A Letter to Elise   The Cure

 
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 Acoustic twelve-string guitar


 (since this is all on the A string, I will save space by not typing out a


 full tab)


 


 

 
 A---2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4---2-4--------- -------------%-------------
 A---2-4-4-2-4-4-2-4---2-4---2-4-4- -5--5-5-5--5-5--4--2--0--2- 

 


 


 Play these two parts once, then repeat and add these next two parts on top


 


 Guitar


 

 
 E--5------------------5-- --------------------------
 B-----------5------5----- -5------------5--------5--
 G--------4------4-------- ---------4--4-----4--4----
 E-2------------------2--- -----------------------------
 B----5-------5-----5----- --5--5-------5-------5-----3-
 G-------4--4-----4------- --------4--4----4--4----4---- 

 


 


 Xylophone sound (for guitar)


 

 
 E--0-0-0-0----------------- ---------------------------
 B----------2--2-2--0-2--2-- -------------%-------------
 G-------------------------- ---------------------------
 E--0-0-0-0--------------------- ----------------------------------
 B----------2--2-2--0-2--2--0-2- ---3---3-3-3--3-3-3-2-----------0-
 G------------------------------ -------------------------2---2---- 

 


 


 Play all four patterns twice through; on the end of the second begin the


 vocals ("Oh Elise it doesn't matter...")


 


 Under the vocals, play the intro twelve-string pattern and this bass part:


 


 

 
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 Repeat these, then do the four intro patterns again twice through; then do


 the second verse with only the second bass part. Go straight into the third


 verse ("From me and you..."), adding the intro electric pattern on top.


 


 Bridge


 


 At "Yesterday I stood and stared...", begin these two patterns:


 


 [Bass](one string only)


 


 

 
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 Guitar (with echo)


 (two strings only)


 


 

 
 G--4----------4-4----4----4---- ---4/6------2-2----------------------
 D------------------------------ ------------------4---4---4-4-------- 

 


 


 Repeat these two patterns three times, then go to these patterns


 at "Elise, believe I never wanted this..."


 


 [Bass]  


 

 
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 Guitar


 


 

 
 G--------2----2---2-----2- --------2---------2-----2-
 D--5--5-----5--------5---- --4--4------4--4------4--- 

 


 


 Repeat these four times; then begin the guitar solo


 


 Solo


 


 (continue playing the bridge bass line underneath 2 1/2 times through, then


 last measure of intro bass pattern, followed by three times through intro


 bass pattern, then 1 1/2 times through first verse bass pattern)


 (add xylophone sound aprt over last four measures)


 


 (tabbed using only the necessary strings)


 


 

 
 G----6/7--7--6-7--9-----9-----7-6-- --6/7--7--6-7--7------9--9---
 D------9--9-------9-----9---------- ----------------------9--9---
 G----6/7--7/9--9-9--9/11--11-11--11/13--13-13---
 D--------------9-9--------12-12---------14-14---
 G----13/14-14--14--14-14/11--11--11/6--6-6-----
 D----------16--16--16-16-----------------------
 G---6/7-7--7/9---9-----9-9-9/11--11-11-11----
 G--13/14-14--14---14--14/11---11-11-11-11-11-
 G---11/13--13-13-13/14-14-14-14/16-16-16-16/14-14-
 B---------------12/14-14-14-14/15----14-14--
 G---14/16-16-16-----------------------------
 B---12/14-14-14-14--12-14-(12)-14-14------14-14-
 B---14/15-15-15-15--15-15-15-14-----14-----12-12-12-
 B---12/14-14---14---14-14---14--14/12/10--10-10-
 B---10/9-9--9/7-7-7-----7--7--5-- --5/7-7-7-7/5-5-5/3--3/2-2-2-
 B---0h2-3---3--3-3---2--0------0--- ------------------------------
 G---------------------------2------ ---4-4-6---6---4-6-------4-4--
 G----4-4-6----6---4--6-------6-- --4--6--6b(7)r--6---6--
 G----6/7-7-7-7/9-9-9-9/11-11-11---11-11- 

 


 


 Coda


 


 Go into the fourth verse right at the end of the solo. Play all four intro


 patterns underneath. After the verse is over continue with them twice more,


 and end like this:


 


 Acoustic twelve-string (hold for whole measure)


 

 
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