Fracture Tab

by King Crimson
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Corrected fret numbers, lines 712 to 717. Some were 2 frets off. Also one part was on the wrong strings.Was this info helpful?
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author rphunt [pro] 132.
2 contributors total, last edit on Sep 5, 2023
[Intro]
  (starts extremely quietly, in 5/4, then fades in. Starts on C#.)
   1       2       3       4       5         1       2       3       4       5
e|-------------------------------------9---|-----------------------------------------|
B|---------------6---8-----------8-------8-|---------------6---8-----------8---------|
G|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8---------------|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8-----------4---|
D|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-5-----------|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-5---------3-|
A|---------------------------------6-------|---------------------------------6-------|
E|-----------------------------------5-----|-----------------------------------5-----|
 
   Then starts in D#                            Moves back to C#.
   1        2       3        4        5         1       2       3       4
e|--------------------------------------7---9-|---------------------------------|
B|----------------8---10------------8-----8---|---------------6---8-------------|
G|-8---10-----8-----8----8---10-------8-------|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8-------|
D|---7----9-7---7----------7----9-7-----------|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-----|
A|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------(5)-|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
       1       2       3       4       5         1       2       3       4       5
e|-||--------------------------------------9---|-------------------------------------11----|
B|-||----------------6---8-----------8-------8-|---------------6---8-----------8--------10-|
G|-||*-6---8-----6-----6---6---8---------------|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8-----------------|
D|-||*---5---7-5---5---------5---7-5-----------|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-5-------------|
A|-||----------------------------------6-------|---------------------------------6---------|
E|-||------------------------------------5-----|-----------------------------------5-------|
                             On repeat: Sweep pick to 11th fret high E w/ slight bend^
 
 
   Up again to D#                               Back to C#.
   1        2       3        4        5         1       2       3       4
e|--------------------------------------7---9-|---------------------------------|
B|----------------8---10------------8-----8---|---------------6---8-------------|
G|-8---10-----8-----8----8---10-------8-------|-6---8-----6-----6---6---8-------|
D|---7----9-7---7----------7----9-7-----------|---5---7-5---5---------5---7-----|
A|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                            On repeat: Play 6th fret A string^
 
 
 [Skip this section on repeat ................................
   Goes up to A
   1           2          3           4           5
e|------------------------------------------------------17----|
B|---------------------14----16----------------16----------16-|
G|-14----16-------14------14----14----16----------------------|
D|----13----15-13----13------------13----15-13----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------14----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------13-------|
 
  .............................................................
   1           2           3           4           5
e|-------------------------------------------------------19----|
B|----------------------14----16----------------16----------18-|
G|-14----16-------14-------14----14----16----------------------|
D|----13----15-13----13-------------13----15-13----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------14----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------13-------|
 
 
  .............................................................
   Then up to B
   1           2           3           4           5
e|----------------------------------------------------15----17-|
B|----------------------16----18----------------16-------16----|
G|-16----18-------16-------16----16----18----------16----------|
D|----15----17-15----15-------------15----17-15----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
  ...............................................]
   Back to A
   1           2           3           4
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------16------------------|
G|-14----16-------14----12-14----14----16---------|
D|----13----15-13----13-------------13----15-13---|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
 
 
   Goes down to G#
   1           2         3           4           5
e|-----------------------------------------------------16----|
B|--------------------13----15----------------15----------15-|
G|-13----15------13------13----13----15----------------------|
D|----12----14------12------------12----14-12----------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------13----------|
E|-------------0------------------------------------12-------|
    Kick on distortion
 
 
   1           2          3           4           5
e|------------------------------------------------------18----|
B|---------------------13----15----------------15----------17-|
G|-13----15------13-------13----13----15----------------------|
D|----12----14------12-------------12----14-12----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------13----------|
E|-------------0-------------------------------------12-------|
 
 
 
   Then up to A#
   1           2           3           4           5
e|----------------------------------------------------14----16-|
B|----------------------15----17----------------15-------15----|
G|-15----17-------15-------15----15----17----------15----------|
D|----14----16-14----14-------------14----16-14----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
   Back down to G#
   1           2           3           4
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------13----15-------------|
G|-13----15-------13-------13----13----15----|
D|----12----14-12----12-------------12----14-|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
   SECTION [B] Double tempo ******************************************************
   1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4  5  6    1  2  3  4  5  6    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
e|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
D|-2--3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------------7--9--13-|
A|-2--3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------------7--9--12-|
E|-0--1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------------5--7--11-|
 
