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.")
(4) D|---------|-0-------|-2-------|-0-------|
(4) A|-3-------|---------|---------|---------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D|---------|---------|
A|-3-------|---------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Verse#2:
D|:---------|---------|---------|---------|---------------3-|
A|:-3-------|-2-------|-0-------|-----0---|---------3-------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D|-3---------------|-5---------------|-----------------:|
A|---------------3-|---------5-------|-------------0-2-:|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(Repeat 2X)
"Lived happily forever . . .
D|:--------------7-|-7---------------|
A|:--------7-------|---------7-------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D|---------------5-|-5--------------:|
A|---------5-------|---------5------:| (Repeat 2X)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D|---------|---------|---------|---------|
A|-3-------|-2-------|-0-------|-----0---|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
D|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Chorus: (C-notes through-out)
D|:---------|-----------------:|
A|:-3-------|-3-----3---3---3-:| (Repeat 8X)
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
D|:-----------------|-----------------:|
A|:-3-----3-3-----3-|---3---3-3---3---:| (Repeat 7X)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Bridge:
D|:-6-4-----6-4-----|-6-4---4---4---4-:|
A|:-----6-------6---|-----------------:| (Repeat 4x)
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(Repeat until last note, then hold last note for segue.)
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)
D|:---------|-----------------:|
A|:-3-------|-3\----3\--3\--3-:| (Repeat until Outro)
1 2 3 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Outro (from live albums)
D|-------0-----2---|-3-----2---------|---|---|---|
A|-3---------------|-------------3---|---|---|-3-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(Keep hammering those last three notes for as long as the band holds the
chords.)
Ending
D|:-------------:|---|
A|:-3-3-1-3_____:|-3-|