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Magnum Opus Tabs

(ver. 1)
Kansas
This is a very difficult song to tab, I didn't get some parts perfectly and some parts 
at all. Changes and add-ons welcome.


All notes are held

e|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------|o-------------------------|
D|--2--2/9---5-7-9-7-5---2--4-5-4--0--4--0------|----2~~~------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|o-------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2-----------------------------------------2-----|
D|-2--2---5--2---2--2---5--2---2--2---5--2---2--2---5--2---2--2---5--2-----|
A|-2--2---5--2---2--2---5--0---2--2---5--2---2--2---5--2---2--2---5--0-----|
E|-0--0---3--0---0--0---3------0--0---3--0---0--0---3--0---0--0---3--------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------0--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2--2---5--2----0----------5\4\2---2-2/9--5-7-9-7-5---2------------------|
A|-2--2---5--2----2----------------------------------------2---------------|
E|-0--0---3--0----3------------------------------------------2--0-0--------|

(#)= Harmonic

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------(12)--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------(12)-----------------------------------------|
E|--0-2-3-5-3p2-0--2-0---(12)----------0-2h3--2/3--3/5--5/7--0--5-3-2p0--|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------7p5-7--4h5----0h2p0-----------------------------------------|
E|--0-2-0---------------------------3h5--3\2--0----------------------------|

In the next part theres only a tiny amount of guitar that I couldn't figure out. It 
sounds like a vibrato note.


e|--17-17-14-14------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------14-14\10-10\7--7-7-------------------------10~~~~~---------|
G|---------------------------------7-7h9---------7/9--7h9------------------|
D|----------------------------------------9~~------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------10--10p8-7~~---------------------------|
G|--9-7-9--9b11~~--5/7-7p5-5h7-7~~-----------------5---5--7---7--9---9-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------7------9------10------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11---11--12~~~~--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----12------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

This part is not perfect but it's close.

e|---------------------------2----3------2--------2-----------------7------|
B|---------7h9p7-------------3------3----3-------2------7--8/10\8---7------|
G|--8------7h9p7-------------2-------2---2------2-------9--7/09\7---9------|
D|--9------------9--7-7/9----0-----------0-----2--------9-----------9------|
A|--9---------------7-7/9---------------------0---------7-----------7------|
E|--7----------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------2----3--2--2----------------12-------2----0--------|
B|----------------------3-----3--3--3-------2-----12---------3---3-3-------|
G|--8-7h9-7--7-9--------2------2--2--2-----2----11------2-2--2------2------|
D|--9-------9---9-------0-----------------2----9-------2-2---0-------2-----|
A|--9------------------------------------0------------0--------------------|
E|--7----------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------2------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------3------------------------------------------|
G|---2----4----5----7---9-------2------------------------------------------|
D|--2-2--4-4--5-5--7-7--9-------0------------------------------------------|
A|-0----2----3----5-----7--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------0----------------------------------------------|

^Repeat this as the piano part.

Palm mute this whole part, play a total of 8 times.
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|o
G|----------------------------|
D|---------5---4---5--4-------|
A|-5--3--0---5---5------5--0--|o
E|----------------------------|

Also palm muted, play a total of 4 times.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|o
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2---1---2--1----------------------------------------|
A|-4--2--0---2---2------2-0------------------------------------|o
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------3-4-6-7-6-4-----|
D|----------4-5-4-2-0--0-4--5-7-9-7-4--4----------------|
A|-2--2-5--5--------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--4---4---4---4-4---7---7---7---7-7---4---4---4---4-4---7---7---7---7-7--|
D|--4---4---4---4-4---7---7---7---7-7---4---4---4---4-4---7---7---7---7-7--|
A|--2---2---2---2-2---5---5---5---5-5---2---2---2---2-2---5---5---5---5-5--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7---7---7-7---11---11---11---11-11---7---7---7---7-7---11-11-11-11-|
D|--7---7---7---7-7---11---11---11---11-11---7---7---7---7-7---11-11-11-11-|
A|--5---5---5---5-5---9----9----9----9--9----5---5---5---5-5---9--9--9--9--|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-13---9--9-9--9-9--9--9---8--8-8--8-8--8--8---7--7-7--7-7--7--7----------|
D|-13---9--9-9--9-9--9--9---8--8-8--8-8--8--8---7--7-7--7-7--7--7----------|
A|-11---7--7-7--7-7--7--7---6--6-6--6-6--6--6---5--5-5--5-5--5--5----------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-6--6-6--6-6--6--6--------| X3
D|-6--6-6--6-6--6--6--------|
A|-4--4-4--4-4--4--4--------|
E|--------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----9-----6-----5-----2-----6-4---6-4---6-4---6-4---6-4------------------|
D|---7-----4-----3-----2----------5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------|
A|--7-----4-----3-----0----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

i couldn't figure this out very well, this is what i got.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|x2
D|-------------------------4p0---------------------------4p0---|
A|-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-----3-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-5-3-0-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------2p0--------------------------2p0-|
A|-4-2-0-4-2-0-4-2-0-4-2-0------4-2-0-4-2-0-4-2-0-4-2-0-----|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8--6--8--6--9---8--6--8--9--6---10--8--10--8--11---10--8--10--11--8---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----4--3----------------------------------|
D|--2--4--3-----8-6--7-6-5-----------6--5----|
A|--2--2--1----8---7-------6---------6--5----|
E|--0--------------------------------4--3----|


e|----19\---7-9-7-8--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------7h10p7-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9-7~~~------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3/----------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-----4--3----------------------------------|
D|--2--4--3-----8-6--7-6-5-----------6--5----|
A|--2--2--1----8---7-------6---------6--5----|
E|--0--------------------------------4--3----|



e|-----19\--7-9-7-8--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------7h10p7-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9-7~~~------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3/----------------------------------------------------------|

