Frame by Frame Tabs & Lyrics by King Crimson

Frame by Frame

guitar tabs lyrics

King Crimson

"Frame by Frame" from the King Crimson album "Discipline"
Fripp Guitar Part (essentials)
Transcribed by Reginald Hunt


The song begins with Fripp playing a rapid 1/16-note riff repeated many times:

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-------------| then after 32 measures of 4/4 he shifts up to

-----4-6-4---|
-4-7-------7-|
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---------------| after 16 measures of 4/4 he shifts up to
------7-9-7----|
-7-10-------10-|
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-----5-7-5---| for 2 measures of 4/4 then -----6-8-6---| for 2 measures of 4/4.
-5-8-------8-| -6-9-------9-|
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-------------| -------------|

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The next pattern (F# minor) is:

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---------2-----| ---------2-----|---------2---|
-2---4-----4---| for 2 times then -2---4-----4---|-2---4-----4-| for 7 times
---4---4-----4-| (if this is the 3rd ---4---4-----4-|---4---4-----| then
---------------| go round, make it 6 times) ---------------|-------------|
---------------| ---------------|-------------|

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---------2-----|
-2---4-----4---| again for 5 times then
---4---4-----4-| (if this is the 3rd
---------------| go round, jump to +++Coda+++ after 5 times)
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----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
---------4------|---------4------|---------4------|---------4------|
-2---4------4---|-2---4------4---|-1---4------4---|-1---4------4---|
---3---3------3-|---3---3------3-|---3---3------3-|---3---3------3-|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Note that Fripp plays the above 13/8 pattern against Belew's 14/8 pattern giving an "echo"
effect that ceases after the 7 repeats.

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The next pattern (A minor) is:

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---------5-----|
-5---7-----7---| for 8 times then
---7---7-----7-|
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------------8------|
------10-----------|
-9-----------------|
---10----10---10---|
-----------------0-|
-------------------|

----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
---------5------|---------7------|---------7------|---------7------|
-5---7------7---|-5---7------7---|-4---7------7---|-4---7------7---|
---6---6------6-|---6---6------6-|---6---6------6-|---6---6------6-|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Now return to the beginning and play it all again (but play the first
rapid pattern only 16 times).

**********************************************************************************************
++++++++++
+++Coda+++
++++++++++

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---------5-----|
-5---7-----7---| for 4 times then
---7---7-----7-|
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---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5-|| for 4 times
-7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------||
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Although I've seen Fripp play the last riff this way:

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-7-10-12-10-7-10-12-10-7-10-12-10-7-10-12-10-7-10-12-10-||
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