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PLAY FOR TODAY - The Cure

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Tabbed by: Charles Savoie

E-mail: tabs@uglymofo.com

Tuning: Standard (E-A-D-G)

As recorded on the studio album "Seventeen Seconds" and compilation "Standing on a Beach."

Notations :

e : 8th q : quarter w : whole

+++ : tied notes / : slide up R : rest

Intro - Riff 1

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q e e q e e e e e q e e e q e e q e e e e e q e e e

G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|---------5---5-5-|-4-4-4-----------|---------5---5-5-|-4-4-4-----------|
A-|-7---7-7---------|-------5---5---5-|-7---7-7---------|-------5---5---5-|
E-|-----------------|-------------7---|-----------------|-------------7---|

q e e q e e e e e q e e e q e e q e e e e e q e e e

G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|---------5---5-5-|-4-4-4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-7---7-7---------|-------5---5---5-|-7---7-7-5---5-5-|-7-7-7-5---5---5-|
E-|-----------------|-------------7---|-----------------|-------------7---|

(repeat above once, then:)

q e e q e e e e e q e e e

G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-7---7-7-5---5-5-|-7-7-7-5---5---5-|
E-|-----------------|-------------7---|

(Riff 2)

e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q

G-|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|
A-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----/|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------|

e e e e e e e e

G-|-------------------------|
D-|-------R-----R--------R--|
A-|-15-15----15----15-15----|
E-|-------------------------|

Verse - Riff3 -- "It's not a case..."

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

q e e e e e e q 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-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-2-----2-2-------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------3-0-3-|-5-----5-5-0-2-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

play twice, except 2nd time replace last bar with (slide up):

e e e e e e q e e e e e e e e

G-|--------------------------|-------------------------|
D-|--------------------------|-------R-----R--------R--|
A-|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E-|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----/|-15-15----15----15-15----|

Bridge - Riff 4 - "You expect me to act..."

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q e e e e e e q e e e e e e

G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|
A-|-4-----4-4-------|-5-----5-5-7-5---|
E-|-----------2-4-5-|---------------7-|

(Play 3 times, then play Riff2)

(Verse repeats)

2nd Bridge - Riff 5

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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-|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|
A-|-7-----7-7-----4-|-5-----5-5-0-4-5-|-7-----7-7-----4-|-5-----5-5-0-4-5-|
E-|-----------5-7---|-----------------|-----------5-7---|-----------------|

q e e e e e e q e e e e e e

G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----R-----------|-----R-----------|
A-|-7-----7-7-----4-|-5-----5-5-0-7-5-|
E-|-----------5-7---|-----------------|

(Then Riff2)

(Verse bass line repeats)

Outro - Riff 6

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

(repeat above once, then at the end when the drums stop:)

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

G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A-|----------------|----------------|-7--------------|-7--------------|
E-|-2--------------|-2------------7-|----------------|--------------7-|

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

G-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D-|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A-|-9--------------|-9--------------|-7--------------|-7--------------|
E-|----------------|--------------7-|----------------|----------------|

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| on Sun Dec 23 17:54:15 2012 |

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