Epitaph Bass

by King Crimson
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author Eps123 [a] 102. Last edit on Feb 13, 2014
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Song: Epitaph
Band: King Crimson
Tabber: ME!
 
This is a pretty long song (8:43) and it's also really old, but i think this tab is 100%
Please correct me if there are any mistakes.
 
Drum intro
 
0:05  Em             D              Am            B
G|--------------9|--------------7|-------------|-------------|
D|---------9-----|---------7-----|-----------7-|-----------9-|
A|--7~-----------|---5~----------|-------7-----|-------9-----| x2
E|---------------|---------------|--5~---------|-7~----------|
 
Verse
 
G|--------------9|--------------7|-------------|-------------|
D|---------9-----|---------7-----|-----------7-|-----------9-|
A|--7~-----------|---5~----------|-------7-----|-------9-----|x4
E|---------------|---------------|--5~---------|-7~----------|
 
Chorus (Confusion... will be my epitaph)(1:40)
    Em
G|-----------------------9-|------------------|
D|-------------------9-----|--------------9---|
A|--7~~--drums(PAF)--------|-----------9------| x3
E|-------------------------|---7~~------------|
 
Drum Roll
 
Post Chorus 2:03 (But i feel tht tomorrow i'll be crying)
 
    ..ill be  Crying
G|----------|---------------------|
D|----------|---------------------|
A|--3~~--33-|--2~~-2-2------------| x3 ( on the third time the B goes
E|----------|---------------------|     longer so u can improvise :))
 
Intro again
 
      Em             D              Am            B
G|--------------9|--------------7|-------------|-------------|
D|---------9-----|---------7-----|-----------7-|-----------9-|
A|--7~-----------|---5~----------|-------7-----|-------9-----| x1
E|---------------|---------------|--5~---------|-7~----------|
 
Verse
 
G|--------------9|--------------7|-------------|-------------|
D|---------9-----|---------7-----|-----------7-|-----------9-|
A|--7~-----------|---5~----------|-------7-----|-------9-----|x4 (last time
E|---------------|---------------|--5~---------|-7~----------|  the B goes
                                                                longer)
 
Building up... 3:45
                                 Em
G|------------|             G|-------------|
D|------------|             D|-------------|
A|-3-3-3----3-| x8  Then    A|--/7~~-------|  Then Comes the guitar arpeggio
E|------------|             E|-------------|
 
4:18 Bass Accompanies the background ??trombone??
 
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|--7~~---5~~-------------| Do this until the verse starts again
E|-------------5~~---7~~--|
 
Verse (5:18)
G|--------------9|--------------7|-------------|-------------|
D|---------9-----|---------7-----|-----------7-|-----------9-|
A|--7~-----------|---5~----------|-------7-----|-------9-----|x4
E|---------------|---------------|--5~---------|-7~----------|
 
Chorus (Confusion... will be my epitaph)(1:40)
    Em
G|-----------------------9-|------------------|
D|-------------------9-----|--------------9---|
A|--7~~--drums(PAF)--------|-----------9------| x3
E|-------------------------|---7~~------------|
 
Post Chorus  (But i feel tht tomorrow i'll be crying)
 
    ..ill be  Crying
G|----------|---------------------|
D|----------|---------------------|
A|--3~~--33-|--2~~-2-2------------| x3
E|----------|---------------------|
 
On 7:00 Do this till the song ends
 
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3~--3-3-3-3~~--2-2-2-2~-2-2-2-2~~-----|
E|---------------------------------------------|
 
 
Well This is the tab. Enjoy and correct me if there's a mistake.
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3 comments
prozacjack
Probably not gonna read this, but at 4:18 it's a couple bass clarinets and I think a soprano playing the melody.
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