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Promises

The Cranberries
Tab
4.8(8)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Verse

e|--2--------2-----2-----------2-----3-2-0------|
B|----3--------3-----------3-----3---------3----|
G|------4--------4-------2---2-----2---------2--|
D|--------4------------0------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

Chorus: Em Bm D C

Bridge: Guitar1 dist. Guitar2 clean

Strum through Em Bm D C

Guitar1 strums the verse chords

Guitar2 Solo:

Riff1: Riff2:

e|--------------------------- E--------------------------|
B|--/12-12-12-12-12--10-8---- B--/12-12-12-12-12--10-8---|
G|------------------------9-- G------------------------9-|
D|--------------------------- D--------------------------|
A|--------------------------- A--------------------------|
E|--------------------------- E--------------------------|

Riff3:

e|----------------------------|
B|--/13-13-13-13-13--12-10----|
G|-------------------------9--|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|

Riff5:

e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------10-------10-------10--|
G|--12--9-9-9-12--9-9-9-12--9-9-9-----9-9-9----9-9-9-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------|
B|---------|
G|--9-9-9--|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|

Guitar2 ends on E--~---| Guitar1 Em

B--12--|

G------|

D------|

A------|

E------|

Order:

Chorus

[riffs] 1, 2, 2, 3, 1

guitar1 guitar2 riff: 1

Chorus

[riffs] 5, 3, 2, 2, 3, 1, 2, 2, 3

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