King Crimson

Sheltering Sky

King Crimson


Tom: Em

E|---------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff 1]

e|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
G|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-1-1-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
D|--->| These two riffs are going
                            alternately, through the
[Riff 2]                    whole song, except bridge

e|-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0-|
G|-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-1-1-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|


[Main theme]

E|-------14-12---------------14-12---------------|
B|-12-14-------12------12-14-------12------14----|
G|----------------11------------------11------12-|
D|-----------------------------------------------| x2
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

(no patience to tab the variations which come next)

Then comes the bridge with bass line chords:

Em          F# G

(these chords stay for the rest of the song, even after the return of the
main riff and theme)

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