   1  2  3  4  5  6   1  2  3  4  5  6    1  2  3  4  5  6   7   8
e|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
G|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
D|-11-------7--9--13-|-11------7--9--13-|-11-------------11--13--19-|
A|-10-------7--9--12-|-10------7--9--12-|-10-------------10--12--18-|
E|-9--------5--7--11-|-9-------5--7--11-|-9--------------9---11--17-|
 
 [1.
   1  2  3  4   5   6    1  2  3  4   5   6    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
e|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
D|-17-------11--13--19-|-17-------11--13--19-|-17-------------3--5--9--|
A|-16-------10--12--18-|-16-------10--12--18-|-16-------------3--5--9--|
E|-15-------9---11--17-|-15-------9---11--17-|-15-------------1--3--7--|
 
 
                                          ]
   1  2  3  4  5  6    1  2  3  4  5  6
e|-------------------|--------------------||
B|-------------------|--------------------||
G|-------------------|-------------------*||   (Repeat with the
D|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--*||   indicated flourishes.)
A|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9---||
E|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7---|}
 
 
 [2.
   1  2  3  4   5   6    1  2  3  4   5   6    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
e|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|----------------0--0--0--|
D|-17-------11--13--19-|-17-------11--13--19-|-17-------------3--5--9--|
A|-16-------10--12--18-|-16-------10--12--18-|-16-------------3--5--9--|
E|-15-------9---11--17-|-15-------9---11--17-|-15-------------1--3--7--|
 
                                         ]
   1  2  3  4  5  6    1  2  3  4  5  6
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-0--------0--0--0--|-0--------0--0--0--|
D|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|
A|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|
E|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|
 
 
   SECTION [C] This is a constant pattern. Starts with G.**************
   1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------7-------5---7---5---7---|-5-------7-------5---------------|
A|---6-4-6---6-4-6---6---6---6---6-|---6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4-------4-6-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------5-3-5-----|
   Turn off distortion
 
   1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-5-------7-------5---7---5---7---|-5-------7-------5-----------5---|
A|---6-4-6---6-4-6---6---6---6---6-|---6-4-6---6-4-6---6-4---4-6---6-|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------5---------|
 
   Moves up to A.
   1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|-7-------9-------7---9---7---9---|-7-------9-------7-----------7-9-|
A|---8-6-8---8-6-8---8---8---8---8-|---8-6-8---8-6-8---8-6---6-8-----|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------7---------|
 
   Up to C#
   1       2       3       4         1         2       3        4
e|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-10---------------------------------|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---11----------7-------9--------5-7-|
A|---------------------------------|-----12-10-6-8---8-8-10--10-6-8-----|
E|---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
 
   1       2       3       4          1      2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6---------------|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-------5-7-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------6-4-6-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1       2       3       4          1      2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6-----------6---|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------6---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   Up to D#.
   1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------8-10-|
G|-8-------10------8---10--8---10--|-8-------10------8-------8-10-----|
D|---9-7-9---9-7-9---9---9---9---9-|---9-7-9---9-7-9---9-7-9----------|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
   Up to a higher C#.
   1         2         3        4
e|-9---------11--------9---11---9---11---|
B|--10-8-10----10-8-10--10---10--10---10-|
G|---------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
 
   A little bridge.
   1         2          3        4         1         2          3        4
e|-13------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---14----------14--------10------------|---------------------------------------|
G|-----14------14--14----10--10-----10---|-----6---------2----------6--------6---|
D|-------15--11---------7---------11--11-|---7---7-----3---3------7---7----7---7-|
A|-------------------------------8-------|-4---------0----------0--------4-------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Play as chords, letting notes ring.............................................
 
   SECTION [D] ************************************************************************
   1       2       3       4       5         1       2       3       4       5
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----6---6-------6---6-------6-------6---|-----6---6-------6---6-------6-------6---|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
D|-------------3-----------5-------6-------|-5-----------3-----------5-------6-------|
A|-4---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
Let the notes ring in this section
 
Slide up four frets and play previous 2 measures again.
Slide up ANOTHER four frets and play previous 2 measures again.
 
