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. e|----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------| G|-7------10-S-14------14-S-10-10-10-S-9--| D|-X------X--S-X-------X--S-X--X--x--S-X--| A|-5------8--S-12------12-S-8--8--8--S-7--| E|----------------------------------------| P|-D------D----D-------D----D--U--D----D--| Let ring ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Tail-end 1 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5-S-7-----8--7--8--s-5-5-S-7-7-7-S-9-9-9-S-10-10-10-S-12-12-12----------| D|-X-S-X-----X--X--X--s-X-X-S-X-X-X-S-X-X-X-S-X--X--X--S-X--X--X-----------| A|-3-S-5-----10-9--10-s-3-3-S-5-5-5-S-7-7-7-S-8--8--8--S-10-10-10----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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 e|------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10-10--12-12---9-9--10-10--14-14-S-19-22-21--17-17-S-19--19------| D|-X--X---X--X----X-X--X--X---X--X--S-X--X--X---X--X--S-X---X-------| A|-8--8---10-10---7-7--8--8---12-12-S-17-20-19--15-15-S-17--17------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| P|------------------------------------------------------------------| All downpicked Let ring ~~~~~~~~ 1st Verse (bar one verse one) e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------7--------10-10-----7h9p7----7----------------------------| D|---------7-8-10---10-8-7-----------------10---8-7-10-7-8----7------------| A|-10-9-10-------------------------------------------------10---8----------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| All alternated picked, play it with a 'swing feel'- accent the downstrokes e|----------------------------------17-22----------------------------------| B|-------------------------15-17-18----------------------------------------| G|----------------------14-------------------------------------------------| D|-------------12-14-15----------------------------------------------------| A|----------12-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-10-12-13----------------------------------------------------------------| All alternate picking, starting and ending with a downstroke D minor arpeggio e|-22p17-------17---------------------------| B|-------18-------18------------------------| G|----------19-------19-14-19p14----14-15v--| D|-------------------------------15---------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| P|-U-----U--U--U--U-------------------------|U Alternate pick after the up sweeps e|----------17----13----15----13s12----------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------13-------------------------------------| G|-15-14-15----15----15----15----------12s10-------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Alt picking e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-11p10-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------12p10-9h10p9----9-------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------12---10s12-------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Alt picking D minor string skipping arpeggio e|-------10h13-13p10----10----------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10h14-------------14----14p10----10s9--------------------------------| D|-------------------------------12------10-------------7-h8p7----7-----| A|------------------------------------------12-8s7----8--------10---8p7-| E|-------------------------------------------------10-------------------| 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-------------------------------| D|---------12---10v-----------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| e|-t22p20p17-----------------------------------------h17h20t22p20p17-| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-----------t20p19p17---------------------h17h19t20-----------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------t24p20p17-h17h20t24---------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------| B|-20b22----17-18-20-17b18-18pr17-----| G|-------19-----------------------19v-| D|------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------| B|-------------------17----17h18p17----17-------| G|----------------17----19----------19----19p17-| D|-------14h17s19-------------------------------| A|----15----------------------------------------| E|-17-------------------------------------------| Sweep and alternate pick e|-------h17h20t22p20p17-------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------------------------------| G|-17h19-----------------19p17h19t22p19p17-------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------20p17h20t24p20p17-| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| (end verse) Chorus e|---------12----8----10----8------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------| G|-10p9h10----10---10----10---10p9-12-9h10----9--------10---9s10-| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------12---10-8s7----7------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------17----13---------------------------| B|----------------15----15----15------------------------| G|----------10s14----------------14s10-14----10---------| D|-------14-------------------------------12----12------| A|----12-------------------------------------------12s8-| E|-10---------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-12-10-9h10p9----9--------| D|--------------12---10s12v-| A|--------------------------| E|--------------------------| e|-------------------------------12b13r12-12h13p12-----20s22-| B|-13----13s15-13-15-------------------------------15v-------| G|-------------------14s12-10-12-----------------------------| D|----12-----------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------| Tapping arpeggio e|-h17h20t22p20p17------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------h19p17h19t22p19p17-----------------| D|----------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------h20p17h24p20p17-| E|----------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------h17h20t22p20p17------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------20b22----17-18-20-17b18-18pr17-----| G|-h19p17h19t22p19p17-----------------------19-----------------------17v-| D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| Accelerando tapping back up e|------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------| G|-19S14-17S12-14S10-9h10p9-----------| D|--------------------------12-10-12v-| A|------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------| PM--- These are shift slides. Don't forget to pick every note after sliding to it. e|--------------------------------------------13h15h17-| B|-----------------------------------13h15h17----------| G|--------------------------10h12h14-------------------| D|-----------------10h12h14----------------------------| A|---------8h10h12-------------------------------------| E|-8h10h12---------------------------------------------| C major extended arpeggio