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Extreme : "Cupids dead" Guitar tabs

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From uunet!mcsun!sunic!aun.uninett.no!alf.uib.no!kneler!ip216 Mon Oct 19 18:26:34 PDT 1992
Article: 2962 of alt.guitar.tab
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From: ip216@brems.ii.uib.no (Bjoern Magnussen)
Subject: TAB: "CUPID'S DEAD"  (EXTREME)  THE HOLE THING!
Message-ID: <1992Oct16.130200.28258@alf.uib.no>
Sender: usenet@alf.uib.no (Bergen University Newsaccount)
Organization: University of Bergen, Norway
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Hello I posted my one transcription of "Cupid's dead" from
the latest release to Extreme. (III Sides To Every Story)

Please get in gear and post some more songs from the record!!

The song is in E and the most of the riff's can you figur out from this
E-blues add (3 and 6) run:



E|------------------------------------------------10-11-12------
B|-----------------------------------8-9-10-11-12---------------
G|-----------------------------7-8-9----------------------------
D|-------------------5-6-7-8-9----------------------------------
A|-------------5-6-7--------------------------------------------
E|-0-3-4-5-6-7--------------------------------------------------




                         "CUPID'S DEAD"  EXTREME
                (From the record III Sides Of Every Story)



PS Tune down youre guitar to bE.




     E7        A7       E7     A7                            E7#9

                                       T         slide
|---------------3------------------3---9-10-9--------------------------------
|-------3-----2-----------3------2---------------------------8-x--8-8--------
|-----1----------------1-------------------------------------7-x--7-7--x-x---
|------------------------------------------------------------6-x--6-6--x-x---
|----------0------------------0------------------------------7-x--7-7--------
|-0-----------------0----------------------------X~~~---0-0------------------


                 F7#9
                                                                       Trem.pic
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------8-x--8-8--9------------8-x--8-8-------8-x--8-8--9-------8-x-8-8--------
-------7-x--7-7--8------------7-x--7-7-------7-x--7-7--8-------7-x-7-7--------
-------6-x--6-6--7------------6-x--6-6-------6-x--6-6--7-------6-x-6-6--------
-------7-x--7-7--8------------7-x--7-7-------7-x--7-7--8-------7-x-7-7--------
--0-0--------------------0-0------------0-0----------------00-----------ZZZZZ-


                                       slide down  (Riff A)
-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------
-----8-x-8-8--9-------8-x-8-8------8-x-8-8-------|----------------------------
-----7-x-7-7--8-------7-x-7-7------7-x-7-7-------|-------7--------------------
-----6-x-6-6--7-------6-x-6-6------6-x-6-6-------|-7-8-9---9-7-5-6------------
-----7-x-7-7--8-------7-x-7-7------7-x-7-7--X~~--|-----------------7----------
-0-0--------------0-0----------0-0---------------|---------------------5-6-7--

                                           C9  B9   Esus4   E   G7  B9

                                X3 (end A)  (Riff B)
------------------------------------------|---------------------3-------------
------------------------------------------|-3--2----10---10-9---6---3--222222-
----------------7-------------------------|-3--2----9----9--9---4---3--222222-
----------7-8-9---9-7-5-6-----------------|-2--1----9----9--9---3---2--111111-
-5------------------------7-------5-------|-3--2----7----7--7---5---3--222222-
---3-5-7--------------------5-6-7---3-5-3-|-------0-0--0-0--0---3-------------




|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|X----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|X---------------------------------------------------------------------5-7-7-9
|-5-7-2--2---2---2--5-7-2--------------------5-7-2-2---2---2--5-7-2-2---------
|-----0--0-3-0-5-0------0-0-3-5-6-5-3-5-3-0------0-0-3-0-5-0------0-0---------


       (end B)  E7#9  F7#9  E7#9                 F7#9  E7#9  Trem.pic  E7#9
-------------|--------------------9-9--7---15-xx------------------------------
-------------|--------------------9-9--7---15-xx------------------------------
------------X|----------------------------------------------------------------
-7-5-7-5----X|----------------------------------------------------------------
---------7-5-|----------------------------------------------------------------
-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------


