king crimson albums 1969- 1974 and beyond
eg records negotiates a king crimson deal with atlantic records
the album sells well for a debut, the band's seventht live gig is hyde park
opening for the rolling stones, in front of over 150,000 people
eg records negotiates a 4 album deal with atlantic: 3 studio/1 live
giles, macdonald, and lake exit king crimson, (but not eg records)
fripp and sinfield remain
eg records negotiates another 4 album deal with atlantic: 3 studio/1 live
big selling point: bruford comes in from yes; he's interested in playing serious
drums
its a whole new band, with a violin, a percussionist, and a new lyricist:
palmer-james
fripp makes plans for the re-entry of macdonald
this was a very smart move, record company-wise
macdonald was an integral part of the original album that sold well
his re-entry ranks with bruford joining, fripp is raising the ante
eg records negotiates for another deal with atlantic
atlantic declines, as you can see by the cover of "usa"
they want platinum sales, its like a tombstone, on the back it says "r.i.p."
the album "red" has a certain tension like no other king crimson album
i always took it to mean they were "in the red", as a band, reaching the
critical point
fripp knew it was the 3rd studio album, it was do or die
this is the kind of tension that compels an artist like fripp
to create a work like the song, "red"
the guitar is the epitome of king crimson at its finest
the drumming completely underlines that fact
i think fripp gave it his best shot, and achieved amazing results, musically
speaking
i don't think you could ask for anything better than "red"
the way he plays the mellotron and the guitar at the same time in the middle
is really cool, the melody in the bass/cello unison is once again,
the epitome of classic king crimson evil
i hear a thread that runs thru the last 3 studio albums:
"lark's tongue in aspic pt.2", "fracture", and "red"
"breathless" from fripp's solo album continues in the same vein
once again, when the pressure is on, fripp responds with music
that delivers that element in spades
even though, by now, i expect fripp to blow my mind,
he still catches me by surprise consistently
his playing on the projekcts (all of them) completely
re-writes the concept of fripp in my head
how could it possibly get any better, and especially this MUCH better?
hearing him respond in a live situation like he does on the projekcts
is my favorite "king crimson" of all time
the sound he is putting out might be the best thing i've ever heard in my life
it has completely turned me off to the "democracy" king crimson
and made me a staunch fanatic who prefers the "alternating dictators
with the remaining band accommodating" approach
two things i don't like and have heard quite enough of are:
1. two guitars playing odd meters in sync, but never in phase
2. a drummer who is always in search of way to go against any and all grain
i much prefer accommodation over collaboration in this band
i'm sure king crimson and most of their fans will disagree with what i'm saying
that's ok with me, i'm a listener, i have every right to like what i like best
i'm going mostly by what my ears want to hear more of,
and would rather not hear anymore of at all
if i had to pick one king crimson tune i like the best overall,
i would chose "fracture", i recently studied a detailed guitar and bass
TAB for this tune, and the complexity is like nothing else i've ever seen
in a so-called "rock" band, it must be seen to be believed (see
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Fracture
TAB for guitar/bass
transcription by Reginald Hunt
This piece is long, complex, and technically challenging.
Take it one section at a time. Take a riff that seems an essential idea,
practice it slowly, then work it faster & faster. A metronome is a great help.
"<5>" = play open string harmonic at 5th fret.
"5H6" = play note on 5th fret then hammer on 6th.
"6P5" = play note on 6th fret then pull off to 5th.
"5^6" = play 5th fret then bend up to 6th fret pitch.
"X" = Deadened string.
"/" = Slide up the string, "\" = Slide down the string.
"%" = play previous measure again. If a "2" is above it, repeat previous 2 measures.
