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# (x1333x@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C D# (x43121@3)name="chord_x1333x@1">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.