Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part Two (Tab)
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Date Submitted: 19-Mar-97
By: Colin Marston (WrongWayCM at aol dot com)
Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part II
by Robert Fripp
Transcribed by Colin Marston
This is a very confusing piece. I've got most of the song here, but in
some sections I have no idea what's going on.
note- I've put the guitar and violin parts together to keep us all a little bit more sane.
HAVE FUN!
section I
guitar
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- --------------------------------------------------------------
bass
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------3--------3--------3-----3-----
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------3--3-----3--3-----3-----3--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--------------------------3--x--x--3
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--------6--------6-----5--3--x--x--3
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x-----5--------5-----4-----3--x--x--3
- --------------------------------3--------3------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --3--------3--------3-----3-----------6--------6-----5--3--------3
- -----------------------------------5--------5-----4---------------
- -----3--3-----3--3-----3-----3--3--------3-----------------3--3---
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------8/------------------
- --x--x--3--x--3--x-----------------------6------------9--------9
- --x--x--3--x--3--x--------6--4--------5------------8--------8---
- --x--x--3--x--3--x-----5--------3--4------------6--------6------
- --------------------3-------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------12--------13-------13
- --------3-----3-----------6--4----------11--------12-------12---
- -----------------------5--------3----10--------10-------10------
- --3--3-----3-----3--3--------------9----------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----8--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--5--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--5--x
- --7-----6--x--x--6--x--x--6--x--6--x--6--x--x--6--x--x--6--x--6--x
- --------5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--5--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--5--x
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----12--5--------5--------5-----5-----5--------5--------5-----5---
- -11---------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------5--5-----5--5-----5-----5-----5--5-----5--5-----5-----5
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------8/--------------------------
- -----------------------6------------------------------
- --------6--4--------5---------------10--------10-----9
- -----5--------3--4---------------9---------9------8---
- --3---------------------------7---------7-------------
- -------------------------12---------------------------
- --------6--4----------11-----------10---------10-----9
- -----5--------3----10-----------9----------9------8---
- --3--------------9-----------7----------7-------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --7--x--x--7--x--x--7--x--7--x--7--x--x--7--x--x--7--x--7--x--
- --7--x--x--7--x--x--7--x--7--x--7--x--x--7--x--x--7--x--7--x--
- --7--x--x--7--x--x--7--x--7--x--7--x--x--7--x--x--7--x--7--x--
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --7--------7--------7-----7-----7--------7--------7-----7-----
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- -----7--7-----7--7-----7-----7-----7--7-----7--7-----7-----7--
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------12/--------------------------------
- ------------------------10---------------13----------13------12
- --------10--8--------9---------------12----------12------11----
- -----9---------7--8--------------10----------10----------------
- --7------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------16---------------------------------
- --------10--8------------15------------6-----------6---------5-
- -----9---------7------14------------5-----------5---------4----
- --7----------------13------------3-----------3-----------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- --10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--10--x--10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--10
- --11--x--x--11--x--x--11--x--11--x--11--x--x--11--x--x--11--x--11
- --10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--10--x--10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--10
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- --3---------3---------3------3------3---------3---------3------3
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- ------3--3------3--3------3------3------3--3------3--3------3---
- ------------------------------
- ----------------------------8/
- --x-----------------------6---
- --x--------6--4--------5------
- --x-----5--------3--4---------
- -----3------------------------
- ---------------------------12-
- ----------6--4----------11----
- -------5--------3----10-------
- --3--3--------------9---------
section II
guitar/violin
