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BEFORE THREE - The Cure
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Tabbed by: sattelitecity
Email: batchie_says_let_there_be_rock@hotmail.com
Tuning: standard
I've tried to give some sense of the timing, and how it fits in with the lyrics.
Any comments or corrections would be greatly appreciated. :)
p.s. this is my second tab so please go easy.
Intro:
Em G Em Bm
Ow!
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5--------------------|
G|-----------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------5-5-5----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em G Em G
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2----|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em Bm Em G
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-----------------3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
G|-----------------2-2-2-2-2-----------------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2------|
D|---------------------------5-5-5------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em Bm G Bm (let ring)Em
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-2~--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse(.38):
The happiest day I ever knew, in the sea of gold, down next to you.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------5-5-2-------------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------3-3---------------|
Guitar 2:
G|-----------------------4-4-5p4~-|
D|--------------------------------|
So blurred and tired under summer sun, you whispered dreams of a world
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
to come. We were so in love.
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------0h2-2-2-2~------0h2-------------|
E|--------------------------0-----------|
Guitar 2:
G|-----------------------------4-4-5p4~-|
D|--------------------------------------|
In the sea of gold, so young and tired, under summer sun, hard by your side.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
Whispering dreams down next to you, we were so in love.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
The happiest day, yeah the happiest day I knew.
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------0h2-2-2-2~------0h2-------------|
E|--------------------------0-----------|
Chorus(1.26):
Guitar 1:
But summer sun and sea of gold, this perfect day so long ago.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5----|
G|-----------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
Whispering dreams, so blurred and tired, we have to keep this day ali-
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5--------------------|
G|-----------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------4-4-4----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ive.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2----|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
Whispered dreams, so young and tired, it’s hard to hold this day insi-i-i-i-i-i-i-
i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ide.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/cure/before_three_tab_ver_3.html ]
Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse(2.14):
Guitar 1:
And the happiest night I ever had, up next to you on silver sands.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
Guitar 2:
G|-----------------------4-4-5p4~--|
D|---------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
So scared & high on the winter moon, you whispered dreams that would all come true.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
Guitar 1:
We were so in love.
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------0h2-2-2-2~------0h2-------------|
E|--------------------------0-----------|
Guitar 2:
G|--------------------------4-4-5p4~----|
D|--------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
Up next to you, so fucked and high, on the winter moon, it made me cry.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
Whispering dreams on silver sand, we were so in love, the happiest night.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
Guitar 1:
Yeah, the happiest night I had.
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|------0h2-2-2-2~------0h2-------------|
E|--------------------------0-----------|
Chorus(3.02):
Guitar 1:
The winter moon and silver sand, this perfect night in another land.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5----|
G|-----------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
Whispering dreams, so scared and high, we have to keep this night ali-
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-----------------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5--------------------|
G|-----------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-----------------2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------4-4-4----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ive. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2----|
D|-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
Whispered dreams, so fucked and high, it’s hard to hold this night insi-i-i-i-i-i-
i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ide.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------|
A|-----------------5-5-2----------------------------5-5-2-------------|
E|-----------------------3-3------------------------------3-3---------|
Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge(3.50):
Em G Em G
And every summer sun, I want again, and every winter's moon I want the same.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4---2--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5---4----------------------------------------------|
A|-2~--5-5\3-3\2~-----------------------2~--5-5\3-3\2-----------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Em G Em
My happiest day, yeah my happiest night, always next to you,
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------4---2--------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------5---4----------------------------------------------|
A|-2~--5-5\3-3\2~-----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G
held deep inside, keeps me alive. Keeps me alive.
e|-------------------------------0------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------0------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------0------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------2-------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------2--------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------0---------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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