I TALK TO THE WIND (Giles, Giles & Fripp / King Crimson)
Written by Ian McDonald/Peter Sinfield in the key of E in 4/4 time
Released on the albums: In The Court of the Crimson King (1969)
A Young Person's Guide To King Crimson (1976 with Judy Dyble on vocals recorded in 1968)
Fingerstyle version for single acoustic guitar
I Talk To The Wind on Wikipedia | Lyrics
Greg Lake Version
thumb: x Hammer on: h Bend up: V Play or don't: ()
index: a Pull off: p Bend down: Λ Break: b
dirty: b Slide up: / Fret but don't pick: !Downward stroke: ↑
ring: c Slide down: \ Staccato: : Upward stroke: ↓
pinky: d Arpeggio: ~~~ Mute: m
To stabilize your picking hand, put your thumb/ring on the E/e-string in the red marked part
Red colored exclamation marks offer additional fretting information
Keep 2b and 2c pressed in the green marked part
Click on < X > to do the switcheroo
INTROECmaj7GF#mB7
e----------0--------|---↑0------3cp0---------------|---------------------|------------2a-----------------2a--------| picking pattern:
b----------0--------|---↑0-------------------------|---------------------|------------2a-----------------4d--------| x - abc
g----------1a-------|---↑0---------------0----2a---|---4d------0----2a---|-------2a--------2a-------2a--------2a---| a~~~ b - b - b
D---!---------------|---↑2a------------------------|---0-----------------|----------------------!------------------| xab - b - b
A---!-----------/---|---↑3b-----!--------!---------|---------------------|----------------------2a-----------------| x - a - bc - a (2x)
E---0---------------|------------------------------|---3b------!----!----|---2a------------------------------------|
1/21/21/43/81/41/85/81/41/8
<--------------- full barrés -------------->
1ST VERSE (pick ad lib. The examples shown below are four possibilities out of a dozen)
||:
1... Said the straight man to the late man ...
2... I've been here and I've been there and ...
ECmaj7e-----------------0-----------------------|----------------0----------------------| picking pattern:
b-------------0-------------0-------------|------------0------------0-------------| x - a - b - xc - b - x - a (2x)
g--------1a--------------------------1a---|--------0-------------------------0----|
D-----------------2c----------------------|----------------2b---------------------| Some examples:
A-------------------------------2b--------|---3d------------------------3d--------| < X >< X >< X >< X >
E---0-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------| info1/41/4
1... where have you been? ...
2... I've been in between! ...
Gmaj7F#mB7e-----------------2a----------------------|------------2a-----------------2a--------| picking pattern:
b-------------0------------0--------------|------------2a-----------------4d--------| x - a - b - xc - b - x - a
g--------0---------------------------0----|-------2a--------2a-------2a--------2a---| x - a - bc - c (2x)
D-----------------0-----------------------|--------------------------!--------------| Some examples:
A-------------------------------2b--------|----------------------2a-----------------| < X >< X >< X >< X >
E---3c------------------------------------|---2a------------------------------------|
1/4
<---------- full barrés ---------->:||CHORUS (pick and/or strumm ad lib)
... I talk to the wind ...
EBsus2
e--------0----↑0-------------------|--------2a---↑2a-------------------| picking pattern:
b--------0----↑0--------------0----|--------2a---↑2a--------------2a---| x - abc - ↑a - x - a - b (2x)
g--------1a---↑1a--------1a--------|--------4d---↑4d---------4d--------|
D-------------↑2c---2c-------------|-------------↑4c----4c-------------|
A-------------↑2b------------------|-------------↑2a-------------------|
E---0------------------------------|---2a------------------------------|
¼¼¼¼
<-------- full barré ------->
... my words are all carried away ...
EBsus2
e--------0----↑0-------------------|--------2a---↑2a-------------------| picking pattern:
b--------0----↑0--------------0----|--------2a---↑2a--------------2a---| x - abc - ↑a - x - a - b (2x)
g--------1a---↑1a--------1a--------|--------4d---↑4d---------4d--------|
D-------------↑2c---2c-------------|-------------↑4c----4c-------------|
A-------------↑2b------------------|-------------↑2a-------------------|
E---0------------------------------|---2a------------------------------|
¼¼¼¼
<-------- full barré ------->
... I talk to the wind ...
EB7sus2
e--------0----↑0-----0-----------------|--------------------0----------------| picking pattern:
b--------0----↑0----------0------------|----------------0-------0------------| x - abc - a↑ - b - b - b
g--------1a---↑1a-------------1a---/---|-----------2a---------------2a-------| x - x - a - b - c - b - a - x
D-------------↑2c------------------/---|-------4c-----------------------4c---|
A-------------↑2b----------------------|---0---------------------------------|
E---0----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
¼¼
... the wind does not hear ...
AmB7
e----------------------0-------------|---------------------0------------| picking pattern:
b-----------------1a-------1a--------|-----------------0-------0--------| x - x - a - xb - c - b - a (2x)
g------------2c-----------------2c---|------------2c---------------2c---|
D-------2b---------------------------|-------1a-------------------------|
A---0-------------0------------------|---2b------------2b---------------|
E------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
¼¼
... the wind cannot hear ...
AmB7
e----------------------0-------------|---------------------0------------| picking pattern:
b-----------------1a-------1a--------|-----------------0-------0--------| x - x - a - xb - c - b - a (2x)
g------------2c-----------------2c---|------------2c---------------2c---|
D-------2b---------------------------|-------1a-------------------------|
A---0-------------0------------------|---2b------------2b---------------|
E------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
¼¼2ND VERSE (same as 1st verse)
... I'm on the outside looking inside ...
... what do I see? ...
... much confusion, disillusion ...
... all around me ...
CHORUS (same tab)
... I talk to the wind ...
... my words are all carried away ...
... I talk to the wind ...
... the wind does not hear ...
... the wind cannot hear ...
3RD VERSE (same as 1st verse)
... You don't possess me, don't impress me ...
... just upset my mind ...
... can't instruct me or conduct me ...
... just use up my time ...
CHORUS (same tab, more or less ...)
... I talk to the wind ...
... my words are all carried away ...
... I talk to the wind ...
... the wind does not hear ...
... the wind cannot hear ...
AmB7
e----------------------0-------------|---------------------0-----------------|--------| picking pattern:
b-----------------1a-------1a--------|-----------------0-------0-------------|--------| x - x - a - xb - c - b - a
g------------2c-----------------2c---|------------2c--------------2c--------|---------| x - x - a - b - xc - b - a - x
D-------2b---------------------------|-------1a-------------------------1a---|--------| x
A---0-------------0------------------|---2b----------------------------------|---2b---|
E------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|--------| ritardando¼4/4OUTRO (same tab as intro)
Finish the song with a final E chord (5/6 barré on the 4th fret) with a delayed 7d on the A-string
E
e---------------------| picking pattern:
b---5b----------------| xabc - x
g---4a----------------|
D---6c----------------|
A--------------7d-----|
E---0-----------------|
½½
< 5/6 barré >