21st Century Schizoid Man (Tab)
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Note: The July 1995 issue of Guitar World contains a transcription of King Crimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man" for guitar and bass. It also has an interview with Fripp.
Date Submitted: 16-Dec-92
By: Dennis Montgomery (warlock at halloween dot EBay dot Sun dot COM)
King Crimson : 21st Century Schizoid Man transcription by Dennis Montgomery
warlock at halloween dot EBay dot Sun dot COM
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!
Date Submitted: 9-Feb-97
By: Reginald Hunt (rphunt at tiac dot com)
This piece can be viewed as an arrangement of several sections. These sections are presented
here on separate pages for easier reading and access. They are listed here as they occur in the piece.
- Main Section Including Verses
- First Fast 6/8 Section
- Second 6/8 Section
- Guitar Solo
- Double Sax Solo (not presented here)
- Second 6/8 Section
- Rapid "Tutti" Section
- First Fast 6/8 Section
- Main Section Including Verses
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-----------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | | | | | | | |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| 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