Red King Crimson
---------------------------------15-17-19------- --------------------13-15-17--19---------------- ----------13-14--16----------------------------- -13-15-16--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------15-17-19------- -----------------12-13-15-16--18---------------- -------12-14-15--------------------------------- -14-16------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------15-17-18------- --------------------13-15-17--19---------------- ----------13-14--16----------------------------- -13-15-16--------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ The bass for the opening is: -8--11-10---8---12---11-12-14-16-16---- -9--12-10---10--14---------------14---- -9--12-12---11--15--------------------- ---------------------------------0-0--- -7--7--10---9---7----7---11------------ -9--8--11---9---9----8---12------------ -10-8--11---7---10---8---12------------ --------------------------------------- -8--11-10---8---12---11-12-14-15-15---- -9--12-10---10--14--------------------- -9--12-12---11--15--------------------- ---------------------------------0--0-- Main Verse Riff: ---------------------------------- -3-1-3-1-3-1-3--1--3b(4)r3--1----- -3-1-3-1-3-1-3--1--3b(4)r3--1----- ------------------------------2--- ---------------------------------- --------------------------------0- This gets transposed to positions 1 step up and 1 1/2 steps up. Fripp also plays at the end of the riff sometimes a "sick" sounding note which is: [(i)] [and] [(ii)] [s] -0---------0------------------- -3/5-------5b(6)--------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- ------------------------------- So the 1st verse is played if we call the main riff E , the transposed riffs of 1 and 1 1/2 steps F# and G respectvely and including the "sick" notes (i) and (ii) we get the sequence... E E F# E (i) G G E (i) then 1st chorus 2nd time through it is.... E E (i) F# (ii) E (i) then 2nd chorus The bass drones these notes as roots for this section playing octaves for accents. Chorus: This is played twice: guitar free rhythm -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---!-0-------------------------- -0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---!-0-------------------------- -13-12-13-12-13-12-13-12--!-1-------------------------- -14-13-14-13-14-13-14-13--!-2-------------------------- --------------------------!---------------------------- --------------------------!-0-------------------------- [bass] [s] [s] [s] [s] --------------------------!-----------------7/(8)\(7)-- --------------------------!---6/(7)\(6)---------------- -7--6--7--6--7--6--7--6---!---------------------------- -0------------------------!-0-----------0-0------------ then for the 1st chorus play these chords (free rhythm) -0---!--0---!--10---!--10--------- -0---!--0---!--10---!--10--------- -4---!--4---!--12---!--12--------- -4---!--4---!--12---!--12--------- -----!------!-------!------------- -----!------!-------!------------- [bass] -----!------!-------!------------- -----!------!-------!------------- -2---!-5----!-5-----!--5-4-3--3--- -----!------!-------!------------- note that these are just the position for fingers. the rhythms are up to you. The last bar has that little descending riff to the C which is played for that bar. For the second chorus -0---!--0---!--0----!--0---------- -0---!--0---!--0----!--0---------- -4---!--4---!--9----!--9---------- -4---!--4---!--9----!--9---------- -----!------!-------!------------- -----!------!-------!------------- [bass] -----!------!-------!------------- -----!------!--4----!-4-2--2------ -2---!--0---!-------!------------- -----!------!-------!------------- The sort of Bridge section after this. ------------------!-----------------!------------------- ------------------!-----------------!------------------- ------------------!-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-!-6-4-6-4-6-4-6-4-6- --2-1-2-1-2-1-2-1-!-----------------!------------------- ------------------!-----------------!------------------- ------------------!-----------------!------------------- [bass] ------------------!-----------------!------------------- ------------------!-----------------!-7----------------- -0----------------!-6---------------!------------------- ------------------!-----------------!------------------- Middle Break The chords for the middle break are: Hit each as many times as indicated... 20X 32X 3X 5X 24X 16X 1X 1X ----!------!-----!------!-----!------!------!-0---- -3--!--3---!--2--!--2---!--5--!--3---!--3---!-3---- -3--!--3---!--0--!--1---!--4--!--4---!--4---!-4---- ----!------!-----!------!-----!------!------!------ ----!------!-----!------!-----!------!------!------ ----!------!-----!------!-----!------!------!------ 32X 3X 5X 24X 8X 2X 1X ------!-----!------!-----!------!------!-0---- --3---!--2--!--2---!--5--!--3---!--3---!-3---- --3---!--0--!--1---!--4--!--4---!--4---!-4---- ------!-----!------!-----!------!------!------ ------!-----!------!-----!------!------!------ ------!-----!------!-----!------!------!------ The middle break has the baseline.... ------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------ -------1-0----------1-0--------4-4-2------------ -3-0-1-----1--3-0-1-----1--3-4-------0-0-3-4---- ---------------------!-------------------------- ---------------0-2---!--------------------0-2--- -4-2---2-0---2-------!--------1-0--------------- -----0-----0---------!--3-0-1-----1-3-0-1------- ------------------------------------------------ -3-3-5-----------------------0-2---------------- -------4-4-2---------4-2---2-------------------- -------------0-0-3-4-----0----------------------
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