 
   1       2       3       4       5
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----6---6-------6---6-------6-------6---|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
D|-5-----------3-----------5-------6-------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
 
   Second little bridge.
   1         2          3        4         1         2          3        4
e|-----17--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|---14--14------14---------10------10---|-----------------------------------6---|
G|-14----------14--14-----10--10--10--10-|----10---------6----------6------6---6-|
D|-----------15---------11-------7-------|--11---11----7---7------7---7--7-------|
A|---------------------------------------|-8---------4----------4----------------|
E|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
   Play as chords, letting notes ring.............................................
 
   1       2       3       4       5         1       2       3       4       5
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|----10--10------10--10------10------10---|----10--10------10--10------10------10---|
G|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10-|
D|-------------7-----------9------10-------|-9-----------7-----------9------10-------|
A|-8---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 
   1       2       3       4       5
e|-------------------------------------------|   Slide up four frets and play
B|----10--10------10--10------10------10-----|   previous 3 measures again.
G|--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--10---|   Slide up ANOTHER four frets and play
D|-9-----------7-----------9------10---------|   previous 3 measures again.
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
 
   1         2          3        4         1         2          3        4
e|-----17--------13----------9-------5---|-----9---------5-----------------------|
B|---14--14----14--14-----10--10---6---6-|---6---6-----6---6----------6----------|
G|-14--------14---------10-------6-------|-6---------6--------------6--------6---|
D|---------------------------------------|------------------------7--------7-----|
A|---------------------------------------|----------------------8--------8-------|
E|- --------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
   Play as chords, letting notes ring.............................................
 
   SECTION [E] Same pattern as [C]. Starts with C#.********************
   1       2       3       4          1      2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6---------------|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-------5-7-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------6-4-6-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1       2       3       4         1      2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6-----------6---|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5---5-7---7-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------6---------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   Up to D#.
   1       2       3       4          1      2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|-8-------10------8---10--8---10--|-8-------10------8---------------|
D|---9-7-9---9-7-9---9---9---9---9-|---9-7-9---9-7-9---9-7-------7-9-|
A|---------------------------------|-----------------------8-6-8-----|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   Back to C#.
   1       2       3       4         1         2       3        4
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-10-------------------------------------|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---11----------7-------9----------11-13-|
A|---------------------------------|-----12-10-6-8---8-8-10--10-10-12-------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
   Up to G.
   1         2         3       4          1         2         3          4
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|-12--------14--------12--14--12--14---|-12--------14--------12--------------------|
D|---13-11-13--13-11-13--13--13--13--13-|---13-11-13--13-11-13--13-11---------11-13-|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------12-10-12------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 
   1         2         3       4          1         2         3          4
e|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
G|-12--------14--------12--14--12--14---|-12--------14--------12--------------12----|
D|---13-11-13--13-11-13--13--13--13--13-|---13-11-13--13-11-13--13-11----11-13---13-|
A|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------12------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 
   Up to A.
   1         2         3       4          1         2         3        4
e|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|-14--------16--------14--16--14--16---|-14--------16--------14------------14-16-|
D|---15-13-15--15-13-15--15--15--15--16-|---15-13-15--15-13-15--15-13--13-15------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------14-----------|
E|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 
   Up to higher C#.
   1         2         3       4
e|--------------------------------------|
B|-14--------16--------14--16--14--16---|
G|---14-12-14--14-12-14--14--14--14--14-|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
 
   Third little bridge
   1        2     3       4         1       2        3       4       5
e|-13-------9---------------------|-------------------------------------------|
B|---14-----10-------10-----------|--------------------------------------6----|
G|-----14---10-----10--10----10---|-----6-------2--------6-------6-----6---6--|
D|-------15-11----7--------11--11-|---7---7---3---3----7---7---7---6----------|
A|------------------------8-------|-4-------0--------0-------4-------4--------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
Play as chords, letting notes ring..........................................
 
   SECTION [F]*************************************************************************
   1       2       3       4       5         1       2       3       4       5
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
D|-5-----------4-------5-------4-------5---|-5-----------4-------5-------4-------5H6-|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
   Let notes ring in this section.
 
   1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----6---6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------8---8-------10---|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---8---8---8---10--10-|
D|-5-----------4-------5-------4---|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-4-----------6-----------8--------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
Slide up four frets and play previous 4 measures again.
Slide up ANOTHER four frets and play previous 4 measures
again (except for last beat).
 
