Carry On Wayward Son Bass

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This tab follows an excellent Bass Cover of this song from user: deppwaswho. Refer to above link.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
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“Carry On Wayward Son” by Kansas - As performed by Dave Hope
 
Tabbed note for note from this performance: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4o8nIOU1gg
 
Intro Slide: Very Fun
G|--------|
D|--------|
A|--------|
E|-1/13\5-|
 
1st Intro Riff:
G|--------------|------------------|-------------|
D|--------------|----------5-------|-------------|
A|-------3------|---5-5/7-----7-5-3|-5------5----|
E|-5-3-5----5-3-|-5----------------|---3------2--|
 
2nd Intro Riff:
G|---------------|---------------|------9-9-|---------------|
D|---------------|---------5-----|------x-x-|---------5-----|
A|------5h7-5h7--|-------5---5-7-|------7-7-|-------5---5-7-|
E|-0-0-----------|-0-5h7---------|-0-0------|-0-5h7---------|
 
Return to 1st and 2nd Intro Riffs.
 
3rd Connecting Riff:
G|------------------|
D|-7---7--5---5-----|
A|---7------5-------|
E|---------------1--|
3rd Section:
G|-------------|------------------|--------------|-------------|
D|-----------5-|-7-------5--------|-3------------|-------------|
A|-------------|------------------|----3---------|-------------|
E|-------------|------------------|-------3------|-5--5---3--3-|
 
G|-------------|------------------|--------------|-------------|
D|-------------|------------------|--------------|-------------|
A|------------3|-5--5---3--3------|-1------1--3--|-5--5---3--3-|
E|-1-1---3--5--|------------------|--------------|-------------|
                     CHORUS:
G|-----------------|-----------|----------|-------------|
D|-----------------|-----------|----------|-------------|
A|-----------------|----2-3--3-|----------|------2-3--3-|
E|-3—3-3/-15-15-15\|-5---------|3--3--1-1-|-3-5---------|
 
G|--------------|-----------|--------------|-------|
D|--------------|-----------|--------------|-------|
A|--------3-----|----2-3--3-|--------------|-/5-3--|
E|-3--3-1---1-3-|-5---------|3--3-1-1--1-1-|-------|
 
Return to 1st Intro Riff
 
Then:
G|-----------|----------|------------|------------|
D|-----------|----------|------------|------------|
A|-----------|----------|------------|----------3-|
E|-5--5-3--3-|1--1-3--3-|5--5-3--3-1-|1--1-3--5---|
 
G|-----------|-------------|------------|----------|
D|-----------|-----3h5p3---|------------|-------5--|
A|-5--5-3--3-|1--1-------3-|5--5-3--3---|-----5----|
E|-----------|-------------|----------3-|-3-3-----3|
 
Repeat as above: Then variation on
               ^ This measure:
             |---------|----------|---------------|
             |-----3---|----------|---------------|
             |1--1---3-|5--5-3--3-|---------------|
             |---------|----------|3-3-3/15-15-15-|
 
Back To Chorus:
 
Then 4th Section:
 
G|----2p0-----------------|---------|---2p0--------------------|
D|--------2p0-------------|---------|-------2p0----------------|
A|-0----------3p0-3--5----|----5---3|-0---------3p0-3--5-----5-|
E|-----------------------3|-5-------|--------------------3-5---|
 
G|----------------|---------------|----------------|---------------|
D|----------------|------------5--|----------------|---------------|
A|---7---5---4--2-|-------5h7-----|---7---5---4---2|-5------------3|
E|-0--------------|--5--3---------|-0--------------|---2--3----4---|
 
Repeat 4th Section 1x then back to Intro Riff:
 
Then 5th Section:
 
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|-5-5---3--1----1--3--3-3--|
 
G|-------------------------|-----7-------5---|--3---3--------|
D|-------------------------|---7---7---5---5-|----3-----3----|
A|-----------------------3-|-5-------3-------|1-------1---3~~|
E|-5-5---3--1--1-1--3--5---|-----------------|---------------|
 
G|-----7-----5---5-|---------------|
D|---7---7-----5---|5--------------|
A|-5-------3-------|--5--------2---|
E|-----------------|----3--3-5---3-| 
 
Back to Chorus
 
2nd Intro Riff
 
Final Riff:
G|---------------------|---------------|
D|-----4-2-------4-2---|---------------|
A|---------4---------4-|--------2------|
E|-2-2-------2-2-------|-2-5-5----0-0--| Repeat 4x
 
Back to 2nd Intro Riff,
Then Repeat Final Riff,
Then 3rd Connecting Riff.
 
End. :)   Rock on!
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