King Crimson - Night Watch guitar tab
From: "Paulo Eduardo Tuasca"
Subject: k/king_crimson/night_watch.tab
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2002 13:19:30
King Crimson: The Night Watch
>From the album
Copyright 1973
Music by
Lyrics by
Comments to Paulo E. Tuasca
Intro:
It's a pretty good mess. I think I hear the open B string,
but who knows... Perhaps this was done on a 12 string.
e||-10--12--14--12--|
B||-0---0---0---0---|
G|4-----------------|
D|4-strum each note as a mad man!
A||-----------------|
E||-----------------|
e||-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
B||-12----------8---|-7-----------10--|-12----------8---7---10---|
G|4-----------------|-----------------6--------------------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------8--------------------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
e||---------------12|-10------------12|-14--------------|
B||-12-------10-12--|----------10-12--|-----------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Verse 1:
I tried to figure the number of beats but I don't know if I'm right...
Anyway, here it goes, in 13/8 (gasp!):
e||------------------------------------------------------|
B||-12------7-------12------7---12--------------10-------|
G13o----------------------------------------------------o|
D|8o----------------------------------------------------o|
A||-strum these notes many times-------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------|
Shine...shine...............the light of.....shine
...watch...before...city...streets..............prime
e||-----------------|-----------------|---------10------|-slow down -------|
B||-12------7-------|-12------7-------|-12--------------|------------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||-strum these notes many times------|-----------------|------------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
...golden..light.....grimy...now.......hundred..passed...Captain
e||-10~-------------|
B||-12~-------------|
G|4-11~-------------|
D|4-----------------|
A||-----------------|
E||-----------------|
...fast
Interlude:
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-------|------------------|
D|4--------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------|
A||-----------|-----------|-----------------|------------------|
E||--------------|--------------|-----------------|------------------|
|__muted__| |__muted__|
Verse 2:
e||-----------------|-----------------|---------14--12--|--------------|
B||---------15--14~-|---------14--12~-|-----------------|---------------|
G|4---12---------|------12---------|--12---12----|------------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Verse 3:
e||-----------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
B||---------15--14~-|---------14--12~-|--------------|--------------g
G|4---12---------|------12---------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|| |
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------14--12---|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------2
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
e||-14----12----10--|-9---------------|-14----12----14--|-17---------------|
B||---15----15----10|---10------------|---15----15------|---15-------------g
G|4-----16----16----|-----11~---------|-----16----16----|-----14~----------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|| |
e||-10~---------12--|-14/17~~---------|-14~---12~---10~-|-12-14------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------10~---------g
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------2
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Verse 4:
e||-----------------|-----------------|---------14--12--|--------------|
B||---------15--14~-|---------14--12~-|-----------------|---------------g
G|4---12---------|-------12--12----|--12---12----|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|| h h |
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----141517~------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------h-h-g
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1112-t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------2
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Verse 5:
e||-----------------|-----------------|-------------|------------------|
B||---------15--14~-|---------14--12~-|--------------|--------------g
G|4---12---------|-------12--12----|-----------------|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|--------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|| |
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------14--12---|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g
G|414~--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------2
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
e||-14----12----10--|-9---------------|-14----12----14--|-17---------------|
B||---15----15----10|---10------------|---15----15------|---15-------------g
G|4-----16----16----|-----11~---------|-----16----16----|-----14~----------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|| |
e||-10~---------12--|-14/17~~---------|-14~---12~---10~-|-12-14------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------10~---------g
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------2
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Solo:
I'm almost there... Perhaps in a couple of weeks (or months, or years???)
x|| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
x|| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
x|| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
x|| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
x|| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
x|| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
x|| 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 | 1 2 3 4 |
x|| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 |
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Verse 6:
e||-----2~----------|-----2~----------|-2~--------------|-----2~-----------|
B||--3--------------|---3~------------|---3~------------|------------------|
G|4-2-2-------------|-2~--------------|-----2~----------|-2-2~-------------|
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B||-3~--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g
G|4---2~------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4-----4~----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
|| |
e||---------12--14--|-10~---------12--|-14/17~~---------|-14~---12~---10~--|
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------2
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
e||-12-14-----------|
B||------10~--------g
G|4-----------------t
D|4-----------------r
A||-----------------2
E||-----------------|
Keyboard arranged for guitar:
e||-------------10--------------------|-------------10---------------------|
B||-12--10--12------12--10------10----|-12--10--12------12--10-------------|
G|4-------------------------11--------|-------------------------11--9------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-----------------------------------|---------10--------------10---------|
G|4-9---11--9---------------9---------|-9---11------11--9---11-------------|
D|4-------------12--9---12------12----|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e||-------------10--12--10--12--14----|-14--12--10--12--10-----------------|
B||-12--10--12------------------------|---------------------12--10--12-----|
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B||-10--------------10----------------|-12---------------------------------|
G|4-----11--9---11------11--9---11----|------------------------------------|
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Lyrics:
Intro:
Verse 1:
Shine, shine, .....
Verse 2:
The artist knew .....
Verse 3:
Official moments of .....
Verse 4:
The smell of paint .....
Verse 5:
They make their entrance .....
Solo:
Verse 6:
So many years we .....
Verse 7:
And so the pride of .....
Tablature Explanation:
NT = Nashville Tuning is when the low E, A, D & G strings are replaced
with
lighter gauge strings and tuned one octave higher than normal.
| = bar separating measures
~ = vibrato
x = percussive note with no pitch; muted note
. = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it
h = hammer
p = pull
s = slide (used when \ or / don't fit)
^ = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis ()
r = release bend (string/fret may be indicated)
t = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush)
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
x/ = pick slide up
x\ = pick slide down
= natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated)
[5] = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack)
(5) = note sustained from previous measure
o =\ repeat sign
o =/
DC = "Da capo" - means "from the head", when you see these initials
you go back to the beginning of the piece of music.
DS = "Dal segno" - means "from the sign", go back in the tabulature
only as far as the (%) sign.
Coda = A passage at the end of a movement or composition that brings
it to a formal close.
Al
Coda = means "to the tail", tells you that you must go to the end
section which starts with the Coda sign (+).
RF = repeat and fade
rit = "ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding.
Other pertinent information:
Tuning: Standard [EADGBe].
Key signature:
Effects:
Chord Chart Below for major chords
Tablature Format:
This Tablature is based on the format indicated below.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
