King Crimson - Ladies Of The Road guitar tab
Ladies of the Road (Tab)
Date Submitted: 25-Oct-99
By: Jorge Landa (jorge_landa at hotmail dot com)
This song is made of improvisations fo Fripp. If you've heard more versions than the one on "Islands" you can hear
the change on the music.
Here is the verion heared in "ISLANDS". I transcribe this version because is the one than sounds better for me.
Obviously this isn't totally right I'm sure there are wrong parts but I hope it could help to figure out correctly.
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Intro riff:
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------4b----4-----4-----|
D|----4-----------4-------|
A|--2-------1---0---------|
E|---------------------3b-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|---------4 / 7----------|-----3v-----3h4p3p0-----|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
A flower lady's daughter
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--------------7---------|------------------------|
|----------7p6-----------|------------------------|
|------------------8h9---|--------------9p8-------|
|------------------------|----------7-------------|
|------------------------|---7--9-----------------|
|------------------------|---------------7v-------|
|------------------------|---------------7v-------|
|------------------------|---------------8v-------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
As sweet as holy water
|-------------------11v--|------------------------|
|-------------/ 12-------|-------12--------------|
|------------------------|---------------7 / 9----|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--9---------------------|--------8---------------|
|------9br8--------------|---8h9-----8--9p8p6-----|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
Said: "I'm the school reporter
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--2----------4----------|------------------------|
|-----1----------1-------|----------4-3---1-------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|---------1----------2---|--1-2-------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------4-3---1----|---------------4--------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-----2------------------|------2-----------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
Please teach me", well I taught her.
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--------7b--------------|
|----------------------3-|----/ 6--------6b-------|
|------------------1h22--|------------------------|
|-1h222-1h222-1h222------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------2----|---5--------------7-----|
|-----2-----2----/2------|-----4--------------4---|
|--/4----/4--------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-----------1-2----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
Two fingered levi'd sister
|--------/ 7 5--------|--------7----6----------|
|------------------------|--------7----7----------|
|------------------------|--------8----6----3---6-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
Said, "Peace", I stopped I kissed her. (drums)
|-------2----------------|-------------2----------|
|------------------------|----0-------------------|
|---3b------3b---3h4p3p0-|-------1----------3-----|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
Said, "I'm a male resister",
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-------7----------------|
|--------4-3----4--3-----|-------8----------------|
|------------------------|-------9----------------|
|---1-2------------------|-------9----------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
I smiled and just unzipped her.
Rest
(Solo Sax)
Repeat Intro Riff (hear the record to fit both simultaneusly
Guitar 1 Guitar 2 (N.H.)
|------------------------|---------12------7------|
|------------------------|----12------------------|
|------4b----4-----4-----|------------------------|
|----4-----------4-------|------------------------|
|--2-------1---0---------|------------------------|
|---------------------3b-|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|-------7----------------|------9--9b-------9b----|
|---4---------6-----6--3-|-6--8--------6--8----6--|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
High diving chinese trender
|--------7---------------|------------------------|
|--------7---------------|----9-----------9--7----|
|--------8---------------|------8---------------8-|
|--------9---------------|---------8--9-----------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
Black hair and black suspender
|---4--------------------|------------------------|
|---------2--------------|-------------7----------|
|-----/4------1--3h4p3p0-|----4---3---------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------1-1-2-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
Said, "Please me no surrender
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|--3--4------------3--4--|------------------------|
|------------------------|----REST----------------|
|--------1-1-2-2---------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
Just love to feel your Fender".
