A Man, A City (Pictures of a City) (Tab)
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Date Submitted: 13-Nov-97
By: Martin van Wijk (m.vanwijk at wxs dot nl)
'A Man, A City (Pictures of a City)' - by King Crimson Here's my transcription of 'A Man, A City' or 'Pictures of a City'. The songs are much alike, only different arrangements. 'Pictures ...' has some different guitar parts/overdubs which i haven't written down here. Some of the notes in the transcription are actually played by the sax, but what the hell, you'll figure it out...;). And yes, it's not accurate in some places, but after a few hours transcribing i'd had enough, so...;) |Intro (twice) ||--------------------------------------------------| ||------------------------13------15-13-11-13-11-10-| ||12------14------15--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------| ||--------------------------------------------------| | | ||------------------------15------| ||----------------------15--------| ||12------14------15--------------| ||--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------| |Main theme ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||------1-----3---|--4-----3---1---|------5-----4---|3---1-----------| ||3--23-----3-----|3-----3---------|3--23-----3-----|--------1---2---| | | ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||------1-----3---|--4-----3---1---|------5-----4---|3-------1---2---| ||3--23-----3-----|3-----3---------|3--23-----3-----|----3-----------| | | ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|------------3---|----------------| ||------2-----4---|--5-----4---2---|------5---------|5-4---2---------| ||3--23-----3-----|3-----3---------|3--23-----3-----|--------3---1---| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| | | ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||------1-----3---|--4-----3---1---|------5-----4---|3-------1---3---| ||3--23-----3-----|3-----3---------|3--23-----3-----|----3-----------| | | ||----------------|----------------|----------------|--------1513----| ||----------------|----------------|--------13------|----------------| ||--------11------|--------14------|----------------|--------1210----| ||12--------------|10--------------|8---------------|7---------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| | | ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||------1-----3---|--4-----3---1---|------5-----4---|3-------1---2---| ||3--23-----3-----|3-----3---------|3--23-----3-----|----3-----------| | | ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||--------3-------|----------------|-----3----------|----------------| ||----------------|----3---------3-|45--------------|----------------| ||3--45-------3--4|5-------3--45---|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |Verses ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||--------4-------|3-------1-------|3--3----3--5---5|----------------| ||3---------------|----------------|1--1----1--3---3|----------------| |The ascending part, starts on Bb and ends on Bb (10b=bend to 11, etc.) ||6-------7-------|etc-------------|----------------|----------------| ||10b-----11b-----|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| ||----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| |Second section (twice) ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------3-----3-4-5-|------------3-----------| ||5-5-5-4-5-5---5-5-------|5-5-5-4-5-5---5-5-4-3---| ||------------------------|----------------------5-| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|6---6---6---6---6---6-7-| ||------------3-----3-4-5-|--6---6---6---6---6-----| ||5-5-5-4-5-5---5-5-------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------6-----6-7-8-|------------6-----------| ||8-8-8-7-8-8---8-8-------|8-8-8-7-8-8---8-8-7-6---| ||------------------------|----------------------5-| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------6-----9-8-6-|------------------------| ||8-8-8-7-8-8---8-8-------|8-8-8-7-8-8-8-8-8-7-8-8-| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||13------12--------------|11------10--------------| ||----------------8-7-8-8-|----------------8-7-8-8-| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------------------|13------12--------------| ||7-8-8-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-8-8-|----------------8-7-8-8-| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||11------10--------------|9-------8---------------| ||----------------8-7-8-8-|----------------8-7-8-8-| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------------------| ||11----------------------| ||----------11------------| ||------------------------| ||------------------------| ||------------------------| |Fast part ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------3-----------------| ||------3----5---6--5--3--|----------6-5--3--------| x2 ||3-4-5----5---5--5-------|3-4-5---5---------3--4--| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------------------|------------------------| ||-----------7---8--7-----|------8---118-----------| ||------9--------------9--|---------------11-9-----| ||8-910----10--10-10------|8-910---10-----------10-| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------3-----------------| ||------3----5---6--5--3--|----------6-5-----3--5--| ||3-4-5----5---5--5-------|3-4-5---5------5--------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------------8-----|------14---------(6)----| ||-----(7)----------------|------------------------| ||7-----7-----5-----------|3-----------2-----------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------3-----------------| ||------3----5---6--5--3--|----------6-5-----3--4--| ||3-4-5----5---5--5-------|3-4-5---5------5--------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||--------11----------------------|------11------------------------| ||--------------------10--------10|1112----------------------------| ||101112------101112------101112--|--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||1515-1515-1515-1515-15-15-|1515-1515-1515-1515-15-15-| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||1212-1212-1212-1212-12-12-|1212-1212-1212-1212-12-12-|x2 ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| | | ||1414-1414-1414-1414-14-14-|1414-1414-1414-1414-14-14-| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||1111-1111-1111-1111-11-11-|1111-1111-1111-1111-11-11-| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| | | ||1515-1515-1515-1515-15-15-|1515-1515-1515-1515-15-15-| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||1212-1212-1212-1212-12-12-|1212-1212-1212-1212-12-12-| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| ||--------------------------|--------------------------| | | ||------------------8-----|------14----------------| ||------7-----------------|------------------------| ||7-----------5-----------|3-----------2-----------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------3-----------------| ||------3----5---6--5--3--|----------6-5-----3--4--| ||3-4-5----5---5--5-------|3-4-5---5------5--------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||--------11----------------------|------11------------------------| ||--------------------10--------10|1112----------------------------| ||101112------101112------101112--|--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| | | ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------3-----------------| ||------3----5------------|----------6-------------| x2 ||3-4-5----5--------------|3-4-5---5---------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------------------|------------------------| ||-----------7------------|------11--10------------| ||------9-----------------|------------------------| ||8-910----10-------------|8-910---10--------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------3-----------------| ||------3----5------------|----------6-------------| ||3-4-5----5--------------|3-4-5---5---------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------------------|------------------------| ||-----------9------------|----------7-------------| ||------11----------------|------9-----------------| ||101112---12-------------|8-9-10--10--------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------3-----------------| ||------3----5------------|----------6-------------| ||3-4-5----5--------------|3-4-5---5---------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| ||------------------------|------------------------| | | ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||--------11----------------------|------11------------------------| ||--------------------10--------10|1112----------------------------| ||101112------101112------101112--|--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| ||--------------------------------|--------------------------------| The mellow part is basically a Gm-blues.