   1        2        3        4          1       2       3      4       5
e|-----17-------13---------------------|----------------------------------------|
B|---14--14---14--14-----14-------10---|----10----------------------------------|
G|-14-------14---------14--14---10--10-|--10--10----10------6-------2-------6---|
D|-------------------15-------11-------|-7--------11--11--7---7---3---3---7---6-|
A|-------------------------------------|---------8-------4------0-------0-------|
E|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
 
   1       2       3       4       5         1       2       3       4       5
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|
D|---7---7---7---7---6---7---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---7---6---7---7---7---7---7-|
A|-6-----------4-------6-------4-------6---|-6-----------4-------6-------4-------6H7-|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 
   1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------4---4-------6---|
G|-----6---6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-----4---4---4---6---6-|
D|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---7---7---7---------------------|
A|-6-----------4-------6-------4---|-0-----------2-----------4-------|
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
   1       2       3       4       5         1       2       3       4       5
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------6-------6-------6-------|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|
D|-5-----------4-------5-------4-------5---|-5-----------4-------5-------4-------5H6-|
A|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 
   1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|-----6---6-------6-------6-------|-----6---6-------8---8-------10---|
G|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6-|---6---6---6---8---8---8---10--10-|
D|-5-----------4-------5-------4---|----------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|-4-----------6-----------8--------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
Slide up four frets and play previous 4 measures
again (except for last beat).
Distortion fades in here.
 
   Fourth little bridge.
   1        2        3        4         1     2     3      4
e|-----17-------13--------9-------5---|-11----------15-----17----|
B|---14--14---14--14---10--10---6---6-|-X--10-------X--14--X-----|
G|-14-------14-------10-------6-------|-8-----------12-----14----|
D|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|--------------------------|
   Play as chords, letting notes ring..............................
 
   SECTION [G] Same pattern as [C]. Starts with low C#. ***************
   1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
A|-4-------6-------4---6---4---6---|-4-------6-------4-------4-6---6-|
E|---5-3-5---5-3-5---5---5---5---5-|---5-3-5---5-3-5---5-3-5---------|
 
   1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5---|
A|-4-------6-------4---6---4---6---|-4-------6-------4-------4-6---6-|
E|---5-3-5---5-3-5---5---5---5---5-|---5-3-5---5-3-5---5-3-5---------|
 
   Up to D#.
   1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|-----------------------------5-7-|
A|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-6-------8-------6-------6-8-----|
E|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7-5-7---------|
 
   Up to higher C#.
   1       2       3       4         1       2       3       4
e|---------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---6--------------------------8-10-|
G|-6-------8-------6---8---6---8---|-----6---------------8---8-10------|
D|---7-5-7---7-5-7---7---7---7---7-|-------7-----7---7-9---9-----------|
A|---------------------------------|---------6-8---8-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
   Up to higher C#.
    1         2          3        4          1         2          3        4
e|--9---------11---------9---11---9--11---|--9---------11---------9-----------------|
B|----10-8-10----10-8-10---10--10--10--10-|----10-8-10----10-8-10---10-8-------8-10-|
G|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------10-8-10-----|
D|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 
   1         2          3        4         1         2          3        4
e|-9---------11---------9---11---9--11---|-9---------11---------9----------------9-|
B|---10-8-10----10-8-10---10--10--10--10-|---10-8-10----10-8-10---10-8-8-8-10-12---|
G|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 
   Up to D#.
   1         2         3       4          1         2         3          4
e|-11--------13--------11--13--11--13---|-11--------13--------11-----------11-13-15-|
B|---12-10-12--12-10-12--12--12--12--12-|---12-10-12--12-10-12--12-10-12-14---------|
G|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
 
                                            Faster Tempo (about double)
   1          2          3       4          1     2     3     4
e|-17---------19---------17--19--17--19---|-21--------------------|
B|---18-16-18---18-16-18---18--18--18--18-|-----------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2---|
D|----------------------------------------|-------2-----2-----2---|
A|----------------------------------------|-------0-----0-----0---|
E|----------------------------------------|-----------------------|
 
   SECTION [H] *************************************************************************
   1  2  3  4  5  6    1  2  3  4  5  6    1  2  3  4  5  6    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------------|
G|-2--------0--0--0--|-0--------0--0--0--|-0--------0--0--0--|-0--------------0--0--0--|
D|-2--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------------7--9--13-|
A|-0--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------------7--9--12-|
E|----------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------------5--7--11-|
 