Chorus:
Intro for the chorus:
|--------------------------------14h17p14-17-|
|--------------------------14-17-------------|
|--------------------14-16-------------------|
|--------------14-16-------------------------|
|--------14-16-------------------------------|
|--14-17-------------------------------------|
|--------------|
|--9-----9-----|
|--9--9--9--9--| (5 times)
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
"All of
you know
that the girls
of the road
Are like apples"
|--------------|
|-----7----9---|
|-----8----9---|
|--------------|
|--------------|
|--------------|
"you stole in your youth."
then
|----------------------------------|
|---9v--75-----4---1v----4---1v--|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
Repeat for:
"All of
you know
that the girls
of the road
Been around
but are versed in the truth"
but now finish with:
|------------------------------|
|-9v--75---7-----------------|
|----------8---8-6-------------|
|------------------8-6---------|
|----------------------7-6-----|
|--------------------------7-6-|
Verse:
C5 D5 G5
Stone-headed Frisco spacer
Ate all the meat I gave her
C5 D5 G5
Said would I like to taste hers
B5 A5 G5
And even craved the flavour
C5 D5 G5
"Like marron-glaced fish bones
Oh lady hit the road!"
Repeat all chorus
Solo (just a guide, NOTES ARE WRONG, is easy play it but is hard to write it):
|-------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------7-5-----------5-4-7-5-|
|-4br3------3b------3-4-3-4------4br3-4br3--------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------2p1-----2---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
(all notes with slide)
|---------------------------9-9-11-11-12-12-12-12-|
|-7-9-11-11-11-12-11-12b-12b----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12-14-12-16-14-16-14--14-14-16-|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-16-16-18-18-18-18--19-19-21-23-19-19-19-|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
For the end only play harmonics:
|-7-|
|-7-|
|-7-| (3 times)
|---|
|---|
|---|
|12-|
|-7-|
|-7-| (2 times)
|---|
|---|
|---|
|12-|
|12-|
|12-| (1 time)
|---|
|---|
|---|
|------7--7---7-|
|----7------7---|
|--7------------| (until the end)
|---------------|
|---------------|
|---------------|
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I guess than the song is in B, and Fripp uses the Ionic mode (R-W-W-H-W-W-W-H) to improvise.
Here is the pattern:
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|--
|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|--
|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|--
|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|--
|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|--
|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|--
17 18 19 20 21
|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|
|-o-|---|-o-|---|-o-|
|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|
|---|-o-|---|-o-|-o-|
|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|
|---|-o-|-o-|---|-o-|
Just try to move around and you'll find your own version, there are only soome common parts, but anything can be changed (especially the end with Harmonics)
To play it better, do it very freely: add slides, bends, hammers, all you can and LET THE MUSIC FLOW, don't put very much pression and move your hand trough the neck.
Any comments or corrections will be welcome to:
jorge_landa at hotmail dot com
Good Luck.
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Date Submitted: 15-Jan-00
By: Macahan The Unifaun (the_unifaun at hotmail dot com)
King Crimson: Ladies of the Road
From: Cirkus
Copyright EG Music Ltd
Written by King Crimson
Transcribed by the_unifaun at hotmail dot com
As performed on Cirkus.
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|-------------------------------3~-------------------------3----------3---|
|-----------------------------0----------3~------------2---------2--------|
|------5-------5---------------------2/4-----2h4p2p0-----2-----2----2-----|
|----4-----4--2-----------------------------------------------------------|
|--2-----3---0----------x-x-x---------------------------------------------|
|---------------2b3~----3-2-0---------------------------------------------|
A flower lady's daughter
|----------0---------------------------------7--------------------0------|
|----------1-------1----------------3b--7/10---/12~--15~-1210------0----|
|------------3---------3~------2--4----------------------------14--------|
|---------------------------/4-------------------------------------------|
|--0-2-3--------3-1------------------------------------------------------|
|--x-x-x--------------------------------------------------------------0--|
As sweet as holy water Said:
|-------3~------------0------------5-----9---8-------------------------|
|-----------------------2~---2-------------------r12-------------------|
|---2/4----4-2--4p2p0-2--------4/6---6/8---9---9-----9-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------10-8------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------10-8-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------128--|
"I'm the school reporter Please teach me",
|-----7~--------10--11--12-----------------------------0-----------5-------5-|
|---------10h12------------10-----------------------8-----------8-----8----5-|
|-6/8-------------------------12-9------------7-9-7-------0--7-------------6-|
|----------------------------------12-----7/9--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------0--------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------0------------------------------------|
well I taught her. Two fingered levi'd sister
|--3--------3~----------10---------------7----------3-------------------|
|--5------5-------10/12----12-1012-----------0-3-0---0-3-0-------------|
|--5----5----------------------------7b9---7----------------2h4p2p0-----|
|-----5-------------------------------------------------------------2---|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Cried, "Peace", I stopped I kissed her.
