King Crimson's debut album - In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969)
Tracklist:
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 A# C D# A# C |F F# G
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| 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
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| | 16* 17* 18 | *Bend each 1 whole step |
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Vocal Section Chord from hell:
Interpretations of this chord are legendary, this one sounded best to me:
x
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8
10
10
8
Cat's foot etc...
Exit main chordal riff:
F F# 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
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| 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 |
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| | 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 |
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1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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| | /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 |
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Play chords loose and sloppy tri=triplets
You have to speed through these a bit quicker than equal notes.
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| 15 15 15 | 15 15 15 |
| 15 17 15 17 15 17 15 13 | 15 17 15 17 15 17 15 13 |
| 15 | 15 |
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| 12 12 12 | 15 15 15 |
| 13 15 13 15 13 15 15 13 | 15 17 15 17 15 17 15 13 |
| 15 | 15 |
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| 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...
Fast3
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| 3 0 7 0 5 0 3 0 5 0 7 0 |
| 1 3 5 3 0 |
| 3 4 3 1 |
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Mute1
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| 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 |
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I Talk To The Wind:
A6add9 = 024222
Cmaj7 = X32000
G = 354433
F#m7 = 242222
B7: X21202
Am7 = X02010
B7 (7 fr.) = 797877
Intro:
E Cmaj7 Gmaj7
E Cmaj7 Gmaj7
Said the straight man to the late man
F#m7 B7
Where have you bee ---en
E Cmaj7
I've been here and I've been there
Gmaj7 F#m7 B7
And I've been in betwee --- een.
E A6add9 E
I talk to the wind
A6add9 E
My words are all carried away
A6add9 Am7
I talk to the wind
B7 Am7
The wind does not hear
B7 (7 fr.)
The wind cannot hear.
E ... (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 minor and it's relative modes*
(or E harmonic minor during the B major chords)
Em D
The wall on which the prophets wrote
Am B
Is cracking at the seams.
Em D
Upon the instruments of death
Am B
The sunlight brightly gleams.
Em D
When every man is torn apart
Am B
With nightmares and with dreams,
Em D
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
Am B
When silence drowns the screams.
Em Bm
Confusion will be my epitaph.
Em Bm
As I crawl a cracked and broken path
Em Bm
If we make it we can all sit back and laugh.
C Am Bm
But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
C Am Bm
Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
C B
Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
Em D
Between the iron gates of fate,
Am B
The seeds of time were sown,
Em D
And watered by the deeds of those
Am B
Who know and who are known;
Em D
Knowledge is a deadly friend
Am B
If no one sets the rules.
Em D
The fate of all mankind I see
Am B
Is in the hands of fools.
(instrumental part)
Em D
The wall on which the prophets wrote
Am B
Is cracking at the seams.
Em D
Upon the instruments of death
Am B
The sunlight brightly gleams.
Em D
When every man is torn apart
Am B
With nightmares and with dreams,
Em D
Will no one lay the laurel wreath
Am B
When silence drowns the screams.
Em Bm
Confusion will be my epitaph.
Em Bm
As I crawl a cracked and broken path
Em Bm
If we make it we can all sit back and laugh.
C Am Bm
But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
C Am Bm
Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying
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 | | |
| B | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 5 | 7 | 6 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 | 9 9 8 | 6 8 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 | 9 9 9 | 9 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 | 7 7 9 9 | |
| E | | | 7 7 | |
Play twice.
Verse:
| e | <12> | |
| B | | |
| G | <12> 11 | <12> 11~ |
| D | 9 10 | 11 10 |
| A | | |
| E | 0 0~ | <12> |
| e | <12> | |
| B | | |
| G | <12> 11 | <12> 11~ |
| D | 9 10 | 11 10 |
| A | | |
| E | 0 0~ | <12> |
| e | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 | 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 3 3 3 | 4 4 4 3 3 3 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| E | | |
| e | <12> | |
| B | | |
| G | <12> 11 2 <12>~ |
| D | 9 10 4 |
| A | | |
| E | 0 0~ | <12>~ |
And then, the chorus (back to 4/4):
| e | | 3 | | |
| B | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 5 | 7 | 6 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 | 9 9 8 | 6 8 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 | 9 9 9 | 9 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 | 7 7 9 9 | |
| E | | | 7 7 | |
Play twice.
Verse again:
| e | <12> | |
| B | | |
| G | <12> 11 | <12> 11~ |
| D | 9 10 | 11 10 |
| A | | |
| E | 0 0~ | <12> |
| e | <12> | |
| B | | |
| G | <12> 11 | <12> 11~ |
| D | 9 10 | 11 10 |
| A | | |
| E | 0 0~ | <12> |
| e | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 | 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 3 3 3 | 4 4 4 3 3 3 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| E | | |
| e | <12> | |
| B | | |
| G | <12> 11 2 <12>~ |
| D | 9 10 4 |
| A | | |
| E | 0 0~ | <12>~ |
And then the chorus again (back to 4/4):
| e | | 3 | | |
| B | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 5 | 7 | 6 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 | 9 9 8 | 6 8 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 | 9 9 9 | 9 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 | 7 7 9 9 | |
| E | | | 7 7 | |
Play twice
Bridge (With Return of the Firewitch solo in background):
| e | | 10 10 \ \ \ 8 8 \ \ 10 10 |
| B | 7 7 \ \ | (repeat) |
| G | 7 7 // // | 11 11 // // // 9 9 // // 9 9 |
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| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | 10 10 \ \ \ 8 8 8 7 7 8 8 | 7 7 |
| B | (repeat) | \ \ \ \ \ \ |
| G | 11 11 // // // 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 | 8 8 // // // // // // // | |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Play the strings in the triads simultaneously
Chorus (However, no singing involved):
| e | | 3 | | |
| B | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 5 | 7 | 6 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 | 9 9 8 | 6 8 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 | 9 9 9 | 9 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 | 7 7 9 9 | |
| E | | | 7 7 | |
Play twice.