This INTRO starts extremely quietly, in 5/4, then fades in. Starts on C#.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
-------------------------------------9---|-----------------------------------------|
---------------6---8-----------8-------8-|---------------6---8-----------8---------|
-6---8-----6-----6---6---8---------------|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8-----------4---|
---5---7-5---5---------5---7-5-----------|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-5---------3-|
---------------------------------6-------|---------------------------------6-------|
-----------------------------------5-----|-----------------------------------5-----|
Then starts in D#. Moves back to C#.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
-----------------------------------7---9-|---------------------------------|
---------------8---10----------8-----8---|---------------6---8-------------|
-8---10----8-----8---8---10------8-------|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8-------|
---7---9-7---7---------7---9-7-----------|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-----|
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------<6>|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
SECTION [A]****************************************************************************
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
||-------------------------------------9---|-------------------------------------11--|
||---------------6---8-----------8-------8-|---------------6---8-----------8-------10|
||*6---8-----6-----6---6---8---------------|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8---------------|
||*--5---7-5---5---------5---7-5-----------|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-5-----------|
||---------------------------------6-------|---------------------------------6-------|
||-----------------------------------5-----|-----------------------------------5-----|
On repeat: Sweep pick to 11th fret high E w/ slight bend^
Up again to D#. Back to C#.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
-----------------------------------7---9-|---------------------------------|
---------------8---10----------8-----8---|---------------6---8-------------|
-8---10----8-----8---8---10------8-------|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8-------|
---7---9-7---7---------7---9-7-----------|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-----|
-----------------------------------------|------------------------------<5>|
-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
On repeat: Play 6th fret A string on repeat^ ^
Goes up to A.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
--------------------------------------17--|--------------------------------------19--|
---------------14--16-----------16------16|---------------14--16-----------16------18|
14--16-----14----14--14--16---------------|14--16-----14----14--14--16---------------|
--13--15-13--13--------13--15-13----------|--13--15-13--13--------13--15-13----------|
----------------------------------14------|----------------------------------14------|
------------------------------------13----|------------------------------------13----|
[Skip this section on repeat.........................................................
Then up to B. Back to A.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
------------------------------------15--17|-----------------------------------|
---------------16--18-----------16----16--|--------------------16-------------|
16--18-----16----16--16--18-------16------|14--16-----14--12-14--14--16-------|
--15--17-15--15--------15--17-15----------|--13--15-13--13---------13--15-13--|
------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
.............................................................................]
Goes down to G#
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
--------------------------------------16--|--------------------------------------18--|
---------------13--15-----------15------15|---------------13--15-----------15------17|
13--15-----13----13--13--15---------------|13--15-----13----13--13--15---------------|
--12--14-----12--------12--14-12----------|--12--14-----12--------12--14-12----------|
----------------------------------13------|----------------------------------13------|
---------0--------------------------12----|---------0--------------------------12----|
Kick on distortion
Then up to A#. Back to G#.
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
------------------------------------14--16|--------------------------------|
---------------15--17-----------15----15--|---------------13---15----------|
15--17-----15----15--15--17-------15------|13--15-----13-----13--13--15----|
--14--16-14--14--------14--16-14----------|--12--14-12--12---------12--14--|
------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
SECTION [B] Double tempo **************************************************************
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
-------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
-------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------2--4--8-|
-2--3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------------2--4--7-|
-2--3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------------0--2--6-|
-0--1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|-5----------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
-6--------2--4--8-|-6--------2--4--8-|-6--------------6--8--14-|
-5--------2--4--7-|-5--------2--4--7-|-5--------------5--7--13-|
-4--------0--2--6-|-4--------0--2--6-|-4--------------4--6--12-|
------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
-12-------6--8--14|-12-------6--8--14|-12----------------------|
-11-------5--7--13|-11-------5--7--13|-11-------------3--5--9--|
-10-------4--6--12|-10-------4--6--12|-10-------------3--5--9--|
------------------|------------------|----------------1--3--7--|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
-------------------|-------------------||
-------------------|-------------------||
-------------------|------------------*|| Repeat with the
-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9-*|| indicated flourishes.
