The Night Watch tab

The Night Watch

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65                					    Ville Sinkko  
  Zn            'Tuokaa tanne minun alkuni		    vs at clinet dot fi 
30               Aloittakaa tasta outo uni' 
 
 
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Date Submitted: 19-Aug-02  
By: Paulo Eduardo Tuasca (ptuasca at yahoo dot com)  
 
#---------------------------------- PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# 
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the  # 
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.  # 
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------## 
 
King Crimson: The Night Watch 
From the album  
Copyright 1973 
Music by  
Lyrics by  
 
Comments to Paulo E. Tuasca  
 
Solo transcription by Ville Sinkko (as submitted above) 
 
Intro: 
 
It's a pretty good mess. I think I hear the open B 
string, 
but who knows... Perhaps this was done on a 12 string. 
 
e||-10--12--14--12--| 
B||-0---0---0---0---| 
G|4-----------------| 
D|4-strum each note as a mad man! 
A||-----------------| 
E||-----------------| 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------| 
B||-12----------8---|-7-----------10--|-12----------8---7---10---| 
G|4-----------------|-----------------6--------------------------| 
D|4-----------------|-----------------8--------------------------| 
A||-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------| 
 
e||---------------12|-10------------12|-14--------------| 
B||-12-------10-12--|----------10-12--|-----------------| 
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
 
Verse 1: 
 
I tried to figure the number of beats but I don't know 
if I'm right... 
Anyway, here it goes, in 13/8 (gasp!): 
 
e||---------------------------------------------10-------| 
B||-12------7-------12------7---12-----------------------| 
G13o----------------------------------------------------o| 
D|8o----------------------------------------------------o| 
A||-strum these notes many times-------------------------| 
E||------------------------------------------------------| 
    Shine...shine...............the light of.....shine 
...watch...before...city...streets..............prime 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------|---------10------|-slow down -------| 
B||-12------7-------|-12------7-------|-12--------------|------------------| 
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
A||-strum these notes many times------|-----------------|------------------| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 
...golden..light.....grimy...now.......hundred..passed...Captain 
 
e||-10~-------------| 
B||-12~-------------| 
G|4-11~-------------| 
D|4-----------------| 
A||-----------------| 
E||-----------------| 
...fast 
 
Interlude: 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----<12>----------| 
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|<7>---------<7>---| 
G|4-<7>-------------|-----------------|<12>--<5>---<5>--|------------------| 
D|4------<7>---<7>--|------<7>---<7>--|--------<5>------|------------------| 
A||--------<7>------|--------<7>------|-----------------|------------------| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 
Verse 2: 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------|---------14--12--|-----<12>---------| 
B||---------15--14~-|---------14--12~-|-----------------|<7>---------------| 
G|4<7>---12---------|------12---------|<12>--12---12----|------------------| 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 
Verse 3: 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----<12>--------|------------------| 
B||---------15--14~-|---------14--12~-|<7>--------------|<12>--------------g 
G|4<7>---12---------|------12---------|-----------------|------------------t 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|------------<7>--|------------------r 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
||                                                    
                    | 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------14--12---| 
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g 
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------2 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 
    Bm    BmaddE D    F#m               Bm    BmaddE D 
   A 
e||-14----12----10--|-9---------------|-14----12----14--|-17---------------| 
B||---15----15----10|---10------------|---15----15------|---17-------------g 
G|4-----16----16----|-----11~---------|-----16----16----|-----18~----------t 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
||                                                    
                    | 
e||-10~---------12--|-14/17~~---------|-14~---12~---10~-|-12-14------------| 
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------10~---------g 
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------2 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 
Verse 4: 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------|---------14--12--|-----<12>---------| 
B||---------15--14~-|---------14--12~-|-----------------|<7>---------------g 
G|4<7>---12---------|-------12--12----|<12>--12---12----|------------------t 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
||                                                    
        h h         | 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----141517~------| 
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------h-h-g 
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------1112-t 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------2 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 
Verse 5: 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----<12>--------|------------------| 
B||---------15--14~-|---------14--12~-|<7>--------------|<12>--------------g 
G|4<7>---12---------|-------12--12----|-----------------|------------------t 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|------------<7>--|------------------r 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
||                                                    
                    | 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------14--12---| 
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g 
G|414~--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------2 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 
    Bm    BmaddE D    F#m               Bm    BmaddE D 
   A 
e||-14----12----10--|-9---------------|-14----12----14--|-17---------------| 
B||---15----15----10|---10------------|---15----15------|---15-------------g 
G|4-----16----16----|-----11~---------|-----16----16----|-----14~----------t 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
||                                                    
                    | 
e||-10~---------12--|-14/17~~---------|-14~---12~---10~-|-12-14------------| 
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------10~---------g 
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------2 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 
Solo: 
 