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- --1----1--1----1--1----1--1--0--1----1--1----1--1--1--1--0--1--
- --2----2--2----2--2----2--2--4--2----2--2----2--2--2--2--4--2--
- --3----0--3----0--3----0--3--5--3----0--3----0--3--0--3--5--3--
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
bass
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------5-----------------------------5----------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- --3----3------------------------3----3----------------------3--
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- --1--1----1--1--1--1--0--1----1--1----1--1--1--1--0-------------
- --2--2----2--2--2--2--4--2----2--2----2--2--2--2--4--5----5--5--
- --0--3----0--3--0--3--5--3----0--3----0--3--0--3--5--6----3--6--
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- -----5---------------------------5---------------------------8--
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- --3----------------------3----3----------------------6----6-----
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------4----4--4----4--4--4
- --5--5--5--5--7--5----5--5----5--5--5--5--7--5----5--5----5--5--5
- --3--6--3--6--8--6----3--6----3--6--3--6--8--6----3--6----3--6--3
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------8----------8----------------8---------8-----------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- --6--6-----6-----6----6-------6--6-----6-----6----6-------6--6---
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --4--6--4----4--4----4--4--4--4--6--------------------------------
- --5--7--5----5--5----5--5--5--5--7--8-----8---8-----8---8---8---8-
- --6--8--6----3--6----3--6--3--6--8--10--------10--------10------10
- ------------------------------------------11--------11------11----
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----8----------8----------------8------------6-------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --6-----6----6-------6--6-----6-----4-----4---------4---4-------4-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------7-----7---7-----7---7---
- --10--8-----8---8-----8---8---8---8---10--8-----8---8-----8---8---
- --11--10--------10--------10------10--11--10--------10--------10--
- ------------11--------11------11----------------11--------11------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --6-------------6---------------------6-------------6-------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------4-----4---------4---4-------4-------4-----4---------4---4---
- ------------------
- --7---7---9---10--
- --8---8---10--11--
- ------10--11--12--
- --11--------------
- ------------------
- ----------6-------
- ------------------
- --------------5---
- ------4-----------
Repeate section II
section III
guitar
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- --------------------------------------------------------------
(this will not line up but the bass notes are 1/2 the guitar)
bass
/ bass lasts this long /
- --6-0-3-0-3-6-0-3-0-3-6-0-3-0-3-6-0-3-0-3-6/----------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------
3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- ------------------------------------------------------------
/ bass lasts this long /
- ------------------------6-0-3-0-3-6-0-3-0-3-6-0-3-0-3-6-0-3-0-3-
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------
- --------------------------------
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
- --------------------------------
- --------------------------------
- --3--------3--------3-----3-----
- --------------------------------
- -----3--3-----3--3-----3-----3--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--------------------------3--x--x--3
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--------6--------6-----5--3--x--x--3
- --3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x-----5--------5-----4-----3--x--x--3
- --------------------------------3--------3------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --3--------3--------3-----3-----------6--------6-----5--3--------3
- -----------------------------------5--------5-----4---------------
- -----3--3-----3--3-----3-----3--3--------3-----------------3--3---
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------8/------------------
- --x--x--3--x--3--x-----------------------6------------9--------9
- --x--x--3--x--3--x--------6--4--------5------------8--------8---
- --x--x--3--x--3--x-----5--------3--4------------6--------6------
- --------------------3-------------------------------------------
- -------------------------------------------12--------13-------13
- --------3-----3-----------6--4----------11--------12-------12---
- -----------------------5--------3----10--------10-------10------
- --3--3-----3-----3--3--------------9----------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----8--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--5--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--5--x
- --7-----6--x--x--6--x--x--6--x--6--x--6--x--x--6--x--x--6--x--6--x
- --------5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--5--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--5--x
