Need to colour sections of 1 stroke differently and also change width.... need help please!!

So i have this piece and i need to be able to colour different sections of the stroke around the whole piece with different colours.  Also, i need to be able to change the width uniformly on sections between anchor points.  I DO NOT want to use live paint as it takes away the sections of stroke i have tapered off already, however, the effect you get when using the live paint selection tool is exactly what i need
Is there a way of doing this at all??  It seems that i should be able to do it but i'm not able to find the right button, option or combination of both.......
Help me adobe wan kenobi, you're my only hope!!!!

There are many ways, hard to choose the best without seeing your artwork, this should cover most situations
Make a white stroke, over whatever colors you need.
Use Variable Width Tool to distort
Select both items and transparency palette >> make opacity mask

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