Tabs
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
E5E5 
D5D5 
C#5C#5 D5D5
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 (E5E5)
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
E5E5 D5D5 C#5C#5 D5D5
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:
E5E5 D5D5 C#5C#5 
B5B5
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--------------------------|
E5E5 - lick - D5D5 - lick - C#5C#5 - lick - B5B5 - lick
play this twice and end at the top(E5E5)
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---------------------------|
