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King Crimson : 21st Century Schizoid Man transcription by Dennis Montgomery
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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
(also the same version originally released on _USA_)
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:
1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4
C A# C D# A# C |F F# G
Alternate used before vox:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
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)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|—————————-|————————–|
|——–4-5-6—————|——–4-5-6————-|
|5-5-5-5——-5-5-5-5-4-3—|5-5-5-5———–3—3-4-|
|————————–5-|————–4-5—5—–|
|—————————-|————————–|
|—————————-|————————–|
|—————————-|——————6—6-7-|
|——–4-5-6—————|——–4-5-6-7-8—8—–|
|5-5-5-5——-5-5-5-5-4-3—|5-5-5-5——————-|
|————————–5-|————————–|
|—————————-|————————–|
|—————————-|————————–|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|—————————-|—————————————–|
|—————————-|————–/tri–/tri–/tri–/tri-|
|——–3-4-5—————|——–3-4-5-0-3-3–0-3-3–0-3-3–0-3-3-|
|5-5-5-5-1-2-3-5-5-5-5-4-3—|5-5-5-5-1-2-3—————————-|
|3-3-3-3——-3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|3-3-3-3———————————-|
|————————–3-|—————————————–|
Play chords loose and sloppy tri=triplets
Unison run section 2 (rhythm sorta notated by the 1-2-3-4)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
|————————————|————————————|
|11——-11——-11—————-|11——-11——-11—————-|
|—11-12—-11-12—-11-12-11-10—-|—11-12—-11-12—-11-12-11-10—-|
|———————————13-|———————————13-|
|————————————|————————————|
|————————————|————————————|
|————————————|————————————|
|———————————10-|11——-11——-11—————-|
|12——-12——-12——-11-12—-|—11-12—-11-12—-11-12-11-10—-|
|—13-15—-13-15—-13-15———-|———————————13-|
|————————————|————————————|
|————————————|————————————|
|————————————|—-|
|11——-11——-11———————|
|—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*
|——————————————–3-|
|————————/tri——-3—3-6—|
|—————-3—3-5-3-5-3—3-5—5——-|
|——–3—3-5—5———–5—————|
|–1-3-5—5———————————–|
|3———————————————|
*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**
|——————————————–3—————|
|————————/tri——-3—3-6—2-1———–|
|—————-3—3-5-3-5-3—3-5—5————3-0——|
|——–3—3-5—5———–5————————-3-0-|
|–1-3-5—5————————————————-|
|3———————————————————–|
**Same as * except last 7 notes are definitely correct
Fast3
|——————————————|
|——————————————|
|——–3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-0———–|
|–1-3-5————————-3-0——-|
|3———————————–4-3-1-|
|——————————————|
Mute1
|——————————————|
|——————————————|
|——————————————|
|——–3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-3-0——-|
|–1-3-5—————————–4-3-1-|
|3—————————————–|
Stop & Go
|—-1—–1-|—-1——-|—-1-3————-|—-1-3————-|
|1-3—1-3—|1-3—3-2-1-|1-3—–2-1———|1-3—–2-1———|
|————|————|————3-0—–|————3-0—–|
|————|————|—————-3-0-|—————-3-0-|
|————|————|——————–|——————–|
|————|————|——————–|——————–|
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!
