Andy James - Flight Of Icarus

Artist : Andy James

Song title : Flight of Icarus

From his second solo album In the Wake of Chaos (2007)

Tabbed by Samuel Welshans (thegodphreaker)

Type : guitar tab

What part : whole Song

Tab difficulty : advanced

Watch this video on YouTube if you want to hear it :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWmLT4rEvss

Download the backing track for this song :

http://www.mediafire.com/?mebwy4t3dl8tiyc

Guitar tuning is 6string E standard 440. (EADGBe)

Tablature key:

X = mute string

S = shift slide

s = legato slide

h = hammer-on

p = pull-off

t = tap

b = bend

r = release the bend down to its original pitch

pr = pick the bend at the apex and then release the bend down to its original pitch

v = vibrato

PM = palm mute

\ = slide down to an indefinite point on the neck

U = picking - upstroke

D = picking - downstroke

P = denotes special picking for section (if it exists)

WARNING: This is a very, VERY difficult song... but it is also very beautiful and sounds amazing.

This guy is like a fucking shred robot from outer space. Good luck playing this!

Gtr 1 (Andy James)

Intro p1 - Octave Chords with the third and fifth string, mute the fourth string.

P|-D------D----D-------D----D--U--D----D--|

Let ring ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Tail-end 1

P|-D---D-----D--D--U----D-D---D-U-D---D-U-D---D--U--D----D--U--D-----------|

(Repeat intro p1)

Tail-end 2

All downpicked Let ring

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1st Verse (bar one verse one)

All alternated picked, play it with a 'swing feel'- accent the downstrokes

All alternate picking, starting and ending with a downstroke

D minor arpeggio

P|-U-----U--U--U--U-------------------------|U Alternate pick after the up sweeps

Alt picking

Alt picking

D minor string skipping arpeggio

Alternate & sweep-pick

(Repeat the first bar of the first verse up to the first 8 7 after the trill on the D

string in the second measure and then play this tail-end to finish the verse

instead of going on with 10 7 8...)

Verse tail-end and end-verse tapping lick

e|--------------------------------------t17p13h15-t20p15h17-|

B|----------------------------t17p13h15---------------------|

G|-12-9-10----9-----t14p10h12-------------------------------|

e|-t22p20p17-----------------------------------------h17h20t22p20p17-|

G|-----------t20p19p17---------------------h17h19t20-----------------|

A|---------------------t24p20p17-h17h20t24---------------------------|

Sweep and alternate pick

e|-------h17h20t22p20p17-------------------------------------|

G|-17h19-----------------19p17h19t22p19p17-------------------|

A|-----------------------------------------20p17h20t24p20p17-|

(end verse)

Chorus

Tapping arpeggio

e|-h17h20t22p20p17------------------------------------|

G|-----------------h19p17h19t22p19p17-----------------|

e|--------------------h17h20t22p20p17------------------------------------|

G|-h19p17h19t22p19p17-----------------------19-----------------------17v-|

Accelerando tapping back up

PM---

These are shift slides. Don't forget to pick every note after sliding to it.

C major extended arpeggio

e|-15p12-----------------h12h15h17t20-20s22--------------------------------|

Sweep-picking

2nd Verse

(Repeat the first verse up to the D minor string skipping arpeggio,

then play the following)

Verse 2 variation

e|----------10-13-10-13-17-13-------------10h13h17t20p17p13s12h15t22p15p12-|

Continue down C major arpeggio

G|----12-12s9-------------------------------10-s-12-s-10-\-----------------|

D|------------10----------------------------10-s-12-s-10-\-----------------|

Double stop legato slide(s)

Downpick first stop only

Verse 2, variation 2

(Repeat the first bar of the first verse up to the first 8 7 after the trill on the D

string in the second measure and then play the following)

Alt picking

Alt picking

A|-----------------------------17v-\----|

(end verse 2, variation 2)

Bridge riff Tail-end 1, play second time

Tail-end 2, play fourth time

TE1 TE2

P|-D-D-D-----D-U-D--D-D-D----D-U-D--------|-----------|--------------------|

PM- PM- Bb C C D

Play last

4 slide chords

1 step sharp

For TE1

Solo

Super fast opening run

All alternate picked! Holy sh*t!

Slightly PM on the bottom three strings (EAD)

Whole run is alternate picked

x4 x4 x4

All alternate picked...25= that little piece of wood behind fret 24

x2 x2

RUN OF DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!

ALL alternate picked, no legato...very fast, like 200 bpm, easily

"Cram as many notes in as possible" ~Shredmaster Andrew James, SR.

Lightly palm mute the bottom three strings (EAD)

x4 x4 x2

Alt picking - Start with upstrokes.

x2 x2 x2

Alt picking - Start with upstrokes. MEGA SHRED LICK!

x6 (alternate with these on 2,4,6)

D minor pentatonic

x4 x4

All alternated picked

x4

(repeat chorus)

(repeat bridge riff x8)

End with some heavy rakes or scratches XXX on all strings

and two of those D5 power chords

Melt your face.

Done.