In The Court Of The Crimson Kin… Bass Tab

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Song: In The Court Of The Crimson King
Artist: King Crimson
Album: In The Court Of The Crimson King

Tabbed by Serena Di Iulio <serena.diiulio@SoftHome.net> ICQ: 38559568
Member of the Bass Tab Archive Tabbing Army ~
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No bass on verses

Chorus:

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|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
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--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
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Flute Solo 1:

|---7-------------------------------|
|*----7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|
|*------5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
|-----------------------------------|


                                   4x
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----5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5-*||
--3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---*||
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----4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4-|---------------------------|
--2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|------------0--1--2--3--4--|
----------------------------------|--2-2-3--4-----------------|


Flute Solo 2:

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|--5----------------|--3----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|


                                           
-------------------|--5----------5--------|
-------------------|---------------5------|
--5----------------|-----------------3----|
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------------7---7-9-11----|--------------------|
--------------7-----------|--10----------------|
--5----5------------------|--------------------|
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-----------7---7--------|-----------5---5--------|
-------------7---7------|-------------5---5------|
--5----------------5----|--3----------------3----|
------------------------|------------------------|


                                             
-----------7----------|------------------5--|
-------------7--------|---------------5-----|
--5--------------5----|--3------------------|
----------------------|---------------------|


                                                               
-------------7--------|-------------------|-------------------|
----------------7-----|-------------------|-------------------|
--5----------------5--|--3----------------|--5----------------|
----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|


                                            
--5-----------------|-----------7----------|
--------------------|-------------7--------|
--------------------|--5------------5------|
-----------------5--|----------------------|


                                                
--5--------------5------|-----------7----------|
----5----------5--------|--------------7-------|
------3------3----------|--5--------------5----|
------------------------|----------------------|


                                               
-------5---------5----|-------4---------4-----|
----------------------|-----------------------|
--3---------3---------|--2---------2----------|
----------------------|--------------------2--|


                     
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--2----------------||
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Chorus x2
Verse (no bass)
Chorus x2
Verse (no bass)
Chorus x2
Flute solo 1
Chorus x2
Verse (no bass)
Chorus x2
Flute solo 2
Verse (no bass)
Chorus x3
Chorus x6


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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


Anakin Rhythm Player	#1 by Anakin Skywalker at Oct 28, 1975 at 10:46 AM EST
	kevver said: "There seems to be some drug influence here. (The album cover art reinforces this notion)" If there is, it probably wouldn't come from Fripp, he seems to take a fairly strong anti-drug stance in his life. I once heard him, at a concert in Toronto, admonishing those who were causing the distinct marijuana aroma wafting through the hall, basically telling them that if they needed to be stoned to enjoy themselves then they shouldn't bother coming.

Claus Average	#2 by Claus Kronmueller at Sep 12, 1977 at 6:22 AM EST
	The Crimson King is not Satan, but rather 13th century Holy Roman Emporer Frederick II. I won't waste bandwidth here, but anyone interested in reading the lengthy exposition of these lyrics can do so at Pete Sinfield's website, songsouponsea.com. I will say I always felt that these lyrics are highly evocative. Take, for instance, all the colors: "purple piper," "yellow jester," "black queen," "evergreen," "gray mornings," and of course... "Crimson King." The verses are filled with sound and taste ("sweet and sour"). There's also a lot of crying, singing, juggling, etc.: the Crimson King = verbs & action. I think that Sinfield strives more toward poetry than he does lyric writing, but ultimately succeeds on both accounts. Few writers of rock lyrics have pulled this off successfully, IMO (Dylan comes to mind).

Eat All The Gra Wanna Be	#3 by Eat All The Grass That You Want Butler at Nov 15, 1979 at 2:22 PM EST
	love this song :) first heard it in the film Children of Men , you should check it out !

Michael Average	#4 by Michael Marks at Feb 20, 1985 at 3:14 PM EST
	Johnnie G is right on.

GT Wanna Be	#5 by GT at Aug 29, 1985 at 3:48 AM EST
	The 'noises' is a mellotron.

muerte Average	#6 by muerte asd at Jul 18, 1986 at 9:27 AM EST
	To me it seems like a bunch of jesters and entertainers are performing in the court. This was quite common, hence the term "court jester" back in 15th or 16th century Europe. So it's a reference to that kind of playing, possibly in front of Satan or somne mythology for some reason or another. Watch each line before the end of each verse, it explains what different people are doing in the court.

Slapbass73645 Wanna Be	#7 by Slapbass73645 .......... at May 21, 1988 at 11:54 PM EST
	This is an amazing song. I'm listening to the vynyll as I type this. The whole album is just top-notch all the way through, and I find it rare that I rate all songs 5/5. "I run to grasp divining signs To satisfy the hoax." Genius

Pink Rhythm Player	#8 by Pink Mintaka at Aug 23, 1989 at 8:06 PM EST
	This song is a culmination of fantasies and imagined dreams by Robert Fripp. Influenced by old world and olde English folklore, he has summarily condensed it down to this song.

Joanne Average	#9 by Joanne Mackenzie at Aug 25, 1991 at 5:39 AM EST
	I love the album "In the Court of the Crimson King ( an observation by King Crimson ) " Especially this track. god Bless Robert Fripp and friends!

No Picture Dirk Average	#10 by Dirk Vandermeyden at Aug 8, 1992 at 2:51 PM EST
	My favorite KC song so far, though I only heard this one album for the first time yesterday. If you like KC you might also like Pink Floyd, just my opinion, I like both.

Dylan Lead Player	#11 by Dylan Julian at Oct 10, 1993 at 1:35 AM EST
	Wow. I love King Crimson! This song is amazing. When I heard it in Children Of Men I couldn't believe it. I went absolutely crazy when I they look out from the Battersea Power Station and sea the Floyd pig... Still my favourite movie!

Jebus Wanna Be	#12 by Jebus ------ at Jul 22, 1995 at 3:21 PM EST
	my favorite king crimson song... this song is just so peaceful and calming... its amazing!

aaron Wanna Be	#13 by aaron dyke at Jul 21, 1996 at 8:09 PM EST
	The band's name comes from a synonym for Beelzebub, which is derived from the hebrew word "Ba'al-z'bub", meaning "Lord of the flies". This indicates that the song deals with evil.

No Picture techni-color wh Average	#14 by techni-color whore� at Jun 22, 2003 at 7:57 PM EST
	The yellow jester does not play But gently pulls the strings And smiles as the puppets dance In the court of the crimson king. Just an awesome line...I love it.

No Picture Devon Wanna Be	#15 by Devon Moreno at May 20, 2004 at 12:58 AM EST
	quite the fairy tale like moonchild: he's a pilgrim come to the court of the crimson king (an old antagonist of some culture) and he doesn't seem up to no good, not with all those chains and re-evocation of old demons like the fire witch. no drugs in this one, NO WAY.

Berenice Average	#16 by Berenice Issaris at Jul 21, 2005 at 4:02 AM EST
	'the person way above' is wondering if this song inspired Stephen King NOT Stephen King inspiring the writing of this song. Its cool though. Yeah it does seem alot like his Dark Tower series though............. Robert Fripp sounds kinda suspicious for those 'Tower Junkies' out there.. ((mainly RF))