   1  2  3  4  5  6   1  2  3  4  5  6    1  2  3  4  5  6   7   8
e|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
G|-0--------0--0--0--|-0-------0--0--0--|-0--------------0---0---0--|
D|-11-------7--9--13-|-11------7--9--13-|-11-------------11--13--19-|
A|-10-------7--9--12-|-10------7--9--12-|-10-------------10--12--18-|
E|-9--------5--7--11-|-9-------5--7--11-|-9--------------9---11--17-|
 
   1  2  3  4   5   6    1  2  3  4   5   6    1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8
e|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------------|
G|-0--------0---0---0--|-0--------0---0---0--|-0--------------0--0--0--|
D|-17-------11--13--19-|-17-------11--13--19-|-17-------------3--5--9--|
A|-16-------10--12--18-|-16-------10--12--18-|-16-------------3--5--9--|
E|-15-------9---11--17-|-15-------9---11--17-|-15-------------1--3--7--|
 
   1  2  3  4  5  6    1  2  3  4  5  6
e|-------------------|-------------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|
G|-0--------0--0--0--|-0--------0--0--0--|
D|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|
A|-7--------3--5--9--|-7--------3--5--9--|
E|-5--------1--3--7--|-5--------1--3--7--|
 
   SECTION [I] Performed a bit rubato, alternates with violin ****************************
   1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4
e|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
B|-10-------|----------|-8--------|--------\\\\6--------|-----------| "<    >" indicates
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| notes to
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------| fade in, fade out.
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
<    >                <     >               <    >
                                    Slide down to 6
 
   1   2   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
e|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|--------//------|
B|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|-----//---------|
G|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|---//-----------|
D|-3---5-|-3---------|-5---------|/7--------------|//--------------|
A|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
E|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
 <                                              Slide up neck
 
 
   1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4
e|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
B|-15-------|----------|-10-------|----------|-8--------|-----------|
G|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
D|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
A|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
E|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
<    >                <     >               <    >
 
 
   1   2   1   2   3   1   2   3   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
e|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
B|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|13^14-----------|
G|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
D|-5---7-|-5---------|-7---------|----------------|----------------|
A|-------|-----------|-----------|----------------|----------------|
E|-------|-----------|-----------|-7--------------|----------------|
 <                                               <      >
 
 
                                                  Bend up slowly
 
   1  2 3 4     1 2 3 4       1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4    1 2 3 4
e|-14---------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
B|------------|-13----13P12-|-12-------|----------|-10-------|-----------|
G|------------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
D|------------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
A|------------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
E|------------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-----------|
<    >        <    >        <     >               <    >
 
   Violin plays by itself
   1   2   1   2   3   1   2   3
e|-------|-----------|-----------|
B|-------|-----------|-----------|
G|-------|-----------|-----------|
D|-------|-----------|-----------|
A|-------|-----------|-----------|
E|-------|-----------|-----------|
 
   SECTION [J] Mute the A string slightly with side of pick hand**************************
   1     2     3     4     5       1     2     3    4
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-10-------10----10-------10----|-10------10----10----10----|
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------|  Note: This last measure
D|-7-----7--7-----7-----7--7-----|-7-----7--7-----7--7--7--7-|  is more like (4 1/2)/4
A|-0--X--0--0--X--0--X--0--0--X--|-0--X--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|  (5/8 + 4/8).
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
   Band comes in
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8     1   2   3   4   5   6   7   8   9
e|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-10----10--10----10--10----10----|-8-----8-----8---8---8-----8---------|
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------2---|
D|-7---7-7---7---7-7---7---7-7---5-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-5-5-5---5-5-----2---|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------
 
  SECTION [K]**************************************************************
   1    2    3    4    5              1    2    3    4    5   6   7   8
e|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
G|-4------2-----4----2----4/5-|--%--|-4------2-----4---2--------------2---|
D|-5------3-----5----3----5/6-|-----|-5------3-----5---3--3-----5-----3---|
A|----------------------------|-----|---------------------4-----6---------|
E|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
 
   1    2    3    4    5              1    2    3    4    5   6   7   8
e|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
B|-4------2-----4----2----4/5-|-----|-4------2-----4---2------------------|
G|-4------2-----4----2----4/5-|--%--|-4------2-----4---2--2-----4-----6---|
D|----------------------------|-----|---------------------3-----5-----7---|
A|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
 