    Transcription by Ville Sinkko (see above) 
 
Verse 6: 
 
    Bm                Bm                Bm             
   F#m 
e||-----2~----------|-----2~----------|-2~--------------|-----2~-----------| 
B||--3--------------|---3~------------|---3~------------|------------------| 
G|4-4-4-------------|-4~--------------|-----4~----------|-2-2~-------------| 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 
    F#m 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
B||-2~--------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g 
G|4---2~------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t 
D|4-----4~----------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------1 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
||                   Bm   BmaddE D     F#m            
   Bm   BmaddE D    | 
e||---------12--14--|-10~---------12--|-14/17~~---------|-14~---12~---10~--| 
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------g 
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------t 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------r 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------2 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| 
 
    A (5th fret) 
e||-12-14-----------| 
B||------10~--------g 
G|4-----------------t 
D|4-----------------r 
A||-----------------2 
E||-----------------| 
 
Keyboard arranged for guitar: 
 
e||-------------10--------------------|-------------10---------------------| 
B||-12--10--12------12--10------10----|-12--10--12------12--10-------------| 
G|4-------------------------11--------|-------------------------11--9------| 
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
 
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B||-----------------------------------|---------10--------------10---------| 
G|4-9---11--9---------------9---------|-9---11------11--9---11-------------| 
D|4-------------12--9---12------12----|------------------------------------| 
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
 
e||-------------10--12--10--12--14----|-14--12--10--12--10-----------------| 
B||-12--10--12------------------------|---------------------12--10--12-----| 
G|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
 
e||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
B||-10--------------10----------------|-12---------------------------------| 
G|4-----11--9---11------11--9---11----|------------------------------------| 
D|4-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
A||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
E||-----------------------------------|------------------------------------| 
 
Verse 7: 
            F#m       Bm      F#m       Bm      G 
e||---------2-------|-7-------2-------|-7---------------|------------------| 
B||---------2-------|-7-------2-------|-7-------12------|---------<12>-----| 
G|4---------2-------|-7-------2-------|-7-------12------|------------------| 
D|4---------4-------|-9-------4-------|-9-------12------|------------------| 
A||---------4-------|-9-------4-------|-9-------10------|------------------| 
E||---------2-------|-7-------2-------|-7---------------|------------------| 
 
...........pride.....little..man.......burghers.true.............through... 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
B||-----------------|-----------------|-<7>-------------| 
G|4-----------------|-----------------|-<7>-------------| 
D|4-----------------|-----------------|-<7>-------------| 
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 
..hand...............all.......understand 
 
e||-----------------|-----------------| 
B||----h---p---h---p|----h----h-------| 
G|4-11---12-11---12-|-11---12---14~~~-| 
D|4-----------------|-----------------| 
A||-----------------|-----------------| 
E||-----------------|-----------------| 
 
Lyrics: 
 
Intro: 
 
Verse 1: 
 
Shine, shine, the light of good works shine 
The watch before the city gates depicted in their 
prime 
That golden light all grimy now 
Three hundred years have passed 
The worthy Captain and his squad of troopers standing 
fast 
 
Verse 2: 
 
The artist knew their faces well 
The husbands of his lady friends 
His creditors and councillors 
In armour bright, the merchant men 
 
Verse 3: 
 
Official moments of the guild 
In poses keen from bygone days 
The city fathers frozen there 
Upon the canvas dark with age 
 
Verse 4: 
 
The smell of paint, a flask of wine 
And turn those faces all to me 
The blunderbuss and halberd-shaft 
And Dutch respectability 
 
Verse 5: 
 