|------------------------------------------------------------------------7~--|
|------------------3---/5-------------5--------------------------~8-----10~--|
|--------------2/4---4----6---0----6----6---0---6--------------9---------7~--|
|--------0---1--------------7----7--------7---7---7-------8--------------9~--|
|------2---2-------------------------------------------10---10---------------|
|-0~------------------------------------------------8------------------------|
Said, "I'm a male resister," I smiled and just unzipped her.
1:08
Sax part
Play funky variations on this chord (xx9787)
1:41
|------------------------3-3--------------------------3------3-5---3------3--|
|------------------------5-5------3~---------------------------------5-------|
|------5-------5---------4-4----4-----4-2~--4p2p0-------6~-------6-----6-----|
|----4-----4--2----------2-2-------------------------------------------------|
|--2-----3---0---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------2b3~r--0--------------------------3--------------------------|
High diving chinese trender
|-------6-----8--6~-----------------------7------10-----------------------|
|---------8---------------------------------10/12---12~--8h10-12-10p8-----|
|-----------5---------------------7~---9b------------------------------9--|
|------------------------------/9-----------------------------------------|
|--0--------------------2-2-2---------------------------------------------|
|----7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Black hair and black suspender
|--------------------7------5-----------------------------3~----------|
|--8---------8~------------------r8-----------------------------------|
|----------------------76----------6---0---------------3-------------|
|--------7h9-----7/9------------------7-------0-------------------0~--|
|-----------------------------------------7-6---43~--------------2~--|
|----0~-----------------------------------------------------------0~--|
Said, "Please me no surrender Just love to feel your Fender."
2:15
|-------------------0-------0-------0-------------------9-------9-------9--|
|-----------5-------0-------0-------2-----5~---4-----10------10------10----|
|-----------6-------------1-------3-------6~---5---9------13------11-------|
|---------6-------6-----------------------6~---6---------------------------|
|---2-3-4-------3-------2-------1------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------5---------------------------------|
All of you know that the girls of the road
Are like apples we stole in our youth.
|-------9------9---------9------------8---------7-7------6~-----|
|----10-----10---------9---9--------9---9-------9-9-------------|
|--9------8----7----9-------9----9-------9-----9-9------9~-----|
|-----------------11-----------10-----------9------------8~-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
All of you know that the girls of the road
|----9~---------8---9----------------|
|----9~---------9---9----------------|
|----9~---------9---9----------------|
|---11~--------10--11~---------------|
|---11~------------11~---------------|
|------------------------------------|
Been around but are versed in the truth.
2:39
|---7~------7---7------------5--------------6-----8----6-----8~---|
|---8~------8---8--(10)8-------8---8--------8-8----------8--------|
|---7~------7---7--------6~------6----6-----5---5----5-----5------|
|---9~------9---9-------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------0---0---------------------------------------------------|
Stone-headed Frisco spacer Ate all the meat I gave her
|-------10-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10/12---10/12-------12-------------------------10-8----------------|
|-----------------------------------------/11-------------9------------|
|-----------------12(14)---r12-----/9-7----------x------x----(9)7------|
|---------------------------------------x-------------------------10---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------(10)8--------|
|-------------6--------------5(5.5)5(5.5)----5-6-------5~~~---|
|---------5/7---7-75----5-7---------------7------------------|
|--5-7~---------------7---------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Said would I like to taste hers And even craved the
flavour
|--------10---------15--19-17-15-------10------------------------------------|
|--/12~------15//17---------------/12-----12p10p8--8-------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------9---9-7---------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------9---9-7------7------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------10-----10-7-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Like marron-glaced fish bones
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----9-7----9-------------------------------------|
|---11-9---11--------8------------8~-------2~-----|
|--7------7----10------10--------10~-------2~-----|
|-----------------8-------8----8-----------0~-----|
Oh lady hit the road!"
