Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson

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1 Court of the Crimson King by King Crimson Em/ C/ Em6/ C/ Em/ C/ Em6/ C/ Am/ FM7/ Am6/ FM7/ Em/ C/ Em6/ D/ D/ D/ C/ Em/ B/ B/ B/ 6*D, 2*C, 2*Em, 2.5*B(7?) B. B. B D. D. D. D. D. D. C. C. Em. Em. /. /. /. /. /. /. /. /. /. /. /. /. /. /. /. /. / M A D G B M Intro Em B D C E B The rusted chains of prison moons are shattered by the sun. I walk a road, horizons change, the tournament's begun. Am Fmaj7 Am6 Fmaj7 The purple piper plays his tune, the choir softly sings [prononcer koïr] Em C three lullabies in an ancient tongue, Em6 D// C Em B // for the Court of the Crimson King Ah-- Ah-- Ah-- The keeper of the city keys puts shutters on the dreams. I wait outside the pilgrim's door with insufficient schemes. The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring; To summon back the fire-witch, to the Court of the Crimson King---- (Play Bridge A + Chorus) The gardener plants an evergreen whilst trampling on a flower. I chase the wind of a prison ship to taste the sweet and sour. The pattern juggler lifts his hand; the orchestra begins as slowly turns the grinding wheel, (Play Bridge B [flute solo] + Chorus) On soft gray mornings widows cry, the wise men share a joke; I run to grasp divining signs to satisfy the hoax. The yellow jester does not play but gently pulls the strings. And smiles as the puppets dance,

2 (End on an E chord) (Play Dance of the Puppets) (Play Outro Chorus) 1) The rusted chains of prison moons are shattered by the sun. I 2) The keeper of the city keys puts shutters on the dreams. I 3) The gardener plants an evergreen whilst trampling on a flower. I 4) On soft gray mornings widows cry, the wise men share a joke; I 1) walk a road, horizons change, the tournament's begun. The 2) wait outside the pilgrim's door with insufficient schemes. The 3) chase the wind of a prison ship to taste the sweet and sour. The 4) run to grasp divining signs to satisfy the hoax. The Am Fmaj 7 Am6 Fmaj 7 1) purple piper plays his tune, the choir softly sings three 2) black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring; To 3) pattern juggler lifts his hand; the orchestra begins as 4) yellow jester does not play but gently pulls the strings. And Em C Em D C 1) lullabies in an ancient tongue, for the Court of the Crimson King ) summon back the fire-witch, to the Court of the Crimson King---- 3) slowly turns the grinding wheel, 4) smiles as the puppets dance, Em B D C E B (4) B E) After 4) Then tob End End Em B D C E B (4) B E) Date Submitted: 12-Sep-99 By: Jeremy Joseph (CheshirBat at aol dot com) THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING Including: a. THE RETURN OF THE FIREWITCH b. THE DANCE OF THE PUPPETS (McDonald/Sinfield) (8:48) by King Crimson transcribed by Jeremy Joseph (CheshirBat at aol dot com) D C E B (Intro/Chorus) D C Em B B (8)(8) G (x2)

3 D A E ** NOTE: Spaces between notes don't necessarily represent the duration of the notes. I've just tried to make it easy to read. (vs. Riff 1) B G * omit last note D before chorus E (vs. Riff 2) B G D A E (vs. Riff 3) Am Fmaj7 Am6 Fmaj7 e B G D (vs. Riff 1B) B <7> G <5> D E (Bridge A) D D C e \\-\\-\\--8-8-\\-\\ B -7-7-\\-\\ (repeat)--- G -7-7-//-// //-//-//--9-9-//-// D A E pluck all strings in the triads simultaneously D C B e \\-\\-\\ B (repeat) -----\\-\\-\\-\\-\\-\\-\\ G //-//-// //-//-//-//-//-//-// D A E (Bridge B - flute solo) flute transcribed for guitar e B \ h8h7h8h7-- G

4 e B --5--h7h h5h G h7h5--4-h5h4-2-h4h D h4h0--- e B G h5h4-2h4--7-2h4h2-2h4---5h7h5-4h D A e B h7h5-3--3h5h G / very fast \ / very fast \ e B G e B G D h5h4-2h4-4h5h7-4h5h4-2h e / h8h7h5h7-8--3h5h3-2h3--2h3h B h5h3--- G e B G -4h5h D played very fast... e h8h7h8h7h h9h8h9..- B (x8) (x4) G D A E Fripp's bass-toned electric guitar comes in with this once in a while: e B -7-7h8-7h G D A E (Dance of the Puppets)

5 e B D e B D e B D D A (Outro Chorus) - The same progression as the intro/chorus moved up a whole step. E D F#m C# B (11) G D A E (repeat until end of song building up... end on C#) Play verses in this order: Riff 1 (x2) Riff 3 Riff 1b (or Riff 1*) Chorus(x2) At about the third verse replace Riff 1 with Riff 2. The rusted chains of prison moons are shattered by the sun. I walk a road, horizons change, the tournament's begun. Am Fmaj7 Am6 Fmaj7 The purple piper plays his tune, the choir softly sings Em C three lullabies in an ancient tongue, Em6 D C Em B for the Court of the Crimson King Ah-- Ah-- Ah-- The keeper of the city keys puts shutters on the dreams. I wait outside the pilgrim's door with insufficient schemes. The black queen chants the funeral march, the cracked brass bells will ring; To summon back the fire-witch, to the Court of the Crimson King---- (Play Bridge A + Chorus) The gardener plants an evergreen whilst trampling on a flower.

6 I chase the wind of a prison ship to taste the sweet and sour. The pattern juggler lifts his hand; the orchestra begins as slowly turns the grinding wheel, (Play Bridge B [flute solo] + Chorus) On soft gray mornings widows cry, the wise men share a joke; I run to grasp divining signs to satisfy the hoax. The yellow jester does not play but gently pulls the strings. And smiles as the puppets dance, (End on an E chord) (Play Dance of the Puppets) (Play Outro Chorus) - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- CheshirBat at aol dot com Visit ---> - -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-