21st century schizoid man — King Crimson

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King Crimson : 21st Century Schizoid Man transcription by Dennis Montgomery [email protected]

I used 3 versions of Schizoid Man to transcribe this: 1) Studio : _In the Court of the Crimson King_ 2) Live : Providence disc from the amazing new _Great Deceiver_ boxed set 3) Live : My *Alltime Favourite* version from _Earthbound_

NOTES: 1) Standard bar chords unless otherwise noted 2) This transcription isn't rigidly Beginning -> End. I'll write it by section then assume knowledge of repeating parts...

First the chords: The main chordal riff in 4/4: C A# C D# A# C |F F# G

Alternate used before vox: C A# C D# F G |13---14---15-| |16*--17*--18*| *Bend each 1 whole step

Vocal Section Chord from hell: Interpretations of this chord are legendary, this one sounded best to me: x 8 8 10 10 8 Cat's foot etc...

Exit main chordal riff: F F# G : Repeat 6 times, increase tempo then...

Unison run section 1 (rhythm sorta notated by the 1-2-3-4)

Play chords loose and sloppy tri=triplets

Unison run section 2 (rhythm sorta notated by the 1-2-3-4)

|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----| Vibrato and Feedback like a Madman |---------------------------------13--/-->then you're on your own... |------------------------------------| ...for this is the Solo from Hell :)

...And speaking of hell, here are the inhumanly fast parts...

Fast1* *The rhythm is correct so if you play the triplet at the indicated time (and allow 1 note length) you should be dead on. The notes themselves are pretty close but open to interpretation...

Fast2** **Same as * except last 7 notes are definitely correct

Fast3

Mute1

Stop & Go

The order for the inhumanly fast section: Fast1, Fast2, Fast3, Fast1, Stop&Go, Mute1, Mute1, Fast3, Fast1, Stop&Go

Then back into the unison runs, vox, and opening chords. By the time the song ends you should have either achieved enlightenment or neurotic breakdown :) One thing's for sure, if you make it all the way through, you're well on your way to becoming a 21st Century Schizoid Man...Have fun!