band:       the Cure
song:       Speak My Language
album:      Japanese Whispers
tabbed by:  Joshua Cross (cure_dib@yahoo.com)
this is a great jazzy song that i feel is often underrated. like Lovecats, it is played on an upright bass, but it sounds alright played on an electric.

   /   slide up
   \   slide down
  ()   ghost note (don't actually play)
/////  long, slow slide

MAIN RIFF

G -------0-2---2-/--\-(2)---0-2-----------------------------
D ----2-------------------------0-2-------------------------
A -0----------------------------------0-0--2-2---0-0--5-5-\-
E ----------------------------------------------------------

simon uses many different fills at the end of this riff--experiment!

                                 
FIRST CHORUS

G ---------------------------------
D ---------------------------------
A -4-4-----------------------------
E ------5-5--3-3--5-5--7-7--5-5--0-


SECOND CHORUS

   
G -----------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------
A -4---------------------------7-----------------------------
E ---------5-5--3-3--5-5--7-7----------5-5--3-3--5-5--7-7--0-

then

G -------0-2---2-/--/--/--/--/--/--/------------------------
D ----2-------------------------------0-0--2-2---0-0--5-5-\-
A -0--------------------------------------------------------  x2
E ----------------------------------------------------------

then play the main riff x2, then

G -------0-2---2-/--\-(2)---0-2-----
D ----2-------------------------0-2-
A -0--------------------------------
E ----------------------------------

























































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