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The Great Deceiver by King Crimson
The Great Deceiver
"/17" = slide up to note at 17th fret
"^17" = bend the string
"17^18" = bend the string at the 17th fret to the 18th fret pitch
"/" = indicates a rhythm mark (strum previous chord again)
[section 1a]
Obvious low guitar part
1 2 3 4
E----------------------------------------------------|
B-T--------------------------------------------------|
G-A--------------------------------------------------| Play eight times
D-B--------------------------------------------------| (4 on second go round)
A-----0----7--6--5--0--3--0--------------------3--0--|
E-------------------------------0--3--0--3--0--------|
1 2 3 4
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B-T--------------------------------------------------------|
G-A--------------------------------------------------------|
D-B----------------------------------------------11--9--7--|
A-----7--10--10--7--10--10--7--10--10--7--10--7------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4
E----------------------------------------------------------|
B-T--------------------------------------------------------| Play these 2
G-A--------------------------------------------------------| measures twice
D-B---------------------------------------------12--11-----|
A----7--10--10--7--10--10--7--10--10--7--10--7-------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------|
Play section again
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[section 1b]
However, the real fun is to play the "rhythm" guitar part, instead...
Play chords with rapid tremolo strumming.................*
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E---/21-------------14-------|-12------------------------|
B-T--x--------------x--------|-x-------------------------|
G-A-/18-------------11-------|-9-------------------------|
D-B-/19-------------11-------|-11------------------------|
A----------------------------|---------------------------|
E----------------------------|---------------------------|
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
E---/21-------------14-------|-12--/20----17-------------|
B-T--x--------------x--------|-x----x-----x--------------| Play this 2 times
G-A-/18-------------11-------|-9---/18----14-------------| (1 on second
D-B-/19-------------11-------|-11--/19----14-------------| go round)
A----------------------------|---------------------------|
E----------------------------|---------------------------|
Strum across all strings, deadening all except the strings with indicated
fingerings
1 2 3 4
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-T-----------------------------------------------14--12--10---|
G-A--9--12--12--9--12--12---9--12--12--9--12--9----------------|
D-B-----------------------------------------------11--9---7----|
A----7--10--10--7--10--10---7--10--10--7--10--7----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-T-----------------------------------------------15----14-----|
G-A--9--12--12--9--12--12---9--12--12--9--12--9----------------|
D-B-----------------------------------------------12----11-----|
A----7--10--10--7--10--10---7--10--10--7--10--7----------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
Play these 2 measures twice.
Play section again
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1st verse [section 2]
E------------0-0-|-----------------|-0----------------|
B-T----------1-1-|-----------------|-1----------------|
G-A----------2-2-|-----------------|-2----------------|
D-B--------------|-----------------|------------------|
A----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E----0-----------|-----------------|
B-T--1-----------|-----------------|
G-A--2-----------|-----------------|
D-B--------------|-----------------|
A----------------|-----------------|
E----------------|-----------------|
E------------------0---------------|--------------3---------------|
B-T----------------0---------------|--------------0---------------|
G-A----------------0-/-/-----------|--------------2---------------|
D-B---7---5---4----2---------------|--7---5---4---2---------------|
A-----7---5---4----3---------------|--7---5---4---3---------------|
E-----5---3---2--------------------|--5---3---2-------------------|
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2nd verse [section 3]
E----------------|-----------------|
B-T--------------|-----------------|
G-A--------------|-----------------|
D-B--------------|-----------------|
A----------------|-----------------|
E----------------|-----------------|
E----------------|-----------------|
B-T--------------|-----------------|
G-A--------------|-----------------|
D-B--------------|-----------------|
A----------------|-----------------|
E----------------|-----------------|
E------------------0---------------|--------------3---------------|
B-T----------------0---------------|--------------0---------------|
G-A----------------0-/-/-----------|--------------2---------------|
D-B---7---5---4----2---------------|--7---5---4---2---------------|
A-----7---5---4----3---------------|--7---5---4---3---------------|
E-----5---3---2--------------------|--5---3---2-------------------|
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[section 4]
1st chorus
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
E-----------------------|-------------------|
B-T--10-------10--------|-13-------10-------|
G-A---------------------|-12----------------|
D-B--7--------7---------|-10-------7--------|
A----0--------0---------|----------0--------|
E-----------------------|-------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
E---------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
B-T--10--10---10------------|-10-------10---------|-10-----------------|
G-A-------------------------|---------------------|----------9---------|
D-B--7---7----7-------------|-7--------7----------|-7--------9---------|
A----0---0----0-------------|-0--------0----------|-0--------7---------|
E---------------------------|---------------------|----------0---------|
This pattern played twice
***After quiet organ & vocals, play [section 1a] or [section 1b] again ****
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3rd verse [section 5]
E-----/17---17----17----17---17----17----17---17----17----17----17----------|
B-T-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-A------------14----14---------12----12---------------------------17^18----|
D-B----------------------------------------------------------16-------------|
A------------------------------------------------------15-------------------|
E------------------------------------------------14-------------------------|
E----17---17----17----17---17----17----17---17----17----17----17------------|