   1    2    3    4    5              1    2    3    4    5   6   7   8
e|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
B|-8------6-----8----6----8/9-|-----|-8------6-----8---6------------------|
G|-8------6-----8----6----8/9-|--%--|-8------6-----8---6--6-----8-----9---|
D|----------------------------|-----|---------------------7-----9-----10--|
A|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
 
   1    2    3    4    5              1    2    3    4    5   6   7   8
e|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
B|-11-----9-----11---9---11/12|-----|-11-----9-----11--9------------------|
G|-11-----9-----11---9---11/12|--%--|-11-----9-----11--9--9-----11----13--|
D|----------------------------|-----|---------------------10----12----14--|
A|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----|-------------------------------------|
 
   1    2    3    4    5              1    2    3    4    5   6   7
e|-0------0-----0----0---0----|-----|-0------0-----0---0--------------|
B|-15-----13----15---13--15/16|-----|-15-----13----15--13-9-----12----|
G|-15-----13----15---13--15/16|--%--|-15-----13----15--13-9-----12----|
D|----------------------------|-----|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------|-----|---------------------------------|
E|----------------------------|-----|---------------------------------|
 
   1    2    3    4     1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
e|---------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
B|-14------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
G|-14------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
D|---------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
A|---------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
E|---------------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
   Bass guitar dual solo .........................................
 
   SECTION [L] ************************************************************************
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4   5     1   2   3   4   5   6
e|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------7-9------|--------5-7------|--------3-5-----3-5-|-------------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-1-----3-----5-----------|
 
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4   5     1   2   3   4   5   6
e|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
D|---------9-11-----|--------7-9------|--------5-7-----5-7-|-------------------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-6-----8-----10----------|
E|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
 
   1   2   3     4   1   2   3    4    1   2   3   4   5     1   2   3
e|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
B|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
G|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
D|---------11-13----|--------9-11-----|--------7-9-----7-9-|-------------|
A|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------------|
E|------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-1-----3-----|
 
   SECTION [M] Faster tempo in 7/4 ************************************
   1   2   3   4   5   6   7      1   2   3   4   5   6   7
e|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----|
B|------------------------------|------------------------------|--2--|
G|------------------------------|------------------------------|--%--|
D|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----|
A|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----|
E|-5-----------------------17---|-15---------------------------|-----|
 
   1   2   3   4   5      1   2   3   4   5
e|----------------------|----------------------|-----|
B|----------------------|----------------------|-----|
G|----------------------|----------------------|--%--| Repeat these 2 measures
D|-------3-----5---6----|-5-----3-----5---6----|-----| 5 more times
A|-4--------------------|----------------------|-----| moving up 4 half-steps each time.
E|----------------------|----------------------|-----|
 
   1  2  3  4    1  2  3  4
e|-17----------|-9----------|
B|----18\14\10-|----10------|
G|-------------|-------11\6-|
D|-------------|------------|
A|-------------|------------|
E|-------------|------------|
 
   1   2   3   4   5      1   2   3   4   5
e|----------------------|----------------------|-----|
B|----------------------|----------------------|-----|
G|----------------------|----------------------|--%--| Repeat these 2 measures
D|----------------------|----------------------|-----| 8 more times
A|-------4-----6---7----|-6-----4-----6---7----|-----| moving up 4 half-steps each time.
E|-5--------------------|----------------------|-----|
 
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4
e|-21------17------|-----------------|-13--------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----------------|-18--------------|---------14------|-10--------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
 
   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-6-------2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---------5-------|-1---------------|
 
   Start to slow down
   1   2   3   4   5     1   2    3    4     1   2   3   4
e|--------------------|--------------------|-21---------------|
B|--------------------|-----------20-------|------------------|
G|------//6-----------|//18------------18--|------------------|
D|-------------7-P-5--|------17------17----|------------------|
A|-0------------------|--------------------|------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|
 
************************************
 
| (12)  Natural harmonic
| \  Slide down
| >  Accented note
| /  Slide up
 
************************************
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Fracture – King Crimson
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"Fracture"
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5 comments
Pingis_Or_Death
I cant understand how someone could remember this, yet alone play it.
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crimson-dync
What you did is truly amazing.
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sequence1955
It's on the record: Fripp is absolutely terrified of Fracture. Few have tried--one guy wrote a book about it--but the best way is to digest it very small bits. I have tried, but some of his fret stretches are beyond the capability of my smallish hands.
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