Red

King Crimson

Tom: C


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----------13-14--16-----------------------------
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-14-16------------------------------------------
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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------------
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-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:


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-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---
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--------------------------------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)---------------
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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....


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-------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-------



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-3-3-5-----------------------0-2----------------
-------4-4-2---------4-2---2--------------------
-------------0-0-3-4-----0----------------------