-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--||
-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--||
SECTION [C] This is a constant pattern. Starts with G.*********************************
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-5-------7-------5---7---5---7---|-5-------7-------5---------------|
---6-4-6---6-4-6---6---6---6---6-|---6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4-------4-6-|
---------------------------------|-----------------------5-3-5-----|
Turn off distortion
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-5-------7-------5---7---5---7---|-5-------7-------5-----------5---|
---6-4-6---6-4-6---6---6---6---6-|---6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4---4-6---6-|
---------------------------------|-----------------------5---------|
Moves up to A.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-7-------9-------7---9---7---9---|-7-------9-------7-----------7-9-|
---8-6-8---8-6-8---8---8---8---8-|---8-6-8---8-6-8---8-6---6-8-----|
---------------------------------|-----------------------7---------|
Up to C#
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-10---------------------------------|
---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---11----------7-------9--------5-7-|
---------------------------------|-----12-10-6-8---8-8-10--10-6-8-----|
---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6---------------|
---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-------5-7-|
---------------------------------|-----------------------6-4-6-----|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6-----------6---|
---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|
---------------------------------|-----------------------6---------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Up to D#.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------8-10-|
-8-------10------8---10--8---10--|-8-------10------8-------8-10-----|
---9-7-9---9-7-9---9---9---9---9-|---9-7-9---9-7-9---9-7-9----------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Up to a higher C#.
1 2 3 4
-9---------11--------9---11---9---11---|
--10-8-10----10-8-10--10---10--10---10-|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|
A little bridge.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-13------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
---14----------14--------10------------|---------------------------------------|
-----14------14--14----10--10-----10---|-----6---------2----------6--------6---|
-------15--11---------7---------11--11-|---7---7-----3---3------7---7----7---7-|
-------------------------------8-------|-4---------0----------0--------4-------|
---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Play as chords, letting notes ring.............................................
SECTION [D] ***************************************************************************
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----6---6-------6---6-------6-------6---|-----6---6-------6---6-------6-------6---|
---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
-------------3-----------5-------6-------|-5-----------3-----------5-------6-------|
-4---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Let the notes ring in this section
Slide up four frets and play previous 2 measures again.
Slide up ANOTHER four frets and play previous 2 measures again.
1 2 3 4 5
-----------------------------------------|
-----6---6-------6---6-------6-------6---|
---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
-5-----------3-----------5-------6-------|
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
Second little bridge.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-----17--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
---14--14------14---------10------10---|-----------------------------------6---|
-14----------14--14-----10--10--10--10-|----10---------6----------6------6---6-|
-----------15---------11-------7-------|--11---11----7---7------7---7--7-------|
---------------------------------------|-8---------4----------4----------------|
---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Play as chords, letting notes ring.............................................
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
----10--10------10--10------10------10---|----10--10------10--10------10------10---|
--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|
-------------7-----------9------10-------|-9-----------7-----------9------10-------|
-8---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5
-----------------------------------------| Slide up four frets and play
----10--10------10--10------10------10---| previous 3 measures again.
--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-| Slide up ANOTHER four frets and play
-9-----------7-----------9------10-------| previous 3 measures again.
-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-----17--------13----------9-------5---|-----9---------5-----------------------|
---14--14----14--14-----10--10---6---6-|---6---6-----6---6----------6----------|
-14--------14---------10-------6-------|-6---------6--------------6--------6---|
---------------------------------------|------------------------7--------7-----|
---------------------------------------|----------------------8--------8-------|
---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Play as chords, letting notes ring.............................................
