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Larks Tongues In Aspic Part Ii Tab


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LARKS’ TONGUES IN ASPIC PART TWO
By Robert Fripp

King Crimson
Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (1973)
Transcribed by Peter Stevens (YoPete525 AT gmail DOT com)

Tuning: Standard (E-A-D-G-B-E’)

Legend

x – muted string
^ - bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down


This piece has already been thoroughly transcribed by Colin Marston (his work can be
on the Elephant Talk Wiki), and I did use it to help me on a few parts of this – however,
modern technology on my side I’ve been able to clean it up.  Here we go.

*If this is your first time viewing this tab, I suggest you read the notes at the bottom.

Section I
|--------------------------------|  x3
|--------------------------------|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------6--------6-----5--|
|-----5--------5-----4-----|
|--3--------3--------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x—-x--3--x--|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x—-x--3--x--|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x—-x--3--x--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------7^-------------------------|
|---------------------6----------9--------9-----8--|
|--------6--4-------5---------8--------8-----7-----|
|-----5--------3--4--------6--------6--------------|
|--3-----------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--|
|--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--5--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--|
|--4--x--x--4--x--x--4--x--4--x--4--x--x--4--x--x--4--x--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------7^-------------------------|
|---------------------6----------------------------|
|--------6--4-------5-----------10-------10-----9--|
|-----5--------3--4-----------9--------9-----8-----|
|--3-----------------------7--------7--------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--10--x--10--x—-x--10--x--x--10--x--|
|--11--x--x--11--x--x--11--x--11--x--11--x—-x--11--x--x--11--x--|
|--12--x--x--12--x--x--12--x--12--x--12--x—-x--12--x--x--12--x--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------11^-------------------------|
|--------------------10---------13-------13----12--|
|-------10--8-------9--------12-------12----11-----|
|-----9--------7--8-------10-------10--------------|
|--7-----------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--10--x--10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--|
|--11--x--x--11--x--x--11--x--11--x--11--x--x--11--x--x--11--x--|
|--10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--10--x--10--x--x--10--x--x--10--x--|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------|
|-----------------------7^--|
|---------------------6-----|
|--------6--4-------5-------|
|-----5--------3--4---------|
|--3------------------------|


Section II
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--2--------2--------2--------2---4--|
|--3--------3--------3--------3---5--|
|--------5--------5--------5---------|
|------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x3
|--------------------------------|
|--2--------2--------2-----2--4--|
|--3--------3--------3-----3--5--|
|--------5--------5-----5--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x4
|--------------------------------|
|--5--------5--------5-----5--7--|
|--6--------6--------6-----6--8--|
|--------8--------8-----8--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x2
|--------------------------------|
|--8--------8--------8-----8-10--|
|-10-------10-------10----10-11--|
|-------11-------11----11--------|
|--------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|--8--------8--------8-----8-10-11--|
|-10-------10-------10----10-11-12--|
|-------11-------11----11-----------|
|-----------------------------------|

Repeat Section II


Section III
|--------------------------------|  x8
|--------------------------------|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|
|--------6--------6-----5--|
|-----5--------5-----4-----|
|--3--------3--------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x—-x--3--x--|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x—-x--3--x--|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x—-x--3--x--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------7^--------------------------|
|---------------------6----------13-------13----12--|
|--------6--4-------5---------12-------12----11-----|
|-----5--------3--4--------10-------10--------------|
|--3------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--3--x--3--x--x--3--x--x--3--x--|
|--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--5--x--5--x--x--5--x--x--5--x--|
|--4--x--x--4--x--x--4--x--4--x--4--x--x--4--x--x--4--x--|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------------|
|-----------------------7^--|
|---------------------6-----|
|--------6--4-------5-------|
|-----5--------3--4---------|
|--3------------------------|


