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King Crimson's debut album - In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) Tracklist: 1. 21st Century Schizoid Man 2. I Talk To The Wind 3. Epitaph 4. Moonchild 5. In The Court Of The Crimson King People looking for the tab of the song "The Court Of The Crimson King", it's towards the bottom 21st Century Schizoid Man:
First the chords: The main chordal riff in 4/4: 1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4 C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC Eb MajorEb Bb majorBb C majorC |FF F#F# G+G |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------5~~---3~--4~--5~--| |-------------6--8---------3~--4~--5~--| |-8~---6---8---------------1~--2~--3~--| Alternate used before vox: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |13---14---15-----------| |16*--17*--18-----------| *Bend each 1 whole step |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| |-----------------------| Vocal Section Chord: x x 8 10 10 8 Cat's foot etc... Exit main chordal riff: FF F#F# G+G : Repeat 6 times speeding up then...
Unison run section 1 (rhythm sorta notated by the 1-2-3-4) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |----------------------------|--------------------------| |--------4-5-6---------------|--------4-5-6-------------| |5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-----------3---3-4-| |--------------------------5-|--------------4-5---5-----| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------6---6-7-| |--------4-5-6---------------|--------4-5-6-7-8---8-----| |5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-------------------| |--------------------------5-|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |----------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------/tri\--/tri\--/tri\--/tri\-| |--------3-4-5---------------|--------3-4-5-0-3-3--0-3-3--0-3-3--0-3-3-| |5-5-5-5-1-2-3-5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-1-2-3----------------------------| |3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-2-1-5-|3-3-3-3----------------------------------| |--------------------------3-|-----------------------------------------| Play chords loose and sloppy tri=triplets You have to speed through these a bit quicker than equal notes. |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |15-------15-------15----------------|15-------15-------15----------------| |---15-17----15-17----15-17-15-13----|---15-17----15-17----15-17-15-13----| |---------------------------------15-|---------------------------------15-| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |12-------12-------12----------------|15-------15-------15----------------| |---13-15----13-15----13-15-15-13----|---15-17----15-17----15-17-15-13----| |---------------------------------15-|---------------------------------15-| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------| |15-------15-------15---------------------| Vibrato and Feedback |---15-17----15-17----15-17-15-13---------|then you're on your own... |---------------------------------15------| ...for this is the Solo from Hell :) |-----------------------------------------|i'll update when i work it out ...And speaking of hell, here are the inhumanly fast parts... Fast1* |--------------------------------------------3-| |------------------------/tri\-------3---3-6---| |----------------3---3-5-3-5-3---3-5---5-------| |--------3---3-5---5-----------5---------------| |--1-3-5---5-----------------------------------| |3---------------------------------------------| *The rhythm is correct so if you play the triplet at the indicated time (and allow 1 note length) you should be dead on. The notes themselves are pretty close but open to interpretation... Fast2** |--------------------------------------------3---------------| |------------------------/tri\-------3---3-6---2-1-----------| |----------------3---3-5-3-5-3---3-5---5------------3-0------| |--------3---3-5---5-----------5-------------------------3-0-| |--1-3-5---5-------------------------------------------------| |3-----------------------------------------------------------| **Same as * except last 7 notes are definitely correct Fast3 |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--------3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-----------| |--1-3-5-------------------------3-0-------| |3-----------------------------------4-3-1-| |------------------------------------------| Mute1 |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--------3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-3-0-------| |--1-3-5-----------------------------4-3-1-| |3-----------------------------------------| Stop & Go |----1-----1-|----1-------|----1-3-------------|----1-3-------------| |1-3---1-3---|1-3---3-2-1-|1-3-----2-1---------|1-3-----2-1---------| |------------|------------|------------3-0-----|------------3-0-----| |------------|------------|----------------3-0-|----------------3-0-| |------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------| |------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------| I Talk To The Wind: A6add9 = 024222 Cmaj7Cmaj7 = X32000 G+G = 354433 F#m7F#m7 = 242222 B7: X21202 Am7Am7 = X02010 B7B7 (7 fr.) = 797877 Intro: E MajorE Cmaj7Cmaj7 Gmaj7Gmaj7 E MajorE Cmaj7Cmaj7 Gmaj7Gmaj7 Said the straight man to the late man F#m7F#m7 B7B7 Where have you bee ---en E MajorE Cmaj7Cmaj7 I've been here and I've been there Gmaj7Gmaj7 F#m7F#m7 B7B7 And I've been in betwee --- een. E MajorE A6add9 E MajorE I talk to the wind A6add9 E MajorE My words are all carried away A6add9 Am7Am7 I talk to the wind B7B7 Am7Am7 The wind does not hear B7B7 (7 fr.) The wind cannot hear. E MajorE ... (and so on) I'm on the outside looking inside What do I see Much confusion, disillusion All around me. You don't possess me Don't impress me Just upset my mind Can't instruct me or conduct me Just use up my time I talk to the wind My words are all carried away I talk to the wind The wind does not hear The wind cannot hear. Epitaph: Note: This song is great to improvise around with E MajorE minor and it's relative modes* (or E MajorE harmonic minor during the BB major chords) E minorEm D MajorD The wall on which the prophets wrote A minorAm BB Is cracking at the seams. E minorEm