The Cure – Boys Dont Cry (Guitar Tab)
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Tabbed by: Gallagher2006
After studying some live footage, I’ve concluded what is played
on the studio version...
[Intro]
e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-2-----------3-----------5-----------7---------------| G|-2-----------4-----------6-----------7-----7-6-4-2---| D|-2-----------4-----------6-----------7-----7-6-4-2---| A|-0-----------2-----------4-----------5-----5-4-2-0---| E|-----------------------------------------------------|
The chords Smith plays are the same as here but with a loose strumming pattern.
[Lead Guitar]
e|-------------0---------------0---0-----0---2-4---5-------2--0-----| B|-2-----2---3-----2-----2---3-----------------------------------3--| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse] chords are played like this...(listen to song for timing)
e|---------------------------------------------------| B|------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| G|-2-2-2-x-2--4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7/---------| D|-2-2-2-x-2--4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7/---------| x2 A|-0-0-0-x-0--2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5/---------| E|---------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-chorus]
e|---------------------------------| B|-5--5-5-5-5-5-x------------------| G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-x-4-4-4-4-4-4------| D|-6--6-6-6-6-6-x-4-4-4-4-4-4------| x4 A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-x-2-2-2-2-2-2------| E|---------------------------------|
[Chorus]
e|-------------------------------------------| B|------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5------------| G|-2-2-2-x-2--4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-4-2----| D|-2-2-2-x-2--4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-4-2----| x2 A|-0-0-0-x-0--2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-0----| E|-------------------------------------------|
[Lead Riff] again
e|-------------0---------------0---0-----0---2-4---5-------2--0-----| B|-2-----2---3-----2-----2---3-----------------------------------3--| G|------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------| x2 A|------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
Song repeats until the [Bridge]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9--9--9-9--10--10-10-10-10-----------------9-9-9-9-9-7-6-4-2--------------| G|-9--9--9-9--11--11-11-11-11------7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-6-4-2--------------| D|-9--9--9-9--11--11-11-11-11-x3---7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-6-4-2--------------| A|-7--7--7-7--9---9--9--9--9-------5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-5-4-2-0--------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-7--7--7-7--9---9--9--9--9-------5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7~---------------------| B|-9--9--9-9--10--10-10-10-10-x3---7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9~---------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
That's pretty much all you need for the song =]
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| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
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