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)
