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Date: Sat, 06 Dec 1997 22:18:12 -0500
From: Paul Stauts 
Subject: TAB: Karn Evil 9 (1st Impression) by ELP

Song Name: KARN EVIL 9 (1st Impression)
Artist's Name: EMERSON, LAKE and PALMER
Album: KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR
(Live from Tulsa, Oklahoma 3/7/74 + Wheeling, W. Virginia 11/12/77)
Catalog Number: 88025-2
Web Page: WWW.KING-BISCUIT.COM
Music: KEITH EMERSON
Lyrics: GREG LAKE
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Guitar Transcription By: PAUL STAUTS (PStauts@aol.com)

Tune 6th String Down to D

~ =vibrato

h =hammer on

p =pull off

17^(18) =bend string at 17th fret so it sounds like note at 18th fret

\ =slide down

8 (8) =hold note

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(guitar solo)
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|------------------------------------9~-|
|-9-10-11--9-10-11--9-10-11--9-10-11----|
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|-9-10-11--9-10-11--9-10-11--9-10-11------|
|------------------------------------11~--|


|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------9~------------------|
|-9-10-11--9-10-11--9-10-11-----11--9--11--9~---|
|-----------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------12~--|
|-11-12-13--11-12-13--11-12-13--11-12-13------|
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|--------------------------------------------|
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|-11-12-13--11-12-13--11-12-13--11-12-13-----|
|----------------------------------------11~-|
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|---------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------12~------------------|
|-11-12-13--11-12-13--11-12-13------13-11-13-11-13~-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------16-15-13---------16-15-16-15-16^(18)-|
|-13-14-15-------15----------15-13~----------------------|
|-------------13-----------------------------------------|
|----------13--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


|-16-15-16^(18)--16^(18)--15---------|-----------------------------|
|----------------------------18-16~--|-15-16-18-16-15-16-15--------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------13-15~-|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

                          
|------------------13-14--13------------------------|
|-----16-14-16--16-----------16-----------14-16-14--|
|.-15---------------------------15--13-15----------.|
|.-------------------------------------------------.|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------11-12--11-12-------------|
|-14-17-14----------14-14-12-14~--14-------------12-14-12-----|
|----------16-13-13---------------------------------------13~-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-13-11-----------------------|
|-------14--11h13p11----------|
|---------------------14p11---|
|-----------------------------|


|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-11---------------------------11--12h14h16--12-----------------------|
|--------11h13p11-----11-13~---13------------------13-11-----------------|
|------------------13------------------------------------13-13-11-13~----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-13-13-13--16-16----|--16-14-13----13---------------------|
|-----------------13-|.----------15----15-13--------------.|
|--------------------|.----------------------13-13-15-13--.|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------|
|-------------------14-16-17--|
|----------13-14-16-----------|
|-13-14-16--------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-18-16-14--------------------|-15-13-11--------------------|
|----------18-16-14-----------|----------15-13-11-----------|
|-------------------18-16-14~-|-------------------15-13-11~-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-17-15-14--------------------------------------------|
|----------18-16-14-----------------------------------|
|-------------------18-16-14~-----16^(18)-(16)-(18)~--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-20-18-16--------------------|
|----------20-18-16-----------|
|-------------------20-18-16~-|
|-----------------------------|


|----------------------------------|
|-------------14-13-14-16-17-19-17-|
|-------13-13----------------------|
|-15-15----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-19^(21)--19^(21)--19^(21)--19^(21)~-|-19----------17-19-19^(21)----|
|-------------------------------------|----18-16-18------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------|

(FAST)
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|--14-13-11-13--14-13-11-13--14-13-11-13--14-13-11-13--11----|
|.----------------------------------------------------------.|
|.----------------------------------------------------------.|
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                                                         (x4)
|------------------------------------------------------------|-16\-----|
|--17-16-14-16--17-16-14-16--17-16-14-16--17-16-14-16--14----|-16\-----|
|.----------------------------------------------------------.|---------|
|.----------------------------------------------------------.|---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|---------|





  Rest assured you'll ....
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|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-8------------------(8)----------------------|
|-8------------------(8)----------------------|
|-8------------------(8)----------------------|