e|-15p12-----------------h12h15h17t20-20s22--------------------------------| B|------h13------------13-------------------20b22-18s20-17b18-17h18p17-----| G|---------h12-------12------------------------------------------------19v-| D|------------h14--14------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------15--------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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-| B|----------------------------15p13-13h15----------------------------------| G|----10-14----------------------------------------------------------------| D|-12----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Continue down C major arpeggio e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-13----------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----12-12s9-------------------------------10-s-12-s-10-\-----------------| D|------------10----------------------------10-s-12-s-10-\-----------------| A|---------------12-10-8s7-h8h10p8p7-7h8h10--------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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) e|------------------12-8----15-10----17-13----20-15----| B|-----------------------10-------13-------15-------17-| G|-12-9----14-10---------------------------------------| D|------10-------12------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Alt picking e|-22-22-17h20p17----17--------------------------------------------| B|----------------22----20-20-17h18p17----17-----------------------| G|-------------------------------------19----19-17-19s21-17----19v-| D|----------------------------------------------------------19-----| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------| Alt picking e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|-17-----------------------------------| D|----19-17-19s17--15-17-19-15----------| A|-----------------------------17v-\----| E|--------------------------------------| (end verse 2, variation 2) Bridge riff Tail-end 1, play second time Tail-end 2, play fourth time TE1 TE2 e|--------------------------------------x4|-----------|--------------------| B|----------------------------------------|-----------|--------------------| G|-----7-s-8-----5------------------------|-----------|--------------------| D|-7-7-X-s-X-X-X-X--7-7------X-X----------|-----------|--------X-X---------| A|-5-5-5-s-6-3-3-3--5-5-8s10-X-X-10s11----|-----------|-8-s-10-X-X-10-s-12-| E|-5-5--------------5-5-8s10-X-X-10s11----|-----------|-6-s-8--X-X-8--s-10-| 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 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------12-13-15-13-12----------------12-13-15-13-12-13-15-13-12-| E|-15-13-12-13-15----------------15-13-12-13-15----------------------------| All alternate picked! Holy sh*t! Slightly PM on the bottom three strings (EAD) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------12-14-15-14-12-15-14-12-14-15---| D|----------------12-14-15-14-12-15-14-12-14-15---------------------------------| A|-12-13-15-13-12---------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------13-15-17-15-13-15-17-20-17-15-17-20-17-15-| B|-13-15-17-15-13-17-15-13-15-17-------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Whole run is alternate picked x4 x4 x4 e|-20-22-20-17-----------22-25-22-20-----------20-22-20-17----------| B|-------------20-17-----------------22-20-----------------20-17----| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------| All alternate picked...25= that little piece of wood behind fret 24 x2 x2 e|-18-20-18-17-----------17-18-17-15----------| B|-------------20-17-----------------18-15----| G|--------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| RUN OF DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOM!! e|-22-20-18----18-20-22-20-18-17----17-18-20-18-17-15----15-17-18----------| B|----------22-------------------20-------------------18-------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ALL alternate picked, no legato...very fast, like 200 bpm, easily e|-17-15-13----13-15-12-15-13-12----12-13-15--13-12-10----10-12-13---------| B|----------17-------------------15--------------------13------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| "Cram as many notes in as possible" ~Shredmaster Andrew James, SR. e|-12-10-8---------------8-10-12-------------------------------------------| B|---------11-10-8-10-11---------11-10-8-------------8-10-11---------------| G|---------------------------------------10-9-7-9-10-----------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-9-10-12-10-9------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------12-10-8-7-8-10-8-7-----------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------10-8-7-8-10-8-7-------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------10-8-6v-----------------| Lightly palm mute the bottom three strings (EAD) x4 x4 x2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-14-12-10-----------17-14-12------------19-17-14-------------------------| D|----------12p10--------------14p12---------------17p14-------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Alt picking - Start with upstrokes. x2 x2 x2 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-21-19-17-----------22-19-17-----------24-22-19--------------------------| D|----------19p17--------------19p17--------------22p19--------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| Alt picking - Start with upstrokes. MEGA SHRED LICK! e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-20b22-20b22----17-18-20-17b18-18pr17------------------------------------| G|-------------19-----------------------19----17-19----17------------------| D|-----------------------------------------19-------19----19s17-15---------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------17------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------17h18p17-------------------------------------------------| G|----------17-19----------19p17-------------------------------------------| D|-15-17-19----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| x6 (alternate with these on 2,4,6) e|-----------------------20p17---------------------------------------------| B|-18p17----------20p17----------------------------------------------------| G|-------19p17-------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| D minor pentatonic x4 x4 e|-12-13-12-10---------13-15-13-10---------17-15-13----------------13-15-17---| B|-------------13-10---------------13-12------------17-15-13-15-17------------| G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| All alternated picked x4 e|-15-17-20-17-15----------15-17-20----|-17-20-22-20-17--------------------| B|----------------17-15-17-------------|-----------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------|---------------22-19-17-19-22------| D|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------| (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.