 F7#9  E7#9    N.H       E7#9  slide down.  Riff A
------------(7)---------------------------|--------|--------------------------
-------------------(7)--------------------|--------|--------------------------
---------------(5)------------------------|--------|-------7------------------
----------------------(5)-----------------|--------|-7-8-9---9-7-5-6----------
------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------7-------5
------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------5-6-7--



                                       Riff B   Riff C
-------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------
------------------10-9---------------|--------|-------------------------------
-------------7-----------------------|--------|-------------------------------
-------7-8-9---9---------------------|--------|-----6---6-7-6-------6---6-7-6-
------------------------------5------|--------|-6-7---7-------7--6-7--7-------
-3-5-7------------------5-6-7---3-5-3|--------|-------------------------------



                             (end C)
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------
--------6---6-7-6--------6---6-7-6--|-----6---6-7-6--------6---6-7-6---------6
-7--4-7---7-------7--4-7---7-------7|-5-7---7-------7--5-7---7-------7-----7--
------------------------------------|------------------------------------5----


                              Riff C
---------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------
---------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------
---------------------------|---------|----4------4------4------4--------------
---6-7-6--------6---6-7-6--|---------|---6-6----6-6----6-6----6-6--------6---6
-7-------7----7---7-------7|---------|-57---7557---7557---7557---75----7---7--
------------5--------------|---------|-------------------------------5--------


                                                                         slide
-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------|----------------------------------------------~~~-----
-7-6--------6---6-7-6--|-----6---6-7-6-------6---6-7-6--------6---6-7-~~~-----
-----7----7---7-------7|-5-7---7-------7-5-7---7-------7----7---7-------------
--------5--------------|----------------------------------5-----------------22


Solo                          slide 
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------5--|--------------------------------------
|-7-5-------------7-5----------^5-7---7|-7-5-------------7-5------------------
|-----7-3-3-5-0-0-----7-3-3-5-0--------|-----7-3-3-5-0-0-----7-3-3-5-0-3-5-6-7


                                  slide
------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------
------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------
------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------
------|------------------------------------------5--|-------------------------
------|-7-5-------------7-5--------------5-5-7-7---7|-7-5-------------7-5-----
-3-5-7|-----7-3-3-5-0-0-----7-3-3-5-0-^7------------|-----7-3-3-5-0-0-----7-3-


                                      B  R
-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------
-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------
-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------
-----------------------|--------------------------------------5--|------------
-----------------------|-7-5---7-5------------------------5-7---7|-7-5---7-5--
-3-5-0--0-0-3-5-7-3-5-7|-----7-----7^-5-7-5-4-3-5-3-0-5-7--------|-----7-----7



                      su  sd
----------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------
----------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------
----------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------
-----5-----5-----5-----^9-5^|-------------7-8-9-8-5-7-5-7-5---7-5|-------------
---5---7-5---7-5---7-5------|-7-5---7-5---------------------7----|-7-5---7-5---
-7--------------------------|-----7-----7------------------------|-----7-----7-


                                                               B   R
--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------|-------------------------------------------------8-----8--
--------------------|-------------------------4-------------9-(9)12-9---9-6----
-4-5-6-------7-8-9-2|-------------7-8-9-7-5-7---5-7-8-9-5----------------------
-------5-6-7-------2|-7-5---7-5---------------------------7--------------------
-------------------0|-----7-----7----------------------------------------------



------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------
-7-------7--|---------------------------------------------|--------------------
---9-7-9---9|-----9----------------9----------------------|--------------------
------------|-0-7---7-7-0--0-0-7-9---7-0-7-0-0------------|-5-----5-5-------5--
------------|------------------------------------------5-7|---7-5-----7-5-7----
------------|----------------------------------5-3-5-7----|--------------------