  The greatest show in ...
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|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-8------------------(8)----------------------|
|-8------------------(8)----------------------|
|-8------------------(8)----------------------|


  You've got to see ...
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------13-------(13)------------9-------(9)-|
|-----------------------13-------(13)------------9-------(9)-|
|-----------------------13-------(13)------------9-------(9)-|


  You've got to see ...
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------13-------(13)---------------9-------(9)-|
|-----------------------13-------(13)---------------9-------(9)-|
|-----------------------13-------(13)---------------9-------(9)-|


  Right before your eyes, ...
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|---------------------------------------------------------|
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|-6-------------------------------(6)---------------------|
|-6-------------------------------(6)---------------------|
|-6-------------------------------(6)---------------------|


  And he laughs until he ...
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|-6^(8)~--------------------------------(8)----------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|

     
  Come inside the show's about ...
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8------------------(8)------------------8---------------(8)-------------|
|-8------------------(8)------------------8---------------(8)-------------|
|-8------------------(8)------------------8---------------(8)-------------|
    
    
  You've got to see the ...
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|----------------------------8--4--1--|---------------9--4--9---|
|----------------------------8--4--1--|---------------9--4--9---|
|----------------------------8--4--1--|---------------9--4--9---|


  You've got to see ...
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------------------------13--8--13-|---------------------9--4--9-|
|---------------------------13--8--13-|---------------------9--4--9-|
|---------------------------13--8--13-|---------------------9--4--9-|


(RIFF C)                      (1) (4)       (2)         (3)
|----------------------------|-------------|-----------|---------------|
|------4------6----8------4--|-9-7---------|-----------|---------------|
|.-----4------6----8------4--|-----8-6-4--.|----------.|--------------.|
|.-6-6----6-6----6----6-6----|------------.|----------.|-6-6-6--6-4-5-.|
|----------------------------|-------------|-----------|---------------|
|----------------------------|-------------|-6-4--6-4--|---------------|


(AFTER 4, PLAY SOMETHING SIMILAR A FEW TIMES)
|------------------------|
|------4-----------------|
|.-----4----------------.|
|.-6-6----6-6-6--6-4-5--.|
|------------------------|
|------------------------|


(GUITAR SOLO)
|------------------------------------11-12--11-12-------------|
|-14-17-14----------14-14-12-14~--14-------------12-14-12-----|
|----------16-13-13---------------------------------------13~-|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-13-11-----------------------|
|-------14--11h13p11----------|
|---------------------14p11---|
|-----------------------------|


|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-11---------------------------11--12h14h16--12-----------------------|
|--------11h13p11-----11-13~---13------------------13-11-----------------|
|------------------13------------------------------------13-13-11-13~----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-13-13-13--16-16----|--16-14-13----13---------------------|
|-----------------13-|.----------15----15-13--------------.|
|--------------------|.----------------------13-13-15-13--.|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------|
|-------------------14-16-17--|
|----------13-14-16-----------|
|-13-14-16--------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-18-16-14--------------------|-15-13-11--------------------|
|----------18-16-14-----------|----------15-13-11-----------|
|-------------------18-16-14~-|-------------------15-13-11~-|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------------|
|-17-15-14-------------------------------------------|
|----------18-16-14----------------------------------|
|-------------------18-16-14~----16^(18)-(16)-(18)~--|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-20-18-16--------------------|
|----------20-18-16-----------|
|-------------------20 18 16~-|
|-----------------------------|


|----------------------------------|
|-------------14-13-14-16-17-19-17-|
|-------13-13----------------------|
|-15-15----------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------|
|-19^(21)--19^(21)--19^(21)--19^(21)~-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|


|-----------------------------------------|
|-17-19-17-16-17-16-----------------------|
|-------------------18-18^(20)--18^(20)\--|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|


(FAST)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|--14-13-11-13--14-13-11-13--14-13-11-13--14-13-11-13---11----|
|.-----------------------------------------------------------.|
|.-----------------------------------------------------------.|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                         (x4)
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-16\-----|
|--17-16-14-16--17-16-14-16--17-16-14-16--17-16-14-16---14----|-16\-----|
|.-----------------------------------------------------------.|---------|
|.-----------------------------------------------------------.|---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------|


(DRUM SOLO)