Kansas - Icarus guitar tab
Standard Tuning
Low to High: E A D G B E
INTRO
Bells
e|------------|
B|19----------|
G|---18----18-|Play it 28 times
D|------16----|
A|------------|
E|------------|
Synth (arranged for guitar, comes in after bells play above
riff 4 times)
e|-----------------------------------------2-----------------------|
B|--------------------------------2-3~---5---4----2----------------|
G|2-1---4~---2-1---1----------2-4--------------4----4-2-1----------|
D|----4----------2---4~-----------------------------------4~-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------|
B|2~---2-4-5-4-2---4-2-------------|
G|---------------4-----------------|
D|----------------------4-4~-------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Guitars 1 & 2 (Distortion)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|-----------2-4--6-4--4~-------|
A|0~---0-2-4-----------4~-------|
E|---------------------2~-------|
Guitar 1(Distortion)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------1~-4-3----1~----------|
A|-------1-2-1---4--2-1------------2~-4~--------4--------------|
E|4~---4-------4--------2-4~----------------------------4-4~---|
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|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|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------2----------------2-----------|
D|----4-----2-------4-4---2h4--2--4p2------|
A|--4---4-0-----0-2-----2-------------2-4--|
E|2----------------------------------------|
==================================================
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------4|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 (Phaser or Flanger effect)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------2----------------2-----------|
D|----4-----2-------4-4---2h4--2--4p2------|
A|--4---4-0-----0-2-----2-------------2-4--|
E|2----------------------------------------|
==================================================
Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|------------------------4b6-4-2----------|
D|7p4~---------------------------4-2-------|
A|----------------------------------4-2----|
E|-------------------------------------5-2-|
VERSE 1
Here are the chords if you want to play them. (There is really
no guitar
playing when he's singing.)
F#m A B
Early in the morning sunlight
F#m A B
Soaring on the wings of dawn
D E F#m A
Here I'll live and die with my wings in the sky
D E *Riff1*
And I won't come down no more
*Riff1*
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------|
D|4-4-x-4-4-xx--7------4-4-x-4-4----|
A|4-4-x-4-4-xx----9\---4-4-x-4-4----|
E|2-2-x-2-2-xx----9\---2-2-x-2-2----|
{Fill#1}
F#m A B {Fill#1}
Higher than the birds I'm flying e|----2------------------------------|
B|---------b7r5-2--------------------|
G|4b6-------------b6r4--2h4-2v~------|
D|-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
{Fill#2}
F#m A B {Fill#2}
Crimson skies of ice and fire e|-----------------------------------|
B|----------5-7-7b9--7v~-------------|
G|-----2-4/6-------------------------|
D|2h4--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
D E F#m A
Borne on wings of steel there is so much to feel
Guitar 1-*Riff 1*
Guitar 2-{Fill#3}
D E F#m {Fill#3}
And I won't come down no more e|----------------------------------|
B|--2~------------------------------|
G|4b6~---6r4-2-4-2------------------|
D|-----------------2-2h4v~----------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
CHORUS (Guitar 1)
F#m E E F#m A E F#m
Sail on, sail on, I will rise each day to meet the dawn
e|-----------------------------------------------------------0--------2---|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------0--------2---|
G|------------------------------------------2----------------1--------2---|
D|-----------------------------------4------2---------2---------------4---|
A|------------0-2v~-------4-2-0------4------0---------2---------------4---|
E|------0-2-4-------------------4-2--2----------------0---------------2---|
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|---------|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|5-4--2--2|
F#m E E F#m A B C#
So high, so high, I've climbed the mountains of the sky
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------2------2---------4---------4-------6--6---6\|
D|-----------------------------2------------2---4------------4----6--6---6\|
A|----------0-2v~--------------0----------------2-----------------4--4---4\|
E|----0-2-4-------------2-4-4h5--------------------------------------------|
A B A E F#m
Without my wings you know I'd surely die
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|2----------4---------4--------2------7---7\--|
D|2----------4---------4-----4--2---2--7---7\--|
A|0----------2---------2--------0---2--5---5\--|
E|----------------------------------0----------|
A B C#
I found my freedom flying high
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------2--------4-------4------6-------6-6-6|
D|----2-----------4----------4---6-------6-6-6|
A|0------------0--2--------------4-------4-4-4|
E|--------------------------------------------|
D E
I've climbed the mountains of the sky
e|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|7---------------7/9------------------|
D|7---------------7/9------------------|
A|5---------------5/7------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
INSTRUMENTAL
Keyboard Solo (arranged for guitar)
e|-------------------------------------------7----| |
B|10-9---7---------------------------------9------| |
G|-----9-----9-8---6-------------------6--(9)-----| |
D|---------------9-----9-6-------6--7-------------| |
A|-------------------------7--9-------------------| |
E|------------------------------------------------| |
=================================================== |2 times
Guitars 1 & 2 (Distortion) |
e|------------------------------------------------| |
B|------------------------------------------------| |
G|------------------------------------------------| |
D|-------------------------------------4--2-------| |
A|-----------------2~-------------------4--2------| |
E|5-4--2-------4-5-----5-4-0--4--2----------------|
Slight PM . .
