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---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ICARUS (Borne on Wings of Steel) - Kansas ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 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#mEarly in the ^Amorning sunlight^B ^F#mSoaring on the ^Awings of dawn ^B

^DHere I'll live and d^Eie with my^F#m wings in the ^Asky 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|-----------------------------------|

^DBorne on wings of ^Esteel there is ^F#mso much to ^Afeel

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#mSail ^Eon, ^Esail ^F#mon, I will ^Arise each ^Eday to meet the ^F#mdawn 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#mSo hi^Egh, ^Eso ^F#mhigh, I'^Ave climbed the mo^Buntains of the sk^C#y 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--------------------------------------------|

^AWithout my ^Bwings you know I'd ^Asure^Ely ^F#mdie 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----------|

^AI found my^B freedom flying^C# 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|--------------------------------------------|

^DI've climbed the ^Emountains 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#mFloating on t^Ahe clouds of amb^Ber ^D ^E ^F#mSearching for the^A rainbow^B's en^Dd ^E

^DEarth’s so far ^Ebelow m^F#me, I'm here ^Aalone and Guitar 1-*Riff 1* Guitar 2-
Fill#4
I can^D't come ^Edown no^F#m 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.+

Sail on, sail on, I
*
Fill#5
will rise each day to meet the dawn

Kansas - Icarus (borne on wings of steel)