From: * (verkuilen john v)
Date: 18 Jul 1995 02:21:09 GMT

compilation CDs and _The Acoustic Adrian Belew_.

The song is in implied E major.  This is the arpeggiated rhythm part Fripp 
plays behind Belew's improvised slide guitar solos and the lyrics.  Listen
to the song to get how things fit together.  I play it kind of like Adrian 
on _The Acoustic Adrian Belew_.  The song is in three time, and really 
swings.  If you're playing it on an acoustic, it should sound decent.  If 
you're playing it on an electric, use a _very_ light distortion (mostly for 
warmth), light chorus/flange, a long delay, and compression.  It will probably
sound OK on a plain clean guitar with some reverb, but I thought I'd give you
the full list!  I recently saw Crimson live and verified my guesses, so I think 
this is pretty close.  


Intro:

[A verse with no words, Adrian solos in E major and its related modes with 
a slide.  He also puts lots of slide licks in when there are no words.]


Verse 1:

(Verse Riff)
Stare at the window pane,

(Verse Riff with alternate ending)
Stare at the rain that's falling.

Chorus:

(Chorus Riff 1a) 
She waits in the air,

Chrous Riff 1b)
Matte Kudasai.

(Chorus Riff 1a)
She sleeps in a chair,

(Chrous Riff 1c)

(Chorus Riff 2a)
In her sad America.

(Chorus Riff 2b)
[no lyrics]



Verse 2:

[same as Verse 1]

Long, long is the night alone,
Long, like the notes I'm sending.

Chorus




Verse Riff:  
                                                     (*)
E|--------|----------|-------------|-----7-s| l-4-|-----7-sl-4-|--------------
B|--------|----------|-------------|-----7-s| l-5-|-----7-sl-5-|--------------
G|--------|------6--4|-------4---1-|-----6-s| l-4-|-----6-sl-4-|--------------
D|--------|------6--4|-------4---2-|------------|------------|--------------|
A|--------|----------|-------4---2-|------------|------------|--------------|
E|-0-2h3h4|-0-0------|--0----------|-0----------|--0---------|-0-2h3h4------|


(*)  Fripp improvises on this bit, so try different things out.  Mostly 
triple stops.  e.g., 


E|--5-s| l-7--5-sl-7-|---
B|--5-s| l-7--5-sl-7-|---
G|--4-s| l-6--4-sl-6-|---
D|-----------------|---|
A|-----------------|---|
  0________________|__0  etc.      




  segue ->    Chorus Riff 1a                Chorus Riff 1b 
E|---------|-----------0----------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------|---------2---2---2-------2--|------------------------------------|
G|---------|-------1-------1------1-----|-----[sa| me pick pattern as previous]|
D|---------|----4--------------4--------|------------------------------------|
A|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-0-2h4h3-|--2-------------------------|--0---------------------------------|


(Note:  this fingering is really tough.  I recommend doing stretching 
exercises before attempting it.  I recommend using a thumb fret for the 
bass string, but if you can finger it some other way, go for it!)


    Chorus Riff 1c  
E|-----------0----------------|
B|---------1---1--------------|
G|-------2-------2------------|
D|----4--------------4--------|
A|-------------------------0--|
E|--2-------------------------|


Chorus Riff 2a                              

E|--------------|-------------|------------|
B|------10---9--|------9---7--|-----7---9--|
G|------11---9--|------9---8--|-----8---8--|
D|------11---9--|------9---7--|-----7---7--|
A|-0------------|-0-----------|-0----------|
E|--------------|-------------|------------|



Chorus Riff 2b  (this is a slightly modified version of the Verse Riff]


E|------------|-------------|-----7-s| l-4-|-----7-sl-4-|--------------
B|------7--5--|-------------|-----7-s| l-5-|-----7-sl-5-|--------------
G|------6--4--|-------4---1-|-----6-s| l-4-|-----6-sl-4-|--------------
D|------6--4--|-------4---2-|------------|------------|--------------|
A|------------|-------4---2-|------------|------------|--------------|
E|-0-0--------|--0----------|-0----------|--0---------|-0-2h3h4--...| [back to

verse]



From: * (verkuilen john v)
Date: 18 Jul 1995 16:56:59 GMT

* (verkuilen john v) writes:

>compilation CDs and _The Acoustic Adrian Belew_.



NOTE:  I forgot to indicate that you need to play each measure twice on 
Chrous Riffs 1a and 1b.  Please edit the file accordingly, replacing the 
line titled "segue -> Chorus Riff 1a    Chorus Riff 1b" in the original with
the lines below.  

 

  segue ->    Chorus Riff 1a   
E|---------|-----------0----------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------|---------2---2---2-------2--|------------------------------------|
G|---------|-------1-------1------1-----|-----[sa| me as previous]-------------|
D|---------|----4--------------4--------|------------------------------------|
A|---------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|-0-2h4h3-|--2-------------------------|------------------------------------|



       Chorus Riff 1b 
E|-----------0----------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------2---2---2-------2--|------------------------------------|
G|-------1-------1------1-----|-----[sa| me as previous]-------------|
D|----4--------------4--------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--0-------------------------|------------------------------------|




-- 
Jay                                     *

Definition of a phallic symbol:  Something that's length exceeds its
breadth and of which your mother wouldn't approve.