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----12--5--------5--------5-----5-----5--------5--------5-----5---
- -11---------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------5--5-----5--5-----5-----5-----5--5-----5--5-----5-----5
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------
- --------------------------8/--
- -----------------------6------
- --------6--4--------5---------
- -----5--------3--4------------
- --3---------------------------
- -------------------------12---
- --------6--4----------11------
- -----5--------3----10---------
- --3--------------9------------
section IV
guitar/violin
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- --1----1--1----1--1----1--1--0--1----1--1----1--1--1--1--0--1--
- --2----2--2----2--2----2--2--4--2----2--2----2--2--2--2--4--2--
- --3----0--3----0--3----0--3--5--3----0--3----0--3--0--3--5--3--
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
bass
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------5-----------------------------5----------------------
- ---------------------------------------------------------------
- --3----3------------------------3----3----------------------3--
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- --1--1----1--1--1--1--0--1----1--1----1--1--1--1--0-------------
- --2--2----2--2--2--2--4--2----2--2----2--2--2--2--4--5----5--5--
- --0--3----0--3--0--3--5--3----0--3----0--3--0--3--5--6----3--6--
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- -----5---------------------------5---------------------------8--
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- --3----------------------3----3----------------------6----6-----
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------4----4--4----4--4--4
- --5--5--5--5--7--5----5--5----5--5--5--5--7--5----5--5----5--5--5
- --3--6--3--6--8--6----3--6----3--6--3--6--8--6----3--6----3--6--3
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------8----------8----------------8---------8-----------
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
- --6--6-----6-----6----6-------6--6-----6-----6----6-------6--6---
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --4--6--4----4--4----4--4--4--4--6--------------------------------
- --5--7--5----5--5----5--5--5--5--7--8-----8---8-----8---8---8---8-
- --6--8--6----3--6----3--6--3--6--8--10--------10--------10------10
- ------------------------------------------11--------11------11----
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -----8----------8----------------8------------6-------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --6-----6----6-------6--6-----6-----4-----4---------4---4-------4-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------7-----7---7-----7---7---
- --10--8-----8---8-----8---8---8---8---10--8-----8---8-----8---8---
- --11--10--------10--------10------10--11--10--------10--------10--
- ------------11--------11------11----------------11--------11------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --6-------------6---------------------6-------------6-------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------4-----4---------4---4-------4-------4-----4---------4---4---
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --7---7---9---7-----7---7-----7---7---7---7---9-------------------
- --8---8---10--8-----8---8-----8---8---8---8---10--11----11--11----
- ------10--11--10--------10--------10------10--11--12----9---12----
- --11----------------11--------11------11--------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------7-----
- ----------6-------------6---------------------6-------------------
- --------------------------------------------------5--5--5--------5
- ------4-------4-----4---------4---4-------4-----------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------------------------10----10
- --11--11--11--11--13--11----11--11----11--11--11--11--13--11----11
- --9---12--9---12--14--12----9---12----9---12--9---12--14--12----9-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------7-------------7---------------------7-----------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --5---5---5---5-------5--5--5---------5---5---5---5-------5--5--5-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --10----10--10--10--10--12--10----10--10----10--10--10--10--12--10
- --11----11--11--11--11--13--11----11--11----11--11--11--11--13--10
- --12----9---12--9---12--14--12----9---12----9---12--9---12--14----
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --7---------------------7-------------7---------------------7-----
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------5---5---5---5-------5--5--5---------5---5---5---5---------
- ----------------------------------------------------------------3-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----10--10----10--10--10--10--12--10----10--10----10--10--10--10--
- ----7---10----7---10--7---10--12--10----7---10----7---10--7---10--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------5---------------------5-------------5---------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- -3--3---------3---3---3---3-------3--3--3---------3---3---3---3---