This is played very fast.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5h7-----5-----7-----5-------8-7------5-----8-----5h6b7r6p5-----6------|
A|-------5-7---7-5---5-7---7-6-5------5-7---7-5---5-7-----------7-6--------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------4-----6-----4-------7-6------4-----6-----4h5b6r5p4---------------|
A|--4-6---6-4---4-6---6-5-4------4-6---6-4---4-6------------6-5----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--7--8--9--10----9-9------7--8--9--10------9-8-7-6-5-------------------|
A|-----------------9-9-----------------------7-6-5-4-3---9-8-7-6-5-------|
E|-----------------7-7-----------------------------------7-6-5-4-3-------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------5~~~------------------8~~~~~-----------------|x2
D|--7---7---7---7--------7---7---7---7-------------------------|
A|--7---7---7---7--------7---7---7---7-------------------------|
E|--5---5---5---5--------5---5---5---5-------------------------|

                                            every other time it ends in this
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------12-13-14-|--13-14-15-------------------|
D|--------12-11-------12-11-12/14----------|-----------------------------|
A|---10-12-------10-12---------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7--8--9--10---10-10------7--8--9--10---7--9-8-7-6-5------------------|
A|---------------10-10-----------------------7-6-5-4-3--9-8-7-6-5-------|
E|---------------8--8-----------------------------------7-6-5-4-3-------|


e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|-10-9-8-7--6---5----4-----3------2--------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


e  |------------------------------------------------------|
B o|--------10-----------------10-------------------------|
G  |---11------11---------11------11-------11----11-------|
D  |-9----9-------12----9----9-------9---9-----9----------|
A o|------------------------------------------------------|
E  |------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------11------------------11------------------------|o
G|----12-------12----------12------12--------12----12-----|   x4
D|-10----10-------13----10----10------10--10----10--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|o
E|--------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------5-7-8--5-7-8----7-8-10-8-10-12--|
G|--4-5-7--4-5-7---7p5p4-7-9--7p5p4-7-9----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



e  |------------------------------------------------------|
B o|--------10-----------------10-------------------------|
G  |---11------11---------11------11-------11----11-------|
D  |-9----9-------12----9----9-------9---9-----9----------|
A o|------------------------------------------------------|
E  |------------------------------------------------------|


e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------11------------------11------------------------|o
G|----12-------12----------12------12--------12----12-----|   x4
D|-10----10-------13----10----10------10--10----10--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|o
E|--------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------5-7-8--5-7-8----7-8-10-8-10-12--|
G|--4-5-7--4-5-7---7p5p4-7-9--7p5p4-7-9----------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--3----3-4------4-6------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------1----1-2----2-4----4-5---5-7----7-8----8-9---|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------14---------------------------------------------|
A|--------------14---------------------------------------------|
E|-9-11----11---12---------------------------------------------|

I didn't figure out the solo yet.

I don't know the exact timing of these chords or how many there are, I know that it 
plays along with the snare drum and bass guitar.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2--2---2---2-2--2---2---2---2--------------------------------|
A|--2--2---2---2-2--2---2---2---2--------------------------------|
E|--0--0---0---0-0--0---0---0---0-----etc.-----------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------|--------|
B|o--10h12p10--8h10p8--7h8p7--5h7p5------------------------o|--------|
G|----------------------------------7---7h9p7--6h7p6--4~~---|--6-----|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|------6-|x2
A|o--------------------------------------------------------o|--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|--------|



  PM__________|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------9--9--9--9---------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-2----9--9--9--9---------------|x3
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-2----7--7--7--7---------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-0-----------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
D|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
A|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3- 2h3-2h3-2h3-2h3-2------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4--3--------9-8-7-6-5-4~~~-----------------|
D|--2--4--3------9--------------------------------|x4
A|--2--2--1---------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------------------------|


e| |------------------15b~----------------------------|--------------------|
B|o|-13b-15b--17b-17~----------------------17b19------|o---17b19-17b19~~---|
G| |--------------------13b15-14b16-16b18-------------|--------------------|
D| |--------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
A|o|--------------------------------------------------|o-------------------|
E| |--------------------------------------------------|--------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------2-----------------------------------------2-----|
D|-2--2---5--2---2--2---5--2---2--2---5--2---2--2---5--2---2--2---5--2-----|
A|-2--2---5--2---2--2---5--0---2--2---5--2---2--2---5--2---2--2---5--0-----|
E|-0--0---3--0---0--0---3------0--0---3--0---0--0---3--0---0--0---3--------|



e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------2------------2-----------------------|
G|---------------0---2------------2-----------------------|
D|--2--2--5--2---0---2------------2-----------------------|
A|--2--2--5--2---2---0------------0-----------------------|
E|--0--0--3--0---3----------------------------------------|
            
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