Carry On Wayward Son

By: Kansas

A classic rock staple, with a super fun main riff and some awesome leads. A lot of great stuff to learn here.

Our boy Jason Sheppard is doing his best Randy Marsh impression, playing through a Vaux amp.

For the first verse, we are are playing the riff just as Randy did in the South Park episode. Which works out perfect for playing along – there’s actually no guitar in that section of the studio recording.

The rest of the verses has acoustic guitar that’s pretty low in the mix. Rick Beato’s “What Makes This Song Great?” video breaks down all of these pieces of the song really well. Check that out.

I hope you have as much fun with this one as we did!

Original Artist: 
Kansas
Release Date:
1975
TITLE:
Carry On Wayward Son
Tuning:
Standard

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Backing Track Video

Here is the backing track video for Carry On Wayward Son, with my main rhythm and solo tracks removed. This will make it easier to jam along with the Kansas cover recording lesson, and still be allow you to read the guitar tab. For even more control, check out the Carry On Wayward Son isolated tracks below. 

Carry On Wayward Son was recorded in Standard tuning.
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Tone Screenshots

Here are some of my screenshots, so that you can see exactly how I achieved my Carry On Wayward Son guitar tones. I matching the solo and rhythm section tones from the Kansas recording as closely as possible. Patrons can reach out with any tone questions you may have.
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Isolated TRACKS (mp3)

Here are the drums, bass and other background tracks to jam along to Carry On Wayward Son. I've also included all of my isolated guitar tracks in case you really want to hear what's going on. Isolated tracks are normally very difficult to find online, and can be very helpful in cracking a difficult solo tab.
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