Matte Kudasai

Tab

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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

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-\-4--|-----7-\-4--|--------------|
B|--------|----------|-------------|-----7-\-5--|-----7-\-5--|--------------|
G|--------|------6--4|-------4---1-|-----6-\-4--|-----6-\-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-/-7--5-/-7-|----|
B|----5-/-7--5-/-7-|----|
G|----4-/-6--4-/-6-|----|
D|-----------------|----|
A|-----------------|----|
E|--0--------------|--0-|  etc.

segue -> Chorus Riff 1a Chorus Riff 1b

e|---------|-----------0----------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------|---------2---2---2-------2--|------------------------------------|
G|---------|-------1-------1------1-----|-----[same 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-\-4--|-----7-\-4--|---------------|
B|------7--5--|-------------|-----7-\-5--|-----7-\-5--|---------------|
G|------6--4--|-------4---1-|-----6-\-4--|-----6-\-4--|---------------|
D|------6--4--|-------4---2-|------------|------------|---------------|
A|------------|-------4---2-|------------|------------|---------------|
E|-0-0--------|--0----------|-0----------|--0---------|-0-2h3h4-------|.. [back to

Verse

From: jayv@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (verkuilen john v)

Date: 18 Jul 1995 16:56:59 GMT

Subject: Re: TAB: Matte Kudasai by King Crimson--CORRECTION

jayv@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu (verkuilen john v) writes:

Matte Kudasai, by King Crimson, from -Discipline-. Also on various

compilation CDs and -The Acoustic Adrian Belew-.

NOTE: I forgot to indicate that you need to play each measure twice on

Chorus 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-----|-----[same as previous]-------------|
D|---------|----4--------------4--------|------------------------------------|
A|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-0-2h4h3-|--2-------------------------|------------------------------------|

Chorus Riff 1b

e|-----------0----------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------2---2---2-------2--|------------------------------------|
G|-------1-------1------1-----|-----[same as previous]-------------|
D|----4--------------4--------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------|------------------------------------|

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