Burn Tab by The Cure

Burn tab by The Cure

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I got so sick of people asking for it that I decided to have a go.  My guitar's
been out of tune and I didn't have time to tune it and I'm not very good anyway,
so having made my excuses, here's my effort:

INTRO

A --5--3--------------------
E ---------3----------------

VERSES

D ------------------------5-
A ---------5----------------
E --3--5------------3--5----

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

BREAK (...waiting for the world to end...)

Guitar 1:

G-------------14-14-12---------------10-9-10-12
D-----------9----------------------------------

Guitar 2:

D--12-12---12----10-10---10------8-8---8-------

NEXT BIT

G---9--10--12------------

WITH A BIT OF

G-----------------------12---
D--9--10--12-----9--10-------


Give it a go and see how it works!!  :-)
Please don't flame me: I know it's crap already.

Here are the lyrics which are more successful (apart from the lines with *s
beside them: "What the fuck??!!!")
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Right this is where I've been so far could someone help me and tell me
the corrections to add (I know there are loads ...)

	Cheers

				Oliver

			Burn - The Cure

				from the Crow

			---------------------
			tabulated by O.goyet (L'Etat Morbide)

structure
---------

part	step	 	| I-	bass 	| II-	 guitar 	| III- voice
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
	1		| 	bI	|	    X		|     X
	2		|	bI	|	    X		|     X
intro	3		|	bI	|	    X		|     X
	4		|	b2	|	    gI		|     X
	5		|	b2	|	    gI		|     X
______________________________________________________________________________
	6		|	bI	|	    X		|     v1
part1	7		|	bI	|	    X		|     v2
	8		|	bI	|	    X		|     v3
	----------------------------------------------------------------------
	9		|	b2	|	    gI		|     v4
chorus	10		|	b2	|	    gI		|     v5
	----------------------------------------------------------------------
	11		|	bI	|	    g2		|     v6
part2	12		|	bI	|	    g2		|     v7
	13		|	bI	|	    g2		|     v8
	----------------------------------------------------------------------
	14		|	b2	|	    gI		|     v9
chorus	15		|	b2	|	    gI		|     v10
	16		|	b3	|	    g3		|     v11
	17		|	b3	|	    g3		|     v12
	----------------------------------------------------------------------
	18		|	b3	|	    g4		|     X
	19		|	b3	|	    "		|     X
	20		|	b2	|	    "		|     X
solo	21		|	b2	|	    "		|     X
	22		|	b2	|	    "		|     X
	23		|	b2	|	 gI+g5		|     X
	24		|	b2	|	 gI+g5		|     X
	----------------------------------------------------------------------
	25		|	bI	|	    X		|     v13
part3	26		|	bI	|	    X		|     v14
	27		|	bI	|	    g2		|     v15
	----------------------------------------------------------------------
	28		|	b2	|	    g1		|     v16
chorus	29		|	b2	|	    g1		|     v17
	30		|	b3	|	    g4		|     v18
	----------------------------------------------------------------------
	30		|	b3	|	    g4		|
	31		|	b3	|	    g4		|
end_	32		|	b3	|	    g4		|
chorus	33		|	b3	|	    g4		|
	34		|	b3	|	    g4		|
	35		|	b3	|	    g4		|
	36		|	b3	|	    g4		|
	37		|	b3	|	    g4		|
	ad lib....	|		|			|
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

patterns:
---------

note : the speed is approximately 60 beats per minute

	I- for the bass

	bI -
	|
	|	      1	      2       3       4
	| D	--------------------------------------
	|	--------------------------------------
	|	------3/4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
	|	--------------------------------------
	| accents     o     .     o     .     o   . .
	|
	|
	| C     --------------------------------------
	|       --------------------------------------
	|       ------1/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
	|	--------------------------------------
	| accents     o     .     o     .     o   . .
	|
	|
	| G	--------------------------------------
	|	--------------------------------------
	|	--------------------------------------    (repeat G once
	|	------1/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-		again)
	| accents     o     .     o     .     o   . .
  	---------------------------------------------------------------------

	b2-
	|
	|	      1       2       3       4
	| Bb	--------------------------------------
	|	--------------------------------------
	|	------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
	|	--------------------------------------
	| accents     o     .     o     .     o   . .
	|
	| C	--------------------------------------
	|	--------------------------------------
	|	------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
	|	--------------------------------------
	| accents     o     .     o     .     o   . .
	|
	| G	--------------------------------------
	|	--------------------------------------	(repeat G once
	|	--------------------------------------		again)
	|	------1/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
	| accents     o     .     o     .     o   . .
	|____________________________________________________________

	b3
	|
	|	      1       2       3       4
	| Bb	--------------------------------------
	|	--------------------------------------
	|	------0/1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-
	|	--------------------------------------
	| accents     o     .     o     .     o   . .
	|
	| F	--------------------------------------
	|	------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
	|	--------------------------------------
	|	--------------------------------------
	| accents     o     .     o     .     o   . .
	|
	| G	--------------------------------------
	|	--------------------------------------	(repeat G once
	|	--------------------------------------		again)
	|	------1/3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-
	| accents     o	    .     o     .     o   . .
	---------------------------------------------------------------------

	II- for the guitar (chorused distortion preferably)

	g1
	|  step   1   .   .   .   2   .   .   .   3 . . . 4 . . .
	|	E-------------------------------------------------
	|	B-------3---------------5-----3-------------------
	|	G-----0---------------0-----0---------------------
	|	D---3---------------5-----------------------------
	|	A-------------------------------------------------
	|	E-----------------------------------3-------------
	----------------------------------------------------------------------

	g2
	|  step   1   .   .   .   2   .   .   .   3 . . . 4 . . .
	|	E-------------------------------------------------
	|	B-------3---------------5-------------------------
	|	G---5---------------0-----------------------------
	|	D-------------------------------------------------
	|	A-------------------------------------------------
	|	E---------------------------------3---------------
	----------------------------------------------------------------------

	g3
	|  step   1   .   .   .   2   .   .   .   3 . . . 4 . . .
	|	E-----------------------3-------------------------
	|	B-------3-------------1---------------------------
	|	G-----0-------------2-----------------------------
	|	D---3---------------------------------------------
	|	A-------------------------------------------------
	|	E---------------------------------3---------------
	----------------------------------------------------------------------

	g4 leaving a finger on the 3rd bar might be more helpful (until the
	|  4th step)
	|  step     1   .   . .   2   .   . .   3   .   . .   4   .   . .
	|	E---55555-3-------55555-3-------55555-3-----1-0--1--3-----
	|	B-3-------------1-----------------------------------------
	|	G-----------------------------3---------------------------
	|	D---------------------------------------------------------
	|	A---------------------------------------------------------
	|	E---------------------------------------------------------
	----------------------------------------------------------------------

	g5
	|  step   1   .   .   .   2   .   .   .   3  .  .  .  4  .  .  .
	|	E-------8-------8-------8-------8------8-----8-----8------8-
	|	B-9--10-----9-10--9--10-----9-10--9-10-8-9-10-9-10-8--9-10--
	|	G-----------------------------------------------------------
	|	D-----------------------------------------------------------
	|	A-----------------------------------------------------------
	|	E-----------------------------------------------------------
	----------------------------------------------------------------------



I am receptive to any suggestion to improve this attempt.




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 () 'To rain like an english summer, Inner notes from a distant song ...
  \/	 Stepping out from a back drop poster, Wishing life wouldn't be so long'
  ()			Fade to Grey (Devenir Gris) - VISAGE
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