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In The Court of The Crimson King

(MacDonald-Sinfield)

Main Theme  ( / = 1 beat, | = Bar line, * = sharp)

|D / / / |C(b5) / C / | Bsus4 / B /| B / / /|

Bass over last bar of B is B C* D* E F* B

     Em              D                C(b5)            B

The rusted chains of prison moons are shattered by the sun.

    Em           D               C(b5)             B

I walk a road, horizons change, the tournament’s begun.

    Am          G               Em                  B

The purple piper plays his tune, the choir softly sing;

      Em                  D              C(b5)             D              

Three lullabies in an ancient tongue, for the court of the crimson king.

Main Theme

Flute Solo 

over

|D / / / |C / / / |D / / / |C / / / |D / / / |C / / / |B / / / |



The keeper of the city keys puts shutters on the dreams.
I wait outside the pilgrim’s door, with insufficient schemes.
The black queen chants the funeral march; the cracked brass bells will ring;
To summon back the fire witch to the court of the crimson king.

The gardener plants an evergreen whilst trampling on a flower.
I chase the wind of a prism ship to taste the sweet and sour.
The pattern juggler lifts his hand; the orchestra begin.
As slowly turns the grinding wheel in the court of the crimson king.

On soft grey mornings widows cry, the wise men share a joke;
I run to grasp divining signs to satisfy the hoax.
The yellow jester does not play, but gentle pulls the strings
And smiles as the puppets dance in the court of the crimson king.

This is only a rough sketch to give people a start. The only notes in C(b5) are C, E and F*/Gb



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IN THE COURT OF THE CRIMSON KING

(Intro/Chorus)
  
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|--7--7--9--5--5--7--4------------| 
D|--7--7--9--5--5--7--4------------|
A|--5--5--7--3--3--5--2------------|
E|---------------------------------|


** NOTE: Spaces between notes don't necessarily represent the duration 
         of the notes.  I've just tried to make it easy to read


(vs. Riff 1)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----7v--7--8-------7--------------------5--6------------|
G|--------------9-9------8v------6--8--8------------------| 
D|----------------------------9---------------------------| 
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|


(vs. Riff 1B)           
e|----------------------------I--------------- REPEAT-----------R--|
B|----7v--7--8-----7----------I------------------R--------------R--|
G|-------------9-9----8-------I---4--2--0--------R--------------R--|
D|----------------------------I-4----------4-----R---4--2--0----R--|
A|----------------------------I------------------R-4----------4-R--|
E|----------------------------I------------------R--------------R--|

(Bridge B - flute solo)


 flute transcribed for guitar
e|--------------------------------10--8----7-8----7---------------|
B|-7---8--10-----3-----7---8--10--------------10----8-7h8h7h8h7--|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--h7h5---3--3h5h3--0--1--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5h7h5--4-h5h4-2-h4h2----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5-4-2-2h4h0---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-4-4h5h4-2h4--7-2h4h2-2h4---5h7h5-4h5--2-4-5-|
D|-0--------0-2-4-5-----------------------------------------------|
A|----3-2-3-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------10----8--7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3-------------------------|
B|-3-5-7-8-10------------------------------5h7h5-3--3h5h3-1-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------2-4-5-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

                    / very fast    / very fast ------------- 
e|------------10----7-8-5-7-8-7-3---------------------------------|
B|-3-5-7-8-10-----------------------7-8-5-7-8-3-------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------5-7-4-5-7-2-4-5---|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------10-10---|
B|-----------------------------------------------5-7-8-10---------|
G|-----------------------------------------4-5-7------------------|
D|-5-7-4--4h5h4-2h4-4h5h7-4h5h4-2h4--4-5-7------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-8-7-8-10-10/12-10-8-7h8h7h5h7-8--3h5h3-2h3--2h3h2-----------|
B|------------------------------------------------------3-3h5h3---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------5-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------10---8--7-8-----------------|
B|------------------------3-5-7-8-10------------------------------|
G|-4h5h4-2-4-0----0-2-4-5-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------4--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

Presto tempo
e|-10-8-7-8-7--------|-12-10-8-10-8---------|-7h8h7h8h7h8..-|-8h9h8h9..-|
B|------------10-(x8)|--------------10-(x4)-|---------------|-----------|
G|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-----------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-----------|
A|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-----------|
E|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-----------|

bass-toned electric guitar comes in with 
this once in a while:
e|---------------||--10----10------------|
B|-7-7h8-7h8-..--||---10----10--..-------|
G|---------------||----11----11----------|
D|---------------||----------------------|
A|---------------||----------------------|
E|---------------||----------------------|


(Dance of the Puppets)

e|----12----12-----9-10----10----8-9----9--------------16-|
B|----12----12----10-10----10----9-9----9-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14----14-----12------12----11-----11----------4--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|----12----12-----9-10----10----8-9-------9---------16-16|
B|----12----12----10-10----10----9-9-------9---------17-17|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14----14-----12------12----11-----11-11-------11-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|----12----12-----9-10----10-9----8-9-----9--------------|
B|----12----12----10-10----10-9----9-9-----9--------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14----14-----12------12------11------11-------11-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
 |
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|------9------------7-----------------6------------------|
A|-7---------7--5-----------5-4------------------4--------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|



============================

In The Court of The Crimson King INCLUDING The Return of The Firewitch AND The Dance of The Puppets

Intro:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--8---------6---8---9-----|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--9------9----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--7--9--9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------7--7--------------------|
Play twice.

