Red King Crimson

 
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 --------------------13-15-17--19----------------
 ----------13-14--16-----------------------------
 -13-15-16---------------------------------------
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 ---------------------------------15-17-19-------
 -----------------12-13-15-16--18----------------
 -------12-14-15---------------------------------
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 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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{t:Red}
 {st:King Crimson}
 
 Received: from nevada.edu (animal-farm.nevada.edu) by redrock.nevada.edu (5.65c/M1.4)
 with SMTP id ; Sun, 4 Oct 1992 01:34:42 -0700
 Received: from usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU by animal-farm.nevada.edu. id aa04120;
 4 Oct 92 1:28 PDT
 Received: by usage.csd.unsw.OZ.AU id AA27476
 (5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for jamesb@nevada.edu); Sun, 4 Oct 1992 18:27:29 +1000
 Return-Path: chuck@cs.unsw.oz.au
 Received: From biscuit With LocalMail ; Sun, 4 Oct 92 18:26:51 +1000
 From: Mark Andrew Hawling
 To: jamesb@nevada.edu
 Date: Sun, 4 Oct 92 18:26:48 +1000
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 Subject: Tab
 
 "Red" by Robert Fripp as heard on the album RED
 
 This is an arrangement of RED. It is arranged here for
 guitar and bass. On the album there is considerable
 doubling of various lines to thicken it up.
 
 This is the opening guitar melody.
 
 
 {sot}
 ---------------------------------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---------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------
 {eot}
 
 The bass for the opening is:
 
 
 {sot}
 -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--
 {eot}
 
 Main Verse Riff:
 
 
 {sot}
 ----------------------------------
 -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-
 {eot}
 
 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] 
 {sot}
 -0---------0-------------------
 -3/5-------5b(6)---------------
 -------------------------------
 -------------------------------
 -------------------------------
 -------------------------------
 {eot}
 
 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
 
 {sot}
 -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--------------------------
 {eot}
 
 [bass] 
 [s] [s] [s] [s] 
 {sot}
 --------------------------!-----------------7/(8)\(7)--
 --------------------------!---6/(7)\(6)----------------
 -7--6--7--6--7--6--7--6---!----------------------------
 -0------------------------!-0-----------0-0------------
 {eot}
 
 then
 
 for the 1st chorus play these chords (free rhythm)
 
 
 {sot}
 -0---!--0---!--10---!--10---------
 -0---!--0---!--10---!--10---------
 -4---!--4---!--12---!--12---------
 -4---!--4---!--12---!--12---------
 -----!------!-------!-------------
 -----!------!-------!-------------
 {eot}
 
 [bass] 
 {sot}
 -----!------!-------!-------------
 -----!------!-------!-------------
 -2---!-5----!-5-----!--5-4-3--3---
 -----!------!-------!-------------
 {eot}
 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
 
 
 {sot}
 -0---!--0---!--0----!--0----------
 -0---!--0---!--0----!--0----------
 -4---!--4---!--9----!--9----------
 -4---!--4---!--9----!--9----------
 -----!------!-------!-------------
 -----!------!-------!-------------
 {eot}
 
 [bass] 
 
 {sot}
 -----!------!-------!-------------
 -----!------!--4----!-4-2--2------
 -2---!--0---!-------!-------------
 -----!------!-------!-------------
 {eot}
 
 The sort of Bridge section after this.
 
 
 {sot}
 ------------------!-----------------!-------------------
 ------------------!-----------------!-------------------
 ------------------!-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-!-----------------!-------------------
 ------------------!-----------------!-------------------
 ------------------!-----------------!-------------------
 {eot}
 
 [bass] 
 
 {sot}
 ------------------!-----------------!-------------------
 ------------------!-----------------!-7-----------------
 -0----------------!-6---------------!-------------------
 ------------------!-----------------!-------------------
 {eot}
 
 Middle Break
 
 The chords for the middle break are:
 
 Hit each as many times as indicated...
 
 20X 32X 3X 5X 24X 16X 1X 1X
 
 
 {sot}
 ----!------!-----!------!-----!------!------!-0----
 -3--!--3---!--2--!--2---!--5--!--3---!--3---!-3----
 -3--!--3---!--0--!--1---!--4--!--4---!--4---!-4----
 ----!------!-----!------!-----!------!------!------
 ----!------!-----!------!-----!------!------!------
 ----!------!-----!------!-----!------!------!------
 {eot}
 
 32X 3X 5X 24X 8X 2X 1X
 
 
 {sot}
 ------!-----!------!-----!------!------!-0----
 --3---!--2--!--2---!--5--!--3---!--3---!-3----
 --3---!--0--!--1---!--4--!--4---!--4---!-4----
 ------!-----!------!-----!------!------!------
 ------!-----!------!-----!------!------!------
 ------!-----!------!-----!------!------!------
 {eot}
 
 The middle break has the baseline....
 
 
 {sot}
 ------------------------------------------------
 ------------------------------------------------
 -------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----------------------
 {eot}
 
 Then for the rest of the song these various sections are played
 oveer again. You can work that out from the recording. You will
 have to work out the rhythms for the bass and the chords because
 notating them here would be stupid to even attempt and not worth
 the time.
 
 I hope this is fairly arrangement is fairly understandable. If
 anybody has any questions about the piece or any corrections (there
 are bound to some) feel free to mail me at chuck@cs.unsw.oz.au
 
 
 Mark Hawling

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