King In Crimson by Bruce Dickinson "King in Crimson" (B. Dickinson, Roy Z.) Guitar transcription by Aaron Shay (zerosig8@apk.net) 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 Octave Down -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ---5-----4------------11-10-6--------------------------- ---5-----4------------11-10-6--------------------------- Guitars 1 and 2 ---3-----2------------9--8--4--------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ---5-----4------------11-10-9--------------------------- ---5-----4------------11-10-9--------------------------- Guitars 1 and 2 ---3-----2------------9--8--7--------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- Riff A...also w/ Whammy Pedal -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------0-2-3-4- Guitar 1 --2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-5--------- -------------------------------------------------------- w/ slide -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --/11----------\10-----------\7------------\5--\-------- (Second Time Only) ------------------------------------------------\------- Guitar 2 -------------------------------------------------\------ Normal octave -------------------------------------------------------- Riff B...w/ Whammy Pedal -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------0-2-3-4- Guitars 1 and 2 --2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-5--------- -------------------------------------------------------- In the darkness the... -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------6-5-------- ---------------------------------------------4-3-------- Guitars 1 and 2 --2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0---2-2-2-5-2-0--------------- -------------------------------------------------------- In the courtyard... Repeat Riff B... Riff C...With Whammy Pedal No Pedal................... -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --11-----10--9----7------------------------------------- --11-----10--9----7------------------2---2-3-2---------- Both Guitars --9------8---7----5-------2--2-5-2-5---5-------5-------- -------------------------------------------------------- Day 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---------------- --2----------4-----------5-------------2---------------- Both Guitars --2----------4-----------5-------------0---------------- --0----------2-----------3------------------------------ As the veil reveals.... As you scream into..... Chorus... With Whammy Pedal -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --4-------11-10--11-9-----4-7---4-7--9---------7-9------ --4-------11-10--11-9-----4-7---4-7--9---------7-9------ Both Guitars --2-------9--8---9--7-----2-5---2-5--7---------5-7------ -------------------------------------------------------- Arise......Awake..The King in... -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- --4-------11-10--11-9-----4-7---4-7--9---------7-9------ --4-------11-10--11-9-----4-7---4-7--9---------7-9------ --2-------9--8---9--7-----2-5---2-5--7---------5-7------ -------------------------------------------------------- Riff E...No Pedal -------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------a.h.-- -------------------------------------------------------- -----------------2---2-3-2------------------2---2-3----- Both Guitars ------2--2-5-2-5---5-------5-----2--2-5-2-5---5--------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- -----------------2---2-3-2------3-2---2----------------- ------2--2-5-2-5---5-------5--------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 Whammy Pedal) -------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------- ---11----------7-----9------11-----------9---9---------- ---11----------7-----9------11-----------7---9---------- Rhythm Guitar ---9-----------5-----7------9----------------7---------- -------------------------------------------------------- This is all the riffs minus the solos. I might put the solos on a separate tab, but that is a lot of numbers. ======================================================= Bruce Dickinson - KING IN CRIMSON (GUITAR SOLO) Transcribed by: Robson R. L. (robsonrl@zaz.com.br) notation: b = bend b> = bend and release x = fret-hand muting pm. = pick-hand muting spm.= slight palm muting h = hammer-on p = pull-off ~ = vibrato t = tap-on / = slide up \ = slide down h. = harmonics (9) = ghost note " = trem picking This is Adrian Smith´s guitar solo on "King In Crimson"... 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