"Cadence and Cascade"

King Crimson, from the 1970 album In The Wake of Poseidon

Written by Robert Fripp and Peter Sinfeld (lyrics)



(NOTE: This is not from any book, magazine, whatever, so it's not a

professional transcription, per se.   Still, this sounds pretty good.  Please

E-Mail any comments to Deceiver@Maple.circa.ufl.edu.)



(YET ANOTHER NOTE: there really is no need for a transcription key; this is a

simple accoustic song with no taps, slides, etc.  Of course you may add what

you like to enhance the song).



(verse)

a: (instrumental)

b: Cadence   and    cascade      Kept a man       named  Jade;

c: Cool      in the   shade      While his au-dience   played.

d: Sliding        mystified      On the wine       of the tide

e: Stared         pale-eyed      As his veil       fell aside.

|-------|-----------|-------|---------|-------|---------|-------|

|-----0-|----0-0----|-----2-|---2-2---|-------|---------|-----2-|

|-----1-|---1-1-1---|-----2-|--2-2-2--|-----4-|---4-4---|-----2-|

|-------|-----------|-------|---------|-----6-|--6-6-6--|-------|

|---2---|-2-------2-|---4---|-4-----4-|---6---|-6-----6-|---4---|

|-0-----|-----------|-0-----|---------|-0-----|---------|-0-----|



___________________________

|1:             |2:       |

|---9---7---5---|---------|  [do one time as intro, second &

|--------------.|--2-----.|   third times are first verse, then

|---9---8---6---|----2----|   cut to chorus]

|---------------|---------|

|-0---0---0--0-.|------4-.|

|---------------|---------|



(chorus)



a: Purred,  whispered, Rspend us tooS                  \ 1st

b: We       only                     serve for you...S / chorus

c: Sad      paper      courtesan                \ 2nd

d: They     found him                just a man / chorus

                      ___________________________________________

                      |1:          |2:

|--------4-|--------7-|------------|----------|---------|-------|

|-------0--|-------4--|------5----.|----------|---------|-----5-|

|------1---|------4---|--4-6---4---|--4-----6-|-4-----6-|-4-6---|

|-----2----|-----6----|------------|----7-----|---7-----|-------|

|----------|----------|-----------.|------7---|-----7---|-------|

|-(0)------|-(4)------|------------|----------|---------|-------|



_________________________________________________________________

2(cont'd):

|-------|----------|-9-7-5-|---7---7---7---------|--------------|

|-----5-|----------|-------|--9---9---7--------5-|--------------|

|-4-6---|--(piano)-|-9-8-6-|-9---8---7---6-4-6---|---(piano)----|

|-------|----------|-------|---------------------|--------------|

|-------|----------|-------|---------------------|--------------|

|-------|----------|-------|---------------------|--------------|



________________

|2 (cont'd):

|-9-7-5--------|

|--------------|

|-9-8-6--------|  (Now go back to verse, alternating picking

|--------------|   order on arpeggios, etc.  Listen to the

|--------------|   recording for the exact order)

|------------- |



[then, without playing the verse ending, play the bridge as chords (mostly) in

this order:]



(bridge)

[use these chords]

         F#min7         Amin7    Emin7   Amaj7

          __2__         __0__   __0__   __0__

          __2__         __1__   __3__   __2__

          __2__         __0__   __3__   __1__

          __2__         __2__   __0__   __2__

          __4__         __0__   __2__   __0__

          __2__         __0__   __0__   _____



F#m7 (or Amj7)    Am7                     Em7               Am7

Caravan hotel    where the sequin spell fell, Custom of the game



F#m7                  Am7                Em7

Cadence oiled in love lied hand, Cascade



            (see below)

kissed his name.



[arpeggiate Amaj7 on first ending, then for 2nd ending:]



|-----------|

|--0--------|

|--1--------|   [do verse one more time (instrumental) and cut

|----0------|   into a final, lyrical chorus:

|----2------|

|-----------|



Sad paper courtesan

They knew him just a man.

[fade out with improvised (lots of flute, piano going on) guitar in F#min &

G#minor (I think)]



[That's it, hope you enjoy.  I've been looking for a TAB for this song for

awhile, I finally had to do it myself]

-Jason Zack