"Great Deceiver" from the King Crimson album "Starless and Bible Black"
Written by Wetton, Fripp, Palmer-James
Transcribed by Reginald Hunt
"/17" = slide up to note at 17th fret
"^17" = bend the string
"17^18" = bend the string at the 17th fret to the 18th fret pitch
"/" = indicates a rhythm mark (strum previous chord again)
1 2 3 4
| E |
| B T |
| G A | Play eight times |
| D B | (4 on second go round) |
| A 0 7 6 5 0 3 0 3 0 |
| E 0 3 0 3 0 |
1 2 3 4
| E |
| B T |
| G A |
| D B 11 9 7 |
| A 7 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 7 |
| E |
1 2 3 4
| E |
| B T | Play these 2 |
| G A | measures twice |
| D B 12 11 |
| A 7 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 7 |
| E |
Play section again
Play chords with rapid tremolo strumming.................*
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
| E /21 14 | 12 |
| B T x x | x |
| G A /18 11 | 9 |
| D B /19 11 | 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
| E /21 14 | 12 /20 17 |
| B T x x | x x x | Play this 2 times |
| G A /18 11 | 9 /18 14 | (1 on second |
| D B /19 11 | 11 /19 14 | go round) |
| A | |
| E | |
Strum across all strings, deadening all except the strings with indicated
fingerings
1 2 3 4
| E |
| B T 14 12 10 |
| G A 9 12 12 9 12 12 9 12 12 9 12 9 |
| D B 11 9 7 |
| A 7 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 7 |
| E |
1 2 3 4
| E |
| B T 15 14 |
| G A 9 12 12 9 12 12 9 12 12 9 12 9 |
| D B 12 11 |
| A 7 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 10 7 10 7 |
| E |
Play these 2 measures twice.
Play section again
| E 0 0 | | 0 |
| B T 1 1 | | 1 |
| G A 2 2 | | 2 |
| D B | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
| E | |
| B T 10 10 | 13 10 |
| G A | 12 |
| D B 7 7 | 10 7 |
| A 0 0 | 0 |
| E | |
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
| E | | |
| B T 10 10 10 | 10 10 | 10 |
| G A | | 9 |
| D B 7 7 7 | 7 7 | 7 9 |
| A 0 0 0 | 0 0 | 0 7 |
| E | | 0 |
This pattern played twice
| E /17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 |
| B T |
| G A 14 14 12 12 17^18 |
| D B 16 |
| A 15 |
| E 14 |
| E 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 |
| B T |
| G A 14 14 12 12 17 |
| D B 16 |
| A 15 |
| E 14 |
| E 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 |
| B T |
| G A 14 14 12 12 17 14 14 |
| D B 16 |
| A 15 |
| E |
bend G string up.....*
| E 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 |
| B T |
| G A 14 14 12 12 14 ^17 ^17 ^17 ^17 |
| D B |
| A |
| E |
| E 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 |
| B T |
| G A 14 14 12 12 17 |
| D B 16 |
| A 15 |
| E 14 |
| E 0 | 3 |
| B T 0 | 0 |
| G A 0 / / | 2 |
| D B 7 5 4 2 | 7 5 4 2 |
| A 7 5 4 3 | 7 5 4 3 |
| E 5 3 2 | 5 3 2 |
| E 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 |
| B T |
| G A 14 14 12 12 17^18 |
| D B 16 |
| A 15 |
| E 14 |
| E 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 |
| B T |
| G A 14 14 12 12 14 17 14 |
| D B 16 16 |
| A |
| E |
| E 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 |
| B T |
| G A 14 14 12 12 X 17 |
| D B 16 |
| A 15 |
| E |
bend G sring up....*
| E 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 17 |
| B T |
| G A 14 14 12 12 17 ^17 ^17 ^17 |
| D B |
| A |
| E |
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
| E | |
| B T | | Play 3 times |
| G A 0 0 | 5 6 |
| D B 7 7 | 5 5 |
| A 7 7 | 3 4 |
| E 5 5 | |
1 2 3 4 5 6
| E | | | | |
| B T 10 | | | | |
| G A / / / / / | % | % | % | % |
| D B 7 | | | | |
| A | | | | |
| E | | | | |
Play this pattern 7 times with slight rhythmic variations
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4
| E | |
| B T 10 | |
| G A / / / / / / / | / / / / / |
| D B 7 | |
| A | |
| E | |
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
| E | |
| B T | |
| G A / / / / / / / / | / / / / / / / / |
| D B | |
| A | |
| E | |
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
| E | |
| B T | |
| G A / / / / / / / / | / / / / / |
| D B | |
| A | |
| E | |