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --12--10----10--10----10--10--10--10--12--13----13--13----13--13--
- --12--10----7---10----7---10--7---10--12--13----10--13----10--13--
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --5-------------5---------------------5-------------8-------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------3--3--3---------3---3---3---3-------6--6--6---------6---6---
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --13--13--15--13----13--13----13--13--13--13--15--13----13--13----
- --10--13--15--13----10--13----10--13--10--13--15--13----10--13----
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ----------8-------------8---------------------8-------------8-----
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --6---6-------6--6--6---------6---6---6---6-------6--6--6---------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --13--13--13--13--15--16----16--16----16--16--16--16--18--16----16
- --10--13--10--13--15--17----13--17----13--17--13--17--18--17----13
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------8-------------6---------------------6-----------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- --6---6---6---6-------4--4--4---------4---4---4---4-------4--4--4-
- --------------------------------
- --16----16--16--16--16--18--(19)
- --17----13--17--13--17--18--(19)x25
- --------------------------------
- --------------------------------
- --------------------------------
- --------------------------------
- --6---------------------6-------
- ----------------------------(5)-x25
- --------4---4---4---4-----------
section V
guitar only
- ---------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------
- --5--6----6--5----3--5----5--6----6--5----3--
- --5--6----6--5----3--5----5--6----6--5----3--
- --3--4----4--3----1--3----3--4----4--3----1--
bass only
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- --3--------3--------3-----3-------3--------3--------3-----3-----
- ----------------------------------------------------------------
- -----3--3-----3--3-----3-----3-------3--3-----3--3-----3-----3--
guitar only
- ----------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------
- ----------------------------------------
- --5--6----6--5----3--5----5--6----6--5--
- --5--6----6--5----3--5----5--6----6--5--
- --3--4----4--3----1--3----3--4----4--3--
guitar
- ---------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------
- --3--5--6----6--5----3--5----5--6----6--5----
- --3--5--6----6--5----3--5----5--6----6--5----
- --1--3--4----4--3----1--3----3--4----4--3----repeat 7 times
- ---------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------
- ---------------------------------------------
- --1--3--4----4--3----1--3----3--4----4--3----repeat 14 times
crazy violin solo
bass continues under:
- --------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------
- -lead in------------------------------
- --(3--5)------------------------------
- --(3--5)--5----5--5----5--5--5--5--7--
- --(1--3)--6----3--6----3--6--3--6--8--repeat 4 times
- ------------------------------
- ------------------------------
- ------------------------------
- --3----3--3----3--3--3--3--5--
- --5-------5-------5-----5--6--repeat 4 times
- -------6-------6-----6--------
repeat section IV except let final repeat fade out
FINALE!!!
I really have no idea what's going on in the finale. Here's an
idea, but all you really have to do is make a lot of noise.
guitar (quickly strumming)
- --22----22----22----22----22--
- --19----22----19----19----19--
- --19----19----19----19----19--
- --0-----0-----0-----0-----0---
- ------------------------------
- ------------------------------
second possibility
- --10----10----10----10----3--
- --7-----10----11----10----3--
- --7-----7-----7-----7-----4--
- --0-----0-----0-----0-----5--
- --------------------------5--
- --------------------------3--
you might want to try just playing the melody:
- --10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------------
- --------------------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------(-----7)----------------------------------------
- ------------------(------)----------------------------------------
- --7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-(4-or--)----------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------
Anyway, whatever it is, it happens three times and on the third
just let whatever chord you've decided to end with ring for a long
time. Thanks for playing the game! If you have any comments or
suggestions, you can E-Mail me at WrongWayCM at AOL dot com
If you are interested, check out my cool band's web site at
http://members.tripod.com/~c1jdk/wrong.htm/
The band is Wrong Way Out.
- -Colin Marston - guitarist and King Crimson enthusiast
Date Submitted: 15-Apr-08
By: Peter Stevens (YoPete525 AT gmail DOT com)
Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part Two
(Updated)
This piece has already been thoroughly transcribed by Colin Marston (above),
and I did use it to help me on a few parts of this – however, with modern
technology on my side I’ve been able to clean it up. Here we go.
*If this is your first time viewing this tab, I suggest you read the notes at the bottom.