--------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------
--------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------
--------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------
-5-5-----5-5-5-5----------|--ZZZ------|-5-----5-5-------5-5-5-----5-5-5-5------
-----7-5---------7-5---7-5|-------ZZZ-|---7-5-----7-5-7-------7-5---------7-5--
---------------------7----|-----------|----------------------------------------


                      S            trem.bar 
------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------------
------|--------------0---3------------------|----------------------------------
------|--------------2^4---4-2-0-2-4-0-0-^^^|----------------------------------
------|-------------------------------------|-5-----5-5-------5-5-5-----5-5-5-5
---5-7|------------7------------------------|---7-5-----7-5-7-------7-5--------
-7----|-0-0--0-3-0--------------------------|----------------------------------

                                    RiffD
                                     sd   
----------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------
----------|---------------------8-7|-------------------------------------------
----------|---------------6-9-8----|-------------------------------------------
----------|---------5-8-7----------|-------------------------------------------
-7-5---5-7|---4-7-6----------------|-----------------5-4---------------7-5-----
-----7----|-5----------------------|-(17)^-3-2-1-0-0-----0-0-2-3-2-0-0-----0-0-


      end RiffD   riffD  
---------------|---------|----------------------------------|------------------
---------------|---------|----------------------------------|------------------
---------------|---------|----------------------------------|------------------
---------4-5-6^|---------|---4-5-6---4-5-6---4-5-6---4-5-6--|---4-------4------
---------------|---------|----------------------------------|-3---5-5-3---5--3-
-7-5-0-0-------|---------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0|------------------


                                         sd  riffD  2x
-------------------------------------------|----------|------------------
-------------------------------------------|----------|------------------
-------------------------------------------|----------|------------------
-4-------4------4-------4------4-------4---|----------|---4-5-6---4-5-6--
---5-5-3---5--3---5-5-3---5--3---5-5-3---5^|----------|------------------
-------------------------------------------|----------|-0-------0--------


 Guitar2
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
|------------------|---------------------------------7-------7------7-------7--
|---2-3-4---2-3-4--|-------------------------------5---7-7-5---5--5---7-7-5---5
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
|-0-------0-------0|-----------------------------------------------------------
|                  |
|Guitar1           |
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------
|---4-5-6---4-5-6--|---4-------4------4-------4------4-------4------4-------4--
|------------------|-3---5-5-3---5--3---5-5-3---5--3---5-5-3---5--3---5-5-3---5
|-0-------0-------0|-----------------------------------------------------------



 Guitar2 
|----------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------
|----------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------
|----------|-----------2-3-4---2-3-4---2-3-4--|--------------------------------
|----------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------
|----------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------
|----------|---------0-------0-------0-------0|--------------------------------
|          |                                  | 
|          |                                  |
|Guitar1   |                                  |
|----------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------
|----------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------
|----------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------
|-RiffD-2x-|---4-5-6---4-5-6---4-5-6---4-5-6--|---4-------4------4-------3-----
|----------|----------------------------------|-3---5-5-3---5--3---5-5-3---4---
|----------|-0-------0-------0-------0-------0|--------------------------------



 Guitar2        (Guitar3)
|-------------------14------------14---|---------------------------------------
|---7-------7----13----15--15--13----15|---------------------------------------
|-5---7-7-5---7------------------------|---------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------
|                                      |
|                                      | 
|Guitar1                               |C9 B9 bend  Esus4  E   G7   C9  B9
|--------------------------------------|--------------0----0---7---------------
|--------------------------------------|-3--2---------0----0---6-----3--2222222
|--------------------------------------|-3--2---------9----9---4-----3--2222222
|---4-------4-------4-------------4----|-2--1---------7----6---3-----2--1111111
|-3---5-5-3---5--3-----5---5---3------5|-3--2---------7----7---5-----3--2222222
|--------------------------------------|------3-5-3---0----0---3---------------


