Boys Dont Cry Tab

Boys Don't Cry - The Cure
Tabbed by: Gallagher2006
Tuning: Standard
 
After studying some live footage, I’ve concluded what is played
on the studio version...
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-----------3-----------5-----------7---------------|
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-------2--0-----|
B|-2-----2---3-----2-----2---3-----------------------------------3--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
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-------2--0-----|
B|-2-----2---3-----2-----2---3-----------------------------------3--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------| x2
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 =]
 
 
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| x  Dead note
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
 
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