SECTION [E] Same pattern as [C]. Starts with C#.***************************************
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6---------------|
---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-------5-7-|
---------------------------------|-----------------------6-4-6-----|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6-----------6---|
---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|
---------------------------------|-----------------------6---------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Up to D#.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
-8-------10------8---10--8---10--|-8-------10------8---------------|
---9-7-9---9-7-9---9---9---9---9-|---9-7-9---9-7-9---9-7-------7-9-|
---------------------------------|-----------------------8-6-8-----|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
Back to C#.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-10-------------------------------------|
---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---11----------7-------9----------11-13-|
---------------------------------|-----12-10-6-8---8-8-10--10-10-12-------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Up to G.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-12--------14--------12--14--12--14---|-12--------14--------12--------------------|
---13-11-13--13-11-13--13--13--13--13-|---13-11-13--13-11-13--13-11---------11-13-|
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------12-10-12------|
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
-12--------14--------12--14--12--14---|-12--------14--------12--------------12----|
---13-11-13--13-11-13--13--13--13--13-|---13-11-13--13-11-13--13-11----11-13---13-|
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------12------------|
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Up to A.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-14--------16--------14--16--14--16---|-14--------16--------14------------14-16-|
---15-13-15--15-13-15--15--15--15--16-|---15-13-15--15-13-15--15-13--13-15------|
--------------------------------------|----------------------------14-----------|
--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Up to higher C#.
1 2 3 4
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-14--------16--------14--16--14--16---|
---14-12-14--14-12-14--14--14--14--14-|
--------------------------------------|
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--------------------------------------|
Third little bridge
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
-13-------9---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
---14-----10-------10-----------|--------------------------------------6----|
-----14---10-----10--10----10---|-----6-------2--------6-------6-----6---6--|
-------15-11----7--------11--11-|---7---7---3---3----7---7---7---6----------|
------------------------8-------|-4-------0--------0-------4-------4--------|
--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Play as chords, letting notes ring..........................................
SECTION [F]****************************************************************************
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|
---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
-5-----------4-------5-------4-------5---|-5-----------4-------5-------4-------5H6-|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Let notes ring in this section.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-----6---6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------8---8-------10---|
---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---8---8---8---10--10-|
-5-----------4-------5-------4---|----------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-4-----------6-----------8--------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Slide up four frets and play previous 4 measures again.
Slide up ANOTHER four frets and play previous 4 measures
again (except for last beat).
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5
-----17-------13---------------------|----------------------------------------|
---14--14---14--14-----14-------10---|----10----------------------------------|
-14-------14---------14--14---10--10-|--10--10----10------6-------2-------6---|
-------------------15-------11-------|-7--------11--11--7---7---3---3---7---6-|
-------------------------------------|---------8-------4------0-------0-------|
-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|
---7---7---7---7---6---7---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7---6---7---7---7---7---7-|
-6-----------4-------6-------4-------6---|-6-----------4-------6-------4-------6H7-|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------4---4-------6---|
-----6---6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-----4---4---4---6---6-|
---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---------------------|
-6-----------4-------6-------4---|-0-----------2-----------4-------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|
---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
-5-----------4-------5-------4-------5---|-5-----------4-------5-------4-------5H6-|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-----6---6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------8---8-------10---|
---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---8---8---8---10--10-|
-5-----------4-------5-------4---|----------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-4-----------6-----------8--------|
---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Slide up four frets and play previous 4 measures
again (except for last beat).
Distortion fades in here.
Fourth little bridge.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-----17-------13--------9-------5---|-11----------15-----17----|
---14--14---14--14---10--10---6---6-|-X--10-------X--14--X-----|
-14-------14-------10-------6-------|-8-----------12-----14----|
------------------------------------|--------------------------|
------------------------------------|--------------------------|
------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Play as chords, letting notes ring..............................