 Guitar2                     D                           E
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------
|--------------------------|-7------------------------7^-9----------------
|--------------------------|-7------------------------7^-9----------------
|--------------------------|-7------------------------7^-9----------------
|--------------------------|-5------------------------5^-7----------------
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------
|                          |    
|     Cupid's dead.        | (Rap)     
|Guitar1                   |    
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------
|-------------------2------|-5-7-2--------------------5-7-2-2---2---2-----
|-------------------0-3-5-0|-----0-0-3-5-6-5-3-5-3-0------0-0-3-0-5-0-----



 Guitar2                       G                A 
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------
|------------------------------12-------------|-14------------------------
|------------------------------12-------------|-14------------------------
|------------------------------12-------------|-14------------------------
|------------------------------10-------------|-12------------------------
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------
|                                             | 
|                                             |     
|Guitar1      b r                             |  
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------
|---------5-7-7-9-7-5-7-5---------------------|---------------------------
|-5-7-2-2-----------------7-5--5-7-2-2---2---2|-5-7-2---------------------
|-----0-0--------------------------0-0-3-0-5-0|-----0-0-3-5-6-5-3-5-3-0---


 Guitar2   
   E                     E                         D
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|--9---------------------9----------------------|--7----------------------
|--9---------------------9----------------------|--7----------------------
|--9---------------------9----------------------|--7----------------------
|--7---------------------7----------------------|--5----------------------
|--0---------------------0----------------------|-------------------------
|                                               |
|                                               |
|Guitar1                         b r            |
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------
|----------------------------5-7-7-9-7-5-7-5----|-------------------------
|-5-7-7^-2---2---2---5-7-2-2-----------------7-5|-5-7-2-2---2---2--5-7-2--
|--------0-3-0-5-0-------0-0--------------------|-----0-0-3-0-5-0------0-0



 Guitar2              E                                          G
----------------|----------------------------------------------|----------
----------------|-----9----------------1010--1010---9-9--------|-12-------
----------------|-----9-----------------9-9---9-9---9-9--------|-12-------
----------------|-----9-----------------9-9---9-9---9-9--------|-12-------
----------------|-----7-----------------7-7---7-7---7-7--------|-10-------
----------------|-----0-----------------0-0---0-0---0-0--------|----------
                |                                              |          
                |                                              |     
 Guitar1        |                                              |             
----------------|----------------------------------------------|----------
----------------|----------------------------------------------|----------
----------------|----------------------------------------------|----------
----------------|---------------------------5-7-7-9-7-5-7-5----|----------
----------------|-5-7-2-2---2---2---5-7-2-2-----------------7-5|-5-7-2-2--
-3-5-6-5-3-5-3-0|-----0-0-3-0-5-0-------0-0--------------------|-----0-0--


 Guitar2
          A                   E
---------------------------------------------------|----------------------
----------14------------------9--------------------|----------------------
----------14------------------9--------------------|----------------------
----------14------------------9--------------------|-5-----5-5-------5-5-5
----------12------------------7--------------------|---7-5-----7-5-7------
------------------------------0--------------------|----------------------
                                                   |                     
                                                   |                
 Guitar1                          Cupid's dead     | Dead.                        
---------------------------------------------------|----------------------
---------------------------------------------------|----------------------
---------------------------------------------------|----------------------
---------------------------------------------------|-5-----5-5-------5-5-5
---2---2--5-7-2--------------------5-7-7--2---2---2|---7-5-----7-5-7------
-3-0-5-0------0-0-3-5-6-5-3-5-3-0---------0-3-0-5-0|----------------------



 Guitar2          slide   
------------------------|
------------------------|
------------------------|
-----5-5-5-5------------|
-7-5---------7-5---5-7^-|
-----------------7------|
                        |                                                
                        | END.                                           
 Guitar1          slide |                                                        
------------------------|
------------------------|
------------------------|
-----5-5-5-5------------|
-7-5---------7-5---5-7^-|
-----------------7------|



Well that's it.
Send a mail if anything is dim.

Bjorn Magnussen  10.16.1992

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