Exiles Bass Tab by King Crimson

Exiles bass tab by King Crimson

Bass Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Dm

Tempo: 75 BPM

Intro:
 (1:55)
   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|-----------------5-6-7-----5-4----|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-3---------------------------0-|-2--------------------------------|
E|-----------------0---0---------|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-7-5---------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-----5-7-0-----------2---3---0-|-5-----------------5-----------5--|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------3-3-5--------|

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   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------5-----5-----|----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3---3---------------3-3-------3-5---5-------------5------------5-|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------3-3-5--------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------4-5-5-------5-----------2-3-4------------------|
A|-3---3-------------------3-------2---2-------------------2--------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|---------2-----------------------|
D|---------------2---------------2-|
A|-0---------------3-2-0-----2-3---|
E|---------------------------------|

Verse 1: (2:24)

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|---------------------5-5-5--------|
D|-0-------------------------------------------------5-------5------|
A|-------------------5-----------5-3---3-----------------------3----|
E|---------------------3-3-5-----|----------------------------------|
(Now in this far away land)

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|---------------------.-.----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------x-3-5---5-0----|
A|-5---5-------------5-----------5-3---3-------------------------3--|
E|---------------------3-3-5-----|----------------------------------|
(Strange that the palms of my hands)                 (Should be damp )

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|---------2------------------------|
D|-------------------4-----4-4---------------------2-0--------------|
A|-2---2---------------2-2-------2-0-------------------3-2---2-0----|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------3--|
( with expectancy)

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------|

(Break)

Intro 2: (3:23)

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G|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------4-4-----------4--|
A|-3-----------------------------0-2-------------------2------------|
E|------------------0---0----2-3-|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|---------2-----------4-5-4-----|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------4-------7-5-4----------------------------------|
A|-0-------------------------------7-5-5---5---------x---------5-5--|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------3-3---3------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------5-----------|----------------------------------|
D|---------5-----------4-5-------5----------------------------------|
A|-3---3-------------------3-------5----5------------5-----------5--|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------3-3-5--------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-----------2-3-4---4-----4--------|
A|-3---------5-7-----5-3-3-5---3-|-2-------------------2-2--------2-|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|---------2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------------2-|
A|-0-----------------5-3-2-0-2-3---|
E|---------------------------------|

Verse 2: (3:51)

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|---------7---------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------6-7-7---------------------------5--------------|
A|-5-----------------------5-----4-3----3--------------5------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------0---2-3----|
(Spring, and the air's turning mild)

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|---------7---------7-----------|---------------------5-5----------|
D|---------------------6-7---------------------------5-----5--------|
A|-5-----------------------5-----4-3---3-------------------------3--|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
(City lights, and the glimpse of a child)             (Of the alleyway )

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-----------------------4---4---|---------------------2------------|
D|---------------------4-------4-------------------------2----------|
A|-2---2-------------5-----------2-0---0-------------------0---3----|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
( infantry)

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|---------7---------7-----------|---------5---------5---------2----|
D|---------------------6-7-----------------------------2-2-5-5---5--|
A|-5-----------------------5-----4-3---3-3--------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
(Friends, do they know what I mean)

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------5--------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5---5-------------5---------5-5-3---3-----------------------5-3--|
E|---------------------3-3-5-----|----------------------------------|
(Rain, and the gathering green)                          (Of an afternoon )

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------4---4-------|---------2------------------------|
D|-------------------------2-4-----------------------2--------------|
A|-2---2-----------------------3-2-0---0---------------0-2-3---2----|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
( out of town)

Chorus: (4:29)

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-5------------5----------5-4--------------5-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
(But lord )

G|-----------------12-------------------------|
D|-5------------12----12----------------------|
A|-----------------------10-------10-9------9-|
E|--------------------------------------------|
     (To face the call )

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------9-7---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------7-----|
E|-7--------------------------------------9-7-|
                        (But now this better life)

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------5------------5|
A|----------------------------5---------------|
E|-5------------------5-3---------------------|
     (Has brought a different understanding)

G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-4--------------------4-------------/7----7-|
A|--------------------4-----------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
(And through these )

G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-5------------------7/9---7---------------------|
A|----------------------------10-9-10-------5-----|
E|--------------------------------------------3---|
     (And though I count the hours )

G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|---------1-----1-2-3--|
E|-2-----2--------------|

Verse 3: (5:16)

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------5--------|
D|-------------------4-0-0---------------------------5-4-5-------5--|
A|-5-----------------------------5-3--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------2---2-|----------------------------------|
(Home was a place by the sand)

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------7-----------|---------5-----4-2----------------|
D|---------------------6-7-------------------------------5-4-2------|
A|-5---5-5-----------------5-----4-3---3-3---------------------5-3--|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
(Cliffs and a military band)                         (Blew an air of )

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|---------4---------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------4-2-0-2-0---|---------2-0----------------------|
A|-2---2-----------------------2-|-0---0-------3-2-0-----2-3-5------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
( normality)

Bridge: (5:35)

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-----------7-8-9---------7-----|-------------7-8-9----------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------9--------------|
A|-5-----------------------------|-3---3---------------7------------|
E|-------------------------------|-----------------------0---3-5-3--|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|-----------------5-------5---7-5--|
D|-------------------4-0-0------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------------2-3---3----------------------------|
E|-------------------------2-----|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-4-----------------------------|---------2------------------------|
D|-----------0-2-4---4-----4----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------2-2-------2-0---------------0---2---3---2----|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------4-----------|----------------------------------|
D|-2-------2-------2---2-----2-0---------------------4-5-5----------|
A|---------------2---------------4-3---3---3---------------3------4-|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|---------------------7-7-7-------7-7-5---5-------5-----4-2-0------|
D|-------------------7-----------7---------------5------------------|
A|-5---5-------------------------|-----------------------------5-4--|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-----------------4-4-----------|---------2-------5-4-2-----------|
D|---------------4-------2-4-----------------------------5-4--2----|
A|-5-4-2-------------------------2-0-----------------------------4-|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Guitar Solo: (6:14)

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|-----------------9---7------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------9-----10-----9-|
A|-5-----------------5-----------5-3---3----------------------------|
E|---------------------3-3-5-----|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-7-----------4-2---------------|-------------------5--------------|
D|---------------------5-2-------|---------------------5------------|
A|-----------------------------5-|-3---3-------------------3--------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|---------------4.--4-----------|---------2------------------------|
D|---------4-4---------2-4-------4-----------2---2------------------|
A|-2---2-------------------2-------0-----------3---0-2--3------5----|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|-------------3-4-5----------------|
D|-------------------------------------------5-----------4-5--------|
A|-5-----------------5---------5-3-----3-------------------------3--|
E|---------------------3---5-----|---------------------------3-5----|


   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|-----------------5--4----2--------|
D|----------/7-------------7-7---------------------------------5----|
A|-5---------------5-----------5-5-3--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------4-----4-----------------------2----------------|
A|-2-------------------2-2-------2-0-----------------3-2---0--------|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-----------------------------2-3---------------------------0-3--|
E|-----------------2---2---------|-----------------0---0------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------5-----5-----5----|
A|-5-----------------------2-----5-3---3-------------------3-----3--|
E|-----------------2---2---------|----------------------------------|

(very slowly speed up)

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-----4-------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-2-------2---2---2---2---2---2-|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|

   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +
G|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2-|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2----|
E|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|



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Published: August 7, 2025

Last updated: August 7, 2025

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