Section I
|-------------------------------- x3
|--------------------------------
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------6--------6-----5--
|-----5--------5-----4-----
|--3--------3--------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x—-x--3--x--
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x—-x--3--x--
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x—-x--3--x--
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------7^-------------------------
|---------------------6----------9--------9-----8--
|--------6--4-------5---------8--------8-----7-----
|-----5--------3--4--------6--------6--------------
|--3-----------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--
|--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--5--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--
|--4--x--x--4--x--x--4--x--4--x--4--x--x--4--x--x--4--x--
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------7^-------------------------
|---------------------6----------------------------
|--------6--4-------5-----------10-------10-----9--
|-----5--------3--4-----------9--------9-----8-----
|--3-----------------------7--------7--------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|--10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--10--x--10--x—-x--10--x--x--10--x--
|--11--x--x--11--x--x--11--x--11--x--11--x—-x--11--x--x--11--x--
|--12--x--x--12--x--x--12--x--12--x--12--x—-x--12--x--x--12--x--
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|----------------------11^-------------------------
|--------------------10---------13-------13----12--
|-------10--8-------9--------12-------12----11-----
|-----9--------7--8-------10-------10--------------
|--7-----------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|--10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--10--x--10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--
|--11--x--x--11--x--x--11--x--11--x--11--x--x--11--x--x--11--x--
|--10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--10--x--10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--
|---------------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------
|-----------------------7^--
|---------------------6-----
|--------6--4-------5-------
|-----5--------3--4---------
|--3------------------------
Section II
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|--2--------2--------2--------2---4--
|--3--------3--------3--------3---5--
|--------5--------5--------5---------
|------------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x3
|--------------------------------
|--2--------2--------2-----2--4--
|--3--------3--------3-----3--5--
|--------5--------5-----5--------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x4
|--------------------------------
|--5--------5--------5-----5--7--
|--6--------6--------6-----6--8--
|--------8--------8-----8--------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x2
|--------------------------------
|--8--------8--------8-----8-10--
|-10-------10-------10----10-11--
|-------11-------11----11--------
|--------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|-----------------------------------
|--8--------8--------8-----8-10-11--
|-10-------10-------10----10-11-12--
|-------11-------11----11-----------
|-----------------------------------
Repeat Section II
Section III
|-------------------------------- x8
|--------------------------------
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------------------------
|--------6--------6-----5--
|-----5--------5-----4-----
|--3--------3--------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x—-x--3--x--
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x—-x--3--x--
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x—-x--3--x--
|--------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------7^--------------------------
|---------------------6----------13-------13----12--
|--------6--4-------5---------12-------12----11-----
|-----5--------3--4--------10-------10--------------
|--3------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--
|--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--5--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--
|--4--x--x--4--x--x--4--x--4--x--4--x--x--4--x--x--4--x--
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------------
|-----------------------7^--
|---------------------6-----
|--------6--4-------5-------
|-----5--------3--4---------
|--3------------------------
Section IV
|------------------------------------
|------------------------------------
|--2--------2--------2--------2---4--
|--3--------3--------3--------3---5--
|--------5--------5--------5---------
|------------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x3
|--------------------------------
|--2--------2--------2-----2--4--
|--3--------3--------3-----3--5--
|--------5--------5-----5--------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x4
|--------------------------------
|--5--------5--------5-----5--7--
|--6--------6--------6-----6--8--
|--------8--------8-----8--------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x4
|--------------------------------
|--8--------8--------8-----8-10--
|-10-------10-------10----10-11--
|-------11-------11----11--------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x4
|--------------------------------
|-11-------11-------11----11-13--
