A Letter To Elise

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In response to a request a few weeks ago, I have sat down and typed in

the tab for this more intricate than it looks song from the book. The bass and

xylophone sound parts are also from the book. I will also be sending this to

Nevada for archiving.

(A refresher on symbols used in case anybody's perplexed)

/=slide

h=hammeron

b(x)r=bend till it sounds like fret x and then release

A Letter To Elise

by The Cure

Bass

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---------------------------4-4-4-|--2--2-2-2---2-2--2-2-2-2/7-7-7--------|

---0--0-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0--------|---------------------------------------|

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---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

---------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

--4---4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-4-7-7-|--0--0-0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-0--4-4------|

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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:

---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

-----------------------------4-4-|-6--6-6-6----6-6---6-6-6-6-6-7-|

--0--0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0------|-------------------------------|

---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

--4--4-4-4---4-4--4-4-4-4-4-7---|---0--0-0-0---0-0--0-0-0-0-0-4-4--|

--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

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.

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

Bass

(one string only)

D--2--2-2-2--2-2---2-2-2-2/7-7-7---|--4--4-4-4--4-4--4-4-4-4-4-7-7--|

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

D--5--5-5-5---5--5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--4--4-4-4---4-4---4-4-4-4-4-7-7--|

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

(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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-----5------------------------------|-----------------------------|

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