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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
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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
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|11——-11——-11—————-|11——-11——-11—————-|
|—11-12—-11-12—-11-12-11-10—-|—11-12—-11-12—-11-12-11-10—-|
|———————————13-|———————————13-|
|————————————|————————————|
|————————————|————————————|
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|———————————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 🙂
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…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!