SECTION [G] Same pattern as [C]. Starts with low C#. **********************************
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
-4-------6-------4---6---4---6---|-4-------6-------4-------4-6---6-|
---5-3-5---5-3-5---5---5---5---5-|---5-3-5---5-3-5---5-3-5---------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
-4-------6-------4---6---4---6---|-4-------6-------4-------4-6---6-|
---5-3-5---5-3-5---5---5---5---5-|---5-3-5---5-3-5---5-3-5---------|
Up to D#.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-7-|
-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6-------6-8-----|
---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7---------|
Up to higher C#.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
---------------------------------|---6--------------------------8-10-|
-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-----6---------------8---8-10------|
---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|-------7-----7---7-9---9-----------|
---------------------------------|---------6-8---8-------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
Up to higher C#.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
--9---------11---------9---11---9--11---|--9---------11---------9-----------------|
----10-8-10----10-8-10---10--10--10--10-|----10-8-10----10-8-10---10-8-------8-10-|
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------10-8-10-----|
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-9---------11---------9---11---9--11---|-9---------11---------9----------------9-|
---10-8-10----10-8-10---10--10--10--10-|---10-8-10----10-8-10---10-8-8-8-10-12---|
---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
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Up to D#.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-11--------13--------11--13--11--13---|-11--------13--------11-----------11-13-15-|
---12-10-12--12-10-12--12--12--12--12-|---12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12-14---------|
--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
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Faster Tempo (about double)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-17---------19---------17--19--17--19---|-21--------------------|
---18-16-18---18-16-18---18--18--18--18-|-----------------------|
----------------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2---|
----------------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2---|
----------------------------------------|-------0-----0-----0---|
----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
SECTION [H] ***************************************************************************
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|------------------------|
-2-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------------2--4--8-|
-2--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------------2--4--7-|
-0--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------------0--2--6-|
----------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|-5----------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
-6--------2--4--8-|-6--------2--4--8-|-6--------------6--8--14-|
-5--------2--4--7-|-5--------2--4--7-|-5--------------5--7--13-|
-4--------0--2--6-|-4--------0--2--6-|-4--------------4--6--12-|
------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
------------------|------------------|-------------------------|
-12-------6--8--14|-12-------6--8--14|-12-------------0--0--0--|
-11-------5--7--13|-11-------5--7--13|-11-------------3--5--9--|
-10-------4--6--12|-10-------4--6--12|-10-------------3--5--9--|
------------------|------------------|----------------1--3--7--|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
-------------------|-------------------|
-------------------|-------------------|
-0--------0--0--0--|-0--------0--0--0--|
-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|
-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|
-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|
SECTION [I] Performed a bit rubato, alternates with violin ****************************
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
-10-------|----------|-8--------|--------\\\\6--------|-----------| "< >" indicates
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| notes to
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| fade in, fade out.
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
< > < > < >
Slide down to 6
1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|--------//------|
-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|-----//---------|
-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|---//-----------|
-3---5-|-3---------|-5---------|/7--------------|//--------------|
-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
< Slide up neck
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
-15-------|----------|-10-------|----------|-8--------|-----------|
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
< > < > < >
1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|13^14-----------|
-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
-5---7-|-5---------|-7---------|----------------|----------------|
-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
-------|-----------|-----------|-7--------------|----------------|
< < >
Bend up slowly
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-14---------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
------------|-13----13P12-|-12-------|----------|-10-------|-----------|
------------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
------------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
------------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
------------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
< > < > < > < >
Violin plays by itself
1 2 1 2 3 1 2 3
-------|-----------|-----------|
-------|-----------|-----------|
-------|-----------|-----------|
-------|-----------|-----------|
-------|-----------|-----------|
-------|-----------|-----------|
SECTION [J] Mute the A string slightly with side of pick hand**************************
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4
-------------------------------|---------------------------|
-10-------10----10-------10----|-10------10----10----10----|
-------------------------------|---------------------------| Note: This last measure
-7-----7--7-----7-----7--7-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7--7--7-| is more like (4 1/2)/4
-0--X--0--0--X--0--X--0--0--X--|-0--X--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-| (5/8 + 4/8).
