King Crimson: Elephant Talk By: Reginald Hunt (rphunt@tiac.com) ******************************************************************************** This transcription is set in standard tuning. I find it works pretty well. The arpeggios should be played staccato. The "(__)" in the solo is meant to be a tie, indicating in this case that the 2nd note is hammered. After Tony Levin's Stick intro, the Fripp part begins as: (E minor Arpeggio) 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| -4---------------4---------------| repeated 8 times then -------7---5---------7---5-------| ---7-----7---7-----7---7---7---7-| -----7---------7-------------7---| distorted chords during "A" verse vocals: 1 2 3 4 -0---0-----------------------| -7---7-----------------------| -7---5-----------------------| repeated 4 times then -0---0-----------------------| -----------------------------| -----------------------------| (A minor Arpeggio) 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| -5-----4---2-----5---4---2-------| repeated 8 times then ---2-----2---2-----2---2---2---2-| -----3---------3-------------3---| ---------------------------------| same distorted chords during "B" verse vocals: 1 2 3 4 -0---0-----------------------| -7---7-----------------------| -7---5-----------------------| repeated 4 times then -0---0-----------------------| -----------------------------| -----------------------------| (F# minor Arpeggio) 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------| -2---------------2---------------| -------4---2---------4---2-------| repeated 8 times then ---4-----4---4-----4---4---4---4-| -----4---------4-------------4---| ---------------------------------| (A minor Arpeggio) 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| -5-----4---2-----5---4---2-------| repeated 8 times then ---2-----2---2-----2---2---2---2-| -----3---------3-------------3---| ---------------------------------| same distorted chords during "C" verse vocals: 1 2 3 4 -0---0-----------------------| -7---7-----------------------| -7---5-----------------------| repeated 4 times then -0---0-----------------------| -----------------------------| -----------------------------| (F# minor Arpeggio) 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------| -2---------------2---------------| -------4---2---------4---2-------| repeated 8 times then ---4-----4---4-----4---4---4---4-| -----4---------4-------------4---| ---------------------------------| The Roland Guitar Synth solo: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ||--11----------9---------|------------9-----|------------------------|------9-| ||--9---------9-----------|----------9-----9-|-12-9------9--12--------|----9---| ||*-9-------9-------------|--------9---------|---------9--------------|--9-----| ||*-----------------------|------------------|------------------------|--------| ||------------------------|------------------|------------------------|--------| ||------------------------|------------------|------------------------|--------| [1. ] 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ------------------------|-----------------------------|----------|------------|| ------9--12-----------9-|------------4----------------|------------------7-----|-5----------|| ---9---------------8----|---------4-----------------4-|-6--------------4-------|-----------*|| -----------------9------|------6------------------6-(___)------------6---------|-----------*|| ------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|------------|| ------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|------------|| [2. ] 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ---------------------|-----9--------------------|| ---5--7---------9----|---9-------9--------------|| -6-------------------|-9-------9----------------|| (end of solo) then _)-------------------|-------9------------------|| ---------------------|--------------------------|| ---------------------|--------------------------|| (A minor Arpeggio) 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| -5-----4---2-----5---4---2-------| repeated 8 times with the "D" verse then ---2-----2---2-----2---2---2---2-| -----3---------3-------------3---| ---------------------------------| 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| repeated 16 times under Belew's solo -----4-------4-------------------| (Fripp does add slight embellishments) then ---4---4---4---4-----------------| -2-------2-------0---------------| (A minor Arpeggio) 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------| ---------------------------------| -5-----4---2-----5---4---2-------| repeated 8 times then ---2-----2---2-----2---2---2---2-| -----3---------3-------------3---| ---------------------------------| same distorted chords during "E" verse vocals: 1 2 3 4 -0---0-----------------------| -7---7-----------------------| -7---5-----------------------| repeated 4 times then -0---0-----------------------| -----------------------------| -----------------------------| (F# minor Arpeggio) 1 2 3 4 ---------------------------------| -2---------------2---------------| -------4---2---------4---2-------| repeated 3 times then ---4-----4---4-----4---4---4---4-| -----4---------4-------------4---| ---------------------------------| (F# minor Arpeggio) 1 2 -----------------|| -2---------------|| -------4---2-----|| ---4-----4---4---|| -----4-----------|| -----------------|| ******************************************************************************** King Crimson: Elephant Talk By: Colin Marston (WrongWayCM@aol.com) ******************************************************************************** Stick TAB This is tabed for 12-string Stick or Warr. Levin played a 10-string on the record and tuned the E on the bass side down a half-step. This enabled him to play the flat-five chords with a stright, two string bar. I've written this in standard tuning and put the chords on the melody side because it works better for me. main riff: D |--------------------------| A |--------------------------| E |-------14--14-----14--16--| B |-------13--13-----13--15--| F#|--------------------------| C#|--------------------------| C |==9==9====================| G |--------------7-9---------| D |-----------------------7--| A |--------------------------| E |--------------------------| B |--------------------------| fill: D |--------------------------| A |--------------------------| E |-------14--14-------------| B |-------13--13-------------| F#|--------------------------| C#|--------------------------| C |==9==9========9=6===7=====| G |--------------------------| D |--------------------------| A |--------------------------| E |--------------------------| B |--------------------------| second riff (part w/ elephant noises) D |-------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------| B |-------10--10--------------10--10----------| F#|-------10--10--------------10--10----------| C#|-------------------------------------------| C |==6==6========6==4====6==6========6==4==5==| G |-------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------| first bridge (after "c" verse) C |==========8==============8====6==4==1==== G |--6----4-----4----6--4------------------- D |----------------------------------------- A |----------------------------------------- E |----------------------------------------- B |----------------------------------------- C ==========8=======1==| G --6----9-------6-----| D ---------------------| A ---------------------| x2 E ---------------------| B ---------------------| second bridge (after "D" verse) C |==6=====6=====6===4=(5)*=| G |----6-----6-----6--------| D |------4-----4------------| A |-------------------------| E |-------------------------| B |-------------------------| *played every other time Transcribed by Colin Marston WrongWayCM@aol.com http://members.tripod.com/~c1jdk/wrong.htm