Section IV
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|--2--------2--------2--------2---4--|
|--3--------3--------3--------3---5--|
|--------5--------5--------5---------|
|------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x3
|--------------------------------|
|--2--------2--------2-----2--4--|
|--3--------3--------3-----3--5--|
|--------5--------5-----5--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x4
|--------------------------------|
|--5--------5--------5-----5--7--|
|--6--------6--------6-----6--8--|
|--------8--------8-----8--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x4
|--------------------------------|
|--8--------8--------8-----8-10--|
|-10-------10-------10----10-11--|
|-------11-------11----11--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x4
|--------------------------------|
|-11-------11-------11----11-13--|
|-12-------12-------12----12-14--|
|-------14-------14----14--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x3
|--------------------------------|
|-14-------14-------14----14-16--|
|-15-------15-------15----15-17--|
|-------17-------17----17--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x3
|--------------------------------|
|-17-------17-------17----17-19--|
|-18-------18-------18----18-20--|
|-------20-------20----20--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x2
|--------------------------------|
|-20-------20-------20----20-22--|
|-22-------22-------22----22-23--|
|-------23-------23----23--------|
|--------------------------------|

|------| x25
|------|
|--23--|
|--24--|
|------|
|------|


*Shorter neck guitars:
|----------------------------------| x2
|-16-------16-------16----16-18----|
|-17-------17-------17----17-18----|
|-------18-------18----18----------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

|------| x25
|--19--|
|--19--|
|------|
|------|
|------|


Section V
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--5--6-----6--5-----3--5-----5--6-----6--5-----3--|
|--5--6-----6--5-----3--5-----5--6-----6--5-----3--|
|--3--4-----4--3-----1--3-----3--4-----4--3-----1—-|

2-bar rest, then:

|--------------------------------------------------| x8
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--5--6-----6--5-----3--5-----5--6-----6--5-----3--|
|--5--6-----6--5-----3--5-----5--6-----6--5-----3--|
|--3--4-----4--3-----1--3-----3--4-----4--3-----1—-|

|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--7--------7--------7--------7--9-----------------|
|--8--------8--------8--------8-10-----------------|
|-------10-------10-------10-----------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------| x3
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--7--------7--------7-----7--9-----------------|
|--8--------8--------8-----8-10-----------------|
|-------10-------10----10-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------| x4
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-10-------10-------10----10-12-----------------|
|-12-------12-------12----12-13-----------------|
|-------13-------13----13-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|


Section VI
|--------------------------------| x4
|--------------------------------|
|--2--------2--------2-----2--4--|
|--3--------3--------3-----3--5--|
|--------5--------5-----5--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x4
|--------------------------------|
|--5--------5--------5-----5--7--|
|--6--------6--------6-----6--8--|
|--------8--------8-----8--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x4
|--------------------------------|
|--8--------8--------8-----8-10--|
|-10-------10-------10----10-11--|
|-------11-------11----11--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x4
|--------------------------------|
|-11-------11-------11----11-13--|
|-12-------12-------12----12-14--|
|-------14-------14----14--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x3
|--------------------------------|
|-14-------14-------14----14-16--|
|-15-------15-------15----15-17--|
|-------17-------17----17--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x3
|--------------------------------|
|-17-------17-------17----17-19--|
|-18-------18-------18----18-20--|
|-------20-------20----20--------|
|--------------------------------|

|--------------------------------| x2
|--------------------------------|
|-20-------20-------20----20-22--|
|-22-------22-------22----22-23--|
|-------23-------23----23--------|
|--------------------------------|

|------| x35
|------|
|--23--|
|--24--|
|------|
|------|

*Shorter neck guitars:
|----------------------------------| x2
|-16-------16-------16----16-18----|
|-17-------17-------17----17-18----|
|-------18-------18----18----------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|

|------| x35
|--19--|
|--19--|
|------|
|------|
|------|


Finale
This is, as expected, the part I’m the least sure about.  It seems Robert is using his
strumming “banjo” technique here.  This should sound pretty close:

*Each chord is held and strummed vigorously
|-/22------\17---\14---\10-------|
|-/19------\14---\11---\7--------|
|-/19------\14---\11---\7--------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

Notes:
•  Space is almost equal to time.  Quicker parts are closer together, slower parts are
apart, but it isn’t perfect – just listen to the song, it’s easier for both of us.

•  Much time was spent deliberating over the aggressive chords... I used my ears and my
and this is what I got.  They’re all *extremely* close, if not dead-on.  (Live footage
used to look at fingerings.  Also, the third chord does sound uncharacteristically 
 Much time and effort was spent on this one, and I am almost 100% positive it is correct
listen very, very closely, watch some videos, and if you don’t like it just use 
else.)

•  Many times the violin modulates above the guitar, while the guitar stays the same.

•  I believe Fripp plays/played this piece on an at least 24-fret guitar.  For those
guitars which don’t reach that high, I’ve transposed the high parts up a string.
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