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COME SAIL AWAY - Styx
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Song: Come Sail Away
Artist: Styx
Album: The Grand Illusion
Tabbed by: rd93
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
The only actual tab for this whole song isn't right, so here's a better one that you can
learn for your high school graduation.
Chords:
C x32010
Em7 022003
Am x02210
G* x2003x
F 133211
G 320033
Intro (paino arr. guitar):
Some of the spacing here is off because I had to make the two guitars line up, but don't
let it throw you off. You should know how the song goes.
e|-----10--8-------------10----8-----------------10----8-----------------10-|
B|-----------------------------------------8-----------------8--------------|
G|-9-----------9---10----------------10----------------------------10-------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---8---8---8---8----10----10----10----10----12----12----12----12----10----|
G|-9---9---9---9---10----10----10----10----12----12----12----12----10----10-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----8-----8p7----7-8---------------787878787878-7----7--------------------|
B|--------------10----------------------------------10----------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ^play faster^ ^trill^ |
e|---------------------------8---8------------------------------------------|
B|-10----10-----10-----8---8------------------------------------------------|
G|----10----10-------9---9-----9---9----9----9----9----9--------------------|
D|-----------------------------------10---10---10---10----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1 (sorry I can't be arsed to tab out the piano anymore):
C Em7 Am G* F G
I'm sailing away, set an open course for the virgin sea. Cause
C Em7 Am G* F G
I've got to be free, free to face the life that's ahead of me
Am G
On board I'm the captain, so climb aboard
Am G
We'll search for tomorrow on every shore, and I'll
C Em7 Am G* F G Intro
try, oh Lord, I'll try to carry on
Verse 2:
C Em7 Am G* F G
I look to the sea reflections in the waves spark my memories
C Em7 Am G* F G
Some happy, some sad I think of childhood friends, and the dreams we had
Am G
We lived happily forever, so the story goes
Am G
But somehow we missed out on the pot of gold, but we'll
C Em7 Am G* F
try, blessed that we can...
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5------------------------------------------|
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
to ca- rry on
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/s/styx/268011.html ]
Bridge (repeat as necessary):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------6-x-x-6-x-6--xx8-------------xx6-x-x-6-x-6---66----------|
G|-5---------------5-x-x-5-x-5--xx7-------------xx5-x-x-5-x-5---55----------|
D|-5---------------3-x-x-3-x-3--555-------------xx3-x-x-3-x-3---33----------|
A|-3------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| |
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5--x5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5--x5-5-5-5-5-5-3-----3---3--xx5--x5-5-5-5-5-5-3-----3---3---xx----------|
A|-3--x3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3---3--xx5--x5-5-5-5-5-5-3-----3---3---xx----------|
E|-----------------1-----1---1--xx3--x3-3-3-3-3-3-1-----1---1---xx----------|
. . . . . . . . . . . .
Chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------6--x-6--x-6-6------8----x--8-8------x--6-x-6-x-6-6---|
G|-5-----x---5-5-----x-5--x-5--x-5-5------7----x--7-7------x--5-x-5-x-5-5---|
D|-5-----x---5-5-----x-3--x-3--x-3-3------5----x--5-5------x--3-x-3-x-3-3---|
A|-3-----x---3-3-----x-3--x-3--x-3-3------5----x--5-5------x--3-x-3-x-3-3---|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Come sail away, come sail away... sail away with me |
e|-20p15p12-[x4]-------20p17p13-[x4]-----22p19p15-[x4]--------20p17p13-[x4]-|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The palm-muted part (repeat as necessary):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----6---6-------6---6-------6--------------------------------------------|
A|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------4-----------4------------------------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
I'm not going to tab out those keyboards but if you want to just improvise, I think that
final note before it goes back into the bridge again is an E (12th fret e string or
17th fret B string, or bend the 15 up to 17 while you hit the 12). Play the bridge and
chorus with the tapping in the background and fade out. Here's part of the outro solo:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------15~---|
B|-----------------13-15b17-15b17~-------r15p13-15b17~-------r15p13---------|
G|-----------12-14-------------------------------------------------14-------|
D|-----12h14----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-/15----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15b17~-15b17r15-15~-15b17~--15-13-12---------12b13~-12b13~-19b20~-19b20~-|
B|--------------------------------------13~---------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-18tr17-18b20r18-18b20~--r18~----------15-17-17b18r17-15~----15p13-12-----|
B|---------------------------------17-18--------------------------------13--|
G|------------------------------17------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------13-13~---15b17-----13-13~---15b17--------13-13~----15b17-17r15-13|
G|-12-12h14------14--------14-------14--------12h14--------14---------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
