"King in Crimson"
(B. Dickinson, Roy Z.)
Guitar transcription by Aaron Shay (zerosig8@apk.net)
Ok...First of all,to play this song correctly you need
at least one of two things :
a.) A guitar fit with bass strings and tuned
to drop A.
or
b.) A guitar in normal tuning with a Digitech
Whammy Pedal. (Or other unit that drops the
pitch one octave)
Since the chances are better (yet still slim)
that some of you may have the second, I will tab it for
normal guitar tuning.
Intro...w/ Whammy Pedal set to One Octave Down
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---5-----4------------11-10-6--------------------------- Guitars 1 and 2---3-----2------------9--8--4-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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---5-----4------------11-10-9---------------------------
---5-----4------------11-10-9--------------------------- Guitars 1 and 2---3-----2------------9--8--7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Riff A...also w/ Whammy Pedal------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-2-3-4- Guitar 1--2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-5-----------------------------------------------------------------
w/ slide
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--/11----------\10-----------\7------------\5--\-------- (Second Time Only)
------------------------------------------------\------- Guitar 2
-------------------------------------------------\------ Normal octave
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Riff B...w/ Whammy Pedal------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0-2-3-4- Guitars 1 and 2--2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-5----------------------------------------------------------------- In the darkness the...
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---------------------------------------------6-5--------
---------------------------------------------4-3-------- Guitars 1 and 2--2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0----------------------------------------------------------------------- In the courtyard...
Repeat Riff B...
Riff C...With Whammy Pedal
No Pedal...................
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--11-----10--9----7-------------------------------------
--11-----10--9----7------------------2---2-3-2---------- Both Guitars--9------8---7----5-------2--2-5-2-5---5-------5---------------------------------------------------------------- Day light is gone....
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Repeat riff C...
Repeat riff B...
Riff D... Normal Octave (No Whammy Pedal)
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--2----------4-----------5-------------2---------------- Both Guitars--2----------4-----------5-------------0------------------0----------2-----------3------------------------------ As the veil reveals.... As you scream into.....
Chorus... With Whammy Pedal
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-------11-10--11-9-----4-7---4-7--9---------7-9--------4-------11-10--11-9-----4-7---4-7--9---------7-9------ Both Guitars--2-------9--8---9--7-----2-5---2-5--7---------5-7-------------------------------------------------------------- Arise......Awake..The King in...
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4-------11-10--11-9-----4-7---4-7--9---------7-9--------4-------11-10--11-9-----4-7---4-7--9---------7-9--------2-------9--8---9--7-----2-5---2-5--7---------5-7--------------------------------------------------------------
Riff E...No Pedal
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------a.h.---------------------------------------------------------------------------2---2-3-2------------------2---2-3----- Both Guitars------2--2-5-2-5---5-------5-----2--2-5-2-5---5-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2---2-3-2------3-2---2-----------------------2--2-5-2-5---5-------5--------5---5-2-5-2---2-----------------------------------------------------5---5-2-
Riff B (twice)...
Riff D (twice)...
Chorus (twice)...
Riff E (twice)...
Under Solo (Played 8x) ...(With Whammy Pedal)
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---11----------7-----9------11-----------9---9----------
---11----------7-----9------11-----------7---9---------- Rhythm Guitar---9-----------5-----7------9----------------7------------------------------------------------------------------
This is all the riffs minus the solos. I might put the solos on a
separate tab, but that is a lot of numbers.
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Bruce Dickinson - KING IN CRIMSON (GUITAR SOLO)
Transcribed by: Robson R. L. (robsonrl@zaz.com.br)
notation:
b = bend
b> = bend and release
x = fret-hand muting
pm. = pick-hand muting
spm.= slight palm muting
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
t = tap-on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
h. = harmonics
(9) = ghost note
" = trem picking
This is Adrian Smith´s guitar solo on "King In Crimson"...
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