Knights in Shining Karma
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Album version, 3'39.
Released on Apple Venus Volume 1.
Demo version.
Released on 27 September 1999 on Homespun in the U.K.
Andy: “If the demo of this sounds close to the finished recordings the reason is simple. I'm not great at finger picking style guitar, so once I'd got the speed, feel and a relatively mistake free performance from each of the two electric guitars that constitute the backbone of this song, why should I play it again? For the master recording we lifted off these two guitars, which I was very happy with, and merely re-recorded the vocal. (Thinking about it, we also kept the bendy acoustic guitar theme and finger cymbals as well?)
“That's the thing with home recording. If you capture a good performance in the stress free environment of your bedroom or shed or wherever, there should be very little preventing you from dubbing it to your ‘great’ quality master tape. Providing, of course, it's not going to be a nightmare for other musicians to play along with.
“During 93/94 I was going through a bad patch in my life and ‘Knights’ came along as a real comfort, a song to salve my worried mind. It was me crying tea tears at the sink, it was me laid awake fretting all night, hands breaking out in sores and blisters. I needed hugging and guarding in a moment of pain, so I tried to do it to myself in song.
“It will probably come as no surprise when I tell you that the music came from me ‘dicking about’ with the Beatles ‘Blackbird’, not ‘Julia’ as some smart-arsed critics have suggested. The ‘Jealous Winter Sun’ sections, with their descending finger picked chord shifts, to me, betray their origin more than any other parts of the song. But I should add that I have never knowingly stolen any music from anyone (unlike those shameless Dukes!), it's simply a case of playing your faves, making mistakes and being open enough to grab the cock up and use it. The same way ‘wrong’ Hendrix inspired ‘All You Pretty Girls’ or messing about with The Beach Boys ‘I Get Around’ gave birth to ‘Books Are Burning’.”
Instrumental version.
Released on 17 October 2002 on Instruvenus in Japan.
[Thanks to R. Stevie Moore]
[THIS SPACE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK]
Knights in shining karma
Tend your flame
And with love for armour
They'll remain
Ever by your bed
Guarding, still sleeping
Shield your soul from this rain
Knights in shining karma will remain
Jealous winter sun
Cold as vichysoisse
Steals your smile for fuel
They'll ignite with braziers
Of warming stars
Knights in shining karma
Wash your feet
And with spotless dharma come complete
Ever by your sink
Drying up tea tears
Shield your soul from this heat
Knights in shining karma come complete
Swollen summer moon
Hot as boiling egg
Poach your dreams to ash
They'll bring sips from restful slumbers
Cooling keg
Jealous winter sun...
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Date: Sat, 22 May 2004 23:28:09 -0700 From: Jeff Truzzi. Subject: XTC Transcriptions Message-Id: <5.1.0.14.0.20040522231753.00ac6788 (at) mail dot theharveys dot net>
XTC SONG TRANSCRIPTIONS transcribed by "Jeff Truzzi" for the XTC Forum, 2004. and freely given to the XTC "Chalkhills" site! ****************************************
KNIGHTS IN SHINING KARMA by Andy Partridge
Copyright 1999 Notting Dale Songs, Inc (ASCAP)
Transcribed by Jeff Truzzi for the XTC Forum
First, you have to get the "travis-pick" pattern that Andy
plays, which I can't figure out how to notate without an actual
"tab" staff. It's the bass notes with the thumb, and the first
two fingers of the right hand play either the D and G strings, or
(usually) the G and B strings, with that distinctive "open G"
gloriously droning through most of the chord changes.
And even though I'm giving you the chord names, the actual voicings are
in the tabs...except for the intro, as that's an overdubbed high bass
part.
