Frame by Frame King Crimson
-------------| -------------| -------------| then after 32 measures of 4/4 he shifts up to -----4-6-4---| -4-7-------7-| -------------| ---------------| ---------------| ---------------| after 16 measures of 4/4 he shifts up to ------7-9-7----| -7-10-------10-| ---------------| -------------| -------------| -------------| -------------| -----5-7-5---| for 2 measures of 4/4 then -----6-8-6---| for 2 measures of 4/4. -5-8-------8-| -6-9-------9-| -------------| -------------| -------------| -------------| ********************************************************************************************** The next pattern (F# minor) is: ---------------| ---------------|-------------| ---------2-----| ---------2-----|---------2---| -2---4-----4---| for 2 times then -2---4-----4---|-2---4-----4-| for 7 times ---4---4-----4-| (if this is the 3rd ---4---4-----4-|---4---4-----| then ---------------| go round, make it 6 times) ---------------|-------------| ---------------| ---------------|-------------| ---------------| ---------2-----| -2---4-----4---| again for 5 times then ---4---4-----4-| (if this is the 3rd ---------------| go round, jump to +++Coda+++ after 5 times) ---------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ---------4------|---------4------|---------4------|---------4------| -2---4------4---|-2---4------4---|-1---4------4---|-1---4------4---| ---3---3------3-|---3---3------3-|---3---3------3-|---3---3------3-| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ( Tab from: http://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/k/king_crimson/frame_by_frame_tab_ver_3.html ) Note that Fripp plays the above 13/8 pattern against Belew's 14/8 pattern giving an "echo" effect that ceases after the 7 repeats. ********************************************************************************************** The next pattern (A minor) is: ---------------| ---------5-----| -5---7-----7---| for 8 times then ---7---7-----7-| ---------------| ---------------| ------------8------| ------10-----------| -9-----------------| ---10----10---10---| -----------------0-| -------------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ---------5------|---------7------|---------7------|---------7------| -5---7------7---|-5---7------7---|-4---7------7---|-4---7------7---| ---6---6------6-|---6---6------6-|---6---6------6-|---6---6------6-| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| Now return to the beginning and play it all again (but play the first rapid pattern only 16 times). ********************************************************************************************** [++++++++++]+++Coda+++ [++++++++++] ---------------| ---------5-----| -5---7-----7---| for 4 times then ---7---7-----7-| ---------------| ---------------| -------------------------------------------------|| -------------------------------------------------|| ---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5-|| for 4 times -7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------|| -------------------------------------------------|| -------------------------------------------------|| Although I've seen Fripp play the last riff this way: --------------------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------------------|| -7-10-12-10-7-10-12-10-7-10-12-10-7-10-12-10-7-10-12-10-|| --------------------------------------------------------|| --------------------------------------------------------||
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