Model Man (Tab)
Date Submitted: 25-Feb-00 
By: Macahan The Unifaun (the_unifaun at hotmail dot com) 

King Crimson: Model Man
From: Three of a Perfect Pair
Copyright EG Music Ltd
Written by King Crimson
Transcribed by the_unifaun at hotmail dot com

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ALL GUITAR PARTS:
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A-pattern
Fripp
|----bar-1---------|----bar-2---------|-and-sometimes------|
|------------------|------------------|---with-this-fill---|
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5024--|
| Belew                               |
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|--2--2h4--2~------|-4--4h6--4~-------|
|--2--2h4--2~------|-4--4h6--4~-------|
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|

G#m-pattern
Fripp
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
| Belew             |
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--4--4h6--4~-------|
|--4--4h6--4~-------|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|

C#m-pattern
Fripp
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-------------------| Before second chorus,
| Belew             | play this instead
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|--4--4h5--4~-------|
|--4--4h6--4~-------|--4--4h6--4~-------|
|--4--4h6--4~-------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|

Chorus
   D                                 C#m
Fripp
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------7--------------7-------------5--------------5------|
|*-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|*--7-6-7-6---/7~-----6-7-6---/7~----6-7-6---/7~-----6-7-6---/7~---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Belew (approximately)                                            |
|-----------------------------14/----------------------------12/---|
|---------------------------15-----------------------------14------|
|------------------------14-----------------------------13---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

                _____________________________________________ ________
   Bm           | 1.             C#m                          | 2.
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|--------3-------------3-------------5-------------5------|-------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------*|--/66666666--|
|--6-7-6---/7~----6-7-6---/7~----6-7-6---/7~----6-7-6---/7~--*|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
| Belew (approximately)                                       |
|-------------------------10/---------------------------12/---|
|-----------------------12----------------------------14------|
|--------------------11----------------------------13---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

Stick
Fripp
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|  three times
|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------4---------|
|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----4-----4-7/--|
|------------------3-5-----5-------|
| Belew                            |
|-----------------15----14----12---|
|---------------------12----12-----|
|---------------12--12----12-------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


HOW TO PLAY:
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FADE IN 4 FRIPP-ONLY A-PATTERN BARS + 4 A-PATTERN BARS FOR INTRO

A-PATTERN
look at the signs
look at the symptoms
look at the slight

G#m-PATTERN
calm before the storm

A-PATTERN
I feel the silence
I feel the signals
I feel the strain

G#m-PATTERN
tension in my head

C#m-PATTERN
well, what more can be said...

CHORUS
not a model man
not a saviour or a saint
imperfect in a word
make no mistake
but I
give you everything I have
take me as I am...

REPEAT ALL

STICK

CHORUS
not a model man
not a saviour or a saint
imperfect in a word
make no mistake
but I
give you everything I have
take me as I am...

A-PATTERN (AS INTRO, THEN REPEAT AND FADE OUT)
look for the signs...

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7~     hold (longer than other notes)
7h9    hammer-on
9p7    pull-off
7(9)   bend
(9)7   release
(9)r   release
7/9    slide up
97    slide down
<7>    natural harmonics
7tr9   trill
<      swelled note, with volume knob or pedal
*      marks beat