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A Forest

The Cure
Bass Tab
4.8(20)

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

Intro solo

(Play twice)

G|-14-12-14-16-17-16-14-12-14---|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

(Add to end of repeat of Intro solo)

Main riff

h+q+e e

G|-----------------|
D|-R---------------|
A|-----------------|
E|---------------3-|

e e e e e e e e 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|-----R-------R---|-----R-------R---|-----R-------R---|-----R-------R---|
A|-----------------|-3-3-----3-3-----|-----------------|-5-5-----5-5-----|
E|-5-5---3-5-5---5-|-------5-------0-|-1-1---0-1-1---5-|-------5-------3-|

(Replace last bar every 4th time)

e e e e e e e e

G|-----------------|
D|-----R-----------|
A|-5-5-----5-------|
E|-------5---0-2-3-|

Main riff

h+q+e e

G|-----------------|
D|-R---------------|
A|-----------------|
E|---------------3-|

Pre-bridge

(Last bar before bridge:)

e e e e e e e e

G|-----------------|
D|-----R-----------|
A|-5-5-----5-------|
E|-------5---2-3-5-|

Bridge

q e e e e e e 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|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|

e e e e e e e e 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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----0-1-3---3-1-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-------------|

Main riff

h+q+e e

G|-----------------|
D|-R---------------|
A|-----------------|
E|---------------3-|

Pre-bridge

(Last bar before bridge:)

e e e e e e e e

G|-----------------|
D|-----R-----------|
A|-5-5-----5-------|
E|-------5---2-3-5-|

Bridge

q e e e e e e 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|-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-----------------|

e e e e e e e e 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|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------0-----|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----0-1-3---3-1-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-------------|

Main riff

h+q+e e

G|-----------------|
D|-R---------------|
A|-----------------|
E|---------------3-|

Main alternate

(Halfway thru guitar solo)

h+q+e e h+q+e e h+q+e e h+q q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------|
A|-----------------|-3-------------3-|-----------------|-5-----5-|
E|-5-------------5-|-----------------|-1-------------1-|---------|

Outro

e e h+q e e h+q e e h+q e e h+q

G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|
A|-----------------|-3-3-------------|-----------------|-5-5-------------|
E|-5-5-------------|-----------------|-1-1-------------|-----------------|

Last note

(use delay or play eights and fade)

w

G|----------------|
D|----------------|
A|----------------|
E|-5--------------|

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