The Cure

The Cure - Primary guitar tab

The Cure (Staring at the Sea - the Singles)

PRIMARY - tabbed by Sir Douglas

Aquired by Bostik from "Staring at the Sea" and with a couple of changes.. I think..

If don't like IT complain... tell me I'm wrong...well the book will be

Guitar 1 = Bass with distortion (like original) OR a Guitar (as done live)

Guitar 2 = Bass

X = Muffed String

Intro (played by guitar 1)

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G:X---X---X---X---

D:X---X---X---X-0-

A:X---X---X---X---

E:X---X---X---X---

2nd Intro (played by both guitars)

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G:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6--------|

D:--------------2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--------------2-|7-7-7-7--------|

A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|---------------|

E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------|

Pre Chorus (Played by Guitar 2)

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G:----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|

D:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|

E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|

Chorus

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Guitar 2 plays....

G:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|

D:----------------|----------------|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

A:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|

E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|

Guitar 1 plays....

G:----------------|------2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|

E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Coda 1 (dunno if I should call it this but.. ah who cares?)

====== (played by guitar 2)

G:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

D:5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

A:3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Coda 2 (this is the proper Coda... or so the book says)

====== (oooh.... loads a high notes)

(Played by guitar 2)

G:------------------------|------------------------|

D:12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|

A:10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|

E:------------------------|------------------------| play this 3 times

then.....

G:------------------------|------------------------|

D:10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|10-10-10-10-17-17-17-17-|

A:8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|8--8--8--8--15-15-15-15-|

E:------------------------|------------------------|

G:------------------------|------------------------|

D:16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-|

A:14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|

E:------------------------|------------------------|

Bit after Coda2

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Guitar 2 plays...

G:----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-|

D:----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|

A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|

E:0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|

Guitar 1 plays...

G:----------------|7-7-7-7---------|----------------|7-7-7-7---------|

D:----------------|9-9-9-9---------|----------------|9-9-9-9---------|

A:----------------|8-8-8-8---------|----------------|8-8-8-8---------|

E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

FINAL CHORUS

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Both Guitars play......

G:----------------|------2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

D:2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

A:2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-----------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|

E:----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

Ok... now to put this together.....

Play INTRO x 1

INTRO2 x 4

Chorus x 2

Verse x 4

Pre-Chorus x 2

Chorus x 2

Verse x 4

Coda1 x 1

INTRO2 x 2

Chorus x 2

Verse x 4

Coda2 x 1

Bit after Coda2 x 4

Final Chorus x 4

4th time playing FINAL CHORUS play A:2------ (this bit ends the song)

E:0------ (Both guitars play this bit)

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