INTRO (approximation) *************************************
X320XX
C
X34XXX
C(b5)no3
X3X0XX
C5
X34XXX
C(b5)no3
X320XX
C
X300XX
Csus2
X320XX
C
X300XX
Csus2
X320XX
C
X2X00X
Em/B
XX201X
Em(#5)
X2X00X
Em/B
X0201X
Am7
33201X
C/G
single notes (up) C D E F# G B C
CHORUS "A" SECTION****************************
X3X01X
C
Knights
X2X01X
Gsus4/B
in
X0X01X
Am7
shining karma
1XX01X
Fsus2
tend
3XX01X
C/G
your
X2
X3X01X
C
flame
Repeat exactly for next line---------------
And with love for armor, they'll remain
CHORUS B SECTION********************************
X3X01X
C
Ever by your
X0333X
Bb/A
bed
X03331
Bb/A
guard-
X03330
Bb(add#11)/A
ing
13311X
Fm
Still
13211X
Fm(maj7)
sleep-
13011X
Fm6
ing
022000
Em
Shield
X02020
A7
your soul from the rain
XX0212
D7
(rain)
XX0213
D7sus4
320003
G
320001
G7
******************************
REPEATS CHORUS "A" SECTION EXCEPT LAST CHORD
Knights in Shining Karma will re...
X02020
A7
(re)main
X02320
A7(b9)
X02020
A7
BRIDGE**********************************************
10*X*X*0*10*X
Dsus4
Jeal-
X*7*X*0*8*X
Em7
-ous
7*X*X*0*7*X
Gmaj7/B
Win-
X*7*X*0*5*X
Em
-ter
X*4*3*0*4*X
C#add9(b5)
sun
3*5*5*3*3*X
Gm
1)Cold as vichy-
2) They'll ignite with
1) first ending - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
X*4*3*0*2*X
C#(b5)
1)soisse (Repeat Bridge but take second ending!)
------------------------------------------------------------
2) second ending- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
4*3*4*X*3*X
Ab7(add#11)
2)brazi-
4*3*4*5*X*X
Ab7
ers - of
3*5*3*5*3*X
G7sus4
warm-ing
3*5*3*4*3*X
G7
stars
Then DC - go back to the beginning and play again for the second stanza!
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Jeff Truzzi
Date: Wed, 8 Mar 2000 15:43:04 +0000 (GMT)
From: Howard Wright <haw (at) ph dot ed dot ac dot uk>
Subject: Guitar Tablature for Knights In Shining Karma
Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0003081540080.29019-100000 (at) sybil dot ph dot ed dot ac dot uk>
Knights In Shining Karma - XTC
------------------------------
From the album Apple Venus Volume 1
Transcribed by Howard Wright
H.Wright (at) iop dot org
A lot of the main electric guitar part uses 3-note chords with the thumb
playingthe bass note and two fingers filling out the top notes of the chord.
I've written out some of the basic chord shapes with more than 3 strings,
(e.g Fm = 13311x instead of 1xx11x) so they look a bit more familiar. The
tablature shows exactly which strings from each chord are played.
I've written out what I consider to be the essence of the picking pattern.
There are two electric guitars playing *almost* the same thing on the
original, but there are a few places where the two guitars play slightly
different notes/chords. In these places I've written out what I hear as
the "main" part. I've also written out the "bendy acoustic guitar part"
that is played during the intro section.
Chord shapes used:
------------------
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGB
x3201x x340xx x2201x x0201x
C Cadd#4 C/B Am7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
1xx01x 3xx01x x03331 x02330
Fsus2 Gsus4 Bb/A Bb-5/A
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
13311x 13211x 13011x 022000
Fm Fm(maj7) Fm6 Em
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x02020 x02030 xx0212 xx0213
A7 A7sus4 D7 D7sus4
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE E A D G B E
3xx003 3xx001 x0232x 10 x x 0 10 x
G G7 Aaddb9 Dsus4
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
x7x08x 7xx07x x5x05x x4304x
Em Badd#5(no3rd) Cadd9sus4 C#add9add#4
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
35533x x656xx 4647xx 4645xx
Gm Eb7 G#7add#4 G#7
EADGBE EADGBE
3535xx 3534xx
G7sus4 G7
The usual tablature symbols:
/ = slide
h = hammer on
p = pull off
b = bend
Intro:
------
The "bendy" acoustic part is written as the top tablature stave, with
the electric part underneath.
