Book of Saturday (Tab)
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Date Submitted: 17-Sep-98
By: Ville V. Sinkko (vsinkko at cc dot helsinki dot fi)
Hearye hearye.
What follows is my sketchy TAB of 'Book of Saturday'.
I wrote this on Windows notepad so it isn't exactly a looker.
The TAB is definitely not 100% correct and it is your DUTY to
provide us bored guitar nerds with a proper & accurate one. .)
The main riff, first twice instrumental, then enter vocals.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E | | 12 10 |
B | 13 13 12 | 10 10 <12> |
G | 14 14 12 |(10) <12> |
D | 14 0 | |
A |<12> | |
E <12> | | <12> |
The first 5/4 chorus looks roughly like this:
1 2 3 4 5
wheels ne ver touch the road and a
E 12 10 8 |
B 13 13 10 10 |
G 14 14 14 10 10 10 9 |
D 10 |
A |
E |
1 2 3 4 5
jumble of lies were told just re
E 12 10 8 |
B 13 13 10 10 |
G 14 14 14 10 10 10 9 |
D 10 |
A |
E |
1 2 3 4 5
turn to my back to weigh me
E 10 10 7 |
B 13 10 13 13 0 |
G 10 9 |
D 12 10 |
A 12 |
E |
\---------------------/
some kind of sweep arpeggio
1 2 3 4
down we lay
E 0 |
B 6 (6) |
G 7 |
D 9 |
A |
E 7 |
(this last measure appears only in the end of the first chorus)
Then the second verse and chorus, without that last measure,
leading into the instrumental section.
1 2 1 2 3 4
E 7 5 | |
B 5 5 | 7 5 7 |
G 4 | 4 4 4 |
D | 6 6 6 6 |
A | |
E |0 |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E /--3--\ /--3--\ /--3--\ | 0 |
B 5 3 5 | 10 |
G 4 4 4 | 7 10 9 |
D 4 4 4 4 |0 7 |
A 2 | 7 |
E | 7 |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E 12 |17 |
B 10 10 12 13 13 |17 |
G 9 9 12 14 | |
D | |
A 0 | |
E | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E(15) | |
B 13 13 | 12 12 |
G 0 0 | 0 |
D 14 14 | 12 12 |
A 15 15 |14 14 |
E | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E 8 | 10 0 10 |
B 10 12 10 8 | 10 10 |
G 12 10 9 | 10 10 10 |
D 10 10 10 0 0 |0 |
A 0 | |
E | |
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E 8 | 10 0 |
B 10 12 10 8 | 10 |
G 12 10 9 | 10 10 |
D 10 10 10 0 0 |0 |
A 0 | |
E | |
Then the 5/4 chorus sans vocals.
The third verse is backed by an extended Am(add9) arpeggio and the
coda follows the chords of the instrumental section, more or less.
Being lazy, I never got around to writing down those parts.
Date Submitted: 11-Dec-98
By: Alasdair Swanson (alasdair.swanson at cableinet dot co dot uk)
I attach the version of "Book Of Saturday" I found from OLGA. As BoS is
(a) One of my favourites
(b) only recently added to the ET Web pages
and this transcription is different to the ET Web one (above), I had *no option*
but to send it in.
It sounds lovely on an acoustic, incidentally, one of the reasons I like
it so much. Crimso write amazing ballads and this is one of the best.
--
"Seeing is believing" I've often heard you say
But, my dear Prime Minister, I see *you* every day
[After "Beachcomber"]
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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 1998 21:40:16 -0400
From: Nicky
Subject: k/king_crimson/book_of_saturday.tab
Book of Saturday
I have divided the song by its various motifs and the roman numerals
correspond with these bits NOTE: This is the BASIC structure of the song,
feel free to make variations on the basic patterns. I have divided the
song up into bits that correspond with the roman numerals in the lyrics
here-in. (12)=harmonic
I
If I only could deceive you
Forgetting the game
I
Every time I try to leave you
You laugh just the same
II
'Cause my wheels never touch the road
And the jumble of lies we told
Just returns to my back to weigh me down...
I
We lay cards upon the table
The backs of our hands
I
And I swear I like your people
The boys in the band
III
Reminiscences gone astray
Coming back to enjoy the fray
In a tangle of night and daylight sounds...
IV
V
III
VI
VII
All completeness in the morning
Asleep on your side
I'll be waking up the crewmen
Banana-boat ride
She responds like a limousine
Brought alive on the silent screen
To the shuddering breath of yesterday...
I
There's the succour of the needy
Incredible scenes
I'll believe you in the future
Your life and death dreams
VIII
As the cavalry of despair
Takes a stand in the lady's hair
For the favour of making sweet sixteen...
You make my life and times
A book of bluesy Saturdays
And I have to chose...
