King Crimson - The Sheltering Sky guitar tab
The Sheltering Sky (Tab)
Date Submitted: 12-Jan-00
By: Macahan The Unifaun (the_unifaun at hotmail dot com)
King Crimson: The Sheltering Sky
From: Cirkus Discipline
Copyright EG Music Ltd
Written by King Crimson
Transcribed by the_unifaun at hotmail dot com
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As often in Crimworld, this piece is based on a few recurring
guitar-patterns.
The first theme (of two) lasts for two minutes and returns at the end. It
consists of three almost exactly alike randomly (?) played variations.
A B C
|---------------------|------------2-2-0-0--|------------2-2-0-0--|
|--/3--3-3-3-2-2-0-0--|--/3--3-3-3-2-2-0-0--|--/3--3-3-3-2-2-0-0--|
|--/4--4-4-4-2-2-1-1--|--/4--4-4-4-2-2-1-1--|--/4--4-4-4-2-2-1-1--|
|---------------------|------------4-4------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
These variations are played as follows:
0:10 - A B B A
0:21 - B B A C
0:31 - B B B C
0:41 - B B B C
0:51 - B B A B
1:01 - B B B B
1:12 - A B A B
1:21 - A B B B
1:31 - B A B B
1:41 - A B C B
1:52 - B A C A
2:01 - C C C
The second theme consists of 16th plucked with emphasis on some, but I leave
the work of finding out which to you :)
Just feel the groove, and you'll emphasize the right notes.
2 :10 :15 :20 :25 :30 :35 :40
Gtr 1
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2222222222222222222222222222555555555555777777777799999999995555555555---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gtr 2
|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------0-0-00-00-000--0-00-0--0-0-0-000-0-000-0-0000-0--0-000-0-0-0---|
|------------000000000000000000000000----------------/4444444444444444444---|
|------------------------------------2222222222222222-----------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2 :45 :50 :55 3:00 :05 :10 :15
Gtr 1
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--2222222222555555555577777777775555555555222222222255555555557777777777---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Gtr 2
|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-0-0-0-0000-0-0-0-000-0-00-0--000-0-0-000-0-0-00-0-000-00-0000-00-0---|
|--4444444444444444444400000000000000000000---------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------22222222-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3 :20 :25 :30 :35 :40
Gtr 1
|--------------------------------------|nine---|-------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-times-|-------------------|
|----------------------0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2-|--0-2--|-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2---|
|--55555555552222222222-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|---2-2-|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|--------------------------------------|-2-----|-------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-------|-------------------|
Gtr 2 plays 16th B's until 7:30
3 :45 :50 :55 4:00
Gtr 1
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--0-0-2-0-2-0-2-0-2------------------2-0-2-0-2-0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0--|
|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-222222225555555555-2-2-2-2---2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2----|
|----------------------------------------------2----2----2----2----2---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
4 :05 :10 :15
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--222222277552222222222/5555555555----|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
6 :40 :45
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|--222222222222222222---|
|-----------------------|
And then the theme from the first minutes return, with Gtr 2 playing
16th B's until 7:30.
6:54 - C B C B
7:04 - A B B A
7:15 - B B C C
7:25 - A A C C
7:36 - C C C C
7:46 - C C C C
7:56 - C C C and fade out
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The bass (or perhaps stick) parts are quite simple
0:25-2:05 2:05 2:14
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------------|
|*-4-------4-------*|-4-----4-------|--4-------------------4-------|
|*---74-----7-----*|---7-----74---|----7----------4--------7-----|
|-------------------|---------------|------------------------------|
2:39-7:29 7:30 fade out
|--------------------------------|--------------------|
|*-4-5~~~-----------------------*|-----/6~~~----------|
|*----------------5-7~~~--------*|---6------7~~~~~~--|
|--------------------------------|--------------------|
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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
