Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure Tabbed by: Gallagher2006 Tuning: Standard After study some live footage, I’ve concluded what is played on the studio version... [Intro] e|-------------------------------------| B|-----3----5--------------------------| G|-2---4----6--7----7-6-4-2------------| D|-2---4----6--7----7-6-4-2------------| A|-0---2----4--5----5-4-2-0------------| E|-------------------------------------| The chords Smith plays are the same as here but with a loose strumming Pattern [Lead guitar] e|----------0------------0---0--0-2--4--5-5-5---2--0-------------| B|-2--2--3------2--2--3-------------------------------3----------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| [Verse] chords are played like this...(listen to song for timing) e|---------------------------------------------------| B|------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5--------------------| G|-2-2-2-x-2--4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7/---------| D|-2-2-2-x-2--4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7/---------|x2 A|-0-0-0-x-0--2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5/---------| E|---------------------------------------------------| [Pre chorus] e|---------------------------------| B|-5--5-5-5-5-5-x------------------| G|-6--6-6-6-6-6-x-4-4-4-4-4-4------| D|-6--6-6-6-6-6-x-4-4-4-4-4-4------|x4 A|-4--4-4-4-4-4-x-2-2-2-2-2-2------| E|---------------------------------| [Chorus] e|-------------------------------------------| B|------------3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5------------| G|-2-2-2-x-2--4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-4-2----| D|-2-2-2-x-2--4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-7-6-4-2----|x2 A|-0-0-0-x-0--2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-5-4-2-0----| E|-------------------------------------------| [Lead riff] again e|----------0------------0---0--0-2--4--5-5-5---2--0-------------| B|-2--2--3------2--2--3-------------------------------3----------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------| Song repeats until the [Bridge] e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9--9--9-9--10--10-10-10-10-----------------9-9-9-9-9-7-6-4-2--------------| G|-9--9--9-9--11--11-11-11-11------7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-6-4-2--------------| D|-9--9--9-9--11--11-11-11-11-x3---7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-7-6-4-2--------------| A|-7--7--7-7--9---9--9--9--9-------5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-5-4-2-0--------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | e|-7--7--7-7--9---9--9--9--9-------5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7~---------------------| B|-9--9--9-9--10--10-10-10-10-x3---7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9~---------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| That’s pretty much all you need for the song =] I’m working on tabbing all the little extra bits from the live version...So watch for it =] ************************************ | x Dead note | / Slide up | ~ Vibrato ************************************
