King Crimson - The Court Of The Crimson King (Second Version)
 King Crimson - The Court Of The Crimson King Second Version: chords and tabs for the song. Watch chords and tablatures for all songs of the singer (group) King Crimson. Other chords and tabs for the "The Court Of The Crimson King" can find at the bottom of the page. King Crimson's debut album - In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) Tracklist: 1. 21st Century Schizoid Man 2. I Talk To The Wind 3. Epitaph 4. Moonchild 5. In The Court Of The Crimson King 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 A# C D# A# C |F F# G |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------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 = X32000 G = 354433 F#m7 = 242222 B7: X21202 Am7 = X02010 B7 (7 fr.) = 797877 Intro: E Cmaj7 Gmaj7 E Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Said the straight man to the late man F#m7 B7 Where have you bee ---en E Cmaj7 I've been here and I've been there Gmaj7 F#m7 B7 And I've been in betwee --- een. E A6add9 E I talk to the wind A6add9 E My words are all carried away A6add9 Am7 I talk to the wind B7 Am7 The wind does not hear B7 (7 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 D The wall on which the prophets wrote Am B Is cracking at the seams. Em D Upon the instruments of death Am B The sunlight brightly gleams. Em D When every man is torn apart Am B With nightmares and with dreams, Em D Will no one lay the laurel wreath Am B When silence drowns the screams. Em Bm Confusion will be my epitaph. Em Bm As I crawl a cracked and broken path Em Bm If we make it we can all sit back and laugh. C Am Bm But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying C Am Bm Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying C B Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying Em D Between the iron gates of fate, Am B The seeds of time were sown, Em D And watered by the deeds of those Am B Who know and who are known; Em D Knowledge is a deadly friend Am B If no one sets the rules. Em D The fate of all mankind I see Am B Is in the hands of fools. (instrumental part) Em D The wall on which the prophets wrote Am B Is cracking at the seams. Em D Upon the instruments of death Am B The sunlight brightly gleams. Em D When every man is torn apart Am B With nightmares and with dreams, Em D Will no one lay the laurel wreath Am B When silence drowns the screams. Em Bm Confusion will be my epitaph. Em Bm As I crawl a cracked and broken path Em Bm If we make it we can all sit back and laugh. C Am Bm But I fear tomorrow I'll be crying C Am Bm Yes I fear tomorrow I'll be crying *Relative Modes: G Major, A Dorian, B Phrygian, C Lydian, D Mixolydian, E Minor and F# Locrian. 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----|-----7------|----------------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|-----<12>-----------------|-----------------------------| B|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----<12>--11-------------|------<12>--11~--------------| D|---------------9--10------|-----------------11--10------| A|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>------------------------| e|-----<12>-----------------|-----------------------------| B|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----<12>--11-------------|------<12>--11~--------------| D|---------------9--10------|-----------------11--10------| A|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>------------------------| e|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------| B|-----------1---------------1-----|-----------1---------------1-----| G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| D|---2---2-------2---3---3-------3-|---4---4-------4---3---3-------3-| A|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-----<12>-----------------|-------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------| G|-----<12>--11-------------2------<12>~--------| D|---------------9--10------4-------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------| E|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>~-------------| And then, the chorus (back to 4/4): e|-------------|-----3------|------------|-------------------| B|--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--5----|-----7------|----------------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|-----<12>-----------------|-----------------------------| B|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----<12>--11-------------|------<12>--11~--------------| D|---------------9--10------|-----------------11--10------| A|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>------------------------| e|-----<12>-----------------|-----------------------------| B|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----<12>--11-------------|------<12>--11~--------------| D|---------------9--10------|-----------------11--10------| A|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>------------------------| e|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------| B|-----------1---------------1-----|-----------1---------------1-----| G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| D|---2---2-------2---3---3-------3-|---4---4-------4---3---3-------3-| A|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-----<12>-----------------|-------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------| G|-----<12>--11-------------2------<12>~--------| D|---------------9--10------4-------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------| E|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>~-------------| And then the chorus again (back to 4/4): e|-------------|-----3------|------------|-------------------| B|--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--5----|-----7------|----------------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 (With Return of the Firewitch solo in background): 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----|-----7------|----------------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|-----<12>-----------------|-----------------------------| B|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----<12>--11-------------|------<12>--11~--------------| D|---------------9--10------|-----------------11--10------| A|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>------------------------| e|-----<12>-----------------|-----------------------------| B|--------------------------|-----------------------------| G|-----<12>--11-------------|------<12>--11~--------------| D|---------------9--10------|-----------------11--10------| A|--------------------------|-----------------------------| E|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>------------------------| e|---------0---------------0-------|---------0---------------0-------| B|-----------1---------------1-----|-----------1---------------1-----| G|-----2-------2-------2-------2---|-----2-------2-------2-------2---| D|---2---2-------2---3---3-------3-|---4---4-------4---3---3-------3-| A|-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| e|-----<12>-----------------|-------------------| B|--------------------------|-------------------| G|-----<12>--11-------------2------<12>~--------| D|---------------9--10------4-------------------| A|--------------------------|-------------------| E|--0-------------------0~--|-<12>~-------------| And then, the chorus (back to 4/4): e|-------------|-----3------|------------|-------------------| B|--7--7--7--7-|-7--7--5----|-----7------|----------------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 (flute 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----|-----7------|----------------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 e|-0~~~-----| B|-0~~~-----| D|-1~~~-----| G|-2~~~-----| A|-2~~~-----| E|-0~~~-----| 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-----------9------------------------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. 1000 views - December 1 2012 |
In addition to Chords / Tabs King Crimson - The Court Of The Crimson King (Second Version), we offer an excerpt from a random book.On television, the title track is the main one, it is more important than the music in the series.
