King In Crimson
Bruce Dickinson
Continues after the ad
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"King in Crimson" (B. Dickinson, Roy Z.) Guitar transcription by Aaron Shay (*) Ok...First of all,to play this song correctly you need at least one of two things : a.) A guitar fit with bass strings and tuned to drop A. or b.) A guitar in normal tuning with a Digitech Whammy Pedal. (Or other unit that drops the pitch one octave) Since the chances are better (yet still slim) that some of you may have the second, I will tab it for normal guitar tuning.Intro...w/ Whammy Pedal set to One ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---5-----4------------11-10-6----- ---5-----4------------11-10-6----- ---3-----2------------9--8--4----- ---------------------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- Guitars 1 -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -| -| -| -|and 2 -| -| ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---5-----4------------11-10-9----- ---5-----4------------11-10-9----- ---3-----2------------9--8--7----- ---------------------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- Guitars 1 -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -| -| -| -|and 2 -| -| Riff A...also w/ Whammy Pedal ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2- ---------------------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|--------------0-2-3-4- Guitar 1 -|2-5-2-0---2-5--------- -|---------------------- w/ slide ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --/11----------\10-----------\7--- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------\5--\-------- (Second -|--------------\------- Guitar -|---------------\------ Normal -|---------------------- -| -| -| -|2 -|o -| -| -| -|Time Only) -| -|ctave -| Riff B...w/ Whammy Pedal ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2- ---------------------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|--------------0-2-3-4- Guitars 1 -|2-5-2-0---2-5--------- -|---------------------- -| -| -| -|and 2 -| -|In the darkness the...---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2- ---------------------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|-----------6-5-------- -|-----------4-3-------- Guitars 1 -|2-5-2-0--------------- -|---------------------- -| -| -| -|and 2 -| -|In the courtyard... Repeat Riff B... Riff C...With Whammy Pedal No Pedal...................--------------------------------- --------------------------------- --11-----10--9----7-------------- --11-----10--9----7-------------- --9------8---7----5-------2--2-5- --------------------------------- -|----------------------- -|----------------------- -|----------------------- -|----2---2-3-2---------- Both -|2-5---5-------5-------- -|----------------------- GuitarsDay light is gone.................................. ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -----------------2---2-3-2-------- ------2--2-5-2-5---5-------5------ ----------------------------------Repeat riff C... Repeat riff B... Riff D... Normal Octave (No Whammy Pedal)---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --2----------4-----------5-------- --2----------4-----------5-------- --0----------2-----------3-------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|-----2---------------- -|-----2---------------- Both -|-----0---------------- -|---------------------- -| -| -| -|Guitars -| -|As the veil reveals....Continues after the adAs you scream into..... Chorus... With Whammy Pedal---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --4-------11-10--11-9-----4-7---4- --4-------11-10--11-9-----4-7---4- --2-------9--8---9--7-----2-5---2- ---------------------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|7--9---------7-9------ -|7--9---------7-9------ Both -|5--7---------5-7------ -|---------------------- -| -| -| -|Guitars -| -|Arise......Awake..The King in...---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- --4-------11-10--11-9-----4-7---4- --4-------11-10--11-9-----4-7---4- --2-------9--8---9--7-----2-5---2- ---------------------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|7--9---------7-9------ -|7--9---------7-9------ -|5--7---------5-7------ -|----------------------Riff E...No Pedal--------------------------------- --------------------------------- --------------------------------- -----------------2---2-3-2------- ------2--2-5-2-5---5-------5----- --------------------------------- -|----------------------- -|-----------------a.h.-- -|----------------------- -|-----------2---2-3----- Both -|2--2-5-2-5---5--------- -|----------------------- Guitars ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- -----------------2---2-3-2------3- ------2--2-5-2-5---5-------5------ ---------------------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|2---2----------------- -|--5---5-2-5-2---2----- -|--------------5---5-2-Riff B (twice)... Riff D (twice)... Chorus (twice)... Riff E (twice)...Under Solo (Played 8x) ...(With Whamm ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- ---11----------7-----9------11---- ---11----------7-----9------11---- ---9-----------5-----7------9----- ---------------------------------- -|---------------------- -|---------------------- -|-------9---9---------- -|-------7---9---------- Rhythm -|-----------7---------- -|---------------------- -| -| -| -|Guitar -| -|This is all the riffs minus the solos. I might put the solos on a separate tab, but that is a lot of numbers. ======================================================= Transcribed by: Robson R. L. 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