Kansas - Magnum Opus Chords & Tabs

 

Magnum Opus Chords & Tabs

Kansas Chords & Tabs

Version: 2 Type: Tab

Magnum Opus Tab

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.
guitarist268@aol.com


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|--0-2-3-5-3-2-1p0--0-0---(12)----------0-1/2--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~~-----------------5-4-5--7-5-7--9-7-9-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11-9-11--12~~~~--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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--------------12-------2----0--------|
B|------7---------------3------3-----3------2-----12---------3---3-3-------|
G|--8----8--------------2-------2----2-----2----11------2-2--2------2------|
D|--9-----9-7-----------0--------2---0----2----9-------2-2---0-------2-----|
A|--9--------9--------------------0------0------------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|-12---9--9-9--9-9--9--9---8--8-8--8-8--8--8---7--7-7--7-7--7--7----------|
D|-12---9--9-9--9-9--9--9---8--8-8--8-8--8--8---7--7-7--7-7--7--7----------|
A|-10---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-----4-----6-4---6-4---6-4---6-4---6-4------------------|
D|---7-----4-----3-----2----5-----5-----5-----5-----5-----5----------------|
A|--7-----4-----3-----2----------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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


e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------2-1--------------------|
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-----------7h9----------7--5----|
A|--2--2--1-----7-9--------9-8-6---7--5----|
E|--0---------------7--------------5--3----|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/kansas/magnum_opus_tab_ver_2.html ]
e|----19\---7-9-7-8--------------------------------------------|
B|------------------7h10p7-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------9-7~~~------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3/----------------------------------------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----4--3--------------------------------|
D|--2--4--3-----------7h9----------7--5----|
A|--2--2--1-----7-9--------9-8-6---7--5----|
E|--0---------------7--------------5--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---7-5h7------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---6-4h6------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-------------------------|


e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------12-13-14-------------------|
D|--------12-11-------12-11-12/14----------------------------|
A|---10-12-------10-12---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|


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


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----11----------|
D  |-9----9-------9----9----------9--11----11-------------|
A o|------------------------------------------------------|
E  |------------------------------------------------------|


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


e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------7-8-10-8-10-12--|
G|--4-5-7--4-5-7---7p5p4-7-9--7p5p4-7-9--7-9-11--7-9-11------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|



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


e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------11----------------11------------------------|o
G|----12-------12----12----12----12--------12----12-----|   x2
D|-10----10-------10----10----------10--12----12--------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|o
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------7-8-10----------|
G|--4-5-7--4-5-7---7p5p4-7-9--7p5p4-7-9--7-9-11--7-9-11------------------|
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.-----------------------|

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


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|------------------------------------------------------|

All i got from the next part is ..

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----4--3---------------------------------------|
D|--2--4--3---------------------------------------|x4
A|--2--2--1---------------------------------------|
E|--0---------------------------------------------|


e| |---------------15b~-------------------------------|--------------------|
B|o|--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|------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------0--------------------------------------|
D|--2--2--5--2---0--------------------------------------|
A|--2--2--5--2---2--------------------------------------|
E|--0--0--3--0---3--------------------------------------|