-------------------------------|---------------------------|
Band comes in
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-10----10--10----10--10----10----|-8-----8-----8---8---8-----8---------|
---------------------------------|---------------------------------2---|
-7---7-7---7---7-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-----2---|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
SECTION [K]****************************************************************************
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
-4------2-----4----2----4/5-|--%--|-4------2-----4---2--------------2---|
-5------3-----5----3----5/6-|-----|-5------3-----5---3--3-----5-----3---|
----------------------------|-----|---------------------4-----6---------|
----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
-4------2-----4----2----4/5-|-----|-4------2-----4---2------------------|
-4------2-----4----2----4/5-|--%--|-4------2-----4---2--2-----4-----6---|
----------------------------|-----|---------------------3-----5-----7---|
----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
-8------6-----8----6----8/9-|-----|-8------6-----8---6------------------|
-8------6-----8----6----8/9-|--%--|-8------6-----8---6--6-----8-----9---|
----------------------------|-----|---------------------7-----9-----10--|
----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
-11-----9-----11---9---11/12|-----|-11-----9-----11--9------------------|
-11-----9-----11---9---11/12|--%--|-11-----9-----11--9--9-----11----13--|
----------------------------|-----|---------------------10----12----14--|
----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
-0------0-----0----0---0----|-----|-0------0-----0---0--------------|
-15-----13----15---13--15/16|-----|-15-----13----15--13-9-----12----|
-15-----13----15---13--15/16|--%--|-15-----13----15--13-9-----12----|
----------------------------|-----|---------------------------------|
----------------------------|-----|---------------------------------|
----------------------------|-----|---------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
---------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
-14------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
-14------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
---------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
---------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
---------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
Bass guitar dual solo .........................................
SECTION [L] ***************************************************************************
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
---------7-9------|--------5-7------|--------3-5-----3-5-|-------------------------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-1-----3-----5-----------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 6
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
---------9-11-----|--------7-9------|--------5-7-----5-7-|-------------------------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-6-----8-----10----------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
---------11-13----|--------9-11-----|--------7-9-----7-9-|-------------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-1-----3-----|
SECTION [M] Faster tempo in 7/4 *******************************************************
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
------------------------------|------------------------------|-----|
------------------------------|------------------------------|--2--|
------------------------------|------------------------------|--%--|
------------------------------|------------------------------|-----|
------------------------------|------------------------------|-----|
-5-----------------------17---|-15---------------------------|-----|
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
----------------------|----------------------|-----|
----------------------|----------------------|-----|
----------------------|----------------------|--%--| Repeat these 2 measures
-------3-----5---6----|-5-----3-----5---6----|-----| 5 more times
-4--------------------|----------------------|-----| moving up 4 half-steps each time.
----------------------|----------------------|-----|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-17----------|-9----------|
----18\14\10-|----10------|
-------------|-------11\6-|
-------------|------------|
-------------|------------|
-------------|------------|
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
----------------------|----------------------|-----|
----------------------|----------------------|-----|
----------------------|----------------------|--%--| Repeat these 2 measures
----------------------|----------------------|-----| 8 more times
-------4-----6---7----|-6-----4-----6---7----|-----| moving up 4 half-steps each time.
-5--------------------|----------------------|-----|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-21\\\\\\15------|-----------------|-13--------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-16--------------|---------14------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-15--------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-11--------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-11\\\\\\7-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
-----------------|-9---------------|---------0-------|-----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1---------------|
Start to slow down
1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
--------------------|--------------------|-21---------------||
--------------------|-----------18-------|------------------||
--------------------|//16------------16--|------------------||
------//11----------|------15------15----|------------------||
-------------12--10-|--------------------|------------------||
-0------------------|--------------------|------------------||
Date Submitted: 1-Apr-96
By: Pierre
As Mr. Fripp says in scrapbook to tGD (I think) only guitar
parts were preconceived, the rest of the band was just
improvising. So to be decent to the past and the soul of
improvisation only this basic guitar ideas shall be written
here as they were sensed by me.
Let me apologize for my poor sense of music beforehand, for I
know that probably more than a half of what is transcribed
here (as well as my English grammar ...) is incorrect.
