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King Crimson Cadence And Cascade Guitar Tab

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Song: Cadence and Cascade
Band: King Crimson

I noticed there werent any King crimson tabs, I posted some for you.
(verse)
a: (instrumental)
b: Cadence and cascade Kept a man named Jade;
c: Cool in the shade While his au-dience played.
d: Sliding mystified On the wine of the tide
e: Stared pale-eyed As his veil fell aside.
|-------|-----------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|
|-----0-|----0-0----|-----2-|---2-2---|-------|---------|-----2-|
|-----1-|---1-1-1---|-----2-|--2-2-2--|-----4-|---4-4---|-----2-|
|-------|-----------|-------|---------|-----6-|--6-6-6--|-------|
|---2---|-2-------2-|---4---|-4-----4-|---6---|-6-----6-|---4---|
|-0-----|-----------|-0-----|---------|-0-----|---------|-0-----|

___________________________
|1: |2: |
|---9---7---5---|---------| [do one time as intro, second &
|--------------.|--2-----.| third times are first verse, then
|---9---8---6---|----2----| cut to chorus]
|---------------|---------|
|-0---0---0--0-.|------4-.|
|---------------|---------|

(chorus)

a: Purred, whispered, Rspend us tooS 1st
b: We only serve for you...S / chorus
c: Sad paper courtesan 2nd
d: They found him just a man / chorus
___________________________________________
|1: |2:
|--------4-|--------7-|------------|----------|---------|-------|
|-------0--|-------4--|------5----.|----------|---------|-----5-|
|------1---|------4---|--4-6---4---|--4-----6-|-4-----6-|-4-6---|
|-----2----|-----6----|------------|----7-----|---7-----|-------|
|----------|----------|-----------.|------7---|-----7---|-------|
|-(0)------|-(4)------|------------|----------|---------|-------|

_________________________________________________________________
2(cont'd):
|-------|----------|-9-7-5-|---7---7---7---------|--------------|
|-----5-|----------|-------|--9---9---7--------5-|--------------|
|-4-6---|--(piano)-|-9-8-6-|-9---8---7---6-4-6---|---(piano)----|
|-------|----------|-------|---------------------|--------------|
|-------|----------|-------|---------------------|--------------|
|-------|----------|-------|---------------------|--------------|

________________
|2 (cont'd):
|-9-7-5--------|
|--------------|
|-9-8-6--------| (Now go back to verse, alternating picking
|--------------| order on arpeggios, etc. Listen to the
|--------------| recording for the exact order)
|------------- |

[then, without playing the verse ending, play the bridge as chords (mostly) in
this order:]

(bridge)
[use these chords]
F#min7 Amin7 Emin7 Amaj7
__2__ __0__ __0__ __0__
__2__ __1__ __3__ __2__
__2__ __0__ __3__ __1__
__2__ __2__ __0__ __2__
__4__ __0__ __2__ __0__
__2__ __0__ __0__ _____

F#m7 (or Amj7) Am7 Em7 Am7
Caravan hotel where the sequin spell fell, Custom of the game

F#m7 Am7 Em7
Cadence oiled in love lied hand, Cascade

(see below)
kissed his name.

[arpeggiate Amaj7 on first ending, then for 2nd ending:]

|-----------|
|--0--------|
|--1--------| [do verse one more time (instrumental) and cut
|----0------| into a final, lyrical chorus:
|----2------|
|-----------|

Sad paper courtesan
They knew him just a man.
[fade out with improvised (lots of flute, piano going on) guitar in F#min &
G#minor (I think)]

[That's it, hope you enjoy. I've been looking for a TAB for this song for
awhile, I finally had to do it myself]
-Jason Zack




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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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#1 by M K-O at Apr 12, 1982 at 5:08 PM EST
beautiful imagery, somewhat dense. it seems to be about someone who is revered above men, but whose courtesan(s) know/reveal him for what he is: just a man, as we all are
 
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bethan
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#2 by bethan jones at Sep 5, 1991 at 10:46 PM EST
King Crimson wrote some of the most beautifully poetic lyrics ever.
 
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Ŧøn¥
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#3 by Ŧøn¥ PiNeDa at Feb 10, 2004 at 1:23 PM EST
My favourite King Crimson song....Simply beautiful...