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Date: Sun, 07 Jan 1996 00:50:25 EST
From: ZDHX41A@prodigy.com (MR RICHARD N BARKER)
Subject: Cure-A Forest b-tab (Part 1)
Here is the complete bass tab to "A Forest" from the album
"Seventeen Sedonds" by the Cure. I worked several hours
straight perfecting it so it's totally accurate. Music by
Robert Smith, Simon Gallup, and Lol Tolhurst. Transcribed by
Caley Barker.
Notation legend:
/ picked slide
\ down slide
( ) ghost note (picked softer than other notes)
Rhythm figure 1
G---------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------0----------------------------
A---0-0---0-0--0-3-3--0-3-3----------------0-5-5--0-5-5---
E-3-----3----------------------1-1--1-1-1-----------------
Rhythm figure 2
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------------
E----------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------
E---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------3-5-3-------------------------
E-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--1-1--1-1-------------------------------
Rhythm figure 3
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E-5-5--(5)\--8-8--(8)\--1-1--/(5)-10-10--(10)\------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cure/a_forest_btab_ver_2.html ]
Note: The (10)\ part is barely audible the 4th time through.
Rhythm figure 4
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A-0-0------3-3---------------5-5--------------------------
E-------------------1-1-----------------------------------
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Subject: Cure-A Forest b-tab (Part 2)
Status: O
Rhythm figure 5
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
(fade out)
Here's how the structure of the song is with all the rhythm
figures put together:
Rhy. fig. 1: 10x
Rhy. fig. 2: 1x
Rhy. fig. 1: 8x
Rhy. fig. 2: 1x
Rhy. fig. 1: 8x
Rhy. fig. 2: 1x
Rhy. fig. 1: 4x
Rhy. fig. 3: 4x
Rhy. fig. 4: 7x
Rhy. fig. 5: 1x
This is the entire b-tab to "A Forest." The the two C's
beginning rhythm figure 2 two are kind of subtle and act as
a change to the chorus. I hope this is one of the most
thourough and accurate bass tabs you've ever seen. Please
send comments or suggestions to Caley Barker at:
zdhx41a@prodigy.com
Thanks for taking the time to read this. Be sure to check
out my bass transcription of "Faith" as well!