Play for Today
Transcribed by: David Larson (dwl4@axe.humboldt.edu)
Bass Tab by: Ralph Garay
From: The Cure - Dream and Silence (http://web.tiscalinet.it/thecure)

Intro:
Harmonics only
E:---12--7------5---7---------------------12--7---
B:-12-----7----5-----7-----12-----------12-----7--
G:---------7--5-------7--12-----12----12--------7-
D:---------------------7----------12--------------

E: ---5--7---------------------
B: --5----7-----12-------------
G: -5------7--12----12----12---
D: ---------7---------12----12-

Regular notes
E:-------------------------------------------3
B:-------------------------------------------5
G:----6---6-------5----5-----------5---4-----4
D:------------6------------------------------5
A:--4---4---4---4----4---4-----3-3---3---3---3

  Bm        A                    Bm
It's not a case of doing what's right
               A                Bm
It's just the way I feel that matters
              A                    G
Tell me I'm wrong, I don't really care

It's not a case of share and share alike
I take what I require
I don't understand... you say it's not fair

  C#m             D
You expect me to act like a lover
  C#m                   D
Consider my moves and deserve the reward
  C#m        D
To hold you in my arms
     C#m          Cmaj7                        Bm A Bm A
And wait... and wait for something to happen

It's not a case of telling the truth
Some lines just fit the situation
You call me a liar, you would anyway

It's not a case of aiming to please
You know you're always crying
It's just your part in the play for today

E D E D E D C#m Cmaj7 Bm A Bm A G

Solo: F# Cmaj7







OUTRO
at about 2:55 into the song
                                                        repeat
e:----------------------------------------------------------------|
B:-3---3--3--3---3--3--3---3--3--3-----0--2--3----0--2--3---0--2--|
G:-4---4--4--4---4--4--4---4--4--4-----0--0--0----0--0--0---0--0--|
D:-4---4--4--4---4--4--4---4--4--4-----4--4--4----4--4--4---4--4--|
A:-2---2--2--2---2--2--2---2--2--2-----4--4--4----4--4--4---4--4--|
E:----------------------------------------------------------------|


   F#    (variations of F#)                                  repeat
e:-(2)-----------2---------------2----2------2------------------------|
B:-(2)-----------2-----------2---2----2--2---2-----0---2---3----------|
G:-(3)----3--3---3---3-------3---3----3--3---3-----0---2---2----------|
D:-(4)----4--4-------4---4---4-----------4---------4---4---4----------|
A:-(4)----4--4-----------4-------------------------4---4---4----------|
E:-(2)-------------------2--------------------------------------------|
                        
                        
     at the end   rit.
e:----------------------|
B:------0----2----3-----|
G:------0----0----0-----|
D:------4----4----4-----|
A:------4----4----4-----|
E:----------------------|


BASS TAB

g
d     5 55  4 4 4
a 7 77             5 5 5             
e       

then

g
d
a7 77   5 55  7 77 5 55 44444444 3333333 14 14  14 14 14
e 

14= fret 14

the main bass part...

g
d
a  2 22 5 55  4 4 4 
e                   5 5 5 

Im not quite sure about this one... for years I've tried to figures it 
out.

KEYBOARD part
F# D E G F# D E G F# D E F# D     that's the basic notes

Keyboard part at the end of song
C# B C# D E C# B C# D E