The Cure Lament Transcribed by: Andrew Kwame Tay Key: Dm Arrangement: 2 electric guitars, bass Tab source: audio Accuracy: at least 92% Tabbed by: Andrew Tay (aka Ant) October 1996 aktay@zeus.uwaterloo.ca Eerie. Definitely a sharp contrast to The Walk and The Lovecats. I learned this during one session in February and another in October. It's all based on the Japanese Whispers version. There are two guitars in the song, but the only place they overlap is in the outro... I guess you could do it on one if you want. GUITAR 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Use a chorus effect if you have one. -< MAIN THEME >- e|-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-|-12-13-15-17-------------| b|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-------------| g|-------------------------|-------------------------| d|-------------------------|-------------------------| a|-------------------------|-------------------------| e|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . e|-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-|-12-13-12----------------| b|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-------------| g|-------------------------|----------15-------------| d|-------------------------|-------------------------| a|-------------------------|-------------------------| e|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . -< CHORUS >- "Waving with a last vannilla smile..." e|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| b|-----6-----6-----|-----6-----6-----|-----6-----6-----|-----6-----6-----| g|---3---------3---|---5---------5---|---7---------7---|---7---------7---| d|-5-------------5-|-7-------------7-|-8---------------|-8---------------| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . That's it for guitar 1. The outro is basically the main theme drawn out over several measures. You can figure it out. GUITAR 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------- -< BRIDGE >- % e||-----------10-------------|--------8---------|-------5---------| b||--------10-------10-------|------8-----8-----|-----6-----6-----| g||:----10-------------10----|----9---------9---|---7---------7---| d||:-------------------------|-10---------------|-----------------| a||--------------------------|------------------|-----------------| e||--------------------------|------------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . e|-------0----------|| b|-----6-----6------|| g|---7---------7---:|| repeat until you reach d|-8---------------:|| the % sign a|------------------|| e|------------------|| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . -< OUTRO >- e|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-----1-0---------| b|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----------|-----3-----3-----|---3-------------| g|---2---------2---|---0-------------|---2---------2---|-3---------------| x4 d|-0---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-----------------| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . ...then do this as guitar 1 continues with the main theme: e|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| b|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| g|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x4 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x2 d|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| a|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . ...and more of the same until you feel like stopping... BASS ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Robert doing his very best impression of Steve Severin. Play it fast and a little sloppy to get that loose feeling. There are many rythmic variations, of course. Also, it sounds like he's using a flanger. -< INTRO >- g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-7---7--77-7-777-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-7---7--77-7-7-7-|-5--55-5---5-5-5-| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-3---3--33-3-3-3-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3--33-3-3-3-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-7---7--77-7-7-7-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-7---7--77-7-7-7-|-5--55-5---5-5-5-| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-3---3--33-3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3--33-3-3-3-|-2---2-2--22-2-2-| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . -< DURING MAIN THEME >- g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-0---0--00-0-0-0-|-2---2--22-2-2-2///3!--3--33-3-3-3///5!-55-5-5-5-7-7-| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . -< VERSE >- g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-0---0--00-0-0-0-|-2--22-2---2-2-2///3!--3--33-3-5-5-|-----------------| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-111-1-111-3-3-| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . -< CHORUS >- g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| a|-----------------|-0--00-0---0-0-0-|-1---1--11-1-1-1-|-1--11-1-111-3-3-| e|-3---3--33-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . -< BRIDGE >- _________________ ________________ 1st and 2nd | 3rd time | g|------------------|------------------| |-----------------| d|:-0-0-0--00-0-000-|-------------2-2-:| (x3) |-----------------| a|:-----------------|-1-111-1-111-----:| |-1-111-1-111-3-3-| e|------------------|------------------| |-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . -< OUTRO >- Play the "during main theme part" four times, then the intro part a few times. ----------=================================---------- KEY --- x/y pick x, slide up to y (do not pick y) x\y pick x, slide down to y (do not pick y) x/y! pick x, slide up to y, pick y immediately x..\y hold note x for the time indicated before sliding to y _____ 1st | end passage this way the first time ...and the lyrics (borrowed from ftp://ftp.uwp.edu): today there was a tragedy underneath the bridge a man walked cold and blue into la ment the sky coloured perfect as the man slipped away waving with a last vanilla smile waving with a last vanilla smile somewhere at a table two drowned fools smoking, drinking water as they talked of how they loved our lady and oh the smell as candles die one more ice cream river body flowed underneath the bridge underneath the bridge