I
|--------------------------------12----10------------|
|-----------13---13---12---------13----12---(12)-----|
|-----------14---14---12---------10----10---(12)-----|
|--------------------------0-------------------------|
|---(12)---------------------------------------------|
|---(12)---------------------------------------------|
II
|----12------10-----------10-------10---------------------|
|----13------------13-----12-----------12--------------8--|
|----10-------------------10-----------------------9------|
|----0---------------------0------------------10----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----12-----10------------10-------10---------------------|
|----13--------13---------12-----------12-------------8---|
|----10-------------------10----------------------9-------|
|----0--------------------0------------------10-----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----12-----10------------10-------10------------------------------------0-|
|----13--------13---------12-----------12-------------8--------------0-----|
|----10-------------------10----------------------9-------------10---------|
|----0--------------------0------------------10-------------12-------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
III
|----12------10-----------10-------10----------------------|
|----13------------13-----12-----------12---------------8--|
|----10-------------------10-----------------------9-------|
|----0--------------------0------------------10------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----12-----10------------10-------10----------------------|
|----13--------13---------12-----------12-------------8----|
|----10-------------------10----------------------9--------|
|----0--------------------0------------------10------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----12-----10------------10-------10------------------------------------|
|----13--------13---------12-----------12-------------8---------------12-|
|----10-------------------10----------------------9--------------11------|
|----0--------------------0------------------10-------------9------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
IV
|--------------------------------------10------------|
|--7----5-----7----5----3-----5--------10-----5---5--|
|--4----4-----4----2----2-----2--------10-----7---7--|
|--6----6-----6----4----4-----4---12---12--7--7---7--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|---5------7------8-----12---17-----|
|-----------------------------------|
|---5------7------9-----12---17-----|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------8--------8---------------------8-------8-----------|
|-------9---------9-------9--------------7------7-------7-------|
|--10--------------------------10----9----------------------9---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
V
|----------------------------------------------------0---------8-------0--------7--|
|--------13-------12----------10------------8-----------6---------6-------6--------|
|----------14--12----12---10------10-----9-----9---7-------7---------7-------7-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------0---------8-------0--------7--|
|--------13-------12----------10------------8-----------6---------6-------6--------|
|----------14--12----12---10------10-----9-----9---7-------7---------7-------7-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---0------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VI
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----7----5-----7-----5---5----3----5---------3------10---10-----5---5----|
|------4----4-----4----------2----2-----2------------10---10-----7---7----|
|--6----6-----6-----6---4--------4-----4----4---12---12---12--7--7---7----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------5---------7------8-----12---17-----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---5-----5---7-----7---9-----12---17-----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------8--------8---------------------8-------8-----------|
|-------9---------9-------9--------------7------7-------7-------|
|--10--------------------------10----9----------------------9---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
VII
|------------------------0-----------------------|
|------------------0-----------0-----------------|
|-------------5----------------------5-----------|
|--------7---------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-----------------------|
|------------------0-----------0-----------------|
|-------------5----------------------5-----------|
|--------7---------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-----------------------|
|------------------0-----------0-----------------|
|-------------5----------------------5-----------|
|--------7---------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------0-----------------------|
|------------------0-----------0-----------------|
|-------------5----------------------5-----------|
|--------7---------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
Begin Verse
|------------------------0-----------------------|
|------------------0-----------0-----------------|
|-------------5----------------------5-----------|
|--------7---------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------5-----|
|----------------6----------|
|-----------5---------------|
|------7--------------------|
|--5------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|------------------------0-----------------------|
|------------------0-----------0-----------------|
|-------------5----------------------5-----------|
|--------7---------------------------------------|
|---0--------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------5-----|
|----------------6----------|
|-----------5---------------|
|------7--------------------|
|--5------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|--5---5----7----0-----------|
|--6---6----8----0-----------|
|--5---5----7----5-----------|
|--7---7----9----7-----------|
|--5---5----7----0-----------|
|----------------------------|
|--5---5----7----0-----------|
|--6---6----8----0-----------|
|--5---5----7----5-----------|
|--7---7----9----7-----------|
|--5---5----7----0-----------|
|----------------------------|
|--5---5----7-------8----0--|
|--6---6----8-------8----0--|
|--5---5----7-------9----10-|
|--7---7----9--10--10----12-|
|--5---5----7---------------|
|---------------------------|
VIII
|----12------10-----------10-------10----------------------|
|----13------------13-----12-----------12---------------8--|
|----10-------------------10-----------------------9-------|
|----0--------------------0------------------10------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----12-----10------------10-------10----------------------|
|----13--------13---------12-----------12-------------8----|
|----10-------------------10----------------------9--------|
|----0--------------------0------------------10------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----12-----10------------10-------10------------------------------------|
|----13--------13---------12-----------12-------------8---------------12-|
|----10-------------------10----------------------9--------------11------|
|----0--------------------0------------------10-------------9------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------9-------9--------9----------7------7-----7-----10----------|
|------9-------9--------9--------7------7------7--------10-----5--5-|
|----9------9--------9--------7-----7------7------------10-----7--7-|
|--9------9-------9-------7-----7------7------------12--12--7--7--7-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------5---------7------8-----12---17-----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|---5-----5---7-----7---9-----12---17-----|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------5-|
|------------8--------8---------------------8-------8----------5-|
|-------9---------9-------9--------------7------7-------7------5-|
|--10--------------------------10----9----------------------9--5-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------7-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
Here it is! I hope I tabbed everything out correctly, because, as you can
see there is quite a bit to tab out.
