La Ment Transcribed by: Andrew Kwame Tay (aktay@zeus.uwaterloo.ca) From: The Cure - Dream and Silence (http://web.tiscalinet.it/thecure) Key: Dm Arrangement: 2 electric guitars, bass Tab source: audio Accuracy: at least 92% Eerie. Definitely a sharp contrast to The Walk and The Lovecats. I learned this during one session in February and another in October. It's all based on the Japanese Whispers version. There are two guitars in the song, but the only place they overlap is in the outro... I guess you could do it on one if you want. GUITAR 1 Use a chorus effect if you have one. MAIN THEME e|-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-|-12-13-15-17-------------| b|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-------------| g|-------------------------|-------------------------| d|-------------------------|-------------------------| a|-------------------------|-------------------------| e|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . e|-12-13-12-13-12-13-12-13-|-12-13-12----------------| b|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-|-15-15-15-15-------------| g|-------------------------|----------15-------------| d|-------------------------|-------------------------| a|-------------------------|-------------------------| e|-------------------------|-------------------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . CHORUS "Waving with a last vanilla smile..." e|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------| b|-----6-----6-----|-----6-----6-----|-----6-----6-----|-----6-----6-----| g|---3---------3---|---5---------5---|---7---------7---|---7---------7---| d|-5-------------5-|-7-------------7-|-8---------------|-8---------------| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . That's it for guitar 1. The outro is basically the main theme drawn out over several measures. You can figure it out. GUITAR 2 BRIDGE % e||-----------10-------------|--------8---------|-------5---------| b||--------10-------10-------|------8-----8-----|-----6-----6-----| g||:----10-------------10----|----9---------9---|---7---------7---| d||:-------------------------|-10---------------|-----------------| a||--------------------------|------------------|-----------------| e||--------------------------|------------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . e|-------0----------|| b|-----6-----6------|| g|---7---------7---:|| repeat until you reach d|-8---------------:|| the % sign a|------------------|| e|------------------|| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . OUTRO e|-------0---------|-------0---------|-------0---------|-----1-0---------| b|-----3-----3-----|-----3-----------|-----3-----3-----|---3-------------| g|---2---------2---|---0-------------|---2---------2---|-3---------------| x4 d|-0---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-----------------| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . ..then do this as guitar 1 continues with the main theme: e|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| b|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| g|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x4 |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| x2 d|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| a|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------| |-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . ..and more of the same until you feel like stopping... BASS Robert doing his very best impression of Steve Severin. Play it fast and a little sloppy to get that loose feeling. There are many rythmic variations, of course. Also, it sounds like he's using a flanger. INTRO g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-7---7--77-7-777-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-7---7--77-7-7-7-|-5--55-5---5-5-5-| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-3---3--33-3-3-3-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-3---3--33-3-3-3-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-7---7--77-7-7-7-|-5---5-5---5-5-5-|-7---7--77-7-7-7-|-5--55-5---5-5-5-| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-3---3--33-3-3-3-|-2---2-2---2-2-2-|-3---3--33-3-3-3-|-2---2-2--22-2-2-| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . DURING MAIN THEME g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-0---0--00-0-0-0-|-2---2--22-2-2-2///3!--3--33-3-3-3///5!-55-5-5-5-7-7-| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . VERSE g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-0---0--00-0-0-0-|-2--22-2---2-2-2///3!--3--33-3-5-5-|-----------------| a|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-1-111-1-111-3-3-| e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . CHORUS g|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| d|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| a|-----------------|-0--00-0---0-0-0-|-1---1--11-1-1-1-|-1--11-1-111-3-3-| e|-3---3--33-3-3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . BRIDGE _________________ ________________ 1st and 2nd | 3rd time | g|------------------|------------------| |-----------------| d|:-0-0-0--00-0-000-|-------------2-2-:| (x3) |-----------------| a|:-----------------|-1-111-1-111-----:| |-1-111-1-111-3-3-| e|------------------|------------------| |-----------------| 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . 1 . 2 . 3 . 4 . OUTRO Play the "during main theme part" four times, then the intro part a few Times. KEY x/y pick x, slide up to y (do not pick y) x\y pick x, slide down to y (do not pick y) x/y! pick x, slide up to y, pick y immediately x..\y hold note x for the time indicated before sliding to y _____ 1st | end passage this way the first time