Bendy acoustic guitar:
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-------------------4--4b5-4----------------------------------
A-------------------------------5/7-------------5--5b7-5------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
Electric guitar:
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G---0--------0----------0-------------0-------------0---------
D--------2---------4-------4------2------2------4------4------
A---3--3---3---3------3-------3------3------3------3------3---
E--------------------------------------------------------------
Bendy acoustic:
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------0-1------
G--------------------------------------------------0----------
D--------------------2-----------------------0-2-4------------
A--2b3-----------2------2------------------3------------------
E---------------------------3/5-------------------------------
electric:
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G------0-------------0------------0--------0-------------------
D--2------2------4------4-----2------2-------------------------
A-----3------3------3------3-----3-----3---3-------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------
Verse 1:
--------
E----------------------------------------------------------------
B--1---1---1-----1--1---1---1---1-1-----------1---1---1-----1----
G----0---0-----0------0---0-----0-0-------------0---0-----0------
D-----------------------------------2-------------------2-----2--
A--3---2---0----------------0h3---------------3---2---0----------
E-------------------1---3----------------------------------------
K I S K tend your flame and with love for armour
E---------------------------------------------------------1------1---
B--1---1---1-----1-1----1----------3-----3----3-----3----------------
G----0---0-----0-0----0---------------3----------3-------------3-----
D-------------------------------------------3-3--------3-----3-----3-
A----------0h3-----3---------------0----------------------0----------
E--1---3-------------------------------------------------------------
they'll remain. Ever by your bed guard-
E--0-----0------------------------------------------------------
B-------------1---1---1-----1-----------------------------------
G------3--------1---------1---------1---------1-----------------
D----2-----2--------------------2-----2---0-------0-------------
A--0----------------3-3-3-----3---3-----3---3---3---3-----------
E-------------1-------------------------------------------------
-ing still slee - ping
E----0----------------------------------2-----2h3----------3------1--
B------0------------2------2----2---------1-------1----------0-------
G--------0-------------0------0---------------------2----------------
D----------2--------2----2--------2---0-----0------------------------
A------------2----0--------------------------------------------------
E--0----------------------------------------------------3--3----3----
Shield your soul from this rain
E----------------------------------------------------------------------
B--1---1---1-----1----1---1----0h2-----2---2-----2-------2---------2---
G----0---0-----0--------0---0--------0---------0-----3-----3---0-----0-
D------------------2---------------2-----2---2-----2---2-----2---2-----
A--3---2---0-------------------0---------------------------------------
E---------------------1---3--------------------------------------------
K I S K will re - main
"B for Blackbird" section
-------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B--10----8----7----5----4-----4---4------4------------------------
G-----0----0----0----0------0----------0--------------------------
D-------------------------3-----3----3----------------------------
A--------7---------5----4---------4-------------------------------
E--10---------7---------------------------------------------------
Jea-lous win -ter sun
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----3----3------3----------------------------------------
G------3-----------3-------6----6-----6--------6--------------
D-----------------------------5------------5------------------
A----------5-----5------5--6-------6--6--6---6----6-----------
E---3---------3-----------------------------------------------
Cold as Vich - y - soise
E-----------------------------------------------------------------
B--10----8----7----5----4-----4---4------4------------------------
G-----0----0----0----0------0----------0--------------------------
D-------------------------3-----3----3----------------------------
A--------7---------5----4---------4-------------------------------
E--10---------7---------------------------------------------------
