Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Karn Evil 9 (Bass Tab)
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Awesome song. Not too difficult, but can get incredibly confusing with key changes and
not. Hopefully it'll make sense.
He uses a 5 string bass, but you only need to fifth string for one note in the whole
so it can be played easily on a four string. I'll just tab it out with the regular 4
but make a note of where the lower B string is used.
As far as rhythm, each little - is a 16th note, with one extra at the beginning and end
a bar. I'll put a [tri] below triples (the three notes corresponding to the T, R, and I).
INTRO
Keys/Vocal
"Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends
We're so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside
There behind a glass stands a real blade of grass
Be careful as you pass, move along, move along
Come inside, the show's about to start
Guaranteed to blow your head apart"
Bass comes in: |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |-6----------------|-6----------------|
CHORUS
"You gotta see the show..."
|------------------|------------------| |-------------86---|------------------| |-6-------6-----8--|-----7------------| |-----6------------|-5-------5--------| x2
VERSE 1
"Right before your eyes..."
|------------------| |------------------| |-----6------------| |------------------| |-------------44-6-| |-----6------------| |-4-4-----44-------|x3 |-4-4-----4--------|
PRE CHORUS
"Come inside, the show's about to start..."
|------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-8------------6----|-------------------|
|------------------|---------------86--|-------------------|
|-6----------------|-----------------8-|-6-----------------|
[tri]
|-8-----------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|CHORUS
"You gotta see the show..."
|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |--6-----6---------|-----7------------| |-----6------------|--5-----5---------| x2
BRIDGE
|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|---------64-------|------------------| |------------------|-----------654----|------------------| |------------------|--------------34--|-4-4--------------| |------------------| |---------64-------| |-----------654----| |--------------34--| |------------------|------------------| |------------------| |------------------|---------64-------| |------------------| |-------------44-6-|-----------654----| |-------------44-6-| |-4-4-7---44-------|-4-4-7--------34--| x12 |-4-4-7---44-------|
PIRATEY GUITAR SOLO
[this is where is gets complicated]
|------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|-------4-6~~---64-|-----------4-6-64-| |------------------|---4-6------------|-------4-6--------| |-5---4---2--------|-5----------------|-5-4-2------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|-6--4--3----------|-4--6--4----------| |-7-6-4-------6----|------------------|------------------| |-------7-6--------|------------------|------------------| |------------------| |-5--6--8----------| |---------6--------| |------------------| | ------------------|------------------|------------------| |*(7)---------------|(7)---------------|------------------| | ---------0--------|-0-------0--------|-4-------4--------| |*------------------|------------------|------------------| [parenthesis are harmonics] |------------------ | |------------------*| |-4-------4-------- | |------------------*| x2 |----3-------------|------------------|------------------| |---3--6-----------|------------------|------------------| |-4-----764---4----|-2-------2--------|-1-------1--------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|-6---4------------|------------------| |------------------|---------8---7----|-6-------6--------| |-5-------5--------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|-6----------------| |-6-------6--------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|
VERSE 2
drums/vocals
"Soon the Gypsy Queen in a glaze of vaseline
Will perform on guillotine, what a scene, what a scene"
|------------------| |------------------| |-----6------------| |------------------| |-------------44-6-| |-----6------------| |-4-4-----44-------|x3 |-4-4-----4--------|
VERSE TRANSITION
|------------------|------------------| |---------4---2-2--|---------11--1-1--| |-6-6-4-4--4-------|-2-2--------------| |------------------|-----2-2----------| ~~~~NOTE: the above is actually:~~~~ G|------------------|------------------| D|---------4---2-2--|------------------| A|-6-6-4-4--4-------|-2-2--------------| E|------------------|-----2-2----------| B|------------------|---------44--4-4--| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Roll up..."
|-33---------------|------------------|------------------| |---3313-----------|-666666-----------|-888888-----------| |-------3-2-1------|-------6-5-4------|-------8-7-6------| |-------------3-21-|-------------6-54-|-------------8-76-| |------------------|------------------| |---------2--------|------------------| |-6---4-------2----|-4----------------| |------------------|---4--------------|
VERSE 3
"Performing on a stool..."
| ------------------| |------------------ | |*-----6------------| |------------------*| | -------------44-6-| |-----6------------ | |*-4-4-----44-------|x3 |-4-4-----4--------*| x2
ENDING
"Come and see the show..."
|------------------| |-4-4-5--6---------| |------------------| |------------------| x2 |------------------|------------------| |-4-4-5--7--7-7--7-|---7-7------------| |---------7--7-7---|-7--7-7-----------| |------------------|------------------|
drum fill
|------------------| |-4----------------| |-4----------------| |------------------| |----4--5-------7--| |----4--5-------7--| |----------5--7----|x4 |----------5--7----|x2 |------------------| |-4----------------| |----4--5-------7--| |----------5--7----| x2 |------------------|------------------|------------------| |-7--7-7--7--7-7---|------------------|------------------| |--7--7-7--7--7-7--|-4-4--44-4-444-4--|--44-4-44---------| |------------------|------------------|---------7-7--77--| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------| |------------------|---6---6---6---6--|------------------| |-7-777-7--77-7-77-|-4---4---4---4----|-4----------------|
"See the show!"
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