The Cult – Sacred Life (Guitar Tab)

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From the Album "The Cult" Released 1994 As Performed by The Cult Written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy Guitar is tuned normally e B G D A E Legend: / - slide up \ - slide down X - strings muted with "pick" hand ~ - vibrato * - do not let string ring ) - bend ---> if a Q appears to the right of this, indicates a 1/4 bend. Hence, 4)Q means a string om the 4th fret is bending by 1/4; 4)H means a string on the 4th fret is bending by 1/2; 9)F means a Full bend on a string on the 9th fret. ( - bring back -->bring the string back to original tone. For example, if you see 4)H( this meansbend the string on the 4th fret by 1/2 then bring the string back to original tone. h - hammer the string p - pull the string [*#] - play a certain riff a certain number of times (located right after the riff; used because of the lack of space on the tab) *NOTE: This song mainly cosists of strumming chords. To make things easier, and less repetative, I've added which chords to strum. The riffs are also included.
 Em
|0-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|0-----------------|
 ^------>Strum this first then,

 C
|0-----------------|
|1-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|3-----------------|
|------------------|
 ^------>strum this.
The above is carried out 4 times. Then...
 F
|1---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|^---->strum this                  |

|                                  |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5h7---5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 Em
|0---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|^---->strum this                  |

|                                  |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5-h7-p5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 Am
|0---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|^---->strum this                  |

|                                  |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4----|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5-7-------|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 D
|2---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|^---->strum this                  |

|                                  |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5h7---5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 F
|1---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|^---->strum this                  |

|                                  |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5h7---5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 Em
|0---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|^---->strum this                  |

|                                  |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5-h7-p5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 Am
|0---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
 ^---->strum less frequently
At this point, you will pretty much start at the beginning. However, the play is a little extended. The once-strum echoing-delay sound is the same as the strummed chords played at the same time. Then we get to the bridge:
 C
|0-----------------|
|1-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|3-----------------|
|------------------|
 ^------>strum this slowly once with delay

 D
|2-----------------|
|3-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|------------------|
|------------------|
 ^------>strum this slowly once with delay

 Em
|0-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|0-----------------|
 ^------>strum this slowly once with delay

 C
|0-----------------|
|1-----------------|
|0-----------------|
|2-----------------|
|3-----------------|
|------------------|
 ^------>strum this slowly once with delay
Repeat these above four chords 3 times along with acoustic strumming of the same chords. Then...
 F
|1---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|^---->strum this                  |

|                                  |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5h7---5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 Em
|0---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|^---->strum this                  |

|                                  |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5-h7-p5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 Am
|0---------------------------------|
|1---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|^---->strum this                  |

|                                  |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------4----|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5-7-------|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|

 D
|2---------------------------------|
|3---------------------------------|
|2---------------------------------|
|0---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|^---->strum this                  |

|                                  |
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|--5h7--5-----5h7--5-----5h7---5---|
|----------7----------7------------|
|----------------------------------|
Continue the above four chords and riffs until song fades out.