Matte Kudasai

From: * (verkuilen john v)
Date: 18 Jul 1995 02:21:09 GMT

compilation CDs and _The Acoustic Adrian Belew_.

The song is in implied E major.  This is the arpeggiated rhythm part Fripp
plays behind Belew's improvised slide guitar solos and the lyrics.  Listen
to the song to get how things fit together.  I play it kind of like Adrian
on _The Acoustic Adrian Belew_.  The song is in three time, and really
swings.  If you're playing it on an acoustic, it should sound decent.  If
you're playing it on an electric, use a _very_ light distortion (mostly for
warmth), light chorus/flange, a long delay, and compression.  It will probably
sound OK on a plain clean guitar with some reverb, but I thought I'd give you
the full list!  I recently saw Crimson live and verified my guesses, so I think
this is pretty close.

Intro:

[A verse with no words, Adrian solos in E major and its related modes with
a slide.  He also puts lots of slide licks in when there are no words.]

Verse 1:

(Verse Riff)
Stare at the window pane,

(Verse Riff with alternate ending)
Stare at the rain that's falling.

Chorus:

(Chorus Riff 1a)
She waits in the air,

Chrous Riff 1b)
Matte Kudasai.

(Chorus Riff 1a)
She sleeps in a chair,

(Chrous Riff 1c)

(Chorus Riff 2a)
In her sad America.

(Chorus Riff 2b)

[no lyrics]

Verse 2:

[same as Verse 1]

Long, long is the night alone,
Long, like the notes I'm sending.

Chorus

Verse Riff:
                                                     (*)

(*)  Fripp improvises on this bit, so try different things out.  Mostly
triple stops.  e.g.,

  0________________|__0  etc.

  segue ->    Chorus Riff 1a                Chorus Riff 1b 

(Note:  this fingering is really tough.  I recommend doing stretching
exercises before attempting it.  I recommend using a thumb fret for the
bass string, but if you can finger it some other way, go for it!)

    Chorus Riff 1c  

Chorus Riff 2a

Chorus Riff 2b  (this is a slightly modified version of the Verse Riff]

verse]

From: * (verkuilen john v)
Date: 18 Jul 1995 16:56:59 GMT

* (verkuilen john v) writes:

>compilation CDs and _The Acoustic Adrian Belew_.

NOTE:  I forgot to indicate that you need to play each measure twice on
Chrous Riffs 1a and 1b.  Please edit the file accordingly, replacing the
line titled "segue -> Chorus Riff 1a    Chorus Riff 1b" in the original with
the lines below.

  segue ->    Chorus Riff 1a   

       Chorus Riff 1b 

--
Jay                                     *

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