The Cult - Wonderland guitar tab

wonderland

The cult - ceremony 1991

Trancribed by Pedro Tiago de Sousa

(pedro.sousa@mail.teleweb.pt)

/ slide

tr trill

h hammer on

p pull off

(7) grace note

~ vibratto

b bend

r release

p.m. palm muting

tune guitar 1/2 step down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)

intro

A5 G5 F5 A5 D5 G5 F5 D5

e--------------------------------------------------------------------

b----2~~--5~~--7~~-/--14~~---2~~--/9--5p4h5--------------------------

g-------------------------------------------5--3--5-5/(7)~~~~--------

d--------------------------------------------------------------------

a--------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------

Heavy pick slide Then:

Riff 1 x4

e---------------------------------------------------------------------

b---------------------------------------------------------------------

g----------------------(*)--------------------------------------------

d-----------------------5b~~------------------------------------------

a---7-5-7-5~~~~-5-7-5-7------7~~---7-5-7-5~~~~-5-7-5------7~~---------

E----------------------------------------------------7-5b-------------

[*]

lick 1[*] 1st time lick 2 (*) 3rd time

e-17b17r-17-15---15b- -15brbrb--------------15p12---12--------------------------------------------|

b-------------17----- --------12--15b-r--15------15---15-12-15p12----12-----------------------15b-|

g-------------------- --------------------------------------------14---14-12-14p13p12-------------|

d-------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------14p13p12-----|

a-------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Then the verse:

e-------------------------------------------------------------------------

b-------------------------------------------------------------------------

g------------------------------------------------4---------6--------------

d------------------------------------------------5---------7--------------

a-------------------------------5~~--------------5---------7--------------

E--7-777--7-777--etc--------777-------------------------------------------

p.m.------------------------|

Kickin' down the devils door cheap thrills baby I need some more YEAH

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------

b--------------------------------------------------------------------------

g--------------------------------4----------6------------------------------

d----------------------5-------5---5------7---7----------------------------

a-------5tr(7)-----5h7-5----/5---------/7----------------------------------

E--7-7---------7-7---------------------------------------------------------

p.m-| p.m-|

City on fire becoming me let's hurry lover and fly together

. . pick these two upwards

e---------6--6--6------------------------------------------------------------

b---------6--6--6------------------------------------------------------------

g--4------5--5--5-----------------------4------------6-----------------------

d--5------------------------------------5------------7-----------------------

a--5--5-7------------------------5------5------7-----7-----------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------------------

majestic high soaring now babylon bares her breast again

e------------------------------------------------------

b------------------------------------------------------ g---4--5--4------------------------------4-/-7---------

d-------------etc--------------------------------pickslide

a---2--3--2------------------------------2-/-5---------

E------------------------------------------------------

time's like quick sand soon again standing naked in wonderland

chorus:revert to riff 1 but without playing the licks

second verse: play something like the first verse but with some variations

Tear the petals from this sweet narcissus

crumbles gently in the palm of my hand

(1)

what once was inviting is dull and blinding

(2) (3)

once magnificent has slipped away

(4)

serpent in my belly stomach crawling now

(5) (6)

wipe the sweat from my furrowed brow

(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)

e----------------------------------------------------------------

b----------------------------------------------------------------

g----7h9~~~---9p7~~----6~~---12p9~~---9-/-(14)~~---12-/-(11)~~---

d----------------------------------------------------------------

a----------------------------------------------------------------

E----------------------------------------------------------------

"time's like quick sand..." bit and then:

pick slide

2nd chorus: riff1

with these licks:

|--2x------------|

e--17b-15----15b-----------------------------------------------------------

b---------17--------------------------15b-12tr(15)----------then play lick 2 from intro

g--------------------14br-----12tr(14)------------12tr(14)-----------------

d--------------------prebend-----------------------------------------------

a--------------------------------------------------------------------------

E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

|---x4--------|

e--15brbrbr----------------------------17-17------------

b-----------12-15br-15~~-------12/(15)------------------

g-------------------------------------------------------

d-------------------------------------------------------

a-------------------------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------

|---several times--| |-several times|

e--17br-17br-17br-17br--17p15----15b------------15b-------

b-----------------------------17-------17-17-17-----------

g--------------------------------------these 3 very quick-

d---------------------------------------------------------

a---------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------

Then intro again:at the end of it there this little extra

(1)

you know the sound that breaks down your doors

(2)

are you listening to me now

(3)

the sound of a mystifying beat combo

that's gonna take you higher

(1) (2) (3) slow it down as it builds

e-------------------------------------.---.---------------------

b-------------------------------------15-15---------------------

g--14----------14------------14----14--------14~~-----12tr(14)--

d-----17-16-17----17/(19)~~-----17------------------------------

a---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

p.m-----| p.m.-|

then chorus and riff1 till the end with an adlib solo in E

well this is it. this is a great song he sounds like he is preaching us and somehow we believe him

the verses are way off I just can't make out what he plays, the intro chorus and solos are fairly acurate but if someone knows the correct way to play this please email me at pedro.sousa@mail.teleweb.pt

long live the Cult the greatest and most honest band since Led zeppelin