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 (x32010@1) A#C D#A# C (x32010@1)|F F# (244322@1) G (320003@1)|--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------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 from hell: Interpretations of this chord are legendary, this one sounded best to me: x x 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 |----------------------------|--------------------------| |--------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 Cmaj7 = 335453 G = 354433 F#m7 = 242222 Am7 = 577585 H7 (7 fr.) = 797877 Intro: E Cmaj7 Gmaj7 E (022100@1) Cmaj7 (x32000@1) Gmaj7Said (xx5432@1)the straight man to the late man F#m7 (131141@2) B7Where (x21202@1)have you bee ---en E (022100@1) Cmaj7 (x32000@1)I've been here and I've been there Gmaj7 (xx5432@1) F#m7 (131141@2) B7And (x21202@1) I've been in betwee --- een. E (022100@1) A6add9 EI (022100@1)talk to the wind A6add9 EMy (022100@1)words are all carried away A6add9 Am7 (x02010@1) I talk to the wind B7 (x21202@1) Am7The (x02010@1)wind does not hear H7(7 (x21202@1)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 (022000@1) DThe (xx0232@1)wall on which the prophets wrote Am (x02210@1) BIs (x2444x@1)cracking at the seams. Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) Upon the instruments of death Am (x02210@1) BThe (x2444x@1)sunlight brightly gleams. Em (022000@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)every man is torn apart Am (x02210@1) BWith (x2444x@1)nightmares and with dreams, Em (022000@1) DWill (xx0232@1)no one lay the laurel wreath Am (x02210@1) BWhen (x2444x@1)silence drowns the screams. Em (022000@1) BmConfusion (x24432@1)will be my epitaph. Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1) As I crawl a cracked and broken path Em (022000@1) BmIf (x24432@1)we make it we can all sit back and laugh. C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Bm (x24432@1) But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Bm (x24432@1)Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying C (x32010@1) BYes (x2444x@1)I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Em (022000@1) DBetween (xx0232@1)the iron gates of fate, Am (x02210@1) BThe (x2444x@1)seeds of time were sown, Em (022000@1) DAnd (xx0232@1)watered by the deeds of those Am (x02210@1) BWho (x2444x@1)know and who are known; Em (022000@1) DKnowledge (xx0232@1)is a deadly friend Am (x02210@1) BIf (x2444x@1)no one sets the rules. Em (022000@1) DThe (xx0232@1)fate of all mankind I see Am (x02210@1) BIs (x2444x@1)in the hands of fools. (instrumental part) Em (022000@1) DThe (xx0232@1)wall on which the prophets wrote Am (x02210@1) BIs (x2444x@1)cracking at the seams. Em (022000@1) D (xx0232@1) Upon the instruments of death Am (x02210@1) BThe (x2444x@1)sunlight brightly gleams. Em (022000@1) DWhen (xx0232@1)every man is torn apart Am (x02210@1) BWith (x2444x@1)nightmares and with dreams, Em (022000@1) DWill (xx0232@1)no one lay the laurel wreath Am (x02210@1) BWhen (x2444x@1)silence drowns the screams. Em (022000@1) BmConfusion (x24432@1)will be my epitaph. Em (022000@1) Bm (x24432@1) As I crawl a cracked and broken path Em (022000@1) BmIf (x24432@1)we make it we can all sit back and laugh. C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Bm (x24432@1) But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying C (x32010@1) Am (x02210@1) Bm (x24432@1)Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying *Relative Modes: G major, A Dorian, B Phrygian, C Lydian, D Mixolydian, E Minor and F# Locrain. 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--------------------------------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|--------------------------------------------------------| B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------| G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------| G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--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|------8-7---------------------7-------------------------| G|-----------4-5-----------5------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------| And then, the chorus: e|------------------3-------------------------------------| B|--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--------------------------------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|--------------------------------------------------------| B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------| G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------| G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--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|------8-7---------------------7-------------------------| G|-----------4-5-----------5------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------| And then, the chorus... again: e|------------------3-------------------------------------| B|--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--------------------------------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: e|-----------|-10-10-----8-8---10-10--------------------| B|-7-7---|----------------------------------(repeat)-------| G|-7-7-//-//-|-11-11-//-//-//--9-9-//-//-9--9----------------| D|-----------|-----------------------------------------------| 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--------------------------------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|--------------------------------------------------------| B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------| G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------------| B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------| G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--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|------8-7---------------------7-------------------------| G|-----------4-5-----------5------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------| And then, the chorus: e|------------------3-------------------------------------| B|--7--7--7--7--7--7--5--------------------------------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 (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)-|---------------|-------------| G|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------| 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--------------------------------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 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|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| Outro: (The same as Intro/Chorus, only moved up two frets) e|-----------------5--------------------------------------| B|-9--9--9--9--9--9--7----------------------------------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.