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Closedown

The Cure
Tab
★4.1(3)

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

Song

closedown

by the Cure

from the fabulous dark 89'album 'disintegration'

transcribed by Christian Reindel(creindel@gmx.de)

any questions or corrections- e-mail me

please let me know if everything wrong - I love that song so much !!!

Intro - bassfigure (play the whole song with little variations)

E--------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------------------------------------------------------

G--------------------------------------------------------------------

D------------------------------4-4-----------------------------------
A-0--0-0-0--0-4-4--2--2-2-2--2------0--0-0-0--0-4-4--2--2-2-2--2---2-
E----------------------------------------------------------------2---

Keyboards - use a synthesyser effect for your guitar (play twice)

E---------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------

G---------------------------------------------------------------

D--7------9-------11------12------11------12------11------9-----

A---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

keyboard solo

3x

E-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
G---------------------------------9---|-----------------9-9-9----------------
D-7--9--11---7--9--11---7--9--11------|--12--11----------------12-12--11-11--
A-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------

guitarsolo 1

E---------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------

G-------------------11------------------------------------------
D--7-7-7--9-9-\12--------12-11-12-11--7--9-9--------------------
A---------------------------------------------9--7-7------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------

G-------------------11------------------------------------------
D--7-7-7--9-9-\12--------12-11-12-11--7--9-9--------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------

G--9-9-9------------------------9-9-9---------------------------
D--------12-12--11-11------------------12-12---11-12-11--7--9-9-

A---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------

G--9-9-9------------------------9-9-9---------------------------
D--------12-12--11-11------------------12-12---11-12-11--7--9-9-

A---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------

G--9-9-9--------------------------------------------------------
D--------12-12--11-11-------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

back to keyboardsolo

robert sings - use a synthesyser effect for your guitar (play twice)

E---------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------------------------------------------------

G---------------------------------------------------------------

D--7------9-------11------12------11------12------11------9-----

A---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

back to keyboardsolo

guitarsolo 2

E------------------------------------------------------------------

B---------------------10-9-----------------------------------------
G----------------9---------9---------------------------------------
D--11-11-11--12----------------11-11-11--12-11----11-11-11--12-11--

A------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

B--------------------10-9-----10-9----10-9----10--12--12-12--------
G----------------9--------9--------9-------9-----------------9-9---
D--11-11-11--12----------------------------------------------------

A------------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------

G--9-9-------9-9-------9-9-------9-9--11-11-----
D------11-11-----11-11-----11-11----------------

A-----------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------

B-----------------------------------------------

G--9-9-------9-9-------9-9-------9-9--11-11-----
D------11-11-----11-11-----11-11----------------

A-----------------------------------------------

E-----------------------------------------------

I'm not so sure about this part

E---------------------------------------------------------------

B----------------------------10-12-12---10-12------12-14--------
G--9-9--------9-9--11-11---9------------------9-9---------9-9---
D------11-11----------------------------------------------------

A---------------------------------------------------------------

E---------------------------------------------------------------

E------------------------------------

B------------------------------------

G--9-9-------9-9-------9-9--11-11----
D------11-11-----11-11---------------

A------------------------------------

E------------------------------------

back to keyboardsolo

3x

E-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
G---------------------------------9---|--------------------------------------
D-7--9--11---7--9--11---7--9--11------|--12--11--------11---9--(9)-----------
A-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------

end.

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