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Frame By Frame by King Crimson
Frame By Frame
The song begins with Fripp playing a rapid 1/16-note riff repeated many times:
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-------------| then after 32 measures of 4/4 he shifts up to
-----4-6-4---|
-4-7-------7-|
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---------------| after 16 measures of 4/4 he shifts up to
------7-9-7----|
-7-10-------10-|
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-----5-7-5---| for 2 measures of 4/4 then -----6-8-6---| for 2 measures of 4/4.
-5-8-------8-| -6-9-------9-|
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The next pattern (F# minor) is:
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---------2-----| ---------2-----|---------2---|
-2---4-----4---| for 2 times then -2---4-----4---|-2---4-----4-| for 7 times
---4---4-----4-| (if this is the 3rd ---4---4-----4-|---4---4-----| then
---------------| go round, make it 6 times) ---------------|-------------|
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---------2-----|
-2---4-----4---| again for 5 times then
---4---4-----4-| (if this is the 3rd
---------------| go round, jump to +++Coda+++ after 5 times)
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----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
---------4------|---------4------|---------4------|---------4------|
-2---4------4---|-2---4------4---|-1---4------4---|-1---4------4---|
---3---3------3-|---3---3------3-|---3---3------3-|---3---3------3-|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
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Note that Fripp plays the above 13/8 pattern against Belew's 14/8 pattern giving an "echo"
effect that ceases after the 7 repeats.
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The next pattern (A minor) is:
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---------5-----|
-5---7-----7---| for 8 times then
---7---7-----7-|
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------------8------|
------10-----------|
-9-----------------|
---10----10---10---|
-----------------0-|
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----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
---------5------|---------7------|---------7------|---------7------|
-5---7------7---|-5---7------7---|-4---7------7---|-4---7------7---|
---6---6------6-|---6---6------6-|---6---6------6-|---6---6------6-|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
Now return to the beginning and play it all again (but play the first
rapid pattern only 16 times).
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++++++++++
+++Coda+++
++++++++++
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---------5-----|
-5---7-----7---| for 4 times then
---7---7-----7-|
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---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5---5-7-5-|| for 4 times
-7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------||
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Although I've seen Fripp play the last riff this way:
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-7-10-12-10-7-10-12-10-7-10-12-10-7-10-12-10-7-10-12-10-||
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[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Frame by frame (Suddenly)
Death by drowning (From within)
In your own, in your own
Analysis (Analysis)
Step by step (Suddenly)
Doubt by numbers (From within)
In your own, in your own
Analysis (Analysis)
[Instrumental]
[Chorus]
Frame by frame (Suddenly)
Death by drowning (From within)
In your own, in your own
Analysis (Analysis)
Step by step (Suddenly)
Doubt by numbers (From within)
In your own, in your own, in your own
Analysis (Analysis)
[Instrumental]
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version 2
Tuning: E A D G B E
This is the 7/8 guitar part that Belew plays during the singing:
e|----------------|----------------|-- ----------------|---------------|
B|----------2-----|----------2-----|-- ----------2-----|---------2-----|
G|--2---4-----4---|--2---4-----4---|- etc...--2---4-----4---|--2---4----4---|
D|----4---4-----4-|----4---4-----4-|-- ----3---3-----3-|----3---3----3-|
A|----------------|----------------|---- ----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|- ----------------|---------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------2-----|----------2-----|----------5-----|
G|--2---4-----4---|--2---4-----4---|--5---7-----7---| repeat the same pattern
D|----2---2-----2-|----2---2-----2-|----7---7-----7-| at the 5th fret.
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
The fripp line on top of the belew 7/8 is basically the same riff in
alternating bars of 6 and 7, but KEEPING THE SAME 8th note value.
This produces the funky intervals you hear... and you thought it
was a delay! (I know *I* did first time I heard it... 8-)).
e|------------------|---------------|
B|------------2-----|----------2----|
G|--2---4-------4---|--2---4--------|
D|----2---2-------2-|----2---2---2--|
A|------------------|---------------| etc. over the 7/8 above...
E|------------------|---------------|
The chording during fripps' wacked out picking in the intro and
between verses seems to be a barred 9th chord, dropping the
unison on the G string to the major 7th, ie
e|--2-----2--2----|
B|--2-----2--2----|
G|--4-----3--4----|
D|--4-----4--4----|
A|--2-----2--2----|
E|--2-----2--2----|
with appropriate whammy bar antics for the first chord, then up to a
Dsus2 (5th & 7th fretts) then again another 3rd.
Oh yeah, when the 13/8 and 7/8 fall back together, they play for
about 3 bars both in 7 *then* drop the bass note as noted above.
Some one is yet to figure out the "wacked out fripp part".
Frame by frame (suddenly)
Death by drowning (from within)
In your own, in your own analysis
Step by step (suddenly)
Doubt by numbers (from within)
In your own, in your own analysis
Frame by frame (suddenly)
Death by drowning (from within)
In your own, in your own analysis
Step by step (suddenly)
Doubt by numbers (from within)
In your own, in your own, in your own analysis
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version 3
This is the 7/8 guitar part that Belew plays during the singing:
e|----------------|----------------|-- ----------------|---------------|
B|----------2-----|----------2-----|-- ----------2-----|---------2-----|
G|--2---4-----4---|--2---4-----4---|- etc...--2---4-----4---|--2---4----4---|
D|----4---4-----4-|----4---4-----4-|-- ----3---3-----3-|----3---3----3-|
A|----------------|----------------|---- ----------------|---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|- ----------------|---------------|
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------2-----|----------2-----|----------5-----|
G|--1---4-----4---|--1---4-----4---|--5---7-----7---| repeat the same pattern
D|----3---3-----3-|----3---3-----3-|----7---7-----7-| at the 5th fret.
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|
The fripp line on top of the belew 7/8 is basically the same riff in
alternating bars of 6 and 7, but KEEPING THE SAME 8th note value.
This produces the funky intervals you hear... and you thought it
was a delay! (I know *I* did first time I heard it... 8-)).
e|------------------|---------------|
B|------------2-----|----------2----|
G|--2---4-------4---|--2---4--------|
D|----2---2-------2-|----2---2---2--|
A|------------------|---------------| etc. over the 7/8 above...
E|------------------|---------------|
The chording during fripps' wacked out picking in the intro and
between verses seems to be a barred 9th chord, dropping the
unison on the G string to the major 7th, ie
e|--2-----2--2----|
B|--2-----2--2----|
G|--4-----3--4----|
D|--4-----4--4----|
A|--2-----2--2----|
E|--2-----2--2----|
with appropriate whammy bar antics for the first chord, then up to a
Dsus2 (5th & 7th frets) then again another 3rd.
Oh yeah, when the 13/8 and 7/8 fall back together, they play for
about 3 bars both in 7 *then* drop the bass note as noted above.
Some one is yet to figure out the "wacked out fripp part".
However, it's based on the following:
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-7-5-------5-7-5-------5-7-5--------------|
A|-5-8-------8-5-8-------8-5-8-------8------------| etc
E|------------------------------------------------|
Which modulates up to the 7th fret, then 10th, then 11th. The rhythm
is strange, I can't pin down if it's sextuplets, 6 against 4, or what.
It seems like he adds some notes sometimes to make things fit in.
Frame by frame (suddenly)
Death by drowning (from within)
In your own, in your own analysis
Step by step (suddenly)
Doubt by numbers (from within)
In your own, in your own analysis
Frame by frame (suddenly)
Death by drowning (from within)
In your own, in your own analysis
Step by step (suddenly)
Doubt by numbers (from within)
In your own, in your own, in your own analysis
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