I used 3 versions of Schizoid Man to transcribe this: 1) Studio : _In the Court of the Crimson King_ 2) Live : Providence disc from the amazing new _Great Deceiver_ boxed set (also the same version originally released on _USA_) 3) Live : My *Alltime Favourite* version from _Earthbound_ NOTES: 1) Standard bar chords unless otherwise noted 2) This transcription isn't rigidly Beginning -> End. I'll write it by section then assume knowledge of repeating parts... First the chords: The main chordal riff in 4/4: 1 2 3 4|1 2 3 4 C A# C D# A# C |F F# G Alternate used before vox: 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 C A# C D# F G |13---14---15-| |16*--17*--18*| *Bend each 1 whole step |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| Vocal Section Chord from hell: Interpretations of this chord are legendary, this one sounded best to me: x 8 8 10 10 8 Cat's foot etc... Exit main chordal riff: F F# G : Repeat 6 times, increase tempo then... Unison run section 1 (rhythm sorta notated by the 1-2-3-4) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |----------------------------|--------------------------| |--------4-5-6---------------|--------4-5-6-------------| |5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-----------3---3-4-| |--------------------------5-|--------------4-5---5-----| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|------------------6---6-7-| |--------4-5-6---------------|--------4-5-6-7-8---8-----| |5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-------------------| |--------------------------5-|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------| 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |----------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------/tri\--/tri\--/tri\--/tri\-| |--------3-4-5---------------|--------3-4-5-0-3-3--0-3-3--0-3-3--0-3-3-| |5-5-5-5-1-2-3-5-5-5-5-4-3---|5-5-5-5-1-2-3----------------------------| |3-3-3-3-------3-3-3-3-2-1-0-|3-3-3-3----------------------------------| |--------------------------3-|-----------------------------------------| Play chords loose and sloppy tri=triplets Unison run section 2 (rhythm sorta notated by the 1-2-3-4) 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |11-------11-------11----------------|11-------11-------11----------------| |---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----| |---------------------------------13-|---------------------------------13-| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |---------------------------------10-|11-------11-------11----------------| |12-------12-------12-------11-12----|---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----| |---13-15----13-15----13-15----------|---------------------------------13-| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |11-------11-------11----------------| |---11-12----11-12----11-12-11-10----| Vibrato and Feedback like a Madman |---------------------------------13-\-/-\->then you're on your own... |------------------------------------| ...for this is the Solo from Hell :) |------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ...And speaking of hell, here are the inhumanly fast parts... Fast1* |--------------------------------------------3-| |------------------------/tri\-------3---3-6---| |----------------3---3-5-3-5-3---3-5---5-------| |--------3---3-5---5-----------5---------------| |--1-3-5---5-----------------------------------| |3---------------------------------------------| *The rhythm is correct so if you play the triplet at the indicated time (and allow 1 note length) you should be dead on. The notes themselves are pretty close but open to interpretation... Fast2** |--------------------------------------------3---------------| |------------------------/tri\-------3---3-6---2-1-----------| |----------------3---3-5-3-5-3---3-5---5------------3-0------| |--------3---3-5---5-----------5-------------------------3-0-| |--1-3-5---5-------------------------------------------------| |3-----------------------------------------------------------| **Same as * except last 7 notes are definitely correct Fast3 |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--------3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-----------| |--1-3-5-------------------------3-0-------| |3-----------------------------------4-3-1-| |------------------------------------------| Mute1 |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------| |--------3-0-7-0-5-0-3-0-5-0-7-0-3-0-------| |--1-3-5-----------------------------4-3-1-| |3-----------------------------------------| Stop & Go |----1-----1-|----1-------|----1-3-------------|----1-3-------------| |1-3---1-3---|1-3---3-2-1-|1-3-----2-1---------|1-3-----2-1---------| |------------|------------|------------3-0-----|------------3-0-----| |------------|------------|----------------3-0-|----------------3-0-| |------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------| |------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------|