The piece consists of 12 parts. Some of them are the same,
some have only common harmonic structure (fracture ?). So all
together there're VII non-homogeneous themes.
The order in which they are performed, as far as I can recall
is: (I)-(II)-(I)-(II)-(III)-(II)-(IV)+- ... well, you may
guess that.
Theme I.
|---------------|--------------------------|
|--2-----4------|--2------6-----8----------|
|-----2------2--|------2-----4------6------|
|---------------|---------------------7----|
|---------------|-----------------------8--|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|-------5--------7---------|
|--4-----6------|-4-------4--------6-------|
|-----4-----4---|----4------4--------6-----|
|--------------5|-------------5--------7---|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
After that, the line shifts 1 tone up:
|---------------|--------------------------|
|--4-----6------|--4------8-----10---------|
|-----4------4--|------4-----6------8------|
|---------------|---------------------9----|
|---------------|-----------------------10-|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|-------7--------9---------|
|--6-----8------|-6-------6--------8-------|
|-----6-----6---|----6------6--------8-----|
|--------------7|-------------7--------9---|
|---------------|--------------------------|
|---------------|--------------------------|
Then goes back, then shifts again , 2 1/2 tones up at this
time. After next (and last) shift, which leads us to 3 1/2
tones up from initial note(=A), comes...
Theme II - Fracture Riff.
Each noted phrase(exc. A) repeats 3 times,
phrase A repeats 2 times.
A B
|---------------------|----------------------||----------------------||
|----------(4)---(2)--|-----------(4)---(2)--||-----------(8)--(6)---||
|-----------4---6(2)--|------------4---6(2)--||------------8----6----||
|-2--4--5---4---7(2)--|----5---5---4---7(2)--||----9---9---8----6----||
|-2--4--5---2---7-----|----6---5---2---7-----||---10---9---6----4----||
|-0--2--3---2---5-----|----6---3---2---5-----||---10---7--(6)--(4)---||
C D
|---------------------||----------------------||
|-----------2---------||-----------(4)---(2)--||
|-------2---2---4-----||------------4---6(2)--||
|---3---3---2---5-----||----5---5---4---7(2)--||
|---4---3---0---5-----||----6---5---2---7-----||
|---4---1-------3-----||----6---3---2---5-----||
Theme III - Fracture Allegro.
This is really fast and difficult piece.
It starts from G here.
|----------------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------------||
|-0-------2-------0-2-0-2-0-------2-------0-------------<0>|| 2
|---1---1---1---1-----------1---1---1---1---1----1-------1-||times
|-----2-------2---------------2------ 2--------2---2---2---||
|----------------------------------------------------3-----||
Note :<> is played at the end of 2nd reprise.
Then, as usual, structure shifts 1 tone up:
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------0--|
|-2-------4-------2-4-2-4-2-------4-------2-----------------| 1
|---3---3---3---3-----------3---3---3---3---3----3----------|time
|-----4-------4---------------4------ 4--------4---4---4----|
|----------------------------------------------------5------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-2-------4-------2-4-2-4-6---6-----2-------2--|
|---2---2---2---2-----------6---6-----2---2----|
|-----3-------3-------------------7-----3------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
Now the same initial tune is played, but now from Db.
|----------------------------------------------------------||
|-2-------4-------2-4-2-4-2-------4-------2------------<2>-||
|---2---2---2---2-----------2---2---2---2---2---2-------2--||
|-----3-------3---------------3-------3------ 3---3---3----||
|---------------------------------------------------4------||
|----------------------------------------------------------||
Then the structure repeats:
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-4-------6-------4-6-4-6-4-------6-------4-------4-6-8-10-|
|---4---4---4---4-----------4---4---4---4---4---4----------|
|-----5-------5---------------5-------5-------5------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
{*
|-9----------11----------9-11-9-11-13-------9-------5-----1-----|
|---10----10----10----10--------------14------10------6-----2---|
|------10----------10--------------------14------10-----6-----2-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Note: the melody may go down further:
|-1-----------------------|*}
|---2---2-----------------|
|-----2---2---2-----------|
|-----------3---3---3-----|
|-----------------4---4---|
|-----------------------5-|
Theme IV.
