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Song
Come Sail Away
Performed by Styx
Words and Music by Dennis DeYoung
Bassist: Chuck Panozzo
>From the album "The Grand Illusion" (A&M)
Transcribed by Brian Angell (DCFan427@aol.com)
This transcription is pretty close to the recording. Overall, it follows the
chords and is accurate enough for my own needs. Enjoy!
Intro and Verse#1: Bass tacet.
(Bass enters when Dennis sings "To carry on.")
G+---------+---------+---------+---------+
(4) D|---------|-0-------|-2-------|-0-------| (4) A|-3-------|---------|---------|---------|
E+---------+---------+---------+---------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G+---------+---------+
D|---------|---------| A|-3-------|---------| E+---------+-3-------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse#2:
G+----------+---------+---------+---------+-----------------+
D|:---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------3-| A|:-3-------|-2-------|-0-------|-----0---|---------3-------| E+----------+---------+---------+-------3-+-1---------------+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+-----------------+-----------------+------------------+
D|-3---------------|-5---------------|-----------------:| A|---------------3-|---------5-------|-------------0-2-:| E+-----------------+---------------3-+-3----------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(Repeat 2X)
"Lived happily forever . . .
G+-----------------+-----------------+
D|:--------------7-|-7---------------| A|:--------7-------|---------7-------| E+-5---------------+-------------5---+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+-----------------+-----------------+
D|---------------5-|-5--------------:| A|---------5-------|---------5------:| (Repeat 2X) E+-3---------------+-------------3---+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+---------+---------+---------+---------+
D|---------|---------|---------|---------| A|-3-------|-2-------|-0-------|-----0---| E+---------+---------+---------+-------3-+
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G+-----------------+-----------------+
D|-----------------|-----------------| A|-----------------|-----------------| E+-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-+-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Chorus: (C-notes through-out)
G+----------+------------------+
D|:---------|-----------------:| A|:-3-------|-3-----3---3---3-:| (Repeat 8X)
E+----------+------------------+
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
G+------------------+------------------+
D|:-----------------|-----------------:| A|:-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---3-3---3---:| (Repeat 7X)
E+------------------+------------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Bridge:
G+------------------+------------------+
D|:-6-4-----6-4-----|-6-4---4---4---4-:| A|:-----6-------6---|-----------------:| (Repeat 4x) E+--------4-------4-+------------------+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(Repeat until last note, then hold last note for segue.)
G+-------------------+---------+
D|:-----6-------6---:|---------| A|:---6---6---6---6-:|---------| E+--4-------4--------+-4_______+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1_2_3_4_
Repeat Chorus (with slides down (\) from C-notes)
G+----------+------------------+
D|:---------|-----------------:| A|:-3-------|-3\----3\--3\--3-:| (Repeat until Outro)
E+----------+------------------+
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Outro (from live albums)
G+-----------------+-----------------+---+---+---+
D|-------0-----2---|-3-----2---------|---|---|---| A|-3---------------|-------------3---|---|---|-3-| E+-----------------+-----------------+-4-+-1-+---+
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(Keep hammering those last three notes for as long as the band holds the
chords.)
Ending
G+---------------+---+
D|:-------------:|---| A|:-3-3-1-3_____:|-3-|
E+---------------+---+
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