The Cure
At Night
Transcribed by: Craig Hogan
This is one of those songs that sounds simple but has lots of little
hidden parts and weird chords. You can get into a trance playing
along with the version on Paris!
CHORD LEGEND:
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Fret1 @@@@@@ Fret1 |||||| Fret1 |||||| Fret1 |||||| Fret1 xx|||x
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Bb A D D# G*
(3 strings open)
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HOW TO PLAY IT:
The intro stuff is a distorted bass, but here is how you emulate that
on guitar:
E ------------------------------------
B ------------------------------------
G ------------------------------------
D ------------------------------------
A --10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12--
E --8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--10-10-10--
Do that 3x and then on the 4th time add:
h = hammer-on
E -------------------------------
B -------------------------------
G -------------------------------
D -------------------------------
A -10h12h13--12--10------10--12--
E -------------------13----------
That's the basic idea for the intro.
Then the 1st verse:
Bb A
Sunk deep in the night, I sink in the night
...
Bb A
The hours go by
Then back to the intro stuff with these chords in the background:
D - D#
Then the change:
G* A D#
You sleep, sleep in a safe bed
...
G* A D#
Unaware of the changes at night
D
At Night
Then it goes back to this:
D - D#
There is a short little interlude where it goes to:
G* - D#
But then it goes back to this for good:
D D#
I feel the darkness breathe
...
D D#
Someone has to be there
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