"Play For Today" by The Cure (from the album "17 seconds")
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transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@free.fr)
Notations :
w : whole e : 8th / : silde up
h : half s : 16th R : rest
q : quarter +++ : tied notes
Riff 1
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q e e q e e e e e q e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-2---2-2-5---5-5-|-4-4-4-0---0---0-|
A-|-----------------|-------------2---|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff 2
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q e e q e e e e e q e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-2---2-2-0---0-0-|-2-2-2-0---0---0-|
A-|-----------------|-------------2---|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff 3
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
e e e e e e q
G-|-------------------------|
D-|-------------------------|
A-|-14-14-R--14-R--14-14----|
E-|-------------------------|
Riff 4
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q+e e e e e e q+e e e e e e q+e e e e e e q+e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|-------------4-5-|-----------------|
E-|-7-----7-7-4-7-4-|-5-----5-5-4-5-4-|-7-----7-7-7-----|-5-----5-5-4-5-4-|
q+e e e e e e q+e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-7-----7-7-4-7-4-|-5-----5-5-4-5-5-|
Riff 5
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
Riff 5b
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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q
G-|-------------------|-------------------------|
D-|-------------------|-------------------------|
A-|-------------------|-------R-----R-----------|
E-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-/-|-14-14----14----14-14----|
Riff 6
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q+e e e e e e q+e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------2-4-2-|
A-|-4-----4-4-2-4-2-|-5-----5-5-------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff 7
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q+e e q e e e e e e e e e e q+e e q e e e e e e e e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-------------R---|-R---R-----------|-------------R---|-R---R-----------|
E-|-2-----2-2-----2-|---2---2-2-2-2-2-|-0-----0-0-----0-|---0---0-0-0-0-0-|
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|Song Structure |
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Intro : drums (4 bars) then
Riff 1 (x3)
Riff 2
Riff 1 (x3)
Riff 2 (x2)
Riff 3
Verse 1
Riff 4 + Riff 5 (x2) then lyrics enter
Riff 4 + Riff 5
Riff 4 + Riff 5b
Bridge 1
Riff 6 (x3)
Riff 3
Verse 2 : same as Verse 1
Bridge 2 : same as Bridge 1
Outtro
Riff 4 + Riff 5 (x2)
Riff 7 (x2)
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|Tab generated with GnTabber (http://gvelay.free.fr/tools/gntabber) |
|on Sun Jul 23 18:29:12 2000 |
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| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Play For Today |
| Artist |
The Cure |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
BD3YiqsCb94 |
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1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).
