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ICARUS (Borne on Wings of Steel) - Kansas
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Tabbed by: J. Chitty
Email: 08jchidester@davis.k12.ut.us
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: E A D G B E
INTRO
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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 ..............................................
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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#mAB
Early in the morning sunlight
F#mAB
Soaring on the wings of dawn
DEF#mA
Here I'll live and die with my wings in the sky
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DE *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|-----------------------------------|
DEF#mA
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|----------------------------------|
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B|--2~------------------------------|
G|4b6~---6r4-2-4-2------------------|
D|-----------------2-2h4v~----------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
CHORUS (Guitar 1)
F#mEEF#mAE
Sail on, sail on, I will rise each day to meet
F#m
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#mEEF#mABC#
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--------------------------------------------|
ABAEF#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----------|
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ABC#
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|--------------------------------------------|
DE
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 . .
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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~---|
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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#mABDE
Floating on the clouds of amber
F#mABDE
Searching for the rainbow's end
DEF#mA
Earth's so far below me, I'm here alone and
Guitar 1-*Riff 1*
Guitar 2-{Fill#4}
DEF#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.
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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
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{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#mE
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|--------------------------------|
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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|-----|