Steals your smile for fuel
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--3----3---3--------------------------------------------------
G-----3--------3--3------7-----7---7-----7----5-----5----------
D----------------------------4---4-----4----------4------------
A-----------5-------5/6----6---------6------6---6-----6--------
E--3---------------------4---------4----------4----------------
They'll ignite with bra - ziers
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------
G--5-----5---5-----5---5-----5---4-----4---4---ping!-----------
D------4---------3---------3---------3-------------------------
A----6-----6---5-----5---5-----5---5-----5---------------------
E--4---------3---------3---------3---------3-------------------
Of warm - ing stars
Bendy acoustic guitar:
E--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------4--4b5-4----------------------------------
A--------------------------5/7-------------5--5b7-5------
E--------------------------------------------------------
electric:
E-------------------------------------------------------------
B--1----------------------------------------------------------
G-------0----------0----------0----------0--------------------
D---------2----4-----4----2-----2----4-----4------------------
A--3--3-----3----3-----3----3-----3----3-----3----------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------
(after 2nd verse, go to ending at the bottom)
bendy acoustic:
E-------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------0-1------
G--------------------------------------------0----------
D-----------------2--------------------0-2-4------------
A--5/3--------2------2---------------3------------------
E------------------------3/5----------------------------
electric:
E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G------0----------0-----------0------0----rpt from verse----
D--2-----2----4-----4-----2-----2---------------------------
A----3-----3----3-----3-----3-----3--3----------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
Verse 2:
--------
(Same chords/tab as first verse, except ending)
KISK wash your feet
And with spotless dharma come complete
Ever by your sink
Drying up tea tears
Shield your soul from this heat
KISK come complete
B section:
----------
Swollen summer moon
Hot as boiling egg
Poach your dreams to ash
They'll bring sips from restfull slumbers'
Cooling keg
Ending:
-------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
B--10---8---7---5---4---------------------------------------
G-----0---0---0---0-0---------------------------------------
D-------------------3---------------------------------------
A-------7-------5---4---------------------------------------
E--10-------7-----------------------------------------------
Jea-lous win-ter sunDate: Sat, 29 Nov 1997 10:35:01 +0000
From: Tim Harris <tim (at) wordsrus dot demon dot co dot uk>
Subject: Knights in Shining Karma chords
Message-ID: <UE1qtAAEWpf0MwTt (at) smithard dot demon dot co dot uk>
Knights in Shining Karma
(tune down a semitone for recorded key)
- some fine detail needs adding by those with better ears! - seems to be
a lot of extra fingers moving about amidst the basic chords, I got a few
of them)
Simple intro:E-----------------------------------
B-----------------------------------
G-----0-------0-------0-------------
D---2------2-------2--------0-------
A-3-----2-------0---------0--------- 2x then there's a run
E-----------------------3----------- over a G chord to ...
guitar melody plays over this
C [C?(030010) Csus4] C F G7 C
Knights in shining kar....ma Tend your flame
C ...... F G7 C
And with love for armour They'll re..main
Gm Gm7 ...Gm6
Ever by your bed Guar...ding
Fm ?(XX2111) ?(XX0111)
Still slee.......ping
A7(002020) A(XX2225) A7(XX2223) A6(XX2222) A(XX225X)
Shield your soul from this
D7 D7sus4 D7 G7
reign
C ........ F G7 A7(002020) Gdim(002323) A7
Knights in shining karma will re..main
A(XX2225) A7(XX2223) A6(XX2222) A(XX225X) B7(224242)
Jeal............ous win.........ter sun...
Gm7(353333) A7
Cold as vichysoisse
A A7 A6 A B7
Steals your smile for fuel
Gm7 Cm7(335343) Ab7(464544)
They'll ignite with braz........iers
F+9(X33011) G (rpt intro phrase x2)
Of warm......ing stars
Knights in shining karma
Wash your feet
And with spotless darma come complete
Ever by your sink drying
Up tea tears
Shield your soul from this heat
Knights in shining karma come complete...
Stolen summer moon
Hot as boiling air
Puts your dreams to ash
They'll bring sips from restful slumbers
Cool incant (?) (rpt intro phrase X1)
A A7 A6 A B7
Jeal ous winter sun...
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