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Three Imaginary Boys Tab

by The Cure
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Artist: The Cure
Song: "Three Imaginary Boys"
Album: Three Imaginary Boys (1979)
Boy's Don't Cry (1980)
 
 
 
Standard Tuning
 
 
 
Robert Smith (Fender Jazzmaster with chorus and distortion)
 
 
 
INTRO:
   Em                      G6                      B                       Baug
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------0-----0-----4--4--------4-----4--0--0--0--0-----0-----0----|
G|-0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------0-----0-----4--4--4-----4-----4--0--0--0--0-----0-----0----|
D|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--0-----0-----0-----0-----4--4--4-----4-----4--0--x--x--x-----x-----x----|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--x-----x-----x-----x-----2--2--2-----2-----2--0--6--6--6-----6-----6----|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--3-----3-----3-----------------------------------7--7--7-----7-----7----|
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   Em                      G6                      B                       Baug
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--4--4--------4-----4--0--0-----0-----0-----0----|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----0--0--4--4--4-----4-----4--0--0-----0-----0-----0----|
D|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--0-----0-----0-----0--0--4--4--4-----4-----4--0--x-----x-----x-----x----|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--x-----x-----x-----x--x--2--2--2-----2-----2--0--6-----6-----6-----6----|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------7-----7-----7-----7----|
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   Em                      G6                      B                       Baug
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------0-----0-----4-----------4-----4--0--0-----0-----0-----0----|
G|-0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------0-----0-----4-----4-----4-----4--0--0-----0-----0-----0----|
D|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--0-----0-----0-----0-----4-----4-----4-----4--0--x-----x-----x-----x----|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--x-----x-----x-----x-----2-----2-----2-----2--0--6-----6-----6-----6----|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--3-----3-----3-----------------------------------7-----7-----7-----7----|
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   Em                      G6                      B                       Baug
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--4--4--------4-----4--0--0-----0-----0-----0----|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----0--0--4--4--4-----4-----4--0--0-----0-----0-----0----|
D|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--0-----0-----0-----0--0--4--4--4-----4-----4--0--x-----x-----x-----x----|
A|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--x-----x-----x-----x--x--2--2--2-----2-----2--0--6-----6-----6-----6----|
E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------7-----7-----7-----7----|
 
 
 
VERSE:
   Em                      G6                      B                       Baug
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--4--4--------4-----4--0--0-----0-----0-----0----||
G|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----0--0--4--4--4-----4-----4--0--0--0--0-----0-----0----|| x 4
D|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--0-----0-----0-----0--0--4--4--4-----4-----4--0--x--x--x-----x-----x----||
A|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--x-----x-----x-----x--x--2--2--2-----2-----2--0--6--6--6-----6-----6----||
E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------7--7--7-----7-----7----||
 
 
 
PRE-CHORUS:
   Am                      C                       B
e|-0-----------0-----x----------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|-1-----------1-----x--0--5-----5-----5-----x--4--4-----------4-----4--4-----4--4-----4-----0----||
G|-2-----2-----2-----x--0--5-----5-----5-----x--4--4-----4-----4-----4--4-----4--4-----4-----0----|| x 3
D|-2-----2-----2-----x--0--5-----5-----5-----x--4--4-----4-----4-----4--4-----4--4-----4-----0----||
A|-0-----0-----0-----x--0--3-----3-----3-----x--2--2-----2-----2-----2--2--x--2--2-----2-----0----||
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
 
 
 
