Joy tab by The Cult

Joy

the cult - the cult 1994

experiment with the phrasing because I have a hard time writing down exactly what I play
on the guitar, the notes are correct so listen to the song to get the real feel on the
riffs. try pre-bending or playing them as you bend and decide which way sounds more like the real thing

 /    - slide
 ~    - vibratto
 .    - stacatto
 h    - hammer on
 p    - pull off
 (5)   - grace note (slides)
 when use something like 1 1 1 2 3 I'm telling which riffs are played in that place
(riff 1 riff 1 etc..)

  riff 1-------------|  riff 2--------------------|
e-------------------------|---------------------------|
b---2b-2b-2b-2b-2b-0---0--|-2b-2b-2b-2b-2b-0---2b~~~--|
g---2b-2b-2b-2b-2b-0---0--|-2b-2b-2b-2b-2b-0---2b~~~--|
a--------------------2----|------------------2--------|
d-------------------------|---------------------------|
E-------------------------|---------------------------|

  riff 3-------------------------|
e---------------------------------|
b--14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-12---12~---|
g--14b-14b-14b-14b-14b-12---12~---|
a------------------------14-------|
d---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|

intro

 1 1 1 1 2 2 3

e---------------------------|
b--14-14br-14-14br-14-14br--|
g--14-14br-14-14br-14-14br--|
a---------------------------|
d---------------------------|
E---------------------------|

some pissing about in french
            1              1
I poisoned myself but I survived the thrill of life
             1       1
I altered my state of mind so I could fly
                  1
Travelled beyond my pedestrian ties my inocence and those sweet lies
         1             1
I rode in that car as far as it would take me take me


e-------------------------|
b--2-2br-2-2br-2-2br------|
g--2-2br-2-2br-2-2br------|
a-------------------------|
d-------------------------|
E-------------------------|

chorus
  E5      D5      C#5     D5
e------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------|
g-------.------------.------------.------------.-------|
a--9--9-9---9---7--7-7---7---6--6-6---6---7--7-7---7---|
d--7--7-7---7---5--5-5---5---4--4-4---4---5--5-5---5---|
E------------------------------------------------------|

play twice end at the top (E5)

I don't need no gun walk into the sun
find what's goin' on find what's goin' down
I don't need no gun walk into your fun
fun into the sun to find what's goin'on

 1 2 3 2

more bad french but very sincere


In this verse he plays something between riffs that I can't figure out, if someone knows it mail me
                1

your velvet tears rolled down my back
                 1
your arms wrapped tight around me
                   1
I felt so good knowing that you could
let go with me

e-------------------------|
b--2--2br2br2br-----------|
g--2--2br2br2br-----------|
a-------------------------|
d-------------------------|
E-------------------------|

more chorus
  E5      D5      C#5     D5
e------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------|
g-------.------------.------------.------------.-------|
a--9--9-9---9---7--7-7---7---6--6-6---6---7--7-7---7---|
d--7--7-7---7---5--5-5---5---4--4-4---4---5--5-5---5---|
E------------------------------------------------------|

the second time play it like this:

  E5      D5      C#5     B5
e------------------------------------------------------|
b------------------------------------------------------|
g-------.------------.------------.------------.-------|
a--9--9-9---9---7--7-7---7---6--6-6---6---4--4-4---4---|
d--7--7-7---7---5--5-5---5---4--4-4---4---2--2-2---2---|
E------------------------------------------------------|

and then:

  lick
e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g-------------.------------|
a-----5---5---5-5h7--------|
d---7---7---7--------------|
E--------------------------|

 E5 - lick - D5 - lick - C#5 - lick - B5 - lick

play this twice and end at the top(E5)

plus
crazy hippie girl
your soft lips make me swirl more than I can feel
a mystery to me joy de vivre

play this:

mellow tones (solo)

e-----------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------|
g---------------------12~~-14-12-11-12-14-14-14-/-16--|
a--12-14-12-14--12-14---------------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

e-----------------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------15-14brp12----|
g--14-12-14-12-14-12--------12~~----12----------------|
d--------------------14-14-------14-------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

e-------------------17-16-----------------------------|
b--14-14------------------17-15-----15/(17)-17~~~~----|
g--------12----------------------18-------------------|
d-----------14-14~~-----------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|

                           1(lick1)
mysterious life what do you hold for us in your cloak?
        (lick2)               1(lick3)
I begin to shake your horses they are frightening me

  lick1                   lick2
e------------------------------------------ -12--12-12-|
b------------------------------------------ -12--12-12-|
g------------------------------------------ -12--12-12-|
d--14~~-/16-/17-/19-/17-\16-\12-\12-/(14)-- -----------|
a------------------------------------------ -----------|
E------------------------------------------ -----------|

  lick3
e--12--/14-/15-/17-\15-\14-\12-10/(12----|
b----------------------------------------|
g----------------------------------------|
d----------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|


more chorus

had my child son I'm a young king now
hey mysterious life holy criticized

yeah joy d' vivre

play this over and over till the end
with the chorus
e---------------------------|
b--14-14br-14-14br-14-14br--|
g--14-14br-14-14br-14-14br--|
a---------------------------|
d---------------------------|