In the Court of the Crimson King Tabs & Lyrics by King Crimson
In the Court of the Crimson King
guitar tabs lyrics
In The Court of The Crimson King INCLUDING The Return of The Firewitch AND The Dance of The Puppets
Intro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--8---------6---8---9-----|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--9------9----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--7--9--9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------7--7--------------------|
Play twice.
Verse:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
e|-------0---------0---------0---------0------------------|
B|---1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1-----------------|
G|--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2----------------|
D|-2---------3---------4---------3------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------------7-------------------------|
G|-----------4-5-----------5------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
And then, the chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--8---------6---8---9-----|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--9------9----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--7--9--9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------7--7--------------------|
Play twice.
Verse again:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
e|-------0---------0---------0---------0------------------|
B|---1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1-----------------|
G|--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2----------------|
D|-2---------3---------4---------3------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------------7-------------------------|
G|-----------4-5-----------5------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
And then, the chorus... again:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--8---------6---8---9-----|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--9------9----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--7--9--9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------7--7--------------------|
Play twice :D
Bridge:
e|-----------|-10-10-\-\-\--8-8-\-\-10-10--------------------|
B|-7-7-\-\-|----------------------------------(repeat)-------|
G|-7-7-//-//-|-11-11-//-//-//--9-9-//-//-9--9----------------|
D|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-10-10-\-\-\--8-8--8-7---7-8--8---------|-7-7--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------(repeat)|-----\-\-\-\-\-\-----------|
G|-11-11-//-//-//--9-9--9-9---9-9--9---------|-8-8-//-//-//-//-//-//-//|-|
D|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Play the strings in the triads simultaneously
Chorus (However, no singing involved):
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--8---------6---8---9-----|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--9------9----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--7--9--9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------7--7--------------------|
Play twice.
Verse:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
e|-------0---------0---------0---------0------------------|
B|---1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1-----------------|
G|--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2----------------|
D|-2---------3---------4---------3------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------------7-------------------------|
G|-----------4-5-----------5------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|
And then, the chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--8---------6---8---9-----|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--9------9----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--7--9--9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------7--7--------------------|
Play twice.
The Return of The Firewitch solo:
e|--------------------------------10--8----7-8----7-----------------|
B|-7---8--10-----3-----7---8--10--------------10----8-7h8h7h8h7-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--h7h5---3--3h5h3--0--1--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5h7h5--4-h5h4-2-h4h2----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5-4-2-2h4h0---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-4-4h5h4-2h4--7-2h4h2-2h4---5h7h5-4h5--2-4-5-|
D|-0--------0-2-4-5-----------------------------------------------|
A|----3-2-3-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------10----8--7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3-------------------------|
B|-3-5-7-8-10------------------------------5h7h5-3--3h5h3-1-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------2-4-5-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
/ very fast / very fast ---------------------|
e|------------10----7-8-5-7-8-7-3-----------------------------------|
B|-3-5-7-8-10-----------------------7-8-5-7-8-3---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------5-7-4-5-7-2-4-5-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------10-10---|
B|-----------------------------------------------5-7-8-10---------|
G|-----------------------------------------4-5-7------------------|
D|-5-7-4--4h5h4-2h4-4h5h7-4h5h4-2h4--4-5-7------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-8-7-8-10-10/12-10-8-7h8h7h5h7-8--3h5h3-2h3--2h3h2-----------|
B|------------------------------------------------------3-3h5h3---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------5-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------10---8--7-8-----------------|
B|------------------------3-5-7-8-10------------------------------|
G|-4h5h4-2-4-0----0-2-4-5-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------4--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
/Very fast---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-8-7-8-7--------|-12-10-8-10-8---------|-7h8h7h8h7h8---|-8h9h8h9-----|
B|------------10-(x8)|--------------10-(x4)-|---------------|-------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------|
Back to guitar again:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---------0----------0---------0-----------------|
G|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0---0-0----0--0-0----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---2--3--3---3--4--4----4--3--3-------------------|
E|-0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------|
Verse (With new notes):
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---------0----------0---------0-----------------|
G|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0---0-0----0--0-0----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---2--3--3---3--4--4----4--3--3-------------------|
E|-0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---------0----------0---------0-----------------|
G|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0---0-0----0--0-0----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---2--3--3---3--4--4----4--3--3-------------------|
E|-0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------|
e|-------0---------0---------0---------0------------------|
B|---1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1-----------------|
G|--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2----------------|
D|-2---------3---------4---------3------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---------0----------0---------0-----------------|
G|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0---0-0----0--0-0----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---2--3--3---3--4--4----4--3--3-------------------|
E|-0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------|
And our beloved chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--8---------6---8---9-----|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--9------9----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--7--9--9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------7--7--------------------|
Play 3 times (Is it called thrice?).
Dance of The Puppets solo:
e|----12----12-----9-10----10----8-9----9--------------16-|
B|----12----12----10-10----10----9-9----9-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14----14-----12------12----11-----11----------4--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12----12-----9-10----10----8-9-------9---------16-16|
B|----12----12----10-10----10----9-9-------9---------17-17|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14----14-----12------12----11-----11-11-------11-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----12----12-----9-10----10-9----8-9-----9--------------|
B|----12----12----10-10----10-9----9-9-----9--------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14----14-----12------12------11------11-------11-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
Outro: (The same as Intro/Chorus, only moved up two frets)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------9-|
G|-9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--11-11-----------8---10---11----|
D|-9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--11-11-11-11--11----------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--11-11--------------------|
E|-------------------------------9--9---------------------|
Play 6 times.
Thanks for reading this tab!
