From: * (verkuilen john v)
Date: 18 Jul 1995 02:21:09 GMT
compilation CDs and _The Acoustic Adrian Belew_.
The song is in implied E major. This is the arpeggiated rhythm part Fripp
plays behind Belew's improvised slide guitar solos and the lyrics. Listen
to the song to get how things fit together. I play it kind of like Adrian
on _The Acoustic Adrian Belew_. The song is in three time, and really
swings. If you're playing it on an acoustic, it should sound decent. If
you're playing it on an electric, use a _very_ light distortion (mostly for
warmth), light chorus/flange, a long delay, and compression. It will probably
sound OK on a plain clean guitar with some reverb, but I thought I'd give you
the full list! I recently saw Crimson live and verified my guesses, so I think
this is pretty close.
Intro:
[A verse with no words, Adrian solos in E major and its related modes with
a slide. He also puts lots of slide licks in when there are no words.]
Verse 1:
(Verse Riff)
Stare at the window pane,
(Verse Riff with alternate ending)
Stare at the rain that's falling.
Chorus:
(Chorus Riff 1a)
She waits in the air,
Chrous Riff 1b)
Matte Kudasai.
(Chorus Riff 1a)
She sleeps in a chair,
(Chrous Riff 1c)
(Chorus Riff 2a)
In her sad America.
(Chorus Riff 2b)
[no lyrics]
Verse 2:
[same as Verse 1]
Long, long is the night alone,
Long, like the notes I'm sending.
Chorus
Verse Riff:
(*)
E|--------|----------|-------------|-----7-s| l-4-|-----7-sl-4-|--------------
B|--------|----------|-------------|-----7-s| l-5-|-----7-sl-5-|--------------
G|--------|------6--4|-------4---1-|-----6-s| l-4-|-----6-sl-4-|--------------
D|--------|------6--4|-------4---2-|------------|------------|--------------|
A|--------|----------|-------4---2-|------------|------------|--------------|
E|-0-2h3h4|-0-0------|--0----------|-0----------|--0---------|-0-2h3h4------|
(*) Fripp improvises on this bit, so try different things out. Mostly
triple stops. e.g.,
E|--5-s| l-7--5-sl-7-|---
B|--5-s| l-7--5-sl-7-|---
G|--4-s| l-6--4-sl-6-|---
D|-----------------|---|
A|-----------------|---|
0________________|__0 etc.
segue -> Chorus Riff 1a Chorus Riff 1b
E|---------|-----------0----------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------|---------2---2---2-------2--|------------------------------------|
G|---------|-------1-------1------1-----|-----[sa| me pick pattern as previous]|
D|---------|----4--------------4--------|------------------------------------|
A|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-0-2h4h3-|--2-------------------------|--0---------------------------------|
(Note: this fingering is really tough. I recommend doing stretching
exercises before attempting it. I recommend using a thumb fret for the
bass string, but if you can finger it some other way, go for it!)
Chorus Riff 1c
E|-----------0----------------|
B|---------1---1--------------|
G|-------2-------2------------|
D|----4--------------4--------|
A|-------------------------0--|
E|--2-------------------------|
Chorus Riff 2a
E|--------------|-------------|------------|
B|------10---9--|------9---7--|-----7---9--|
G|------11---9--|------9---8--|-----8---8--|
D|------11---9--|------9---7--|-----7---7--|
A|-0------------|-0-----------|-0----------|
E|--------------|-------------|------------|
Chorus Riff 2b (this is a slightly modified version of the Verse Riff]
E|------------|-------------|-----7-s| l-4-|-----7-sl-4-|--------------
B|------7--5--|-------------|-----7-s| l-5-|-----7-sl-5-|--------------
G|------6--4--|-------4---1-|-----6-s| l-4-|-----6-sl-4-|--------------
D|------6--4--|-------4---2-|------------|------------|--------------|
A|------------|-------4---2-|------------|------------|--------------|
E|-0-0--------|--0----------|-0----------|--0---------|-0-2h3h4--...| [back to
verse]
From: * (verkuilen john v)
Date: 18 Jul 1995 16:56:59 GMT
* (verkuilen john v) writes:
>compilation CDs and _The Acoustic Adrian Belew_.
NOTE: I forgot to indicate that you need to play each measure twice on
Chrous Riffs 1a and 1b. Please edit the file accordingly, replacing the
line titled "segue -> Chorus Riff 1a Chorus Riff 1b" in the original with
the lines below.
segue -> Chorus Riff 1a
E|---------|-----------0----------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------|---------2---2---2-------2--|------------------------------------|
G|---------|-------1-------1------1-----|-----[sa| me as previous]-------------|
D|---------|----4--------------4--------|------------------------------------|
A|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-0-2h4h3-|--2-------------------------|------------------------------------|
Chorus Riff 1b
E|-----------0----------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------2---2---2-------2--|------------------------------------|
G|-------1-------1------1-----|-----[sa| me as previous]-------------|
D|----4--------------4--------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------|------------------------------------|
--
Jay *
Definition of a phallic symbol: Something that's length exceeds its
breadth and of which your mother wouldn't approve.
