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Red Bass

(ver. 1)
King Crimson 
Tuning: EADG

INTRO x3
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------6---5-------4---5---7---9-----------------------------|
A|---6------9---8------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------6---5-------4---5---6---7-----------------------------|
A|---6------9---8------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------6---5-------4---5---7---8-----------------------------|
A|---6------9---8------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


"LONG" VERSE:  E x6, F# x2, E x2, G x4, E x2
Just play octaves on each of these notes
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|--------2--------2---|---------2--------2---|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|--0--0-----0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------|

G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|--------2--------2---|---------2--------2---|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|--0--0-----0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------|

G|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------2--------2---|---------2--------2----------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--0--0-----0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------0--1---|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------4--------4----|--------4--------4-----|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|--2--2-----2--2-------|--2--2-----2--2--------|

G|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------2--------2---|---------2--------2----------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--1p0--------0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------0--1---|

G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------5--------5---|---------5--------5----|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|
E|--3--3-----3--3------|---3--3-----3--3-------|

G|---------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------5--------5---|---------5--------5----|
A|---------------------|-----------------------|
E|--3--3-----3--3------|---3--3-----3--3-------|

G|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|----------2--------2---|---------2--------2-------|
A|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|--1p0--------0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------0---|


PRE-CHORUS x2   (see note at bottom)
G||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------||--------6-7-6---------13-14-13-----------|
A||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
E||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||---0--------------0----------------------|
   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 

G||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------||--------6-7-6---------13-14-13-----------|
A||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
E||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||---0--------------0----------------------|
   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 

CHORUS 
Chorus goes "up" the 1st and 3rd times, "down" the 2nd and 4th times
Going "up:"
G|-------|-------|-------|---------------|
D|-------|-------|-------|---------------|
A|---2---|---5---|---5---|---5---3---3---|
E|-------|-------|-------|---------------|


"SHORT" VERSE:  E x4, F# x2, E x2
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|--------2--------2---|---------2--------2---|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|--0--0-----0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------|

G|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------2--------2---|---------2--------2----------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--0--0-----0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------0--1---|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------4--------4----|--------4--------4-----|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|--2--2-----2--2-------|--2--2-----2--2--------|

G|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------2--------2---|---------2--------2----------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--1p0--------0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------0--1---|



PRE-CHORUS x2
G||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------||--------6-7-6---------13-14-13-----------|
A||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
E||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||---0--------------0----------------------|
   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 
G||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------||--------6-7-6---------13-14-13-----------|
A||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
E||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||---0--------------0----------------------|
   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 

CHORUS
Going "down:"
G|-------|-------|-------|---------------|
D|-------|-------|-------|---------------|
A|---2---|---0---|-------|---------------|
E|-------|-------|---2---|---2---0---0---|


BRIDGE in 7/4 time, play as sixteenth notes or ad lib
G|-------|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|---7---|
A|---0---|---6---|-------|
E|-------|-------|-------|
Then rest for 2 1/2 bars (10 beats) while guitar plays in G


INTERLUDE
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--------------1---0-------|--------------1---0-------|-----------4---4---2---------|
E|---3---0---1----------1---|---3--0---1-----------1---|---3---4---------------0-----|

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

G|---------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---------------0---2---|---3---3---5-------------------|
A|---------------1---0-------|-----------------------|---------------4---4---2-------|
E|---3---0---1-----------1---|---3---0---1-----------|---------------------------0---|

G|---------------------------|---------------|---------|---|
D|---------------------------|-------0---2---|---------|---|--(extra 5th beat)
A|---------------4---2-------|---2-----------|---------|---|
E|---0---3---4-----------0---|---------------|---------|---|


"SHORT" VERSE:  E x4, F# x2, E x2
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|--------2--------2---|---------2--------2---|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|--0--0-----0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------|

G|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------2--------2---|---------2--------2----------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--0--0-----0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------0--1---|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------4--------4----|--------4--------4-----|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|--2--2-----2--2-------|--2--2-----2--2--------|

G|-----------------------|----------------------------|
D|----------2--------2---|---------2--------2---------|
A|-----------------------|----------------------------|
E|--1p0--------0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------0-----|


PRE-CHORUS x2
G||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------||--------6-7-6---------13-14-13-----------|
A||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
E||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||---0--------------0----------------------|
   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 

G||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------||--------6-7-6---------13-14-13-----------|
A||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
E||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||---0--------------0----------------------|
   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 

CHORUS 
Going "up:"
G|-------|-------|-------|---------------|
D|-------|-------|-------|---------------|
A|---2---|---5---|---5---|---5---3---3---|
E|-------|-------|-------|---------------|


"SHORT" VERSE:  E x4, F# x2, E x2
G|---------------------|----------------------|
D|--------2--------2---|---------2--------2---|
A|---------------------|----------------------|
E|--0--0-----0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------|

G|---------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------2--------2---|---------2--------2----------|
A|---------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--0--0-----0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------0--1---|

G|----------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------4--------4----|--------4--------4-----|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|
E|--2--2-----2--2-------|--2--2-----2--2--------|

G|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
D|----------2--------2---|---------2--------2----------|
A|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--1p0--------0--0------|---0--0-----0--0------0------|


PRE-CHORUS x2
G||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------||--------6-7-6---------13-14-13-----------|
A||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
E||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||---0--------------0----------------------|
   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 

G||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
D||---------------------------------||--------6-7-6---------13-14-13-----------|
A||---------------------------------||-----------------------------------------|
E||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-||---0--------------0----------------------|
   s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s 

CHORUS
Going "down:"
G|-------|-------|-------|---------------|
D|-------|-------|-------|---------------|
A|---2---|---0---|-------|---------------|
E|-------|-------|---2---|---2---0---0---|


BRIDGE in 7/4 time, play as sixteenth notes or ad lib
G|-------|-------|-------|
D|-------|-------|---7---|
A|---0---|---6---|-------|
E|-------|-------|-------|


INTRO x3
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------6---5-------4---5---7---9-----------------------------|
A|---6------9---8------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------6---5-------4---5---6---7-----------------------------|
A|---6------9---8------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------6---5-------4---5---7---8-----------------------------|
A|---6------9---8------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|            
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