"Fire In Cairo" by The Cure
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transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@free.fr)
Notations
w : whole e : 8th
h : half s : 16th
q : quarter
Riff 1
------
q q e q e q q e q+e q q e e q e q q e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A-|-----------------|-4---4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-6---6---4-4---6-|---------4-4-----|-2---2---2-2-2---|-2-2---2---2-2-2-|
Riff 1b
-------
q q e q e q q e q+e q q e e q e q q e e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4---4---4-4-4-|
A-|-----------------|-4---4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-6---6---4-4---6-|---------4-4-----|-2---2---2-2-2---|-----------------|
Riff 1c
-------
q q e q e q q e q+e q e e q e e q e e q e e
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----4-4-----4-4-|-----4-4-----4-4-|
A-|-----------------|-4---4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-6---6---4-4---6-|---------4-4-----|-2-------2-------|-2-------2-------|
Riff 1d
-------
q q e q e q q e q+e e e q e e e e e e e e e e e e w
G-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
D-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4-4-5-5-6-6-7-7-|-8--|
A-|-----------------|-4---4-----------|-----------------|-----------------|----|
E-|-6---6---4-4---6-|---------4-4-----|-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-|-----------------|----|
Riff 2
------
q q q q e q q e e e
G-|---------|-----------------|
D-|---------|-----------------|
A-|-3-3-4-4-|-3-3---4-----2---|
E-|---------|-----------4---4-|
Riff 3
------
q q q q q q q q e q q e q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-4---6---6-6---|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff 3b
-------
q+e q e q q+e q e q
G-|-----------------|-----------------|
D-|-3-----3---3-3---|-4-----4---4-4---|
A-|-----------------|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|-----------------|
Riff 4
--------
q e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q e e q
G-|----------10----------5--|-6--6--8--10----------6--|-----------------|
D-|-8-----11----6--6--8-----|-------------6--6--8-----|-4-4-4---4-4-4---|
A-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
E-|-------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------|
e e e e e e e e
G-|---6---7---8---9-|
D-|-4---5---6---7---|
A-|-----------------|
E-|-----------------|
Song Structure
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Intro Guitar
Verse 1
Riff 1 (x 4)
Riff 2 (x 2)
Bridge
Riff 1 (x 2)
Verse 2
Riff 1 (x 3)
Riff 1b
Chorus
Riff 3 (x 3)
Riff 3b
Musical Bridge
Riff 1 (x 3)
Riff 1b
Chorus
Riff 3 (x 8)
Bass Solo
one bass plays Riff 1 while a second bass plays Riff 4 (x 4)
Final Verse
Riff 1c (x3)
Riff 1d
| Bass Tabs |
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| Title |
Fire In Cairo |
| Artist |
The Cure |
| Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
| YouTube ID |
BiB3tHLf0wk |
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1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).