|-12-------12-------12----12-14--
|-------14-------14----14--------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x3
|--------------------------------
|-14-------14-------14----14-16--
|-15-------15-------15----15-17--
|-------17-------17----17--------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x3
|--------------------------------
|-17-------17-------17----17-19--
|-18-------18-------18----18-20--
|-------20-------20----20--------
|--------------------------------
*Shorter neck guitars:
|-------------------------------- x2 |---------------------------------- x2
|-------------------------------- |-16-------16-------16----16-18----
|-20-------20-------20----20-22-- |-17-------17-------17----17-18----
|-22-------22-------22----22-23-- |-------18-------18----18----------
|-------23-------23----23-------- |----------------------------------
|-------------------------------- |----------------------------------
|------ x25 |------ x25
|------ |--19--
|--23-- |--19--
|--24-- |------
|------ |------
|------ |------
Section V
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--5--6-----6--5-----3--5-----5--6-----6--5-----3--
|--5--6-----6--5-----3--5-----5--6-----6--5-----3--
|--3--4-----4--3-----1--3-----3--4-----4--3-----1—-
2-bar rest, then:
|-------------------------------------------------- x8
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--5--6-----6--5-----3--5-----5--6-----6--5-----3--
|--5--6-----6--5-----3--5-----5--6-----6--5-----3--
|--3--4-----4--3-----1--3-----3--4-----4--3-----1—-
|--------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|--7--------7--------7--------7--9-----------------
|--8--------8--------8--------8-10-----------------
|-------10-------10-------10-----------------------
|--------------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------- x3
|-----------------------------------------------
|--7--------7--------7-----7--9-----------------
|--8--------8--------8-----8-10-----------------
|-------10-------10----10-----------------------
|-----------------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------- x4
|-----------------------------------------------
|-10-------10-------10----10-12-----------------
|-12-------12-------12----12-13-----------------
|-------13-------13----13-----------------------
|-----------------------------------------------
Section VI
|-------------------------------- x4
|--------------------------------
|--2--------2--------2-----2--4--
|--3--------3--------3-----3--5--
|--------5--------5-----5--------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x4
|--------------------------------
|--5--------5--------5-----5--7--
|--6--------6--------6-----6--8--
|--------8--------8-----8--------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x4
|--------------------------------
|--8--------8--------8-----8-10--
|-10-------10-------10----10-11--
|-------11-------11----11--------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x4
|--------------------------------
|-11-------11-------11----11-13--
|-12-------12-------12----12-14--
|-------14-------14----14--------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x3
|--------------------------------
|-14-------14-------14----14-16--
|-15-------15-------15----15-17--
|-------17-------17----17--------
|--------------------------------
|-------------------------------- x3
|--------------------------------
|-17-------17-------17----17-19--
|-18-------18-------18----18-20--
|-------20-------20----20--------
|--------------------------------
*Shorter neck guitars:
|-------------------------------- x2 |---------------------------------- x2
|-------------------------------- |-16-------16-------16----16-18----
|-20-------20-------20----20-22-- |-17-------17-------17----17-18----
|-22-------22-------22----22-23-- |-------18-------18----18----------
|-------23-------23----23-------- |----------------------------------
|-------------------------------- |----------------------------------
|------ x35 |------ x35
|------ |--19--
|--23-- |--19--
|--24-- |------
|------ |------
|------ |------
Finale
This is, as expected, the part I’m the least sure about. It seems Robert is
using his chord strumming “banjo” technique here. This should sound pretty close:
*Each chord is held and strummed vigorously
|-/22------\17---\14---\10-------
|-/19------\14---\11---\7--------
|-/19------\14---\11---\7--------
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
|--------------------------------
Notes:
• This is for guitar only.
• Space is almost equal to time. Quicker parts are closer together, slower
parts are further apart, but it isn’t perfect – just listen to the song, it’s easier
for both of us.
• Much time was spent deliberating over the aggressive chords... I used my ears
and my eyes, and this is what I got. They’re all *extremely* close, if not dead-on.
(Live footage was used to look at fingerings. Also, the third chord does sound
uncharacteristically pretty. Much time and effort was spent on this one, and I am almost
100% positive it is correct – listen very, very closely, watch some videos, and if you don’t
like it just use something else.)
• Many times the violin modulates above the guitar, while the guitar stays the same.
• I believe Fripp plays/played this piece on an at least 24-fret guitar. For those
with guitars which don’t reach that high, I’ve transposed the high parts up a string.
