King Crimson - Thela Hun Gingeet Bass Tab

Great Krimson classic!  Tony Levin is amazing.  Play around 140BPM.
Hopefully the note durations will give you an idea of the rhythm,
or you can just listen to the song...

Intro/Verse (E minor) (Play the first bar only once,
then repeat the second measure)
  Q.   S S E E E E   Q  E. S E E E E

  
                  
                    
  
          1h2     
         1h2        
  
              3s2 
             3s2    
  
        x         
 2  x  x            

Pre-verse (C major)
  H    E  E E  E   a H    H      H    E  E E  E   H    H

  
                
             
                
           
  
                
 7s9    7    
                
           
  
           8 10 
             
           8 10 
           
  
 5    8 10      
             
 5    8 10      
 3    2    

Spoken Part I - Play 2x (D Minor)
  H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q

  
            
            
            
             
  
            
            
            
             
  
 2          
 2          
 2          
 4  5        
  
      6  3  
      6  3  
      6  3  
       6  3  

Spoken Part II - These are the same, except for the grace
                 note before that D note the second time.
                 (Also D Minor)
  H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    H    Q  Q

  
            
            
             
            
  
            
            
             
            
  
 5          
 5          
 7  8        
            
  
      9  6  
      9  6  
       9  6  
 1    3  5  

  a H    Q  Q    H    Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    H    Q  Q

  
              
            
             
            
  
              
            
             
            
  
 4s5          
 5          
 7  8        
            
  
        9  6  
      9  6  
       9  6  
 1    3  5  

For the noisy parts when there isn't much bass, just play
around with the low F# and theoctaves; that's what it
sounds like T. Lev is doing.

These are a couple variations.  Throw them in at your leisure
(they are actually in the song at some points - The first is
An Intro variation, the other is a lead-in to the Pre-verse.)
  Q  E. S E E E E   H    Q  Q

  
                 
             
  
         1h2     
             
  
             2s3 
             
  
 2  x  x         
 2    3  4