21st Century Schizoid Man

King Crimson

Tom: C

I used 3 versions of Schizoid Man to transcribe this:

  1) Studio : _In the Court of the Crimson King_

  2) Live : Providence disc from the amazing new _Great Deceiver_ boxed set
                (also the same version originally released on _USA_)

  3) Live : My *All time Favourite* version from _Earthbound_

NOTES:  1) Standard bar chords unless otherwise noted

        2) This transcription isn't rigidly Beginning -> End.  I'll write it by
                section then assume knowledge of repeating parts...

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

Alternate used before vox:
1   2       3     4  1  2    3 4
C   A# C D# F   G   |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
                8
                8
                10
                10
                8
                Cat's foot etc...

Exit main chordal riff:
F F# G : Repeat 6 times, increase tempo 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-------3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|3-3-3-3----------------------------------| 
|--------------------------3-|-----------------------------------------| 

Play chords loose and sloppy    tri=triplets

Unison run section 2 (rhythm sorta notated by the 1-2-3-4)


 1        2        3        4         1        2        3        4
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|11-------11-------11----------------|11-------11-------11----------------| 
|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----| 
|---------------------------------13-|---------------------------------13-| 
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|



|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|---------------------------------10-|11-------11-------11----------------| 
|12-------12-------12-------11-12----|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----| 
|---13-15----13-15----13-15----------|---------------------------------13-| 
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|



|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
|11-------11-------11----------------| 
|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----| Vibrato and Feedback like a Madman 
|---------------------------------13-\-/-\->then you're on your own... 
|------------------------------------| ...for this is the Solo from Hell :) 
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


..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-| 
|------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------| 
|------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------|


The order for the inhumanly fast section:
  Fast1, Fast2, Fast3, Fast1, Stop&Go, Mute1, Mute1, Fast3, Fast1, Stop&Go

Then back into the unison runs, vox, and opening chords.  By the time the song
 ends you should have either achieved enlightenment or neurotic breakdown :)
  One thing's for sure, if you make it all the way through, you're well on
   your way to becoming a 21st Century Schizoid Man...Have fun!



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Date Submitted: 19-Oct-01 
By: Mike Warren (mwarren at 775 dot net) 

21st Century Schizoid Man
Technical Break
TABLEDITED BY MIKE WARREN
Tuning : E A D G B E     Time Signature: 4/4

|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        

|--------------------------------|------------3-------------------|
|--------------------------------|----3-6h3-----------------------|
|----------------------3-5h3---3-|5-6-------6---------------------|
|----------3-----3-4-5-------5---|--------------------------------|
|----3-4-5---4-5-----------------|--------------------------------|
|3-6-----------------------------|--------------------------------|


|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        

|--------------------------------|------------3-------------------|
|--------------------------------|----3-6h3-----------------------|
|----------------------3-5h3---3-|5-6-------6-----6-5-3-----------|
|----------3-----3-4-5-------5---|----------------------5-3-------|
|----3-4-5---4-5-----------------|--------------------------5-----|
|3-6-----------------------------|--------------------------------|


|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------3p0---7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-|--------------------------------|
|----3h5-------------------------|5-3-----------------------------|
|3h6-----------------------------|----5-4-3-----------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------6---------------------|


|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        

|--------------------------------|------------3-------------------|
|--------------------------------|----3-6h3-----------------------|
|----------------------3-5h3---3-|5-6-------6---------------------|
|----------3-----3-4-5-------5---|--------------------------------|
|----3-4-5---4-5-----------------|--------------------------------|
|3-6-----------------------------|--------------------------------|


|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        

|------------------1-------------|1-3-----------------1-3---------|
|2-3-6-2-3-6---2-3---3-2-1---2-3-|----2-1---------2-3-----2-1-----|
|--------------------------------|--------3-0-----------------3-0-|
|--------------------------------|------------3-0-----------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-0-------------3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-|5-0-7-5-3-----------------------|
|------------3-5-----------------|----------5-4-3-----------------|
|--------3-6---------------------|----------------6---------------|


|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-5-|3-------------------------------|
|----3-5-------------------------|--5-4-3-------------------------|
|3-6-----------------------------|--------6-----------------------|


|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        

|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-5-|--------------------------------|
|----3-5-------------------------|3-------------------------------|
|3-6-----------------------------|--5-4-3-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------6-----------------------|


|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        

|--------------------------------|------------3-------------------|
|--------------------------------|----3-6h3-----------------------|
|----------------------3-5h3---3-|5-6-------6---------------------|
|----------3-----3-4-5-------5---|--------------------------------|
|----3-4-5---4-5-----------------|--------------------------------|
|3-6-----------------------------|--------------------------------|


|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        

|------------------1-------------|----1-3-------------------1-3---|
|2-3-6-2-3-6---2-3---3-2-1-------|2-3-------2-1---------2-3-----2-|
|--------------------------------|--------------3-0---------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------3-0-----------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


|       |       |       |        |       |       |       |        

|------------131415--------------|--------------------------------|
|1---------15--------------------|--------------------------------|
|--3-0---------------------------|--------------------------------|
|------3-0-----------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|