B-T-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-A----------14----14---------12----12---------17---------------------------|
D-B--------------------------------------------------16---------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------15---------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------14---------|
E----17--17----17----17---17----17----17---17----17----17----17----17-------|
B-T-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-A---------14----14---------12----12---------17----14----------------14----|
D-B-------------------------------------------------------16----------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------15----------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
bend G string up.....*
E----17--17----17----17---17----17----17---17----17----17----17----17-------|
B-T-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-A---------14----14---------12----12---------14---^17---^17---^17---^17----|
D-B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----17---17----17----17---17----17----17---17----17----17----17------------|
B-T-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-A----------14----14---------12----12---------17---------------------------|
D-B--------------------------------------------------16---------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------15---------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------14---------|
E------------------0---------------|--------------3---------------|
B-T----------------0---------------|--------------0---------------|
G-A----------------0--/-/----------|--------------2---------------|
D-B---7---5---4----2---------------|--7---5---4---2---------------|
A-----7---5---4----3---------------|--7---5---4---3---------------|
E-----5---3---2--------------------|--5---3---2-------------------|
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4th verse [section 6]
E----17--17----17----17---17----17----17---17----17----17----17-------------|
B-T-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-A---------14----14---------12----12---------------------------17^18-------|
D-B-------------------------------------------------------16----------------|
A---------------------------------------------------15----------------------|
E---------------------------------------------14----------------------------|
E----17--17----17----17---17----17----17---17----17----17----17----17-------|
B-T-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-A---------14----14---------12----12---------------14----17----14----------|
D-B-------------------------------------------16----------------------16----|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----17--17----17----17---17----17----17---17---17----17----17----17-17-----|
B-T-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-A---------14----14---------12----12--------------------X-----17-----------|
D-B------------------------------------------------16-----------------------|
A--------------------------------------------15-----------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
bend G sring up....*
E----17--17----17----17---17----17----17---17----17----17----17-------------|
B-T-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-A---------14----14---------12----12---------17---^17---^17---^17----------|
D-B-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Chord break [section 7]
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
E-----------------------|-------------------|
B-T---------------------|-------------------| Play 3 times
G-A--0--------0---------|-5--------6--------|
D-B--7--------7---------|-5--------5--------|
A----7--------7---------|-3--------4--------|
E----5--------5---------|-------------------|
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second chorus play [section 2] again
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second chorus cont'd [section 8]
1 2 3 4 5 6
E------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
B-T---10-----------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
G-A---------/--/--------/-----/--/---------|--%--|--%--|--%--|--%--|
D-B---7------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
A------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
E------------------------------------------|-----|-----|-----|-----|
Play this pattern 7 times with slight rhythmic variations
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End [section 9]
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4
E-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
B-T--10-------------------------------------|------------------------|
G-A-----/-----/---/------/---/-----/--/-----|-/--/-----/--/----/-----|
D-B--7--------------------------------------|------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
E---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B-T-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
G-A-/--/----/---/-----/--/--/-----/-----|-/--/----/--/-----/--/-----/--/-------|
D-B-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
E--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
B-T------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
G-A-/-/-----/--/-----/--/-----/------/-|-/--/-----/-----/--/------------------||
D-B------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
A--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
E--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------||
Health-food faggot with a bartered bride
Likes to comb his hair with a dipper ride
Once had a friend with a cloven foot
Once he called the tune in a chequered suit
Great Deceiver
In the door on the floor in a paper bag
There's a shoe-shine boy with a gin-shop slag
She raised him up and she called him son
And she canonised the ground that he walked upon
Great Deceiver
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cigarettes, ice cream, cadillacs blue jeans
In the night he's a star in the Milky Way
He's a man of the world by the light of day
A golden smile and a proposition
And the breath of God smells of sweet sedition
Great Deceiver
Sing hymns make love get high fall dead
He'll bring his perfume to your bed
He'll charm your life 'til the cold winds blow
Then he'll sell your dreams to a picture show
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cadillacs, blue jeans, dixieland playing on the ferry
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cadillacs, blue jeans, dixieland playing on the ferry
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Cadillacs, blue jeans, dixieland playing on the ferry
Cigarettes, ice cream, figurines of the Virgin Mary
Camel hair, Brylcreem, drop a glass full of antique sherry
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