Keyboard Solo continued (arranged for guitar)
e|---------------------------------------------------9----| |
B|12-11----9--------------------------------------11------| |
G|------11-----11-10----8---------------------8--(11)-----| |
D|-------------------11-----11-8--------8--9--------------| |
A|-------------------------------9--11--------------------| |
E|--------------------------------------------------------| |
===================================================
|2 times
Guitars 1 & 2 (Distortion) |
e|--------------------------------------------------------| |
B|--------------------------------------------------------| |
G|--------------------------------------------------------| |
D|------------------------------------------6--4----------| |
A|--------------------4~---------------------6--4---------| |
E|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|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|2—-2~-------------------------|
D|2—-2~---4-2-----------4—-4~---|
A|0—-0~-------4-2-------4—-4~---|
E|----------------5-2-0-2—-2~---|
*these 4 notes' length is the same length as the two after it*
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------5-6-7-8b10v~---|
G|9b11v~---r10-b11—9v~--*11t9p7p6*-9-7-6-5-6-7----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|2—-2~-------------------------|
D|2—-2~---4-2-----------4—-4~---|
A|0—-0~-------4-2-------4—-4~---|
E|----------------5-2-0-2—-2~---|
e|5p4p2---------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5p3p2----------------------------------------------|
G|----------6p4p2-------------2-4-4b6-4-2---2-4-4b6vv~~---|
D|---------------4p2—2~---2-4-------------4---------------|
A|------------------4-------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|4b6vv~-4b6vv~-4b6vv~-4b6-4b6—r4-4~-2h4p2-1-2-1--------|
D|-----------------------------------------------2-4~---|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------2--2-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------2h5------2------------------------------|
G|--2-4-4b6----------4b6----2-4------------------2-------|
D|4-----------------------------2~---4-------2-4---4v~---|
A|-------------------------------------0-2-4-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE II
F#m A B D E
Floating on the clouds of amber
F#m A B D E
Searching for the rainbow's end
D E F#m A
Earth's so far below me, I'm here alone and
Guitar 1-*Riff 1*
Guitar 2-{Fill#4}
D E F#m
I can't come down no more {Fill#4}
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|2~----------x-x-4-2v~---2---------|
D|2~-4-2-4~---x-x-4-2v~---2-4p2—2--4|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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---------|
B|----------------19-17-19|
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|
*{Fill#6}
So high, so high, I've climbed the mountains of the sky
{Fill#6}
e|---------------------|
B|12b14v~---12-14r12-9~|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
*{Fill#7}
Without my wings you know I'd surely die
{Fill#7}
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|/4—2-4-6~-4-6-7~~--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
*{Fill#8}
I found my freedom flying high
{Fill#8}
e|-------------------------------|
B|17b19v~---17-14-17b19-17-14~---|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
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)
F#m E
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|(5h7-7-5-7--5-7--5-7--5-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-5)-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|2 times
D|-2h4-4-2-4--2-4--2-4--2-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-2--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
*This double pulloff is so fast, it's difficult to hear, but
trust me, it's right.
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|10~-p9p7-7---------------------------------------------|
G|----------9\7/9-7p6-7p6\4/6----------------------------|
D|---------------------------9\7-9-7-6~-7--------9/11~-\9|
A|----------------------------------------7/9--7---------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|----10-10-9-7-------------------|
G|/7~-----------9-7-6-7~-7b9-6~~--|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|
B|17b19r-17v~-------17b19r-17v~-------|
G|16b18r-16v~-------16b18r-16v~-------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|9-7-6-<7>-<4>-6--<7>-<4>--6-7-6---6---------------------6---7---6-7-9~~--|
D|--------------------------------9---7-6---6-7-6---6-9-7---9--------------|
A|----------------------------------------9--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Also, from about (5:16-5:34) while the lead guitar is soloing,
the second guitar
is doing something with a D 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 D notes are written below.
e|-----|
B|-----|
G|--7--|
D|-----|
A|--5--|
E|-----|