D MajorD Upon the instruments of death A minorAm BB The sunlight brightly gleams. E minorEm D MajorD When every man is torn apart A minorAm BB With nightmares and with dreams, E minorEm D MajorD Will no one lay the laurel wreath A minorAm BB When silence drowns the screams. E minorEm B minorBm Confusion will be my epitaph. E minorEm B minorBm As I crawl a cracked and broken path E minorEm B minorBm If we make it we can all sit back and laugh. C majorC A minorAm B minorBm But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying C majorC A minorAm B minorBm Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying C majorC BB Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying E minorEm D MajorD Between the iron gates of fate, A minorAm BB The seeds of time were sown, E minorEm D MajorD And watered by the deeds of those A minorAm BB Who know and who are known; E minorEm D MajorD Knowledge is a deadly friend A minorAm BB If no one sets the rules. E minorEm D MajorD The fate of all mankind I see A minorAm BB Is in the hands of fools. (instrumental part) E minorEm D MajorD The wall on which the prophets wrote A minorAm BB Is cracking at the seams. E minorEm D MajorD Upon the instruments of death A minorAm BB The sunlight brightly gleams. E minorEm D MajorD When every man is torn apart A minorAm BB With nightmares and with dreams, E minorEm D MajorD Will no one lay the laurel wreath A minorAm BB When silence drowns the screams. E minorEm B minorBm Confusion will be my epitaph. E minorEm B minorBm As I crawl a cracked and broken path E minorEm B minorBm If we make it we can all sit back and laugh. C majorC A minorAm B minorBm But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying C majorC A minorAm B minorBm Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying *Relative Modes: G+G Major, A augmentedA Dorian, BB Phrygian, C majorC Lydian, D MajorD Mixolydian, E MajorE Minor and F#F# Locrian. Moonchild: Verse ----- e:-------0----|-------0----|-------0----|-------0----| B:-------1----|-------1----|-------1----|-------1----| G:------------|----0-------|------------|------------| D:----2-------|------------|----4-------|----3-------| A:-0----------|-0----------|-0----------|------------| E:------------|------------|------------|-4----------| Chorus ------ e:-------1----|-------3----|--5--3--0---|------------| B:-------3----|-------5----|--5--3--1---|------------| G:----2-------|----4-------|--5--4--2---|------------| D:-0----------|-2----------|--7--5--2---|------------| A:------------|------------|--7--5--0---|------------| E:------------|------------|--5--3------|------------| e:-------1----|-------3----|------------|------------| B:-------3----|-------5----|--1---------|------------| G:----2-------|----4-------|--2---------|------------| D:-0----------|-2----------|--2---------|------------| A:------------|------------|--0---------|------------| E:------------|------------|-----1------|------------| e:-------1----|-------3----|--5--3--0---|------------| B:-------3----|-------5----|--5--3--1---|------------| G:----2-------|----4-------|--5--4--2---|------------| D:-0----------|-2----------|--7--5--2---|------------| A:------------|------------|--7--5--0---|------------| E:------------|------------|--5--3------|------------| e:-------1----|-------3----|------------|------------| B:-------3----|-------5----|--1---------|------------| G:----2-------|----4-------|--2---------|------------| D:-0----------|-2----------|--2---------|------------| A:------------|------------|-----0------|------------| E:------------|------------|--1---------|------------| In The Court Of The Crimson King: Intro: e|-------------|-----3------|------------|-------------------| BB|--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--5----|-----7------|----------------6--| G+G|--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-9--9--8----|-----6---8---9-----| D MajorD|--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-9--9--9----|--9----------------| A augmentedA|--5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-|-7--7--9--9-|-------------------| E MajorE|-------------|------------|-------7--7-|-------------------| Play twice. Verse: e|-----<12>-----------------|-----------------------------| BB|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G+G|-----<12>--11-------------|------<12>--11~--------------| D MajorD|---------------9--10------|-----------------11--10------| A augmentedA|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E MajorE|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>------------------------| e|-----<12>-----------------|-----------------------------| BB|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G+G|-----<12>--11-------------|------<12>--11~--------------| D MajorD|---------------9--10------|-----------------11--10------| A augmentedA|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E MajorE|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>------------------------| e|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------| BB|-----------1---------------1-----|-----------1---------------1-----| G+G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| D MajorD|---2---2-------2---3---3-------3-|---4---4-------4---3---3-------3-| A augmentedA|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-----<12>-----------------|-------------------| BB|--------------------------|-------------------| G+G|-----<12>--11-------------2------<12>~--------| D MajorD|---------------9--10------4-------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------|-------------------| E MajorE|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>~-------------| And then, the chorus (back to 4/4): e|-------------|-----3------|------------|-------------------| BB|--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--5----|-----7------|----------------6--| G+G|--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-9--9--8----|-----6---8---9-----| D MajorD|--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-9--9--9----|--9----------------| A augmentedA|--5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-|-7--7--9--9-|-------------------| E MajorE|-------------|------------|-------7--7-|-------------------| Play twice. Verse again: e|-----<12>-----------------|-----------------------------| BB|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G+G|-----<12>--11-------------|------<12>--11~--------------| D MajorD|---------------9--10------|-----------------11--10------| A augmentedA|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E MajorE|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>------------------------| e|-----<12>-----------------|-----------------------------| BB|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G+G|-----<12>--11-------------|------<12>--11~--------------| D MajorD|---------------9--10------|-----------------11--10------| A augmentedA|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E MajorE|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>------------------------| e|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------| BB|-----------1---------------1-----|-----------1---------------1-----| G+G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| D MajorD|---2---2-------2---3---3-------3-|---4---4-------4---3---3-------3-| A augmentedA|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-----<12>-----------------|-------------------| BB|--------------------------|-------------------| G+G|-----<12>--11-------------2------<12>~--------| D MajorD|---------------9--10------4-------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------|-------------------| E MajorE|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>~-------------| And then the chorus again (back to 4/4): e|-------------|-----3------|------------|-------------------| BB|--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--5----|-----7------|----------------6--| G+G|--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-9--9--8----|-----6---8---9-----| D MajorD|--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-9--9--9----|--9----------------| A augmentedA|--5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-|-7--7--9--9-|-------------------| E MajorE|-------------|------------|-------7--7-|-------------------| Play twice Bridge (With Return of the Firewitch solo in background): e|-----------|-10-10-\-\-\--8-8-\-\-10-10--------------------| BB|-7-7-\-\-|----------------------------------(repeat)-------| G+G|-7-7-//-//-|-11-11-//-//-//--9-9-//-//-9--9----------------| D MajorD|-----------|-----------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|-----------|-----------------------------------------------| E MajorE|-----------|-----------------------------------------------| e|-10-10-\-\-\--8-8--8-7---7-8--8---------|-7-7--------------------------| BB|-----------------------------------(repeat)|-----\-\-\-\-\-\-----------| G+G|-11-11-//-//-//--9-9--9-9---9-9--9---------|-8-8-//-//-//-//-//-//-//|-| D MajorD|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------| A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------| E MajorE|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------| Play the strings in the triads simultaneously Chorus (However, no singing involved): e|-------------|-----3------|------------|-------------------| BB|--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--5----|-----7------|----------------6--| G+G|--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-9--9--8----|-----6---8---9-----| D MajorD|--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-9--9--9----|--9----------------| A augmentedA|--5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-|-7--7--9--9-|-------------------| E MajorE|-------------|------------|-------7--7-|-------------------| Play twice. Verse: e|-----<12>-----------------|-----------------------------| BB|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G+G|-----<12>--11-------------|------<12>--11~--------------| D MajorD|---------------9--10------|-----------------11--10------| A augmentedA|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E MajorE|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>------------------------| e|-----<12>-----------------|-----------------------------| BB|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G+G|-----<12>--11-------------|------<12>--11~--------------| D MajorD|---------------9--10------|-----------------11--10------| A augmentedA|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E MajorE|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>------------------------| e|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------| BB|-----------1---------------1-----|-----------1---------------1-----| G+G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| D MajorD|---2---2-------2---3---3-------3-|---4---4-------4---3---3-------3-| A augmentedA|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-----<12>-----------------|-------------------| BB|--------------------------|-------------------| G+G|-----<12>--11-------------2------<12>~--------| D MajorD|---------------9--10------4-------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------|-------------------| E MajorE|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>~-------------| And then, the chorus (back to 4/4): e|-------------|-----3------|------------|-------------------| BB|--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--5----|-----7------|----------------6--| G+G|--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-9--9--8----|-----6---8---9-----| D MajorD|--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-9--9--9----|--9----------------| A augmentedA|--5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-|-7--7--9--9-|-------------------| E MajorE|-------------|------------|-------7--7-|-------------------| Play twice. The Return of The Firewitch solo (flute arranged for guitar): e|--------------------------------10--8----7-8----7-----------------| BB|-7---8--10----\3-----7---8--10--------------10----8-7h8h7h8h7-----| G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| BB|--5--h7h5---3--3h5h3--0--1--------------------------------------| G+G|----------------------------5h7h5--4-h5h4-2-h4h2----------------| D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------5-4-2-2h4h0---| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------------| BB|----------------------------------------------------------------| G+G|------------------4-4-4h5h4-2h4--7-2h4h2-2h4---5h7h5-4h5--2-4-5-| D