A Forest by Cure #----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## Date: Sun, 07 Jan 1996 00:50:25 EST From: ZDHX41A@prodigy.com (MR RICHARD N BARKER) Subject: Cure-A Forest b-tab (Part 1) Here is the complete bass tab to "A Forest" from the album "Seventeen Sedonds" by the Cure. I worked several hours straight perfecting it so it's totally accurate. Music by Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, and Lol Tolhurst. Transcribed by Caley Barker. Notation legend: / picked slide \ down slide ( ) ghost note (picked softer than other notes) Rhythm figure 1 G--------------------------------------------------------- D----------------------------0---------------------------- A---0-0---0-0--0-3-3--0-3-3----------------0-5-5--0-5-5--- E-3-----3----------------------1-1--1-1-1----------------- Rhythm figure 2 G--------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------- A-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------------------- E----------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-- G--------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------- A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3------- E--------------------------------------------------------- G--------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------3-5-3------------------------- E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1--1-1------------------------------- Rhythm figure 3 G--------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------- A--------------------------------------------------------- E-5-5--(5)\--8-8--(8)\--1-1--/(5)-10-10--(10)\------------ Note: The (10)\ part is barely audible the 4th time through. Rhythm figure 4 G--------------------------------------------------------- D--------------------------------------------------------- A-0-0------3-3---------------5-5-------------------------- E-------------------1-1----------------------------------- From ZDHX41A@prodigy.com Sun Jan 7 06:11:26 1996 Received: from post-office.nevada.edu (root@post-office.nevada.edu [131.216.1.11]) by mailhost.tcs.tulane.edu (8.6.12/8.5) with ESMTP id AAA50115; Sun, 7 Jan 1996 00:11:24 -0600 Received: from pimaia2w.prodigy.com (pimaia2w.prodigy.com [192.207.105.46]) by post-office.nevada.edu (8.6.12/8.6.4) with ESMTP id WAA05433 for ; Sat, 6 Jan 1996 22:10:19 -0800 Received: from mailinb1.prodigy.com (tinahost [199.4.137.91]) by pimaia2w.prodigy.com (8.6.10/8.6.9) with SMTP id BAA27216 for ; Sun, 7 Jan 1996 01:10:09 -0500 Date: Sun, 07 Jan 1996 01:09:39 EST From: ZDHX41A@prodigy.com (MR RICHARD N BARKER) X-Mailer: PRODIGY Services Company Internet mailer [PIM 3.2-334.50] Message-Id: To: guitar@nevada.edu Subject: Cure-A Forest b-tab (Part 2) Status: O Rhythm figure 5 G-------------------------------------------------------- D-------------------------------------------------------- A-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0------------------ E-------------------------------------------------------- (fade out) Here's how the structure of the song is with all the rhythm figures put together: Rhy. fig. 1: 10x Rhy. fig. 2: 1x Rhy. fig. 1: 8x Rhy. fig. 2: 1x Rhy. fig. 1: 8x Rhy. fig. 2: 1x Rhy. fig. 1: 4x Rhy. fig. 3: 4x Rhy. fig. 4: 7x Rhy. fig. 5: 1x This is the entire b-tab to "A Forest." The the two C's beginning rhythm figure 2 two are kind of subtle and act as a change to the chorus. I hope this is one of the most thourough and accurate bass tabs you've ever seen. Please send comments or suggestions to Caley Barker at: zdhx41a@prodigy.com Thanks for taking the time to read this. Be sure to check out my bass transcription of "Faith" as well! www.TAB6.com