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A Forest

Cure

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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----------------------------------- 



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Subject: Cure-A Forest b-tab (Part 2)
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 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!