Lament — King Crimson

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The pattern for the lead for the first 38 measures, except where

Indicated, is:

|| | | || | | | That is, a dotted quarter,

|| | | || | | | then a dotted quarter

|/. /.____/ |/. /.____/ | tied to a quarter.

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

"I guess I tried to show you how, I'd take the crowd with my guitar,

and businessmen would clap their hands, and clip another fat cigar.

And publishers would spread the news, and print my music far and wide.

(notice, two tied quarters here)

All the kids who play the blues,

would learn my licks with a bottleneck slide.

But now it seems the bubble's burst,

although you know there was a time, when love songs gathered in my head,

(Again, guitar doubling in 28 what the violin plays in 26.

Note that the third note is an "11" (a D#), not two 1's.)

with poetry in every line. And strong men strove to hold the doors,

While with my friends I passed that age, when people stomped on dirty Floors,

|6-------6-------|4-------4-------| (Again, these are tied quarters.)

before I trod the rock 'n roll stage..."

The rhythm for measures 39-52, in 6/4 time, is two dotted quarters, a

Quarter, and four eighth notes:

Now the rhythm becomes, in 8/4 time, a quarter, two dotted quarters, a

Tied half, and four eighth notes.

/ /. /. /___/ / / / /

"I'll thank the man who'e on the phone and if he has the time to spend."

"The problem I'll explain once more and indicate a sum to lend."

"That ten percent is now a joke. Maybe thirty, even thirty-five."

"I'll say my daddy's had a stroke, he'd have one now if he only was alive."

The drums now pound out something in 4/4 like this:

| | |\|\|\|\ /quarter\|

/ / / / / / \ rest /|

At the same time, the guitar plays this, all notes sustained throughout:

Just as before, all notes are sustained. Please note that "11\0"

And "13\2" denote pull-offs from 11 to 10 (not 0) and 13 to 12,

Resp., while "10/11" denotes the usual hammer-on from 10 to 11. Distortion

Plays a big part of the sound here, so let 'em ring. Also, the rhythm gets

Very tricky. Hammer-ons and pull-offs should be rather subtle.

Then Last Verse With Heavy Distortion Guitar Playing God Knows What!

}}"I like the way you look at me. . . Say when you want to go and dance all Night"

This is the basic rhythm for the ending(it's actually broken down farther in To 7/16, but this is easier to write, moreover the drums seem to be doing Something in 7/4, which makes the melody sound more off beat.)

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8 / / / / / / / / |

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/ / / / / / / / |

This is the tab:

Guitar(in 7/8):(2nd fret position)

Do 2x(at 2nd fret pos.) then transpose up 2 frets

Do 1x(at 4th fret pos.) then transpose up 2 frets

Do 1x(at 6th fret pos.)

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}}}}}}This tablature was figure out and edited by

Scott Lillis: [email protected]

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Kurt Colville: [email protected]

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