King in Crimson

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Song

"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.

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

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---5-----4------------11-10-6---------------------------
---5-----4------------11-10-6---------------------------  Guitars 1 and 2
---3-----2------------9--8--4---------------------------

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---5-----4------------11-10-9---------------------------
---5-----4------------11-10-9---------------------------  Guitars 1 and 2
---3-----2------------9--8--7---------------------------

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Riff A...also w/ Whammy Pedal

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------------------------------------------------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---------

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w/ slide

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--/11----------\10-----------\7------------\5--\-------- (Second Time Only)

------------------------------------------------\------- Guitar 2

-------------------------------------------------\------ Normal octave

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Riff B...w/ Whammy Pedal

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------------------------------------------------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---------

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In the darkness the...

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---------------------------------------------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---------------

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In the courtyard...

Repeat Riff B...

Riff C...With Whammy Pedal

No Pedal...................

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--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--------

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Day light is gone....

..............................

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-----------------2---2-3-2----------
------2--2-5-2-5---5-------5--------

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Repeat riff C...

Repeat riff B...

Riff D... Normal Octave (No Whammy Pedal)

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---------------------------------------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

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--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------

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Arise......Awake..The King in...

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--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------

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Riff E...No Pedal

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--------------------------------------------------a.h.--

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-----------------2---2-3-2------------------2---2-3-----  Both Guitars
------2--2-5-2-5---5-------5-----2--2-5-2-5---5---------

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-----------------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)

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---11----------7-----9------11-----------9---9----------
---11----------7-----9------11-----------7---9----------  Rhythm Guitar
---9-----------5-----7------9----------------7----------

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This is all the riffs minus the solos. I might put the solos on a

separate tab, but that is a lot of numbers.

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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"...

I-------------------I--------------I------------------I------------------I

I-/4----7-6b>7--4---I--------------I------------------I-------2-4-2-4~~--I
I-------------------I--7---4-------I------------------I-2-4-5------------I
I-------------------I----------7---I------2-4-5-2-4-5-I------------------I
I-------------------I--------------I-7----------------I------------------I

I-----------------------I---------------------------------------------------------------I

I----------12-10----10--I-12-10----10-12-10---10-12-10----10-12-10---10-12-10-----------I
I-9b11~~---------11-----I-------11----------11---------11----------11--------11-/11~~---I

I-----------------------I---------------------------------------------------------------I

I-------------------------I-------I-14b15>14--14-15-17-15-14-----I-------------------I
I-8-7---------------------I-------I--------------------------15--I-17-15-14-15-14-12-I
I-----9-7-9-7-----9-7-----I-------I------------------------------I-------------------I
I-------------9-7---- 9-7-I--7/9--I------------------------------I-------------------I

I-------------------------I-------I------------------------------I-------------------I

I-------------------I-------17--------------------I-------14-17-14-----------I
I-------------------I-17b19----19>17--15-17-------I-14-17----------17-14-17--I

I--14b16------------I-----------------------16~~--I--------------------------I

I--------14-12-11---I-----------------------------I--------------------------I

I-------------------I-----------------------------I--------------------------I

I-14-17-14----------14-17-14----------I-14-17-14----------14-17-14-----------I
I----------17-14-17----------17-14-17-I----------17-14-17----------17-14-17--I

I-------------------------------------I--------------------------------------I

I-14-17-14----------17b19-17b19~~~~--I
I----------17-14-17------------------I

I------------------------------------I

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