CHORUS I:
   A9(no 3rd)              G6                      Fmaj9#11(no 3rd)        D#
e|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0----------|
B|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0----------|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0-----0-(0)-0-(0)|
D|-7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3--3--1--1--1-----1-(1)-1-(1)|
A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3--3--1--1--1-----1-(1)-1-(1)|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
CHORUS II:
   A9(no 3rd)              G6                      Fmaj9#11(no 3rd)        D#
e|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0----------|
B|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0----------|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0-----0-(0)-0-(0)|
D|-7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3--3--1--1--1-----1-(1)-1-(1)|
A|-7-----7-----7-----7-----5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3--3--1--1--1-----1-(1)-1-(1)|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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   Em
e|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
BRIDGE (for lead guitar w/ distortion, rhythm guitar plays INTRO):
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------3-----------5-----7-----------------------11----11----12----14---|
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-12----------------------12\10-10----10\7--7-----7-----------------------7-\5--5-----5-\3--3----|
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------------------3-----------5-----7-----------------------11----11----12----14---|
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e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12---------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------13----------14---------------------|
A|-------------9-----------10----------12----------14---------------------------------------------|
E|-12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14B--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
OUTRO:
   Em                      G6                      B                       Baug
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
B|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--0-----------0-----0--0--4--4--------4-----4--0--0-----0-----0-----0----||
G|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----0--0--4--4--4-----4-----4--0--0--0--0-----0-----0----|| x 4
D|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--0-----0-----0-----0--0--4--4--4-----4-----4--0--x--x--x-----x-----x----||
A|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--x-----x-----x-----x--x--2--2--2-----2-----2--0--6--6--6-----6-----6----||
E|-0-----0-----0-----0-----3-----3-----3-----3-----------------------------7--7--7-----7-----7----||
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   Em                                        G6    B                                   Baug
e|-------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------------------------0--0--4--4--4-----4-----0--0-----0--0--------------0-|
G|-------------0-----------------------------0--0--4--4--4-----4-----4--4-----------------0--0--0-|
D|-2-----2-----2-----------------------------0--0--4--4--4-----4-----------------------x--x--x--x-|
A|-2-----2-----2-----------------------------x--0--2--2--2-----2-----------------------6--6--6--6-|
E|-0-----0-----0-----------------------------3-----------------------------------------7--7--7--7-|
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   Em                                              B                                   Baug
e|-------0-----0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----0-----0--------------------------------0--4--4--4-----4--------------------------------0-|
G|-0--0--0-----0--------------------------------0--4--4--4-----4-----------------------0--0--0--0-|
D|-2--2--2-----2--------------------------------0--4--4--4-----4-----------------------x--x--x--x-|
A|-2--2--2-----2--------------------------------0--2--2--2-----2-----------------------6--6--6--6-|
E|-0--0--0-----0-----------------------------------------------------------------------7--7--7--7-|
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   Em                                  G6          B                 Baug
e|-------------0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----0-----0-----------------------------------4--4--4-----4-----0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0----|
G|-0--0--0-----0-----------------------------0--0--4--4--4-----4-----0--0-----0--0--0--0--0--0----|
D|-2--2--2-----2-----------------------0-----0--0--4--4--4-----4-----x--x-----x--x--x--x--x--x----|
A|-2--2--2-----2-----------------------x-----x--0--2--2--2-----2-----6--6-----6--6--6--6--6--6----|
E|-0--0--0-----0-----------------------3-----3-----------------------7--7-----7--7--7--7--7--7----|
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   A9(no 3rd)              G6                      Fmaj9#11(no 3rd)        D#
e|-------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0-----------------------0----------|
B|-------0-----0-----0--0--------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
G|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|
D|-7-----7-----7-----7--7--5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
A|-7-----7-----7-----7--7--5-----5-----5-----5-----3-----3-----3-----3-----1-----1-----1-----1----|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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   Em
e|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
SONG STRUCTURE:
 
INTRO
VERSE
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS I
VERSE
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS II
BRIDGE
OUTRO
 
 
 
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Bontebal
Great tab, thank you. I was looking at some live vids of the cure and Robert Smith played it like this. He plays a B chord with a lot of open strings and slides it to a Eb chord Em G6 B Eb e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------0-----0-----0--0--------0-----0---0--0--0--0-----0-----0----| G|-0-----------0-----0--0--0-----------0-----0-----0--0--0-----0-----0---0--0--0--0-----0-----0----| D|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--0-----0-----0-----0-----4--4--4-----4-----4-s-8--8--8--8-----8-----8----| A|-2-----2-----2-----2--0--x-----x-----x-----x-----2--2--2-----2-----2-s-6--6--6--6-----6-----6----| E|-0-----0-----0-----0--0--3-----3-----3-----------------------------------------------------------|
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