They make their entrance one by one 
Defenders of that way of life 
The redbrick home, the bourgeoisie 
Guitar lessons for the wife 
 
Solo: 
 
Verse 6: 
 
So many years we suffered here 
Our country racked with Spanish wars 
Now comes a chance to find ourselves 
And quiet reigns behind our doors 
We think about posterity again 
 
Verse 7: 
 
And so the pride of little men 
The burghers good and true 
Still living through the painter's hand 
Request you all to understand  
 
Tablature Explanation: 
NT   = Nashville Tuning is when the low E, A, D & G strings are replaced with 
       lighter gauge strings and tuned one octave higher than normal. 
|    = bar separating measures 
~    = vibrato 
x    = percussive note with no pitch; muted note 
.    = staccato; mute the note immediately after striking it 
h    = hammer 
p    = pull 
s    = slide (used when \ or / don't fit) 
^    = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret shown in parenthesis () 
r    = release bend (string/fret may be indicated) 
t    = fret board tap (not many of these with Rush) 
/    = slide up 
\    = slide down 
x/   = pick slide up 
x\   = pick slide down 
<5>  = natural harmonic (lightly touch the string at fret indicated) 
{5}  = artificial harmonic (use thumb to follow through the pick attack) 
(5)  = note sustained from previous measure 
o    =\ repeat sign 
o    =/ 
DC   = "Da capo" - means "from the head", when you see these initials 
        you go back to the beginning of the piece of music. 
DS   = "Dal segno" - means "from the sign", go back in the tabulature 
        only as far as the (%) sign. 
Coda = A passage at the end of a movement or composition that brings 
       it to a formal close. 
Al 
Coda = means "to the tail", tells you that you must go to the end 
       section which starts with the Coda sign (+). 
RF   = repeat and fade 
rit  = "ritardando" - Gradually slowing in tempo; retarding. 
 
Other pertinent information: 
  Tuning:  Standard {EADGBe}. 
  Key signature: 
  Effects:   
  Chord Chart Below for major chords 
 
Tablature Format: 
 
This Tablature is based on the format indicated below. 
 
  1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     <--Quarter note beat locations 
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8   <--Eighth note beat locations 
                                      <--Effects/Misc Line 
  D                 C     G/B         <--Chord Line 
  e e e q   q   e   e e e q   e e e   <--Note Duration Line (table below) 
|-----2-----------|-----------------| <--High E string 
|-------3---------|-----------------| <--B string 
|---2-------2---0-|-----0-------0---| <--G string 
|-0---------------|---2-------0---0-| <--D string 
|-----------------|-3-----2---------| <--A string 
|-----------------|-----------------| <--E string 
 
Effects/Misc Line:  Provides effects information, number of repeats, etc. 
 
Chord Line:  Provides the chord name for the chords used in the 
             tab below. 
 
Note Duration Line:  Provides the "value" of each note, e.g., whole, 
                     half, quarter, etc. 
 
Note Duration Designator Table: 
  w = Whole note                   h = Half note 
  q = Quarter note                 H = Dotted half note 
  Q = Dotted Quarter note          s = Sixteenth note 
  e = Eighth note                  S = Dotted sixteenth note 
  E = Dotted eighth note           + = Duration exceeds 2 measures 
  t = Thirty-second note 
  T = Dotted thirty-second note 
 
  Notes with two designations immediately adjacent to each other 
  have durations added (e.g., he = half note + eigth note, etc.) 
 
String lines:  Represent the strings of a guitar.  The tab is laid 
               out as if you placed a right handed guitar on your 
               lap, string side up.  A vertical line character "|" 
               represents a bar between measures.  A dash "-" represents 
               each string.  The numbers indicate which fret should 
               be fingered to sound the note.  The first space after 
               every bar is a blank space that is almost never used. 
               Quarter notes are separated by 3 dashes, eighth notes 
               are separated by 1 dash.  In an effort to make the 
               ASCII tab look as much like tab in a music book, the 
               notes are spaced out as accurately as possible.  In the 
               event the notes will not fit into the format shown above, 
               the tab will be expanded (usually only required for 
               solos). 
 
 
 
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Contribuição: Lucas Santos([email protected]) 
 

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