3:22
|-----------------0-------0-------0---------------0----0----0----------------|
|-----5---1-------1-------0-------2----5~---4-----2----2----2----------------|
|-----6-----1---1-------1-------3------6~---5--------1-------------1---------|
|---6----------------------------------6~---6-------------4----2-4---4-2-1---|
|-4-----------3-------2-------1-----------------0--------------------------4-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
All of you know that the girls of the road
Been around but are versed in the truth.
|---------------0----------0--------0-4-----------------|
|----5--1-------1--------0--------2------5~---4--5~-----|
|----6----1---1--------1--------3--------6~---5--6~-----|
|--6-----------------2-------------------6~---6--6~-----|
|-----------3------2----------1-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
All of you know that the girls of the road Moving back ?? back,
back
3:47
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------2h4----|
|--------------------------7--------------------0-----2h5-----5--|
|--7------5----7----7-/10--------7----5----0/2-------------------|
|-----5/7----0----0------------0----0----0----------0------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------9---/12---14-15--|
|---------------------------12-------------------7/9-/11------------------|
|----7----10----12----12/14------10----7----7/10--------------------------|
|--0----0-----0-----0----------0-----0----0----------------0-----0--------|
|------------------------------------15----------10----------------------|
|------------------10-11-12----15/17-------10/12-----------12------------|
|----x-----9-12----------------------------------------/12-----------12--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------/14-----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0---0-0-------x-----------0-----------0-----------0---------0---------|
|--------/19-----------15--------15---17--------17-15--|
|-----12--------15-17--------17-------------17---------|
|--12--------16--------------------------16------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------5-----5-----5-----5-------------------------------------------------|
|----4~------4-----4-----4---4---------------------------------------5-------|
|-/2-------0-----3-----2------------------------5-5-7-5-7--------5-5---7p5h7-|
|------------------------------(3)2(3)2p0~--5/7------------0-5/7-------------|
Ladies of the road
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------5------------5-5-7-5-7--------5-5-7-5----|
|--------5-5-7-5-7--------5-5---7-0--0-5/7------------0-5/7---------7--|
|--0-5/7------------0-5/7----------------------------------------------|
Ladies of the road Ladies of the road
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------3~---------------|
|-----------------------------5---------------2~---------------|
|--------5-5-7-5-7--------5-5---7--0~~-----3--1~------3--------|
|--0-5/7------------0-5/7--------------------------3-----0~~---|
Ladies of the road
5:00
|-------10------12----15-10-12--------10------------------------------------|
|-----------12-----12-----------10(12)----r10-8-----8-12---10---8h10p8--8----|
|-------------------------------------------------9-------------------11--9--|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ladies of the road
repeat until end
|----------------------------------------------------------|-15--17p15-------|
|--12--10--8-----12--10--8-----11--10--8--8-----11--10--14-|-----------0h17--|
|------------7-9-----------7-9--------------7-9------------|*---------------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------|*---------------*|
|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
Ladies of the road Ladies of the road Ladies of the
road
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7~ hold (longer than other notes)
7h9 hammer-on
9p7 pull-off
7(9) bend
(9)7 release
(9)r release
7/9 slide up
97 slide down
natural harmonics
7tr9 trill
< swelled note, with volume knob or pedal
* marks beat