MajorD|-0--------0-2-4-5-----------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----3-2-3-------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------10----8--7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3-------------------------| BB|-3-5-7-8-10------------------------------5h7h5-3--3h5h3-1-------| G+G|----------------------------------------------------------2-4-5-| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------| / very fast / very fast ---------------------| e|------------10----7-8-5-7-8-7-3-----------------------------------| BB|-3-5-7-8-10-----------------------7-8-5-7-8-3---------------------| G+G|----------------------------------------------5-7-4-5-7-2-4-5-----| D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------10-10---| BB|-----------------------------------------------5-7-8-10---------| G+G|-----------------------------------------4-5-7------------------| D MajorD|-5-7-4--4h5h4-2h4-4h5h7-4h5h4-2h4--4-5-7------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|-10-8-7-8-10-10/12-10-8-7h8h7h5h7-8--3h5h3-2h3--2h3h2-----------| BB|------------------------------------------------------3-3h5h3---| G+G|--------------------------------------------------------------5-| D MajorD|----------------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------10---8--7-8-----------------| BB|------------------------3-5-7-8-10------------------------------| G+G|-4h5h4-2-4-0----0-2-4-5-----------------------------------------| D MajorD|-------------4--------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------| /Very fast---------------------------------------------------------------| e|-10-8-7-8-7--------|-12-10-8-10-8---------|-7h8h7h8h7h8---|-8h9h8h9-----| BB|------------10-(x8)|--------------10-(x4)-|---------------|-------------| G+G|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------| D MajorD|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------| A augmentedA|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------| E MajorE|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------| Back to guitar again: e|--------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------0---------0----------0---------0-----------------| G+G|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0---0-0----0--0-0----------------| D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|--2--2---2--3--3---3--4--4----4--3--3-------------------| E MajorE|-0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------| Verse (With new notes): e|--------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------0---------0----------0---------0-----------------| G+G|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0---0-0----0--0-0----------------| D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|--2--2---2--3--3---3--4--4----4--3--3-------------------| E MajorE|-0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------0---------0----------0---------0-----------------| G+G|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0---0-0----0--0-0----------------| D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|--2--2---2--3--3---3--4--4----4--3--3-------------------| E MajorE|-0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------| e|-------0---------0---------0---------0------------------| BB|---1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1-----------------| G+G|--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2----------------| D MajorD|-2---------3---------4---------3------------------------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| BB|-------0---------0----------0---------0-----------------| G+G|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0---0-0----0--0-0----------------| D MajorD|--------------------------------------------------------| A augmentedA|--2--2---2--3--3---3--4--4----4--3--3-------------------| E MajorE|-0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------| And our beloved chorus: e|-------------|-----3------|------------|-------------------| BB|--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--5----|-----7------|----------------6--| G+G|--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-9--9--8----|-----6---8---9-----| D MajorD|--7--7--7--7-|-5--5--5--5-|-9--9--9----|--9----------------| A augmentedA|--5--5--5--5-|-3--3--3--3-|-7--7--9--9-|-------------------| E MajorE|-------------|------------|-------7--7-|-------------------| Play 3 times e|-0~~~-----| BB|-0~~~-----| D MajorD|-1~~~-----| G+G|-2~~~-----| A augmentedA|-2~~~-----| E MajorE|-0~~~-----| Dance of The Puppets solo: e|----12----12-----9-10----10----8-9----9--------------16-| BB|----12----12----10-10----10----9-9----9-----------------| G+G|--------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-14----14-----12------12----11-----11----------4--------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------| e|----12----12-----9-10----10----8-9-------9---------16-16| BB|----12----12----10-10----10----9-9-------9---------17-17| G+G|--------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-14----14-----12------12----11-----11-11-------11-------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------| e|----12----12-----9-10----10-9----8-9-----9--------------| BB|----12----12----10-10----10-9----9-9-----9--------------| G+G|--------------------------------------------------------| D MajorD|-14----14-----12------12------11------11-------11-------| A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------| E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------| Outro: (The same as Intro/Chorus, only moved up two frets) e|-----------------5----------------------------------------| BB|-9--9--9--9--9--9--7-----------9------------------------8-| G+G|-9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--11--11--10-10-----8---10---11----| D MajorD|-9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--11--11--11-11--11----------------| A augmentedA|-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9---9---11-11--------------------| E MajorE|---------------------------------9--9---------------------| Play 6 times to fade. 1000 views - 1 December 2012 2000 views - 27 April 2013 3000 views - 18 September 2013 4000 views - 18 January 2014 5000 views - 1 May 2014
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