Come Sail Away - Styx ----------------------- >From the Styx Greatest Hits album. Transcribed by Kevin Greszler (kgreszle@wam.umd.edu) *I finger pick the intro and first two verses in this pattern to mimic the broken chords the piano plays (this is just an example on a C chord, hit the appropriate bass note for whatever chord youre playing not necessarily the 5th string):
--------0------- ----1-------1--- --0---0---0---0- ---------------- 3--------------- ---------------- Youll need to listen to the recording as some of the chords get played twice while others only once. Also this is my first tab and although I think these chords sound right I am by no means positive on all of them so I would welcome any corrections if you find them. Hope you enjoy. intro - C Dm Em Dm C (Play the Dm and Em as a barred Am up on the 5th and 7th frets respectively then on the C at the end I just do a little tremelo on the bass note like in the recording then into the song) C G Am F G I'm sail.... away, set ...................... virgin ... C G Am F G I've got.......free, free ........................ ahead ..... Am G On ...................... so ........ Am G We'll ................... on .......... C G Am G C ........ try, oh ......... try .. carry on *Play intro again *Same chords and pattern for second verse Bridge- F G F C x3 (Strum Fs several times let Gs and Cs ring in bridge and following verses) C F G F . gather... ...angels appeared ..........head C F G F .... sang .......... song ............ this ............ said C F ......... come .......... come ...... C G .... sail ......... me C F ......... come .......... come ....... C G .... sail ......... me *same chords and pattern for fourth verse
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