This is impro-piece for bass.
In the first incarnation of this tune it starts from initial
note Db. Vibes or violin are playing the Main Fracture Melody
Line (see Theme VIIa) from initial note. Guitar supports that
with chords(or with just root notes of melody):
|----------------||
|-------1----5---||
|--1----2----6---||
|--3----3----7---||
|--4---(3)--(7)--||
|-(4)--(1)--(5)--||
Db F A
The 2nd reprise starts at this time from F, so each
instrument does the same.
At the end of each reprise 2-octave arpegio (that's how it's
called, I reckon) is played. See {* *}.
Theme V - Improv.
Theme VI.
Though it is played only once, and has no analogues in the
piece, it deserves mentioning.
Originally performed on guitar(4th string) and violin(the
rest of melody),or probably on the same guitar as written
here.
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--------------8------------6----------------------------|
|-----10~------------8~-----------6~--------6--8--6--8--10~-|
4th|-----------7--9---------5--7---------3--5--------3--5--7~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-------------10------------8----------------------------|
|-----12~-----------10~-----------8~--------8-10--8-10--12~-|
|----------9--11---------7--9---------5--7--------5--7--9~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-14-------------12------------10---------------------------|
|-----14~-----------12~-----------10~------10-12-10-12--14~-|
|---------11--13---------9--11--------7--9--------7--9--11~-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
Theme VII variation a
This is what guitar plays in the final Fracture Coda(piece
N12) after a couple of measures of thrashing-up with Amajor.
|--------|------------------------------------|
|--------|------------------------------------|
|----[2]-|[4--2--4--2--4/\--2--4--2--4/\--2]--|
|-[3]----|-3--3--3--3--3----3--3--3--3----3---|
|--------|------------------------------------|
|--------|------------------------------------|
A
|-----------------|--------|------------------- -|
|-----------------|--------|------------------- -|
|-[4--2]----4--6--|-----6--|-[8--6--8--6--8/\-- ]|
|--3--3-[3--5--7~]|-[7~]---|--7--7--7--7--7---- ... -|
|--------4--5--7--|--------|------------------- -|
|--------4--------|--------|------------------- -|
Db
n/\ = (1/2 bend and release), or just (n)-(n+1)-(n).
The thing continues simile : A - Db - F - A - ...
Note: the guitar/violin melody line is marked with [].
Theme VII - Main Fracture Tune
Db F
|-------||------------||------|------||------------||------|
|-------||------------||------|------||------------||------|
|-------||------------||------|----2-||-4--5--4--2-||-4--5-|
|-----3-||-5--6--5--3-||-5--6-|-3----||------------||------|
|--4----||------------||------|------||------------||------|
|-------||------------||------|------||------------||------|
Repeat Repeat
|-------||------------||------|------||------------||------
|-----2-||-4--5--4--2-||-4--5-|----6-||-8--9--8--6-||-8--9-
|--2----||------------||------|-6----||------------||------ ...
|-------||------------||------|------||------------||------
|-------||------------||------|------||------------||------
|-------||------------||------|------||------------||------
A Db
The same tritone movements continue until:
Repeat
--------||-------------||-------13-----------------------|
-----14-||-16-17-16-14-||-16-17----14--------------------|
... --14----||-------------||-------------14----14-10--------|
--------||-------------||----------------15-------11-----|
--------||-------------||----------------------------12--|
--------||-------------||--------------------------------|
A
So we have sequence:
__ _ _
Db - F - A - Db - F - A - arpegio down,
which is followed by very similar 9 step sequence:
_ __ _ = = =
A - Db - F - A - Db - F - A - Db - F.
(the lines above notes indicate octave in which they should
be played)