Verse:
| e | <12> | |
| B | | |
| G | <12> 11 | <12> 11~ |
| D | 9 10 | 11 10 |
| A | | |
| E | 0 0~ | <12> |
| e | <12> | |
| B | | |
| G | <12> 11 | <12> 11~ |
| D | 9 10 | 11 10 |
| A | | |
| E | 0 0~ | <12> |
| e | 0 0 | 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 | 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 | 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 2 2 3 3 3 | 4 4 4 3 3 3 |
| A | 0 0 | 0 0 |
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| e | <12> | |
| B | | |
| G | <12> 11 2 <12>~ |
| D | 9 10 4 |
| A | | |
| E | 0 0~ | <12>~ |
And then, the chorus (back to 4/4):
| e | | 3 | | |
| B | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 5 | 7 | 6 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 | 9 9 8 | 6 8 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 | 9 9 9 | 9 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 | 7 7 9 9 | |
| E | | | 7 7 | |
Play twice.
The Return of The Firewitch solo (flute arranged for guitar):
| e | 10 8 7 8 7 |
| B | 7 8 10 \3 7 8 10 10 8 7h8h7h8h7 |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 5 h7h5 3 3h5h3 0 1 |
| G | 5h7h5 4 h5h4 2 h4h2 |
| D | 5 4 2 2h4h0 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4h5h4 2h4 7 2h4h2 2h4 5h7h5 4h5 2 4 5 |
| D | 0 0 2 4 5 |
| A | 3 2 3 |
| E | |
| e | 10 8 7 8 5 7 3 5 2 3 |
| B | 3 5 7 8 10 5h7h5 3 3h5h3 1 |
| G | 2 4 5 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
/ very fast / very fast ---------------------|
| e | 10 7 8 5 7 8 7 3 |
| B | 3 5 7 8 10 7 8 5 7 8 3 |
| G | 5 7 4 5 7 2 4 5 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 10 10 |
| B | 5 7 8 10 |
| G | 4 5 7 |
| D | 5 7 4 4h5h4 2h4 4h5h7 4h5h4 2h4 4 5 7 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 10 8 7 8 10 10/12 10 8 7h8h7h5h7 8 3h5h3 2h3 2h3h2 |
| B | 3 3h5h3 |
| G | 5 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 10 8 7 8 |
| B | 3 5 7 8 10 |
| G | 4h5h4 2 4 0 0 2 4 5 |
| D | 4 |
| A | |
| E | |
/Very fast---------------------------------------------------------------|
| e | 10 8 7 8 7 | 12 10 8 10 8 | 7h8h7h8h7h8 | 8h9h8h9 |
| B | 10 (x8) | 10 (x4) | | |
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| D | | | | |
| A | | | | |
| E | | | | |
Back to guitar again:
| e | |
| B | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | |
| A | 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 |
Verse (With new notes):
| e | |
| B | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | |
| A | 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 |
| e | |
| B | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | |
| A | 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 |
| e | 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| G | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 |
| D | 2 3 4 3 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | |
| B | 0 0 0 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| D | |
| A | 2 2 2 3 3 3 4 4 4 3 3 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 |
And our beloved chorus:
| e | | 3 | | |
| B | 7 7 7 7 | 7 7 5 | 7 | 6 |
| G | 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 | 9 9 8 | 6 8 9 |
| D | 7 7 7 7 | 5 5 5 5 | 9 9 9 | 9 |
| A | 5 5 5 5 | 3 3 3 3 | 7 7 9 9 | |
| E | | | 7 7 | |
Play 3 times
| e | 0~~~ |
| B | 0~~~ |
| D | 1~~~ |
| G | 2~~~ |
| A | 2~~~ |
| E | 0~~~ |
Dance of The Puppets solo:
| e | 12 12 9 10 10 8 9 9 16 |
| B | 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 |
| G | |
| D | 14 14 12 12 11 11 4 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12 12 9 10 10 8 9 9 16 16 |
| B | 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 17 17 |
| G | |
| D | 14 14 12 12 11 11 11 11 |
| A | |
| E | |
| e | 12 12 9 10 10 9 8 9 9 |
| B | 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 9 9 |
| G | |
| D | 14 14 12 12 11 11 11 |
| A | |
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Outro: (The same as Intro/Chorus, only moved up two frets)
| e | 5 |
| B | 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 9 8 |
| G | 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 11 11 10 10 8 10 11 |
| D | 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 11 11 11 11 11 |
| A | 7 7 7 7 5 5 5 5 9 9 11 11 |
| E | 9 9 |
Play 6 times to fade.