3-----0--1--0-| |-----------------3----1----| |----------------------1-| |----------------------3-| |-2-0------------------3-| |-----2-0-------0------3-| |0--------3-0-3-----0—-1-| |-----------------3----1-| |----------------------1--0-| |----------------------3--1-| |-2-0------------------3--2-| |-----2-0-------0------3--2-| |0--------3-0-3-----0--1--0-| |-----------------3----1----| |----------------------1-| |----------------------3-| |-2-0------------------3-| |-----2-0-------0------3-| |0--------3-0-3-----0—-1-| |-----------------3----1-| |17-15-14-12-7-10-7---------------0-3-| |-------------------10-8-10-8-5-3-----| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |0-5p3p0-3-0-5p3p0-----------------| |------------------3-2-1-----------| |------------------------4-3-2-1-0-| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----------------0-2-5-2-0----0----0----| |------3---------------------3-----------| |5-3-5---5-3-5-------------------3-----2-| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------| |-----------------0-2-5-2-0----0----0----| |------3---------------------3-----------| |5-3-5---5-3-5-------------------3-----2-| Pre-Chorus 3 (3:45-4:00) |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| |7-7-5-3-------0-3-7-7-5-3-------0-3-| |5-5-3-1-0-1-3-----5-5-3-1-0-1-3-----| |----------------------------------------| |--1-3-----1-3-----------1-3-----1-3-----| |--------------------0-------------------| |0-----0-----------3---0-----0-------0---| |--------3-----0---------------3---------| |----------------3---------------------3-| Chorus 3 (4:00-4:14) |-----------------------------------------------------| |--0-1-----0-1----0-1-----0-1-------------------------| |2--------------------------- Repeat 4 and play 0-1-| twice |------0--------------0-------------------------------| on ending beat |--------3-----0--------3-----------------------------| |----------------3------------------------------------| Solo 3 (4:14 – 4:43) |---33-----------------53-| |---55-----------------75-| |-------------0-----------| |-----------0---0-2-------| |77------0-2--------77----| |00----0------------00----| |------------------3-3-| |------------------5-5-| |--------0-------------| |------0---0-2---------| |--0-2---------7-7-----| |0-------------0-0-----| |------------------5-3-| |------------------7-5-| |--------0-------------| |------0---0-2---------| |--0-2---------7-7-----| |0-------------0-0-----| |14-14-12-------------------12----12-14-12----20-20-| |---------14-14-12-10-12-10----14----------14-------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------| |14h17p14-14-12----14-12------------------------0-0-----0-0-| |---------------14-------14-10-7-----0-2-0-2-0-2-----0-2----| |----------------------------------2------------------------| |--------------------------------4--------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------| Solo 4 (4:43-5:23) (END) |---33-----------------53-| |---55-----------------75-| |-------------0-----------| |-----------0---0-2-------| |77------0-2--------77----| |00----0------------00----| |------------------3-3-| |------------------5-5-| |--------0-------------| |------0---0-2---------| |--0-2---------7-7-----| |0-------------0-0-----| |------------------5-3-| |------------------7-5-| |--------0-------------| |------0---0-2---------| |--0-2---------7-7-----| |0-------------0-0-----| |--------------------------------9-12-9-------------20-14-| |--------5p2h5p2h5p2-2-0---0-2/5--------12-10-12-10-------| |6/2-4/6-----------------2--------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |15-13----15-13-----------------0-| |------15-------11--1---1-3-1-3---| |---------------------2-----------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|