Verse:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|

e|-------0---------0---------0---------0------------------|
B|---1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1-----------------|
G|--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2----------------|
D|-2---------3---------4---------3------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------------7-------------------------|
G|-----------4-5-----------5------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|

And then, the chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--8---------6---8---9-----|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--9------9----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--7--9--9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------7--7--------------------|
Play twice.

Verse again:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|

e|-------0---------0---------0---------0------------------|
B|---1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1-----------------|
G|--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2----------------|
D|-2---------3---------4---------3------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------------7-------------------------|
G|-----------4-5-----------5------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|

And then, the chorus... again:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--8---------6---8---9-----|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--9------9----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--7--9--9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------7--7--------------------|
Play twice :D

Bridge:
e|-----------|-10-10-\-\-\--8-8-\-\-10-10--------------------|
B|-7-7-\-\-|----------------------------------(repeat)-------|
G|-7-7-//-//-|-11-11-//-//-//--9-9-//-//-9--9----------------|
D|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------|-----------------------------------------------|

e|-10-10-\-\-\--8-8--8-7---7-8--8---------|-7-7--------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------(repeat)|-----\-\-\-\-\-\-----------|
G|-11-11-//-//-//--9-9--9-9---9-9--9---------|-8-8-//-//-//-//-//-//-//|-|
D|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------|
Play the strings in the triads simultaneously

Chorus (However, no singing involved):
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--8---------6---8---9-----|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--9------9----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--7--9--9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------7--7--------------------|
Play twice.

Verse:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------8-7-----------------------------|
G|-----------4-5---------------6-5------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|

e|-------0---------0---------0---------0------------------|
B|---1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1-----------------|
G|--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2----------------|
D|-2---------3---------4---------3------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8-7---------------------7-------------------------|
G|-----------4-5-----------5------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------0-----------------------------------|

And then, the chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--8---------6---8---9-----|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--9------9----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--7--9--9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------7--7--------------------|
Play twice.

The Return of The Firewitch solo:
e|--------------------------------10--8----7-8----7-----------------|
B|-7---8--10-----3-----7---8--10--------------10----8-7h8h7h8h7-----|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5--h7h5---3--3h5h3--0--1--------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------5h7h5--4-h5h4-2-h4h2----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------5-4-2-2h4h0---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-4-4h5h4-2h4--7-2h4h2-2h4---5h7h5-4h5--2-4-5-|
D|-0--------0-2-4-5-----------------------------------------------|
A|----3-2-3-------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------10----8--7-8--5-7--3-5--2-3-------------------------|
B|-3-5-7-8-10------------------------------5h7h5-3--3h5h3-1-------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------2-4-5-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

                    / very fast    / very fast ---------------------|
e|------------10----7-8-5-7-8-7-3-----------------------------------|
B|-3-5-7-8-10-----------------------7-8-5-7-8-3---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------5-7-4-5-7-2-4-5-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------10-10---|
B|-----------------------------------------------5-7-8-10---------|
G|-----------------------------------------4-5-7------------------|
D|-5-7-4--4h5h4-2h4-4h5h7-4h5h4-2h4--4-5-7------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-10-8-7-8-10-10/12-10-8-7h8h7h5h7-8--3h5h3-2h3--2h3h2-----------|
B|------------------------------------------------------3-3h5h3---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------5-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------10---8--7-8-----------------|
B|------------------------3-5-7-8-10------------------------------|
G|-4h5h4-2-4-0----0-2-4-5-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------4--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|

 /Very fast---------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-10-8-7-8-7--------|-12-10-8-10-8---------|-7h8h7h8h7h8---|-8h9h8h9-----|
B|------------10-(x8)|--------------10-(x4)-|---------------|-------------|
G|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------|
D|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------|
A|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------|
E|-------------------|----------------------|---------------|-------------|

Back to guitar again:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---------0----------0---------0-----------------|
G|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0---0-0----0--0-0----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---2--3--3---3--4--4----4--3--3-------------------|
E|-0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------|

Verse (With new notes):
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---------0----------0---------0-----------------|
G|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0---0-0----0--0-0----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---2--3--3---3--4--4----4--3--3-------------------|
E|-0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---------0----------0---------0-----------------|
G|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0---0-0----0--0-0----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---2--3--3---3--4--4----4--3--3-------------------|
E|-0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------|

e|-------0---------0---------0---------0------------------|
B|---1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1----1--1-1-----------------|
G|--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2----------------|
D|-2---------3---------4---------3------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------0---------0----------0---------0-----------------|
G|---0--0-0----0--0-0----0---0-0----0--0-0----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--2--2---2--3--3---3--4--4----4--3--3-------------------|
E|-0---------0---------0----------0-----------------------|

And our beloved chorus:
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------7--|
G|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--8---------6---8---9-----|
D|--7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--9------9----------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--7--7--9--9--------------------|
E|--------------------------------7--7--------------------|
Play 3 times (Is it called thrice?).

Dance of The Puppets solo:
e|----12----12-----9-10----10----8-9----9--------------16-|
B|----12----12----10-10----10----9-9----9-----------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14----14-----12------12----11-----11----------4--------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|----12----12-----9-10----10----8-9-------9---------16-16|
B|----12----12----10-10----10----9-9-------9---------17-17|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14----14-----12------12----11-----11-11-------11-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|----12----12-----9-10----10-9----8-9-----9--------------|
B|----12----12----10-10----10-9----9-9-----9--------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-14----14-----12------12------11------11-------11-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

Outro: (The same as Intro/Chorus, only moved up two frets)
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------9-|
G|-9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--11-11-----------8---10---11----|
D|-9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--11-11-11-11--11----------------|
A|-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--9--9--11-11--------------------|
E|-------------------------------9--9---------------------|
Play 6 times.

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