I used 3 versions of Schizoid Man to transcribe this:
1) Studio : _In the Court of the Crimson King_
2) Live : Providence disc from the amazing new _Great Deceiver_ boxed set
(also the same version originally released on _USA_)
3) Live : My *Alltime Favourite* version from _Earthbound_
NOTES: 1) Standard bar chords unless otherwise noted
2) This transcription isn't rigidly Beginning -> End. I'll write it by
section then assume knowledge of repeating parts...
First the chords:
The main chordal riff in 4/4:
1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4
C A# C D# A# C |F F# G
Alternate used before vox:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C A# C D# F G |13---14---15---|
|16*--17*--18-----------| *Bend each 1 whole step
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Vocal Section Chord from hell:
Interpretations of this chord are legendary, this one sounded best to me:
x
8
8
10
10
8
Cat's foot etc...
Exit main chordal riff:
F F# G : Repeat 6 times, increase tempo then...
Unison run section 1 (rhythm sorta notated by the 1-2-3-4)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------4-5-6---------------|--------4-5-6-------------|
G|5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-----------3---3-4-|
D|--------------------------5-|--------------4-5---5-----|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
e|----------------------------|------------------6---6-7-|
B|--------4-5-6---------------|--------4-5-6-7-8---8-----|
G|5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-------------------|
D|--------------------------5-|--------------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------/tri\--/tri\--/tri\--/tri\-|
G|--------3-4-5---------------|--------3-4-5-0-3-3--0-3-3--0-3-3--0-3-3-|
D|5-5-5-5-1-2-3-5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-1-2-3----------------------------|
A|3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|3-3-3-3----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------3-|-----------------------------------------|
Play chords loose and sloppy tri=triplets
Unison run section 2 (rhythm sorta notated by the 1-2-3-4)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|11-------11-------11----------------|11-------11-------11----------------|
G|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----|
D|---------------------------------13-|---------------------------------13-|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------10-|11-------11-------11----------------|
G|12-------12-------12-------11-12----|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----|
D|---13-15----13-15----13-15----------|---------------------------------13-|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------|----|
B|11-------11-------11---------------------|
G|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10---------| Vibrato and Feedback like a Madman
D|---------------------------------13-\-/--|then you're on your own...
A|-----------------------------------------| ...for this is the Solo from Hell :)
E|------------------------------------|----|
...And speaking of hell, here are the inhumanly fast parts...
Fast1*
e|--------------------------------------------3-|
B|------------------------/tri\-------3---3-6---|
G|----------------3---3-5-3-5-3---3-5---5-------|
D|--------3---3-5---5-----------5---------------|
A|--1-3-5---5-----------------------------------|
E|3---------------------------------------------|
*The rhythm is correct so if you play the triplet at the indicated time
(and allow 1 note length) you should be dead on.
The notes themselves are pretty close but open to interpretation...
Fast2**
e|--------------------------------------------3---------------|
B|------------------------/tri\-------3---3-6---2-1-----------|
G|----------------3---3-5-3-5-3---3-5---5------------3-0------|
D|--------3---3-5---5-----------5-------------------------3-0-|
A|--1-3-5---5-------------------------------------------------|
E|3-----------------------------------------------------------|
**Same as * except last 7 notes are definitely correct
Fast3
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|--------3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-----------|
D|--1-3-5-------------------------3-0-------|
A|3-----------------------------------4-3-1-|
E|------------------------------------------|
Mute1
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|--------3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-3-0-------|
A|--1-3-5-----------------------------4-3-1-|
E|3-----------------------------------------|
Stop & Go
e|----1-----1-|----1-------|----1-3-------------|----1-3-------------|
B|1-3---1-3---|1-3---3-2-1-|1-3-----2-1---------|1-3-----2-1---------|
G|------------|------------|------------3-0-----|------------3-0-----|
D|------------|------------|----------------3-0-|----------------3-0-|
A|------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------|
The order for the inhumanly fast section:
Fast1, Fast2, Fast3, Fast1, Stop&Go, Mute1, Mute1, Fast3, Fast1, Stop&Go
Then back into the unison runs, vox, and opening chords. By the time the song
ends you should have either achieved enlightenment or neurotic breakdown :)
One thing's for sure, if you make it all the way through, you're well on
your way to becoming a 21st Century Schizoid Man...Have fun!
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