In The Court Of The Crimson King Guitar Tab

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21st. Century Schizoid Man
In The Court Of The Crimson King »
Epitaph

In The Court of The Crimson King INCLUDING The Return of The Firewitch AND The Dance of The Puppets
Intro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--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|------8-7---------------------7-------------------------|
G|-----------4-5-----------5------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
And then, the chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--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|------8-7---------------------7-------------------------|
G|-----------4-5-----------5------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
And then, the chorus... again:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
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 :D
Bridge:
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--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|------8-7---------------------7-------------------------|
G|-----------4-5-----------5------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
And then, the chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
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:
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
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 (Is it called thrice?).
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|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------9-|
G|-9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--11-11-----------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.
Thanks for reading this tab!

Source: GuitarMasta.net
http://www.guitarmasta.net/k/king_crimson/.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Eric Average	#1 by Eric Boozer at Sep 27, 2007 at 9:06 AM EST
	Seems to me to be about hipocrasy and behind the scenes manipulation.

No Picture Beaver Average	#2 by Beaver Butt at Sep 28, 2007 at 4:44 AM EST
	The last 2 minutes without the vocals and the, uh, noises (I don't know what precisely to call it, sounds like a broken machine) are pretty chilling.

No Picture Athena-beana-fo Average	#3 by Athena-beana-fo-feena -katrina-gina-go-zeena-fe-fi-fo...ATHENA at Sep 28, 2007 at 5:00 PM EST
	I believe htis song is jsut a fantastical representation of an ideal world. It is what the moon children and the late men dream of. A stellar closing to this amazing album.

No Picture brad Average	#4 by brad everett at Oct 1, 2007 at 7:12 PM EST
	I'm wondering if Stephen King was inspired by this song? The central villian in the Dark Tower series is called the Crimson King and he has already included a few pop culture referrences in the epic in unusual ways. Even one of his own books.

No Picture Dudey Average	#5 by Dudey at Oct 3, 2007 at 12:47 PM EST
	From one of the most daring debut albums ever recorded by anybody. There was nothing like it in 1969 and still nothing compares. What IS this song about? It's beyond me. There seems to be some drug influence here. (The album cover art reinforces this notion) Note: Be sure the CD you buy indicates it was made or distributed by Caroline Records -- earlier versions sound awful.

No Picture guitar girl Rhythm Player	#6 by guitar girl 13 at Oct 5, 2007 at 11:53 AM EST
	lol i love this song.. And its "Ba'al Zvuv" not zbub..

No Picture Speed Demon Professional	#7 by Speed Demon at Oct 11, 2007 at 4:04 AM EST
	JohnnyG makes a good point but it's only the musical tone of this piece that comes from Robert Fripp. Peter Sinfield wrote the lyrics for this and most all other KC songs in that era.

No Picture alex Lead Player	#8 by alex beaulieu at Oct 11, 2007 at 6:58 PM EST
	"The Crimson King" is Satan. And I'm not saying that to be silly or some sort of hyper-Christian nutcase. The term was also used by Anton LaVey, the high priest of the Church of Satan.

No Picture R.I.P Dimebag D Professional	#9 by R.I.P Dimebag Darrell at Oct 15, 2007 at 8:39 PM EST
	To the person way above, no this song was not inspired by Stephen King, mainly because King didnt start writing books until 1976, and this album is a 60s release.